The determinants of foreign bank profitability and commercial credit extension in the United States between 1987 and 1991 are simultaneously modelled. Overall the results indicate that capital strength, commercial and industrial loan growth and assets composition were important factors in...

We investigate the impact of bank capital, market discipline and charter value as bank disciplinary tools on both bank equity risk (systematic risk, total risk, and idiosyncratic risk) and default risk/credit risk. We analyse 218 listed banks across 15 Asia-Pacific countries, and find that bank...