The management of Richmond State Bank has asked you to examine the interest rate risk of the
Question:
The management of Richmond State Bank has asked you to examine the interest rate risk of the bank. Management is concerned that interest rates will increase by the end of the year and wants to see what would happen to the relative profitability of the bank if the increase actually occurs.
The Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018 is attached to this project and presented in the accompanying Excel file. Also provided are the durations for the assets and liabilities. Other information you may need for your analysis is:
1). 10% of Fixed-rate mortgages mature within the next year.
2). 15% of Checkable deposits and 22% of Savings deposits are rate sensitive.
3). Reserves at the Fed DO earn interest and are considered a rate sensitive asset.
4). Current market rates are 4%.
Calculate
a). the total interest-rate-sensitive assets and liabilities,
b). the weighted average duration of total assets and total liabilities,
c). the duration gap of capital of the bank.
Elementary Statistics Picturing the World
ISBN: 978-0321911216
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