Stress testing, at its most general level, is an investigation of the performance of an entity under abnormal operating conditions. The authors focus on one set of entities — the Canadian banking sector — and investigate losses in the loans portfolio of this sector as a function of changing...

In this paper, we empirically test the impact of the long-term banking relationship factors and those of risk on lines-of-credits pricing by using a sample extracted from a large Tunisian bank credit portfolio. We, thus, find out that only the opaqueness factors such as size negatively affect...

Stress testing has become an important topic in banking practice since the development of the risk management and the enforcement of international supervisory requirements. While, in the context of credit risk, the regulatory perspective is mainly focused on stressing risk parameters, we propose...

In this study, I provide a forward looking approach for assessing the loan portfolio quality of commercial banks. I first develop an accrual reliability categorization for financial institutions and show that existing findings for non-financial firms extend to financial firms. I next demonstrate...

В работе исследована зависимость объема кредитного портфеля банка (ОКПБ) юридическим лицам от факторов бизнес-среды, на примере крупнейших по размерам активов...

This paper analyzes the level and cyclicality of bank capital requirement in relation to (i) the model methodologies through-the-cycle and point-in-time, (ii) four distinct downturn loss rate given default concepts, and (iii) US corporate and mortgage loans. The major finding is that less...

This paper analyses the risk and return of loans portfolios in a joint setting. I develop a model to obtain the distribution of loans returns. I use this model to describe the investment opportunity set of lenders using mean-variance analysis with a Value at Risk constraint. I also obtain closed...

The paper proposes a sequential Bayesian updating approach to estimate default probabilities on rating grade level for no- and low-default portfolios.Bayesian sequential updating enables default probabilities to be obtained also for those rating grades for which no defaults have been...

This study highlights the differences in performance of commercial banks operating in Pakistan in the context of credit portfolio management. Specifically, we look at their credit allocation policies and outcomes in the shape of nonperforming loans (NPLs). We categorize a sample of 34 banks into...

This study investigates the net effects of sectoral loan concentration on banks in Hong Kong. Research in this area remains inconclusive, due to the potential trade-off between concentration risks and specialisation gains. Our empirical results, based on a regulatory panel dataset of licensed...