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RegulationsApril 11

US regulator says it is ready to wind down big banks without public money

The FDIC aims to increase transparency around its approach to resolution
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US regulator says it is ready to wind down big banks without public moneyImage: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has released the most comprehensive report to date on how the institution would resolve a failing global systemically important bank without resorting to a bail-out.

“An orderly resolution is far preferable to the alternatives, particularly resorting to taxpayer support to prop up a failed institution or to bailing out investors and creditors,” said FDIC chair Martin J. Gruenberg presenting the report yesterday during a conference organised by the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington. 

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Barbara Pianese is the Latin America editor at The Banker. She joined from Mergermarket, where she spent four years covering mergers and acquisitions across Europe with a focus on the consumer sector. She holds an MA in International and Diplomatic Affairs from the University of Bologna having studied in Brazil and France as well.
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