Full Committee Hearing

What Makes a Bank Systemically Important?

Date:   Wednesday, July 16, 2014 Time:   10:00 AM

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COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing entitled “What Makes a Bank Systemically Important?”. The witnesses will be: Dr. Richard Herring, Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Dr. James Thomson, Professor and Finance Chair, University of Akron; Dr. Robert DeYoung, Capitol Federal Professor in Financial Markets and Institutions, University of Kansas School of Business; and Dr. Paul Kupiec, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute. All hearings are webcast live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Witnesses

Witness Panel 1

  1. Dr. Robert DeYoung
    Capitol Federal Professor in Financial Markets and Institutions
    University of Kansas School of Business
  2. Dr. Richard Herring
    Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking
    The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  3. Dr. Paul Kupiec
    Resident Scholar
    American Enterprise Institute
  4. Dr. James Thomson
    Professor and Finance Chair
    University of Akron