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


Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Banks and banking; Bank size;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Part of Series: Economic Review

Publication Date: 1989

Volume: 75

Issue: Nov

Pages: 23-35