FUNDING-STRATEGY MODEL CASE STUDIES
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Looking to fund loans or securities with advances? A Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston funding-strategy model can help you develop strategies to hedge interest-rate risk and maximize profitability. Whether you're looking to fund fixed-rate portfolio products, hybrid ARMs, commercial loans, or mortgage-backed securities, a funding-strategy model can help you make informed funding decisions. Our Financial Strategies team works with members to help them manage their balance sheets and address risk. Prepared for actual members, the following case studies represent a sampling of different strategy ideas. Contact your relationship manager or our Member Financial Strategies department to discuss your institution’s overall sensitivity position, strategy objectives, and interest in customized funding strategies tailored to your institution's needs. Please call Kevin Martin, Vice President, Member Financial Strategies Manager, at 617-292-9644 or Marianne Cacciola, Financial Strategist at 617-425-9452. Learn to interpret a funding strategy model by taking a quick tutorial available on our web site. Several of the following solutions involve the use of HLB-Option advances. HLB-Option advances require active management as interest rates change. Please see the HLB-Option Advance Primer for a discussion of the risks and other considerations associated with the HLB-Option advance. FHLB Boston does not act as a financial adviser, and members should independently evaluate the suitability and risks of these solutions. Please note the date on each case. The scenario described may not reflect today’s current market conditions.
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