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.
With uncertainty surrounding the near-term path of interest rates, several funding strategies can be used to benefit from the changes in the yield curve.
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