Bank Holding Companies / / Gerald C. Fischer.

Gives a general overview of bank holding companies. Examines their history through 1961, reviews their competitive position and role in society. Ultimately concludes that group-banking will continue to grow in popularity due to its more profitable nature over independent banks, though there is littl...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1961]
©1961
Year of Publication:1961
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (218 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • I. Early Development of Unit and Multiple-Unit Banking in the United States
  • II. Actions by State and Federal Authorities before 1930
  • III. Group Banking, 1927–1929
  • IV. Growth of Group Banking since 1930
  • V. Group Suspensions
  • VI. Federal Legislation and Control, 1930–1961
  • VII. The Bank Holding Company and the Merged Bank
  • VIII. Mergers and the Stockholder
  • IX. The Bank Holding Company and the Rural Community
  • X. Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Leading Bank Holding Companies Used in This Study
  • Appendix B: Merged Banks Used in This Study: 138 Banks
  • Appendix C: Selected Multiple-Unit Suspensions
  • Appendix D: Decisions of the Federal Reserve Board under the Bank Holding Company Act
  • Appendix E: State Legislation Affecting Bank Holding Companies
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index