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- June 2009 (Revised February 2014)
- Case
Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (A)
By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin and Marc Shotland
Green Bank of the Philippines was known for its product innovation and its ability to bring new products to market. In 2002, Green Bank designed an untested commitment savings product that both gave individuals access to formal savings and helped them commit to... View Details
Keywords: Saving; Innovation and Invention; Measurement and Metrics; Product Design; Success; Performance Evaluation; Banking Industry; Philippines
Ashraf, Nava, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin, and Marc Shotland. "Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 909-062, June 2009. (Revised February 2014.) (Request a courtesy copy.)
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
we need.” The Harvard Business School case study Mobile Banking for the Unbanked explores two very different examples of mobile financial service models: WIZZIT, a third-party startup that teamed with a... View Details
- 20 Aug 2012
- News
Can America Compete?
- 24 Jun 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Bank Structure and the Terms of Lending to Small Businesses
- 03 Apr 2019
- Video
The Bright Future of Small Business in America
- 29 May 2008
- News
America the Difficult
- November 2000 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
FleetBoston Financial: Online Banking
By: Frances X. Frei and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar
As the ninth largest bank holding company in the United States in 2000, FleetBoston Financial Corp. provided a myriad of financial services, including retail banking, loan origination, and brokerage accounts. This case explores how FleetBoston responded to the Internet... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Borrowing and Debt; Cost Management; Banks and Banking; Consumer Behavior; Service Operations; Competition; Online Technology; Banking Industry; United States
Frei, Frances X., and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar. "FleetBoston Financial: Online Banking." Harvard Business School Case 601-042, November 2000. (Revised May 2002.)
Dollar Funding and the Lending Behavior of Global Banks
A large share of dollar-denominated lending is done by non-U.S. banks, particularly European banks. We present a model in which such banks cut dollar lending more than euro lending in response to a shock to their credit quality. Because these banks rely on wholesale... View Details
- February 1986 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
Bank of Boston: New Ventures Group
Sahlman, William A. "Bank of Boston: New Ventures Group." Harvard Business School Case 286-070, February 1986. (Revised September 1986.)
- January 1996 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
First Community Bank (A)
First Community Bank, a bank-within-a-bank at Bank of Boston, was established in 1990 as a unique venture to serve urban communities. By 1995 it has achieved profitability but must manage relationships with the mainstream at Bank of Boston, serve as a change agent and... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Business Ventures; Business and Community Relations; Agency Theory; Change Management; Leadership; Balanced Scorecard; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges; Banking Industry; Boston
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "First Community Bank (A)." Harvard Business School Case 396-202, January 1996. (Revised December 2005.)
- January 2009
- Case
The Federal Reserve and the Banking Crisis of 1931
By: David A. Moss and Cole Bolton
In early October 1931, in the midst of a global economic depression, the U.S. banking system was in crisis—with bank suspensions running at near record levels. At the same time, the broader economy was sputtering, and U.S. gold reserves had come under severe pressure... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Central Banking; Business History; Crisis Management; Banking Industry; United States
Moss, David A., and Cole Bolton. "The Federal Reserve and the Banking Crisis of 1931." Harvard Business School Case 709-040, January 2009.
- October 2010
- Supplement
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (CW)
By: C. Fritz Foley and Matthew Johnson
In the fall of 2009, Fred Hochberg, Chairman of The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im), and his team struggled to find a way to help finance the sale of Boeing aircraft to Emirates. Ex-Im responds to the challenges in credit market with an innovative... View Details
- December 1961 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
First National Bank of Westhaven (A)
Concerns a loan that has gone bad. View Details
Hayes, Samuel L., III. "First National Bank of Westhaven (A)." Harvard Business School Case 262-005, December 1961. (Revised January 1994.)
- December 1961 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
First National Bank of Westhaven (B)
Describes the events leading to deterioration of a goose farming operation. View Details
Hayes, Samuel L., III. "First National Bank of Westhaven (B)." Harvard Business School Case 262-006, December 1961. (Revised January 1994.)
- February 1962 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
Second Bank of the United States
Johnson, Arthur M., and B. Shapiro. "Second Bank of the United States." Harvard Business School Case 307-094, February 1962. (Revised August 1994.)
- September 2022
- Teaching Note
Conflicts of Interest at Uptown Bank
By: Jonas Heese
Teaching Note for HBS Case 122-022. View Details
- 1982
- Working Paper
The Changing Structure of International Banking
By: S. L. Hayes III and Dwight B. Crane
- June 2010 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
The Southeast Bank of Texas in the Financial Crisis
By: Robert C. Pozen and Benjamin Greff Schneider
The Southeast Bank of Texas, like most other financial institutions in the U.S., has fallen on hard times during the financial crisis of the past year. Now, in March 2009, the bank is faced with several choices as a result of the new reforms spawned from the financial... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Capital; Financial Liquidity; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Banking Industry; Texas
Pozen, Robert C., and Benjamin Greff Schneider. "The Southeast Bank of Texas in the Financial Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 310-141, June 2010. (Revised September 2011.)
- 10 Jul 2018
- News