10. What is the contribution to the asset base of the following items under the Basel requirements?...
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10. What is the contribution to the asset base of the following items under the Basel requirements? Under the U.S. capitalto-
assets rule? ( LG 13- 7 )
$10 million cash reserves.
$50 million 91-day U.S. Treasury bills.
$5 million U.K. government bonds, AAA rated.
$1 million general obligation municipal bonds.
$40 million repurchase agreements (against U.S. Treasuries).
$500 million one- to four-family home mortgages.
$500 million commercial and industrial loans, BBB rated.
$100,000 performance-related standby letters of credit to a blue chip corporation.
$7 million commercial letter of credit to a foreign, A rated corporation.
$8 million banker’s acceptance conveyed to a U.S., AA rated corporation.
$17 million three-year loan commitment to a private agent.
$17 million three-month loan commitment to a private agent.
$30 million standby letter of credit to back a corporate issue of commercial paper.
$4 million five-year interest rate swap with no current exposure (the counterparty is a private agent).
$6 million two-year currency swap with $500,000 current exposure (the counterparty is a private agent).
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Financial Markets And Institutions
ISBN: 9780071086745
5th International Edition
Authors: Anthony Saunders, Marcia Cornett