This paper analyses the role of collateral in loan contracting when companies are financed by multiple bank lenders and … the view that collateral is a strategic instrument intended to influence the bargaining position of banks. Our result …

lending, borrower quality and collateral as a key variable in loan contract design. We used a unique data set based on the … borrower quality and the incidence or degree of collateralization. Our results indicate that the use of collateral in loan … housebanks do require more collateral from their debtors, thereby increasing the borrower's lock-in and strengthening the banks …

We establish that a monopoly bank never uses collateral as a screening device. A pooling equilibrium always exists in … which all borrowers pay the same interest rate and put zero collateral. Absence of screening leads to socially inefficient …

; collateral ; difference-in-differences. …

foreign lenders consider loans from domestic lenders as firm collateral. This implies that their lending supply is positively … associated with the volume of capital a firm is able to borrow from domestic lenders (collateral effect). On the other hand, the … supply (competition effect). Two different cases are then possible. If foreign lenders are able, in spite of the collateral …

How do housing bubbles affect other economic sectors? We show that in the presence of collateral constraints, a bubble …

supervisory dataset of syndicated loans from 2006-2012. Leveraging the unique information on covenant compliance, collateral and … public firms after violations. We find that collateral plays an important role in alleviating credit rationing for private … collateral values and tighter lending standards. We conclude that banks' use of the covenant channel disproportionately impacts …