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The most interesting and distinctive feature of the first Bank of the United States was its nation-wide operation through a system of branches. It is difficult to present an even reasonably definitive analysis of that system. The records available, although more adequate than formerly, are still sadly incomplete. Enough is known, however, to reveal many complexities, political, entrepreneurial and administrative. This paper is designed to offer only a rather sketchy treatment of the following phases or aspects of the subject: prototypes and predecessors of the Bank with special reference to branch-banking; the establishment of the eight branches of the Bank; the actual operation of the branches; and the relative measure of their liquidity when the Bank was subjected to the acid test of winding up its affairs.

This research is an attempt to examine the reasons behind un- banking in under developing economy particularly in Pakistan. For this purpose, qualitative approach called summative content analysis approach is used 36 interview with banked and unbanked poplace are incorporated. The study finds that lack of education, trust on bank/banker, volatile situation in city/country, accessibility/convenience, infrastructure, interest rate in terms of religious exclusion and financial benefits, high cost associated with opening and maintaining an account, lack of facility of online payment via debit card/ATM, lack of money, unemployment, government regulations, branch banking, convenience and some other factors are the general reasons for un-banking in Pakistan. However, the study concludes that main factors; convenience, cost and security are the major reasons for un-banking in Pakistan. After concluding this research authors suggested financial institutions should increase number of access points/centres. Give more authorisations to financial centres, and Promote financial awareness.

This paper examines the consequences of branch banking for the Australian economy. There is little evidence to show that branching increased the stability of Australian banking. During the 1893 crisis, banks with more extensive branch networks, particularly those that had rapidly expanded their networks during the long boom of 1866‐89, were more likely to suspend payments. However, it is shown that branching increased the availability of capital and provision of banking services in rural areas. This occurred because, unlike unit banks, which were tied to a specific location, branch banks could internally reallocate capital from urban to rural regions at low cost.

Since 1994, the German banking market is confronted with an entry wave of direct banks. This banking innovation may be explained by developments on the supply side as well as on the demand side. It is pushed by developments in telecommunication technologies during a period of rising cost competition and pulled by a change in the demand for selling efforts by banks. Within a model of monopolistic competition with endogenous selling efforts we show that in the long run, a direct banking market supports a larger number of firms which offer their products at lower prices than a branch banking market. If customers are heterogeneous, both banking types will survive.