We examine the effect of quantitative easing on the supply of bank loans. During the 2008 quantitative easing, lending banks reduce relatively more loan spreads, offer longer loan maturities, provide larger loans, and loosen covenants for firms whose long-term bond ratings are lower than BBB....

In this paper, we investigate whether the liquidity support from the 2008 quantitative easing (QE) influenced the capital structures of large firms. We find that large firms generally increased their proportions of debt financing and leverage ratios during QE. Among small firms, only those with...