The Declining Number of U.S. Banking Organizations: Will the Trend Continue?
Introduction:
In 1995, the Brookings Institution published a paper entitled "The Transformation of the U.S. Banking Industry: What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been." Using a breathtaking array of facts and figures, the paper described in great detail the dramatic changes that had occurred in the U.S. commercial banking industry over the 15 years from 1979 to 1994.
