Center for Financial Policy News
The Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business partnered with the Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions at the NYU Stern School of Business for a daylong conference on “The GSEs, Housing & the Economy” on January 24, 2011, in Washington, D.C.
College Park, Md. – December 7, 2010 – The Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.
On Dec. 15, 2010, in Washington, D.C., the Center for Financial Policy at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, and the Professional Risk Management International Association (PRMIA) jointly hosted the inaugural Chief Risk Officer Speaker Series.
The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business and the Pew Charitable Trusts sponsored a public reception Nov.
The Center for Financial Policy hosted Art Murton from the FDIC on Monday, November 08, 2010. Art is a veteran of the recent financial crisis as well as the earlier S&L crisis. As the Director of Insurance and Research, Art is directly involved in policy related issues faced by the FDIC.
The Smith School's academic departments and research-focused centers of excellence combine leading scholars and industry veterans who truly understand the importance of risk management.
The Center for Financial Policy held its spring roundtable, “Revitalizing the U.S. Mortgage Market” on May 24, which explored the issues leading to the conservatorship of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
New York, NY (May 26, 2010) – Multiple factors including poor data, incomplete performance metrics, and, short-term focus and unrealistic optimism among senior business managers contributed to the collapse in the US housing and mortgage markets, according to a study released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Clifford Rossi, managing director of the Center for Financial Policy, shares his prognosis for the banking industry and the economy as a whole for 2010.