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Digital Technology, Legal Reforms, and Bank Lending

The introduction of online collateral auctions through legal reform has established a more efficient bankruptcy resolution mechanism. This technology-driven change has enhanced the ex-ante value of secured loans, influencing the supply, demand, and composition of bank lending. Using granular loan-level data and staggered Difference-in-Differences (DiD) estimations, the authors find a significant shift from unsecured to secured loans, particularly among private firms with greater fixed assets, stronger credit ratings, and higher reliance on external financing. Meanwhile, interest rates on unsecured loans rise, while those on secured loans remain unchanged. The effects are more pronounced in bank branches facing higher competitive pressures, where lenders expand credit to capitalize on the increased value of secured loans. Following the reform, banks increased secured lending, improved risk-adjusted interest earnings, and attracted more private-sector firms.

20
Mar
2025
Thursday

Session Chair: Bohui ZHANG

Presidential Chair Professor of Finance, Executive Dean; School of Management and Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Senior Fellow, ABFER

10:00 am
Digital Technology, Legal Reforms, and Bank Lending

Bernard YEUNG, Chair Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology; Emeritus Professor, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore; Council Member, Exco Member and Emeritus President, ABFER

Co-authors:
Yi HUANG, Special Adviser, Bank for International Settlements and Fellow, ABFER
Yuchao PENG, Professor, School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics
Yangfan SUN, Associate Professor, Wenlan School of Business, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Nanxuan WANG, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics
10:25 am
Discussion
Discussant:
Vikrant VIG, William R. Timken Professor and Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University and Senior Fellow, ABFER
10:50 am
Q&A
11:10 am

Updated 3 Mar 2025

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