This was not enough to withstand the storm. (Here I’m using tangible equity relative to tangible assets, as recommended by Tom Hoenig, Vice Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and a beacon of clarity on these issues.)
在迈向2008年危机的过程中，美国几家大银行的净值/资产比率约为4％。这是不足以抵御风暴的——在此我使用美国联邦存款保险公司（FDIC）副主席汤姆·霍恩（Tom Hoenig）推荐的有形净值相对有形​​资产概念，这也是阐明这类问题的明灯。