《商业银行经营学》复习题附答案.doc

1、1、Fill in the Blank Questions(1) _ is a newer service provided by banks where the bank lends money to individuals for the purchase of durable and other goods. Answer: Consumer lending (2) The loosening of government regulation and control of financial institutions is called _ . Answer: deregulation

2、(3) A bank which now offers all of the available financial services is known as a _bank. Answer: universal (4) A(n) buys and sells securities on behalf of their customers and for their own accounts. Examples of this type of financial service provider include Merrill Lynch and Charles Schwab.Answer:

3、security broker (or dealer)(5) One tool that the Federal Reserve uses to control the money supply is _. The Federal Reserve will buy and sell T-bills when they are using this tool of monetary policy. Answer: open market operations (6) The federal bank regulatory agency which examines the most banks

4、is the _. Answer: FDIC (7) The short term securities of the bank, including T-Bills and commercial paper, are often called _ because they are the second line of defense to meet demands for cash. Answer: secondary reserves (8) A(n)_ is a deposit account which pays an interest rate competitive with mo

5、ney market mutual funds and which generally has limited check writing ability. Answer: money market deposit account (9) _ can be held by individuals and nonprofit institutions, bear interest and permit drafts from being written against the account to pay third parties.Answer: Now accounts (10)The eq

6、uity multiplier for a bank measures the amount of _ of the bank and is one part of the evaluation of the banks ROE. Answer: leverage (debt) (11)_ is the risk that the financial institution may not be able to meet the needs of depositors for cash. Answer: Liquidity risk (12)A traditional measure of e

7、arnings efficiency is the _ or total interest income over total earnings assets less total interest expenses over total interest bearing bank liabilities. It measures the effectiveness of a firms intermediation function in the borrowing and lending of money. Answer: earnings spread(13)The_ is the in

8、terest rate that equalizes the current market price of a bond with the present value of the future cash flows. Answer: yield to maturity (YTM) (14)_ is the difference between interest-sensitive assets and interest-sensitive liabilities. Answer: Dollar interest-sensitive gap (15)A(n)_ allows the hold

9、er the right to either sell securities to another investor (put) or buy securities from another investor (call) for a set price before the expiration date. Answer: option (16)A(n)_ is a contract where two parties exchange interest payments in order to save money and hedge against interest rate risk.

10、 Answer: interest rate swap (17) A(n)_ is where there is both a minimum and a maximum interest rate set on a loan. Answer: interest rate collar (18)A(n) _ is a contingent claim of the bank that issues it. The issuing bank, in return for a fee, guarantees the repayment of a loan received by its custo

11、mer or the fulfillment of a contract made by its customer to a third party. Answer: standby credit agreement (19)A relatively new type of credit derivative is a CDO which stands for _. Answer: collateralized debt obligation (20)24. Lenders can set aside a group of loans on their balance sheet, issue

12、 bonds and pledge the loans as collateral against the bonds in _ . These usually stay on the banks balance sheet as liabilities. Answer: loan backed bonds(21)Debt instruments issued by cities, states and other political entities and which are exempt from federal taxes are collectively known as _ . A

13、nswer: municipal securities (22)_ is the risk that the company whose bonds the financial institution owns may retire the entire issue of corporate bonds in advance of their maturity leaving the bank with the risk of earnings losses resulting from reinvesting the cash at lower interest rates. Answer:

14、 Call risk (23)The _ is the total difference between its sources and uses of funds. Answer: liquidity gap (24)The oldest approach to meeting liquidity needs which relies on the sale of liquid assets to meet liquidity demands is called _. Answer: asset liquidity management (25)_ are the stable base o

15、f deposited funds that are not highly sensitive to movements in market interest rates and tend to remain with a depository institution. Answer: Core deposits (26)When financial institutions tempt customers by paying postage both ways in bank-by-mail services or by offering free gifts such as teddy b

16、ears, they are practicing _. Answer: nonprice competition (27)When a customer is charged based on the number and kinds of services used, with the customers that use a number of services being charged less or having some fees waived, this is called _ pricing. Answer: relationship (28)_ is the amount

17、in excess of par value paid by the banks shareholders. Answer: Surplus (29)Core capital such as common stock, surplus, undivided profits, qualifying noncumulative preferred stock, etc. is referred to as _ capital as defined by the Basel agreement. Answer: Tier 1 (30)The largest component of capital

18、among banks is _. Answer: surplus 1、 True/False Questions(1) According to the textbook, banks are those financial institutions that today offer the widest range of financial services of any business firm in the economy. Answer: True (2) The role performed by banks in the economy in which they transf

19、orm savings into credit is known as the intermediation role.Answer: True (3) The aging of the population means less savings in the economy for banks to work with, according to the textbook. Answer: False (4) Banks which offer virtually all financial services are known as universal banks. Answer: Tru

20、e (5) In the United States, fixed fees charged for deposit insurance, regardless of how risky a bank is, led to a problem known as moral hazard.Answer: True (6) When the Federal Reserve buys T-bills through its open market operations, it causes the growth of bank deposits and loans to decrease. Answ

21、er: False (7) Loans and leases are financial outputs on a financial institutions balance sheet or Report of Condition. Answer: True (8) Off balance sheet items for a bank are fee generating transactions which are not recorded on their balance sheet. Answer: True (9) A banks ROA equals its ROE times

22、the ratio of total assets divided by total equity capital. Answer: False (10)In the textbook the ratio of pre tax net operating income to total operating revenues is described as a measure of the effectiveness of a financial insitutions expense-control efficiency. Answer: True (11) Charge-offs repre

23、sent securities a bank decides to sell because they have declined in value. Answer: False (12) Usually the principal goal of asset-liability management is to maximize or at least stabilize a banks margin or spread. Answer: True (13)A liability-sensitive bank will experience an increase in its net in

24、terest margin if interest rates rise. Answer: False (14) A futures hedge against interest-rate changes generally requires a bank to take an opposite position in the futures market from its current position in the cash market. Answer: True (15)The long hedge in financial futures contracts is most lik

25、ely to be used in situations where a bank would suffer losses due to rising interest rates. Answer: False (16)The buyer of a loan participation must watch both the borrower and the seller bank closely. Answer: True (17)In a CMO, the different tiers (or tranches) of security purchasers face the same

26、prepayment risk. Answer: False (18)Most loans that banks sell off their balance sheets carry interest rates that usually are connected to long-term interest rates (such as the 30-year Treasury bond rate). Answer: False (19)Prepayment risk on securitized assets generally increases when interest rates

27、 rise. Answer: False (20)When a bank irrevocably guarantees a commercial paper issue, the banks credit rating substitutes for the borrowers credit rating. Answer: True (21)Borrowed liquidity (liability) management is less risky for a financial institution than is asset conversion. Answer: False (22)

28、Most liquidity problems in banking arise from inside a bank, not from its customers. Answer: False (23)Deposits owned by commercial banks and held with other banks are called correspondent deposits.Answer: True (24)The number one factor households consider in selecting a bank to hold their checking

29、account is, according to recent studies cited in this chapter, low fees and low minimum balance. Answer: False (25)When a bank temporarily offers higher than average interest rates or lower than average customer fees in order to attract new business they are practicing conditional pricing. Answer: F

30、alse (26) One fundamental purpose for regulating capital is to limit losses to the federal government arising from deposit insurance claims. Answer: True (27)Under the international capital (Basel) agreement Tier 2 capital must be raised to a minimum of 4 percent of risk-weighted assets. Answer: Fal

31、se (28) Recent research suggests that interest-rate contracts display considerably less risk exposure than do foreign-currency contracts. Answer: True 2、 Multiple Choice Questions(1) Drew Davis goes to his local bank to get help developing a financial plan and making investment decisions. Which of t

32、he more recent services banks offer is Drew taking advantage of ?A) Getting a consumer loanB) Getting financial adviceC) Managing cashD) Getting venture capital servicesE) Buying a retirement planAnswer: B(2) Jonathan Robbins has a bank account in a bank that does not have a physical branch. Jonatha

33、n does all of his banking business over the internet. What type of bank does Jonathan have his account at?A) Virtual BankB) Mortgage BankC) Community BankD) Affiliated BankE) None of the aboveAnswer: A(3) Banks are regulated for which of the reasons listed below? A) Banks are leading repositories of

34、 the publics savings. B) Banks have the power to create money. C) Banks provide businesses and individuals with loans that support consumption and investment spending. D) Banks assist governments in conducting economic policy, collecting taxes and dispensing government payments. E) All of the above.

35、 Answer: E (4) The equivalent of the Federal Reserve System in Europe is known as the: A) European Union B) Bank of London C) Basle Group D) European Central Bank E) Swiss Bank Corporation Answer: D (5) A financial institutions bad-debt reserve, as reported on its balance sheet, is called: A) Unearn

36、ed income or discount B) Allowance for possible loan losses C) Intangible assets D) Customer liability on acceptances E) None of the above Answer: B (6)Nonperforming loans are credits on which any scheduled loan repayments and interest payments are past due for more than: A) 30 days B) 60 days C) 90

37、 days D) 180 days E) None of the above. Answer: C (7) The so-called employee productivity ratio for a bank is equal to: A) Net operating revenue less total interest expenses per employee. B) Total interest and noninterest expense per employee C) Net operating income per full-time-equivalent employee

38、 D) Total operating earnings less salaries and wages expense per employee. E) None of the above. Answer: C (8) Which of the following would be the best example of a ratio used to examine the banks interest rate risk? A) Demand deposits/ total assets B) Interest on time deposits/ total time deposits

39、C) Interest on real estate loans/ total real estate loans D) Interest sensitive assets/ interest sensitive liabilities Answer: D (9) A bank is asset sensitive if its: A) Loans and securities are affected by changes in interest rates. B) Interest-sensitive assets exceed its interest-sensitive liabili

40、ties. C) Interest-sensitive liabilities exceed its interest-sensitive assets. D) Deposits and borrowings are affected by changes in interest rates. E) None of the above. Answer: B (10) A bond has a face value of $1000 and five years to maturity. This bond has a coupon rate of 13 percent and is selli

41、ng in the market today for $902. Coupon payments are made annually on this bond. What is the yield to maturity (YTM) for this bond? A) 13% B) 12.75% C) 16% D) 11.45% E) Cannot be calculated from the information given Answer: C (11) An option buyer can: A) Exercise the option. B) Sell the option to a

42、nother buyer. C) Allow the option to expire. D) All of the above. E) A and B only. Answer: D (12) A put option would most likely be used to: A) Protect fixed-rate loans and securities. B) Protect variable-rate loans and securities. C) Offset a positive interest-sensitive gap. D) Offset a negative in

43、terest-sensitive gap. E) None of the above. Answer: A (13) A financial institution that buys a put option: A) Has the right to accept delivery of the underlying security at the contract price if they wish B) Has the right to make delivery of the underlying security at the contract price if they wish

44、 C) Is obligated to accept delivery of the underlying security at the contract price D) Is obligated to make delivery of the underlying security at the contract price Answer: B (14) Loan-backed securities, which closely resemble traditional bonds, carry various forms of credit enhancements, which ma

45、y include all of the following, EXCEPT: A) Credit letter guaranteeing repayment of the securities. B) Set aside of a cash reserve. C) Division into different risk classes. D) Early payment clauses. E) None of the above. Answer: D (15) When two banks simply agree to exchange a portion of their custom

46、ers loan repayments, they are using: A) A credit option B) A standby letter of credit C) A credit linked note D) A credit swap E) None of the above Answer: D (16) Principal roles that a financial institutions investment portfolio play include which of the following? A) Income stability B) Geographic

47、 diversification C) Hedging interest rate risk D) Backup liquidity E) All of the above Answer: E (17) Which of the following statements is (are) correct regarding duration? A) In comparing two bonds with the same yield to maturity and the same maturity, a bond with a higher coupon rate will have a longer duration. B) In comparing two loans with the same maturity and the same interest rate, a fully amortized(分期付款 ) loan will have a shorter durat