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Cole and White (J Financ Serv Res 2012) show that small banks which failed during the financial crisis–like small banks which faile in previous crises–tended to have high concentration of loans financing commercial real estate and real estate development several years before failure. In contrast, large banks failed during the financial crisis due to the novel strategy of investing in poorly underwritten subprime mortgages. The fact that large banks fail as a resut of changing business models while small banks fail for predictable reasons makes justifies a heightened level of supervision of large banks (consistent with the Dodd-Frank Act).
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Cole R, White LJ (2012) Déjà vu all over again: the causes of U.S. commercial bank failures this time around. J Financ Serv Res. doi:10.1007/s10693-011-0116-9
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Kyle, A.S. A commentary on “Déjà Vu All Over Again: The Causes of U.S. Commercial Bank Failures This Time Around”. J Financ Serv Res 42, 31–34 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10693-012-0135-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10693-012-0135-1