We assess the effect of securitization activity on banks' loan pricing practices employing a uniquely detailed dataset from the euro-denominated syndicated loan market. We find that in the run up to the 2007-2009 crisis banks that were more active at originating asset-backed securities did not...

Spain is particularly illustrative of the 2007-2010 financial crisis as it exemplifies in a vivid manner most of its core causes. This country experienced a pronounced housing bubble partly funded via spectacular expansion on its securitization markets leading to looser credit standards and...

We examine whether rating shopping and rating catering behaviours, two sources of credit rating inflation, are still prevalent in the post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) period after the introduction of new regulations regarding Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) in the European securitisation market....

We find that the increased use of securitization activity in the banking sector prior to the 2007- 2009 crisis augmented the effect of competition on realized bank risk (i.e. more intense competition and greater use of securitization is correlated with higher levels of realized risk) during the...

We examine how bank competition in the run-up to the 2007-2009 crisis affects banks' systemic risk during the crisis. We then investigate whether this effect is influenced by two key bank characteristics: securitization and bank capital. Using a sample of the largest listed banks from 15...

We consider the role of trustees – who are nominated to protect the interests of investors – in securitization pricing and whether investors rely on them to mitigate risks. In particular, we examine the effect of trustee reputation on initial yield spreads of European mortgage-backed...

While the 2007-2010 financial crisis has hit a variety of countries asymmetrically, the case of Spain is particularly illustrative: this country experienced a pronounced housing bubble partly funded via spectacular developments in its securitization markets leading to looser credit standards and...

Using a unique dataset of the Euro area and the U.S. bank lending standards, we find that low (monetary policy) short-term interest rates soften standards, for household and corporate loans. This softening – especially for mortgages – is amplified by securitization activity, weak supervision...

We analyze the root causes of the current crisis by studying the determinants of bank lending standards in the Euro Area using the answers from the confidential Bank Lending Survey, where national central banks request quarterly information on the lending standards banks apply to customers. We...

Using a unique dataset of the Euro area and the U.S. bank lending standards, we find that low (monetary policy) short-term interest rates soften standards, for household and corporate loans. This softening – especially for mortgages – is amplified by securitization activity, weak supervision...