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Maximizing Liquidity at Minimum Cost 2005 CUNA CFO Council May 16, 2005. Presented by: James B. Eibel, CFA Vice President FHLB-Indianapolis (317) 465-0423. Goals. An interactive discussion of strategic liquidity management Be provocative. Presentation Outline. What is liquidity risk?
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Maximizing Liquidity at Minimum Cost2005 CUNA CFO CouncilMay 16, 2005 Presented by: James B. Eibel, CFA Vice President FHLB-Indianapolis (317) 465-0423
Goals • An interactive discussion of strategic liquidity management • Be provocative
Presentation Outline • What is liquidity risk? • Liquidity and opportunity cost • ALM and liquidity management • Case study and discussion
Liquidity • The text book says… • Your regulators say… • Your board says… • You and your management team say…
“If the members want a product, we need to find a way to offer it. We are in the risk management business.” Credit Union CFO
“Credit unions should consider the potential risk exposure as they explore opportunities to better serve their members.” NCUA Letter 03-CU-11
Liquidity Risk “Liquidity risk is the funding risk that, due to a lack of sufficient stable sources of funds, a credit union will be unable to continue meeting member demands for share withdrawals and/or new loans.” NCUA Letter 00-CU-13
Deconstructing Liquidity Risk • “Funding risk” • Caused by a “lack of sufficient stable sources of funds” • Resulting in inability to meet “member demands for share withdrawals and/or new loans.” NCUA Letter 00-CU-13
Sources of Liquidity • Primary liquidity • Cash and short term investments • Projected cash flow from loans and securities • Deposit growth • Alternative liquidity sources • Borrowing lines • Sales, securitization, and participations
Cash/Total AssetsInstitutions >$100 Million Assets As of 3rd Quarter 2004, averages were 6.9% and 2.9% respectively for credit unions and banks.
Liquidity is Not a Free Good • Primary liquidity has an opportunity cost • Alternative sources of liquidity may have operational costs (fees, systems, and staff time) Goal: Minimize cost while maintaining funding reliability for all contingencies
Opportunity Cost of Primary Liquidity Yield Pick-up
ALM and Liquidity Management • Liquidity management is a subset of ALM • Effective liquidity management requires the use of dynamic scenario analysis • Cash flow projections by scenario • Contingency funding plans by scenario
Contingency Funding Policies and PracticesThe Importance of “Fire Drills” • Test & documents borrowing lines • Test & document loan sales and/or participations
Asset Composition and LiquidityKey Issues • Cash flow certainty • Collateral value • SEG concentration • Marketability • Sale • Securitization • Participation
Callable BondsAgencies, Corporates, MBS, & CMOs • Cash flow certainty is exchanged for a higher initial yield • Amortizing vs. bullet structures • FHLB collateral value is 85%-95% of market value for agencies, MBS, and CMOs • Marketability issues: • Price volatility of bullet structures • Bid/ask spreads for thinly traded issues (beware of the Hotel California)
Investment CDs • Cash flow certainty is high, unless CD has an embedded call option • FHLB cannot use CDs for collateral • CDs are illiquid, but withdrawal option is often cheap relative to fair market value
Car Loans • Cash flow certainty is relatively high even for longer-term loans (40% turnover) • FHLB cannot use for collateral • Can be packaged and sold, but execution may be an issue
Home Equity Loans • Cash flow volatility may be an issue • Unextended HELOCs (approximately 50%) • Closed-end loans similar to comparable duration mortgages • FHLB collateral value 50%-70% • Can be packaged and sold
Mortgages • Cash flow can be unpredictable • Portfolios generally turnover 10%-20%, unless rates fall • FHLB collateral value approximately 80% of market value • Can be sold, securitized, or participated
Average Lives for Mortgage Products(Data in Years) Data based on Wall Street dealer prepayment estimates for agency mortgage-backed securities
Member Business Loans • Cash flow may be an issue with credit lines • Some MBLs have collateral value • SBA guaranteed portions • Commercial real estate • Ag loans • May be participated
Liability Composition and LiquidityKey Issues • Optionality • Impact on term structure • Impact on rates paid • Reliability • SEG Concentration
Non-maturity Deposits “It is not possible to predict with any certainty what the future balances in non-maturity accounts will be, how long they will remain open, or what future rates will be paid to members on these accounts.” NCUA Letter 03-CU-11
Non-maturity Deposit Issue • Shares, drafts, and money market accounts represent a significant portion of credit union funding • NMDs are relatively insensitive to interest rates and can be priced accordingly • Term structure depends on pricing policies and customer behavior Do you have the liquidity capacity to withstand disintermediation if rates rise?
Non-maturity Deposit AssumptionsWhat Qualifies as Conservative? Value at Par/ Floating Rate McGuire Performance Solutions Increasing term structure Example Checking account average life estimates can vary from 1 day to 10 years.
Time Deposits • Largely rate driven • Funds can generally be attracted for a price • Rate sensitivity tends to increase with term length • Early withdrawal option • With interest rates near historic lows, withdrawal penalties are as well
CD Interest Penalty AnalysisHow far out-of-the-money is the option? Offer Rate Based on immediate change in rates
FHLB Advances • History of reliability (9/11 and S&L Crisis) • Clout in global debt markets • Customized to match individual needs • Optionality controlled by borrower • Requires collateral
Corporate Credit Union Lines • Lack of history and market access • May lend against collateral FHLB cannot • More competitive on overnight and short borrowings
Brokered CDs • Product offerings may be limited • Withdrawal option generally limited • Does not require collateral • Tend to be most expensive wholesale option
Repurchase Agreements • Generally short term • Secured by high quality security collateral • Counterparty risk
Federal Reserve Window • Reliable, but “The Lender of Last Resort” • Catastrophic liquidity backstop
Putting it All Together • Cash flow budgeting • Contingency funding (beyond cash flow) • Deposit pricing strategies • Saleable assets • Borrowings
Congratulations!You are the new CFO at Lending Community CU • Previous CFO has “Left to pursue other interests” • She was unable to persuade board and regulators that she could manage the organization’s liquidity position • LCCU pays well and recognized your talent • You were hired to: • Formulate a liquidity plan consistent with their mission (“Lend, lend, and lend some more”) • Articulate liquidity plan to management, board, and regulators • Implement the plan
Assets Cash and short term: $80 million First mortgages: $400 million HELOCs (50% extended): $50 million Car loans: $320 million SBA loans: $100 million P, P & E: $50 million Total Assets $1 billion Liabilities Money market: $200 million Shares: $200 million Share drafts: $200 million Retail CDs: $175 million FHLB borrowings: $100 million Brokered CDs $15 million Corporate CU overnight: $10 million Total Liabilities $900 million Equity $100 million Liabilities & Equity $1 billion Your New Assignment as CFO:LCCU Ratios ROA: 1.2% ROE: 12% Net Worth: 10% Loan/shares: 112% Loans/assets: 87% Borrowings/assets: 12.5% Projected loan growth: 12% Projected deposit growth: 10%
Liquidity Risk Questions • Does LCCU have “funding risk?” • Does LCCU have a “lack of sufficient stable sources of funds?” • Is LCCU unable to meet “member demands for share withdrawals and/or new loans?” From NCUA Letter 00-CU-13
Liquidity Management is a Strategic Competency • Risk/reward optimization • Improved decision-making & resource allocation • Improved budgeting and forecasts • Improved management of regulatory risk