Journal Article

The separation of banking and commerce


Abstract: In the wake of the passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the separation of banking from commercial activity is now one of the few remaining pieces of Depression-era banking law. In this article I explore the incentives that banks and commercial firms might have to affiliate. I also outline some of the reasons why legislators might be hesitant to permit such affiliations.

Keywords: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; Banks and banking;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Part of Series: Economic Review

Publication Date: 2000

Pages: 15-24

Order Number: 2000