Using within-loan estimations to remove the impact of the demand side factors, we find that the capital levels of banks participating in the same syndicated loan are positively associated with the banks' contributions to the loan. Consistent with the argument that higher capital reduces the cost...

Bank capital is an important determinant of secondary market liquidity of loans that a bank originates and syndicates. Higher bank capital is associated with significantly narrower loan bid-ask spreads. This effect is stronger when banks are subject to more external financing frictions and...

We find that credit lines (CLs) play special roles in syndicated lending, committing lead banks to screen, monitor, and invest in relationships with borrowers. Institutional term loans (ITLs) packaged with CLs have lower interest rate spreads in the primary market and narrower bid-ask spreads in...