Borrower-lender distance, credit scoring, and loan performance: Evidence from informational-opaque small business borrowers

Journal of Financial Intermediation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-143

  DeYoung, Robert ^a   Glennon, Dennis ^b   Nigro, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY   (United States)

^c BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrower lender distance; Credit scoring; Small business loans

Indexed keywords

EID: 36249031569     PISSN: 10429573     EISSN: 10960473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfi.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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