The Big Banking Overhaul Most People Haven't Heard Of
Who writes the rules to keep us safe from future financial crises? If you said Congress, you're only half right. There's another body that writes rules for the financial system, and it's just as important as Congress. But it gets much less attention.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, made up of banking regulators from around the world, is in the midst of hammering out a new set of rules. They will decide, among other things, how much money banks have to hold in reserve as a cushion against losses. That's one of the most important factors that determines whether banks can withstand a crisis.
The meetings, held in Basel, Switzerland, are closed to the press. And none of the U.S. regulators who have attended would talk to me about what goes on there.
After making lots of phone calls to lots of potential sources, I eked out one detail about what it's like to be inside the rooms where the meetings are held.
"They're circular rooms, because it's in a tower," Barbara Matthews, a banking expert at a company called BCM, told me. "No windows."
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But it's clear which way things are heading.
"The overriding perception is the banks were too free with their money to begin with — that's part of what helped get us into this mess," says Matthews, who used to work as a lobbyist for the banking industry.. We will provide Moncler doudoune wherever you are. "And so the regulators from around the world are looking to make it harder for banks to lend."
Who writes the rules to keep us safe from future financial crises? If you said Congress, you're only half right. There's another body that writes rules for the financial system, and it's just as important as Congress. But it gets much less attention.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, made up of banking regulators from around the world, is in the midst of hammering out a new set of rules. They will decide, among other things, how much money banks have to hold in reserve as a cushion against losses. That's one of the most important factors that determines whether banks can withstand a crisis.
The meetings, held in Basel, Switzerland, are closed to the press. And none of the U.S. regulators who have attended would talk to me about what goes on there.
After making lots of phone calls to lots of potential sources, I eked out one detail about what it's like to be inside the rooms where the meetings are held.
"They're circular rooms, because it's in a tower," Barbara Matthews, a banking expert at a company called BCM, told me. "No windows."
Inside those windowless rooms, the regulators face a fundamental tension.. We take pride in our designs, quality, customer service, and Moncler our favors have on your customers and their guests.
Making the banking system safer means making it harder for banks to lend money. That makes it harder for banks to earn big profits.. We have many fashionable sexy lingerie have style of nurse costume. It also makes everything from getting a mortgage to using a credit card slightly more expensive for consumers.. It is good for health of women to have women's sleepwear. And it makes it harder for businesses to expand, to hire people.
But it's clear which way things are heading.
"The overriding perception is the banks were too free with their money to begin with — that's part of what helped get us into this mess," says Matthews, who used to work as a lobbyist for the banking industry.. We will provide Moncler doudoune wherever you are. "And so the regulators from around the world are looking to make it harder for banks to lend."
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