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Chapter17CommercialBankOperations1
Whichofthefollowingstatementsisincorrect
A)Bankshaveexpandedtheirbusinessacrossservicesovertime
B)Acquisitionshavebeenaconvenientmethodforbankstogrowquicklyandcapitalizeoneconomiesofscale
C)Thebankingindustryhasbecomelessconcentratedinrecentyears
D)Allofthestatementsabovearecorrect
ANSWER:C2
Commercialbankshaveexpandedinrecentyearsnotonlybyacquiringotherbanksbutalsobyacquiringothertypesoffinancialservicefirms
A)TrueB)FalseANSWER:A3
Commercialbankscanbealenderoraborrowerwhenusingrepurchaseagreementsandloansinthefederalfundsmarket
A)TrueB)