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  2. Nationalization - Wikipedia

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    A 2020 poll shows that a majority (63%) of Americans support a nationalized healthcare system. [5] A re-nationalization occurs when state-owned assets are privatized and later nationalized again, often when a different political party or faction is in power. A re-nationalization process may also be called "reverse privatization".

  3. History of banking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The bank, which was jointly owned by the federal government and private stockholders, was a nationwide commercial bank which served as the bank for the federal government and operated as a regular commercial bank acting in competition with state banks. When depositors brought state bank notes to First Bank of the United States, it would present ...

  4. History of central banking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As described by Gresham's law, soon bad money from state banks drove out the new, good money; [9] the government imposed a 10% tax on state bank bills, forcing most banks to convert to national banks. By 1865, there were already 1,500 national banks. In 1870, 1,638 national banks stood against only 325 state banks.

  5. Why does the US have so many banks? Thank Thomas Jefferson. - AOL

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    The number of banks multiplied as the country expanded, reaching more than 10,000 in 1900 and peaking at more than 30,000 in 1921, according to figures compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of St ...

  6. Banking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Although historically state banks could only operate within the state where it was chartered, this distinction slowly eroded. In 2010, this distinction was eliminated with the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act. Now state chartered banks may operate branches in any other state. [18] A state chartered bank cannot have "National" or "Federal" in its name.

  7. List of nationalizations by country - Wikipedia

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    1971 The State Bank of Bangladesh was founded by nationalization of the private shares in the eastern section of the State Bank of Pakistan. [4] 1972-1974 Through this three years period after independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the government had taken over 786 industrial undertakings. Included in this number, the government nationalized 245 ...

  8. What the Big Banks Are Up To - AOL

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    The actual spreads depend on who you ask, but just based on one study I read, private credit pays an average of about 400 basis points higher yields than bank loans. Not hard to see why banks ...

  9. History of banking - Wikipedia

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    In response governments around the world bailed-out, nationalised or arranged fire sales for a large number of major banks. Starting with the Irish government on 29 September 2008, [ 212 ] governments around the world provided wholesale guarantees to underwriting banks to avoid panic of systemic failure to the whole banking system.