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Evolving Role of Community Banks in Small Business Lending

Saturday, October 10, 2015: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
Chair:
Robin Prager, Federal Reserve System—USA
Organizers:
Julapa Jagtiani, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia—USA

Joseph P. Hughes, Rutgers University—USA
Lending on main street: Challenges and opportunities for small banks-before, during, and after the financial crisis
Catharine Lemieux, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago—USA; Julapa Jagtiani, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia—USA
The effects of market power on bank performance
Andy Meyer, Federal Reserve Bank St. Louis—USA; James Fuchs, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis—USA
Does scale define the winners in community banking?
Joseph P. Hughes, Rutgers University—USA; Julapa Jagtiani, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia—USA; Loretta J. Mester, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland—USA
The changing role of small banks in small business lending
Michal Kowalik, The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston—USA; Lamont Black, DePaul University—USA