Banks vs. credit unions; dynamic competition in local markets

William Emmons and Frank A. Schmid

No 2000-006, Working Papers from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Abstract: One interesting aspect of the financial services industry is that for-profit institutions such as commercial banks compete directly with not-for-profit financial intermediaries such as credit unions. In this article, we analyze competition among banks and between banks and credit unions using a dynamic model of spatial competition. The model allows for the co-existence of (for-profit) banks and (not-for-profit) credit unions. Using annual county-level data on banking market concentration and credit-union participation rates for the period 1989-96, we find empirical evidence of two-way competitive interactions between banks and credit unions.

Keywords: Credit unions; Bank management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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