We investigate the relative performance of publicly traded community banks (those with assets less than $10 billion …) versus larger banks (those with assets between $10 billion and $50 billion). A body of research has shown that community … banks have potential advantages in relationship lending compared with large banks, although newer research suggests that …

We consider how size matters for banks in three size groups: small community banks with assets less than $1 billion …, large community banks with assets between $1 billion and $10 billion, and midsize banks with assets between $10 billion and … $50 billion. To illustrate the differences between these banks and larger banks whose business models are distinctly …