Safe and Sound Banking: Past, Present, and Future.

Information about several papers discussed at the conference titled "Safe and Sound Banking: Past, Present, and Future" on August 17-18, 2006 sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, California is presented. These include "Safe and Sound Banking, 20 Years Later: What Was Proposed and What Has Been Adopted," "The Emerging Dominance of Transactions Banking and Implications for the Banking System," and "Supervising Bank Safety and Soundness: Some Open Issues."