deposit-taking

With the Glass-Steagall Act, separating investment banking and deposit-taking, still in force in the US, Britain's laxer regime brought an influx of US firms, with their chinos, booze-free lunch-breaks and bumper bonuses, helping to bust open the old City cliques.

Big Bang's shockwaves left us with today's big bust 2011

An independent U.K. panel on Monday released recommendations that included separating the deposit-taking arms of banks from their investment-banking activities to make a wind down in the event of collapse more orderly.

Overseas Banks Pursue 'Living-Will' Exemption Suzanne Kapner 2011

Put simply, the Volcker Rule takes deposit-taking, loan-making banks out of the business of high-risk, conflict-ridden trading -- leaving that to the hedge funds, if they choose to do it.

Sen. Jeff Merkley: We Need a Strong Volcker Rule Sen. Jeff Merkley 2012

Those who attack bankers often forget how essential the core activities of a financial institution -- the payment systems and deposit-taking -- are to the functioning of a modern economy.

Dennis M. Kelleher: Handcuffs and Prison Sentences for Bankers Next Time Dennis M. Kelleher 2012

Put simply, the Volcker Rule takes deposit-taking, loan-making banks out of the business of high-risk, conflict-ridden trading -- leaving that to the hedge funds, if they choose to do it.

Sen. Jeff Merkley: We Need a Strong Volcker Rule Sen. Jeff Merkley 2012

Akula: In Bangladesh there was a special act by Parliament that allowed for deposit-taking from borrowers.

A Big Split Over Microfinance Megha Bahree 2010

Mr. Osborne is also expected to reveal that he will require deposit-taking banks to hold additional capital, which could signal that the U.K. will go beyond tough new global rules on the amount of capital banks must hold to protect against losses—another example of how the U.K. wants to position itself as a leader on financial reform.

Plan to Rope Off Bank Peril Alistair MacDonald 2011

China's largest bank, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., inks first deal by a chinese bank to acquire US deposit-taking bank.

China Bank Moves to Buy U.S. Branches Lingling Wei 2011

Even before the financial crisis, such businesses faced tighter oversight than bread-and-butter lending and deposit-taking.

Banks Confront Weight of Risk Aaron Lucchetti 2010

Those who attack bankers often forget how essential the core activities of a financial institution -- the payment systems and deposit-taking -- are to the functioning of a modern economy.

Dennis M. Kelleher: Handcuffs and Prison Sentences for Bankers Next Time Dennis M. Kelleher 2012