Bank Mergers in a Deregulated Environment: Promise and Peril

by Bernard Shull and Gerald A. Hanweck

Deregulation in banking and finance may hold promise for consumers, but what actually seems to be developing is trouble. Large banks are combining into small clusters of mega-banks with national and global reach, supported by government safety nets premised on fears they are too big to be allowed to fail. One result, among several, is that retail banking suffers. Shull and Hanweck evaluate existing bank merger policy and offer workable proposals...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567203795
• ISBN13: 9781567203790
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.5"