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CHAPTER2

THEIMPACTOFGOVERNMENTPOLICYANDREGULATIONONBANKINGANDTHEFINANCIALSERVICESINDUSTRY

GoalofThisChapter:

Thischapterisdevotedtoastudyofthecomplexregulatoryenvironmentthatgovernmentsaroundtheworldhavecreatedforbanksandotherfinancialservicefirmsinanefforttosafeguardthepublic’ssavings,bringstabilitytothefinancialsystem,andpreventabuseoffinancialservicecustomers.

KeyTopicsPresentedinThisChapter

∙ThePrincipalReasonsforBankandNonbankFinancial-ServicesRegulation

∙MajorBankandNonbankRegulatorsandLaws

∙TheRiegle-NealandGramm-Leach-Bliley（GLB）Acts

∙KeyRegulatoryIssuesLeftUnresolved

∙TheCentralBankingSystem

∙OrganizationandStructureoftheFederalReserveSystemandLeadingCentralBanksofEuropeandAsia

∙IndustryImpactofCentralBankPolicyTools

ChapterOutline

I.Introduction:

NatureandImportanceofBankRegulation

II.BankingRegulation

A.ProsandConsofStrictRules

1.Toprotectthepublic'ssavings

2.Tocontrolthemoneysupply

3.Toensureadequatesupplyofloansandtoensurefairness

4.Tomaintainconfidenceinthesystem

5.Toavoidmonopolypowers

6.Toprovidesupportforgovernmentactivities

7.Tosupportspecialsectorsoftheeconomy

B.TheImpactofRegulation-TheArgumentsforStrictRulesversusLenientRules

III.MajorBankingLaws-WhereandWhentheRulesOriginated

A.Meetthe“Parents”:

TheLegislationThatCreatedToday’sBankRegulators

a.NationalCurrencyandBankActs（1863-64）

b.TheFederalReserveAct（1913）

c.TheBankingActof1933（Glass-Steagall）

d.EstablishingtheFDICunderGlass-Steagall

e.CriticismsoftheFDICandResponsesViaNewLegislation

f.RaisingtheFDICInsuranceLimit

B.InstillingSocialGracesandMorales-SocialResponsibilityLaws

C.LegislationAimedatAllowingInterstateBanking:

WhereCanthe“Kids”Play

D.TheGramm-Leach-BlileyAct（1999）:

WhatAreAcceptableActivitiesforPlaytime

E.TellingtheTruthandNotStretchingIt-TheSarbanes-OxleyAccountingStandardsAct（2002）

IV.The21stCenturyIssuesinanArrayofNewLaws,RegulationsandRegulatoryStrategies

A.TheFACTAct

B.Check21

C.NewBankruptcyRules

D.FederalDepositInsuranceReform

E.NewRegulatoryStrategiesinaNewCenturyandUnresolvedRegulatoryIssues

V.TheRegulationofNonbankFinancial-ServiceFirms

A.RegulatingThrift（Savings）Industry

1.CreditUnions

2.SavingsandLoansandSavingsBanks

3.MoneyMarketFunds

4.LifeandProperty/CasualtyInsuranceCompanies

5.FinanceCompanies

6.MutualFunds

7.SecurityBrokersandDealers

8.FinancialConglomerates

B.AreRegulationsReallyNecessaryintheFinancialServicesSector

VI.TheCentralBankingSystem:

It’sImpactonBanksandtheDecisionsandPoliciesof

FinancialInstitutions

A.OrganizationalStructureoftheFederalReserveSystem

B.TheCentralBank'sPrincipalTask--MakingandImplementingMonetaryPolicy

1.TheOpenMarketPolicyToolofCentralBanking

2.OtherCentralBankPolicyTools

3.AFinalNoteonCentralBanking’sImpactofFinancialFirms

VII.SummaryoftheChapter

ConceptChecks

2-1.Whatkeyareasorfunctionsofabankorotherfinancialfirmareregulatedtoday

Amongthemostimportantareasofbankingsubjecttoregulationaretheadequacyofabank'scapital,thequalityofitsloansandsecurityinvestments,itsliquidityposition,fund-raisingoptions,servicesoffered,anditsabilitytoexpandthroughbranchingandtheformationofholdingcompanies.

2-2.Whatarethereasonsforregulatingeachofthekeyareasorfunctionsnamedabove

Theseareasareregulated,firstofall（andprimarily）,toprotectthesafetyofthedepositors'fundssothatthepublichassomeassurancethatitssavingsandtransactionsbalancesaresecure.Thus,bankfailureisviewedassomethingtobeminimized.Thereisalsoaconcernformaintainingcompetitionandforinsuringthatthepublichasreasonableandfairaccesstobankingservices,especiallycreditanddepositservices.

Notalloftheareaslistedaboveprobablyshouldberegulated.Minimizingtheriskofbankfailureservestosheltersomepoorlymanagedbanks.Thepublicwouldprobablybebetterservedinthelongrunbyallowinginefficientbankstofailratherthanproppingthemup.Moreover,regulationmayservetodistorttheallocationofresourcesinbanking,suchasbyrestrictingpricecompetitionthroughlegalinterest-rateceilingsandanti-branchinglawswhichleadstooverbuildingofphysicalfacilities.Theresultisawasteofscarceresources.

2-3.WhatistheprincipalroleoftheComptrollerofCurrency

TheComptrolleroftheCurrencychartersandsupervisestheactivitiesofnationalbanksthroughitspolicy-settingandexaminations.

2-4.WhatistheprincipaljobperformedbytheFDIC

TheFederalDepositIns