Bank Balance Sheet and Assets
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What do banks primarily invest in to create value for their capital providers?

  • Liabilities
  • Assets (correct)
  • Capital
  • Equities
  • What is the primary source of bank liabilities?

  • Capital
  • Non-transaction deposits (correct)
  • Borrowings
  • Checkable deposits
  • What type of account allows the owner to write checks to third parties?

  • Checkable deposit (correct)
  • Time deposit
  • Savings account
  • Money market deposit account
  • What is the main characteristic of money market deposit accounts?

    <p>Low cost, safe, and liquid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of bank liabilities are made up of checkable deposits?

    <p>10%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate percentage of bank assets supplied by the bank owner?

    <p>11%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the funds held in an account with the Federal Reserve, including vault cash, referred to as?

    <p>Reserves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of risk is associated with the possibility of borrowers defaulting on their loans?

    <p>Credit risk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of a bank taking in short-term deposits and using the funds to make long-term mortgage loans?

    <p>Asset transformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of asset management in a bank?

    <p>To manage both risk and return on assets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the management of a bank's sources of funds, including deposits and borrowed funds?

    <p>Liability management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of an Asset-Liability Management (ALM) committee in a bank?

    <p>To manage both sides of the balance sheet together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the response to changes in demand conditions in the 1960s, leading to a huge increase in interest risk?

    <p>Introduction of adjustable rate mortgages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary benefit of sweep accounts to investors?

    <p>Avoidance of reserve requirement taxes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of shadow banking systems?

    <p>Asset transformation through securitization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What innovation was introduced in the early 1980s to avoid reinvestment risk associated with coupon bonds?

    <p>STRIPS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary driver of the growth of shadow banking systems?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary benefit of improvement in technology to the financial industry?

    <p>Lower cost of processing financial transactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for Return on Equity (ROE)?

    <p>Net profit / equity capital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do banks hold capital?

    <p>To meet capital requirements and for safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Net Interest Margin (NIM) formula?

    <p>(Interest income - interest expense) / assets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is secutization?

    <p>The process of converting liquid assets into marketable capital market instruments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of off-balance-sheet activities in banking?

    <p>To generate fee income and manage risk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What drives financial innovation in the banking industry?

    <p>The search for profit and new products and ideas</p> Signup and view all the answers

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