Assignment 4: Managing a Bank's Sources and Uses of Funds

Due Week 10 and worth 320 points

Use the same large bank you selected in Assignment 3. Use the Internet to research loan types that the bank offers, nontraditional banking products that the bank offers, and its loan policies.

Write six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1.Provide an overview of the principal types of deposits offered by this bank, indicating the competitiveness of these offerings.

2.Analyze how the bank manages its non-deposit liabilities. Focus on the options that are open for investors and what the bank does with its customers' funds.

3.Recommend improvements needed for more effective management. Provide support for your recommendations.

4.Analyze the principal types of investment banking, insurance, and other nontraditional banking products offered by this bank, indicating the competitiveness of these offerings.

5.Assess the major regulatory hurdles that a bank must consider when managing its capital. Recommend ways that the regulatory impact can be minimized to operational performance.

6.Determine the categories of loans the bank offers and the terms of these loans, indicating how each contributes to the bank's performance.

1. Determine what types of business loans the bank offers and the terms of these loans. Propose ways for minimizing the risks associated with these business loans. Provide support for your rationale.
2. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.