Liquidity risk and bank performance during financial crises
Journal
Journal of Financial Stability
Journal Volume
56
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Abstract
Using U.S. bank data from 1996 to 2013, this paper studies how liquidity risk affects bank performance in financial crises. It finds that during the subprime crisis of 2007–09, liquidity risk reduced a bank's survival probability, ROA, and net interest margin, and increased its loan-loss-provision expenses. This adverse effect was more severe for banks with lower capital ratios and higher credit risk. In contrast, there is no strong evidence that liquidity risk hurts bank performance in market crises. The results in this paper imply that liquidity risk is not merely a symptom of banks’ insolvency problems; it has an independent effect on bank performance in banking crises. ? 2021 Elsevier B.V.
Subjects
Bank performance
Credit risk
Financial crises
Liquidity risk
Type
journal article