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We study the effects of the diversification of funding sources on the financing conditions for firms. We exploit a regulatory reform which took place in Italy in 2012, i.e., the introduction of "minibonds", which opened a new market-based funding opportunity for unlisted firms. Using the Italian...
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securitization activity, weak supervision for bank capital and too low for too long monetary policy rates. Conversely, low long … origins of the crisis and have important policy implications. - Lending standards ; monetary policy ; securitization ; bank …
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illustrative: this country experienced a pronounced housing bubble partly funded via spectacular developments in its securitization … by commercial banks. - Securitization ; lending ; risk ; financial instability …
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We investigate the effect of securitization activity on banks’ lending standards using evidence from pricing behavior … aggressive on their loan pricing practices. This suggests that securitization activity lead to laxer credit standards …. Macroeconomic factors also play a large role explaining the impact of securitization activity on bank lending standards: banks more …
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securitization activity on loans' relative credit quality employing a uniquely detailed dataset from the euro-denominated syndicated … securitization, however, the credit quality of borrowers whose loans are securitized deteriorates by more than those in the control … detailed loan-by-loan information on loan credit quality would be useful to reap out the benefits of securitization. …
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We examine the link between issuer reputation and mortgage-backed security (MBS) performance using a sample of 4,247 European MBS issued between 1999 and 2007. We measure performance with credit rating downgrades and delinquencies and track their changes over the long term. We find that,...
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We examine rating behaviour after the introduction of new regulations regarding Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) in the European securitisation market. Employing a large sample of 12,469 ABS tranches issued between 1998 and 2018, we examine the information content of yield spreads of ABS at the...
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using a sample of European securitization tranches issued in the period 2011-2021. European regulation is based on the … investigated the impact of these methods on the pricing of securitization tranches and found that investors adjust the risk premium …
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We model the impact of bank mergers on loan competition, banks' reserve holdings and aggregate liquidity. Banks compete in a differentiated loan market, hold reserves against liquidity shocks, and refinance in the interbank market. A merger creates an internal money market that induces financial...
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This paper analyses the link between finance and growth by studying the effect that the process of financial deregulation and harmonisation of banking laws at the EU level has brought about on growth over the last 40 years. Our main findings point to the existence of a positive long-run growth...
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