This study explores the impact of relationship banking on the financial constraints and loan conditions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China. Our research contributes to the literature in several ways. First, we examine both the financial costs and loan benefits associated with...

We show that banks "extended-and-pretended" their impaired CRE mortgages in the post-pandemic period to avoid writing off their capital, leading to credit misallocation and a buildup of financial fragility. We detect this behavior using loan-level supervisory data on maturity extensions, bank...

Die Kreditnachfrage von Unternehmen ist im zweiten Quartal 2024 neuerlich gesunken. Damit verlängerte sich ein seit dem vierten Quartal 2022 bestehender Abwärtstrend ein weiteres Mal. Hauptgrund dafür ist die abnehmende Investitionstätigkeit der Unternehmen. Für das dritte Quartal 2024...

This study provides direct evidence of the value to banks arising from relationship lending by estimating the market premium placed on banking organizations' small business loan portfolios. Using data from the small business loan survey contained in the June bank Call Reports, we find that small...