WorksheetsUnit 3 - TCNH
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
All else the same, if a bank has more rate-sensitive liabilities than assets, then a(n) ___ in interest rates will ___ bank profits.
increase; increase
increase; reduce
decline; reduce
decline; not affect
Which of the following are primary concerns of the bank manager?
maintaining sufficient reserves to minimize the cost to the bank of deposit outflows
extending loans to borrowers who will pay high interest rates, but who are also good credit risks
acquiring funds at a relatively low cost, so that profitable lending opportunities can be realized
all of the above
Duration analysis involves comparing the average duration of the bank's ___ to the average duration of its ___.
securities portfolio; non-deposit liabilities
loan portfolio; non-deposit liabilities
loan portfolio; deposit liabilities
assets; liabilities
Examples of off-balance-sheet activities include
loan sales.
foreign exchange market transactions.
trading in financial futures.
all of the above.
Which of the following statements are true?
A bank's assets are its sources of funds.
A bank's liabilities are its uses of funds.
A bank's balance sheet shows that total assets equal total liabilities plus equity capital.
all of the above.
Which of the following statements is true?
A bank's assets are its uses of funds.
A bank's assets are its sources of funds.
A bank's liabilities are its uses of funds.
Only (B) and (C) of the above are true.
Which of the following are reported as liabilities on a bank's balance sheet?
Reserves
Checkable deposits
Loans
Deposits with other banks
The most important category of assets on a bank’s balance sheet is
discount loans.
securities.
loans.
cash items in the process of collection.
Banks earn profits by selling ___ with attractive combinations of liquidity, risk, and return, and using the proceeds to buy ___ with a different set of characteristics.
loans; deposits
securities; deposits
liabilities; assets
assets; liabilities.
In general, banks make profits by selling ___ liabilities and buying ___ assets.
long-term; shorter-term
short-term; longer-term
illiquid; liquid
risky; risk-free.
The following tools help solve ADVERSE SELECTION PROBLEMS in financial markets:
private production and sale of credit ratings for individuals and firms
government regulation to increase information to investors
use of financial intermediaries that specialize in the gathering of information about would-be borrowers
inclusion of collateral requirements in loan contracts as a quality signal
all of the above
Which of the following is NOT a tool used by corporations to reduce principal-agent problems?
Stockholders engage in system-wide verification by auditing an observing management.
Venture capital firms provide funds to new firms in exchange for equity and membership on the board of directors.
Firms issue equity instead of debt because principal-agent problems are smaller with equity.
Governments regulate firms by imposing standard accounting principles and punishing fraud.
Principal-agent problems are said to occur in financial markets when
ownership of assets is separated from the control of these assets.
people who do not pay for information take advantage of the information that other people have paid for by observing their behavior.
high-risk borrowers are successfully able to pass themselves off as low-risk borrowers when applying for loans.
the cost per dollar loaned declines as the size of the loan increases.
Most U.S. financial crises have begun with one or more of the following “trigger events”:
a rise in interest rates.
a decline in the stock market.
a deterioration in banks’ balance sheets.
An increase in uncertainty resulting, eg, from a failure of a prominent financial or nonfinancial institution.
all of the above
Some of the key reasons why banks and other financial intermediaries are able to reduce or eliminate information problems and transaction costs include:
banks can spread their loan costs over large pools of depositors (lenders).
bank loans are typically made in private, which gives bankers a greater incentive to engage in costly information gathering.
banks can include collateral requirements in loan contracts, which can act as a signal regarding the type of borrower (high or low risk).
all of the above.
