Credit rationing and the use of collateral are widely observed in debt financing. To our view there is yet no … collateral is limited. In our model we show that credit rationing and the use of collateral are always necessary for debt … resulting from the information asymmetry. Furthermore, we extend the set of possible collateral to property rights over physical …

This paper analyses the role of collateral in loan contracting when companies are financed by multiple bank lenders and … the view that collateral is a strategic instrument intended to influence the bargaining position of banks. Our result …

lending, borrower quality and collateral as a key variable in loan contract design. We used a unique data set based on the … borrower quality and the incidence or degree of collateralization. Our results indicate that the use of collateral in loan … housebanks do require more collateral from their debtors, thereby increasing the borrower's lock-in and strengthening the banks …

, they are subject to potential runs. We derive distinct liquidity, collateral, and asset liquidation constraints, which … ward off an individual run depends on whether it has sufficient liquidity, collateral, and asset liquidation capacity … possible if shocks to the valuation of collateral held by outside investors are sufficiently strong and uniform, and if the …

potential runs. We derive distinct liquidity, collateral, and asset liquidation constraints, which determine whether a run can … depends on whether it has sufficient liquidity, collateral, and asset liquidation capacity. These determinants are endogenous … productivity and size. Moreover, systemic runs are possible if shocks to the valuation of collateral held by outside investors are …

This paper offers an encompassing analysis of the ECB's collateral criteria between 2001 and 2013. A comprehensive … database of changes to collateral criteria is compiled and structured by asset classes. The main findings can be summarized in … three stylized facts: (1) Since the outbreak of the financial crisis, the ECB has been six times more active in collateral …

of collateral in a trade to mitigate the counterparty credit risk. Another is the realization that banks are not risk … adjustment to derivative prices, known as a funding value adjustment (FVA), which is interlinked with the posting of collateral …. In this paper, we extend the Cox, Ross and Rubinstein (CRR) discrete-time model to include collateral and FVA. We prove …

use of collateral in bank loan contracts as well as the exist-ence of relational compared to arm's length lending. In this … neither confirm that a high priority for secured lenders explains an excessive use of collateral in bank loans nor that a … priority for inside collateral promotes relational lending. Regarding relational lending we point to variables lying outside …