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This paper makes a fundamental contribution by studying loan-loss provisioning over the credit cycle as three distinct …-crisis period — is important as loan-loss provisioning is driven by different factors in each, in part due to extensive shifts in … (or in the application of) regulatory rule. We show evidence of forward-looking loan-loss provisioning by utilizing Senior …
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main risk components, the Probability of Default (PD) and the Loss Given Default (LGD) have been the subject of greater …
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We evaluate lenders' incentives to mitigate credit default risk through pricing or securitisation. Exploiting exogenous variation in credit default risk created by differences in foreclosure law along US state borders, we find that lenders in the mortgage market respond to the law in...
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We evaluate if lenders price or securitise mortgages to mitigate credit risk. Exploiting exogenous variation in regional credit risk created by differences in foreclosure law along US state borders, we find that financial institutions respond to the law in heterogeneous ways. In the agency...
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Although Basel II fortified the first two pillars with market transparency enhancing Pillar III disclosures and encouraged the usage of major Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) such as Moody’s, Standard and Poor's, and Fitch as quasi governmental authorities to overcome asymmetric informational...
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A model is presented that shows when (Basel Accord) capital standards and (FDIC) insurance premiums primarily reflect a bank's physical expected default losses, a bank can increase its shareholder value by making loans and investing in bonds that have relatively high systematic risk. Such an...
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This paper investigates how lenders react to borrowers' rating changes under heterogeneous conditions and different regulatory regimes. Our findings suggest that corporate downgrades that increase capital requirements for lending banks under the Basel II framework are associated with increased...
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The relation between asset correlation and default probability is critical for determining bank regulatory capital requirements. It is assumed negative for sovereign, corporate and banking exposures by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. This article provides likelihood ratio tests for...
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Recently, banking literature has had a quest for appropriate pricing of bank loans under the new Basel II rules and has been in pursuit of possible outcomes for undertaking such credit risk. In this paper, we propose a simplified formula to price bank's corporate loans, aiming at making bank...
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