Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/123697 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Bundesbank Discussion Paper No. 39/2015
Publisher: 
Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt a. M.
Abstract: 
Recent regulatory efforts aim at lowering the cyclicality of bank lending because of its potential detrimental effects on financial stability and the real economy. We investigate the cyclicality of SME lending by local banks with vs. without a public mandate, controlling for location, size, loan maturity, funding structure, liquidity, profitability, and credit demand-side factors. The public mandate is set by local governments and stipulates a deviation from strict profit maximization and a sustainable provision of financial services to local customers. We find that banks with a public mandate are 25 percent less cyclical than other local banks. The result is credit supply-side driven and especially strong for savings banks with high liquidity and stable deposit funding. Our findings have implications for the banking structure, financial stability and the finance-growth nexus in a local context.
Subjects: 
Banks
Loan growth
SME finance
Business cycles
Financial stability
JEL: 
G20
G21
ISBN: 
978-3-95729-206-3
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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