This paper provides a non-technical summary of two recent empirical studies to shed light on key important issues regarding the implementation of loan-to-value (LTV) policy as a macroprudential tool, including its effectiveness, potential drawbacks and its transmission mechanism to improve...

This paper provides a non-technical summary of two recent empirical studies to shed light on key important issues regarding the implementation of loan-to-value (LTV) policy as a macroprudential tool, including its effectiveness, potential drawbacks and its transmission mechanism to improve...

As property market bubbles could have huge repercussions on financial and macroeconomic stability, flexible policies to lean against the wind are vital. Hong Kong SAR has long relied on macroprudential measures, particularly caps on loan-tovalue (LTV) ratios, to contain banking sector risks that...

We assess the effectiveness of macroprudential policies against a number of different indicators of property sector activity and financial stability. At the cross-country level the use of LTV caps decelerates property price growth. Both LTV and DTI caps slow property lending growth. LTV caps...

Using a confidential dataset of foreign bank affiliates (FBA) in Hong Kong, this study finds evidence of an international transmission of prudential policies through banks' balance sheets from a host country perspective. Specifically, in response to tighter capital requirements in the home...