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 …

, the availability of high quality collateral suitable for encumbrance, capital and sovereign funding conditions. Third, we …

In this paper we empirically test the recent lender-based theory for the use of collateral in bank lending. Based on a … borrowers and the lending branch of the bank to capture its information advantage and the magnitude of collateral … higher collateral requirements and lower interest rates. Moreover, competitive pressure from transaction lenders does not …

to “double default events” when the counterparty and the issuer of the underlying collateral asset both default in a … credit risk in central bank's repo portfolios. In the model default times of counterparties and collateral issuers are …

-lending revenues, and those that pledge collateral, especially outside assets and real estate, experience less credit rationing …