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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
rationale. For instance, the government bailed out Bear Stearns, but why not Lehman Brothers? Ironically, Congress in 1991 passed a statute establishing specific procedures (including stating a rationale) to be followed before a bank... View Details
- 05 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt
For commercial debt backed by real estate collateral, non-performing loans rise more than 81 percent once the crisis hits. “Once you have defaults in the commercial sector, the bank balance sheet is... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- May 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Teleswitch (A)
Describes the financing history of Teleswitch, a maker of small digital telephone switches for the wireless/cellular industry. As the case ends, Teleswitch is revisiting its selection of an investment banker for its hoped-for IPO. A rewritten version of an earlier... View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Investment Banking; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Wireless Technology; Manufacturing Industry; Telecommunications Industry
Roberts, Michael J. "Teleswitch (A)." Harvard Business School Case 898-207, May 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- 30 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.
charter permitting preemption of state law. The Internet is not bound by any one state, and the market for loans online is no exception—regulation must reflect this new reality. However, regulators should not simply mandate all federal... View Details
- 19 Nov 2019
- Op-Ed
Gender Bias Complaints against Apple Card Signal a Dark Side to Fintech
Twittersphere that they would investigate. Technology is undeniably transforming the financial services industry. Fintechs, Big Tech, and banks are using increasing volumes of data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to build... View Details
- August 2011
- Teaching Note
Going to the Oracle: Goldman Sachs, September 2008 (TN)
By: Clayton Rose and Sally Canter Ganzfried
Teaching Note for 309-069. View Details
- 03 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?
financial system is still fragile, it is definitely better. The banks have more capital, are making loans again, and have regained the trust of depositors. Company boards and management are asking more... View Details
Jesse H. Jones
Under Jones’ presidency, RFC became the nation’s largest bank and biggest single investor. It not only provided loans to established banks, but also encouraged new ventures and sought to enlarge View Details
Keywords: Finance
- Web
International Students | MBA
be aware that HBS is not able to endorse or promote specific loans or banking institutions. Harvard University is committed to the highest standard of ethics and conduct, in all areas, including financial... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
microfinance institutions and banks in developing countries that make small loans to low-income women-and in some instances, men-so that they can build their own business and move beyond poverty. A customer... View Details
- 31 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Quantitative Easing Didn’t Ease the Housing Crisis for the Neediest
Another tool to stimulate a distressed economy has made its way into the playbooks of central banks across the world. With quantitative easing, known as QE for short, a central bank makes it easier to borrow... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
INK: Big News for Small Business
The earliest small business loan on record dates back to Mesopotamia, when a royal baker borrowed capital—suggesting that small-business owners have been wrestling with access to capital literally since the dawn of civilization, says... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Truth in Lending
Lab. And that may just be the answer to developing a strong small-business sector in emerging markets. In more developed markets, a bank can make loan decisions based on credit scores, that three-digit... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Microfinance's Big Payoff: Michael Chu and ACCION International
short-term business loans to the self-employed poor. Chu, a native of China, grew up in Montevideo, Uruguay. After graduating from Dartmouth and HBS, he held senior management positions with several firms, including The Boston Consulting... View Details
- Forthcoming
- Article
FinTech Lending and Cashless Payments
By: Pulak Ghosh, Boris Vallée and Yao Zeng
Borrower's use of cashless payments both improves their access to capital from FinTech lenders and predicts a lower probability of default. These relationships are stronger for cashless technologies providing more precise information, and for outflows. Cashless payment... View Details
- January 2011
- Teaching Note
Banco Compartamos: Life after the IPO (TN)
By: Michael Chu
Teaching Note for 308-094. View Details
Charles E. Mitchell
Under Mitchell’s presidency, National City Bank was converted into a modern retail banking organization and a world-wide banking empire with offices from London to Singapore.... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: The Usurer's Grip (1912)
receives a loan at the bank rate of six percent and exposes the illegal loan shark to the authorities. Copyright © 2010 Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College Harvard... View Details
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: The Secondary Credit Market
The Rise of Installment Selling Home Finance Cars on Time The Secondary Credit Market The Usurer's Grip Research Links Credits “We must divorce the three golden balls from the three Furies.” — Charities Review , 1892 Installment plans, home mortgages, and auto View Details