This study examines the impact of credit rating upgrades and downgrades on six comprehensive banks' asset classes, profitability, leverage and size using data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's call reports and Bloomberg over the period 1989-2008. In summary, the results suggest...

The U.S. bank stress tests were introduced to improve the risk posture and management practices of large and complex banking institutions. This study investigates whether stress-tested banks in the U.S. converge to each other in their levels and determinants of profitability, as well as...