The report describes the current developments of the German market for Non Performing Loans/Distressed Debt as it is influenced by the financial crisis/credit crunch. Furthermore the sale of (small and medium sized) real estate portfolios since summer 2007 is analysed in more detail. -- Non...

This paper analyzes the capital structure of private asset managers in which the acquisition of nonperforming loans (NPLs) is funded with Contingent Convertibles (CoCos) placed with investors. The paper develops a model based on NPL transfer prices and residual recovery rates to assess capital...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, which has hit financial systems across Africa, is likely to deteriorate banks' balance sheets. The largest threat to banks pertains to their loan portfolios, since many borrowers have faced a sharp collapse in their income, and therefore have difficulty...

Gegenstand dieses Arbeitspapiers ist die Ausgestaltung der Problemkre-ditbearbeitung von Genossenschaftsbanken. Auf Basis einer repräsentativen Stichprobe von 212 Genossenschaftsbanken, konnten erstmalig repräsentative Ergebnisse zu den zahlreichen Facetten der Problemkreditbearbeitung für...

Auf Grundlage eines neuen Datensatzes wird untersucht, warum dezentrale Banken auch in strukturschwachen Regionen, in denen sie wichtige gesamtgesellschaftliche Aufgaben übernehmen, i.d.R. erfolgreich wirtschaften. Sparkassen in demographisch schrumpfenden Regionen und insbesondere in...