...Fátima Sol Murta; Paulo M. Gama Purpose This paper aims to study the effect of country-level perceptions of corruption on commercial banks’ lending activity over the importance of loans and the quality of loan portfolios of banks in Europe. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses country...

.... Second, and likely a more important issue, is the undeniable link between fraudulent practices in other areas of lending (e.g. the mortgage industry) and the recent catastrophic meltdown of the US economy. Historically, credit products like mortgage loans and credit cards have been virtually unregulated...