Deck 20: Managing Credit Risk on the Balance Sheet

Question 1

If you are a lender evaluating a loan application and you calculate the following ratio:
(EBIT + Lease Payments)/[Interest + Lease Payments + (Sinking Fund/(1-T))],then you are calculating a debt service ratio and it should be less than one in order to approve the loan.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Asset management ratios are used in credit analysis to help understand the borrower's ability to generate sales from the amount invested in some asset category.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The base loan rate accounts for
I) the firm's cost of funds.
II) the firm's required return on equity.
III) the credit risk of the loan.

A)I only
B)I and II only
C)II and III only
D)I and III only
E)I,II,and III

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Issuance of short-term debt would result in an increase in cash flow from operations on the statement of cash flows.

Question 5

The more variable a borrower's cash flows are,the lower the fixed charge coverage ratio should be to limit risk

Question 6

Gross debt service usually must be greater than 30 percent before a residential mortgage will be approved.

Question 7

Which one of the following five Cs of credit is NOT correctly defined?

A)Capacity-Whether the borrower has enough other credit available to pay off the loan in the event of cash flow problems.
B)Capital- The borrower's equity.
C)Character-A measure of the borrower's intention/willingness to repay the loan.
D)Conditions-Assessing how economic conditions could affect the borrower's ability to repay the loan.
E)Collateral-An asset of the borrower that the lender may seize in the event of default on the loan.

Question 8

A well-managed bank tries to keep the ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans at about 8 percent to 10 percent.

Question 9

Collateral on a mortgage is normally only considered if the applicant has enough income to service the loan.

Question 10

The five Cs of credit are financial capacity,collateral,conditions,connections with the bank,and capital.

Question 11

Credit analysis of a mid-market corporate borrower differs from the analysis of a small business in that the analysis of the mid-market borrower is more focused on the business itself and less on the business owners.

Question 12

Individuals with higher levels of income must have higher GDS and TDS ratios to qualify for a loan.

Question 13

A rising sales to working capital ratio may indicate a potential borrower is using its net current assets more efficiently.

Question 14

Provision for loan losses,net charge-offs,and the percentage of nonperforming loans all increased dramatically in 2007.

Question 15

As long as overall cash flow growth is positive,a bank loan officer would not be concerned if cash flow from operations was projected to be negative over the term of the loan.

Question 16

A firm's cash account grew by $300 over the year when the firm had cash flow from financing of -$150 and cash flow from investing of $100. The firm's operating cash flow must have been +$250.

Question 17

If you were a loan officer evaluating a small business credit application for a loan secured by working capital,you would generally want to see a higher (rather than lower)number of days in inventory and number of days' sales in receivables.

Question 18

Non-performing loans are loans that are past due ___________ that are not accruing interest.

A)30 days
B)60 days
C)90 days
D)120 days
E)180 days

Question 19

_____________________ is the process of taking possession of the mortgaged property to satisfy the debt in the event of failure to repay the mortgage and foregoing claim to any deficiency.

A)Perfecting collateral
B)Foreclosure
C)Power of sale
D)Conditions precedent
E)Lien enforcement

Question 20

Which one of the following is usually the better predictor of default?

A)Standard & Poor's credit rating
B)Moody's credit rating
C)Altman Z-score
D)Moody's Analytics EDF
E)All of the methods are equally effective at predicting default.

Question 21

The EDF model uses the borrower's current market value of equity and assets and the option-pricing model to

A)determine if the equity is mispriced.
B)calculate the market value of the lender's investment.
C)assess the implied riskiness of the firm's investments.
D)estimate the likelihood that the Z-score model is correct.

Question 22

Explain how the Moody's Analytics Model predicts bankruptcy probability.

Question 23

As a business lender,you would prefer that the borrower have stable or growing cash flows resulting from which part of the statement of cash flows?

A)Financing cash flows
B)Cash flows from investment
C)Operating cash flows
D)Dividends
E)Common Stock

Question 24

The conditions specified in a credit agreement that must be fulfilled before a drawdown is allowed are called

A)collateral perfection.
B)power of sale conditions.
C)conditions precedent.
D)foreclosure agreements.
E)audit review terms.

Question 25

A corporate customer obtains a $1.5 million loan from a bank. The customer agrees to pay a 6.25 percent interest rate and agrees to make compensating balances of 4 percent of the loan amount. These will be held in noninterest-bearing transactions deposits at the bank for one year. The bank charges a 1 percent loan origination fee on the amount borrowed. Reserve requirements are 10 percent. What is the expected rate of return to the bank (k)(to the nearest basis point)?

A)6.95 percent
B)7.52 percent
C)7.99 percent
D)8.01 percent
E)8.45 percent

Question 26

A firm with a low Z-score has high

A)insolvency risk.
B)interest rate risk.
C)liquidity risk.
D)international risk.
E)none of the options.

Question 27

A bank charges a commercial borrower a 6.55 percent interest rate on a one-year loan. The bank also charges a 0.5 percent origination fee and requires compensating balances of 7 percent in the form of demand deposits. Reserve requirements are 10 percent. What is the promised gross rate of return on the loan?

A)8.45 percent
B)7.89 percent
C)9.10 percent
D)7.52 percent
E)6.95 percent

Question 28

Big Valley's fixed asset efficiency is ___________ that of the typical firm in the industry.

A)the same as
B)lower than
C)higher than S/FA = (275 + 500)/400 = 1.9375; Peer S/FA = 1.8

Question 29

In concept,the RAROC measure indicates a loan is acceptable if the RAROC is greater than the

A)borrower's ROE.
B)lender's ROA.
C)borrower's ROA.
D)lender's ROE.
E)NCO rate.

Question 30

Big Valley is collecting their receivables about __________________ than the typical firm.

A)22 percent more quickly
B)12 percent more quickly
C)17 percent more slowly
D)12 percent more slowly

Question 31

A bank is using the RAROC to evaluate large business loans. The benchmark rate of return is 7.55 percent. The one-year loan interest rate is 8.00 percent and the bank must pay 7.40 percent to raise the funds. The cost to service the loan is 0.3 percent. If the loan defaults,92 percent of the money lent will be lost. Based on historical default rates,the extreme worst-case loss scenario is about 5 percent. Should the bank make the loan? Why or why not?

A)Yes,because the RAROC is 7.11 percent.
B)No,because the RAROC is 7.11 percent.
C)Yes,because the RAROC is 6.52 percent.
D)No,because the RAROC is 6.52 percent.
E)No,because the RAROC is more than 7.55 percent.

Question 32

Big Valley's use of debt to finance assets indicates that Big Valley has ____________ the typical firm in the industry.

A)more long-term solvency risk than
B)the same long-term solvency risk as
C)less interest expense than
D)less long-term solvency risk than
E)a lower market value of equity to book value of equity ratio than

Question 33

Business credit-scoring models suffer from several weaknesses. These include which of the following?
I) Credit-score models are not statistically sound tools to use in making a lending decision.
II) The appropriate weights on a credit-score model are likely to change unpredictably over time.
III) These models ignore nonquantifiable behavioral factors,such as a relationship with the bank and reputation.
IV) Credit-scoring models discriminate against minorities.

A)I and II only
B)II and III only
C)II,III,and IV only
D)I,II,and III only
E)I,II,III,and IV

Question 34

Before allowing the lender to actually acquire the funds for a mid-market collateralized loan,what must the lender ensure?
What type of monitoring occurs by the lender after the loan is granted?

Question 35

A corporate loan applicant has cash of $40,receivables of $50,and inventory of $20. The applicant also has current debts of $65. If the bank's policy requires a current ratio of 1.75 or better and an acid test ratio of 1.25 or better would the applicant receive the loan?

A)Yes,because the applicant's current ratio and acid test ratios are acceptable.
B)No,because the applicant's current ratio and acid test ratios are both unacceptable.
C)No,because although the applicant's current ratio is acceptable,its acid test ratio is not.
D)No,because although the applicant's acid test ratio is acceptable,its current ratio is not.

Question 36

Altman's Z-score model is Z = 1.2X₁ + 1.4X₂ + 3.3X₃ + 0.6X₄ + 1.0X₅ X₁ = Working Capital/Total Assets
X₂ = Retained Earnings/Total Assets
X₃ = EBIT/Total Assets
X₄ = Market Value Equity/Book Value Long-Term Debt
X₅ = Sales/Total Assets
Using the Altman's Z model,Big Valley's Z-score is

A)3.22.
B)2.88.
C)2.65.
D)2.11.
E)1.85.

Question 37

Individual credit scoring models typically include all of the following information except

A)income.
B)length of time in residence.
C)credit history.
D)age.
E)ethnic background.

Question 38

In analyzing credit risk for a loan to a major diversified corporation,the bank typically has which of the following advantages?
I) Market-based models to analyze credit risk
II) Greater negotiating power due to the size of the loan required
III) Ratings agency measures of default risk

A)I only
B)I and II only
C)II and III only
D)I and III only
E)I,II,and III

Question 39

If you were a loan officer evaluating a small business credit application for a loan and you wanted to ensure that the applicant had more than sufficient cash flow to pay off its existing debt,the applicant's cash flow to debt ratio would have to be greater than

A)one.
B)zero.
C)the TIE ratio.
D)the interest rate on the debt.
E)peer average ratio.

Question 40

Mid-market commercial lending may be typically defined as borrowers
I) with sales revenue between $5 million and $100 million.
II) with a recognizable corporate structure.
III) with ready access to deep and liquid capital markets.

A)I only
B)II only
C)III only
D)I and II only
E)I,II,and III

Question 41

A corporate loan applicant has had a growing cash account for the last three years,but cash flow from operations has been negative in every year. Would this concern you if you were the loan officer charged with approving the loan?
If so,why?
If not,why not?

Question 42

A bank has a base loan rate of 4.75 percent and for the loan under consideration it would apply a 2 percent risk premium. The bank also requires compensating balances (noninterest-bearing)equal to 5 percent of the loan amount. The bank's reserve requirements are 10 percent. The bank charges 1 percent of the loan amount as an origination fee. The borrower is asking for a $500,000 loan. Calculate the ROA on the loan.

Question 43

Explain the purpose/benefits in adding a credit-scoring model to evaluate a loan application.

Question 44

Why won't a loan officer usually approve a loan solely on the basis of collateral?

Question 45

What are the five Cs of credit?
Briefly describe each.

Question 46

A bank can charge a corporate borrower 6.25 percent on a loan. The borrower is asking for a $600,000 loan. The extreme loss rate on this loan type is 4.0 percent and,when default occurs,about 15 percent of the loan amount is recovered. The interest and noninterest cost of the loan is 5.85 percent. What is the RAROC of the loan?
Under what circumstances should the bank make the loan?

Question 47

For most business loans,growing earnings are not a sufficient reason to grant a loan. Why?

Question 48

A $40,000 one-year loan with a 1 percent origination fee and a 7.50 percent interest rate is funded with money on which the bank owes 3 percent. What is the expected pretax dollar spread on the loan?
If the bank needs to net at least 3.5 percent on the funds lent to make its ROE,how many dollars can the bank spend on credit investigation,loan servicing,and so forth?
Would the bank be able to spend more if the loan amount was greater?
What does this example suggest about credit analysis?

Question 49

Explain what each ratio in the Altman credit model measures and explain why higher values of each of the variables predict lower default probability.

Question 50

Describe the credit analysis process for a mid-market corporate loan applicant.

Question 51

Why is bank lending to large corporations more difficult than making loans to small or mid-size firms?
What additional factors are involved?
Do banks have some additional tools to help in assessing credit risk of large firms?
What are some examples?