Credit cards

• Central banks

Fed proposes unfair practices rules for cards and overdrafts

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• 07 May 2008

• Basel Committee

CP3 comments: Any last words?

The comments elicited by the Basel Committee's third consultative paper (CP3) show just how little consensus exists between regulators and banks on the Basel II capital Accord. Dwight Cass highlights some of the telling comments.

• 28 Oct 2003

• Risk management

Basel Accord finalisation delayed by six months

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision announced today that the finalisation of Basel II will be postponed from year-end 2003 to mid-year 2004.

• 13 Oct 2003

• Structured products

Credit card capital charges will be lower under Basel II

Major banks will probably have to set aside a lot less capital as a cushion against losses from defaulting credit-card holders under the Basel II bank accord than they in effect do now, global banking supervisors said in early July.

• 01 Jul 2002