Econ 3030 - Money, Banking and the Economy » Fall 2021 » Quiz 8

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Question #1
The majority of U.S. banks are $5 billion or more in terms of asset.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
Regulation Q along with high inflation was responsible for bank disintermediation. in the 1970s.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
Currently there are about 15,000 banks in the U.S.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
Who is not a regulator of banks?
A.   Office of the Comptroller of Currency
B.   FDIC
C.   Federal Reserve
D.   the State Governor
Question #5
Which did not happen in the wake of the Great Depression?
A.   Regulation Q
B.   Glass Steagle
C.   creation of the FDIC
D.   creation of the Federal Reserve
Question #6
Which is not part of the financial innovation since the 1960s?
A.   securitization
B.   money market mutual funds
C.   commercial loans
D.   ATMs
Question #7
When did disintermediation occur on a big scale in the U.S.?
A.   1996-1997
B.   2006 - 2009
C.   1970s - 1980s
D.   1930s
Question #8
Which country has the biggest number of banks in the world?
A.   Canada
B.   U.S.
C.   China
D.   Germany
Question #9
Loss of cost and income advantages at banks did NOT result in _______________.
A.   nationwide banking
B.   financial innovation
C.   an increase in traditional banking activities.
D.   banking consolidation
Question #10
In 1913, ________________ was created.
A.   the Treasury
B.   the Bank Holding Company Act
C.   the Federal Reserve
D.   the FDIC

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