fact, the largest when the bank is foreign. Our evidence suggest that investors value relationships with more competitive … applicable also to the European markets where regulatory and economic borders do not coincide and bank identities and reputation … seem to matter a great deal. -- Relationship banking ; bank organization ; bank origin ; loan announcement return …

bank-level dataset to assess at a quarterly frequency how changes in the U.S. Federal funds rate (before the crisis) and … the existence of a potent global bank lending channel. In response to changes in U.S. monetary conditions, U.S. banks … strongly adjust their cross-border claims in both the pre and post-crisis period. However, we also find that U.S. bank …

impact of competition on bank orientation - i.e., the choice of relationship based versus transactional banking - and bank … industry specialization. We empirically investigate the impact of interbank competition on bank branch orientation and … specialization. We employ a unique data set containing detailed information on bank-firm relationships and industry classification …

impact of competition on bank orientation - i.e., the choice of relationship based versus transactional banking - and bank … industry specialization. We empirically investigate the impact of interbank competition on bank branch orientation and … specialization. We employ a unique data set containing detailed information on bank-firm relationships and industry classification …

bank loans to U.S. firms over the period of 1980-2003. We find that investors react positively to such announcements if the …'s headquarters state. Investor reaction is, in fact, the largest when the bank is foreign. Our evidence suggest that investors value … bank identities and reputation seem to matter a great deal …