Question 1

The objective of a credit union is to act as an intermediary for its members by using members' deposited funds to provide loans to other members who are in need of funds.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to your text, about ____ percent of credit unions are insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund.

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A)  20
B)  40
C)  60
D)  90

Question 3

Savings institutions commonly measure the gap between their rate-sensitive assets and rate-sensitive liabilities in order to determine their exposure to credit risk.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

If a savings institution's assets have a considerably longer duration than its liabilities, it can reduce its exposure to interest rate risk by

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A)  reducing its proportion of assets in the short duration categories.
B)  increasing its proportion of liabilities in the short duration categories.
C)  reducing its proportion of assets in the long duration categories .
D)  reducing its proportion of assets in the short duration categories AND increasing its proportion of liabilities in the short duration categories.

Question 5

____ do NOT represent an asset of credit unions.

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A)  Mortgage-backed securities
B)  Home-equity loans
C)  Automobile loans
D)  Stocks

Question 6

In general, savings institutions are larger than commercial banks.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Credit unions use the majority of their funds to invest in the stock market.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Credit unions use the majority of their funds to

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A)  purchase investment securities.
B)  provide commercial real estate loans.
C)  provide small business loans to members.
D)  provide consumer loans to members.

Question 9

The National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) requires all

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A)  federally chartered credit unions to obtain insurance from the NCUSIF.
B)  state-chartered credit unions to obtain insurance from the NCUSIF.
C)  credit unions to pay a supplemental insurance premium each year.
D)  depository institutions to pay a supplemental insurance premium each year.

Question 10

To measure ____ risk, some savings institutions measure the duration of their respective assets and liabilities.

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A)  credit
B)  interest rate
C)  liquidity
D)  None of these are correct.

Question 11

A savings institution owned by its depositors is a ____ savings institution.

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A)  mutual
B)  stock
C)  credit
D)  closed-end

Question 12

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)is responsible for regulating savings institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) are

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A)  trust accounts managed by savings institutions.
B)  checking accounts that do not pay interest.
C)  accounts offered primarily by money market funds.
D)  deposit accounts offering limited checking and close-to-market interest rates.

Question 14

Stock-owned savings institutions ____ susceptible to unfriendly takeovers. Mutual savings institutions ____ susceptible to unfriendly takeovers.

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A)  are; are not
B)  are; are
C)  are not; are
D)  are not; are not

Question 15

Because credit unions ____ stock, they are technically owned by the ____.

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A)  issue; depositors
B)  do not issue; depositors
C)  issue; stockholders
D)  do not issue; management

Question 16

The majority of maturities on consumer loans offered by credit unions are ____ term, causing income generated on their asset portfolio to be ____ to interest rate movements.

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A)  long; insensitive
B)  short or medium; sensitive
C)  long; sensitive
D)  short or medium; insensitive

Question 17

Credit unions obtain most of their funds from

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A)  issuing common stock.
B)  retained earnings.
C)  share deposits by members.
D)  issuing long-term bonds.

Question 18

The Financial Reform Act of 2010 did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  strengthened the standards required to obtain a mortgage.
B)  required more disclosures by financial institutions regarding the quality of the underlying assets when they sell mortgage-backed securities.
C)  required savings institutions to sell off any holdings of junk bonds and prohibited them from investing in junk bonds in the future.
D)  established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Question 19

To manage interest rate risk, a savings institution could use

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A)  fixed-rate mortgages.
B)  currency options.
C)  interest rate futures contracts.
D)  letters of credit.

Question 20

Which of the following is true about credit unions versus commercial banks and savings institutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  C redit unions are less able to quickly generate additional deposits.
B)  S avings institutions and commercial banks can borrow from the Central Liquidity Facility, but credit unions cannot.
C)  S avings institutions and commercial banks are less able to quickly generate additional deposits.
D)  Credit unions have more exposure to interest rate risk.

Exam 21: Thrift Operations

In general, savings institutions are larger than commercial banks.

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If a savings institution's assets have a considerably longer duration than its liabilities, it can reduce its exposure to interest rate risk by

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The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)is responsible for regulating savings institutions.

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Credit unions use the majority of their funds to

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The Financial Reform Act of 2010 did all of the following EXCEPT

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To measure ____ risk, some savings institutions measure the duration of their respective assets and liabilities.

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The majority of maturities on consumer loans offered by credit unions are ____ term, causing income generated on their asset portfolio to be ____ to interest rate movements.

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The National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) requires all

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Which of the following is true about credit unions versus commercial banks and savings institutions?

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To manage interest rate risk, a savings institution could use

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Savings institutions commonly measure the gap between their rate-sensitive assets and rate-sensitive liabilities in order to determine their exposure to credit risk.

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The objective of a credit union is to act as an intermediary for its members by using members' deposited funds to provide loans to other members who are in need of funds.

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Stock-owned savings institutions ____ susceptible to unfriendly takeovers. Mutual savings institutions ____ susceptible to unfriendly takeovers.

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Credit unions use the majority of their funds to invest in the stock market.

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According to your text, about ____ percent of credit unions are insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund.

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Because credit unions ____ stock, they are technically owned by the ____.

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____ do NOT represent an asset of credit unions.

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A savings institution owned by its depositors is a ____ savings institution.

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Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) are

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Credit unions obtain most of their funds from

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