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The Traditional Banking System

In: British Banking, 1960–85

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  • John Grady
  • Martin Weale

    (Department of Applied Economics and Clare College)

Abstract

The traditional banking system in 1960 comprised the London clearing banks, the Scottish and Northern Irish banks and the London discount market. In the early 1960s the clearing banks (including those in Scotland) and the Northern Irish banks accounted for some 95 per cent of the bank deposit liabilities of United Kingdom residents. By the end of the decade this proportion had fallen to less than 80 per cent as a result of the increasing competition from the non-clearing banks and the constraints exercised by the Bank of England on the clearing banks (Committee of London Clearing Bankers, 1977). The role of the discount market also changed radically in the period after 1960, largely due to the emergence of other money markets which quickly exceeded the traditional market in size. Excellent accounts of the evolution of the system are given by Sayers (1960), Griffiths (1973) and Rowan (1973).

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  • John Grady & Martin Weale, 1986. "The Traditional Banking System," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: British Banking, 1960–85, chapter 4, pages 66-93, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-07535-5_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-07535-5_5
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