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to the 1990s:
Financial Service IndustrY
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I. Introduction
ift and banking industries have made
dangers of prõviding a large federal
f taxpayers is at the mercy of bank and
d bank and thrift managers to take on

B.

The regulated sector is growing more slowly than the unregulated
sector

C.

Fundamental reform of the industry is past due and I recommend the
urance contract to encourage depositor
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rules

supervisory functions

tr. Deposit

Insurance System & Regulation
e

sial history
and woulfl
d out in the

B.

and resulations were put into place to
(taxpayõrs) and to guarã againsi subsidies to

s

pline, federal deposit insurance coverage
'or limited
per account should be strictþ observed
é extended to uninsured chiárants when
believe that the current statutory limit
should be reduced
a. for those who desire more protectiorç co-insurance could
exist above the reduced linüt
a
b. reduction would be quite
consistent with the major
jobje
nce protection of depositors fíom
cata

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, is
odaY

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Closure and the "Too Big To Fail" Doctrine

Strict enforecment of the deposit insurance ceiling means that we do
not extend insurance to uniñsured depositors anð other creditors
ution or type of charter
7, exceptions are not
2. the'tBTF' doctrine must be done away with
tion carries many negative connotations, but

B.

n?

2.
3.
ry.

allowing failure re:
unhealtñv institution
threat of failure strengthens market forces and discipline

The Development of Better Information Systems

A.

B.

Market value accounting systems should be implemented
1. market value esti¡ñat'es of assets and liabilities would be a better
indication of solvencv than GAAP and RAP
2. resulators' closure níles should be based on market value of

""þitul
\egulatory agencies should move rom suppression to timely
disseminatioñ of information
'1.. FIRREA is
2. banks and t

examinatior
3. annual aud
required

V.

put to more efficient use
ô the need for taxpayers to bail out an

on

the right to release their
rts to thé public
t accountiirg firms should be
i¡e

a

Separating Supervisory, Insurance, and ReceivershipFunctions

Se

functions is necessary for

DT

1.
2.

the two functions
all regulatory laxity

B.

r
ity to charge differential premiums

VI. Loosening of the Regulatory

A.

Reins

Onlv after reform of deposit insurance and the allowance of failure for
badly-managed institudìons can market incentives be expected to
perform

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al services industry be freed from

alike would be forced to more
re in the outcomes of their decisions
n deposits would be based on the
t onã deposit insr¡¡ance subsidy

uld chanse
d not be änforcers of rules and
monitor and supervise in order to
condition guidelines were being
rvise, but would also
s can make

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