Although financial instruments that, in effect, permit corporations to treat preferred stock dividends as tax-deductible interest have been used by nonfinancial corporations since late 1993, bank holding companies (BHCs) did not issue these trust-preferred securities (TPS) until 1996, when the...

Die optimale Struktur des Bankwesens: Theorie und Praxis in den Vereinigten Staaten Die optimale Struktur des Bankwesens wird dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Banken bei einem gegebenen Qualitätsgrad den Bankleistungswünschen der Öffentlichkeit zu den niedrigstmöglichen Kosten gerecht...

Banking authorities must resolve or otherwise deal with existing banks that are weak or insolvent without imposing costs on consumers or taxpayers. Two aspects of this concern should be delineated. First, how can banking regulations be structured so that the future exit of weak and insolvent...