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The pro-cyclicality of capital ratios and credit supply, a tale of two sizes

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This post investigates whether large and small banks in the UK and US differ in the cyclical patterns of capital positions and credit provision. The reforms aimed to ensure that banks have sufficient capital resources to absorb losses and reduce the cyclical effects of bank capital (and regulation) on the supply of bank credit in stress.

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FSB Says Higher Bank Capital Requirements Will Remain

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Europe’s Financial Stability Board ( FSB ) said on Friday (June 7) that higher bank capital requirements, which were put on the books during the financial crisis, will remain. When the banks were required to increase their capital in 2010, they argued it would hurt their ability to keep up their lending pace.

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Anthemis’ Williams: Fintechs in a race to become customers’ primary financial provider

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Founded in 2010, London- and New York-based venture firm Anthemis Group focuses on early-stage and Series A fintech investments. Its total deployed and deployable capital amounts to […].

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FSB Says Higher Bank Capital Requirements Will Remain

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Europe’s Financial Stability Board said Friday (June 7) that higher bank capital requirements put on the books during the financial crisis will remain. When the banks were required to increase their capital back in 2010 they argued it would hurt their ability to keep up their lending pace. In January the U.K.

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How High Ambitions Led CAN Capital To Falter

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The issues, sources said at the time, could be attributed to problems in how CAN Capital reported delinquencies among its SME borrowers, leading the platform to breach agreements with major lenders, like Wells Fargo. It all stems back to 2010 or so, when CAN Capital launched ambitious growth plans to enter into new markets.

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Report: Companies Say Amazon Accessed Proprietary Info To Make Its Own Products

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Four years ago, the eCommerce giant’s venture capital fund invested in the Seattle-based company and gained access to the technology startup’s finances and other confidential information. In 2010, Amazon invested in LivingSocial , the daily deals website, gaining a 30 percent stake, the WSJ reported.

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2022 Dodd-Frank Stress Test Scenarios Released

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Federal bank regulators work together to design Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests that are designed to ensure that even in the case of a severe recession, significant banks can lend to households and businesses. As repeated by federal bank regulators, the required economic scenarios are not forecasts.

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