European supervisors aggressively requested more capital at large banks. That may cut credit to the economy. We confirm … that especially larger banks cut loans while less-significant banks partly offset that credit drop. Moreover, we identify … nasty spillovers from that interaction. Specifically, larger banks’ deleveraging was associated with significant portfolio …

In the traditional banking model, loans play a dominant role in banks’ operations. Loan portfolio quality is the main … generator of banks’ results. In the periods of best results, as well as in times of worst performance of banks’ operations, the …

College) gave the SUERF 2015 Annual Lecture on Capital and Banks. The conference focused on core aspects of banking reform …

higher incidence of failure as well as more costly failures. None of these patterns are present in commercial banks subject …

provisions tend to be more procyclical at larger and better capitalized banks. The procyclicality of loan loss provisions can …