The Chicago Fed’s 47th annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, which took place May 4–6, 2011, focused on the implementation of new regulations mandated by the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DFA) and proposed by the Basel Committee on Banking...

This article discusses how the global financial crisis has forced researchers and policymakers to reconsider their understanding of both the economics of asset price bubbles and alternative policy options to address them.

The Chicago Fed’s 45th annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, which took place May 6–8, 2009, brought together industry personnel, regulators, and academics to discuss the recent financial crisis and financial regulatory reform, among other issues.

The Chicago Fed’s 46th annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, which took place May 5–7, 2010, focused on the future of the financial services industry in light of the recent financial crisis and forthcoming industry reforms.

Acquisitions of industrial loan corporations by commercial firms have renewed the debate over the separation between banking and commerce in the U.S. On May 16–18, 2007, policymakers and academics weighed in on this debate during the Chicago Fed’s 43rd annual Conference on Bank Structure and...