Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Where there’s a will…
Living wills have quickly emerged as a new measure to ensure banks are better prepared for the next crisis. But clear definitions of exactly what information they should contain and how they should be drawn are lacking
Americas Report: Back from the breech
The structured products market in the US has been through some lows in the past year. The shock sometimes was so great that the lifeblood of the market, the reverse convertible, was withdrawn completely. It was pointless flogging a product that required…
FDIC reveals impact of securitisation rule change
The latest US bank results show the effect of recent changes in accounting rules, which brought $295 billion in securitised loans back on to balance sheets
Controversial swaps legislation survives as US Senate passes bill
Swap dealers and major swap participants will be unable to qualify for federal government support
FDIC calls on bank subsidiaries to submit resolution plans
Deposit insurer targets affiliates of $100bn holding companies
Americas House of the Year
Structured Products Americas Awards 2010
A granular approach to data
The drive for regulatory reform in the US has focused on the availabilty of data, and a bill being discussed in Washington, DC proposes the establishment of national data and research centres.
Action reactions
At OpRisk USA 2010 participants discussed how they can deal with increasing waves of regulation and add value in the new financial environment.
US regulators release inter-agency liquidity risk guidance
Inter-agency funding guidance from US federal banking agencies seeks to learn lessons from the liquidity crisis.
US bank regulators align with Basel Committee on liquidity
US banking regulators have issued new liquidity risk policy co-ordinated with Basel Committee guidance.
The callable countdown
JP Morgan has launched a callable countdown constant maturity swap range-accrual certificate of deposit that pays a coupon dependent on the proportion of days the CMS rate is within a 0-6.25% range. The tenor is 15 years and the product benefits from…
