When banks use capital made of sand
November 13th, 2009
“Bank regulators should be concerned. To fortify their balance sheets so they can withstand systemic events without government support, banks need genuine capital available to absorb losses. Deferred tax assets, or DTAs, don’t fit that bill. Imagine an individual in bankruptcy court asking to pay off his credit card debt with tax-loss carryforwards.”
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