information on nearly 17,000 syndicated loans that were granted to private borrowers in 60 countries over the period 2005-2008. We … across borrower types. Our results show that during a financial crisis arranging banks retain larger portions of loans and …

-contracting process in case of borrower's distress. Main syndication motives, such as loans portfolio diversification, regulatory pressure … institutional factors on the design of 10,930 bank loan syndicates in emerging market economies from 1990 to 2006. Our results show …

This paper highlights the findings of some of the recent research on capital flows, credit booms, and their attendant …

Federal Reserve System in the 1920s and the European Central Bank in the 2000s), by unsuccessful attempts to control market …

that banking consolidation has reduced the availability of credit to small businesses. We find that banks in markets where … mergers have occurred are more likely than other banks to deny credit to small business loan applicants. However, this … one set of banks, those in the process of acquiring other banks, are less likely to deny credit to small businesses. These …

This article analyzes factors influencing the decisions of prospective lenders to extend credit to small and minority … commercial banks)are four times more likely to deny credit to firms owned by African-Americans than to firms owned by Non …-Hispanic whites, and are twice as likely to deny credit to firms owned by Asian-Americans than to firms owned by Non-Hispanic whites …

providing answers as to what causes the sluggish bank credit during the times of recession. By employing cointegration technique …, the study shows that bank credit has a significant positive relationship with the borrowing activity of the banks and on …