Checking on banks

Checking on banks

By Anne M. Khademian

Book Description

In a world where bigger often seems better, Anne M. Khademian challenges the conventional wisdom that consolidating government agencies automatically leads to improved performance. Through her examination of America's banking regulatory system, she reveals profound insights about the delicate balance between accountability and autonomy that governs effective institutions.

Khademian explores how three distinct banking agencies—the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the FDIC—each bring unique strengths to financial oversight. The Fed operates with high expertise and independence, the OCC champions innovation, while the FDIC prioritizes comprehensive examiner training. Rather than viewing their overlapping jurisdictions as wasteful redundancy, she demonstrates how this diversity creates essential creative tension.

This framework extends far beyond banking regulation. Khademian offers readers a lens for understanding why organizations behave as they do, whether in government, business, or personal relationships. Her work suggests that apparent inefficiencies may actually serve vital purposes, and that rushing toward consolidation risks destroying systems that provide important balance and wisdom.

For those seeking to understand the deeper dynamics of institutional behavior and decision-making, this book provides valuable insights into how competing approaches can strengthen rather than weaken overall performance. Khademian's analysis invites readers to reconsider their assumptions about organizational effectiveness and the hidden benefits of constructive tension.

Who Is This For?

📖 Reading Level: Short (< 200 pages) (~5 hours)

🕉️ Tradition: Buddhism

📄 Length: 195 pages

What You'll Discover

  • ✓ Explore United States. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  • ✓ Explore Banks and banking
  • ✓ Explore Evaluation
  • ✓ Explore Mythology
  • ✓ Explore Islam
  • ✓ Explore Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • ✓ Explore Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
  • ✓ Explore Judaism

Topics Covered

United States. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Banks and banking Evaluation Mythology Islam Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) Judaism Religion Banks and banking, united states Bank failures Administrative agencies United States Buddhism Bankenaufsicht Reorganization Banks and banking, state supervision Miscellanea State supervision

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