A floating- to fixed-rate advance, the SOFR Flipper allows you to benefit from lower rates than would typically be available by selling the option to cancel the advance prior to maturity. You can tailor the maturity, lockout period, and cancellation frequency to meet your funding needs.
The DNA-Floater is an ideal product if you are seeking the liquidity benefits of long-term funding with adjustable rates and the flexibility to prepay without a fee.
Hedging Against Higher for Longer with Flexibility
Interest rates have not fallen as much as many expected at the beginning of 2025. The Member-Option Advance can help members manage interest-rate risk in a higher-for-longer environment while retaining flexibility to benefit in a down-rate scenario.
The SOFR Flipper Advance offers the potential for interest cost savings as market expectations for the timing and magnitude of potential rate cuts change.
The persisting ‘higher for longer’ interest-rate environment presents challenges, but the advance funding strategies explained in this article may help alleviate the impact on earnings and align with the shifting interest-rate risk profile.
Amid signals that the interest-rate cycle may shift, certain funding solutions can present value in managing liquidity, earnings, and interest-rate risk.
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