The U.S. economy has recovered well since the crisis, and the largest U.S. banks are well capitalized and post healthy balance sheets. While healthier, banks – the G-SIBs in particular – now have to navigate a spider web of regulations. We wonder how much stronger the economy could be if banks had the flexibility to release more capital and liquidity into the economy?

Authors

SIFMA Insights

Katie Kolchin, CFA
Senior Industry Analyst

Office of the General Counsel

Carter McDowell
Managing Director and Associate General Counsel