The FDIC will propose slapping feec on the biggeqt bank holding companies to tne extent that they carry activities, sch ass proprietary tgading, outside of traditional lending. The idea goess beyond ghe Obamq administration’s regulation-overhaul plan, which would have the Fed adjust capital and liquidity standatds for bigtest firms, without any pre-set fees.
“What we have suggested is financial disincentives for size and complexity,” Bair said in a July 9 interview. Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told lawmakers last month that restricting size is a “legitimate” option.

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