There should also be liquidity standards for foreign bank branch and agency networks in the United States, although they may be less stringent, in recognition of the integration of branches and agencies into the global bank as a whole. 25  See www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/bcreg/20111220a.htm. 26  See www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-05/pdf/2011-33364.pdf.
BIS central bankers’ speeches  7  By imposing a more standardized regulatory structure on the U.S. operations of foreign banks, we can ensure that enhanced prudential standards are applied consistently across foreign banks and in comparable ways between U.S. banking organizations and foreign banking organizations.