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- November–December 2019
- Article
Making Sense of Soft Information: Interpretation Bias and Loan Quality
By: Dennis Campbell, Maria Loumioti and Regina Wittenberg Moerman
We explore whether behavioral biases impede the effective processing and interpretation of soft information in private lending. Taking advantage of the internal reporting system of a large federal credit union, we delineate three important biases likely to affect the... View Details
Keywords: Soft Information; Lending; Banking; Information; Financing and Loans; Banks and Banking; Decision Making
Campbell, Dennis, Maria Loumioti, and Regina Wittenberg Moerman. "Making Sense of Soft Information: Interpretation Bias and Loan Quality." Art. 101240. Journal of Accounting & Economics 68, nos. 2-3 (November–December 2019).
- October 1983
- Case
Chemical Bank: Allocation of Profits
Describes a conflict between the metropolitan (branch banking) and treasury groups at the bank. The issue is which group should receive the profits generated by a product involving both: Due bills. It is a form of transfer pricing problem, but in a unique (i.e.,... View Details
Merchant, Kenneth A. "Chemical Bank: Allocation of Profits." Harvard Business School Case 184-047, October 1983.
- 29 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research
"We're trying to see how this new form of organizing people is disrupting business," said Lakhani, the Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at HBS and the Principal Investigator of the Harvard-NASA Tournament Lab at the View Details
- December 1978 (Revised April 1980)
- Case
U.S. Bank Lending in Mexico
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "U.S. Bank Lending in Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 379-078, December 1978. (Revised April 1980.)
- January 1991 (Revised October 1993)
- Background Note
Note on Bank Loans
Describes traditional bank lending product, the role of the lending officer, credit evaluation, and the structuring of credit facilities and loan agreements. View Details
Mason, Scott P. "Note on Bank Loans." Harvard Business School Background Note 291-026, January 1991. (Revised October 1993.)
- Article
Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Bank Regulation, Capital Structure and the Low Risk Anomaly
By: Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler
Traditional capital structure theory predicts that reducing banks' leverage reduces the risk and cost of equity but does not change the weighted average cost of capital, and thus the rates for borrowers. We confirm that the equity of better-capitalized banks has lower... View Details
Baker, Malcolm, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Bank Regulation, Capital Structure and the Low Risk Anomaly." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 105, no. 5 (May 2015): 315–320.
- 2014
- Working Paper
The Federal Reserve's Abandonment of Its 1923 Principles
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
This paper studies the persistence and some of the consequences of the eventual abandonment by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the principles embedded in the Federal Reserve’s Tenth Annual Report of 1923. The three principles I focus on are 1) the... View Details
Rotemberg, Julio J. "The Federal Reserve's Abandonment of Its 1923 Principles." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 20507, September 2014.
- Fall 2013
- Article
Shifts in U.S. Federal Reserve Goals and Tactics for Monetary Policy: A Role for Penitence?
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
This paper considers some of the large changes in the Federal Reserve's approach to monetary policy. It shows that, in some important cases, critics who were successful in arguing that past Fed approaches were responsible for mistakes that caused harm succeeded in... View Details
Rotemberg, Julio J. "Shifts in U.S. Federal Reserve Goals and Tactics for Monetary Policy: A Role for Penitence?" Journal of Economic Perspectives 27, no. 4 (Fall 2013): 65–86.
- October 2012 (Revised June 2015)
- Case
Grantham, Mayo, and Van Otterloo, 2012: Estimating the Equity Risk Premium
Hanson, Samuel, Erik Stafford, and Luis Viceira. "Grantham, Mayo, and Van Otterloo, 2012: Estimating the Equity Risk Premium." Harvard Business School Case 213-051, October 2012. (Revised June 2015.)
- January 2012 (Revised June 2015)
- Background Note
Inventory-Based Lending Industry Note
By: C. Fritz Foley, Ananth Raman and Nathan C. Craig
Inventory-based lending is a form of asset-based lending used by retailers and wholesalers. This note describes the development and the current state of the inventory-based lending industry. View Details
Foley, C. Fritz, Ananth Raman, and Nathan C. Craig. "Inventory-Based Lending Industry Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 612-057, January 2012. (Revised June 2015.)
- May 2007
- Teaching Note
Shinsei Bank: Developing an Integrated Firm (TN)
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Terence Heymann
- December 2004
- Article
When the State is Untrustworthy: Public Finance and Private Banking in Porfirian Mexico
By: Noel Maurer and Andrei Gomberg
Maurer, Noel, and Andrei Gomberg. "When the State is Untrustworthy: Public Finance and Private Banking in Porfirian Mexico." Journal of Economic History 64, no. 4 (December 2004): 1087–1107.
- January 1986 (Revised October 1986)
- Case
Data Administration in Citibank Brazil (Abridged)
By: Shoshana Zuboff
Zuboff, Shoshana. "Data Administration in Citibank Brazil (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 486-081, January 1986. (Revised October 1986.)
- 12 Oct 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
The Decline of Big-Bank Lending to Small Business: Dynamic Impacts on Local Credit and Labor Markets
- November 2024
- Supplement
Clara Wu Tsai and Brooklyn Loan Innovation (B)
By: Archie Jones, Mathieu Davis, Mourya Mamidala and Max Hancock
This (B) case provides an update on “Clara Wu Tsai and Brooklyn Loan Innovation (A)” View Details
- September 2018 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Apple Pay and Mobile Payments in Australia (A)
By: Feng Zhu, Susan Athey and David Lane
In summer 2016, four of Australia’s top five banks petitioned regulators for permission to bargain collectively with Apple over the terms under which they would support its digital wallet, Apple Pay. They argued that doing so would force concessions from Apple that... View Details
Keywords: Payment Methods; Mobile Payment; Apple; Banks and Banking; Cooperation; Problems and Challenges; Policy; Digital Platforms; Banking Industry; Australia
Zhu, Feng, Susan Athey, and David Lane. "Apple Pay and Mobile Payments in Australia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 619-010, September 2018. (Revised January 2020.)
- March 2018 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (A)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
Beginning in 2014, JPMorgan Chase launched Invested in Detroit, a $100 million philanthropic investment in the city over five years. The bank worked with local economic development organizations, workforce development organizations, small businesses, philanthropies,... View Details
Keywords: Local Economic Development; Workforce Development; Philanthropic Investment; Financial Institutions; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Urban Development; Business and Community Relations; Banking Industry; United States; Michigan
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (A)." Harvard Business School Case 918-406, March 2018. (Revised March 2018.)
- 1990
- Book
Global Electronic Wholesale Banking
By: A. S. Mookerjee and J. I. Cash Jr.
Mookerjee, A. S., and J. I. Cash Jr. Global Electronic Wholesale Banking. London: Graham & Trotman, 1990.
- June 1991 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Second Bank of the United States: Banks and Banking Before the Second Bank of the United States
Describes the problems of early banking, early attempts at central banking, achieving a sound uniform currency, and economic growth. Illustrates the problems of developing a sound money economy in a developing country and shows the difficulties of branch management in... View Details
Keywords: Currency; Business History; Central Banking; Communication; Economic Growth; Banking Industry; United States
McCraw, Thomas K. "Second Bank of the United States: Banks and Banking Before the Second Bank of the United States." Harvard Business School Case 391-262, June 1991. (Revised April 1995.)