This study investigates the implications of cross-country differences in banking regulation and supervision for the international subsidiary locations and risk of U.S. bank holding companies (BHCs). We find that U.S. BHCs are more likely to operate subsidiaries in countries with weaker...

This study shows that banking organization growth is associated with higher operational losses per dollar of total assets and incidence of tail risks. Event studies using M&A activity and instrumental variable regressions provide consistent evidence. The relationship between banking organization...

This study demonstrates that, among large U.S. bank holding companies (BHCs), the largest ones are exposed to more operational risk. Specifically, they have higher operational losses per dollar of total assets, a result largely driven by the BHCs' failure to meet professional obligations to...

This study documents the association between the quality of risk management practices and operational loss realizations at large financial institutions in the United States. Using detailed supervisory data, we find that companies with weak risk management practices experience higher and more...

Using supervisory data from large U.S. bank holding companies (BHCs), we document a significant association between BHCs' operational losses and the U.S. macroeconomic environment. In adverse conditions, BHCs face higher and more volatile operational losses. The frequency of loss events...

Using supervisory data from U.S. financial institutions on fraud-related losses in foreign markets, we find that losses in countries with poor governance have lower recovery rates. Our results are robust to accounting for potential endogeneity and reverse causality concerns, among numerous...