I disagree with that. There are numerous studies from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which is a widely-acclaimed source. It is neutral, it is not political, and it s...
Yes, because if we increase the capital associated with taking a position and a derivative, it is going to increase the costs.
We created the Fed in 1913 for a single reason: to be the lender of last resort.
We shouldn't do that again. So, I am skeptical whether all of these resolution procedures will actually be used.
My primary concern is, and I agree with Congressman Sherman, that we need to take all costs and all benefits into account here.
Quite frankly, Congressman, I think we have a history of not wanting to see what happens when we don't bail out banks.
We need to do a much better analytical job of evaluating these proposals.
I think any banker I have ever talked to has said that higher capital increases, decrease lending.
I think there should be much more legislative control over this process than has existed in the past.
What about large publicly-traded banks and other financial institutions which provide loans to small family farmers and ranchers?
The SEC received a record 15,000 public comments on the rule--15,000--surpassing the most comments garnered by any single proposal in the hi...