Rate risk

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Rate risk

In banking, the risk that profits may drop or losses occur because a rise in interest rates forces up the cost of funding fixed-rate loans or other fixed-rate assets.

Interest Rate Risk

The risk of loss due to a change in interest rates. Interest rate risk is important to transactions like interest rate swaps. In such a transaction, the party receiving the floating rate will receive a smaller amount should the floating rate decrease. Interest rate risk is also important to bonds; if interest rates rise, the prices of bonds fall. This affects the secondary market for bonds; for example, if one purchases a bond with a 3% interest rate and the prevailing rate rises to 5%, it becomes difficult or impossible to resell the bond at a profit. Finally, interest rate risk is important to project finance. If interest rates rise, funding may not be available for a new loan for a project that has already started.

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B&F enters into strategic partnerships with regional and community banks throughout the U.S., ranging in asset size from USD500m to over USD30bn, providing a fully operational and professionally staffed client interest rate risk management group.

Stifel announces B&F Capital Markets acquisition

B&F enters into strategic partnerships with regional and community banks throughout the U.S., ranging in asset size from $500M to over $30B, providing a fully operational and professionally staffed client interest rate risk management group.

Stifel Financial to acquire B&F Capital Markets, terms not disclosed

BSP orders banks to comply with rate risk management !-- -- Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star) - August 22, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is giving banks 18 months to comply with the new guidelines on managing interest rate risk, taking into consideration external shocks such as the US-China trade war and the weakening of the Chinese yuan, among others.

BSP orders banks to comply with rate risk management

ENPNewswire-August 14, 2019--BSP Strengthens Framework for Managing Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book

BSP Strengthens Framework for Managing Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book

The Monetary Board, BSP's policy-making arm, has approved the guidelines on managing interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) for banks/quasi-banks, which among others, require more detailed disclosures or a more granular data on their exposures.

BSP guidelines on managing interest rate risks issued

The Reserve Bank of India draft norms have proposed non-resident Indians' (NRIs) access to the IRD market, allowing them to hedge their rupee interest rate risk flexibly using any available IRD instrument, RBI said in a release.

RBI issues draft guidelines

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-December 7, 2018-Wihlborgs Fastigheter reviews interest rate risk; restructures interest-rate derivative portfolio

Wihlborgs Fastigheter reviews interest rate risk; restructures interest-rate derivative portfolio

Comment letters from banks, audit firms, and professional organizations support FASB's proposed addition of an interest rate benchmark for hedges of interest rate risk. The proposed benchmark rate, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), was developed by the Federal Reserve as an alternative for banks and other financial firms.

Comment letters back addition of benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting

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Farmers Aren't Immune to Interest Rate Risk: A Duration Gap Analysis of Farm Balance Sheets

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It could take a few years to implement changes that would allow the NCUA to add an S category to the agency's CAMEL rating system to monitor interest rate risk, agency staff told the board Thursday.