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The Role of Regulation and Bank Competition in Small Firm Financing: Evidence from the Community Reinvestment Act
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The Role of Regulation and Bank Competition in Small Firm Financing: Evidence from the Community Reinvestment Act

Panagiotis Avramidis, George Pennacchi, Konstantinos Serfes and Kejia Wu
Journal of money, credit and banking
21 Apr 2022
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https://doi.org/10.1111/jmcb.12938View
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Business & Economics Business, Finance Economics Social Sciences
This paper analyzes how regulation that promotes greater access to bank credit, such as the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), impacts the financing of small firms. It finds that when areas become CRA-eligible, the likelihood of bank lending to local small firms increases and firms reduce late trade credit payments, consistent with loans allowing small firms to pay trade credit more promptly and avoid late payment fees. The effect is more profound in low- and moderate-income areas where financial constraints are tighter due to low bank competition. The effect is also larger for small firms that operate in trade credit-dependent industries.

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