We propose a fast algorithm for computing the economic capital, Value at Risk and Greeks in the Gaussian factor model. The algorithm proposed here is much faster than brute force Monte Carlo simulations or Fourier transform based methods. While the algorithm of Hull-White is comparably fast, it...

This paper analyzes the diffusion and spillover effects of credit risk among banks within a banking system, using the Mexican financial system as a case study. Credit risk is measured by the non-performing loans ratio (NPL). Our method builds on work by Diebold and Yilmaz (2009) to decompose...

Within bank activities, which is normally defined as the joint exercise of savings collection and credit supply risk-taking is physiological, as for a lot of human activities. Among risks related to credit inter-mediation, credit risk assumes particular importance. It is most simply defined as...