TY - BOOK AU - Fischer,Gerald C. TI - Bank Holding Companies SN - 9780231904445 PY - 1961///] CY - New York, NY : PB - Columbia University Press, KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking KW - bisacsh N1 - 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; restricted access N2 - 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 little difference between multiple-branch banks and those associated through bank holding companies UR - https://doi.org/10.7312/fisc90444 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231878777 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780231878777.jpg ER -