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

Benton E. Gup and John Walter ()

Economic Review, 1989, vol. 75, issue Nov, 23-35

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 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1989
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