In the course of ordinary business, commercial banks frequently encounter entrepreneurs seeking loans for the purpose … relationship between banks and possible optimistic entrepreneurs. We examine this capital market from the stand-point of economic … obtain good rates on future loans. But contrary to the conventional wisdom, competition may lead banks to be insufficiently …

profitable relationships with customers. Banks' relationship‐building strategies fall into two categories: full‐blown multi …/methodology/approach – Innovative loyalty programs launched by various banks are used as examples to show how individual banks are customizing their … reveals that, far from a magic bullet approach, banks are customizing their relationship‐building strategies to create value …

1993‐2007) data from Banks and Housing Finance Cos (HFCs) in India, this paper attempts to find out the crucial factors … data from banks and HFCs. The empirical results obtained in this paper are useful to regulators, policy makers, market …

rate. Design/methodology/approach – Given the controversial debate on whether central banks should target asset prices for …

. Design/methodology/approach – The sample comprises a total of 101 banks (five state‐owned banks, 12 joint‐stock commercial … banks and 84 city commercial banks). The period under consideration extends from 2003‐2009. The two step generalized methods …/implications – Further research can be conducted by investigating the profitability of numerous branches of all national banks and its …

this study clearly indicate that competitive behaviour of banks may be explained by factors other than the number of banks …/value – Despite substantial studies performed to examine the impact of consolidation on banks' competitive behaviour, these studies …