CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. FOREWORD VII
3. PREFACE IX
4. CONTENTS XIII
5. CHARTS XIV
6. I. INTRODUCTION 1
7. II. THE UNIT BANKING SYSTEM 24
8. III. LEGISLATIVE PROVISION FOR BANK MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS 42
9. IV. THE SCOPE AND EXTENT OF BANK MERGERS IN THE UNITED STATES 51
10. V. PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF BANK MERGERS 72
11. VI. EFFECTS OF BANK MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS 85
12. VII. EARLY BRANCH BANKING IN THE UNITED STATES 92
13. VIII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL BRANCH BANKING POLICY 108
14. IX. BRANCH BANKING IN CALIFORNIA 148
15. X. THE LEGAL STATUS OF BRANCH BANKING 175
16. XI. THE EXTENT OF BRANCH BANKING IN THE UNITED STATES 188
17. XII. THE CONCENTRATION OF BRANCH BANKING IN LEADING CITIES 237
18. XIII. BRANCH BANKING AND MUTUAL SAVINGS BANKS 250
19. XIV. BRANCHES AND THE CORRESPONDENT SYSTEM 262
20. XV. BRANCH BANK MANAGEMENT 272
21. XVI. RELATION OF BANK MERGERS TO BRANCH BANKING 285
22. XVII. SOME ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF BRANCH BANKING 293
23. XVIII. BRANCH BANKING AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 311
24. XIX. CHAIN BANKING 322
25. XX. GROUP BANKING 343
26. XXI. CONCLUSIONS 365
27. BIBLIOGRAPHY 375
28. INDEX 381