Category
page 1Bank regulation in the United States
Federal Reserve System
central banking system of the United States
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
US government agency providing deposit insurance
too big to fail
a concept that certain corporations or financial institutions are so large and interconnected that their failure would be disastrous to the greater economic system, and that they therefore must be supported by government when facing potential failure
CAMEL rating system
Regulatory rating system to classify a bank's soundness
bank holding company
company with significant ownership of one or more banks
Jackson Hole Economic Symposium
annual conference
Volcker Rule
ban on proprietary trading by commercial banks, whereby deposits are used to trade on the bank's own accounts, although a number of exceptions to this ban were included in the Dodd-Frank law
Resolution Trust Corporation
American government-owned asset management company
National Credit Union Administration
independent federal agency of United States