Working paper/research report

Authors list: Bannier, Christina E.; Hänsel, Dennis N.

Publication year: 2007

URL: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-37977

Title of series: Working Paper Series: Finance & Accounting

Number in series: 171

Abstract: 

This paper provides new insights into the nature of loan securitization. We analyze the use of collateralized loan obligation (CLO) transactions by European banks from 1997 to 2004 andtry to identify the influence that various firm-specific and macroeconomic factors may have on an institution's securitization decision. We find that not only regulatory capital arbitrage under Basel I has been driving the market. Rather, our results suggest that loan securitization is an appropriate funding tool for banks with high risk and low liquidity. It may also have been used by commercial banks to indirectly access investment-bank activities and the associated gains.

Harvard Citation style: Bannier, C. and Hänsel, D. (2007) Determinants of banks' engagement in loan securitization. (Working Paper Series: Finance & Accounting, 171). Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-37977

APA Citation style: Bannier, C., & Hänsel, D. (2007). Determinants of banks' engagement in loan securitization. (Working Paper Series: Finance & Accounting, 171). Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-37977