In: Finance
12. Plainbank has $10 million in cash and equivalents, $30
million in loans, and $15 million in core deposits.
a. Calculate the financing gap.
b. What is the financing requirement?
c. How can the financing gap be used in the day-to-day liquidity
management
of the bank?
a. Calculate the financing gap.
The financing gap is the gap between average loan and average deposits of the bank and can be calculated in following manner -
Financing gap = Average loans – Average deposits
Where,
Average loans = $30 million
Average deposits or core deposits = $15 million
Therefore,
Financing gap = $30 million - $15 million = $15 million
b. What is the financing requirement?
The financing requirements of the bank is financing gap plus liquid assets
Where, liquid assets are $10 million
Therefore,
Financing requirement = financing gap + liquid assets
= $15 million + $10 million = $25 million
c. How can the financing gap be used in the day-to-day liquidity management of the bank?
An increase in financing gap over a period of time is a concern for banks as it can increase future liquidity problems. In this case, there could be an increased in deposit withdrawals, therefore lenders can demand for higher risk premiums and it may restrict credit limits on the amount of funds borrowed. This way the financing gap may be used in the day-to-day liquidity management of the bank.