Sun Bank has issued a one-year $5 million loan commitment to a customer for an up-front fee of 15 basis points and at a fixed rate of 12 percent. The back-end fee for the unused portion of the commitment is 5 basis points. The bank requires a 10 percent compensating balance in demand deposits. Reserve requirements on demand deposits are 10 percent.
-Assume 50 percent of the loan is drawn and that there are reserve requirements of 10 percent on demand deposits. What should the bank charge as back-end fees if they require an expected return of 13.63 percent? Do not take future values of fees or interest income received.

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The Answer of Sun Bank has issued a one-year $5 million loan commitment to a customer for an up-front fee of 15 basis points and at a fixed rate of 12 percent. The back-end fee for the unused portion of the commitment is 5 basis points. The bank requires a 10 percent compensating balance in demand deposits. Reserve requirements on demand deposits are 10 percent.
-Assume 50 percent of the loan is drawn and that there are reserve requirements of 10 percent on demand deposits. What should the bank charge as back-end fees if they require an expected return of 13.63 percent? Do not take future values of fees or interest income received.

Sun Bank Has Issued a One-Year $5 Million Loan Commitment