Banking regulators missed a major loophole in proposed capital rules
Key insight: As written, new capital standards for U.S. banks fail to account for the additional risk posed by many home loan clients who obtain second mortgages. Fixing the problem will significantly reduce the rule’s benefit to banks. What’s at stake: The new capital standards create incentives to move second liens off bank balance sheets […]
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