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Product Update Notification - 02/08/10


Interest Rate Risk Policy Update Details


What's New


Topic 5 - Types of Measurement Systems.  Provides a discussion of:


Gap Analysis Models

Economic Value of Equity Models (EVE)

Earnings Simulation Models


Topic 6 - Identification and Measurement.  Provides sample guidance of identification and measurement methods, including risk identification, measurement and control.


Topic 7 - Interest Rate Risk Limits.  Provides sample guidance regarding the establishment of interest rate risk limits and reviews.


Topic 8 - Managing the Time Horizon.  Provides sample guidance of the simulation of an appropriate time horizon(s) to properly assess interest rate risk exposures.


Topic 9 - Stress Testing.  Provides sample guidance regarding stress testing, including scenario and sensitivity analysis.


Topic 10 - Assumption Testing.  Provides sample guidance to properly assess the reasonableness of an interest rate risk model's assumptions, taking into consideration:


Yield Curve Shifts and Twists

Asset Quality

Customer Behavior

Non-Interest Income


What's Revised


Topic 2 - Policy Statement.  The entire contents of the "General" subtopic were revised.


Topic 3 - Responsibility.  A new subtopic entitled "Branch Management and Bank Administration" was added.


The following subtopics were revised:


General - Bullet point 1 was revised and a new bullet point 5 was added.

Board of Directors - Entire contents.

Senior Management - Entire contents.

Responsibilities of ALCO - Second paragraph was revised.


Topic 4 - Interest Rate Risk Program Overview.  Formerly entitled "Interest Rate Risk Management, the first paragraph and bullet point 4 were revised (formerly within the "General" subtopic).  In addition, the following subtopics were deleted:


Risk Controls and Limits

Identification and Measurement

Accounting Guidelines

Interest Rate Risk Limits

Managing the One Year Horizon

Managing the Longer Term Horizon


Topic 12 - Audit Policy.  Bullet points 5 and 6 were revised.  In addition, a new second to last paragraph was added.


What's Deleted


Topic 5 - Interest Rate Risk Standard.


Topic 6 - Interest Rate Risk Analysis.


Topic 7 - Interest Rate Margin Analysis.


Topic 8 - Market Value of Equity Analysis.


Topic 9 - Summary of Risk Analysis Methods.


Topic 11 - Exceptions to Policy.


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*Applies only to clients who have purchased the Interest Rate Risk Policy Template within the last three years including the following update (if applicable):


Interest Rate Risk Policy Template Update - 04/22/08 - $50.00


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