Stress Testing and Bank Lending

Joel Shapiro and Jing Zeng

No 13907, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: Bank stress tests are a major form of regulatory oversight. Banks respond to the toughness of the tests by changing their lending behavior. Regulators care about bank lending; therefore, banks' reactions to the tests affect the tests' design and create a feedback loop. We demonstrate that stress tests may be (1) soft, in order to encourage lending in the future, or (2) tough, in order to deter excessive risk-taking in the future. There may be multiple equilibria due to strategic complementarity. Regulators may strategically delay stress tests. We also analyze bottom-up stress tests and banking supervision exams.

Keywords: Bank regulation; Stress tests; Bank lending; Reputation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G21 G28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-08
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ban, nep-cba and nep-rmg
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