http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/stress-testing-banks/ Insights on Taxes, Economic Policy, Federal Budget | NCPA Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:24:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/stress-testing-banks/comment-page-1/#comment-9917 Bob McTeer on Bank Stress Test - US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:35:10 +0000 http://www.bob-mcteer-blog.com/?p=618#comment-9917 [...] McTeer on Bank Stress Test Bob McTeer I wrote on February 25 that the newly-announced bank stress tests were mostly window dressing since bank examiners stay in constant touch with the financial [...] [...] McTeer on Bank Stress Test Bob McTeer I wrote on February 25 that the newly-announced bank stress tests were mostly window dressing since bank examiners stay in constant touch with the financial [...]

]]> http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/stress-testing-banks/comment-page-1/#comment-9915 Market Talk » Blog Archive » Real Stress Test Is Called Reality Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:50:41 +0000 http://www.bob-mcteer-blog.com/?p=618#comment-9915 [...] important banks are mostly window dressing,” former Dallas Fed president Bob McTeer wrote in February,  ”but could still have serious consequences by giving the regulators an [...] [...] important banks are mostly window dressing,” former Dallas Fed president Bob McTeer wrote in February,  ”but could still have serious consequences by giving the regulators an [...]

]]> http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/stress-testing-banks/comment-page-1/#comment-9881 Bank Stress Tests | Economic Policy | Bob McTeer | NCPA Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:55:36 +0000 http://www.bob-mcteer-blog.com/?p=618#comment-9881 [...] wrote on February 25 that the newly-announced bank stress tests were mostly window dressing since bank examiners stay in constant touch with the financial [...] [...] wrote on February 25 that the newly-announced bank stress tests were mostly window dressing since bank examiners stay in constant touch with the financial [...]

]]> http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/stress-testing-banks/comment-page-1/#comment-9508 Alan H Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:31:31 +0000 http://www.bob-mcteer-blog.com/?p=618#comment-9508 How tied is this to the Mark-to-Market issue? My guess is that bank stress tests are radically altered when accountants are worried about the post-Enron environment where entire firms can be wiped out, while regulators and others are busy putting banks into risk by enforcing M2M. Wouldn't stress testing be a non-issue if M2M were altered or taken away? How tied is this to the Mark-to-Market issue? My guess is that bank stress tests are radically altered when accountants are worried about the post-Enron environment where entire firms can be wiped out, while regulators and others are busy putting banks into risk by enforcing M2M. Wouldn’t stress testing be a non-issue if M2M were altered or taken away?

]]> http://taxesandbudget-blog.ncpa.org/stress-testing-banks/comment-page-1/#comment-9507 John Booke Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:48:55 +0000 http://www.bob-mcteer-blog.com/?p=618#comment-9507 Bob is a "bank run" ultimately what the government is really worried about? Bob is a “bank run” ultimately what the government is really worried about?

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