Changes in levels of negative-yielding debt, which is controlled by central banks in countries in Europe and the Bank of Japan, dictate German yields and, through arbitrage, U.S. Treasury yields. In recent years, the most significant impact has been seen in long-term yields. The Fed balance sheet has increased from…
IDCFP forecasts an increase of 28% from the $447 billion balance at the end of December 2019, to reach $570 billion by year-end 2022. As a broker, would you be interested to learn about new banks or credit unions as potential issuers of brokered CDs in order to capitalize on this…
From February 26th to March 9th negative-yielding debt rose from $14.0 to $14.9 trillion and the Fed of NY increased its balance sheet from $4.16 to $4.31 trillion. Both increases provided liquidity to the system and resulted in a reduction in the 3-month T-Bill yield from 1.53% to 0.33% during the…
The Number of Financial Institutions Issuing Brokered CDs Continues to Grow The number of institutions issuing brokered CDs has grown significantly since 2017. Banks, savings institutions and credit unions rose from a plateau of 930 in 2017 and increased to a peak of 1,356 in the 2nd quarter of 2019. However,…
Credit unions have grown to become a major factor in the U.S. economy. “Credit union assets have grown at nearly twice the pace of banks’ over the past decade.”1 Credit unions are owned by their members and are designed to offer lower borrowing costs and higher deposit rates. In addition, the…
