Corporate Misreporting and Bank Loan Contracting

57 Pages Posted: 21 Dec 2006

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John R. Graham

Duke University; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Si Li

Wilfrid Laurier University - School of Business & Economics

Jiaping Qiu

McMaster University - Michael G. DeGroote School of Business

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Abstract

This paper is the first to study the effect of financial restatement on bank loan contracting. Compared with loans initiated before restatement, loans initiated after restatement have significantly higher spreads, shorter maturities, higher likelihood of being secured, and more covenant restrictions. The increase in loan spread is significantly larger for fraudulent restating firms than other restating firms. We also find that after restatement, the number of lenders per loan declines and firms pay higher upfront and annual fees. These results are consistent with the view that banks use tighter loan contract terms to overcome risk and information problems arising from financial restatements.

Keywords: Corporate misreporting, financial restatement, corporate fraud, bank loans, financial contracting, cost of debt

JEL Classification: G21, G32, K22, K42

Suggested Citation

Graham, John Robert and Li, Si and Qiu, Jiaping, Corporate Misreporting and Bank Loan Contracting. Journal of Financial Economics, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=953013

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Si Li

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Jiaping Qiu

McMaster University - Michael G. DeGroote School of Business ( email )

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