Better Bankers, Better Banks: Promoting Good Business Through Contractual Commitment

by Claire A. Hill, Richard W. Painter, Richard W. Painter

Taking financial risks is an essential part of what banks do, but there's no clear sense of what constitutes responsible risk. Taking legal risks seems to have become part of what banks do as well. Since the financial crisis, Congress has passed copious amounts of legislation aimed at curbing banks' risky behavior. Lawsuits against large banks have cost them billions. Yet bad behavior continues to plague the industry. Why isn't there more change?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022629305X
• ISBN13: 9780226293059
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"