We examine the relationship between performance of the bank holding company and several board characteristics. We find … that board size, CEO tenure and board tenure enhance bank performance. However, we find no evidence that board structure or … CEO power influences bank performance. More importantly, we show that the effect of board characteristics during the …

the financial crisis. Obviously, bank performance decreases dramatically during the crisis. This decrease occurs for all … bank size groups. However, the largest banks see the largest losses. We find several measures of corporate governance …

economy and how to regulate them has been the subject of active debate. We study the financial performance of U.S. bank … holding companies with more than $10 billion in assets during the period between the beginning of 2005 and the end of 2011 …