We study the impact of bank board structure on loan syndication and find both monitoring quality and connections of the … lead bank’s board have a positive effect on three measures of the ability to syndicate a larger portion of a loan. Board …

, listed at Borsa Italiana SpA in 2006-2008, and a number of accounting proxies to express the loan portfolio quality of a bank … monitoring loan portfolio quality of the bank, with the subsequent damage of the interests of stakeholders. A positive …

that well-functioning credit markets would reflect a bank channel for monetary policy at work, we test whether a change in … and the associated change in interest rate does not affect change in bank credit, change in total debt and the proportion … of bank credit in total debt for any of the firms. We discuss the policy implications of the findings. …

Accounting restatements cast doubt on information credibility. Therefore, bank loan lenders have to devote more effort … includes bank loans borrowed by restatement firms and non-restatement matching firms, in the pre- and post- restatement periods …. Evidence shows that the existence of having board tie with lending banks helps to mitigate the higher bank loan cost suffered …

We investigate how borrowers' corporate governance influences bank loan contracting terms in emerging markets and how …

to bank governance we document that a higher share of financial experts on the supervisory board is associated with more …

Firm prestige reduces the cost of bank loans. Specifically, when borrowers are included in Fortune's list of “America …

-indexed loans, leaving unhedged bank customers exposed to potential swings in exchange rates or foreign interest rates …

This article analyses the effects of the bank restructuring process performed in Spain between 2010 and 2016. First, we … Bank of Spain. Second, we investigate whether these reforms affected (i) the stability, (ii) the degree of competition, and … instability. On the other hand, the increasing bank market power fostered financial stability (i.e., lower risk-taking behaviour …