CHAPTER 11 Objectives of Bank Regulation

“There have been three great inventions since the beginning of time: fire, the wheel, and central banking.”

Will Rogers

Glossary of Terms

BHC: Bank Holding Company.

GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission, a regulatory body for capital markets in the United States.

NOW: Negotiated Orders of Withdrawal, a deposit account.

OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Federal Funds Market: A market in which banks borrow and lend their cash-asset reserves for short durations.

OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, an agency within the U.S. Treasury Department that charters and regulates national banks.

FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance ...

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