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Chapter 12 Liquidity and Reserve Management Strategies and Policies The purpose of this chapter is to explore the reason’s why banks often face heavy demands for immediately spendable funds (liquidity) and learn about the methods banks can use to prepare for meeting their cash needs.
Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Liquidity The Availability of Cash in the Amount and at the Time Needed at a Reasonable Cost
Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Supplies of Liquid Funds Incoming Customer Deposits Revenues from the Sale of Nondeposit Services Customer Loan Repayments Sales of Bank Assets Borrowings from the Money Market
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Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. A Bank’s Net Liquidity Position L = Supplies of Liquid Funds - Demands for Liquidity
Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Essence of Liquidity Management Rarely are the Demands for Liquidity Equal to the Supply of Liquidity at Any Particular Moment. The Bank Must Continually Deal with Either a Liquidity Deficit or Surplus There is a Trade-Off Between Bank Liquidity and Profitability. The More Bank Resources are Tied Up in Readiness to Meet Demands for Liquidity, the Lower is the Bank’s Expected Profitability.
Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Why Banks Face Significant Liquidity Problems Imbalances Between Maturity Dates of Their Assets and Liabilities High Proportion of Liabilities Subject to Immediate Repayment Sensitivity of Bank to Changes in Interest Rates Central Role in the Payment Process
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Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Liquid Asset Must Have a Ready Market So it Can Be Converted to Cash Quickly Must Have a Reasonably Stable Price Must Be Reversible So an Investor Can Recover Original Investment with Little Risk
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Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Costs of Asset Liquidity Management Loss of Future Earnings on Assets That Must Be Sold Transaction Costs on Assets That Must Be Sold Potential Capital Losses If Interest Rates are Rising May Weaken Appearance of Balance Sheet Liquid Assets Generally Have Low Returns
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Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Guidelines for Liquidity Managers They Should Keep Track of All Fund-Using and Fund- Raising Departments They Should Know in Advance Withdrawals by the Biggest Credit or Deposit Customers Their Priorities and Objectives for Liquidity Management Should be Clear Liquidity Needs Must be Evaluated on a Continuing Basis
Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Methods for Estimating a Bank’s Liquidity Needs Sources and Uses of Funds Approach Structure of Funds Approach Liquidity Indicator Approach Signals from the Marketplace
Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Sources and Uses of Funds Loans and Deposits Must Be Forecast for a Given Liquidity Planning Period The Estimated Change in Loans and Deposits Must Be Calculated for the Same Planning Period The Liquidity Manager Must Estimate the Bank’s Net Liquid Funds By Comparing the Estimated Change in Loans to the Estimated Change in Deposits
Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Structure of Funds A Bank’s Deposits and Other Sources of Funds Divided Into Categories. For Example: ‘Hot Money’ Liabilities Vulnerable Funds Stable Funds Liquidity Manager Set Aside Liquid Funds According to Some Operating Rule
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Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. U.S. Legal Reserve Requirements 3 Percent of End-of-the-Day Daily Average for a Two Week Period For Transaction Accounts Up To $44.3 Million 10 Percent of End-of-the-Day Daily Average for a Two Week Period For Transaction Accounts For Amounts Over $44.3 Million Transaction Accounts Include Checking Accounts, NOW Accounts and Other Deposits Used to Make Payments The $44.3 Million Amount is Adjusted Annually
Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Sweep Account A Contractual Account Between Bank and Customer that Permits the Bank to Move Funds Out of a Customer’s Checking Account Overnight in Order to Generate Higher Returns for the Customer and Lower Reserve Requirements for the Bank
Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Reserve Computation Period The Period of Time Over Which a bank Calculates its Legal Reserve Requirement
Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Reserve Maintenance Period The Period of Time Over Which a Bank Must Hold the Required Amount of Legal Reserves that the Law Demands
Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Factors to Consider When Choosing Among Different Sources of Reserves Immediacy of Bank’s Needs Duration of Bank’s Needs Bank’s Access to Market for Liquid Funds Relative Costs and Risks of Alternatives Interest Rate Outlook and Shape of the Yield Curve Monetary Policy Outlook and Government Borrowing Hedging Capability Regulations Applicable for Liquidity Sources