of the relative health of community banks on economic growth and investigating potential transmission mechanisms for … market shares and higher efficiency rankings for small, private, domestically owned banks are associated with better economic … performance, and that the marginal benefits of larger shares are greater when the banks are more efficient. Only mixed support is …

of the relative health of community banks on economic growth and investigating potential transmission mechanisms for … market shares and higher efficiency rankings for small, private, domestically owned banks are associated with better economic … performance, and that the marginal benefits of larger shares are greater when the banks are more efficient. Only mixed support is …

banks that are in trouble through prompt corrective action and if necessary resolving them if their net worth falls to zero …

This paper studies relationship lending in a framework where the cost of switching banks measures the degree of banking … competition. The relationship lender’s (insider bank’s) informational advantage creates a lock-in effect, which is at its height … problem, and outsider banks are thus reluctant to make overly aggressive bids. This effect gradually fades as the magnitude of …