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The impact of interest rate policy on credit union lending during a crisis period

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  • Nguyen, Lan Thi Mai
  • Luu, Hiep Ngoc
  • Nguyen, Thao Thi Phuong

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We exploit the variation in the exposure to the Covid-19 pandemic of US states as a quasi-natural experiment to examine the impact of interest rate policy on credit union lending. We find that the interest rate cut can only enhance credit union lending in states that are less affected by the Covid-19 pandemic whilst hampering credit union lending in more affected states. This result is consistent across a number of robustness tests.

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  • Nguyen, Lan Thi Mai & Luu, Hiep Ngoc & Nguyen, Thao Thi Phuong, 2022. "The impact of interest rate policy on credit union lending during a crisis period," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 48(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:48:y:2022:i:c:s1544612322002471
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2022.103005
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    Keywords

    Interest rate cut; Zero policy rate; Credit union lending; Covid-19 pandemic;
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    JEL classification:

    • E02 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Institutions and the Macroeconomy
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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