Contemporary financial intermediation
By: Stuart I. Greenbaum, Anjan V. Thakor.
Contributors: Thakor, Anjan V.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Elsevier Academic Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Burlington, MA
Language: eng
Subjects: Banks and banking -- United States; Financial services industry -- United States; Intermediation (Finance); Bank management
Notes: Originally published: Fort Worth : Dryden Press, 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Basic concepts; title: The nature and variety of financial intermediation; title: The what, how, and why of financial intermediaries; title: Major risks faced by banks; title: Sport lending; title: Further issues in bank lending; title: Special topics in credit: syndicated loans, loan sales, and project finance; title: Off-balance sheet banking and contingent claims products; title: Securitization and loan sales; title: The deposit contract and insurance; title: Objectives of bank regulation; title: Milestones in banking legislation and regulatory reform; title: Management of risks and opportunities in banking; title: Mergers and acquisitions; title: Investment banking; title: The future.