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Banking Industry

Subject : industries
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1. Supervised by Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in US Treasury department; originally issued banks notes as currency






2. Restricting bank to a single bank






3. Germany - France - Luxembourg - Netherlands






4. Banks have less ability to diversify assets; raise exposure to credit risk






5. Capital to total average assets






6. Allowed banks to get around branching restrictions even further (80s-90s)






7. Made after several bank failures - began insuring deposits up to $2500 - now insures up to $100 - 000 - allows banks to hold less equity capital and earn higher returns FDIC






8. When banks can participate in non-financial activities






9. Will reimburse the saver for funds lost






10. Most permanent types of capital (common stockholders' equity) ; help absorb loss






11. Pays off depositors - purchases and assumes control of the bank






12. Creation of Federal Reserve System (1913) - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC-1934) - restrictions on bank competition






13. Restricting banks to branches within a narrow geographic area






14. Account against which checks convertible to currency can be written






15. Geographic branching restrictions -restrictions on permissible activities of banks






16. Most savings and loan associations are members of the ________






17. Total of capital of at least 10% of risk-weighted assets and Tier 1 capital of at least 6% of risk-weighted assets; leverage ratio must exceed 5%






18. Allowed banks to get around branching restrictions (1950s); large firm with many different banks as subsidiaries






19. Repealed Glass- Steagall by allowing ownership of banks by securities and insurance firms and allowed banks to participate in securities - insurance -and real estate






20. Restricting banks to branches within a single state






21. Restricting bank to a single bank (unit banking) -restricting banks to branches within a narrow geographic area (limited branching) -restricting banks to branches within a single state (statewide branching)






22. Total capital must exceed 6% of total risk-weighted assets adn Tier 1 capital must exceed 3% of total risk-weighted assets; leverage ration must exceed 4%






23. Companies that own more than one bank






24. Federal gov't guarantee of certain types of bank deposits






25. Grade regulators will give after examining a bank






26. Ratios of capital to risk weighted assets






27. Offer some protection against loss but have a limited life and may carry an interest obligation






28. Geographic limitations on banks' ability to open more than one office or branch (no longer exist)






29. Spreading of bad news about one bank to include other banks






30. Ultimate source of credit to banks for panic waves; illiquid loans become collateral in exchange for the cash needed now;






31. Protected small banks from large banks






32. Push banks to local lending; lower costs of risk -liquidity -and info