Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Ryan Niladri Banerjee
Author-X-Name-First: Ryan Niladri
Author-X-Name-Last: Banerjee
Author-Name: Francisco González
Author-X-Name-First: Francisco
Author-X-Name-Last: González
Author-Name: José E Gutierrez
Author-X-Name-First: José E
Author-X-Name-Last: Gutierrez
Author-Name: José María Serena Garralda
Author-X-Name-First: José María
Author-X-Name-Last: Serena Garralda
Title: Credit supply in the wake of distressed bank acquisitions
Abstract: This paper examines the credit supply effects of sale-of-business (SoB) bank resolutions under the post-Global Financial Crisis regulatory framework, focusing on the resolution of a major Spanish bank. We provide the first micro-level evidence of how an SoB resolution reshapes credit allocation. The acquiring bank preserved lending relationships, prioritizing support for riskier inherited borrowers most exposed to competing banks' retrenchment. This stabilization was achieved despite tighter capital conditions, as the acquiring bank strategically reallocated credit within its broader portfolio, shifting away from more capital-intensive exposures. By preserving credit and real outcomes for inherited borrowers, the SoB resolution demonstrates the potential of this tool to limit disruptions to the real economy, contingent on the acquirer's strategic align ment and capital capacity. Our results highlight the interplay between franchise-preservation incentives and capital constraints in shaping credit reallocation during bank resolutions.
Creation-Date: 2026-06
File-URL: https://www.bis.org/publ/work1360.pdf
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File-Function: Full PDF document
File-URL: https://www.bis.org/publ/work1360.htm
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Number: 1360
Keywords: bank resolution, resolution tools, sale of business tool, credit supply
Classification-JEL: G01, G21, G28, G32
Handle: RePEc:bis:biswps:1360