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Bad loan closure times in Italy

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  • Emilia Bonaccorsi di Patti

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Cristina Demma

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Davide Dottori

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Giacinto Micucci

    (Bank of Italy)

Abstract

We propose a procedure for calculating closure times for bad business loans in Italy using Central Credit Register data over the period 2005-2016. We find that after 2008 bad loan closure times increased, peaking in the years 2011-12; they then began to fall, returning close to their initial levels in 2016. These results suggest that the recent initiatives improving banks’ non-performing loan management policies and the effectiveness and speed of recovery procedures are starting to bear fruit.

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  • Emilia Bonaccorsi di Patti & Cristina Demma & Davide Dottori & Giacinto Micucci, 2019. "Bad loan closure times in Italy," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 532, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
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    Keywords

    non-performing loans; closure times; firms’ credit; banks.;
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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
    • G33 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Bankruptcy; Liquidation

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