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- Banking Consolidation and Small Business Lending: A Review of Recent Research
- Banking consolidation has continued to accelerate over the past several years, assisted by technological innovations in information management and statistical modeling, and by the large Merger and Acquisition (M&A) deals of the late 1990s. Total domestic assets held by the largest 50 Bank Holding Companies BHC rose from around 52...
- White papers 2005-03-01
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- First glimpses of consolidation.(post-communist Hungarian bank mergers)(Brief Article)
- Recent merger movement in Hungary may be a sign of a third phase in post communist banking -- consolidation. The recent decision by the KBC bancassurance group and ABN Amro to merge their banking activities in Hungary is not the first or the only ...
- Research articles 2001-01-01
- The Effects Of Banking Mergers On Loan Contracts
- This paper studies the effects of banking mergers on individual business borrowers. Using information on individual loan contracts between banks and companies, it analyzes the effect of banking consolidation on banks' credit policies. It finds that in-market mergers benefit borrowers if these mergers involve the acquisition of banks with small...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Mellon Financial Selects ACI Software for Online Banking Convergence
- ACI Solution Offers Front End Online Banking Consolidation with Back End Integration
- Research articles 2007-06-06
- Braveheart; European banking consolidation.
- The biggest banking battle ever is just the thing to wake up the industry in Europe IT STARTED with the faint sound of pipes and drums wafting across the North Sea, as Royal Bank of Scotland prepared for battle. On April 25th artillery from...
- Research articles 2007-04-28
- Bank Consolidation, Internationalization and Conglomeration: Trends and Implications for Financial Risk
- This paper documents global trends in bank activity, consolidation, internationalization and financial firm conglomeration, and explores the extent to which financial firm risk and systemic risk potential in banking are related to consolidation and conglomeration. It is found that while there is a substantial upward trend in conglomeration globally, consolidation...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- MALAYSIA: MOODY'S ON MALAYSIAN BANKS.(Further consolidation in Malaysia's banking systems may soon unfold)(Brief Article)
- Moody's Investors Service says that recent market developments indicate that further consolidation in Malaysia's banking systems may soon unfold. Over the long term, the process will strengthen the banking system due to the consequent reduction in Moody's Investors Service says that recent ...
- Research articles 2003-05-29
- Merger mania.(consolidation in the banking industry in Portugal)
- Another wave of acquisitions and mergers in the banking industry in Portugal appears imminent as the country prepares to join the European economic and monetary union. The dynamics of Portuguese banking has already been changed with the emergence of five banking institutions following the consolidation frenzy between the end of...
- Research articles 1998-12-01
- Too many cooks.(French banking industry)(Industry Overview)
- Eight national banking groups share the French market, yet there is still no sign of serious consolidation Recent criticism of French banks has centred on volatile investment banking earnings and an over-reliance on the crowded domestic market. France boasts eight national banking groups, each...
- Research articles 2001-01-01
- Systemic Risk and Financial Consolidation: Are They Related?
- The creation of a number of very large and sometimes increasingly complex financial institutions, resulting in part from the on-going consolidation of the financial system, has raised concerns that the degree of systemic risk in the financial system may have increased. The paper argues that firm interdependencies, as measured by...
- White papers 2001-06-19
- Consolidation and Market Structure in Emerging Market Banking Systems
- This paper examines the evolution of market structure in emerging market banking systems during the 1990s. While significant bank consolidation has been taking place in these countries, reflected in a sharp decline in the number of banks, this process has not systematically been associated with increased concentration as measured by...
- White papers 2002-11-01
- Trends in the Concentration of Bank Deposits: The Northwest
- Two major trends affecting the structure of the banking industry since the mid-1980s have been tremendous consolidation and the liberalization of interstate banking. Consolidation has unambiguously increased concentration at the national level. The effects on concentration in smaller geographic areas are more complicated. This article looks at how bank consolidation...
- White papers 2002-07-26
- Standard & Poor's The price of consolidation.(Brief Article)
- Naoko Nemoto examines the Japanese banking industry post-consolidation and suspects history might repeat itself Naoko Nemoto examines the Japanese banking industry post-consolidation and suspects history might repeat itself
- Research articles 2000-11-01
- Bank merger frenzy; 2 deals signal acceleration in NY consolidation; Fleet leads buyers, thrifts top the list of sellers.(Citibank N.A.)(Brief Article)
- New York's banks are catching merger fever-again. Seven years into a steady consolidation of the city's retail and commercial banking industry, the pace of acquisitions has unexpectedly accelerated. Confirmation of that trend came in two big deals New York's banks are catching merger...
- Research articles 2001-02-19
- This Month: News - Main News - EC Pledges To Amend Banking Directive.(European Commission)
- The liberalising European Commission EC of President Jose Manuel Borroso has said it will propose wide-ranging changes to article 16 of the banking directive next summer to boost EU cross-border consolidation and prevent the creation of national ba The liberalising European Commission EC of President Jose...
- Research articles 2005-12-01
- Roped together: American banking.(over-regulation makes Oct 18 Wells Fargo hostile takeover of First Interstate a rare event)(Brief Article)
- SO FAST is the consolidation of America's banking system proceeding that it takes a rare deal to stand out. A $10.1 billion takeover bid on October 18th by Wells Fargo, a Californian bank, for First Interstate, a local rival, did just that for an unusuSO FAST is...
- Research articles 1995-10-28
- The Back Page: The Bottom Line - Lebanese Banking Sector Awoken By First Rattlings Of Bank Consolidation.
- The somnolent world of Lebanese banking was disturbed at the end of March by the news that Banque Audi had acquired Banque Saradar in a cash and equity deal worth $159m. This operation, described as "unique" by Freddie Baz, adviser to Audi's chairman, is the first...
- Research articles 2004-05-01
- Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank Completes Consolidation in the U.S. to Form Major Investment Banking Firm
- NEW YORK -- Operation Spanning Five Cities Provides Full Range of Corporate Finance and Capital Markets Activities Consolidation in the U.S. of the local Credit Agricole Indosuez offices and the corporate, capital markets and investment banking units of Credit Lyonnais Americas has been completed, creating an integrated corporate and...
- Research articles 2004-07-12
- Singapore banks take the plunge: Simon Montlake in Singapore on the machinations taking place in the country's banking sector. (Asia: Singapore).(Statistical Data Included)
- After a year of furious consolidation, Singapore has managed to shrink its local banking sector from five to three players. But there may be problems ahead. Led by DBS Group Holdings, the largest lender in south-east Asia, the three surviving banks -- DBS, United...
- Research articles 2002-08-01
- Internet Banking in the US - Landscape , Prospects & Industry Information
- This paper describes the current state of Internet banking in the U.S. and discusses its implications for the banking industry. In addition to affecting the way customers receive banking services, Internet banking may become an important influence on banking industry structure. However, the effect of Internet banking on consolidation in...
- White papers 2001-08-25
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