Determinants of Bank Profitability in US and the Impact of Subprime Crisis on US Banking Industry

This paper examines how bank-specific characteristic as well as macroeconomic conditions affect US banks’ profitability during the period 2002 to 2009. In order to develop out of previous work, this study also investigates the impact of subprime crisis on bank performance. The results indicate that...

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Main Author: Zhang, Xiaofen
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/23937/
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description This paper examines how bank-specific characteristic as well as macroeconomic conditions affect US banks’ profitability during the period 2002 to 2009. In order to develop out of previous work, this study also investigates the impact of subprime crisis on bank performance. The results indicate that efficient expense management, liquidity and diversified income source are the main determinants of bank profitability. After the subprime crisis, liquidity, diversified income source as well as asset quality became more important factors that affecting bank performance. Key words: Banks, Performance, Profitability, US, Subprime crisis
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spelling nottingham-239372018-01-30T22:51:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/23937/ Determinants of Bank Profitability in US and the Impact of Subprime Crisis on US Banking Industry Zhang, Xiaofen This paper examines how bank-specific characteristic as well as macroeconomic conditions affect US banks’ profitability during the period 2002 to 2009. In order to develop out of previous work, this study also investigates the impact of subprime crisis on bank performance. The results indicate that efficient expense management, liquidity and diversified income source are the main determinants of bank profitability. After the subprime crisis, liquidity, diversified income source as well as asset quality became more important factors that affecting bank performance. Key words: Banks, Performance, Profitability, US, Subprime crisis 2010-09-22 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/23937/1/12Determinants_of_bank_performance_in_US.pdf Zhang, Xiaofen (2010) Determinants of Bank Profitability in US and the Impact of Subprime Crisis on US Banking Industry. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle Zhang, Xiaofen
Determinants of Bank Profitability in US and the Impact of Subprime Crisis on US Banking Industry
title Determinants of Bank Profitability in US and the Impact of Subprime Crisis on US Banking Industry
title_full Determinants of Bank Profitability in US and the Impact of Subprime Crisis on US Banking Industry
title_fullStr Determinants of Bank Profitability in US and the Impact of Subprime Crisis on US Banking Industry
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of Bank Profitability in US and the Impact of Subprime Crisis on US Banking Industry
title_short Determinants of Bank Profitability in US and the Impact of Subprime Crisis on US Banking Industry
title_sort determinants of bank profitability in us and the impact of subprime crisis on us banking industry
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/23937/