The Regulation of the London Clearing Banks, 1946¿1971
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This book explores the way in which banks were regulated in the UK in the period from 1946 until 1971. It focuses upon a group of 11 banks known as the London clearing banks. These banks included the ‘Big Five’ – Barclays, Lloyds, Midland, National Provincial and Westminster – and were the equivalent to today’s retail banks.
The time period in question is an intriguing one in the history of banking and bank regulation in that the banking syst...