We are calling for comparisons of banking and banking systems from a spatial perspective. Therefore, this paper develops a classification identifying decentralized and centralized banking according to two characteristics: geographical market orientation (regional vs. supraregional) - to...

* Laut Koalitionsvertrag will die neue Bundesregierung für den Erhalt regional tätiger Sparkassen und Genossenschaftsbanken kämpfen. * Tatsächlich reduziert sich die Anzahl regionaler Banken zurzeit fusionsbedingt stark. * Unser Vergleich der Bankensysteme von Deutschland, Spanien und dem...

Based on the classification of decentralised and centralised banking, this paper investigates diversity in business lending in the UK. Using expert interviews and desk research, the distance between lenders and SMEs in credit decisions for the identified types of lenders is classified. Due to...

Mit ihrer sogenannten Regenschirmfunktion schützen Hausbanken Firmen in Krisen, indem sie Liquidität flexibel zur Verfügung stellen. Der Regenschirm könnte jedoch aktuell aufgrund der zu befürchtenden hohen Kreditausfälle und neuer Eigenkapitalregulierungen klemmen. Es besteht die Gefahr...

As expected, this comparison of the German and the UK banking systems shows substantial differences between the countries. In the UK, savings banks disappeared long ago and other regional banks have never become important in lending to business. Instead, the five large commercial banks dominate...

A comparison of the German banking system with that of the United Kingdom (UK) and Spain shows Germany to be decentralised not only regarding the distribution of banks, but also its financial and political system more generally. Decentralised banks, which are predominantly regional savings banks...

This paper re-visits the state of decentralised banking in Germany, Spain and the UK. The cross-country comparison we conducted has identified Germany as having the most decentralised banking system, followed by Spain and the UK, as expected. The development of regional and double-purpose banks,...