Timely Wholesale Funding Strategies: Using Capped, Floating-Rate Advances in a Flat Yield Curve Environment

How can your institution protect itself from declining rates and, at the same time, procure a reliable source of term funding that helps to protect from rising rates? This month, the Seattle Bank will introduce a series of capped, floating-rate advance structures that may offer a solution. More >





Executive Sessions of Your Board

by Charles J. Thayer, chairman, Chartwell Capital, Ltd.

Conducting “Regular Executive Sessions” is prominently displayed on every list of board “Best Practices.” However, practical guidance is seldom provided to board members about when and what they should do in such sessions—and who should be involved. More >