Commwest Bank owns $300 million of variable-rate notes yielding BBR plus 4 per cent. These loans are financed by $300 million of fixed-rate bonds costing 5 per cent. Northside Building Society has $300 million of mortgage loans with a fixed rate of 7 per cent. The loans are financed by $300 million of CDs at a variable rate of bank-bill rate (BBR) plus 3 per cent.

a)     What is the risk exposure of Commwest Bank?

b) What is the risk exposure of Northside Building Society?

c) Which FI will be the swap buyer? What would be the cash flow goals of each company if they were to enter into a swap arrangement? 

d) Calculate dollar value of net interest income for both financial institutions (both with and without swap), assuming that at the end of the year BBR is equal to 2%. 

e) Which FI have to pay and how much under the swap arrangement (note that it is only one payment)? 

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Lets break it down a Commwest Banks risk exposure primarily lies in the potential fluctuation of the ... View the full answer