The China Banking Regulatory Commission, China's bank regulator known as CBRC, couldn't be reached to comment.

WSJ: China's Lending Spills Over Limits

The China Banking Regulatory Commission said on Wednesday that banks must clearly link wealth-management products with specific assets.

WSJ: China Tightens Regulations on Wealth Management

Earlier comments from the China Banking Regulatory Commission stressed that domestic banks had "limited" exposure to subprime problems.

BBC: China says most of its reserves are in US Treasury Bonds

The China Banking Regulatory Commission says their debts amounted to 7.4 trillion yuan at the end of last year.

ECONOMIST: China's property market: Home truths | The

The China Banking Regulatory Commission announced that the NPL ratio for all banks at the end of September was 0.9%.

FORBES: IMF Warns China's Banks

Overall profits for China's banking sector, including foreign and local banks, rose 39% last year, according to the China Banking Regulatory Commission.

WSJ: Foreign Banks in China Rev Profit Engines

The China Banking Regulatory Commission has warned banks to stick to rules on mortgages for second homes, which require a down-payment of at least 40% of a property's value.

ECONOMIST: Is the economic stimulus too much of a good thing?

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.1% to 22337.49, as banks dropped following the China Banking Regulatory Commission's tighter rules on wealth-management products, which is expected to restrain smaller banks' earnings growth.

WSJ: Nikkei Outperforms as BOJ Meets

The China Banking Regulatory Commission, to its credit, issued regulations at the end of last month to force banks to rein in the shadowy products, but as a practical matter the rules only begin to address systemic problems.

FORBES: Global Banks Are 'Divorcing' China

Their influence has been increasing in recent years, particularly since the government, in 2003, set up the China Bank Regulatory Commission to oversee banking industry.

FORBES: Magazine Article