Why don't banks take stock?

Mitchell Berlin ()

Business Review, 2000, issue May, pages 3-15

Abstract: Banks in the United States are forbidden to hold stock in nonfinancial firms under most circumstances. The same is not true of banks in other countries. But are U.S. banks really shackled compared with their foreign counterparts? Do such restrictions make a difference in banks' behavior? Mitchell Berlin discusses these and other questions about banks' financial claims in nonfinancial firms and offers some possible answers.

Keywords: Bank stocks; Stocks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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