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SPOTLIGHT
Coming to Grips with
Basel II
Commercial banks throughout the world may be forgiven
if the specter of Basel II dampens a few New Year's celebrations.
The sequel to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's 1988 Basel I
risk assessment guidelines, the new accord goes into effect on January 1,
2007. For commercial banks, Basel II represents a mixed bag of tradeoffs.
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Is
the Bubble About to Burst in the Overheated Mortgage Market?
When lending institutions rely too heavily on so-called
nontraditional mortgages, it's enough to keep a Fed chairman awake
at night.
Alan Greenspan recently outlined his concerns to Congress, saying
the dramatic increase in interest-only loans and exotic forms of adjustable-rate
mortgages "are developments of particular concern. For individual
cases, [nontraditional mortgages] could be disastrous." Read
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