What Should Banks Do?Describes changes in the financial services industry, discusses the advantages and risks of expanding bank powers, and suggests guidelines for balancing the benefits of competition and public service. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
A Historical Account | 8 |
Benefits from Financial Product Diversification | 60 |
Copyright | |
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activity diversification bank holding companies banking and nonbanking banking industry banking organizations banking system banks and thrifts BHCA BHCs billion brokerage chapter coefficient of variation commercial banks commercial paper competition competitors concentration Congress consumer conventional banks corporate securities customers deposit accounts deposit-taking depository institutions diversified financial organizations earnings economies of scope efficient frontier expand FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Federal Reserve Bank Federal Reserve System FHC lenders FHC proposal financial activities financial conglomerates financial institutions financial product deregulation financial product diversification financial product-line financial services Glass-Steagall Glass-Steagall Act increase Insurance underwriting interest rate investment banking issues largest banking lending affiliates limited marginal costs Monetary narrow banks national banks nonbank activities nonbank affiliates nonbank banks payments system percent of assets permitted portfolio potential profit prohibited real estate recent Regulation regulatory restrictions return on equity Savings and Loan securities underwriting separation requirements transactions Treasury securities uninsured
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Toward a New International Financial Architecture: A Practical Post-Asia Agenda Barry J. Eichengreen No preview available - 1999 |
Fringe Banking: Check-Cashing Outlets, Pawnshops, and the Poor John P. Caskey No preview available - 1994 |