News in Systemic Risk: Monday, July 31, 2017 (10 a.m. ET)

Were Banks ‘Boring’ before the Repeal of Glass-Steagall? (New York Fed)

Ignazio Visco: Italy’s Current Economic Scenario, Outlook and Banking Industry Developments (BIS)

Italy Passes Monte Dei Paschi State Rescue Into Law (New York Times)

U.S. Regulators Weigh Future of Appeal in MetLife Case (Reuters)

White House Considers Regional Bank Executive for FDIC Chair (WSJ)

China Central Bank to Ensure Smooth, Orderly Deleveraging, Assistant Governor Says (Reuters)

Sneak Preview in the Works for Timing of U.S. Libor Alternative (Bloomberg)

Zombie Companies Littering Europe May Tie the ECB’s Hands for Years (Bloomberg)

U.K. Consumer Credit Cools. But It’s Still Red Hot (Bloomberg)

Greece’s Road to Bailout Exit: 140 Reforms Down, Many More to Go (Bloomberg)

The Bust Never Ended for Wall Street’s Most Crisis-Scarred Banks (Bloomberg)

Unsecured Consumer Credit Tops £200bn for first time since 2008 (Guardian)

HSBC Chief Sounds Alarm Over Financial Regulation and Brexit (Guardian)

Research: Hiring Chief Risk Officers Led Banks to Take on Even More Risk (Harvard Business Review)