Previous studies of risk management and overconfidence at firms and financial institutions suggest that female CEOs engage in more conservative risk management practices relative to male CEOs, and less aggressive growth and acquisition behavior. However, these studies are limited by a lack of...

Credit unions compete directly with commercial banks in markets for consumer financial services yet receive an exemption from federal corporate income tax. Commercial banks claim that credit unions are no different than banks and that the credit union tax exemption represents an unfair...

We develop a theoretical model that predicts that credit unions will offer relatively less risky loans (e.g., fewer “subprime” mortgages) compared to similar commercial banks due to credit unions' focus on member utility as nonprofit financial cooperatives. The model also predicts that banks...

Between 1996 and 2017, regulatory changes led to over a thousand credit unions converting to community charters. These changes significantly increased and diversified credit union membership, which now consists of 108 million members, or roughly one-third of the U.S. population. This study...