BBC News -- Historic US Banking Reform - BBC News report that US Congress passes banking reform, allowing insurance companies, banks and stockbrokers to own each other - and possibly triggering a new merger wave. (11-5-99) news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_506000/506207.stm
Clinton, Republicans Agree to Deregulation of US Financial System - News article critical of bank reform and deregulation alleding it encouages financial monopolies,loss of privacy and other harmful effects. From World Socialist Web Site. (11-1-99). www.wsws.org/articles/1999/nov1999/bank-n01.shtml
Goodbye Glass-Steagall, Hello Big Mergers -- and Big Fees? - Article in Business Week Online (10-29-99) contending bank mergers will not bring higher consumer fees because of other competition. www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct1999/nf91029b.htm?scriptFramed
The Big Bank Theory - Cover story on consolidation of banking and finance industries and impacts of trend. From Time.com (04/27/98). www.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/1998/dom/980427/cover1.html
Yahoo! Full Coverage:Bank Reform Bill - News, background and links about U.S. banking reform allowing greater consolidation of financial institutions. fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/Business/Bank_Reform
