Did Deregulation End the “Quiet Period” of Low-Risk Banking?

By Paul G. Mahoney September 18, 2018 by renholding

From the New Deal until the 1970s, banks were on a tight leash. Regulators controlled the rate of interest they could pay on deposits. Banks could not underwrite or deal in corporate securities. With some exceptions, they could not expand …

Was Glass-Steagall’s Demise Both Inevitable and Unimportant?

By Arthur E. Wilmarth, Jr. September 18, 2018 by renholding

The financial crisis of 2007-09 caused the Great Recession, the most severe global economic downturn since the Great Depression. The financial crisis began with the collapse of the subprime mortgage market in the U.S. and spread to financial markets around …

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Did Deregulation End the “Quiet Period” of Low-Risk Banking?

Was Glass-Steagall’s Demise Both Inevitable and Unimportant?