- The Real Effects of Bank Supervision: Evidence from On-Site Bank Inspections
3 November 2020
We show that bank supervision reduces distortions in credit markets and generates positive spillovers for the real economy. Combining a novel administrative dataset of unexpected bank inspections…
- Enhancing Bank Supervision in Asia: Lessons Learned from the Financial Crisis
Report · 23 December 2015
The global financial crisis underlined that sound and effective bank regulation is vital to financial stability. Assessments of the global financial crisis invariably point to ineffective finance…
- The Real Effects of Bank Supervision: Evidence from On-Site Bank Inspections
Report · 19 November 2021
We show that bank supervision reduces distortions in credit markets and generates positive spillovers for the real economy. Exploiting the quasi-random selection of inspected banks in Italy, we show…
- Optimal Supervisory Policies and Depositor-Preference Laws
13 December 2005
When supervisors have imperfect information about the soundness of banks, they may be unaware of insolvency problems that develop in the interval between on-site examinations. Supervising banks more…
- Optimal Supervisory Policies and Depositor-Preferences Laws
18 April 2011
When supervisors have imperfect information about the soundness of banks, they may be unaware of insolvency problems that develop in the interval between on-site examinations. Supervising banks more…
- Data for Microprudential Supervision of U.S. Banks
Report · 13 September 2012
This chapter provides an overview of data collection for microprudential supervision in one of the most highly regulated parts of the U.S. financial sector, the banking industry. The process is…
- Dualistic System of Banking Supervision in Switzerland
29 January 2007
In this paper we describe and analyse the Swiss dualistic system of banking supervision and its evolution since 1934. The Swiss system is based on three pillars: internal control and supervision…
- Lessons from the Early Establishment of Banking Supervision in Italy (1926-1936)
9 November 2021
In this paper, we describe the establishment and assess the relevance of banking supervision in Italy between 1926 and 1936. This case is particularly interesting from the international perspective…
- Supervising Large, Complex Financial Institutions: What Do Supervisors Do?
2 March 2017
The supervision of large, complex financial institutions is one of the most important, but least understood, activities of the Federal Reserve. Supervision entails monitoring and oversight to assess…
- Bank Supervision and Corporate Credit Supply
9 March 2017
We exploit the quasi-random assignment of federal bank examiners to syndicated loans to study the effect of supervision on corporate lending. Following supervisory rating downgrades, banks decrease…
- The Effects of Supervision on Bank Performance: Evidence from Discontinuous Examination Frequencies
24 August 2012
This paper estimates causal effects of supervision on bank performance using discontinuities in the minimum frequency of examinations required by regulation. This frequency is discontinuous at a…
- Supervising Large, Complex Financial Institutions: What Do Supervisors Do?
Report · 31 May 2015
The Federal Reserve is responsible for the prudential supervision of bank holding companies (BHCs) on a consolidated basis. Prudential supervision involves monitoring and oversight to assess whether…
- Regulation and Supervision of Banks and Financial Institutions
23 April 2020
Basel I, Basel II and Basel III Accord are important instruments to develop regulatory and supervisory principles and standards applicable for global community. Earlier, credit system was only the…
- The Role of National Central Banks in Banking Supervision in Selected Central and Eastern European Countries
11 April 2010
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland and Slovakia have recently undertaken substantial reforms of their supervisory frameworks, aimed at reducing the number of supervisory…
- The Death of a Regulator: Strict Supervision, Bank Lending and Business Activity
We exploit the extinction of the thrift supervisor (OTS) to analyze the effects of supervision on bank lending and bank management. We first show that the OTS replacement resulted in stricter…
- Local Bank Supervision
Report · 27 October 2023
We examine a policy reform that moved supervision for a subset of bank branches in China from the national to the prefecture level. Following the reform, these branches were 57 to 80% more likely to…
- Bank Supervision
23 December 2020
We provide a critical review of the empirical and theoretical literature on bank supervision. The review focuses on microprudential supervision: the supervision of individual banking institutions…
- Will Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse lead to a financial crisis?
Podcast · 3 April 2023
In this episode of the Dollar and Sense podcast, former Federal Reserve Vice Chair Donald Kohn joins host David Dollar to provide a comprehensive post-mortem of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse…
- Focus on bank supervision, not just bank regulation
Report · 2 November 2021
The article provides a sophisticated analysis of the distinction between financial regulation and bank supervision, framed within the context of the Biden administration's key appointments and…
- Financial Conduct Authority appoints four new supervision directors
News · 6 August 2013
In August 2013, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the permanent appointment of four directors to lead its Supervision division, marking the final stage in the implementation of its…
- Year 2000 Readiness of Banks and Bank Supervisors
News · 30 March 1999
Press release | 31 March 1999At the end of last year, the Basle Committee on Banking Supervision, acting through its Year 2000 Task Force, conducted its second supervisory survey on Year 2000…
- Project AISE: enhancing financial supervision with AI-powered tools
News · 3 April 2025
As fintech rapidly expands and regulations evolve, supervisory bodies face increasing demands with limited resources. This Toronto Innovation Centre-led project aims to create a flexible toolkit that…
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub unveils its 2025-26 work programme, focusing on technological innovation and Central Bank collaboration
News · 14 January 2025
The BIS Innovation Hub is currently overseeing 26 active projects, with two new initiatives for 2025: Project AISE, which aims to improve financial supervision using artificial intelligence (AI), and…
- Benefits from advanced technology infrastructure in supervision
Blog, News · 14 May 2025
The ECB has revolutionised banking supervision through advanced digital platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) tools, according to Frederik Hoppe. Key systems including the IMAS portal, CASPER…
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