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working paper
Stress tests and loan pricing—Evidence from syndicated loans
July 21, 2021
This paper estimates the impact of stress-testing on lending spreads. We use firm-level data on syndicated loans matched with bank holding company (BHC) data in our panel regressions. Using a difference-in-difference framework, we find: (1) BHCs that failed the stress tests increased their loan pricing; (2) Loan pricing is higher for all BHCs after the commencement of the stress tests. These findings suggest that stress-test failure leads to higher spreads in the syndicated loan market after the great financial crisis.
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working paper
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Publication date
2021-07-21
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NON-REVIEWED
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February 25, 2022
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