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Consolidation in the banking industry has sparked concern about the survival of small banks, particularly as it relates to the availability of credit to small businesses. However, if small banks have an advantage in processing credit information, compared to large banks, they should continue to...
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What happens when valuable loan relationships are destroyed through a bank's actions? This paper summarizes financial theory and empirical studies related to the case law on lender liability, focusing particularly on breach of contract. Lender liability reflects asymmetric information, market...
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We design an empirical model to determine the prior probability of a bank becoming an acquisition target. We find that the probability of a bank being acquired is higher for banks that are larger, have a lower return on assets, a higher capital level, more non-performing loans, higher run-up in...
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Valuation effects of insurers' security offerings are examined by measuring the share price response to announcements of impending security issues. Insurers exhibit unique characteristics that can cause the signal emitted by their security offerings to differ from that of other firms. An event...
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We examine the impact of initial public offerings (IPOs) on rival firms and find that the valuation effects are insignificant. This insignificant reaction can be explained by offsetting information and competitive effects. Significant positive information effects are associated with IPOs in...
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This study finds that downward earnings restatements are associated with negative industry valuation effects. These effects are more pronounced when the valuation effects and the change in earnings of the firm restating its earnings are worse, when the restatement is initiated for reasons other...
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Previous studies have found significant but time-varying valuation effects associated with REIT IPOs. Because REIT IPOs may disclose relevant information about real estate market conditions, they may serve to revalue existing real estate securities. To determine whether REIT IPOs signal...
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