We study the effect of financial distress in foreign parent banks on local SME financing in 14 central and eastern … by the following types of bank financial distress: 1) low equity ratio; 2) low Tier 1 capital ratio; and 3) losses on …

Loan guarantees represent a form of government intervention to support bank lending. However, their use raises concerns … as to their effect on bank risk-taking incentives. In a model of •nancial fragility that incorporates bank capital and a … bank incentive problem, we show that loan guarantees reduce depositor runs and improve bank underwriting standards, except …

In this paper, we investigate the economy-wide effects of the collateral channel by exploiting: (i) a legal reform in … Sweden in 2004 that reduced collateral values, and (ii) a dataset that covers all incorporated firms in Sweden over the … period 2000-2006. We find that the loss in collateral value reduces both the amount and the maturity of firm debt and leads …

This paper examines the role of collateral in the financial system, with special emphasis on the implications for … financial collateral assets. Then we examine financial stability issues and the case for regulating the use of collateral. We … use of collateral is neither a sufficient nor a necessary condition for financial stability. To ensure the stability of …

secured and unsecured markets following an adverse shock to credit risk. The scarcity of underlying collateral may amplify the …

my model to match the volatility and correlation with output of the external finance premium, bank leverage …

We study the effect of financial distress in foreign parent banks on local SME financing in 14 central and eastern … by the following types of bank financial distress: 1) low equity ratio; 2) low Tier 1 capital ratio; and 3) losses on …