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How Do Banks Compete? Strategy, Regulation and Technology


2004 Bank Structure Logo  

May 5, 2004 to May 7, 2004
Fairmont Hotel
Chicago, IL

Wednesday, May 5 | Thursday, May 6 | Friday, May 7

Wednesday, May 5
     
7:30 a.m.   Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:25 a.m.   Welcoming Remarks

Douglas D. Evanoff, Senior Financial Economist and Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

8:30 a.m.   Banking Relationships and Service Bundling

Moderator and Discussant
  • Timothy Loughran, University of Notre Dame
The Tying of Lending and Equity Underwriting (PDF, 246KB)
  • Steven Drucker, Stanford Graduate School of Business
  • Manju Puri, Duke University
So What Do I Get? The Bank's View of Lending Relationships
  • Sreedhar Bharath, University of Michigan
  • Sandeep Dahiya, Georgetown University
  • Anthony Saunders, New York University
  • Anand Srinivasan, University of Georgia
The Impact of Clients' Financial Reporting Fraud on Underwriter Reputation
  • Wei-Ling Song, Drexel University
  • Hatice Uzun, Long Island University


10:00 a.m.   Break

10:20 a.m.   Impact of Bank Regulation: Past, Present, and Future

Moderator and Discussant
  • Eric S. Rosengren, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
The Cost of Banking Regulation
  • Luigi Guiso, University of Sassari & Center for Economic Policy Research
  • Paola Sapienza, Northwestern University
  • Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago
The Impact of CRA Agreements on Community Banks (PDF, 78KB)
  • Breck L. Robinson, University of Delaware
  • Raphael W. Bostic, University of Southern California
On Credit Spread Slopes and Predicting Bank Risk
  • C. N. V. Krishnan, Case Western Reserve University
  • Peter H. Ritchken, Case Western Reserve University
  • James B. Thomson, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland


12:00 p.m.   Luncheon

1:20 p.m.   Bank Lending

Moderator and Discussant
  • Mark S. Carey, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Informational Efficiency of Loans versus Bonds: Evidence from Secondary Market Prices (PDF, 298KB)
  • Amar Gande, Vanderbilt University
  • Edward I. Altman, New York University
  • Anthony Saunders, New York University
Risk Overhang and Bank Loan Portfolio Decisions Robert DeYoung, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Anne Gron, Northwestern University
  • Andrew J. Winton, University of Minnesota
Do Mergers Improve Information? Evidence from the Loan Market (PDF, 1.5MB)
  • Fabio Panetta, Bank of Italy
  • Fabiano Schivardi, Bank of Italy
  • Matthew Shum, Johns Hopkins University
The Impact of Competition on Bank Orientation and Specialization (PDF, 345KB)
  • Hans Degryse, K.U. Leuven and Center — Tilburg University
  • Steven Ongena, Tilburg University


3:10 p.m.   Break

3:30 p.m.   Market Entry and Competition

Moderator and Discussant
  • Nicola Cetorelli, University of California - Davis
Harming Depositors and Helping Borrowers: The Disparate Impact of Bank Consolidation (PDF, 114KB)
  • Kwangwoo Park, Chung-Ang University
  • George G. Pennacchi, University of Illinois
Entry into Banking Markets and the First-Mover Advantage (PDF, 273KB)
  • Allen N. Berger, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • Astrid A. Dick, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Market Structure and Competition Among Retail Depository Institutions (PDF, 644KB)
  • Andrew M. Cohen, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • Michael J. Mazzeo, Northwestern University


5:15 p.m.   Reception

Thursday, May 6
     
7:00 a.m.   Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:15 a.m.   Welcoming Remarks

Michael H. Moskow, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

8:30 a.m.   Keynote Address

Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

9:25 a.m.   Break

9:50 a.m.   Conference Theme Panel: How Do Banks Compete? Strategy, Regulation, and Technology

Moderator
  • Gordon Werkema, First Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Mark Olson, Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • Leslie M. Muma, President and Chief Executive Officer, Fiserv, Inc.
  • J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
  • David Rhodes, Senior Vice President, The Boston Consulting Group
  • Douglas W. Roeder, Senior Deputy Comptroller for Large Bank Supervision, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


12:10 p.m.   Luncheon

Introduction
  • Charles L. Evans, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Timothy R. Schwertfeger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nuveen Investments, Inc.


1:55 p.m.   Bank Merger Activity in the Changing Landscape

Moderator
  • Douglas D. Evanoff, Senior Financial Economist and Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Peter C. Davis, Managing Director, Novantas LLC
  • Gregory F. Udell, Bank One Chair of Banking and Finance, Indiana University
  • Nancy A. Bush, Managing Member, NAB Research, LLC
  • Robin A. Prager, Financial Structure Section Chief, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System


3:35 p.m.   Break

3:55 p.m.   Government Sponsored Enterprises

Moderator
  • George G. Kaufman, John F. Smith, Jr., Professor Economics and Finance, Loyola University
  • Franklin D. Raines, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Fannie Mae
  • William Poole, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
  • Alex J. Pollock, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
  • Susan M. Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management, University of Pennsylvania


5:45 p.m.   Reception

Friday, May 7
     
7:30 a.m.   Continental Breakfast

8:20 a.m.   Introduction

W. James Farrell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Illinois Tools Work, Inc. and Chairman, Board of Directors, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

8:30 a.m.   Keynote Address

John W. Snow, Secretary of the Treasury
United States Department of the Treasury

9:45 a.m.   Strategic Innovations in Banking

Moderator
  • Robert DeYoung, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Joseph D. Reid, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Capitol Bancorp Limited
  • Stanley R. Ommen, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Farm Bank
  • James H. Hance, Jr., Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, Bank of America
  • Norman R. Bobins, President and Chief Executive Officer, LaSalle Bank
  • Gary Lewis Evans, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Internet USA


12:00 p.m.   Luncheon

Introduction
  • Michael H. Moskow, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • William J. McDonough, Chairman, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board


1:55 p.m.   Concurrent Sessions

Session A: CEO (Mis)Behavior
Moderator
  • Richard J. Rosen, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Corporate Governance of Bank Mergers (PDF, 117KB)
  • David A. Becher, Drexel University
  • Terry L. Campbell II, University of Delaware
Agency Issues in Bank Mergers
  • Elijah Brewer III, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • William E. Jackson III, University of North Carolina
  • Larry D. Wall, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Estimating Managers' Utility-Maximizing Demand for Agency Goods (PDF, 249KB)
  • Joseph P. Hughes, Rutgers University
  • Choon-Geol Moon, Han-Yang University

Session B: The Role and Future of GSEs
Moderator
  • Craig H. Furfine, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
The GSE Implicit Subsidy and Value of Government Ambiguity
  • Wayne Passmore, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Emerging Competition and Risk-Taking Incentives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (PDF, 285KB)
  • W. Scott Frame, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
  • Lawrence J. White, New York University
How to Privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (PDF, 285KB)
  • Bert Ely, President, Ely & Company Inc.


     
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