Know Thyself Revisited: Understanding Your Institutional Profile

Three years ago, we inaugurated a new online publication, What Counts, with an article entitled, “Know Thyself: Understanding Your Institutional Profile.” In this flagship article, we developed a framework that focused on knowing where you stand (and will stand) with respect to three key variables: interest rate risk, liquidity, and capitalization. More >





Repo Programs vs. Wholesale Advances: Be Sure You’re Comparing Apples with Apples

Among the wholesale liquidity tools available to Seattle Bank members are Seattle Bank advances, standard and structured repo programs, Fed funds lines, and brokered deposits. In its simplest form, a repurchase agreement, or “repo,” represents a transaction in which a borrower lends assets to a counterparty in exchange for funds. Assets typically consist of U.S. Treasuries, agencies, or mortgage-backed securities. More >

  
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