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Banking Industry

Subject : industries
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1. Capital to total average assets






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






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






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






5. Ratios of capital to risk weighted assets






6. Restricting banks to branches within a narrow geographic area






7. Grade regulators will give after examining a bank






8. 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%






9. Germany - France - Luxembourg - Netherlands






10. 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)






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






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






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 Repealed Glass- Steagall by allowing ownership of banks by securities and insurance firms and allowed banks to participate in securities - insurance -and real estate






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






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






16. Protected small banks from large banks






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






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






19. When banks can participate in non-financial activities






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






21. Will reimburse the saver for funds lost






22. Restricting bank to a single bank






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






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






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






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






27. Companies that own more than one bank






28. Restricting banks to branches within a single state






29. 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%






30. 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






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






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