Explaining the rising concentration of banking assets in the 1990s

In recent years, the nation's largest bank holding companies have sharply increased their market share of assets. Have these institutions achieved their dominance by expanding their existing subsidiaries or by merging with other bank holding companies? A study of industry data for 1990-99 suggests that the increased market share of the largest companies is attributable almost entirely to external growth through mergers and acquisitions.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Stiroh, Kevin J. ; Poole, Jennifer P.
Published in:	Current Issues in Economics and Finance. - Federal Reserve Bank of New York. - Vol. 6.2000, Aug, 9
Publisher:	Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Subject:	Bank assets \| Bank holding companies \| Bank mergers

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Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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