had a measurable effect on the stock market valuation of the forty-two bank holding companies subject to the SEC order. I …

particular, I find that a bank affiliated with a multi-bank holding company is significantly safer than either a stand-alone bank … or a bank affiliated with a one-bank holding company. Not only does affiliation reduce the probability of future … other banks. Moreover, the effects of affiliation are strengthened for an expanding bank holding company. However, the …

Using data from bank holding company regulatory reports, we examine the relationshipbetween stock repurchases and … financial performance for a large sample of bank holding companies over the years 1987 to 1998. The primary result is that … be driven primarily by bank holding companies with publicly traded stock, especially those companies whose stock is …

markets in bank holding companies to isolate plausibly exogenous variation in the financial constraints faced by subsidiary … banks. In particular, I demonstrate that affiliated bank loan growth is less sensitive to changes in the federal funds rate …