Question: Study the following Balance Sheet. Based on its structure, what is the potential liability to the bank if interest rates decrease 1% during a 1-year

  1. Study the following Balance Sheet. Based on its structure, what is the potential liability to the bank if interest rates decrease 1% during a 1-year period?

Bank A Balance Sheet (in $1,000,000s)

Assets

Liabilities

Cash & Cash Equivalents

$ 5.00

Demand Deposits

$ 508.00

Loans: Fixed-Rate

Passbook Accounts

$ 978.00

<6-month

$ 23.00

3-Mo Comm'l Paper

$ 2.70

6-12 months

$ 22.00

Time Deposits:

1-year

$ 134.00

1-year

$ 2,335.50

2-years

$ 142.00

2-year

$ 1,226.80

>15-years

$ 5,567.00

3-5 year

$ 928.40

Loans: Variable-Rate

30-bonds

$ 1,705.60

10-year variable

$ 345.00

Equity

$ 920.00

30-year variable

$ 2,367.00

OBS Liabilities

TOTAL:

$ 8,605.00

$ 8,605.00

  1. No risk to the Bank, it has no repricing gap.
  2. No risk to the Bank, it has a negative repricing gap.
  3. The bank is exposed to about -$30 million for every 1% increase in interest rates, so the bank has negative repricing gap.
  4. The bank is exposed to $30 million for every 1% in interest rates, so the bank has positive repricing gap.
  5. None of the above.

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