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U.S. Banking Crisis: The Long Road to Rebuilding Reputation and Trust
8th Annual Financial Law CongressCartagena de IndiasOctober 23, 2009
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” - George Santayana
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When It Comes to Who Is Responsible, Americans Say There Is Enough Blame to Go
Around for the Current Recession
And, in your opinion, who do you blame MOST for the current recession? (N=1200, Margin of Error = +/-2.8%)
* October 2009
7%
15%
17%
25%
26%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
No one - this recession is a part of thenormal economic cycle of ups and downs
Consumers who took on too muchhousehold debt and mortgages they
couldn't afford
Government policies that resulted in largedeficits and too much regulation
Financial companies that made risky loansor investments
Government institutions that didn't doenough to oversee and regulate banks/
financial companies
61%
23%
11%
58%
28%
12%
56%
25%
15%
53%
23%21%
46%
31%
15%
31% 32% 33%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
InvestmentBanks
MajorCorporations
National Banks Elected Officialsin Washington
DC
Labor Unions The AmericanConsumer
LessConfidentSame
MoreConfident
In the Last 12 Months, Americans Have Lost Confidence in
“The Leadership Class.”
Now I’d like to read you a short list of institutions and groups of people. For each one, please tell me, compared to twelve months ago, whether you are more confident or less confident that they are making good financial and economic choices on decisions that affect your personal financial situation? Or do you feel the same as you did twelve months ago? (N=1200, Margin of Error =+/-2.8%)
* October 2009
- 5 - - 5 -
65%
59%
64%
70%
58%
49%
58%
63%
ALL Age 18-34 Age 35-54 Age 55+
Investment Banks
National/ Global Banks
Using a scale from “1” to “5” where “1” is no trust at all and “5” is a great deal of trust, please tell me how much you trust the following types of financial services companies.
* July 2009
In March, We Saw that the Older the Voter, the Lower the Trust Levels for Banks
% Saying They Have “No/Low Trust” by Age Group
(Source: FD Diageo/ Hotline Survey, February 28-March 2, 2009N=803 Registered Voters, MOE = +/- 3.5%)
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Forgetting the lessons of the past ruined the banking business… but, it was ignoring the new ways people communicate (chat boards, social
websites) and the expanding importance of indirect stakeholders (NGOs, activists) that truly damaged
their reputations.
And, yes, it will prove costly.
Why reputation matters is now clear
More regulationMore legislationHigher cost of doing business (legal, etc.)Higher turnover, inability to recruit (pay) top
executivesHigher hurdles to winning new businessLower share price, valuation compared to peersLower productivity (focused on unrelated
concerns)Lower barriers to entry for competitors
How did we get here?
Glass- Steagall (1933)
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Financial Services Modernization Act (1999)
11
Alan
Family
Lender
Fannie
Wall Street
Rating agencies
Investors
19
Bear (Stearns)
Bailout: US$8,700,000,000,000
Taxpayers to the Rescue
$8.7 trillion dollars’ worth of potential taxpayer commitments for loans, guarantees and other bailout funds for businesses and distressed homeowners.
• $1.5 trillion in FDIC loan guarantees
• $1.8 trillion in cash, tax breaks and loan guarantees for taxpayers, financial institutions and credit companies.
• $300 billion for homeowners from FHA
• $25 billion in assistance for auto companies
• $5 trillion worth of new money, loan guarantees and loosened lending requirements from the Federal Reserve
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
Change (Regulation) on the Way
Who Knew?
The Popular Answer: Bankers
Not A Pretty PictureU.S. Banking CEOs Already Departed, Leaving in 2009
Still Standing
Meanwhile, the pain grows at home …
… as well as with our banks …
…non-current assets, charge-offs rise…
TABLE I-A. Selected Indicators, FDIC-Insured Commercial Banks
2009* 2008* 2008 2007 2006
Return on equity (%) 0.74 5.08 1.35 9.12 13.02
Core capital (leverage) ratio (%) 8.15 7.57 7.40 7.63 7.86
Noncurrent assets plus other real estate owned to assets (%) 2.73 1.25 1.82 0.87 0.52
Net charge-offs to loans (%) 2.32 1.10 1.32 0.62 0.41
Number of institutions reporting 6,995 7,203 7,086 7,283 7,401
Percentage of unprofitable institutions (%) 26.50 16.12 23.20 11.20 7.54
Number of failed institutions 21 4 20 2 0
* Through June 30, ratios annualized where appropriate. Asset growth rates are for 12 months ending June 30
… leading to job losses at 26-year high, and personal savings rate at near 15-year high.
Making matters worse - lobbying
Financial Services Reform – Agenda
Consumer Financial Protection Derivatives
Capital Requirements Regulation & Supervision
$224 Million
How much banks and other financial services firms spent in first six months of year to lobby Congress
$140 Billion
How much major U.S. banks and securities firms are on pace to pay their employees this year -- a record high
$50,303 (US Household Income, 2008)
Backlash – reputation suffers…again
“There are a lot of small businesses, creditworthy businesses around this country,
who still can’t get the capital they need to grow, which is important for our economy, and you’ve
seen these same institutions spend tens of millions of dollars lobbying the Congress to try
and stop financial regulatory reform.”
“They have a responsibility to be part of the solution, not being the
obstacle.”
“Part of what we're going to need is for
the folks on Wall Street who are
asking for help to show some
restraint, and show some discipline, and show some sense of
responsibility."
David AxelrodSenior Adviser
Rahm EmanuelChief of Staff
Reputation of Banks - Splitting in Two
Non-TARP
Inst
itutio
nal
Consum
er
TARP
Reputation: Clear Benefits to Market Valuation vs. Peers
PerformanceDuring Past:
JPMorgan ChaseBanks
DJ U.S. TotalMarket Index
Year-to-Date 46.08% 7.42% 22.72%
5 Years 18.90% -52.69% 2.66%
JPM
DJ Index
Banks
How can banks start the long road to rebuilding reputation?
Actions, Not Spin, Can Help Recovery
Remorse – humility helpsEngage influencers (NGOs, online communities)Compensation – restructuring rewards, incentivesOppose one (any) industry position – show leadershipValues – highlight culture, not CEOEmbrace two-way dialogue (regulators, legislators)Reputation – consider repercussions early, oftenYou’re not alone – web-based participatory media is
watching and shaping perceptions (i.e. reputation)
Gracias