... negatively affects the performance of financial institutions by increasing their credit risk. Originality/value Our study is the first to examine the impact of the U.S. opioid crisis on credit unions. Funding: The authors did not receive support from any organization for the submitted work...

... by investors becomes a market signal. Managers of financial institutions then respond to this signal by making price changes on deposits or securities to show that the institution does not engage in adverse activities. A negative market signal indicates that investors want management to make changes, while...