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We study rating shopping on the MBS market. Outside of AAA, losses were higher on single-rated tranches than multi-rated ones, and yields predict future losses for single-rated tranches but not for multi-rated ones. Conversely, ratings have less explanatory power for single-rated tranches. These...
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the 1980s deregulation of restrictions thatprohibited bank expansion across geographic markets and intoother financial …
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[...]Our analysis suggests that much of the efficiencyimprovement brought about by branching was attributable to a selection process whereby better performing banksexpanded at the expense of poorer performers. It appears thatthe branching restrictions acted as a ceiling on the size...
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incorporates the risks of a bank’s asset, liability,and off-balance-sheet positions as well as its leverage.We also use information …
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[...]This article investigates the relationshipbetween asset size and risk at bank holding companiesfrom 1987 to 1993 ….1 We find that for most of thisperiod, the level of risk at large bank holding companiesdid not differ significantly from … counterbalanced this diversification advantage,leaving large bank holding companies with no less riskthan small companies throughout …
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