As the euro area has a predominantly bank-based financial system, changes in the composition and strength of banks … developments in banks’ balance sheets, profitability and risk-bearing capacity and analyses their relevance for monetary policy. We …

fixation length tracks the life-cycle decline of credit risk in the mortgage market: the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio decreases …-LTV borrowers, who pay large initial credit spreads, trade off their insurance motive against reducing credit spreads over time …

lenders who could make small loans at interest rates exceeding those allowed for banks under the normal usury laws. About two … ; small loans ; consumer credit ; usury laws …

This paper examines banks' disclosures and loss recognition in the financial crisis and identifies several core issues …, banks' disclosures about relevant risk exposures were relatively sparse. Such disclosures came later after major concerns … about banks' exposures had arisen in markets. Similarly, the recognition of loan losses was relatively slow and delayed …

financial stability. Our analysis suggests that, going into the financial crisis, banks' disclosures about relevant risk … exposures were relatively sparse. Such disclosures came later after major concerns about banks' exposures had arisen in markets …. Similarly, banks delayed the recognition of loan losses. Banks' incentives seem to drive this evidence, suggesting that …

In this paper, we analyse a relationship between net interest margin (NIM) of EU banks and market interest rates in a … low-interest rate environment. We contribute to the literature when examining a large sample of annual data on 629 banks … investigated banks. Second, a higher market concentration, proxied by the Herfindahl index, leads to higher NIM. Finally, we show a …

asymmetric information the banks face the risk of adverse selection. Credit Value-at-Risk (CVaR) regulation counters the problem …Banks provide risky loans to firms which have superior information regarding the quality of their projects. Due to … distorts the operation of credit markets. We show that a binding CVaR constraint introduces credit rationing and lowers social …

We show that negative monetary policy rates induce systemic banks to reach-for-yield. For identification, we exploit … the 26 largest euro area banking groups. Banks with more customer deposits are negatively affected by negative rates, as … higher returns. Effects are stronger for less capitalized banks, private sector (financial and non-financial) securities and …