In this study, we analyze factors determining the ultimate outcomes of banks classified as “problems” by the FDIC: failure or recovery. Using data for banks that were first classified as problems during 1984-1989 as inputs into a competing hazards model, we find that traditional proxies for...

This study examines average recoveries from distressed commercial real estate assets held by FSLIC receiverships, and explores differences in the relative efficiency of public versus quasi-private and private entities in the management of these assets. It finds that properties located in markets...