We assess the effect of securitization activity on banks' lending rates employing a uniquely detailed dataset from the euro-denominated syndicated loan market. We find that, in the run up to the 2007-2009 crisis banks that were more active at originating asset-backed securities did not price...

We assess the effect of securitization activity on banks' lending rates employing a uniquely detailed dataset from the euro-denominated syndicated loan market. We find that, in the run up to the 2007-2009 crisis banks that were more active at originating asset-backed securities did not price...

Banks are usually better informed on the loans they originate than outside investors. As a result, securitized loans might be of lower credit quality than -- otherwise similar -- non-securitized loans. We assess the effect of securitization activity on credit quality employing a uniquely...