This paper presents a simple model of risk-averse banks that face uncer-tainty over funding conditions in the money market. It shows when increasedfunding uncertainty causes interest rates on loans and deposits to rise, whilebank lending and bank pro…tability fall. It also …nds that funding...

Die Bankenneuregulierung der Europäische Kommission sieht eine Beschränkungder Kreditvergabe im Interbankenmarkt auf 25 % des Eigenkapitals sowie einenSelbsteinbehalt des Originators in Höhe von 5 % am gesamten zu verbriefenden Forderungsportfoliovor. Eine starre Regulierung führt aber nicht...

We argue that there is a connection between the interbank market for liquidity and thebroader financial markets, which has its basis in demand for liquidity by banks. Tightnessin the interbank market for liquidity leads banks to engage in what we term “liquiditypull-back,” which involves...