Subordinated Debt [electronic resource] : A Potential Tool for Greater Market Discipline of the Financial System

Corporate Author: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000.
Physical Description: 18 pages : digital, PDF file

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Summarizes and evaluates proposal to require financial firms to issue subordinated debt, which offer less security than other debt classes in case of default. Discusses economics of financial regulation, how subordinated debt may aid regulators, and potential implications and shortcomings of the proposal.

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