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Top performing small banks: making money the old-fashioned way

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  • Benton E. Gup
  • John R. Walter

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Although the profitability of U.S. small banks shrank in the 1980s, two percent of these banks remained highly profitable by emphasizing basic banking, namely acquiring low-cost funds and making low-risk investments.

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  • Benton E. Gup & John R. Walter, 1989. "Top performing small banks: making money the old-fashioned way," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, vol. 75(Nov), pages 23-35.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedrer:y:1989:i:nov:p:23-35:n:v.75no.6
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