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Power Point Slides for: Financial Institutions, Markets,

and Money, 8th EditionAuthors: Kidwell, Blackwell, Peterson and WhidbeePrepared by: David R. Durst, The University of Akron

CHAPTER 17

THRIFT INSTITUTIONS AND MORTGAGE BANKS


Topics Covered in ChapterThrift Institutions

Savings AssociationsSavings BanksCredit Unions

Finance Companies


Historical Development of Thrift Institutions

Mutual Savings Banks were developed in the 1800s because commercial banks did not serve the needs of small savers.Eventually Mutual Savings Banks invested most of their deposits in mortgage loans.Mutual Savings and Loan Associations and Building Societies were also started in the 1800s by groups of people who pooled their savings so that each would eventually be able to acquire a house.


Historical Development of Thrift Institutions (concluded)

Stockholder-owned savings and loan associations were relatively uncommon until the late 1970s and 1980s when pressure to attract more capital encouraged many mutual S&Ls to convert to the stock form of ownership.Stockholder-owned S&Ls outnumber mutuals today.The assets of stock S&Ls are many times as large as the assets of mutual S&Ls.


Regulatory Structure of Thrift Institutions

The Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932--Created liquidity for S&Ls by forming 12 Home Loan Banks that were allowed to make advances to member S&Ls.Created the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB) which chartered and regulated federal S&Ls.

The Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) was created in 1934.


Regulatory Structure of Thrift Institutions (continued)

Interest rate risk problems in the late 1970s and early 1980s caused many S&Ls to fail and weakened others.Credit quality problems in the mid- and late- 1980s caused the failure of many more S&Ls.Many of these problems were attributed to lenient regulatory oversight by the FHLBB and a poorly capitalized FSLIC.


Regulatory Structure of Thrift Institutions (concluded)

Consequently, in 1989 Congress passed the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRRE Act).The FIRRE Act eliminated the FHLBB and FSLIC and replaced them with the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), which is part of the Treasury Department, and the FDIC-SAIF insurance fund,which is managed by the FDIC.


Assets of Thrift Institutions

The major assets of savings banks and S&L's are mortgage-oriented assets.

Mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities comprise over 60% of assets for S&Ls.The federal tax laws still encourage the industry to participate in mortgage lending.Mortgage-backed securities have become popular as S&Ls and MSBs have swapped mortgage loans with government agencies in return for agency securities.


Assets of Thrift Institutions (continued)

Investment securities (especially mortgage derivatives) represent the second largest category of assets.Consumer and commercial loans have expanded slightly since deregulation, but these loans are only a little over 7% of assets.Cash and noninterest bearing deposits are held to meet reserve requirements and other liquidity needs.


Assets of Thrift Institutions (concluded)

Service Companies and Other AssetsService companies manage outstanding loans for the S&L, collecting payments, forwarding funds to agencies and institutions who have purchased the loans originated by the S&L.Repossessed real estate and their own physical assets make up most of other thrift assets.


Liabilities and Net Worth of ThriftsTime and savings deposits are the primary funding source.

Savings accounts, the S&L industry’s traditional primary sources of funds, have become less important.Certificates of deposit (consumer and large money market).Checkable deposits (NOW accounts and MMDA accounts).


Liabilities and Net Worth of Thrifts (continued)Borrowing includes both short- and long-term financing.

Advances from the Federal Home Loan banks (short and long term).Federal funds purchased.Reverse repurchase agreements.Mortgage-backed bonds.


Liabilities and Net Worth of Thrifts (concluded)Thrifts improved their capital adequacy ratios substantially in the 1990s.

Conversion from mutual to stock charters and the sale of stock have provided a means of increasing net worth.Thrift assets shrank as institutions failed or sold assets.With more capital and fewer assets, capital ratios improved.


S&L and Savings Banks Income StatementsInterest revenue and interest expense are

the largest revenue and expense categories, respectively.

Interest revenue minus interest expense is called net interest income or net interest spread.The net interest income divided by average assets is called the net interest margin, which is low compared to commercial banks.Most of the losses suffered by the S&L industry in the early 1980s were due to narrow spreads.


S&L and Savings Banks Income Statements (continued)Operating expenses per average assets

increased through the 1980's as new types of assets and deposits that were expensive to offer were introduced.The major cause of losses in the mid-1980s were loan losses.

Provision for loan loss expense (debit) creates a reserve or allowance for loan losses (credit or contra-asset against loans). When a loan is charged off, the loan is removed (credit) and the reserve is reduced (debit).


S&L and Savings Banks Income Statements (concluded)

Savings Institution profitability improved substantially in the 1990s and early 2000s.

As interest rates fell during the decade, deposit rates fell faster than mortgage rates.Rates on adjustable rate mortgages adjusted upward after initial low teaser rates.Thrifts made more relatively high-rate commercial and consumer loans.


Thrifts have earned their returns by:

spreading risk over a large number of assets.spreading information, acquisitions and transaction costs over a high volume of transactions.pooling funds to provide liquidity for depositors while obtaining high yields on long-term assets, called maturity intermediation.


S&L maturity intermediation provides consistent returns if

The yield curve remains upward sloping and reasonably constant.Higher long-term mortgage yields exceeds regulated deposit costs providing—An adequate, constant net interest margin


Typical Term Structure of Interest Rates


Inverse Yield CurvesIf the yield curve fluctuates significantly or becomes inverted, the spread between asset returns and interest costs narrowsDeposits disintermediate and flow to the money market for returns higher than the S&L can pay.Interest costs of funds increase above the locked- in long-term asset yields.With ever-increasing levels of inflation, interest rates trended upward through a number of cyclical movements during the 1970s and early 1980s.


Inverted Term Structure


General Rise in Term Structure


Thrifts Are Exposed to Less Interest Rate Risk Today

Thrifts have reduced the effective maturity of their assets.

Making more adjustable rate mortgage loans and more short-term consumer and commercial loans.Originating, servicing, but selling long-term fixed rate mortgages and buying more mortgage derivative securities with floating rates.


Thrifts Are Exposed to Less Interest Rate Risk Today (concluded)

Increased the effective maturity of liabilities.

Long-term advances from the Federal Home Loan Banks, longer-term CDs, and mortgage-backed bonds.

Using Interest Rate Futures and Options.


Credit RiskCredit risk (problem loans) was a second risk area affecting thrifts in the 1980sRapid growth and expansion in areas beyond expertise after deregulation produced very high loan losses.Commercial real estate and second mortgage loans produced high loan losses.Inexperience with new areas of lending, dependence on collateral value and not cash flows, weakly collateralized loans and outright fraud contributed to high loan losses.


Thrifts Are Exposed to Less Credit Risk Today

During the 1990s and today, those thrifts with the worst loans were(are) liquidated or merged out of existence.Charge-off rates on loans improved because the economy improved.


Credit UnionsMutual institutions organized much like a club with each member(share owner) having a vote to elect the board of directors.Membership requires a common bond (e.g., same employer, church, trade association).Credit Union Assets have grown steadily in recent years.


Credit Union RegulationRegulated by the National Credit Union Administration (NUCA).Deposits are insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF).Liquidity is provided by the Credit Liquidity Facility (CLF).


Credit Union Assets and Liabilities

Credit union member loans constitute over 60 percent of total CU assets.Other assets include cash and investments.


Credit Union Assets and Liabilities (concluded)Credit Union Liabilities: Shares

Regular Share Accounts.Share certificates are time deposits like CDs, and have become a more important source of funds for credit unions.Share drafts are CU interest-bearing checking accounts.Notes Payable/Certificates of Indebtedness.Net worth includes reserves and undivided earnings.


Credit Union Problems

Disadvantages of Credit UnionsSmall, unable to achieve economies of scale or offer sophisticated services.Few employees—Difficult to attain separation of dutiesHigh interest spread, but high costs of servicing small loans.


Credit Union Problems (concluded)

Advantages of Credit UnionsSponsor support -- Facilities and personnel often donated.Payroll deduction -- collects loans.Favorable regulation -- supported by regulators.The credit union movement -- favorable image and customer support.Strong trade associations -- establish cooperative service organizations without antitrust concern.


Credit Union Management Problems

Credit Risk -- poor loan portfolio diversification gives credit unions an incentive to

Hold high capital to absorb losses.Hold high liquidity.Merge or relax common bond requirements to achieve greater diversification.

Liquidity Risk -- minimized by investing a large portion of assets in investment securities.


Credit Union Management Problems (concluded)

Interest Rate Risk -- increased mortgage-related lending has led to increased interest rate risk.

GAP management has become more important for credit unions.


Other Developments for Credit Unions

Small credit unions are merging or liquidating.Credit unions are adopting new technologies, especially at larger credit unions.Funds flows are becoming increasingly coordinated.


Finance CompaniesLenders to businesses and consumers who are higher risk borrowers.Highly leveraged; borrowing funds from banks and the open market.Most larger finance companies are now subsidiaries of bank and financial holding companies.Many "nonbank" banks or consumer banks are similar to finance companies.Finance companies are diverse and adaptive to changing needs.


Finance Company AssetsInvestment securities, real assets, cash, and deposits represent a small percent of assets.Consumer receivables (loans)

Personal loans.Automobile credit.Mobile home credit.Revolving Consumer Installment Credit.Other Consumer Installment Credit.

Real Estate Lending (second mortgages) is the fastest growing area of finance company lending.


Finance Company Assets, cont.

Business credit -- area of growth in recent years

Wholesale paper -- loans to finance inventories. "Floor plan" is a type of wholesale paper.Retail paper -- purchase of consumer sales (loan) contracts from retailers.Lease paper -- leasing business equipment and consumer durables.Commercial accounts receivable financing.Factoring -- the purchase of accounts receivables.


Liabilities and Net WorthNet worth

Low relative to assets -- highly leveraged.Net worth level directly related to riskiness of loan portfolio.

Finance company debt -- mostly short and some long term

Bank debt -- continuous and seasonal use by smaller firms.Commercial paper -- unsecured, issuance into money market.Transfer credit from parent companies is an important source for some finance companies.


Liabilities and Net Worth (concluded)

Deposit liabilities and thrift certificatesSmall denomination certificates sold to the public debt.Some states charter industrial banks that accept deposits and compete with banks and thrifts.

Long-term debtIssued when interest rates are low.Finance company borrows short when interest rates are high.


Income and Expenses of Finance CompaniesRevenues

Finance charges from loans.Credit insurance premiums.Other fees and charges.

ExpensesInterest expenses.Loan losses.Other operating expenses.


Income and Expenses of Finance Companies (concluded)

Small finance companies have high yields on loans and high operating expenses.

Higher net return on assets.Lower financial leverage.

Large firms with better, secured loans have lower yields and lower operating expenses.

Higher financial leverage.Profitability varies with interest rates (costs of funds).


Regulation of Finance Companies

Maximum rate ceilings on loans, but phased out in most statesCreditor remedy regulation -- limitations on creditors in working with problem customers.Branching, chartering, and merger restrictions.


Management Problems of Finance Companies

Management of interest rate riskMaturity matching.Manage maturity/duration of both assets and liabilities.

Management of credit riskHigher credit risk levels.Usually well diversified by industry and geographically--flexible charters and located throughout the world.


Management Problems of Finance Companies (concluded)

Management of liquidity risk"Roll over" risk of commercial paper, offset by maintaining back up lines of credit at banks.Securitization of assets provides liquidity.


New Developments in Finance Companies

Shift toward business credit.Shift toward second mortgage lending.Growth of leasing.Growth of revolving credit, such as home equity lines.Decline in small finance companies.

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