central banks as a funding backstop – Bank Underground
Matthieu Chavaz, David Elliott and Win Monroe
Large-scale provision of long-term funding to banks has become a central bank tool to support credit supply...
6 Signs a Bank is Rooted in Your Community
Union Bank February 12, 2026Contents:In a time when national banks dominate the headlines, local banks remain the quiet backbone of small-town and...
Measuring banking resilience to adverse outcomes – Bank Underground
Giovanni Covi and Tihana Škrinjarić
The ability of the banking system to absorb shocks and continue providing vital financial services is important because it...
Can regulation drive innovation in finance? Lessons from green mortgage products – Bank Underground
Benjamin Guin, Mahmoud Fatouh and Haluk Unal
Regulation has been asserted to be a brake on innovation. Prudential rules impose capital, liquidity and disclosure...
Monitoring trade prices in the wake of trade tensions – Bank Underground
Marco Garofalo and Thomas Prayer
The US administration raised US import tariffs in April, reigniting trade tensions. This sparked concerns about cheaper exports being...
degenerative for jobs? – Bank Underground
Edward Egan
Headlines warn of a looming ‘jobpocalypse’, but the reality is more complex. Rather than simply causing a wave of job losses, the...