Small Business Lending and Bank Consolidation: Is There Cause for Concern?

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 01 Jan 1996 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:SSRN Electronic Journal (eissn: 1556-5068,

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Authors: Philip E. Strahan; James Weston;

doi: 10.2139/ssrn.1001240

Small Business Lending and Bank Consolidation: Is There Cause for Concern?

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Abstract

Small banks are a major source of credit for small businesses. As banking consolidation continues, will a resulting decline in the presence of small banks adversely affect the availability of that credit?

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Keywords

Bank loans ; Bank mergers ; Small business

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