Table of Contents

Preface.
Acknowledgements.


PART I: INTRODUCTION.


Chapter 1. Functions and Forms of Banking.


Chapter 2. The Bank Regulatory Environment.


Chapter 3. Evaluating Bank Performance.


PART II: ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT.


Chapter 4. Bank Valuation.


Chapter 5. An Overview of Asset/Liability Management (ALM).


Chapter 6. Techniques of Asset/Liability Management: Futures, Options, and Swaps.


PART III: INVESTMENT, LENDING, AND LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT.


Chapter 7. Investment Management.


Chapter 8. Credit Evaluation Process.


Chapter 9. Commercial and Industrial Lending.


Chapter 10. Real Estate and Consumer Lending.


Chapter 11. Liquidity Management.


PART IV: CAPITAL, LIABILITIES, AND OFF-BAL-BALANCE SHEET MANAGEMENT.


Chapter 12. Capital Management.


Chapter 13. Liabilities Management.


Chapter 14. Off-Balance-Sheet Activities.


PART V: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES.


Chapter 15. Securities, Investment, and Insurance Services.


Chapter 16. Other Financial Services.


Chapter 17. Electronic Banking.


Chapter 18. Global Financial Services.


Glossary.


Index.

About the Author

Benton E. Gup holds the Robert Hunt Cochrane/Alabama Bankers Association Chair at the University of Alabama. Dr. Gup is the author or editor of twenty-nine books, and his articles on financial subjects have appeared in leading finance journals. His most recent books are The Valuation Handbook and The Financial and Economic Crises: An International Perspective. In 2009, Dr. Gup was awarded the Midwest Finance Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.