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(2) In the United States, more than 50% of banks
have less than $100 million in assets: T or F?
(3) In 1980, there were 14,404 commercial banks in the
United States, but now there are 5,116 in 2020: T or F?
(4) The U.S. banking industry is highly concentrated
compared with other industries in the United States or compared
with the banking industry in other countries: T or F?
(5) The U.S. banking industry is one of the most
heavily regulated industries in the U.S.: T or F?
(6) The importance of banks as a source of funds to
nonfinancial borrowers has shrunk dramatically in the U.S. over the
past five decades or so: T or F?
(7) Currently the United States has about five banks
per million people, compared with slightly more than one per
million in Japan and fewer than one per million in Canada: T or
F?
(8) The dual banking system was created by the National
Bank Act of 1863: T or F?
(9) All national banks are required to be member banks
of the Federal Reserve System: T or F?
(10) State banks are not required to become members of
the Federal Reserve System, and currently only one in four state
banks is a member: T or F?