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Adapting lending policies in a “negative-for-long” scenario (Updated October 2020)

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  • Óscar Arce

    (Banco de España)

  • Miguel García-Posada

    (Banco de España)

  • Sergio Mayordomo

    (Banco de España)

  • Steven Ongena

    (University of Zurich, SFI, KU LEUVEN and CEPR)

Abstract

What is the long-term impact of negative interest rates on bank lending? To answer this question we construct a unique summary measure of negative rate exposure by individual banks based on exclusive survey data, and couple it with the credit register of Spain to identify this impact on the supply of credit to firms. We find that only after a few years of negative rates do affected banks (relative to non-affected banks) decrease their supply and increase their rates, especially when lowly capitalized and lending to risky firms. However, no firms are facing funding constraints, yet.

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  • Óscar Arce & Miguel García-Posada & Sergio Mayordomo & Steven Ongena, 2018. "Adapting lending policies in a “negative-for-long” scenario (Updated October 2020)," Working Papers 1832, Banco de España, revised Oct 2020.
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    Keywords

    negative interest rates; negative for long; lending policies; banks capital ratio; risk taking;
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    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies

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