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Depositor Discipline of Risk-Taking by U.S. Banks

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The recent financial crisis caused the largest rise in the number of bank failures since the unprecedented banking crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s. This post examines how depositors responded to the amplified risks of bank failure over the last three decades. We show that uninsured depositors discipline troubled banks by withdrawing their funds. Focusing on the recent financial crisis, we find that banks experienced an outflow of uninsured time deposits after the near-failure of Bear Stearns and bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. This depositor risk sensitivity subsided after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) introduced the Transaction Guarantee Account program in October 2008, which raised the maximum deposit insurance limit from $100,000 to $250,000.

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  • Stavros Peristiani & João A. C. Santos, 2014. "Depositor Discipline of Risk-Taking by U.S. Banks," Liberty Street Economics 20140414a, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fednls:86938
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    financial crisis; bank failures; Market discipline;
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    • G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services

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