SYSTEM -- III. LEGISLATIVE PROVISION FOR BANK MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS -- IV. THE SCOPE AND EXTENT OF BANK MERGERS IN THE … UNITED STATES -- V. PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF BANK MERGERS -- VI. EFFECTS OF BANK MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS -- VII. EARLY BRANCH … CORRESPONDENT SYSTEM -- XV. BRANCH BANK MANAGEMENT -- XVI. RELATION OF BANK MERGERS TO BRANCH BANKING -- XVII. SOME ECONOMIC ASPECTS …