The Impact of Financial Crisis on Bank Revenue Management
Abstract
This paper examines bank management of revenue through loan loss provisions (LLPs) during the period of 2003-2013. The sample period includes the financial crisis of 2008-2009, during which banks experienced revenue slowdowns owing to plunging mortgage lending activity. We examine whether LLPs are significantly different between the pre- and post-crisis periods. Our findings indicate that LLPs are not lower after the crisis; that is, banks are not using LLPs to manage earnings upward and smooth earnings in the post-crisis period. We also examine the effect of regulatory intervention on LLPs, measuring regulatory intervention using three variables: capital ratio, liquidity of assets, and bank size. Our findings indicate that banks that are less likely to face regulatory intervention are more likely to use LLPs to manage earnings upward and to smooth earnings in the post-crisis period.
Recommended Citation
Eng, L., & Ha, J. (2016). The Impact of Financial Crisis on Bank Revenue Management. International Journal of Revenue Management, 9(4), pp. 273-290. Inderscience.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1504/IJRM.2016.079820
Department(s)
Business and Information Technology
Keywords and Phrases
Bank revenue management; Bank size; Capital ratio; Earnings smoothing; Financial crisis; Liquidity; LLPs; Loan loss provisions; Regulatory intervention
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1474-7332; 1741-8186
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2016 Inderscience, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Sep 2016
