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The FDIC protects depositors whose banks engage in irresponsible mortgage lending. It erodes the micro-economic incentives for creditor discipline that derive f
by CryptoPunk 8y ago
The FDIC protects depositors whose banks engage in irresponsible mortgage lending. It erodes the micro-economic incentives for creditor discipline that derive from 'skin in the game'.
As for the partial roll-back, it's better than nothing, but we'll see in five years if it will have much of an impact:
https://bankdirector.com/issues/regulation/crapo-bill-only-drop-bucket-deregulation/ https://bankdirector.com/issues/regulation/crapo-bill-only-d...
- awinder 8y agoAnd you know the history of what happens when FDIC doesn’t exist I assume, which was that banks acted the same way and regular people got washed out.