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We study the implications of the value at risk concept for the bank's optimum amount of equity capital under credit risk. The market value of loans is risky and lognormally distributed. We show that the required equity capital depends upon managerial and market factors. Furthermore, the bank's...
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Over the term of a securitization transaction, the concept of non-compliance allows a securitizing bank to classify a …
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Instruments for credit risk transfer arise endogenously from and interact with optimizing behavior of their users. This is particularly true with credit derivatives which are usually OTC contracts between banks as buyers and sellers of credit risk. Recent literature, however, does not account...
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We integrate Basel II (and III) regulations into the industrial organization approach to banking and analyze lending behavior and risk sensitivity of a risk-neutral bank. The bank is exposed to credit risk and may use credit default swaps (CDS) for hedging purposes. Regulation is found to induce...
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Die Messung und Bewertung von Kreditrisiken stellt sich aktuell als ein sehr bedeutsames (Stichworte : Basel II, Solvency II, Kreditderivate) Gebiet dar. Allerdings hat sich hierbei keine einheitliche Vorgehensweise herausgebildet, sondern es existieren eine Vielzahl unterschiedlicher...
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Banks typically determine their capital levels by separately analysing credit and interest rate risk, but the interaction between the two is significant and potentially complex. We develop an integrated economic capital model for a banking book where all exposures are held to maturity. Our...
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We investigate the effect of securitization activity on banks’ lending standards using evidence from pricing behavior … aggressive on their loan pricing practices. This suggests that securitization activity lead to laxer credit standards …. Macroeconomic factors also play a large role explaining the impact of securitization activity on bank lending standards: banks more …
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securitization. Sound knowledge of the risks involved in securitization transactions is a prerequisite for solid risk management …
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securitization. Sound knowledge of the risks involved in securitization transactions is a prerequisite for solid risk management …
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We examine the prudential implications of the co-existence between the standardized approach and the internal ratings-based (IRB) approach, as defined in the new Basle Accord. We consider a model in which sophisticated banks, eligible for the IRB approach, and unsophisticated banks, eligible for...
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