There were 157 bank failures in the country last year, the most since 1992, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
The Shrinking U.S. Banking Sector: On Balance, Who Benefits? - 0 views
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consolidation process is now under way.
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6,529 commercial banks and 1,128 savings institutions by the end of this year. That is a 4.4% decline from the previous year, and it leaves the country with nearly half as many institutions as it had 20 years ago
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FRB: Speech--Raskin, Community Banking Supervision 2012.01.06 - 2 views
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Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin
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Community Bank Examination and Supervision amid Economic Recovery
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community banks continue to face numerous challenges
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Dani Rodrik on on the large, dangerous external imbalances that underpin the fastest-gr... - 0 views
Alter Why We Must Stop Fetishizing Economic Growth2012.09.25 - 0 views
WaPo 'Act of Congress': How Barney Frank foiled the banking lobby to form a new financ... - 1 views
WaPo Jim Yong Kim, Dartmouth tapped to head WB 2012.03 - 0 views
FT Davos What future for economics? 2012.01.26 - 0 views
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“The Future of Economics”
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Joe Stiglitz
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George Osborne unveils new Financial Services Bill 2012.01.28 - 0 views
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The Chancellor, George Osborne presented the new Financial Services Bil
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to create a clear structure of who is in charge in the event of another credit crunch or financial crisis.
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Bank of England at the centre of the regulatory structure
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