Non-performing loans (NPL) for banking are a necessity but a frightening specter. A high NPL indicates a bank's failure … to manage its business. The increasingly uncontrollable NPL with a net position of above 5% will make the bank a patient …

to bank loan announcements in China. Using firm performance before and after the lending decisions, adjusted for the …This paper explores the puzzle of inconsistent findings in regard to bank lending decisions and the negative response … some cases it is no longer related to bank loan size. Specifically, the positive relationship disappears for loans by …