Word: peppering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Despite the 1927 Pepper-McFadden Act and many similar state laws that forbid banks to set up branch offices outside their home state, major institutions have exploited technicalities to spread like kudzu across the landscape. Citicorp now operates 980 offices in 41 states. Comptroller of the Currency Conover gave the movement a boost this month by approving permits for 83 so-called nonbank banks. These are institutions that can take deposits and provide all other financial services except making commercial loans. Banks have also tried to boost their share of the mortgage market by acquiring thrift institutions, the traditional source...
...Dogs came out aggressively in the earlier minutes of the second half, creating a number of chances from the 45th to the 53rd minutes, but Ginsburg and the Crimson back four of Frank DiFalco, Ian Hardington, Mark Pepper, and Matt Cameron were able to keep the ball out of the net and, as time went on, to frustrate Yale's chances...
...ended the Crimson's scoring, which all came in the first half, by beating Fenningdorf to a chip from Mark Pepper, and sizzling it into the open...
Harvard took nine shots before it got its second goal. In the 61st minute. Paul Nicholas, who has been one of the most effective Crimson midfielders throughout the season had his efforts rewarded when he received a pass about 12 yards out from Mark Pepper, who had dribbled unchallenged from midfield to set up Nicholas...
Harvard domination of attacking play paid off at long last in the 36th minute when Captain Lane Kenworthy, taking a free kick inside the area, pushed the ball directly in front of the goal in freshman midfielder Mark Pepper, who chipped it over the hand of the Brandeis 'keeper to drew within one before half...