A number of developments in the past few years have dramatically changed the framework for evaluating capital structure alternatives for U.S. insured depository institutions of all sizes. First, the ...

Capital structure refers to the mix of funding sources a company uses to finance its assets and its operations. The sources typically can be bucketed into equity and debt. Using internally generated ...

The strategic use of debt as leverage has many advantages for business. These include enhanced returns, larger capital and ability to better manage cash flow. However excess leverage can lead to ...