This paper argues that a special bank bankruptcy regime is desirable for the efficient restructuring and/or liquidation … to better mitigate disruptions in the financial system and minimize the social costs of bank distress. We compare the U ….S., UK, and German bank bankruptcy frameworks and describe the EU framework for cross-border bank bankruptcy. We support our …

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 …

, 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 …

the largest Dutch banks over the period January 2004 to April 2010. The dynamic interrelations among instruments of bank … wholesale lending. Second, banks hoard liquidity in the form of liquid bonds and central bank reserves. Third, banks conduct …

have significant effects on loan rates and credit supply, particularly of banks in stressed countries. Central bank … lending to households. Moreover, bank characteristics matter for monetary transmission: loan growth of large banks that are …