Current Issues in Economics and Finance
Small Business Lending and Bank Consolidation: Is There Cause for Concern?
March 1996 Volume 2 Number 3
JEL classification: G2

Authors: Philip E. Strahan and James Weston

Small banks are a major source of credit for small businesses. As banking consolidation continues, will a resulting decline in the presence of small banks adversely affect the availability of that credit?

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