bank-level data for German banks, we find evidence that a bank's exposure to interest rate risk depends on its presumed … optimization horizon. The longer the presumed optimization horizon is, the more the bank is exposed to interest rate risk in its … exposure to interest rate risk. The more a bank is exposed to the risk of a decline in the interest rate level, the higher its …

risk factors, we separate the bank-specific selection and monitoring abilities from the composition of the loan portfolio …, on average, lower loan losses, (b) the loss rate of a given industry in a bank's loan portfolio is lower if the bank has …

This paper explores the extent to which interest risk exposure is priced in bank margins. Our contribution to the … for earnings from bank-individual maturity transformation strategies, we find all banks to charge additional fees for …

Using granular data of German banks for the 2003 to 2018 period, we analyse the determinants of bank rates on retail … deposits. We find that a bank's rate on sight deposits is especially low if the bank operates in rural districts, if it is not … exposed to strong competition and if it provides much service. Regarding the rates on term deposits, we find that the bank …

using a new method, the construction of tailored hypothetical bank competitors. …

explained better by a bank's current balance sheet composition, the longer the forecast horizon. The opposite holds for banks …

bank's net interest margin, where this shock consists not only of a level shift, but also of a change in the steepness of … the term structure. Our simplified model can replicate stylized features of different bank business models.The outcome of … our parsimonious model for a bank's interest business is broadly in line with the results of a quantitative survey among …