The past, present, and probable future for community banks

Journal of Financial Services Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 85-133

  Deyoung, Robert ^a   Hunter, William C ^b   Udell, Gregory F ^c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Banking industry consolidation; Community banks; Small business lending

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042592810     PISSN: 09208550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:fina.0000020656.65653.79     Document Type: Conference Paper

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