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Title
- Main Title The Basel Accords: The Implementation of II and the Modification of I
Creator
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Author: Eubanks, Walter W.Creator Type: PersonalCreator Info: Government and Finance Division
Publisher
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Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.Place of Publication: Washington D.C.
Date
- Creation: 2006-02-21
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: This report provides the basic information needed to understand the issues surrounding the proposed implementation of Basel II and the pending proposed modifications of Basel I in the United States. First, it gives a basic background on capital standards and how capital assessments were made before these accords. Second, it briefly explains how Basel I works. Third, it addresses the major problem with Basel I and the modifications being considered. Fourth, it describes the Basel II framework the United States may implement and the framework the EU is already implementing. The report concludes with a section on Congress and the Basel Accords.
- Physical Description: 27 pages.
Subject
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Finance
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: International banking
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Bank capital - Standards
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: International finance
Collection
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Name: Congressional Research Service ReportsCode: CRSR
Institution
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Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents DepartmentCode: UNTGD
Resource Type
- Report
Format
- Text
Identifier
- CRS Report Number: RL33278
- Accession or Local Control No: RL33278 2006-02-21
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metacrs9275