The mandatory twelve- or eighteen-month on-site examination cycle imposes important discipline on the federal banking agencies, ensures that insured depository institutions do not go unexamined for extended periods, and has contributed significantly to the safety and soundness of insured depository institutions.
Jean-Claude Trichet: Euro Star Event to raise public awareness and facilitate changeover to the euro in Estonia Speech by Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, at the Euro Star Event at the Bank of Estonia, Tallinn, 19 September 2010.