Household Credit and Regulatory Arbitrage: Evidence from Online Marketplace Lending

64 Pages Posted: 24 Apr 2017 Last revised: 22 Feb 2021

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Fabio Braggion

Tilburg University - Tilburg University School of Economics and Management; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Alberto Manconi

Bocconi University - Department of Finance; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Haikun Zhu

China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

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Date Written: February 21, 2021

Abstract

We study the relationship between new intermediaries and regulatory arbitrage, analyzing marketplace credit around a tightening of mortgage loan-to-value (LTV) caps in several cities in China in 2013. Using novel data covering over 20% of Chinese marketplace credit as well as the universe of loans and loan applications at a leading online lending platform, we provide evidence consistent with home buyers borrowing online to bypass the tighter LTV cap. Our findings point to new, lightly regulated financial intermediaries as a driver of household leverage, suggesting that they can open non-negligible regulatory arbitrage channels.

Keywords: online marketplace credit; household leverage; macroprudential regulation; loan-to-value caps; Chinese financial system.

JEL Classification: G23, G01, G18

Suggested Citation

Braggion, Fabio and Manconi, Alberto and Zhu, Haikun, Household Credit and Regulatory Arbitrage: Evidence from Online Marketplace Lending (February 21, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2957411 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2957411

Fabio Braggion

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Haikun Zhu

China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) ( email )

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Shanghai 201206
China

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