This easy-to-read guidebook is designed for lawyers who are new to banking law or are very seasoned practitioners who on occasion need to research banking law issues. The focus of the guidebook is to show how major bank regulations are structured and how they apply to different types of institutions and holding companies.

Focuses on the following three areas: (1) the impact of interstate banking on the structure of the banking industry; (2) the implications of removing interstate banking and branching laws on the safety and soundness of the banking industry; and (3) the risks associated with removing interstate banking and branching laws and ways to minimize such risks. Charts and tables.

This guide presents bankers with solutions to the problems surrounding credit analysis, credit management, loan workouts and loan structuring. The authors present a picture of the difficulties of maintaining an effective banking credit management policy in