Establishing New Banks, Branches & ATMs
• Brings added prestige
• More Costly
• Subject to stricter regulatory framework
• Larger deposits/loan
• Technical assistance from national bank authorities
• Part of Federal Reserve System
• Federal banking rules can pre-empt (prevent) state laws
State Bank
• Easier to secure state charter
• Less costly
• Not part of federal reserve system
• Subject to state law
• Customized service
Factors affecting regulatory decisions regarding Chartering a New Bank
• Target market (service area)
• Competing financial institutions within the service area
• Sizes of business in the service area
• Level of competition
• Traffic pattern
• Population density, growth, income, age, education, occupation etc.
• Financial history of the service area
• Ownership of the stocks (capital)
• Experience of the organizers
• Projected deposits, loans, revenues and expenses (quality of the projection)
Chartering a New Bank
• External Factors
• Internal Factors
External Factors
• Level & Growth of Economic Activity
• Need for a New Financial Institution
• Level of Competition
Internal Factors
• Qualification & Quality of Management
• Experience
• Contacts
Factors Affecting Sites for Full-Service Branches
• Traffic count
• Business Activities
• Population age, density and growth
• Population per branch
• Financial-service competitor
Establishing a Full-Service Branch
(Capital Budgeting Decision)
• Expected Rate of Return
– Compare the expected rate of return of the branch with the required/acceptable rate of return or with cost of capital of the bank
• Geographic Diversification
– New branch increases or decreases the
return and risk of the bank
Decision to Install a New ATM
(Capital Budgeting Decision)
• NPV of New ATM =
Present value of the stream of cash savings from new ATM discounted at required return or cost of capital
Minus (-)
Initial cash outlay for the new ATM
• Install ATM if the NPV is Positive