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- 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.
- 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.
- January 1997 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
An Overview of Credit Derivatives
Presents the history and features of credit derivatives, a new class of securities. A stylized problem is also provided.
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Keywords:
Credit Derivatives and Swaps
Das, Sanjiv R., and Stephen E. Lynagh. "An Overview of Credit Derivatives." Harvard Business School Case 297-086, January 1997. (Revised March 1999.)
- 2014
- Article
Claiming the Credit
By: Marco Bertini, Oded Koenigsberg and Daniel Halbheer
Bertini, Marco, Oded Koenigsberg, and Daniel Halbheer. "Claiming the Credit." Business Strategy Review 25, no. 1 (2014): 8.
- 08 Sep 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
A Model of Credit Market Sentiment
- July 2002
- Case
First American Bank: Credit Default Swaps
This case examines a bank's ability to manage its credit exposure to a particular client using credit default swaps.
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Chacko, George C., and Eli Strick. "First American Bank: Credit Default Swaps." Harvard Business School Case 203-033, July 2002.
- February 1997 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Enron Corp.: - Credit Sensitive Notes
This case investigates an innovative bond issue by Enron. The coupon on the bond is indexed to the company's credit rating, making it a credit derivative structure.
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Das, Sanjiv R., and Stephen E. Lynagh. "Enron Corp.: - Credit Sensitive Notes." Harvard Business School Case 297-099, February 1997. (Revised July 1997.)
- May 2010
- Teaching Note
Alpen Bank: Launching the Credit Card in Romania (Brief Case)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sunru Yong
Teaching Note for 4559.
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- March 2009 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
The Credit Suisse/Gerson Lehrman Group Alliance
By: Robert G. Eccles and Laura Winig
The equity research department of Credit Suisse and the expert network firm of Gerson Lehrman Group, historically competitors, have established a strategic alliance which both believe will give them a competitive advantage. Under the leadership of its head of equity...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Financial Crisis;
Investment Banking;
Innovation and Invention;
Alliances;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Competitive Advantage;
Banking Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and Laura Winig. "The Credit Suisse/Gerson Lehrman Group Alliance." Harvard Business School Case 409-046, March 2009. (Revised May 2011.)
- August 1995
- Case
Credit General, SA
By: Andre F. Perold
The head of a bank's asset and liability committee has to approve an unexpectedly large overnight currency exposure or require at great cost that the exposure be reduced.
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Perold, Andre F. "Credit General, SA." Harvard Business School Case 296-011, August 1995.
- 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.
- 2022
- Working Paper
Credit and the Family: The Economic Consequences of Closing the Credit Gap of U.S. Couples
By: Olivia S. Kim
Closing disparities in credit access between spouses can help reduce consumption inequality in the household. The 2013 reversal of the Truth-in-Lending Act increased the borrowing capacity of secondary earners in equitable-distribution states but not in...
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Keywords:
Household;
Credit;
Equality and Inequality;
Income;
Policy;
Family and Family Relationships
Kim, Olivia S. "Credit and the Family: The Economic Consequences of Closing the Credit Gap of U.S. Couples." Working Paper, December 2022.
- 26 Jun 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Weak Credit Covenants
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Roll the Credits
After a 38-year run as Hollywood’s leading man in Washington, Jack Valenti (MBA ’3/48) announced in March that he will step down as president and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Valenti, a Houston native, was a longtime political consultant to...
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- January 2020
- Case
SK Group: Social Progress Credits
By: George Serafeim, Ethan Rouen and David Freiberg
SK Group was one of the largest companies South Korea. A family-run conglomerate consisting of around 120 subsidiaries and employing more than 100,000, SK was tightly knit into the fabric of Korean society. SK viewed their future success as contingent upon the strength...
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Keywords:
Impact;
Impact Investing;
Impact Measurement;
Social Value;
Social Development;
Conglomerates;
Measurement Of Purpose;
ESG;
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
Capital Markets;
Innovation;
Environmental Impact;
Collaboration;
Social Enterprise;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Social Issues;
Measurement and Metrics;
Value Creation;
Cooperation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Employment;
Accounting;
Energy Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Chemical Industry;
South Korea
Serafeim, George, Ethan Rouen, and David Freiberg. "SK Group: Social Progress Credits." Harvard Business School Case 120-071, January 2020.
- July 2010
- Supplement
Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (C)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
The (C) case describes the results of Credit Suisse's PIP I program, the value of PAF, shareholders' vote on the new compensation plan supported by management, and the impact of the company's approach to the U.K. banker's tax.
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Keywords:
Voting;
Taxation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Switzerland;
United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-007, July 2010.
- February 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
3M: Negotiating Air Pollution Credits (A)
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Thomas Dretler
A proposed trade of air pollution emission credits between 3M (now Imation) and Procter and Gamble is described. Though such trading is encouraged under federal environmental laws, 3M had adopted a company-wide policy against such deals. Procter and Gamble needs the...
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Keywords:
Conflict of Interests;
Negotiation Types;
Pollutants;
Negotiation Participants;
Laws and Statutes;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
United States
Wheeler, Michael A., and Thomas Dretler. "3M: Negotiating Air Pollution Credits (A)." Harvard Business School Case 897-134, February 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
- 06 Dec 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
'Repayment-by-Purchase' Helps Consumers to Reduce Credit Card Debt
- July 2010
- Supplement
Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (B)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
The (B) case describes how Credit Suisse management allocated the cost of the 25% U.K. banker's tax among shareholders, U.K. managing directors, and the other employees globally.
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Cost;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Taxation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Switzerland;
United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-006, July 2010.
- 24 Nov 2009
- News