The recovery rate for retail and commercial customers in Germany: a look at collateral and its adjusted market values

Peter-Hendrik Ingermann (), Frederik Hesse (), Christian Bélorgey () and Andreas Pfingsten ()
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Peter-Hendrik Ingermann: Finance Center Muenster, University of Muenster
Frederik Hesse: Finance Center Muenster, University of Muenster
Christian Bélorgey: Finance Center Muenster, University of Muenster
Andreas Pfingsten: Finance Center Muenster, University of Muenster

Business Research, 2016, vol. 9, issue 2, No 1, 179-228

Abstract: Abstract Based on a unique data set of 909 defaulted retail and commercial (self-employed and SMEs) credit customers in Germany, whose original loans were made by 123 different banks, our article confirms a significant positive influence of collateral, and of amicable agreements between the debtor and the bank (redemption), on the recovery rate [1 − loss given default (LGD)]. In a further analysis of collateral, systematic biases between the realized market price and the expected market values of real estate are revealed, even though the appraisal reports should have already considered all factors influencing the value. Using valuations that were adjusted for these recognized biases, we can increase the explanatory power of the underlying models. Moreover, we compare these models to models that apply, as is common practice in the banking industry, flat haircuts to collateral values and show the superior performance of our proposed approach.

Keywords: Redemption; Collateral in real estate; Recovery rate; Bank loans; Basel II (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/s40685-016-0028-5

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