A legacy of distinguished service : reflections on community banking in Alabama in three centuries

Summary:

The first community banks -- A futile attempt at state-owned banking -- Sectional strife and Civil War -- Banking in the aftermath of war -- Home rule, a new constitution, and gradual recovery -- The birth of a viable state banking system -- The Federal Reserve, World War, and prosperity -- Depression, deposit insurance, and recovery -- War again and the challenges of conversion and reconversion -- Prelude to change -- A bitter and divisive struggle marks the end of an era -- Continued branching controversy and a new banking code -- Community banks in an interstate environment -- The future of community banking.

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Physical Description: xv, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Montgomery, Ala. : Davis Print. Co., 2003.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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The first community banks. -- A futile attempt at state-owned banking. -- Sectional strife and Civil War. -- Banking in the aftermath of war. -- Home rule, a new constitution, and gradual recovery. -- The birth of a viable state banking system. -- The Federal Reserve, World War, and prosperity. -- Depression, deposit insurance, and recovery. -- War again and the challenges of conversion and reconversion. -- Prelude to change. -- A bitter and divisive struggle marks the end of an era. -- Continued branching controversy and a new banking code. -- Community banks in an interstate environment. The future of community banking.