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Silicon Valley Bank Failure – Lessons in Interest Rate Risk Management

South State Correspondent

While we will cover the general lessons HERE , in this article, we wanted to focus on the root cause – how and why interest rate risk caused the second-largest bank failure in US history (Washington Mutual was the largest in 2008). in adjustment (9.2%) for interest rate risk movement. at the end of 2022, with $2.4B

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Capital Market Assumptions

TrustBank

Emotions drive markets in the short term, so no matter how good your information is, trying to guess where the market will be in a year is just that – a guess. In fact, research has shown that the statistics used to make short-term predictions have no near-term predictive power. Stocks, measured by the S&P 500, gained 18.4%

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How Federal Debt May Impact Banking

South State Correspondent

Because secular changes occur over decades, many management teams miss the telltale signs of significant secular disruptions—think of a frog boiling slowly in a pot, not appreciating the changes in the water temperature over a longer period. As risk management becomes more prominent, technology and data mining become an indispensable tool.

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What Banks Can Learn from the Republic Bank Failure

South State Correspondent

However, that faster growth was not unusual and reflects the bank’s higher growth markets. The Root Causes It appears to us that Republic Bank did not properly manage its duration and interest rate risk. The bank’s failure is largely the result of a lapse in prudent management of interest rate and duration risks.

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US Banks Punished by Investors During Pandemic

Banking Exchange

The biggest three banks in the US also recorded the biggest drops in market capitalization in the year to August Risk Management Feature3 Feature Covid19.

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. There are several benefits to community banks in using a loan-level hedge program, but how does a community bank choose a safe solution?

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. There are several benefits to community banks in using a loan-level hedge program, but how does a community bank choose a safe solution?