Rose/Hudgins, Bank Management and Financial Services, 8/e 79 Chapter 6 Measuring and Evaluating the Performance of Banks and Their Principal Competitors Fill in the Blank Questions 1
The equity multiplier for a bank measures the amount of _____________________ of the bank and is one part of the evaluation of the bank's ROE
Answer: leverage (debt) 2
__________________________ is the risk that has to do with the quality of the bank's assets and, in particular, the bank's loans
Answer: Credit risk 3
Solvency (or capital) risk for a bank can be measured by__________________________
List one way solvency risk can be measured
Answer: Purchased Funds/Total Liabilities (There are several other ratios that can answer this question as well) 4
__________________________ are the