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Journal of Financial Stability Vol. 64 2023

Regulatory oversight and bank risk

Dimitris K. Chronopoulos1; John O. S. Wilson1; Muhammed H. Yilmaz

1 University of St Andrews

open access

Abstract

We investigate how a change in regulatory oversight affects bank risk, using the passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 as a setting. Using a sample of bank holding companies (BHCs) covering the period 2015Q1 through 2020Q1, we find that risk increases for large BHCs affected by a change in regulatory oversight. In addition to increasing bank level risk, affected BHCs increase their respective contribution to the systemic risk. These BHCs also experience higher profitability, increased market valuation and reduced compliance costs.

DOI
10.1016/j.jfs.2023.101105
Volume
64
Pages
101105
Language
en
Sources
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