Chart: Bank market share in 2014.

20 Apr 2015

Just How Concentrated Is Our Banking Sector? [Video]

by Olivia LaVecchia | Date: 20 Apr 2015 | posted in: Banking | 0

As a result of changes in regulations and public policy, over the past 20 years, giant banks have devoured the banking sector. This 90-second video shows just how concentrated the banking industry has become.

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Olivia LaVecchia is a former senior researcher with ILSR’s Community-Scaled Economy Initiative. Her work focused on building awareness and support for public policy tools that strengthen locally owned businesses and check concentrated economic power.

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