Summary

Collier's New Encyclopedia — Savings Banks (1921)

SAVINGS BANKS. Savings banks in the United States are classified as commercial and government or postal. There are two kinds of commercial savings banks, mutual and stock. The former are found chiefly in the eastern part of the country, while the latter are most numerous in the West and South. There were on June 30, 1919, 622 mutual and 1,097 stock savings banks. This does not include the savings departments of national banks and trust companies. The 622 mutual savings banks have total resources amounting to $5,171,551,000.
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