Lis, Santiago Fernández de; Pagés, Jorge Martínez; … - Banco de España - 2000
This paper analyses the cyclical behaviour of bank credit, loan losses and provisions for loan losses in Spain. These … and regulators. In a context of strong competitive pressures, there is a tendency for loose bank credit conditions in an … upturn in view of the low level of contemporaneous non-performing loans. This may contribute to an over-extension of credit …