A puzzling but consistent result in the empirical literature on banking is that firms with close bank ties do not grow … faster than bank-independent firms. In this paper, we reconsider the link between relationship lending and firms' growth … and health status. We explore the influence of long-lasting bank relationships on employment and asset growth of a large …

A puzzling but consistent result in the empirical literature on banking is that firms with close bank ties do not grow … faster than bank-independent firms. In this paper, we reconsider the link between relationship lending and firms' growth … and health status. We explore the influence of long-lasting bank relationships on employment and asset growth of a large …

This paper analyzes the effects of bank mergers on bank firm relationships. Using matched bank-firm level data, I find … positive effects of mergers for borrowers that continue the lending relationship with the consolidated bank. On average …

Assessing the impacts of bank mergers on small firms requires separating borrowers with single versus multiple banking …-relationship borrowers who "switch" to another bank following a merger will be less harmed than those whose relationship is "dropped" and not … to be dropped. We track post-merger performance and show that many dropped target-bank borrowers are harmed by the merger …

estimation. The analysis allows to distinguish between rents that accrue due to single bank lending, rents that accrue due to …

Assessing the impacts of bank mergers on small firms requires separating borrowers with single versus multiple banking …-relationship borrowers who "switch" to another bank following a merger will be less harmed than those whose relationship is "dropped" and not … to be dropped. We track post-merger performance and show that many dropped target-bank borrowers are harmed by the merger …

Assessing the impacts of bank mergers on small firms requires separating borrowers with single versus multiple banking …-relationship borrowers who "switch" to another bank following a merger will be less harmed than those whose relationship is "dropped" and not … to be dropped. We track post-merger performance and show that many dropped target-bank borrowers are harmed by the merger …

We empirically examine the impact of bank consolidation on bank acquisition of soft information about borrowers. Using …

accrue for both interacting parties. This is also the case for Bank-SME relationships. However, the recent financial crisis … academic and managerial circles, and offers insights on both the expected effect of the recent crisis on Bank-SME relationships …

Using a sample of 3,964 bank mergers during the 1999-2016 period, we examine the differential effects of merger and … business loan (SBL) originations in counties where the target bank has a presence; the results are stronger in counties with a … those involving out-of-state acquirers have no impact on SBL originations. Analyses of acquirer bank SBL origination …