Mortgage Companies and Regulatory Arbitrage
Yuliya Demyanyk, Elena Loutskina
Journal of Financial Economics,
No. 2,
2016
Abstract
Mortgage companies (MCs) do not fall under the strict regulatory regime of depository institutions. We empirically show that this gap resulted in regulatory arbitrage and allowed bank holding companies (BHCs) to circumvent consumer compliance regulations, mitigate capital requirements, and reduce exposure to loan-related losses. Compared to bank subsidiaries, MC subsidiaries of BHCs originated riskier mortgages to borrowers with lower credit scores, lower incomes, higher loan-to-income ratios, and higher default rates. Our results imply that precrisis regulations had the capacity to mitigate the deterioration of lending standards if consistently applied and enforced for all types of intermediaries.
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09.11.2016 • 47/2016
IWH für Chancengleichheit ausgezeichnet
Bereits zum zweiten Mal erhält das Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) das Prädikat TOTAL E-QUALITY für gelebte Chancengleichheit in der Personalpolitik. Als eine von 58 Organisationen aus Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Verwaltung und Verbänden wurde es heute in Nürnberg ausgezeichnet.
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Taxing Banks: An Evaluation of the German Bank Levy
Claudia M. Buch, Björn Hilberg, Lena Tonzer
Journal of Banking and Finance,
November
2016
Abstract
Bank distress can have severe negative consequences for the stability of the financial system. Regimes for the restructuring and resolution of banks, financed by bank levies, aim at reducing these costs. This paper evaluates the German bank levy, which has been implemented since 2011. Our analysis offers three main insights. First, revenues raised through the levy were lower than expected. Second, the bulk of the payments were contributed by large commercial banks and by the central institutions of savings banks and credit unions. Third, for those banks, which were affected by the levy, we find evidence for a reduction in lending and higher deposit rates.
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18.10.2016 • 46/2016
No Sign of Price Distortions – Lack of Evidence for Effects of US Bank Bailouts
There has been much political and public controversy surrounding the very large rescue packages offered to the banking sector in the course of the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009. The aim of the packages was to stabilise the financial sector and, therefore, the development of the real economy. The downsides of these bailouts were the enormous financial cost to the taxpayer, increased assumption of risk by the government and possible distortive effects on competition in the banking market – since not all banks were given financial support. Researchers at the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association led by Professor Felix Noth have now studied the long-term, indirect and possible market-distorting effects of the US rescue packages.
Felix Noth
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11.10.2016 • 44/2016
New look and feel for IWH website
The relaunched website of the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association goes live today. After the successful launch of a new corporate design at the beginning of the year, IWH now presents itself also digitally in a new and adjusted way. The redesigned website focuses on IWH’s core issues and provides information tailored to each target group. Due to the responsive design, the new website can be perfectly read and navigated on smartphones and tablets as well.
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05.10.2016 • 42/2016
International young researchers at IWH
Scientific insights do not stop at national borders and have to be equally accessible for women and men. “Whoever wants to do world-class research has to look beyond his own nose”, says Reint E. Gropp, president of the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association. He himself received his PhD and did research in the US for several years.
Reint E. Gropp
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Wie können wir den Wettbewerb im Dienstleistungsbereich ankurbeln – ein Tagungsbericht
Oliver Holtemöller, Felix Pohle, Andreas Schmalzbauer
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 4,
2016
Abstract
Am 6. Juli 2016 veranstaltete das Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) zusammen mit der Vertretung der Europäischen Kommission in Deutschland eine Konferenz zum Thema “Wie können wir den Wettbewerb im Dienstleistungssektor ankurbeln?”. In den Räumlichkeiten der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft in Berlin tauschten etwa 60 Teilnehmer aus Wissenschaftseinrichtungen, Ministerien, der EU-Kommission und anderen Organisationen ihr Wissen und ihre Sicht zu Reformen des Dienstleistungssektors in Deutschland aus.
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29.09.2016 • 41/2016
Auch der Osten ist im Aufschwung – Implikationen der Gemeinschaftsdiagnose Herbst 2016 für Ostdeutschland
Für das Jahr 2016 prognostiziert das Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) einen Anstieg des ostdeutschen Bruttoinlandsprodukts um 1,8% (Gemeinschaftsdiagnose für Deutschland insgesamt: 1,9%). Maßgeblicher Treiber ist wie in Deutschland insgesamt die Binnennachfrage. Insbesondere profitiert die Wirtschaft von der hohen Dynamik in Berlin, Brandenburg und Sachsen. Die Arbeitsproduktivität dürfte in diesem Jahr im Osten wohl etwas schneller als im Westen steigen; somit wird ein kleiner Fortschritt bei der ökonomischen Konvergenz erreicht.
Oliver Holtemöller
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29.09.2016 • 40/2016
Joint Economic Forecast: German Economy on Track – Economic Policy needs to be Realigned
Thanks to a stable job market and solid consumption, the German economy is experiencing a moderate upswing. The GDP is expected to increase by 1.9 percent this year, 1.4 percent in 2017, and 1.6 percent in 2018, according to the Gemeinschaftsdiagnose (GD, joint economic forecast) that was prepared by five of Europe’s leading economic research institutes on behalf of the Federal Government. The most recent GD, which was released in April, predicted a GDP growth rate of 1.6 percent for 2016 and 1.5 percent for 2017.
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22.09.2016 • 39/2016
Strong Financial Literacy could Lead to More Self-employment
The probability that a person is self-employed also depends on how much financial literacy they have. A new study by the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association recently confirmed this correlation.
Walter Hyll
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