INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the CSBS Banking Law 101 Website! CSBS Members and non-members alike should find that there is something here for everyone. The veteran banking regulatory attorney should find the easily accessible links to banking law resources helpful. For the lawyer who is new to banking law - including assistant attorneys general who have just been assigned to represent a state banking supervisor - the materials presented here will provide a much-needed jump start to the seemingly labyrinthine world of financial institutions law. And finally, this information is presented in a straightforward, introductory manner, enabling even the non-attorney to find it useful. Google Sites technology was designed to enable what is called "peer editing." Therefore, you are encouraged to become a partner in the editing and further development of this site. If you would like to participate, please send an email to rshaheen@csbs.org.
CSBS's Banking Law 101 consists of 6 topics:
- Bailout-Related Legislation: TARP, TLGP and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
- Federal Banking & Other Financial-Related Agencies - Overview: There are several entries designed to help you become acquainted with all of the principal federal banking and other financial-related agencies. This is a good framework for understanding how banking law and regulation works.
- Financial-Related Government-Sponsored Entities (GSEs): There are entries to help you become acquainted with the principal government sponsored entities (GSEs) in the financial services world, each of which plays a major part in the U.S. banking system.
- Major Federal Banking & Other Financial-Related Laws: We have collected a set of entries covering all the major federal banking and other financial-related laws. Some of these laws deal with charter powers and safety and soundness, while other deal with consumer protection. An effort has been made to include laws not expressly related to banking, such as the major federal securities laws. However, since the demise of the Glass-Steagall Act and the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act in its place, it is not advisable that the banking regulatory lawyer remain ignorant about securities laws.
- State Financial Institutions Law: CSBS Members will find that the pages devoted to providing links to all the state financial institutions laws most helpful. When you want free, instant access to each states' statutes and administrative laws involving financial institutions regulation, this site should now be the first place for you to turn.
- Current Hot Topics in Financial Institutions Law: We have reserved a section for entries dealing with current hot topics in financial institutions law. It is our hope that this area, in particular, will evolve over time.
One last thing for the newcomer to banking law. You cannot truly understand American banking law without appreciating history. For often the only logical explanation for the existence of certain public policies regarding banking is by resort to history. If you always keep this in mind, you will have an easier time navigating the many twists and turns of banking law. |
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