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.
Are Asset Quality Issues Out Front or in the Rearview?
As the Federal Reserve has pivoted to rate cuts, there has been some deterioration in asset quality. But will healthy loan-loss reserves at banks and credit unions be sufficient to absorb the issues or are earnings at risk?
In the current rate environment, members anticipate a series of rate cuts that will help ease margin pressure and begin a new growth cycle. However, an analysis of past rate cycles can help inform members on the optimal time to stay with short-term or long-term wholesale funding.
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