The future of banking will be a return to the origin: increased lending activity, focus on SMEs and the importance of Relationship banking. A review of the literature of the last thirty years shows the success elements to develop the Rb even in the large banks operating internationally: the...

This survey on Relationship Lending (RL) reviews thirty years of literature in a new analysis framework that considers the alleged benefits of RL in all possible scenarios under which banks and firms could operate from a good time scenario to a scenario of generalized crisis affecting both firms...

The future of banking will be a return to the origin: increased lending activity, focus on SMEs and the importance of Relationship banking (RB). A review of the literature of the last thirty years shows the success elements to develop the RB even in the large banks operating internationally: the...

Consolidation in the banking industry has caused concern about the survival of small banks. Empirical evidence, however, shows that small banks are performing better than larger banks in terms of loan growth and profitability. This paper investigates the determinants of such unexpected superior...

Consolidation in the banking industry has caused concern about the survival of small banks. However, empirical evidence shows that often small banks are performing better than larger banks in terms of loan growth and profitability. This paper addresses the main question of quot;how David can be...

We investigate whether financial markets reacted to the regulatory changes implied by the publication of the list of systemically important financial institutions (SIFI) and the new rules designed to address the too-big-to-fail problem of systemic banks. By applying event study methodology to a...