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Author:Thomson, James B. 

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Underlying determinants of closed-bank resolution costs

An analysis of the issues surrounding bank resolution costs, looking at failures from 1986 to 1992 and including proxies for fraud, off-balance-sheet risk, brokered deposits, and both regional and size effects. Evidence suggests there was a significant lag between the realization and recognition of losses on bank assets, and that regulators may have practiced forbearance.
Working Papers (Old Series) , Paper 9403

Journal Article
Credit spreads and subordinated debt

Stock and bond prices contain all sorts of information about investors? beliefs and expectations. For example, the interest rate on bank debt not insured by the FDIC has information about the health of the banks issuing the debt. Unfortunately, difficulties in extracting information from these subordinated debt prices reduces the information? usefulness to regulators and policymakers.
Economic Commentary , Issue Mar

Conference Paper
Depositor preference legislation and failed banks' resolution costs

Proceedings , Paper 591

Journal Article
Stripdowns and bankruptcy: lessons from agricultural bankruptcy reform

One type of financial reform being proposed to deal with the aftermath of the housing crisis is allowing bankruptcy judges the authority to modify residential mortgages in a way referred to as a stripdown. The reform is seen by some as a partial solution to the rise in foreclosures and as a Pandora?s box by others. But the debate is not new one. The 1980s farm foreclosure crisis sparked similar proposals and concerns. Congress decided to enact legislation that contained a stripdown provision, resulting in the creation of Chapter 12 in the bankruptcy code. The effects of Chapter 12 stripdown ...
Economic Commentary , Issue Aug

Conference Paper
Getting the most out of mandatory subordinated debt requirement

Proceedings , Paper 848

Conference Paper
Regulatory taxes, investment and financing decisions for insured banks

Proceedings , Paper 477

Conference Paper
The asset flexibility option and the value of deposit insurance

Proceedings , Paper 315

Working Paper
Federal Home Loan Bank lending to community banks: are targeted subsidies necessary?

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 extended the lending authority of Federal Home Loan Banks to include advances secured by small-enterprise loans of community financial institutions. The authors examine three possible reasons for the extension of this selective credit subsidy to community banks and thrifts, including the need to subsidize community depository institutions, stabilize the Federal Home Loan Banks, and address a market failure for small enterprise loans in rural banking markets. They use two empirical models to investigate whether funding constraints affect small-business ...
Working Papers (Old Series) , Paper 0112

Journal Article
Using financial data to identify changes in bank condition

An empirical study using an early-warning bank failure prediction model and call-report data to predict deterioration in a bank's condition.
Economic Review , Volume 24 , Issue Q II , Pages 17-26

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