A bank loan yield model was developed which incorporates consideration of multi-collinearity, ease of estimation of loan-class yields, and adjustments for size and location. Estimation of an initial (loan-class variables only) version of the model confirmed Taylor's findings that the loan mix...

This study reports the results of a longitudinal study of the association between selected bank funds measures and relative profitability, with emphasis on high-performance banks. Bank funds management is an increasingly major component of bank financial management. Bank funds management has...

This study analyzed a 1988 matched sample data of 176 foreign and domestic-owned U.S. banks that have domestic only offices. This was done to test whether the balance sheet strategies of foreign-owned U.S. banks in domestic markets differ from those of domestic owned banks. The primary impetus...

A three-component measure of output is more responsive to complex production-cost relationships in multi-plant firms producing several nonhomogeneous products than the customary single measure of output. The parameters of these three components in the statistical cost function indicate the...

This study reports the results of a longitudinal analysis of the nature of the association between selected bank capital (book value) measures and relative profitability, with emphasis on high-performance banks. Capital management is a major component variable in bank financial management....