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Historical Working Papers

1983

Loan rates

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Bank Performance In The Emerging Recovery: A Changing Risk-Return Environment, Jonathan A. Scott, George H. Hempel Jan 1983

Bank Performance In The Emerging Recovery: A Changing Risk-Return Environment, Jonathan A. Scott, George H. Hempel

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The authors argue that loan rates lag behind prime rate during economic recovery and never reach the low limits that might otherwise occur due to changes in the regulatory and market environment. The changes referred to specifically include competition between market components, changes in bankruptcy law, and the introduction of new financial instruments such as money market deposit accounts.