We classify a large sample of banks according to the geographic diversification of their international syndicated loan portfolio. Our results show that diversified banks maintain higher loan supply during banking crises in borrower countries. The positive loan supply effects lead to higher...

We use a quasi-experimental research design to examine the effect of model-based capital regulation introduced under the Basel II agreement on the pro-cyclicality of bank lending and firms' access to funds during a recession. In response to an exogenous shock to credit risk in the German...

This paper examines the effectiveness of Japans Emergency Credit Guarantee (ECG) program set up during the financial turmoil following the failure of Lehman Brothers, in increasing credit availability and improving the ex-post performance of small businesses. In particular, using a unique...

We analyze the impact of financial crises and monetary policy on the supply of wholesale funding liquidity, and also on the compositional supply effects through cross-border and relationship lending. For empirical identification, we draw on the proprietary bank-to-bank European interbank dataset...

We use a quasi-experimental research design to examine the effect of model-based capital regulation introduced under the Basel II agreement on the pro-cyclicality of bank lending and firms' access to funds during a recession. In response to an exogenous shock to credit risk in the German...

To infer whether banks really over-tighten lending standards during a credit crunch, this paper examines how future loan performance was related to loan growth and capital ratios during the credit crunch of the early 1990s. The main finding is poorer future loan performance for banks that...

We analyse the wide array of rescue programmes adopted in several countries, following Lehman Brothers' default in September 2008, in order to support banks and other financial institutions. We first provide an overview of the programmes, comparing their characteristics, magnitudes and...

The aim of the paper is to analyse how credit crunch has modified the traditional bank-firm relationship with a particular attention to the Italian situation. Our analysis reinforces the finding that in Italy, the credit available to the real economy is insufficient in terms not only of quantity...

Using the data of individual loan contracts extended by the government owned Japan Finance Corporation for Small and Medium Enterprise (JASME), we examine whether the JASME's lending from December 1997 thorough March 1999 mitigated the credit crunch. We find that on average the JASME offset more...

The paper provides redesigned approaches in bank risk control, as result of the latest credit crisis. The study's framework links the credit crunch causes to Basel II (BII) and Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) implementation in SMBs. A threefold approach applies: • primary data (June...