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1 Lecture Materials ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT YEAR 2 Raleigh A. Andy Trovillion Executive Vice President UMB Bank St. Louis, Missouri raleigh.trovillion@umb.com August 1, 2017

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3 INTEREST RATE RISK MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT Investment Banking Division Raleigh A. Andy Trovillion Executive Vice President Institutional Banking, UMB Bank Graduate School of Banking Madison, Wisconsin August 1, 2017

4 Investment Banking Division UMB Institutional Asset Management is a division within UMB Bank, n.a. that manages active portfolios for employee benefit plans, endowments and foundations, fiduciary accounts and individuals. UMB Financial Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of UMB Bank, n.a. UMB Bank, n.a., is an affiliate within the UMB Financial Corporation. Banking and trust services offered through UMB Private Wealth Management, a division within UMB Bank, n.a. Securities offered through UMB Financial Services, Inc. member FINRA, SIPC, or the Investment Banking Division of UMB Bank, n.a. Insurance products offered through UMB Insurance, Inc. You may not have an account with all of these entities. Contact your UMB representative if you have any questions. This presentation is provided for informational purposes only and contains no investment advice or recommendations to buy or sell any specific securities. Statements in this report are based on the opinions of UMB Institutional Asset Management and the information available at the time this report was published. All opinions represent our judgments as of the date of this report and are subject to change at any time without notice. You should not use this report as a substitute for your own judgment, and you should consult professional advisors before making any tax, legal, financial planning or investment decisions. This report contains no investment recommendations and you should not interpret the statements in this report as investment, tax, legal, or financial planning advice. UMB Institutional Asset Management obtained information used in this report from third party sources it believes to be reliable, but this information is not necessarily comprehensive and UMB Institutional Asset Management does not guarantee that it is accurate. All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. This information is not intended to be a forecast of future events and this is no guarantee of any future results. Neither UMB Institutional Asset Management nor its affiliates, directors, officers, employees or agents accepts any liability for any loss or damage arising out of your use of all or any part of this report. UMB Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Copyright UMB Financial Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Securities, Insurance and *Investment Products offered are: NOT FDIC INSURED/ NO BANK GUARANTEE/ NOT A DEPOSIT/ NOT INSURED BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY/MAY LOSE VALUE 2

5 Objectives of this Class Understand the methods for measuring interest rate risk in financial institutions. Understand the concept of interest rate risk, how it is measured and how it is managed. Review and preparation for Intersession Project. 3

6 Class Outline Interest Rate Risk Management and the Asset/Liability Management Process Measuring Interest Rate Risk Income Simulation Model Economic Value of Equity Static Gap Keys to Effective Interest Rate Risk Management Non-Maturity Deposits: Bank Specific Loan Pre-payment Assumptions: Bank Specific Rate Shocks vs. Rate Ramps and Parallel vs. Non-Parallel Back testing the model Stress Testing the Balance Sheet Derivatives Review of Intersession Project 4

7 Interest Rate Risk and the Asset/Liability Process The term asset and liability management refers to the processes of acquiring and deploying funds to maximize net interest income and the economic value of equity (EVE) of the bank while controlling financial risks. 5

8 Sources of Interest Rate Risk Interest Rate Risk is: The exposure to earnings and economic value arising from adverse movements in interest rates and balance sheet changes. Sources of Interest Rate Risk: Repricing/Maturity Mismatch Risk Option Risk Yield Curve Risk Basis Risk Price or Value Risk 6

9 Repricing Risk Results from a mismatch in the amount assets and liabilities that mature/reprice in a given time frame (1 year). What type of loan terms do borrowers want? What do most depositors want? Option Risk: callable bonds in the investment portfolio. Mortgage-backed products in the investment portfolio. Loan pre-payments. Repricing risk is generally the easiest risk to capture and model. 7

10 Option Risk (Source: UMB Bank) Base Assets $ 655,246,631 $ 655,246,631 $ 651,251,373 $ 627,903,338 $ 615,384,262 $ 613,776,195 $ 613,111,798 Liabilities $ 694,534,932 $ 693,705,515 $ 693,705,515 $ 703,225,237 $ 705,977,789 $ 707,526,127 $ 707,526,127 Gap $ (39,288,301) $ (38,458,884) $ (42,454,142) $ (75,321,899) $ (90,593,527) $ (93,749,932) $ (94,414,329) 8

11 Option Risk (Source: UMB Bank) $720,000,000 $700,000,000 $680,000,000 $660,000,000 $640,000,000 $620,000,000 $600,000, Base Assets Liabilities 9

12 Yield Curve Risk (Source UMB Bank, Bloomberg) 6.00% 5.00% 4.00% 3.00% 2.00% 1.00% 0.00% 3 6 mo mo 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr 30 yr 6/30/2003 6/30/2006 6/30/2012 6/15/

13 Basis Risk (Source: UMB Bank, Bloomberg) /1/ /1/2003 2/1/2004 6/1/ /1/2004 2/1/2005 6/1/ /1/2005 2/1/2006 6/1/ /1/2006 2/1/2007 6/1/ /1/2007 2/1/2008 6/1/ /1/2008 2/1/2009 6/1/ /1/2009 2/1/2010 6/1/ /1/2010 2/1/2011 6/1/ /1/2011 2/1/2012 6/1/ /1/2012 2/1/2013 6/1/ /1/2013 2/1/2014 6/1/ /1/2014 2/1/2015 6/1/ /1/2015 2/1/2016 Basis Risk: Variations in the rate of change in two different indicies (source: Bloomberg) % R a t e US Prime 5 Year T-Note 11

14 Price or Value Risk As interest rates change, prices of assets and liabilities change. Rising rates=falling prices Falling rates=rising prices Price or value risk is also influenced by maturity and duration. Longer duration = larger price change 12

15 Measuring Interest Rate Risk Near-term risk to earnings (EAR) Income Simulation Static Gap Longer-term risk to capital (EVE) Present value measurement of assets and liabilities and their cash flows discounted using today s rates. Measures the exposure to the bank s capital resulting from changes in interest rates. 13

16 Income Simulation Focuses on actual income changes under many different interest rate changes. Allows for more in-depth discovery of risks and opportunities to improve net interest margin. Permits more sophisticated analysis of the balance sheet by using non-parallel rate changes, rate ramps and what-if scenarios. 14

17 Earnings at Risk Detail (Source: UMB Bank) 15

18 Earnings at Risk Detail (Source: UMB Bank) 16

19 Economic Value of Equity (Source: UMB Bank) 17

20 Economic Value of Equity Detail (Source: UMB Bank) 18

21 Economic Value of Equity Detail (Source: UMB Bank) 19

22 Static Gap Measures the miss-match between the repricing interval of assets and liabilities with a given time frame-generally one year. May be able to approximate the directional exposure a bank faces to interest rate changes. However, static gap misses key information and behavior characteristics. 20

23 Challenges with Measuring Interest Rate Risk: Non-maturity Deposits (Source: Sandler, O Neil) For most financial institutions, non-maturity deposits account for almost 70% of total funding sources. How rate sensitive are these deposits? When interest rates rise, how quickly will you have to raise your rates and by how much? If you don t raise your rates and the deposits leave, how, and at what cost, will you replace the funding? 21

24 Measuring Rate Sensitivity of NMDs (Source: UMB Bank) 22

25 Measuring Rate Sensitivity of NMDs(Source: UMB Bank) 23

26 Measuring Rate Sensitivity of NMDs(Source: UMB Bank) 24

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28 Bank Specific - Loan Prepayment Analysis 26

29 Bank Specific - Conditional Prepayments Rates (CPR) 27

30 Using Rate Ramps vs. Rate Shocks A rate shock analysis calculates the immediate price of a security given an immediate change in interest rates. It is often considered a worst case scenario for market value change While it may well be a worst case, it is unrealistic Since 1947, interest rates have changed by 300 basis points in a 14 month time frame only twice! The average time frame for 300 basis points rate changes is 38 months. A rate ramp assumes a given rate change over a period of time, 36 months for example. In theory, it is therefore more accurate as it reflects a normal rate change. It can incorporate a change in the shape of the yield curve The net effect is to reduce the potential market value loss over time because bonds age and roll down the yield curve. Reinvestment issues? Non-parallel rate changes should be modeled as well. Short-term rates generally change at a much faster pace than long-term rates. Where are bank s liabilities priced? 28

31 Non-Parallel Rate Scenarios (Source: UMB Bank) Rate Ramp Scenarios 29

32 Fed Dot Plot Rate Scenarios (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg 30

33 3.00% U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Projection (Source: Bloomberg) 2.50% 2.00% 1.50% 1.00% 0.50% 0.00% 6 mo 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr 30 yr 9/15/ /15/2017 6/15/2018 6/15/

34 Advanced Balance Sheet Stress Testing (Contingency Funding Plan Scenarios) GOAL: Simulate and identify effects on Earnings and Valuation surge deposit customers may have on the institution: Example: Instantaneous run-off of 20% or more in NMD deposits May also use your self-identified Liquidity Stress Scenarios 32

35 Advanced Balance Sheet Stress Testing (Loan Stress Testing Scenarios) GOAL: Simulate the impact of a sudden, unanticipated decline in the local economy Example: 20% of all Loan balances default and run-off over a 24month period 33

36 Back Testing the Interest Rate Risk Model Back testing the interest rate risk model is a key management process. It is designed to measure the accuracy of the key assumptions made. Rate change Rate sensitivities of financial instruments Verify the actual behavior of non-maturity deposits Provides verification that key assumptions are indeed accurate. 34

37 Source: UMB Bank 35

38 Source: UMB Bank 36

39 How Manage Interest Rate Risk Perhaps the most difficult part of asset/liability management. RATE. VOLUME. MIX. The bond portfolio quickly becomes the best asset/liability tool you have. YOU have complete control of the portfolio. YOU determine duration. YOU determine option risk. YOU determine structure. Traditionally bank management would shorten assets or liabilities or lengthen depending upon the risk profile of the bank and the anticipated direction of interest rates. However, there are current income considerations to keep in mind as your change pricing and terms in an effort to reduce a risk profile. How much will it cost you to change customer behavior? There are many other tools available today. Specifically, access to other wholesale sources of funding (brokered CDs, overnight deposits, FHLB advances, forward advances, etc.) Off balance sheet hedging. 37

40 Other Issues: Derivatives and Stress Testing (Source: Sandler, O Neil) Most community banks can manage their interest rate risk position by manipulating their existing balance sheet. However, given a large enough rate change or balance sheet changes, there may come a time when off-balance sheet derivatives (swaps) need to be utilized to control the institution s interest rate risk position. Much like insurance, there is a cost (premium) to be paid. 38

41 Typical Derivatives for Community Banks Interest rate swap Swapping fixed rate for a floating rate income stream or vice versa in order to reduce interest rate risk. Forward starting swap Swaptions An option on a swap Caps or floors Provides a maximum interest expense or minimum interest income by buying a cap (maximum rate paid) or floor (minimum rate received). Caps and floors can also be purchased with a forward starting date in order to protect against future rate movements. 39

42 Intersession Project Part 3: Measuring and Managing Interest Rate Risk Explain how your institution measures interest rate risk Analyze optionality Assess how the bank treats its non-maturity/indeterminate deposits Obtain reports, assess risk level, back testing, etc. Questions? 40

43 Contact Information Raleigh A. Andy Trovillion Executive Vice President UMB Bank #2 South Broadway Saint Louis, Mo

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