We examine whether Fitch support ratings of US banks depend on bank size. Using quarterly data for the period 2004:Q4 … to 2012:Q4 and controlling for several factors that make large and small banks different, we find that bank size is …

banks. However if in extreme scenarios the LCR becomes a binding constraint, the interaction of bank behaviour with the …-testing model, which takes into account the impact of bank reactions on second round feedback effects. We show that a flexible …

We use focused interviews with bank managers to analyse how multinational banks use internal capital markets to control … their subsidiaries. It is found that foreign bank affiliates are strongly influenced by the capital allocation and credit … steering mechanisms of the parent bank. Parent banks generally set credit growth targets, which may then be supported by book …

corporate leverage literature in the sense that it focuses on bank behaviour. The results, as they come forward in the paper …

value theory. In contrast to previous studies, the method does not assume specific dependence structure among bank equity …

, diversify, and lower their lending standards. Bank leverage increases shareholder value because maturity transformation … effectively allows banks to borrow against lower interest rates than their shareholders. Bank diversification increases … shareholder value by enabling banks to lever more. When the gains from maturity transformation are passed on to bank customers …