Consists of a study of banking conditions in the United States in 1932 with further data collected from an older banking survey conducted in 1925. Follows the structure, control and the effect of debt on banking

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Charts -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Conclusions -- I. An Introduction to Licensed Lending in New York -- II. Trends In Personal Loans in New York and in the U.S. -- III. Trends in Operating Income and Expense of Licensed Lenders in New York -- IV. Factors...

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD / Platt, Edmund -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHARTS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE UNIT BANKING 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 --...