A description of the evolution of supervisory policy toward failing banks over the past two decades, with particular emphasis on the modifications to Federal Reserve Banks' discount window administration as set forth by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA).Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 ; Discount window

Walker F. Todd

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FDICIA's discount window provisions

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FDICIA's discount window provisions

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