The Effect of Corporate Governance and Audit Quality on Bank Loan Financing in Private Companies

The present study aimed to examine the effect of corporate governance and audit quality on bank loan financing in companies in the industries such as production, mining, commerce, and transportation. There are many financing methods. In Iran, financing is mostly provided through approved credit by banks. However, the share of banks and other financial institutions in the corporate governance is not large at all. Banks and other financial institutions usually focus on the quality of financial reporting and control practices applied within a company. Hence may have a direct relationship between financing through bank loans and corporate governance and the quality of auditing companies.The study population included a sample of 15 companies in the industries, including production, mining, commerce, and transportation, over an 11-year period 2004-2015. A multivariate regression model was used to test the hypotheses. The study results indicated that the corporate governance produces a positive and significant effect on bank loan financing, while audit quality produces none.