Banking and financial institutions : a guide for directors, investors, and counterparties /

• Main Author: Gup, Benton E.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.
• Series: Wiley finance series.
• Subjects: Banks and banking > United States.; Financial institutions > United States.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Banks & Banking.; Banks and banking.; Financial institutions.; United States.; Electronic books.

"This book is a breakdown of the structure of banks and how they work for investors and prospective borrowers. Analyzing bank financial statements, such as Uniform Bank Performance Report (UPBRs), requires considerable knowledge of bank operations. Borrowers and other bank customers should need...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Lessons learned from banking crises
• Chapter 2. The economic role of financial intermediaries
• Chapter 3. The evolving legal environment
• Chapter 4. Asset/liability management
• Chapter 5. Hedging and risk management
• Chapter 6. Commercial and industrial loans
• Chapter 7. Real estate and consumer lending
• Chapter 8. Bank capital: capital adequacy
• Chapter 9. Evaluating bank performance
• Chapter 10. Payments systems
• Chapter 11. Other financial services
• Chapter 12. A guide to Islamic banking
• Chapter 13. The view from the top: recommendations from a superintendent of banks.