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Market Forces at Work in the Banking Industry: Evidence from the Capital Buildup of the 1990sMark J. FlanneryUniversity of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Kasturi P. RanganCase Western Reserve University - Department of Banking & Finance September 2002 AFA 2003 Washington, DC Meetings; EFA 2002 Berlin Meetings Presented Paper Abstract: We document the build-up of regulatory and market equity capital in large U.S. bank holding companies between 1986 and 2000. During this time, large banking firms raised their capital ratios to the highest levels in more than 50 years. Since 1995, essentially none of the 100 largest U.S. banking firms have been constrained by de jure regulatory capital standards. Nor do these firms appear to be protecting themselves explicitly against falling below supervisory minimum capital standards. Variation in bank equity ratios reliably reflects portfolio risk, and we attribute the capital increase to enhanced market incentives to monitor and price large banks' default risks.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 49 JEL Classification: G21, G28, G32, G38 working papers seriesDate posted: March 4, 2002Suggested CitationContact Information
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