Brokered CDs Reaching New Highs in 2022

Yields of the 2-year T-Note over 4% and anticipated increases in the Fed funds rate, together, forecast substantial increases in brokered CDs of $250,000 or less.

IDC Financial Publishing (IDCFP) has attempted over time to estimate brokered CDs for individual banks. The unknown in the equation has historically been the level of sweep accounts in brokered deposits. As of September 30, 2021, bank reports, sweep accounts for individual banks were available on the call reports.

As of September 30, 2022, the total brokered CDs $250,000 or less as a sum of all banks was $293.7 billion compared to DTC value of $312.6 billion, which includes credit unions and a few foreign banks. IDCFP calculates the estimate, as demonstrated in Table I, by subtracting from the brokered deposits of $250,000 or less the fully insured sweep deposits, capped at the value of time deposits of $250,000 or less for banks with an outstanding CUSIP number for brokered CD issuance. IDCFP concludes the estimates for individual banks’ brokered CDs is reasonably accurate and available on request for your own marketing or other research needs.

DTC Brokered CDs of $250,000 or less peaked in June 2019 at $433.3 billion and declined to $395.6 billion by December 31, 2019. The significant decline in 2020 was due to Covid and the actions of the Federal Reserve Bank to increase liquidity by adding Treasuries and mortgages to its balance sheet.

The average rate of decline in DTC reported brokered CDs was $15.2 billion a month in the last three quarters of 2020, and then fell to $8.4 billion a month in the first half of 2021, then narrowed to $3.5 billion a month in 2021Q3, and then $2.8 billion a month in the fourth quarter of 2021. From year-end 2021 to the end of February 2022 balances declined $3.2 billion a month. However, DTC balances rose from $169.4 billion in February 2022 to $224.3 billion in June, and to $312.6 billion in September, and accelerated to $408.1 billion in November.

IDCFP estimates with tapering of the Fed’s balance sheet in 2022 and a major increase in the fed funds rate, brokered CDs outstanding are forecast to increase by $67 billion in December to end the year at $475 billion. A further increase of $125 billion a year is expected in 2023 and 2024.

The economy remains in recovery in 2022, following a peak in core inflation. Diminished impact from the Covid Omicron variant in early 2022 and an end to the supply chain bottlenecks this year indicate a continued economic recovery and loan growth for banks. Therefore, brokered CDs outstanding bottomed in 2022 and will reach $475 billion by the end of this year, $600 billion by year-end 2023, and $725 billion by the end of 2024 (see Chart I).

Chart I
Brokered CDs $250,000 or Less Estimated to Reach New High in 2022 and Grow to $725 Billion by 2024

IDCFP has estimates of brokered CDs $250,000 or less outstanding for each issuing bank, available on request. See below a sample list of banks.

Table I

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John E Rickmeier, CFA
President
jer@idcfp.com

Robin Rickmeier
Marketing Director