Did the 2012 Spanish law reform to protect mortgage debtors modify banks’ lending behavior?
Abstract Royal Decree-Law 6/2012 introduced a new Code of Good Practice for Spanish banks and financial institutions with the aim of protecting low-income debtors. In this study, we examine the impact of this legal reform on the lending behavior of banks. We analyze quarterly data spanning from 2005...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Nature
2023-11-01
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Series: | Humanities & Social Sciences Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02354-x |