Bank Analysis School eBook
APPENDIX A - DEFINITION AND TYPES OF INTEREST RATE RISK A PENDIX B: Common Interest Rate Indices
Federal Funds Rate • Interest rate banks charge each other for overnight lending •Managed by the Federal Reserve to control inflation and maintain a healthy economy • Changes in this rate will impact most other interest rates Prime Rate • Interest rate banks charge their most creditworthy loan customers • Generally 300 basis points higher than the Federal Funds rate • Popular index used to set rates on many types of loan products, including commericial loans, auto loans, home equity lines of credit, and credit cards Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) • Replacing LIBOR • Benchmark rate at which some of the world's largest banks lend to each other • Adjustable‐rate mortgages are often linked to SOFR Constant Maturity Treasury Rates • Based on U.S. Treasury bond yields • Adjustable‐rate mortgages are often tied to these rates Cost of Funds Index (COFI) • Reflects the weighted‐average interest rate paid for funding by banks within a certain region (e.g. 11th Federal Home Loan Bank district) • Usually lags other interest rates in both up and down markets • Sometimes used to set the price of variable‐rate loans and adjustable‐rate mortgages
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