Funding
A student of Dr Doom says QE is here to stay
Salomon alumni Michael Howell says central banks can’t stop pumping liquidity
Three FHLBs increase loans by $150bn in Q1
Atlanta, Cincinnati and Dallas dominate first-quarter lending splurge despite accounting for just 37% of total assets
US commercial bank deposits see biggest drop in 50 years
Depositors pulled record $317bn in March; preliminary April figures suggest banking system still fragile
FRA-OIS demise leaves hole in bank treasury risk management
Banks now face ‘greater downside’ to widening credit spreads
Western Alliance, PacWest put $9.8bn of loans up for sale
Embattled banks to dispose of 13% and 10% of respective loan books as strategic options talks continue
Doubts mount over BoE proposal to dilute bank liquidity rules
Before SVB collapse, UK suggested loosening NSFR reporting for smaller banks
Metropolitan Commercial Bank crypto exit leads to higher funding costs
Withdrawals by exchanges and other clients deflates non-interest-bearing deposits
First Republic taps Fed facilities in effort to plug funding hole
Discount window and BTFP provide temporary relief as deposits slump $72bn in Q1
Why tougher liquidity rules may not reduce the risk of bank runs
EU regulator and industry experts say LCR reform is the wrong response to Credit Suisse and SVB
As PNC bleeds non-interest deposits, US Bancorp picks up more
Divergence in savings mix follows March’s deposit flight
How banks can avoid bad haircuts on hedge fund trades
HSBC quant makes case for looking at collateral and funding rates in concert
Schwab turns to costly FHLB advances as deposits drop
Bank draws $45.6 billion in facilities carrying four times the interest rate paid on deposits
Lending via Fed’s BTFP overtakes discount window
Emergency facility extended $79bn last week, $10bn more than central bank’s traditional credit lending tool
A model for small basket equities financing
A haircut model for equity baskets based on credit and equity indexes is introduced
First Republic burned through short-term investments in 2022
Cash and securities maturing within a year went from over- to undermatching short-term funding liabilities
Before collapse, Credit Suisse projected lowest cash outflows since 2018
Customers were expected to withdraw just $91bn in a 30-day stress period despite heavy outflows going into 2023
Credit Suisse’s funding disclosures raise questions
The bank reported $141 billion of “other exposures” in NSFR at the end of 2022
Funding, wealth transfer and financial stability in the post-Libor era
Adjusting RFR with a funding premium may aid economic growth and stability
At regional US banks, BTFP-eligible securities top $300bn
Assets classified as held-to-maturity made up less than 19% of aggregate securities portfolios in 2022
First Republic had just $11bn eligible for Fed’s new facility
The bank held nearly $20bn of municipal bonds, representing over 60% of its securities portfolio
At US banks, less than 50% of liquid assets classified as AFS
Goldman Sachs reported smallest proportion relative to HQLAs across US banks subject to LCR
Central banks grapple with market backstop design
BoE’s Hauser and Fed’s Logan discuss pros and cons of repos vs asset purchases
Credit Suisse cuts exposures by 22% to match run on deposits
Bank dipped into central bank reserves and other safe assets to honour surge of withdrawals in Q4
RBC, JP Morgan become top MMF repo dealers
BNP Paribas slips to third place after 10 months in top spot