HTC Bank has the following balance sheet (in millions of dollars): Assets $ Liquidity level Liabilities and
Question:
HTC Bank has the following balance sheet (in millions of dollars):
Assets | $ | Liquidity level | Liabilities and Equity | $ | Run- off facto r |
Cash | 11 | Level 1 | Stable retail deposits | 63 | 3% |
Deposits at the Fed | 15 | Level 1 | Less stable retail deposits | 15 | 10% |
Treasury securities | 113 | Level 1 | Unsecured wholesale funding from: | ||
GNMA securities | 87 | Level 2A | Stable small business deposits | 74 | 5% |
Loans to AA rated corporations | 148 | Level 2A | Less stable small business deposits | 55 | 10% |
Loans to BB rated corporations | 114 | Level 2B | Nonfinancial corporates | 227 | 75% |
Premises | 20 | Equity | 74 | ||
Total | 508 | Total | 508 |
Cash inflows over the next 30 days from the HTC Bank's performing assets are $7.25 million. Calculate the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) for HTC Bank (8 Marks). Does the HTC Bank comply with the liquidity requirement under Basel III based on the LCR (1 Mark)? Please state the reason (1 Mark).
Hint: UnderBASEL III, level 1 assets are not discounted when calculating the LCR, while level 2A and level 2B assets have a 15% and a 50% discount, respectively. For level 2 assets, there is also a 40% cap based on the amount of Level 1 high quality liquid asset.