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The mixing of banking and commerce: a conference summary


Abstract: Acquisitions of industrial loan corporations by commercial firms have renewed the debate over the separation between banking and commerce in the U.S. On May 16?18, 2007, policymakers and academics weighed in on this debate during the Chicago Fed?s 43rd annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, titled The Mixing of Banking and Commerce.

Keywords: Banks and banking; Banks and banking, American;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Part of Series: Chicago Fed Letter

Publication Date: 2007

Issue: Nov

Order Number: 244a