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Is a friend in need a friend indeed? How relationship borrowers fare during the COVID-19 crisis

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  • Berger, Allen N.
  • Bouwman, Christa H.S.
  • Norden, Lars
  • Roman, Raluca A.
  • Udell, Gregory F.
  • Wang, Teng

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We challenge the existing relationship lending literature on how banks manage their relationships with corporate borrowers during crises. We test theories of intertemporal smoothing during the closure period of the COVID-19 crisis when borrowers are in great need of relationship benefits. We find that relationship borrowers receive worse rather than more favorable loan contract terms than others during this period. These and other results provide novel evidence on the functioning of relationship lending during a pandemic and contrast existing evidence gleaned from banking and financial crises.

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  • Berger, Allen N. & Bouwman, Christa H.S. & Norden, Lars & Roman, Raluca A. & Udell, Gregory F. & Wang, Teng, 2025. "Is a friend in need a friend indeed? How relationship borrowers fare during the COVID-19 crisis," Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jfinin:v:63:y:2025:i:c:s104295732500018x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jfi.2025.101150
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    JEL classification:

    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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