 Alligators in the swamp: the impact of derivatives on the financial performance of depository institutionsWilliam Adams, Elijah Brewer and James Moser No WP-96-6, Working Paper Series, Issues in Financial Regulation from Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Abstract: It has been argued that underpriced federal deposit insurance provides incentive for insured institutions to increase the value of shareholder equity by expanding into activities that shift risk onto the deposit insurer. Derivative instruments have been used by firms to change their risk exposure. Permitting firms with substantial moral hazard incentives to utilize interest-rate derivative instruments could lead to higher rather than lower exposure to risk. This article, using a sample of savings and loan associations (S&Ls), examines the proposition that involvement with interest-rate derivatives instruments increases depository institutions' risk. We find that there is a negative correlation between risk and derivatives usage. In addition, S&Ls that used derivatives experienced relatively greater growth in their fixed-rate mortgage portfolios. Keywords: Derivative securities; Deposit insurance; Savings and loan associations (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:fip:fedhfi:wp-96-6 Ordering information: This working paper can be ordered from Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Working Paper Series, Issues in Financial Regulation from Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Contact information at EDIRC. |
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