Suppose market interest rates are projected to rise significantly. Does Rhinestone appear to face significant losses due to liquidity risk? Due to interest rate risk?
Rhinestone would not be able to immediately adjust the rates charged on Loans and longer-term securities as they are not re-priced until they mature, which will only take place in the longer term.
Unfortunately, all but $70 million of its $630 million in total assets (i.e., 11.11%) are longer term,
inflexible assets whose interest yields cannot be adjusted as rapidly as the interest rates to be paid out on the bank’s liabilities.
Since only 11.11% of TA can be re-priced at a higher rate while 65.08% of liabilities will be re-priced immediately at a higher cost, the bank’s earnings will decline.