Commercial Bank Operations
Commercial Bank Operations
Commercial Bank Operations
Chapter Objectives
Describe the most common sources of funds for commercial banks Describe the most common uses of funds for commercial banks Describe typical off-balance sheet activities for commercial banks
Banks and other financial service firms were given more freedom to merge and offer a range of financial services
Individuals can obtain all their financial services at a single financial conglomerate
Deposits Loans Investing Insurance
(brokerage)
Businesses can obtain loans, issue stocks and bonds, and have their pension fund managed by the same institution
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Reduce reliance on demand for single service Economies of scale and scope Diversification (service and geographical) may result in less risk Generate new business
Transaction deposits
Savings Deposits
Passbook savings
Time Deposits
secondary market
Negotiable CD
Short-term,
More liquid than CDs : no specified maturity Limited check writing Created in 1982
Short-term loans between banks Allows banks to meet reserve requirement or funding needs Interest rate charged is the federal funds rate Borrowing at the discount window Discount rate Intended for meeting temporary short-term reserve requirement needs Must get Fed approval
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Repurchase agreements
Sale of securities by one party to another with an agreement to repurchase the securities at a specified date and price Banks may sell T-bills to a corporation with temporary excess cash (bank demand deposit) and then buy them back later Source of funds for a few days Collateralized by the treasury bills
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Eurodollar borrowings
Banks outside the United States make dollardenominated loans Eurodollar market is very large Like other businesses, banks issue bonds to finance long-term fixed assets Usually subordinated to deposits Part of secondary regulatory capital
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Bank capital
Obtained from issuing stock or retaining earnings No obligation to pay out funds in the future Must be sufficient to absorb operating losses
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Loans make up about 64 percent of bank assets, while all securities make up about 22 percent of assets. Cash represents 6 percent of bank assets. Cash and due from balances at institutions
for controlling the money supply Due from Fed and vault cash count as reserves
Also hold cash and due from balances to maintain liquidity and accommodate withdrawal requests by depositors
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Bank Loans
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Bank Loans
Loan participations
Sometimes
large firms seek to borrow more money than an individual bank can provide Lead bank
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Bank Loans
accepting intangible assets Important to service-oriented firms Increased lending risk with service businesses--telecomm
Fixed assets
Loan commitments
Obligation of bank to provide a specified loan amount to a particular business upon request Note issuance facility (NIF) Banks earn fee income for risk assumed
Forward contracts
Agreement between a customer and bank to exchange one currency for another on a particular future date at a specified exchange rate Allows customers to hedge their exchange-rate risk
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Swap contracts
Two parties agree to periodically exchange interest payments on a specified notional amount of principal Banks serve as intermediaries or dealer and/or guarantor for a fee
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