Thursday, December 18, 2008

FINANCE: Interesting banking information...

Interesting reading: FDIC Examinations Page

Definition of Capital Ratio

Definition of Tier 1 capital

Definition of Capital Requirement

Information on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Information on Basel II, which was the international standard set up to regulate the capital levels for banks: Basel II

Federal Reserve Board information on calculating capital level post-basel II: The site.

bank of international settlements

Distinction between asset levels: Levels 1 through 3 and mark to model. I think it was SFAS-157 that forced banks to make these distinctions in 2007.

Other interesting sources of general information:

CFO Magazine

RISK net Magazine

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