Why Are Banks Merging

question 171

Multiple Choice

Why are banks merging?

• A) because they want fewer customers
• B) because they want to reduce operating costs per customer
• C) to shrink their geographical reach
• D) to reduce risk of bad loans to one area
• E) to reduce the number of branches

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