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Bank regulation

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What is BANK REGULATION? What does BANK REGULATION mean? BANK REGULATION meaning & explanation

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The role of financial regulation

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The Role of State Financial Regulation

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Why is financial regulation so important?

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Introduction To Banking Law And Regulation

Bank regulation is a form of government regulation which subjects banks to certain requirements, restrictions and guidelines, designed to create market transparency between banking institutions and the individuals and corporations with whom they conduct business, among other things. As regulation focusing on key actors in the financial markets, it forms one of the three components of financial law, the other two being case law and self-regulating market practices.
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