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Part 9: Is There A Better Way?

October 1, 2012 | St. Louis Mo.

Dialogue with the Fed: Robo-signing, the London Whale and Libor Rate-Rigging: Are the Largest Banks Too Complex for Their Own Good?

Emmons describes the issue of "Too Big To Fail" and its ramifications for the country, and whether this problem can be solved. He explains two broad approaches to reform: 1) radical approaches that include breaking up the big banks and creating "narrow" banks and 2) regulatory approaches that include legislation like the Dodd-Frank Act, international accords such as Basel III that cover capital requirements and the establishment of a "death penalty" regime for failing banks.

Presentation (PDF)

Part 1: Welcoming Remarks, Julie Stackhouse (4:24)
Part 2: Introduction (5:43)
Part 3: Big Banks Misbehaving: Robo-signing (7:30)
Part 4: Big Banks Misbehaving: Botched Hedging (3:33)
Part 5: Big Banks Misbehaving: Rate-Rigging (7:50)
Part 6: How Did We Get Here: Why Are There Banks, Especially Big Banks, At All? (13:06)
Part 7: Do Big and Complex Banks Create Any Special Problems? (8:45)
Part 8: Internal and External Governance of Large Banks (7:44)
Part 9: Is There A Better Way? (13:23)
Part 10: Audience Question and Answer I (21:37)
Part 11: Audience Question and Answer II (17:22)

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