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The Law of Financial Institutions 7th Edition

ISBN 9781543819748

The Law of Financial Institutions, Seventh Edition offers a comprehensive and engaging foundation for teaching the legal framework governing traditional commercial banks. With its clear writing, focused structure, and contemporary content, this casebook brings clarity and relevance to a complex and rapidly evolving area of law. Its concise explanations and thought-provoking questions help make intricate financial and regulatory concepts accessible and stimulating.

New to the Seventh Edition:

• Unified analytical framework that compares various types of financial institutions using mock balance sheets, allowing students to see how structural similarities and differences affect systemic stability or risk.
• New chapter on financial technology (FinTech), exploring its regulatory challenges and growing role in modern banking.
• Expanded coverage of liquidity regulation, a key pillar of modern bank supervision and financial system stability.
• Updated, clear explanations of capital adequacy rules, with simple examples to demystify complex regulatory requirements.
• Insightful treatment of banking as a financial intermediary, focusing on the bank's role as a payments provider and the implications for regulatory design.
• Thorough discussion of compliance and risk management, now central to post-crisis bank operations and oversight.

Professors and Students Will Benefit From:

• Significant new contributions by Professor Peter Conti-Brown, a leading voice in banking law, policy, and history.
• Complete revision and updates reflecting recent regulatory developments and reform efforts.
• Answers to all problem sets available to adopting professors, facilitating effective classroom use and assessment.
• Balanced treatment of economic, political, and legal perspectives, fostering deeper analysis of institutional structure and reform.
• Well-crafted questions and hypotheticals, with accompanying commentary to enrich student understanding.
• Extensive use of unique source materials and original commentary written by the authors.
• Carefully curated and well-organized content, designed to support a wide range of teaching approaches and course formats.

This edition continues to be the go-to resource for teaching banking and financial institutions law, offering both depth and accessibility for today’s law students.

The Law of Financial Institutions Richard Scott Carnell 7th Edition

ISBN 9781543819748 & 978-1543819748