Regulation in the Banking Business and Its Effects

... Regulation in the Banking Business and Its Effects Banks and bank-like financial institutions operating within the United States and within most other countries must deal with extensive regulation in the form of rules and laws enforced by federal and state agencies. These regulations cover and monitor all areas of their operations, service offerings, credit quality and quantity, capital position, and the manner in which they grow and expand their facilities. This regulatory climate is primarily designed to protect the public interest, to encourage savings and investment by establishing an environment of economic soundness and stability, and to provide the public adequate financial information and credit without discrimination. Additionally, the actions of banks can have effects which reach far into the structure of an economy: they have the power to create money by making loans and investment through extending credit; they provide loans that support consumption and investment spending; and

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