This paper evaluates bank exit regimes in selected financial centres using econometric methods. The focus is on bank … exit regimes applicable to commercial banks in New York, London, Frankfurt, Helsinki and Tokyo in 1998–2002. Bank exit … regimes are studied from the perspective of bank creditors and bank shareholders. In order to apply econometric methods, the …

fixed income unless the value of the bank’s assets falls below a predetermined threshold. In such an event, the debt … obligation is automatically converted to the bank’s common equities. By using a contingent claims valuation approach we present … bank that includes DES or alternatively subordinated debt in its capital structure. We compare and evaluate quantitatively …

Since bank credit lines are a major source of corporate funding, we examine the determinants of credit line usage with …