CONTENTS 1
Contents 1
PART I 3
CHAPTER 1 An Overview of Banks and Their Services 3
What is a Bank? 4
The Services Banks Offer the Public 6
Services Banks Have Offered throughout History 7
Services Banks Have Developed More Recently 13
Trends Affecting All Banks 18
1 History of Banking's Origins in the Mediterranean Area and in Western Europe 6, 7 The World's Largest Banks 19
Globalization of Banking 21
Are Banks Dying? 24
The Plan of This Book 26