1) If borrowers with the most risky investment projects seek bank loans in higher proportion to those borrowers with the safest investment projects, banks are said to face the problem of A) adverse credit risk. B) adverse selection. C) moral hazard. D) lemon lenders.
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- What is adverse selection? Why does it predict that lenders will prefer to arrange loans through a commercial bank rather than deal directly with a borrower?Which of the following situations are likely to result in higher loan defaults? Mortgages are held by originating institutions in their portfolios. Borrowers have higher equity in their homes. Lenders who require documentation of income, liabilities and asset ownership. Borrowers with low credit scores.Banks tend to focus their loans in one industry so that they can specialize on that industry and reduce the credit risk of their loan portfolio. Group of answer choices: True False
- When borrowers tend to pay back the loans to bankers earlier, the bank is facing a. Repricing risk b. Yield curve risk c. Basis points risk d. Embedded options riskMatch the correct type of bank risk with the appropriate associated statement. 1.The possibility that a borrower could make late, reduced, or no payments on their loans. 2.Bank management may make poor strategic decisions that result in lower profits for the bank. 3.Hackers could break into bank customer accounts. 4.Inability to access capital markets and higher borrowing costs could hurt the bank's ability for funding opportunities. 5.Changes in the yield curve could increase short-term rates and/or decrease long-term rates, resulting in a lower net interest margin for the bank. 6.General economic conditions can affect banks in the U.S. Liquidity Risk 7.Differences in the timing and drivers of rate changes reflecting the maturity and/or repricing of assets and liabilities could put the bank's earnings at risk. Credit Risk Business Operations Risk Market risk Interstate Rate Risk Liquidity RiskIf a bank's credit ratings decrease, How does this affect borrowers, lenders, and financial institutions? What are the implications of this downgrade to the health of the financial system?
- QuickBank has decided to lower the interest rate it charges on business loans in order to attract more business. It has succeeded in boosting the number of loan applications, but it finds that many of the applicants turn out to be very poor credit risks. This illustrates the problem known as adverse selection moral hazard the principal-agent porblem diversificationIn the credit market model with asymmetric information, determine how a consumer will respond to an increase in the fraction of bad borrowers in the population. And discuss how the credit market model with asymmetric information shows how a financial crisis can reduce consumption.All of the following may be considered causes of the “dark side” of credit except: Group of answer choices B. Operational issues that affect credit assessments can have a systematic effect on the whole consumer portfolio. D. Historical data tends to be consistent and can lead to accurate forecasts. A. Tendency of consumers to default is a product of changing legal and social systems. C. Sharp changes in the economic environment, such as a deep recession.
- If the bank decides to cut down on interest expenses by reducing its dependence upon borrowed funds, what policy must the bank follow?With no government regulation, how much bank capitals would banks hold? A. Too much capital, reducing the profitability of banks. B. Too much capital, making it more difficult to obtain loans. C. Too little capital, reducing the profitability of banks. D. Too little capital, making it more likely to fail.Many critics argue that greed in the mortgage markets caused the credit crisis. Yet many market advocates suggest that greed is good, as the thirst for profits by firms that participate in the mortgage markets allows for economic growth. Explain how regulations can allow for greed while also ensuring proper transparency in the mortgage markets so that another credit crisis does not occur.
