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What are CASA deposits and Bulk deposits?

CASA stands for Current Account and Savings Account in banking parlance. Besides in India, the term CASA is popularly is used in West Asia and South-east Asia countries. The difference between the average yield of interest obtained from loans and the average rate of interest paid for deposits and other such funds (or the cost…

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What are Interest Capitalization and compounding frequency?

When borrowers unable to pay interest on time, it will add to principal amount of the borrower’s loan account at regular frequency. In the other words Capitalization frequency is the addition of unpaid interest to the principal balance of your loan. That means it is added to borrower’s Current Principal and interest will now be…

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What is SA-CCR: Standardised Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk ?

The standardized approach for counterparty credit risk (SA-CCR) is a new computational method for exposure at default (EAD) under the Basel capital adequacy framework.  This approach replaces the Current Exposure Method (CEM), used by banks in India, for measuring exposure for counterparty credit risk arising from derivative transactions, with effect from April 1, 2018. The…

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What is Current Exposure Method of credit exposure?

The Current exposure method (CEM) is a measurement of the replacement cost within a derivative contract in the case of a counterparty default. Here, the credit equivalent amount of a market related off-balance sheet transaction calculated using the current exposure method which will be the sum of current credit exposure and potential future credit exposure…

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