Bank holding company capital ratios and shareholder payouts

Beverly Hirtle

Current Issues in Economics and Finance, 1998, vol. 4, issue Sep

Abstract: Last year's sharp drop in the capital ratios of bank holding companies could cast doubt on the companies' future capital strength, especially if credit quality eroded significantly or if profitability weakened. However, an analysis linking the drop in ratios to bank efforts to increase shareholder payouts in a period of strong profitability suggests that these concerns are premature.

Keywords: Bank holding companies; Bank capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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