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The merger of Fleet and BankBoston in September 1999 resulted in a regional New England lending market in which only … one large, universal bank remained. We explore the extent to which that merger resulted in monopoly rents for the combined … merger, Fleet and BankBoston charged unusually low loan interest rates, reflecting their ability to realize economies of …
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We analyze the role of bank mergers as determinants of the evolution of branch presence at the county level. Panel regressions based on county-level branch density are used to study differences across urban versus rural counties as well as pre- and post-crisis. The results indicate that bank...
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This paper discusses the research agenda on optimal bank productive efficiency and industrial structure. One goal of this agenda is to answer some fundamental questions in financial industry restructuring, such as what motivates bank managers to engage in mergers and acquisitions, and to...
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