branches in the UK, we connect firms' access to bank credit to the financial condition (i.e., bank health and the use of core … conditions did not influence credit availability irrespective of the functional distance (i.e., the distance between bank branch …We study the sensitivity of banks' credit supply to small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in the UK to banks …

We analyze small business lending at U.S. commercial banks, how it has changed over time and how it differs by bank … negative impact on lending to small businesses at community banks but not their large bank counterparts. This result suggests … important insights for policy makers as they continue to deal with the credit access issues of small firms. …

In the wake of the 2008-09 financial crisis, a number of European OECD countries introduced credit mediation schemes …, as a new, often temporary mechanism to help ease access to finance by SMEs. This report investigates the nature of credit … mediation and credit review schemes implemented in selected countries (i.e. Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland and Spain) in the …