... Early: Banks in Venture Capital. Review of Financial Studies 21, 2, 513-541. [24] James, C. M., 1987. Some evidence on the uniqueness of bank loans. Journal of Financial Economics 19(2), 217-235. ... statistics for the sample of 1,068,000 consumer loans originated by German savings banks from November 2004 through June 2008. The number of observations corresponds to the number of approved loan applications. ... statistics for the sample of 1,068,000 consumer loans originated by German savings banks from November 2004 through June 2008. The number of observations corresponds to the number of approved loan applications....