Who Supplies PPP Loans (And Does it Matter)? Banks, Relationships and the COVID Crisis
National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
; No. 28286, 2020.
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in English
| NBER | ID: grc-748647
ABSTRACT
We analyze bank supply of credit under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The literature emphasizes relationships as a means to improve lender information, which helps banks manage credit risk. Despite imposing no risk, however, PPP supply reflects traditional measures of relationship lending decreasing in bank size;increasing in prior experience, in commitment lending, and in core deposits. Our results suggest a new benefit of bank relationships, as they help firms access government-subsidized lending. Consistent with this benefit, we show that bank PPP supply, based on the structure of the local banking sector, alleviates increases in unemployment.
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Prognostic study
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English
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National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
Year:
2020
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