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FMI-Lecture7-Depository Institutions
FMI-Lecture7-Depository Institutions
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Outline
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The Depository Institutions1
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Mishkin Chapter 9
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Commercial Banks
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Commercial Banks
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The Bank’s Balance Sheet2
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Bank Balance Sheet
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Bank Balance Sheet
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Bank Balance Sheet
Assets Liabilities
Securities Borrowings
Other assets
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Bank Liabilities: Sources of Funds
1. Checkable deposits
2. Non-transaction deposits
3. Borrowings
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Bank Liabilities: Sources of Funds
1. Checkable deposits
bank accounts that allow depositors to write cheques on them
to third parties
can be withdrawn on demand without notice
pay no (very low) interest, as they are the riskiest funds
2. Non-transaction deposits
are the primary source of bank funds, as they are the safest
funds which can be used in interest-baring investments
pay interests because they have specific maturity dates (the
longer the maturity the higher the interest)
include: some saving deposits, time deposits, and CDs
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Bank Liabilities: Sources of Funds
3. Borrowings
Banks can issue and sell long-term bonds to obtain funds from:
▶ other banks which have excess reserves in interbank market
▶ central bank, called discount loans
▶ repurchase agreements (repos) in financial market
eg
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Bank Assets: Uses of Funds
The asset side of the balance sheet shows what banks do with the
funds they raise
2. Securities
3. Loans
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Bank Assets: Uses of Funds
1. Cash Items reserves dont pay interest as they come from total depositts
a) Reserves
CB requires a ratio of deposits to be held as reserves in
vault cash or as deposits at the central bank
Banks can also voluntarily keep excess reserves in their vault
Cash is most liquid assets, but does not generate any return
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Bank Assets: Uses of Funds
2. Securities
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Bank Assets: Uses of Funds
3. Loans
are the primary assets (source of bank profits), accounting for
over 50% of total assets
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Bank Assets: Uses of Funds
3. Loans (cont.)
Main difference between various kinds of depository institutions
is the composition of their loan portfolios
▶ Commercial banks make loans primarily to businesses
▶ Savings banks provide mortgages to individuals
▶ Credit unions specialise in consumer loans
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Bank Assets: Uses of Funds
Securitisation of Mortgages
▶ Securitisation is the process of pooling various assets that
generate a stream of payments and transform them into a
security (e.g. bond) that gives the holder a claim on those
payments (instead of coupons)
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Bank Assets: Uses of Funds
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Basic Bank Operations3
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Basic Bank Operations
Banks also trade in securities and may borrow from CB, other
banks or corporations
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Cash Deposit
Assets Liabilities
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Cheque Deposit
Assets Liabilities
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Cash Withdrawal
▶ reserves ↓
Assets Liabilities
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Making Loans
▶ reserves ↓
Assets Liabilities
Reserves −1000
Loans +1000
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Purchase of Securities
▶ reserves ↓
Assets Liabilities
Reserves −500
Securities +500
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Composite Bank Operation
Assets Liabilities
Loans +700
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Measuring Bank Profitability4
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Measures of Profitability
profit=lending rate-deposit rate+fEES
There are three main measures of bank profitability:
1. return on assets (ROA)
2. return on equity (ROE)
3. net interest margin
The first two are key financial ratios used to evaluate performance
of firms in general, while the third is an industry-specific metric
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Measures of Profitability
if ROA is 7,for every pound/dollar it made 70 cents profits
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Measures of Profitability
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Measures of Profitability
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Risk Management5
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Ranking of options which banks can use
1)attract deposits
2)sell securities
Types of Bank Risk 3)interbank
4)sell loans/call-in loans
5)central bank(lender of last resirt)
2. Credit risk
3. Interest-rate risk
4. Trading risk
5. Other risks
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Types of Bank Risk
1. Liquidity risk
It is the risk of sudden withdrawals of large deposits, i.e. sudden
demand for liquid funds
Even if a bank has positive net worth, illiquidity can still drive it
out of business
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Types of Bank Risk
Assets Liabilities
Reserves 15 million Deposits 100 million
Loans 100 million Borrowings 30 million
Securities 35 million Bank Capital 20 million
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Types of Bank Risk
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Types of Bank Risk
2. Credit risk
It is the risk that a bank’s loans will not be repaid, also called
default risk
i.e. the borrowers fail to meet their obligations towards the bank
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Types of Bank Risk
3. Interest-rate risk
A bank’s liabilities tend to be short-term, while assets tend to
be long term
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Types of Bank Risk
4. Trading risk
Banks hire traders to actively buy and sell securities, loans, and
derivatives using a portion of the bank’s capital
Traders normally share in the profits, but banks pay for losses
⇒ moral hazard as traders take more risk than banks would
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Types of Bank Risk
Ranking of options which banks can use
1)attract deposits
2)sell securities
3)interbank
5. Other risks 4)sell loans/call-in loans
5)central bank(lender of last resirt)
Foreign exchange risk
▶ comes from holding assets denominated in one currency and
liabilities denominated in another
Sovereign risk
▶ arises from government intervention in bank operations
Operational risk
▶ failure in computer system, fire, strike, etc.
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