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Stablecoins and the Deposit Multiplier
Stablecoins impact on banking will be determined in large part by a mysterious force in finance.
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John Maxfield
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The First Book to Read about Banking
If you want to dip your toes into banking literature, this biography is a good place to start.
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John Maxfield
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Infinite demand and the unusual characteristics of credit
Discipline is so important in banking, because banks must govern their own growth.
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John Maxfield
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The 1920s. The 1980s. And Today.
We look at the similarities in banking between the 1920s, the 1980s and today.
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John Maxfield
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An annotated list of banker biographies
A chronological review of fifty biographies about bankers.
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John Maxfield
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Anatomy of a Typical Bank Failure
Dissecting the failure of ANB Financial.
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John Maxfield
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The Number One Rule in Banking
An overview of the frequency and incidence rate of bank failures.
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John Maxfield
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The Six Eras of American Banking
An improved periodization of banking.
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John Maxfield
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The Periodization of American Banking
The concept of periodization sounds academic but it’s necessary for understanding the megacycles in American banking.
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John Maxfield
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The Great Depression, The Great Moderation and the 1980s
We continue our journey through the chronology of banking.
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John Maxfield
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Novel liquidity and bank creation
Introducing the concept of novel liquidity and explaining how it influences the American banking system.
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John Maxfield
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The Seminal Charts of Banking
There are seminal charts and there are seminal shapes of charts.
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John Maxfield
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