Despite the banking industry’s overall improvement

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Banks are going to have to hold more capital as a cushion against losses, under new rules adopted today by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Federal Reserve Board, which developed the rules jointly with the other banking regulators,Fremont ralphlaurenhoody team sprint training. approved them last week.



The new capital rules, intended to make the banking system more resilient and less vulnerable to a catastrophic collapse, will bring the United States in line with international capital standards known as “Basel III” (so called because they’re the third iteration of rules adopted by the Basel Committee on Bank Supervision).



The agencies estimate that nearly 90% of smaller banks (those with less than $10 billion in total assets) and almost 95% of larger banks (those with more than $10 billion in assets) already meet the new rules. Indeed, they come at a time when the U.S. banking system is, by some measures, healthier than it’s been in years — though the slowly improving economy is only one reason.



Another is that most if not all of the weakest banks have been purged from the system, either through open-market mergers or by FDIC seizures. Bank failures have fallen dramatically from the dark days of 2009 and 2010; there were 16 in the first half of this year, down from 31 in the first half of 2012.



In addition, banks have raised billions in new capital, either on their own or because regulators leaned on them to do so. And they generally have stricter lending standards than they did before the crisis, though according to the Fed’s quarterly survey of senior loan officers they’ve eased up some in recent years. The net result: capital ratios that are well above their pre-crisis levels.Here you can take your pick from a wide selection of stunning heelshoes .The latest trends and best brands in discountskirts, sandals, boots, and more. The chart below shows one key metric, the “Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio,” as an average for banks in different size ranges.



The rules impose a new requirement on banks to hold “common equity Tier 1 capital” — mostly money paid in by common stockholders plus retained earnings — equal to 4.5% of their assets, with the latter weighted by their risk of default. Banks also will have to hold an additional 2.5% as a “capital conservation buffer” — essentially as a first line of defense for periods of financial stress — or face restrictions on paying out dividends to shareholders and bonuses to executives. Other regulatory capital ratios will be raised.



Despite the banking industry’s overall improvement,welcome to our new store castellicycling. many bankers had argued against the new capital requirements, saying they could make loans costlier or harder to come by, especially for small businesses, and cut into job growth. Some also said the cost of complying with the rules could force even more smaller, rural banks to merge.



An Eastgate Drive resident told police a 24-foot fiberglass extension ladder that he left bolted to the top of his truck was stolen on June 25. The man told Officer Jacob Elderkin he didn’t notice that the ladder was missing until he came home on June 26. He said he then reviewed the surveillance video and it showed two men arriving at the house around 11:15 p.m. the night before and start working at undoing the bolt that held the ladder onto the truck. He said they finally got it free around 11:30 and carried it away. Elderkin said he reviewed the video himself and noticed that it was very grainy and no identifiable facial hair or clothing could be seen on it but it appeared that one had a hat on and the other had dark hair. He said they took a look around the area. Elderkin said there was no vehicle used in the theft and they believed the thieves put the ladder in some nearby woods to conceal it until they had a vehicle to take it away with [which would be less noticeable than walking down the street carrying a ladder]. No other witnesses or suspects.



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