Firm-bank relationships: a cross-country comparison

Kamelia Kosekova, Angela Maddaloni, Melina Papoutsi and Fabiano Schivardi

No 2826, Working Paper Series from European Central Bank

Abstract: We document the structure of firm-bank relationships for the eleven largest euro area countries and present new stylized facts using data from the Eurosystem credit registry - AnaCredit. We look at the number of banking relationships, reliance on the main bank, credit instruments, loan maturity, and interest rates. Firms in Southern Europe borrow from more banks and obtain a lower share of credit from the main bank than those in Northern Europe. They also tend to borrow more on short-term, more expensive instruments and to obtain loans with shorter maturity. This is consistent with the hypothesis that firms in Southern Europe rely less on relationship banking and obtain credit less conducive to firm growth, in line with their smaller average size. Relationship lending does not translate into lower rates, possibly because banks appropriate part of the surplus generated by relationship lending through higher rates. Finally, assortative matching, according to which small banks specialize in supplying credit to small firms, is stronger in Northern European countries. JEL Classification: G21, G3, G32

Keywords: AnaCredit; bank credit; corporate financing; firm-bank relationship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-06
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