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Chapter 17

Chapter 17. Regulation Of The Financial Institutions’ Sector. To explore why financial institutions are one of the most regulated industries in the modern world. To discover the many types of regulation, and to understand how the financial institutions have been affected.

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Chapter 17

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  1. Chapter 17 Regulation Of The Financial Institutions’ Sector

  2. To explore why financial institutions are one of the most regulated industries in the modern world. To discover the many types of regulation, and to understand how the financial institutions have been affected. To understand how regulation has influenced and shaped the structure of financial-services industries.  Learning Objectives 

  3. Financial institutions are one of the most heavily regulated businesses in the world. Many economists, financial analysts, and financial institutions have argued that regulation has done more harm than good. Other observers, however, argue that government regulations have achieved some positive results for the financial institutions as well as for the public. Introduction

  4. Concern for the safety of the public’s funds. To promote public confidence in the system. To ensure equal opportunities and fairness in the public’s access to financial services. To prevent excessive money creation, and hence excessive inflation. To aid “disadvantaged” economic sectors. To ensure that important financial services are provided reliably and at a reasonable cost. The Reasons Behind the Regulation of Financial Institutions

  5. Regulations subsidize the growth of financial institutions and protect them from competition. Regulations tend to increase public confidence. Regulations spawn innovative escapes (regulatory dialectics) through loopholes in the regulations. Does Regulation Benefit or HarmFinancial Institutions? • Regulations can benefit financial institutions.

  6. Regulatory dialectics are not the most productive form of innovation. The time and energy spent on regulatory compliance activities are costly. Does Regulation Benefit or HarmFinancial Institutions? • Regulations can harm financial institutions.

  7. Due to their importance in the financial system, commercial banks are typically the most regulated of all financial institutions. Responsibility for regulating banks operating in the U.S. today is divided among three federal agencies – the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – and the state banking commissions of the 50 states. The Regulation of Commercial Banks

  8. Supervises and regularly examines all member banks operating in the U.S. Imposes reserve requirements on deposits held by all depository institutions and grants temporary loans of reserves through its discount window. Must approve all applications of member banks to merge, establish branches, or exercise trust powers. The Federal Reserve System

  9. Supervises international banking corporations organized by U.S. banks and foreign banks operating in the U.S. Regulates and examines all bank and financial holding companies in the U.S. Conducts monetary policy to control the growth of money and credit in the financial system. The Federal Reserve System

  10. Issues charters for new national banks. Regulates and regularly examines all national banks. Must approve all national banks’ applications for new branch offices, trust powers, mergers, and consolidations. Declares insolvent national banks closed. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

  11. Insures deposits of savings institutions (thrifts) and banks conforming to its regulations up to $100,000, and acts as receiver for all national banks declared insolvent and for state banks if requested by a state banking commission. Must approve applications by insured banks to set up branches, merge or exercise trust powers Requires all insured banks to submit reports on their financial condition. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation .

  12. Issue charters for new state banks. Supervise and regularly examine all state-chartered banks. Approve applications by state banks to form a holding company, acquire subsidiaries, or establish branches. Declare insolvent state-chartered banks closed and appoint a receiver to liquidate or otherwise dispose of the assets of failed state banks. State Banking Commissions

  13. The new geographic markets that banks can enter have been tightly controlled. It was believed, until quite recently, that “too much competition” could lead to excess volatility in bank profits and introduce instability into the nation’s banking system, thereby endangering the savings of depositors. Opening Competition Across Political Boundaries

  14. Opening Competition Across Political Boundaries

  15. Opening Competition Across Political Boundaries

  16. Opening Competition Across Political Boundaries The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994

  17. Regulations controlling the services banks can offer have also been tight out of concern for bank safety and a desire to protect certain nonbank financial institutions from tough bank competition. Regulation of the Services Banks Can Offer • Glass-Steagall Act (Banking Act) (1933) • Financial Services Modernization (Gramm-Leach-Bliley) Act (1999)

  18. The Financial Services Modernization (Gramm-Leach-Bliley) Act permitted banks to affiliate with security underwriting firms, insurance companies, and selected other types of businesses, through financial holding companies (FHCs) or a subsidiary structure. This law opened up the United States for the first time in more than half a century to universal or multidimensional banking. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

  19. One rapidly expanding area of U.S. banking regulation today concerns disclosure rules. The Rise of Disclosure Laws in Banking • Truth in Lending Act (1968) • Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (1975) • Community Reinvestment Act (1977) • Truth in Savings Act (1991) • FDIC Improvement Act (1991) • Financial Services Modernization (Gramm-Leach-Bliley) Act (1999)

  20. Another major trend reshaping the regulation of banks and other financial institutions today centers upon their capital. The Growing Importance ofCapital Regulation in Banking • Basel I Agreement (1988) • FDIC Improvement Act (1991) • Basel II Agreement (2007 or 2008)

  21. The Basel I Agreement stipulated that: The Growing Importance ofCapital Regulation in Banking

  22. While Basel I was directed at measuring credit risk primarily, Basel II brings in refined estimates of market risk exposure and adds new capital requirements for operational risk. Banks that qualify for the Basel II approach will be allowed to develop their own internal models of risk assessment (the internal-ratings-based approach) and use those models to calculate their own risk exposure and capital requirements. The Growing Importance ofCapital Regulation in Banking

  23. Slowly, banking is experiencing an era of deregulation, as legal constraints are lifted on a variety of banking activities. Supervision of financial institutions in the future will rest primarily upon: government examinations (of market data and the firms’ risk management systems) capital requirements, and market discipline. The Unfinished Agenda for Banking Regulation

  24. Credit Unions Chartering: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) / state New branches: No approval required Mergers & acquisitions: NCUA / state Deposit insurance: NCUA Share Insurance Fund / state Supervision: NCUA / state Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (1980) The Regulation of Thrift Institutions

  25. Savings and Loan Associations Chartering: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) / state New branches: OTS / FDIC / state Mergers & acquisitions: OTS / FDIC / state Deposit insurance: FDIC / state Supervision: OTS / state Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (1989) FDIC Improvement Act (1991) The Regulation of Thrift Institutions

  26. The Regulation of Thrift Institutions

  27. Savings Banks Chartering: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) / state New branches: OTS / state Mergers & acquisitions: OTS / FDIC / state Deposit insurance: FDIC / state Supervision: FDIC / state The Regulation of Thrift Institutions

  28. Money Market Funds Chartering: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) New branches: No approval required Mergers & acquisitions: No approval required Deposit insurance: no government insurance Supervision: SEC (selected activities) The Regulation of Thrift Institutions

  29. While not quite as heavily regulated as commercial banks, insurance intermediaries face tough regulatory rules that are imposed primarily by state insurance commissions. The Regulation of Insurance Companies

  30. Because pension funds have risen rapidly to hold the bulk of the retirement savings of workers, they are heavily regulated by the courts and government agencies today. The Regulation of Pension Funds • Employee Retirement Income Security Act (1974) • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or “Penny Benny” (a federal agency)

  31. The bulk of regulation of finance companies is at the state level and focuses principally upon the making of consumer loans. The Regulation of Finance Companies

  32. Investment companies or mutual funds are regulated predominantly by the federal government in the U.S. The Regulation of Investment Companies • Securities and Exchange Commission • Investment Company and Investment Advisers Acts (1940)

  33. Regulation seeks to promote the safety and stability of financial institutions in order to preserve the confidence of the public and avoid institutional failures. However, regulation can become a costly burden that significantly increases the operating costs of financial institutions and limits the cleansing effects of failure and competition. Trends inThe Regulation of Financial Institutions

  34. Increasingly, market discipline is playing a bigger role, regulators are cooperating more (because the distinctions between the financial institutions are blurring), the focus of regulation is moving away from control over the services offered and geographic expansion to controlling risk taking, and there is increasing attention to public disclosure. Trends inThe Regulation of Financial Institutions

  35. Bank for International Settlements at www.bis.org Canadian Department of Finance at www.fin.gc.ca Conference of State Bank Supervisors at www.csbs.org European Union at www.europa.eu.int/institutions/index_en.htm Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at www.fdic.gov Markets on the Net

  36. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council at www.ffiec.gov Federal Reserve System at www.federalreserve.gov Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov National Credit Union Administration at www.ncua.gov Markets on the Net

  37. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency at www.occ.treas.gov Office of Thrift Supervision at www.treas.gov Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov Markets on the Net

  38. Introduction to Financial Institutions’ Regulation The Reasons Behind the Regulation of Financial Institutions Does Regulation Benefit or Harm Financial Institutions? Chapter Review

  39. The Regulation of Commercial Banks The Federal Reserve System Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation State Banking Commissions Opening Competition Across Political Boundaries Regulation of the Services Banks Can Offer The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Chapter Review

  40. The Regulation of Commercial Banks … continued The Rise of Disclosure Laws in Banking The Growing Importance of Capital Regulation in Banking The Unfinished Agenda for Banking Regulation Chapter Review

  41. The Regulation of Thrift Institutions Credit Unions Savings and Loans Savings Banks Money Market Funds The Regulation of Insurance Companies The Regulation of Pension Funds Chapter Review

  42. The Regulation of Finance Companies The Regulation of Investment Companies An Overview of Trends in the Regulation of Financial Institutions Chapter Review

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