The capital requirement would rise to 15 percent for banks with over 500 billion in assets.
The Indian outsourcers say they won't be giving final approval for banks to foreclose on loans.
Low and falling short-term rates have been a bonanza for banks for another reason, too.
Technical indicators suggest risk tolerance in the market generally is improving, which bodes well for banks.
Dedio says his return expectations for banks overall are lower because the capital requirements are higher.
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Ratings downgrades make it harder for banks to sell credit-default swaps tied to bonds or loans.
It could also mean that less credit would be available for banks and small businesses.
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Higher capital requirements for banks should prevent a rerun of some of the recent excesses.
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But there was a substantial incentive for banks to allow customers to do just that.
It resides in the government-provided incentives for banks to get inefficiently big in the first place.
Yet the terms of its refinancing for banks have clearly led to looser monetary conditions.
What followed were perilous years for banks, whose failures became common across the country.
As important as customer profitability is, compliance is emerging as another top concern for banks.
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Bank Negara is intensifying its drive for banks to merge (see story page 48).
For a long time, our student loan system has worked for banks and financial institutions.
The deadline for banks to meet both liquidity and capital rules is now 2019.
He wants a bigger European rescue fund (firewall) and for banks to be re-capitalised.
Treasury put out a statement today talking about wanting limits for banks on proprietary trading.
Back in 2005 just 25% of the public felt the same lack of respect for banks.
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It can take up to three years for banks to get their hands on collateral.
And the reason is, they think the Recovery Act is for banks and auto companies.
Mr Mayo, for one, thinks that consumer loans might be the next big problem for banks.
So does the Basel committee which is drawing up new rules for banks' capital requirements.
BBVA, which acquired first-e, says that the Internet is at best a zero-sum game for banks.
And the present jittery market is already causing big headaches for banks with large overheads.
But there will be no shortage of niches for banks thoughtful enough to look beyond.
What has been strong for banks has been their almost 18 month run of reducing loan-loss reserves.
Just like Alexander Hamilton had no use for banks and Ben Franklin was suspicious of new machinery.
The firm also has a major debt recovery and litigation practice, acting for banks and finance houses.
Ads for banks have taken off as the financial industry has been liberalised over the past decade.
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