distinct strategies have affected bank profitability and risk before the crisis, and what impact they have put on the mortgage … different combinations of bank asset and funding sources and assess their impact on the mortgage crisis. We then estimate how …

one-period probit model used by Cole and Gunther (1998). Using data on U.S. bank failures from 1985 – 1992, we find that …, from an econometric perspective, the hazard model is more accurate than the probit model in predicting bank failures, but … data from the 1980s performs surprisingly well in forecasting bank failures during 2009 – 2010. …

financial freedom positively influences the profitability of Islamic banks operating in the MENA banking sectors. Interestingly … independence reduces Islamic banks’ profitability, thus, supporting the benefits of government intervention in the development of …

success? Focusing on the Big Bang’s stated objectives of promoting profitability and efficiency, this study examines the … Japanese “Big Bang” deregulation from its start in 1996 to completion in 2001, and the following eight years. On profitability … see a steady decline in profitability. In addition, the main targets of the deregulation (and the most active in mergers …

With a sample of 354 U.S. large bank holding companies, this paper investigates the determination of financial distress …