The Effect of the Interest Rate Risk on the Lending of the Jordanian Commercial Banks

Abstract—The current study has been intended to evaluate the impact of interest rate risks on the financial performance and the bank lending of commercial banks of Jordan that are registered on the Amman Stock Exchange. In this study, the researchers relied on the analytical regression statistical method to indicate financial risks on the financial performance and lending of the Jordanian commercial banks listed on the Amman Stock Exchange. The statistical analysis is done with the help of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and excel sheets, which help to analyse the results. The study sample indicates the significance of the p-value index, including the rejection of the hypothesis and the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between capital risk and the degree of banking security in banks. Keywords—Financial Risks, Interest Rate, Jordanian Commercial Banks, Credit Risk, Lending, Financial Performance.