Measuring Risk to Net Interest IncomeAfter a bank has stratified the bank's assets, liabilities, and off- balance sheet instruments into time bands and determined how it will. Publisher - Finance Train Creator - admin Date - Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:35:21 GMT

In Front Of The FCIC | Laid off Dad

Ponzi schemes are broadly illegal. while it's not illegal to place bets on asset appreciation, when you claim to be in a position of “systemic risk” you should be held to a higher standard. That standard was not only loosened it was destroyed in the ... We know where they are – they're off-balance sheet at Wells, which now has roughly one trillion dollars of off-balance sheet exposure – with no way to evaluate the “wisdom” (or lack thereof) on the marks on those “ assets.” ... Publisher - Laid off Dad Creator - unknown Date - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:20:11 GMT

FDIC Says Dodd-Frank Act Ends “To Big To Fail” Era | Problem Bank List

September 3, 2010 - FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair, in testimony before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission discussed how future systemic risks can be better. ... One of the highest priorities is identifying the universe of non-bank financial companies that—because of their leverage; off-balance sheet exposures; nature, scope, size, scale, concentration, interconnectedness, and mix of activities; or other factors identified in the Dodd-Frank Act—should be subject to ... Publisher - Problem Bank List Creator - Bill Zielinski Date - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:29:47 GMT

LIVE: Causes of the Recent Financial and Economic Crisis – Federal ...

IKB's problem was that its Rhineland off-balance-sheet vehicle was no longer able to roll over the asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) it had been issuing in U.S. markets to fund its large portfolio of asset-backed securities. ..... Although the agencies shared information and their cooperation was cordial, in practice the Gramm-Leach-Bliley requirements made it difficult for any single regulator to reliably see the whole picture of the activities and risks of large, ... Publisher - Wall St. Cheat Sheet » The Scoop Creator - Damien Hoffman Date - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:19:28 GMT

Risk is Risk, On or Off Balance Sheet - Regulating Wall Street

The bill will force banks to spin off their derivatives activities into separate corporate entities. Yet, sweeping the risks inherent in derivatives trading off bank balance sheets does not make them disappear. ... Publisher - Regulating Wall Street Creator - Kermit Schoenholtz Date - Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:46:37 GMT

#17. Elements of Old Age Capitalism | Who's Afraid of Social ...

At the end of 1984 these “off balance-sheet liabilities” at the 15 largest banks totaled $930 billion, or about 8 percent more than their assets.” (The law mentioned, Glass-Steagall of 1933, was, of course, repealed in 1999, ... Because it increases instability, but also because banks are, in mature capitalisms of various national sorts, the locus within the systems of regulation and judgment about the worthiness (at least credit-worthiness) of enterprises and about risk. ... Publisher - Who's Afraid of Social Democracy? Creator - admin Date - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:14:57 GMT

Banks Recruit Investors To Oppose Honest Valuation Of Assets ...

Inquiring minds may be interested in Wells Fargo's Balance Sheet: Scaring the Horses regarding off balance sheet exposure at Wells Fargo and Citigroup. The article is from February 2009, but the off balance sheet problem still exists. ... Publisher - Business Insider Creator - Mike "Mish" Shedlock Date - Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:07:00 GMT

Weekly Review and Outlook: Strong Return of Risk Appetite, Dollar ...

Dollar was sold off after better than expected non-farm payroll, a good data. And the greenback was still weak after ISM services, a bad data. Though, the development was inline with recent pattern that dollar is heavy correlated with ... More in No FOMC Member Sees Deflation Risks, Reinvestment For MBS Proceeds Mainly For Keeping Balance Sheet Stable. A report in China Securities Journal, an official newspaper, unveiled that the $2.45T currency reserves consists of 65% ... Publisher - Investing Money Creator - admin Date - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:05:40 GMT

China Bank Crackdown May Be Too Late

Several weeks ago, the Fitch credit rating agency warned that such off-balance-sheet deals were understating the size of bank lending in China and thereby masking the risks associated with an increase in dodgy loans. ... Publisher - Government - Latest News Creator - unknown Date - Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:15:37 GMT

WaMu Part II? (Wells Fargo) - MarketTicker Forums

Was the risk disclosed properly to shareholders at the time of the acquisition? An even better question. But the real topper is how Commercial Real Estate loans are frequently done, including a big part of these loans - they're ... But due to the fact that our government allows institutions to hold "off balance sheet" exposures at all, a practice that after ENRON should result in instantaneous indictments and prison terms, we simply do not know how deep this rabbit hole ... Publisher - The Market Ticker ® Creator - nospam@example.com (Karl Denninger) Date - Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:03:00 GMT