Fluctuations in groundwater levels related to regional and local withdrawals in the fractured-bedrock groundwater system in northern Wake County, North Carolina, March 2008-February 2009 / / by Melinda J. Chapman [and three others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910716936603321
• Autore: Chapman M. J (Melinda J.)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 54 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
• Collana: Scientific investigations report ; ; 2010-5219
• Soggetti: Hydrogeology - North Carolina - Wake County; Groundwater - Pollution - North Carolina - Wake County; Nitrates - Environmental aspects - North Carolina - Wake County
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Prepared in cooperation with Wake County Department of Environmental Services."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-54).

Limitations on the business of banking : an analysis of expanded securities, insurance, and real estate activities / / R. Daniel Pace

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785968603321
• Autore: Pace R. Daniel <1963-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-136-26533-3; 1-283-71098-6; 0-203-10826-4; 1-136-26534-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Collana: Routledge library editions. Banking & finance ; ; v. 25
• Disciplina: 332.1; 332.1/0973; 332.10973
• Soggetti: Banks and banking - State supervision - United States; Bank holding companies - Deregulation - United States; Bank management - United States - Computer simulation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published in 1995 by Garland Pub., Inc.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: LIMITATIONS ON THE BUSINESS OF BANKING An Analysis of Expanded Securities, Insurance, and Real Estate Activities; Copyright; LIMITATIONS ON THE BUSINESS OF BANKING AN ANALYSIS OF EXPANDED SECURITIES,INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES; Copyright; Contents; Chapter I Introduction; Motivation; Interstate Banking; Deregulation of the Savings and Loan Industry; Competition from the Insurance Industry; Competition from the Securities Industry; Securitization; Capital Markets; Globalization; Technology; A Question of Importance; Simulating the Risks and Returns of Expanded Bank Powers; ContributionsMore and New Measures; Expanded Data; Superior Classification of Industries; Risk-reducing Behavior; Legal Environment; Format; Chapter II The Regulatory Boundaries of Bank Activities; The Banking Act of 1933; Section 16; Section 21; Section 20; Section 32; Congressional Rationality and the GSA; The McFadden Act; The Bank Holding Company Acts of 1956 and 1970; The Depository Institutions ; Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980; The Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982; Significant Cases Concerning Bank Powers; Current Status of Bank Activity Expansion; Recent State DevelopmentsInsurance; Securities; Real Estate; Concluding Remarks; Chapter III Hypothetical Merger Simulation Using Earnings; Literature Review; The Empirical Studies; Methodolog; Individual Firm Profitability; Individual Firm Risk; The Hypothetically Combined Portfolio; A Brief Digression; The Base Case; The Beneficial Merger Case; The Data; The Results; Concluding Remarks; Chapter IV Evidence Using Cash Flow Variables; Cash Flow Measures; Methodology and Data; Cash Flow Results; Earnings Less Dividends; NearCash; FlowCash; Cash Flow Measurement Remarks; Consensus Rankings; Data CharacteristicsConcluding Remarks; Chapter V Summary; Accomplishments; The Regulatory Boundaries of Bank Activities; Hypothetical Merger Simulation Using Earnings; Evidence Using Cash Flow Variables; Areas Not Addressed by This Study; Economies of Scale and Scope; Social Costs and Benefits; Agency Costs; Merger Premiums; Mutual Organizations; Relative Measures; Only Public Firms; Capital Structure; Related Future Research; Different Measures; Bank versus Bank Holding Company Expansion; Geographical Diversification Through Product Diversification; Comparison to International Banks; Simultaneous DiversificationA Financial Industry Perspective; Appendix A Simulation Run Example; Appendix B A Holding Period Return Extension; Market measure; Methodology; Results; Do Market Returns Change the Results?; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a study of how expanded bank powers could affect the banking industry in the US. Using contemporaneous measures, expanded data, a finer classification of industries, risk-reducing behavior, and the legal and regulatory environment this volume provides a more complete picture than earlier studies.