Title

Bank Capitalization And Lending Behavior After The Introduction Of The Basle Accord

Keywords

Bank capitalization; Basle Accord; Credit agreements

Abstract

In this paper, we provide evidence that banks with a low level of capitalization have reduced their commitment with respect to lines of credit after the introduction of the Basle Accord. A bank's lending behavior reflects its level of commitment towards borrowers, which in turn affects the level of effort it exerts on screening and monitoring the activities of borrowers. We find that the post-Basle Accord market reaction to the announcement of lines of credit issued by banks with a low level of capitalization is significantly lower than the reaction to other types of bank credit announcements. We interpret this result as evidence that some banks have a low level of commitment associated with lines of credit after the Basle Accord. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007.

Publication Date

2-1-2007

Publication Title

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting

Volume

28

Issue

2

Number of Pages

147-162

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-006-0009-4

Socpus ID

33846520002 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33846520002

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