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Determinants of financial distress in large financial institutions: Evidence from U.S. bank holding companies

Determinants of financial distress in large financial institutions: Evidence from U.S. bank holding companies
Determinants of financial distress in large financial institutions: Evidence from U.S. bank holding companies

We investigate determinants of financial distress in large financial institutions based on the Distance-to-Default and Z-Scores measures. Using data of U.S. bank holding companies (BHCs), we find that the housing price index is a consistently significant factor across all BHCs and the non-performing loan ratio is the most powerful indicator for financial distress. Short-term wholesale funding is also a reliable default risk indicator. We additionally find that all the three regulatory capital requirements are very important for controlling default risk, particularly in the post-crisis period.

1074-3529
250-267
Zhang, Zhichao
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Xie, Li
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Lu, Xiangyun
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Zhang, Zhuang
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Zhang, Zhichao
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Xie, Li
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Lu, Xiangyun
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Zhang, Zhuang
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Zhang, Zhichao, Xie, Li, Lu, Xiangyun and Zhang, Zhuang (2016) Determinants of financial distress in large financial institutions: Evidence from U.S. bank holding companies. Contemporary Economic Policy, 34 (2), 250-267. (doi:10.1111/coep.12105).

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We investigate determinants of financial distress in large financial institutions based on the Distance-to-Default and Z-Scores measures. Using data of U.S. bank holding companies (BHCs), we find that the housing price index is a consistently significant factor across all BHCs and the non-performing loan ratio is the most powerful indicator for financial distress. Short-term wholesale funding is also a reliable default risk indicator. We additionally find that all the three regulatory capital requirements are very important for controlling default risk, particularly in the post-crisis period.

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Accepted/In Press date: 4 January 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 14 April 2015
Published date: 1 April 2016

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Local EPrints ID: 413574
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/413574
ISSN: 1074-3529
PURE UUID: c75034dc-c50a-43a5-9cce-2b0d7eadb21c
ORCID for Zhuang Zhang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5369-3144

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Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 01:58

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Author: Zhichao Zhang
Author: Li Xie
Author: Xiangyun Lu
Author: Zhuang Zhang ORCID iD

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