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The return to retail and the performance of US banks
Ist Teil von
Journal of banking & finance, 2007-04, Vol.31 (4), p.1101-1133
Ort / Verlag
Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V
Erscheinungsjahr
2007
Quelle
Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The US banking industry is experiencing a renewed focus on retail banking, a trend often attributed to the stability and profitability of retail activities. This paper examines the impact of banks’ retail intensity on performance from 1997 to 2004 by developing three complementary definitions of retail intensity (retail loan share, retail deposit share, and branches per dollar of assets) and comparing these measures with both equity market and accounting measures of performance. We find that an increased focus on retail banking across US banks is linked with significantly lower equity market and accounting returns for all banks, but lower volatility for only the largest banking companies. We conclude that retail banking may be a relatively stable activity, but it is also a low return one.