In this paper, we quantify the effect of loan-to-value ratio (LVR) policy, as implemented in New Zealand between 2013 and 2016, in containing mortgage loan growth and credit risk at the bank level. We use the empirical strategy proposed by the BIS and find first that the effect of the LVR policy...

On December 16th of 2015, the Fed initiated "liftoff," raising the federal funds rate range by 25 basis points and ending a 7-year regime of near-zero rates. We use a unique dataset of 640,000 loan-hour observations to measure the impact of liftoff on interest rates in the peer-to-peer lending...