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Managing Bank Liquidity Risk: How Deposit-Loan Synergies Vary with Market Conditions


Evan Gatev


Simon Fraser University

Philip E. Strahan


Boston College - Department of Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Til Schuermann


Oliver Wyman

December 2005

FDIC CRF Working Paper 2006-03
AFA 2007 Chicago Meetings Paper

Abstract:     
Unused loan commitments expose banks to systematic liquidity risk, but this exposure can be reduced by combining loan commitments with transactions deposits. We show that bank equity volatility increases with unused loan commitments, but this increase is reduced for banks with high levels of transaction deposits. This deposit-lending synergy becomes even more powerful during periods of tight liquidity, when nervous investors move funds into their banks. Thus, the simultaneous taking of deposits and lending may be thought of as a liquidity hedge.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 35

Keywords: Liquidity, banking, financial crisis

JEL Classification: G18, G21

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Date posted: February 17, 2006  

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Gatev, Evan, Strahan, Philip E. and Schuermann, Til, Managing Bank Liquidity Risk: How Deposit-Loan Synergies Vary with Market Conditions (December 2005). FDIC CRF Working Paper 2006-03; AFA 2007 Chicago Meetings Paper. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=882087 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.882087

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Evan Gatev
Simon Fraser University ( email )
Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6
Canada
Philip E. Strahan (Contact Author)
Boston College - Department of Finance ( email )
Carroll School of Management
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Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3808
United States
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National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Til Schuermann
Oliver Wyman ( email )
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New York, NY 10036
United States
646-364-8427 (Phone)
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