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- September 2000
- Case
Japanese Financial Crisis and the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, The
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Andrew Eggers
Illustrates the failure of Japan's banking elite to adjust to new economic conditions.
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Salter, Malcolm S., and Andrew Eggers. "Japanese Financial Crisis and the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, The." Harvard Business School Case 801-039, September 2000.
- May 2010
- Case
Alpen Bank: Launching the Credit Card in Romania
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sunru Yong
In 2006, the country manager for Alpen Bank in Romania, Gregory Carle, considers whether to recommend the launch of a credit card business. The firm rejected the idea several years earlier because of poor economic conditions in Romania. However, Romania is experiencing...
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Keywords:
Consumer Credit;
International Business;
International Marketing;
Product Introduction;
Service Management;
Credit Cards;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Product Positioning;
Marketing Strategy;
Service Delivery;
Personal Finance;
Product Launch;
Banking Industry;
European Union;
Romania
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Sunru Yong. "Alpen Bank: Launching the Credit Card in Romania." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-559, May 2010.
- 27 Apr 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi: Transforming Lives with Access to Credit
- 02 May 2021
- News
They’re Banking on Him
When António Horta-Osório (AMP 164, 2003) joined Lloyds Bank in 2011, many said he had his work cut out for him: The British icon had already received a 17-billion-pound government bailout but was still in danger of going under. After...
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- 2021
- Working Paper
Nonbank Lending and Credit Cyclicality
By: Quirin Fleckenstein, Manasa Gopal, German Gutierrez and Sebastian Hillenbrand
We document three facts about nonbank lending in the syndicated loan market. First, nonbank lending is more than twice as cyclical as bank lending. Second, declines in nonbank lending explain most of the declines in syndicated lending during the Great Recession and...
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Keywords:
Nonbank Lending;
Credit Cycles;
CLO;
Mutual Funds;
Leveraged Lending;
COVID-19;
Great Migration;
Non-bank Financial Institutions;
Financing and Loans;
Business Cycles
Fleckenstein, Quirin, Manasa Gopal, German Gutierrez, and Sebastian Hillenbrand. "Nonbank Lending and Credit Cyclicality." Working Paper, June 2021.
- January 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
The Credit Suisse Group
By: Ashish Nanda and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell
On September 19, 2002, Lukas Muhlemann announced that he would step down as chairman and CEO of the Credit Suisse Group, effective January 1, 2003. The bank had progressed from a small Swiss start-up 150 years ago to a global banking powerhouse. Over the past 5 years,...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Management Succession;
Problems and Challenges;
Business Startups;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry;
Switzerland
Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "The Credit Suisse Group." Harvard Business School Case 903-087, January 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
- October 1999
- Case
Credit Suisse (C)
By: W. Earl Sasser and William E. Fulmer
Supplements either Credit Suisse (A) or Credit Suisse (A) (Abridged).
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Keywords:
Banking Industry
Sasser, W. Earl, and William E. Fulmer. "Credit Suisse (C)." Harvard Business School Case 800-168, October 1999.
- October 1999
- Case
Credit Suisse (D)
By: W. Earl Sasser and William E. Fulmer
Supplements either Credit Suisse (A) or Credit Suisse (A) (Abridged).
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Keywords:
Banking Industry
Sasser, W. Earl, and William E. Fulmer. "Credit Suisse (D)." Harvard Business School Case 800-169, October 1999.
- 13 Aug 2021
- News
New Child Tax Credit Should Be a Call to Action for Banks
- 2010
- Working Paper
Banking Market Concentration and Consumer Credit Constraints: Evidence from the 1983 Survey of Consumer Finances
This paper uses data from the 1983 Survey of Consumer Finances to test the relationship between the banks' market power and households' self-reported levels of credit constraints. The 1983 Survey was the last to identify households' geographic location, making it...
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Keywords:
Age Characteristics;
Household Characteristics;
Borrowing and Debt;
Credit;
Banks and Banking;
Interest Rates;
Geographic Location;
Banking Industry
Bergstresser, Daniel B. "Banking Market Concentration and Consumer Credit Constraints: Evidence from the 1983 Survey of Consumer Finances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-077, March 2010.
- May 2010
- Article
Loan Syndication and Credit Cycles
By: Victoria Ivashina and David Scharfstein
Cyclicality in the supply of business credit has been the focus of a considerable amount of research. This cyclicality can stem from shocks to borrowers' collateral, which affect firms' ability to raise capital if agency and information problems are significant (Ben S....
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Keywords:
Business Cycles;
Capital;
Credit;
Banks and Banking;
Financing and Loans;
System Shocks;
Financial Services Industry
Ivashina, Victoria, and David Scharfstein. "Loan Syndication and Credit Cycles." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 100, no. 2 (May 2010): 57–61.
- Article
The Harmonization of Lending Standards within Banks through Mandated Loan-Level Transparency
By: Jung Koo Kang, Maria Loumioti and Regina Wittenberg-Moerman
We explore whether the introduction of transparent reporting rules increases credit standard harmonization within a bank. We exploit the new loan-level reporting rules imposed on banks that borrow from the European Central Bank using repurchase agreements...
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Keywords:
Transparency;
External And Internal Reporting;
Credit Term Harmonization;
Regulatory Scrutiny;
Banks and Banking;
Credit;
Financial Reporting;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Learning
Kang, Jung Koo, Maria Loumioti, and Regina Wittenberg-Moerman. "The Harmonization of Lending Standards within Banks through Mandated Loan-Level Transparency." Journal of Accounting & Economics 72, no. 1 (August 2021): 101386.
- October 1999
- Case
Credit Suisse (B)
By: W. Earl Sasser and William E. Fulmer
Supplements either Credit Suisse (A) or Credit Suisse (A) (Abridged).
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Keywords:
Banking Industry
Sasser, W. Earl, and William E. Fulmer. "Credit Suisse (B)." Harvard Business School Case 800-167, October 1999.
- February 2009
- Background Note
An Introduction to Consumer Credit
By: Peter Tufano
This note reviews a variety of shorter-term consumer credit products in the U.S. with an emphasis on the types of products that low- and moderate-income consumers use. Included here are the following: credit cards, bank overdraft products, payday lending, personal...
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Tufano, Peter, Andrea Ryan, and Daniel Schneider. "An Introduction to Consumer Credit." Harvard Business School Background Note 209-107, February 2009.
- 2022
- Working Paper
Distributional Consequences of Monetary Policy Across Races: Evidence from the U.S. Credit Register
By: Laura Alfaro, Ester Faia and Camelia Minoiu
We examine the consequences of monetary policy on racial disparities, focusing on the role of bank lending to firms through collateral and selection channels. Leveraging comprehensive loan-level data from the U.S. credit register (Y-14Q) of the Federal Reserve, we show...
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Keywords:
Monetary Policy Transmission;
Inequity;
Credit Registry;
Wealth;
Collateral Channel;
Selection;
Racial Disparity;
Racial Inequality;
Equality and Inequality;
Banks and Banking;
Credit;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Banking Industry;
United States
Alfaro, Laura, Ester Faia, and Camelia Minoiu. "Distributional Consequences of Monetary Policy Across Races: Evidence from the U.S. Credit Register." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-068, April 2022.
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
On Credit
Illustration by Eduardo Recife The large tome looks its age, which is roughly 160 years old. Bound in leather, an average page, of which there are about 800 in the volume, includes almost 100 eye-blurring lines of pen-and-ink script. It’s one of 2,522 volumes of View Details
Keywords:
Julia Hanna
- September 1999 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Credit Suisse (A) (Abridged)
By: W. Earl Sasser and William E. Fulmer
Credit Suisse is looking for ways to differentiate itself from current and likely competitors. After two years of restructuring, the bank's leadership wants profitable growth. It has decided to emphasize customer service.
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Competitive Advantage;
Customer Satisfaction;
Banks and Banking;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Banking Industry;
Banking Industry
Sasser, W. Earl, and William E. Fulmer. "Credit Suisse (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 800-154, September 1999. (Revised April 2001.)
- January 1991 (Revised October 1993)
- Background Note
Note on Bank Loans
Describes traditional bank lending product, the role of the lending officer, credit evaluation, and the structuring of credit facilities and loan agreements.
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Mason, Scott P. "Note on Bank Loans." Harvard Business School Background Note 291-026, January 1991. (Revised October 1993.)
- October 1999 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Credit Suisse (A)
Credit Suisse is looking for ways to differentiate itself from current and likely competitors. After two years of restructuring, the bank's leadership wants profitable growth. It has decided to emphasize customer service.
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Competitive Advantage;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Banking Industry;
Switzerland
Fulmer, William E. "Credit Suisse (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-155, October 1999. (Revised March 2000.)