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25 posts on "financial crisis"
April 14, 2014

Depositor Discipline of Risk‑Taking by U.S. Banks

The recent financial crisis caused the largest rise in the number of bank failures since the unprecedented banking crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s.

Posted at 7:02 am in Crisis, Financial Institutions | Permalink
February 24, 2014

What Makes a Bank Stable? A Framework for Analysis

Thomas M. Eisenbach and Tanju Yorulmazer One of the major roles of banks and other financial intermediaries is to channel funds from savings into valuable projects. In doing so, banks engage in “liquidity and maturity transformation,” since they finance long-term, illiquid projects while funding themselves with short-term, liquid liabilities. By performing this important role, banks […]

October 16, 2013

A Look at Bank Loan Performance

U.S. banks experienced a rapid rise in loan delinquencies and defaults during the 2007-09 recession, driven by rising unemployment and falling real estate prices, among other factors.

July 10, 2013

Common Stock Repurchases during the Financial Crisis

Beverly Hirtle Large bank holding companies (BHCs) continued to pay dividends to their shareholders well after the onset of the recent financial crisis. Academics, industry analysts, and policymakers have noted that these payments reduced capital at these firms at a time when there was considerable uncertainty about the full extent of losses facing individual banks […]

Posted at 7:00 am in Financial Institutions | Permalink
September 17, 2012

The Odd Behavior of Repo Haircuts during the Financial Crisis

Since the financial crisis began, there’s been substantial debate on the role of haircuts in U.S. repo markets.

August 22, 2012

The Fed’s Emergency Liquidity Facilities during the Financial Crisis: The PDCF

During the height of the 2007-09 financial crisis, intermediation activities across the financial sector collapsed.

March 30, 2012

Just Released: Chairman Bernanke Returns to His Academic Roots, Part 2

his week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke completed his four-lecture series for undergraduate students at the George Washington School of Business in Washington, D.C.

March 23, 2012

Just Released: Chairman Bernanke Returns to His Academic Roots

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is back in the classroom this month to deliver a series of four lectures for undergraduate students at the George Washington School of Business in Washington, D.C.

November 8, 2011

Just Released: Conference on Global Systemic Risk Explores Four Key Questions

The 2007-09 financial crisis spread to markets and institutions around the world, demonstrating why global systemic risk is a major concern in modern financial markets.

October 17, 2011

Back to the Future: Revisiting the European Crisis

Recent financial developments are calling into question the future of regional economic integration.

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