2. Check for size of unrealized losses as reported in the banks 'Hold to Maturity' (HTM) portfolio.
Deduct that value from the bank's Stockholder equity.
What % of the bank assets is backed by stockholder equity (e.g., modified Tier 1 Capital Ratio)? [ Higher is good ]
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3. Look for a bank with a stable deposit base that is not concentrated in a 'fast money' sector.
4. Go to FDIC.gov. There are analytical tools to look at the bank's Call Reports and compare the banks key metrics to their peer groups. Review financials.
1/5: Sec'y Yellen and the Fed recently announced policy guidance for crypto.
"Banking organizations are neither prohibited nor discouraged from providing banking services to customers of any specific class or type, as permitted by law or regulation.
1. Born on the day of ETH merge 2. Initials RSA (a popular encryption protocol) 3. Dad sleeps like a baby (wakes up kicking and screaming every 3 hours 😂)
3/ Hypothesis: Regulators seek to reduce linkages between the US securities and banking system to Binance Int'l.
That would fit the facts: (i) Coindesk reports DOJ hesitating on AML actions, (ii) recent limits on US bank transfers in/out of Binance, (iii) and now BUSD.