premium placed on banking organizations' small business loan portfolios. Using data from the small business loan survey … contained in the June bank Call Reports, we find that small commercial and industrial (C&I) loans add value to community banks … community banking organizations. The evidence is consistent with a positive role played by small banks making relationship …

the shares of bank branches, deposits, banking assets, and small business loans held by community banks in the U.S. have … between community bank profitability and various characteristics of the banks and the local markets in which they operate … characteristics include population, per capita income, unemployment rate, and banking market structure. We find that community bank …

There is a lack of a holistic perspective on bank performance. This study proposes a multidimensional (three …-pronged) approach encompassing regulation, profitability, and nonperforming assets (NPAs) and their interactions as a measure of the … performance of a bank. Moreover, the impact of equity holdings of promoters, institutional investors, and retail investors on the …