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Serving as the official blog of the Financial Services Forum, BankNotes is where our team analyzes and discusses the latest proposals, ideas, and news surrounding our eight member institutions, the U.S. financial sector, and the economy. Our goal is to provide thoughtful insights on the issues impacting the eight largest and most diversified U.S.-based financial institutions, as we promote policies that support savings and investment, deep and liquid capital markets, a competitive global marketplace, and a sound financial system.

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Federal Reserve Points to Strength and Resiliency of Large Banks

11 May 2020
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Kevin Fromer
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10 Years of the Dodd-Frank Act

20 Jul 2020
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Kevin Fromer
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On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law. Ten years after the massive financial regulatory overhaul, the framework remains intact.

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The GSIB Score and Business Lending: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

16 Jul 2020
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Sean Campbell
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In this post, we call attention to the negative incentives to lend and support the economy that are embedded in the GSIB capital surcharge.

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Managing the Largest Liquidity Shock Ever Observed: Large Bank Lending in the Pandemic

22 Jun 2020
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Sean Campbell
•Read Time 3 mins

At a time when banks could have made the easy choice to hold back on lending to preserve bank liquidity, they leaned into the pandemic and made unprecedented amounts of credit and liquidity available.

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