RE: Re: RE: Re: Re: Re: congress and the banks

2002-09-18 Thread Devine, James
Title: RE: [PEN-L:30338] Re: RE: Re: Re: Re: congress and the banks Michael Perelman writes: The local monopolies of banking -- especially in rural areas -- also tended to make the risks of banking failure more local. Sort of like an electricity grid. When it is more local, failures

Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: Re: Re: congress and the banks

2002-09-18 Thread Michael Perelman
yes, but the contagion is more likely the more integrated the system. On Wed, Sep 18, 2002 at 08:52:45AM -0700, Devine, James wrote: Michael Perelman writes: The local monopolies of banking -- especially in rural areas -- also tended to make the risks of banking failure more local. Sort

Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: Re: Re: congress and the banks

2002-09-18 Thread Nomiprins
In a message dated 9/18/2002 12:27:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: yes, but the contagion is more likely the more integrated the system. I agree, though not just viewing contagion as a local vs. national issue, but as a single financial service provider vs. financial

Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: Re: Re: congress and the banks

2002-09-18 Thread Doug Henwood
Devine, James wrote: Michael Perelman writes: The local monopolies of banking -- especially in rural areas -- also tended to make the risks of banking failure more local. Sort of like an electricity grid. When it is more local, failures are more common, but localized. When a more