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Toward a Theory of Bank Loan Commitments

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  • Anjan V. Thakor

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The characteristics of fixed and variable rate bank loan commitments are analyzed in a contingent-claims framework, and valuation expressions are derived for these commitments. The valuation expressions are used to present estimates of the impact of interest rate uncertainty on the liability assumed by a bank issuing loan commitments. Finally, a simple, two-period, asymmetric information model is employed to explain the recent trend among bankers to substitute variable rate commitments for their fixed rate counterparts.

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  • Anjan V. Thakor, 2004. "Toward a Theory of Bank Loan Commitments," Finance 0411048, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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