Fifth Bank has the following balance sheet with values stated in millions of dol

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Fifth Bank has the following balance sheet with values stated in millions of dollars. All assets are associated with corporate customers (not governments or sovereigns.) Refer to Table 20-8 for associated risk weights: In addition, Fifth Bank has off-balance sheet items as follows: (Refer to Tables 20-10 and 20-11) (a) $50 million in commercial letters of credit (LCs), (b) $300 million in 3-year interest rate swaps that are in-the-money by $2 million, and (c) $50 million in 4-year forward FX contracts that are out-of-the money by $2 million Is Fifth Bank currently over or under capitalized for on-balance-sheet assets in order to be considered well capitalized according to Based III? What are the total risk-adjusted off-balance-sheet assets of the bank as defined under the Basel II standards? What is the minimum Tier 1 and Total risk-based capital Fifth Bank needs in order to be considered adequately capitalized under Basel III capital requirements for both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet items?

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Answer:B

Answer:c No, the bank does not have sufficient capital to meet the Basel II requirements. In fact, it needs Tier 1 = 150 x 0.04 = $6.00m and a similar amount for Tier 2.

Standby LCs $50 m*0.20 10 10 Foreign exchange contracts: Potential exposure 50*0.05 2.5 Current exposure Out of the money 0 Interest rate swaps Potential exposure 300*0.005 1.5 Current exposure In the money 2 6 *1.00 6 Total risk adjusted off balance sheet assets 16

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