Download or read book Banking and Lending Practice written by Prudence Meredith Weaver and published by . This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banking and Lending Practice, 4th Edition has been revised and expanded to better accommodate the subject matter of each chapter and to take a fresh view of certain issues. As well as giving a comprehensive explanation of the changes resulting from the Wallis Report, Banking and Lending Practice, 4th Edition takes a fresh look at bank lending. It explains the processes involved in lending in a practical way and discusses issues of practical concern, such as debt recovery. Contents. What is a financial institution? Common law and statutory definitions of banks and the business of banking. Nature of the banker-customer relationship. Confidentiality and other aspects of the banker-customer relationship. Branch and electronic banking. The nature of lending. Principles of good lending. Loan security. Principles of loan assessment. Assessment of financial statements for lending purposes. Types of customers. Nature and type of customer accounts. Personal lending. Lending to small business. Corporate lending. Corporate services.