Banks that enjoy generous financial support (typically from the public sector) tend to be associated with risk under-pricing and lack of innovation in the international syndicated loan market. Loans arranged by such banks have on average lower spreads (controlling for risk and other...

Banks that enjoyed generous external financial support tended to under-price risk in the international syndicated loan market and did not show signs of innovation in their loan participations. Loans arranged by such banks had on average lower spreads (controlling for risk and other...

Banks that enjoyed generous external financial support tended to under-price risk in the international syndicated loan market and did not show signs of innovation in their loan participations. Loans arranged by such banks had on average lower spreads (controlling for risk and other...

We analyze the syndicated loan market activity of banks with high support ratings. We find evidence that they underprice risk. Controlling for other characteristics, loans arranged by supported banks have, on average, lower spreads. In addition, these banks retain loans that are, on average,...

Banks that enjoyed generous external financial support tended to under-price risk in theinternational syndicated loan market and did not show signs of innovation in their loanparticipations. Loans arranged by such banks had on average lower spreads (controlling forrisk and other characteristics)...