Lobbying softens regulatory treatment of distressed banks in US, paper finds

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European Central Bank

American banks that seek to influence politicians and regulators can expect more favourable regulatory treatment if their capital ratios fall below legislated minimums, a working paper published this month by the European Central Bank (ECB) suggests.

In Between capture and discretion – The determinants of distressed bank treatment and expected government support, Magdalena Ignatowski, Charlotte Werger and Josef Korte survey the lobbying activities and regulatory treatment of about 780 US banks

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