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4. A(n)________________________isacorporationcharteredfortheexpresspurposeofholdingthestockofoneormorebanks.
BankHoldingCompany
5. Managerswhovaluefringebenefits,plushofficesandampletravelbudgetsoverthepursuitofmaximumreturnsforstockholdersareexhibitingsignsof__________________________.
ExpensePreferenceBehavior
6.A(n)__________________________caninvestincorporatestockassellasloanmoneytohelpfinancethestartofnewventuresorsupporttheexpansionofexistingbusinesses.
Merchantbank
7. Abankwhichoperatesexclusivelyovertheinternetisknownasa___________bank.
Virtual
8. Onenew21stcenturybankorganizationalstructuresis_____________________.Thisisaspecialtypeofholdingcompanythatmayofferthebroadestrangeoffinancialservices.
FinancialHoldingCompany(FHC)
9.Thekeyprobleminalargemoneycenterbankis.Managersmaybeknowledgeableaboutbankingpracticesbutmaybelessinformedaboutproductsandservicesofsubsidiarycompanies.
spanofcontrol
10.TheGramm-Leach-BlileyActmovedtheU.S.bankingindustryclosertobankinginwhichbanksmayprovidesecurities,insurance,andotherfinancialproducts.
universal
11.Abankthatisnotassociatedwithabankholdingcompanyiscalleda(n)bank.
independent
12.isaviewofhowmoderncorporationsoperatewhichanalyzestherelationshipbetweenafirm’sownersanditsmanagers.
Agencytheory
13.Manyexpertsbelievethat,therelationshipsthatexistbetweenmanagers,theboardofdirectorsandstockholders,ismorecomplicatedinfinancialinstitutions.Answer:
Becauseofgovernmentregulations.
14.istheideathattherewillbealowercostofproductionperunitasthefirmgetslarger.
Economiesofscale
15.istheideathattherewillbelowercostofproducingmultipleservicesusingthesameorganizationandresources.
Economiesofscope
16.Overtheyears,managersofbanksandotherfinancialinstitutionshaveevolveddifferentorganizationalformstoaddresschangesintheindustry.Indeed,thesefirmsareorganizedtocarryoutvariousrolesinthemostefficientway.Thisisreferredtoas_________________________.
Organizationalformfollowsfunction
True/FalseQuestions
T F 17. Banksizeisnotconsideredasignificantfactorindetermininghowbanksareorganized.
False
T F 18. NearlythreequartersofallU.S.banksexceed$100millioninassetsizeapiece.
T F 19. NearlyallU.S.bankswithfederalorstatechartershavetheirdepositsinsuredbytheFederalDepositInsuranceCorporation.
True
T F 20. State-charteredbanksintheUnitedStatesrepresentaboutaquarterofallU.S.-charteredbanks,whilenationalbanksaccountforapproximatelythreequartersofallU.S.charteredbanks.
T F 21. ThemajorityofallU.S.banksaremembersoftheFederalReserveSystem.
T F 22. Abankingcorporationcharteredbyeitherfederalorstategovernmentsthatoperatesonlyonefull-serviceofficeiscalledaunitbank.
T F 23. OverhalfofallU.S.statestodaylimitbranchingactivity.
T F 24. TheaverageU.S.bankislargerinsize(intermsofnumberofbranchoffices)thantheaverageCanadianbank.
T F 25. DespitetherapidgrowthofautomationinU.S.banking,therearemorefull-servicebranchbankingofficesthanautomatedtellermachinesacrossthewholeU.S.
T F 26. IntheUnitedStatestherearemoreone-bankholdingcompaniesthanmulti-bankholdingcompanies.
T F 27. Bankholdingcompaniesholdmorethan90percentoftheindustry’sassetsintheUnitedStates.
T F 28. Researchevidencesuggeststhatbankstakenoverbyinterstatebankingorganizationshavegenerallyincreasedtheirmarketsharesovertheircompetitorswithinthesamestateandgenerallyaremoreprofitablethantheircompetitors.
T F 29. Theconcentrationofbankdepositsatthelocallevel(thatisinurbancommunitiesandruralcounties)hasdisplayedonlymoderatechangesinrecentyears.
T F 30. Thereisevidencethatbranchbankschargehigherfeesforsomebankingservicesthandounitbanks.
T F 31. Branchbankstendtoofferawidermenuofservicesthanunitbanks.
T F 32. Recentresearchsuggeststhatbranchbankstendtobemoreprofitablethaneitherunitorholdingcompanybanks,whileinterstatebankstendtobethemostprofitableofall.
T F 33. Lessthan10percentofthelargestbanksintheU.S.controlalmost90percentoftheindustryassets.
T F 34. Agencytheorysuggeststhatbankmanagementwillalwayspursuethegoalofmaximizingthereturnofthebank'
sshareholders.
T F 35. RecentresearchsuggeststhattherelationshipbetweenbanksizeandthecostofproductionperunitisroughlyUshaped.
True
T F 36. Bankholdingcompaniesthatwanttoachievethegoalofriskreductioninearningsriskthroughinterstatebankingcanachievethesamelevelofriskreductionbyenteringanyofthefiftystates.
T F 37. Bankholdingcompaniesareallowedtoownnonbankbusinessesaslongasthosebusinessesofferservicescloselyrelatedtobanking.
T F 38. Bankstendtohaveahigherproportionofoutsidedirectorsthanatypicalmanufacturingfirm.
T F 39. Bankswhichoperateentirelyonthewebareknownasinvisiblebanks.
T F 40. Banksacquiredbyholdingcompaniesarereferredtoasaffiliatedbanks.
T F 41. Bankorganizationalstructurehasbecomemorecomplexinrecentyears.
T F 42. ThereareonlyaverysmallnumberofunitbanksintheU.S.today.
T F 43. Traditionalbrick-and-mortarbankbranchofficesareonthedeclineintheU.S.today.
T F 44. Communitybanksareusuallysmallerbanksthataredevotedprincipallytothemarketsforsmaller,locallybaseddepositsandloans.
T F 45. Thequestionofwhetherfinancialfirmsoperateasefficientlyaspossiblerequiresresearcherstolookintotheissueofx-efficiency.Theconceptrequiresanassessmentofthefinancialfirm’soperatingcostsinrelationtoitscost-efficientfrontier.
MultipleChoiceQuestions
46.Inbanking,organizationalformfollows__________becausebanksusuallyareorganizedinsuchawayastocarryoutthetasksandsupplytheservicesdemandedofthem.Thetermthatcorrectlyfillsintheblankinthesentenceaboveis:
A) Banksize
B) Management'
sdecision
C) Function
D) Regulation
E) Location
C
47.Whichoneofthefollowingischargedwithsettingpolicyandoverseeingabank'
sperformance?
A) Stockholders
B) Boardofdirectors
C) Regulators
D) Depositors
E) Noneoftheabove.
B
48.Thelargestbankspossesssomepotentialadvantagesoversmallandmedium-sizebanks,accordingtothetextbook.Whatspecificadvantageofthelargestbanksoversmallandmedium-sizedbanksisnotmentionedinthetext?
A) Greaterdiversificationgeographicallyandbyproductline
B) Availabilityoffinancialcapitalatlowercost
C) Greaterprofessionalexpertisetoallocatecapitaltothemostpromisingproductsandservices
D) Betterpositionedtotakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesaffordedbyinterstatebanking.
E) Alloftheabovewerementionedinthetextasadvantagestypicallypossessedbythelargestbanks.
E
49.BeforeanyfinancialservicescanbeofferedtoanyoneabankintheUnitedStatesmusthavea:
A) Certificateofdepositinsurance
B) Charterofincorporation
C) Listofestablishedcustomers
D) Newbuildingconstructedtobethebank'
spermanenthome
50.IntheUnitedStatestherearecloseto__________commercialbanksinoperation.WhichnumbershownbelowisclosesttotheactualtotalnumberofU.S.banksoperatingintheU.S.?
A) 20,500
B) 13,500
C) 11,500
D) 9,000
E) 7,500
51.Oneofthefewstatesthathasoptedoutofinterstatebankingis:
A) NewYork
B) Ohio
C) Texas
D) Montana
E) Noneoftheabove
D
52.TheconcentrationofU.S.bankdepositsinthehandsofthelargestbankshas_________duringthemostrecentperiod,
A) Declined
B) Incr