After making their lending decision, participants provided an explanation of the primary factor(s) that affected their response. To gain additional insight into participants’ lending decisions, we asked participants to respond to questions indicating (1) the specific terms of the lease information they received for the lessee firm, and (2) how the lease affected the balance sheet of the lessee firm. Participants also provided an assessment of the importance of various ratios and factors in making their lending decision. Scale endpoints ranged from 0, denoting ‘‘no influence,’’ to 7, denoting ‘‘significant influence.’’ Finally, we obtained demographic information about participants to ensure that participant profiles across treatment conditions were comparable.