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Banking fragility in Colombia: An empirical analysis based on balance sheets

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  • Ignacio Lozano
  • Alexander Guar�n

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In this paper, we study the empirical relationship between credit funding sources and the financial vulnerability of the Colombian banking system. We propose a statistical model to measure and predict banking fragility episodes associated with credit funding sources classified into retail deposits and wholesale funds. We compute the probability of financial fragility for both the aggregated banking system and the individual banks. Our approach performs a Bayesian averaging of estimated logit regression models with monthly balance sheet data between 1996 and 2013. The results show the increasing use of wholesale funding to support credit expansion is a potential source of financial fragility. Therefore, monitoring credit funding sources could provide an additional tool to warn against banking disruptions. ****** En este documento se estudia la relación empírica entre las fuentes de fondeo del crédito y la vulnerabilidad financiera del Sistema Bancario Colombiano. El trabajo propone la estimación Bayesiana de modelos de regresión logística para identificar y predecir episodios de fragilidad bancaria asociados con las fuentes tradicionales y no tradicionales de fondeo, que utilizan los bancos para proveer crédito. En particular, el ejercicio estima la probabilidad de que se presenten eventos de fragilidad tanto para el sistema bancario agregado como para los bancos individuales con datos mensuales de las hojas de balance para el periodo 1996-2013. Los resultados muestran que el creciente uso de los recursos no tradicionales para fondear el crédito, especialmente en sus fases de expansión, son fuente potencial de fragilidad financiera. Por consiguiente, el monitoreo a dichos recursos, a través de la técnica propuesta, proporciona una herramienta para detectar esos eventos.

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  • Ignacio Lozano & Alexander Guar�n, 2014. "Banking fragility in Colombia: An empirical analysis based on balance sheets," Revista ESPE - Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, Banco de la República, vol. 32(75), pages 48-63.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000107:012407
    DOI: 10.1016/j.espe.2014.10.001
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    1. Guarin, Alexander & Lozano, Ignacio, 2017. "Credit funding and banking fragility: A forecasting model for emerging economies," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(C), pages 168-189.
    2. Alexander Guar�n-L�pez & Ignacio Lozano-Espitia, 2016. "Credit Funding and Banking Fragility: An Empirical Analysis for Emerging Economies," Borradores de Economia 14306, Banco de la Republica.
    3. Fanny Warman D., 2015. "Manejo del balance bancario en México," Documentos de Investigación - Research Papers 18, CEMLA.

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    JEL classification:

    • C11 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Bayesian Analysis: General
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
    • C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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