Going the extra mile : distant lending and credit cycles
- We examine the degree to which competition amongst lenders interacts with the cyclicality in lending standards using a simple measure, the average physical distance of borrowers from banks’ branches. We propose that this novel measure captures the extent to which lenders are willing to stretch their lending portfolio. Consistent with this idea, we find a significant cyclical component in the evolution of lending distances. Distances widen considerably when credit conditions are lax and shorten considerably when credit conditions become tighter. Next, we show that a sharp departure from the trend in distance between banks and borrowers is indicative of increased risk taking. Finally, we provide evidence that as competition in banks’ local markets increases, their willingness to make loans at greater distance increases. Since average lending distance is easily measurable, it is potentially a useful measure for bank supervisors.
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| Verfasserangaben: | João Granja, Christian LeuzORCiDGND, Raghuram Govind Rajan |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-438620 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3393153 |
| Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Center for Financial Studies (Frankfurt am Main): CFS working paper series ; No. 623 |
| Schriftenreihe (Bandnummer): | CFS working paper series (623) |
| Verlag: | Center for Financial Studies |
| Verlagsort: | Frankfurt, M. |
| Dokumentart: | Arbeitspapier |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Jahr der Fertigstellung: | 2019 |
| Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2019 |
| Veröffentlichende Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Datum der Freischaltung: | 24.06.2019 |
| Ausgabe / Heft: | October 2018 |
| Seitenzahl: | 67 |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 450504816 |
| Institute: | Wirtschaftswissenschaften / Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Wissenschaftliche Zentren und koordinierte Programme / Center for Financial Studies (CFS) | |
| DDC-Klassifikation: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |
| Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
| Lizenz (Deutsch): |  Deutsches Urheberrecht |
