borrowers to assess collateralized financing practices from a development perspective. The work of the IMF and World Bank …

Banks will want to influence the bank regulator to favor their interests, and they typically have the means to do so …. It is shown that such ""regulatory capture"" in banking does not imply ineffectual regulation; a ""captured"" regulator … may impose very tight, costly prudential requirements to reduce negative spillovers of risk-taking by weaker banks. In …

Loan review is a process routinely used by banks to assess the current value of loan portfolios. Provisioning is a … indicators of overall bank soundness and key macroprudential indicators. Country practices and recent moves to more forward …

To test the role of bank lending in transmitting currency crisis we examine a panel of BIS data on bank flows to 30 … emerging markets disaggregated by 11 banking centers. We find that bank exposures to a crisis country help predict bank flows …

This paper presents evidence that spillovers through bank lending, as opposed to trade linkages and country … characteristics, can help explain contagion. We construct a measure of competition for bank funds and find evidence in favor of a …

developments of mortgage-covered bond (Pfandbrief) and mortgage securitization markets in Germany, and explores future prospects … bonds over securitization. Some of the systemic vulnerabilities associated with covered bonds are also discussed …