Journal Article
Big banks in small places: are community banks being driven out of rural markets?
Wheelock, David C.; Gilbert, R. Alton (2013-05)
The shares of total U.S. banking assets and deposits held by the very largest banking organizations have increased markedly over the past 25 years, while the shares held by small ?community? banks have declined. Advances in information technology may have reduced the advantages of small scale, close proximity, and local ties that traditionally have given small, community-focused banks a competitive advantage in lending to small businesses and other ?informationally opaque? borrowers. This article examines trends in deposit shares of banks of different sizes in rural U.S. counties. If the ...
Review , Volume 95 , Issue May , Pages 199-218

Speech
Opportunities to reduce regulatory burden and improve credit availability: a speech at the 2012 Bank Presidents Seminar, California Bankers Association, Santa Barbara, California, January 13, 2012
Duke, Elizabeth A. (2012)
Speech , Paper 600

Speech
Four questions for current monetary policy
Bullard, James B. (2013)
October 2, 2013. Opening Remarks. Given at the Federal Reserve/CSBS Community Banking Research Conference, Community Banking in the 21st Century, St. Louis
Speech , Paper 222