Minton, Bernadette A.; Taboada, Alvaro G.; Williamson, Rohan - 2020
local market characteristics on local small business lending through banks' dependence on soft information acquisition … business loan (SBL) originations in counties where the target bank has a presence; the results are stronger in counties with a … underscore the importance of soft information acquisition in small business lending and suggest one-size-fits-all policy …