City Bank currently has a 60 percent market share in banking services, followed by NationsBank with 20
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a. What is the concentration ratio as measured by the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI)?
b. If City Bank acquires State Bank, what will be the new HHI?
c. Assume the Justice Department will allow mergers as long as the changes in HHI do not exceed 1,400. What is the minimum amount of assets that City Bank will have to divest after it merges with State Bank?
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Financial Institutions Management A Risk Management Approach
ISBN: 978-0071051590
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Authors: Marcia Cornett, Patricia McGraw, Anthony Saunders
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