Unit Banking

A system of banking in which the government restricts or does not permit a bank to open branch offices. Unit banking systems encourage either small, independent banks or banks that are theoretically independent but are in fact owned by a bank holding company. In the United States, unit banking is largely confined to the Midwest and Southwest.

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