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Consider the following simple bank balance sheet; Assets $ million Liabilities and equity $ million Cash 20 Demand deposits 250 Interbank lending 150 Savings accounts

Consider the following simple bank balance sheet;

 

Assets$ millionLiabilities and equity$ million
Cash20Demand deposits250
Interbank lending150Savings accounts20
3-month T-notes2303-month CDs230
2-year T-bonds1006-month CDs350
5-year corporate bonds (floating rate) (repriced @ six months)5002-year CDs425
2- year commercial loans (floating rate) (repriced @ six months)475Interbank borrowings225
15-year variable rate mortgages (repriced annually)350Overnight repos260
30-year fixed-rate mortgages (repriced monthly)375

 

Subordinated debt: 7 year fixed rate

100
Premises and equipment60Equity400

 

Assume demand deposits act as core deposits for the bank and the implicit cost of these accounts is close to zero whereas savings accounts are likely to be drawn down if interest rate rise, forcing the bank to replace them with higher yielding funds.

 

The bank's risk manager is considering the impact of interest rate changes for a six month planning period.

 

What is the re-pricing gap?

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