On competition, risk, and hidden assets in the market for bank credit cards

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-112

  Nash, Robert C ^a   Sinkey Jr , Joseph F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Credit cards; Credit card banks; Intangible ('hidden') assets; Resale premiums; Securitization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030672260     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(96)00030-1     Document Type: Article

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