Craig Haymaker, CPA - Chief Operating Officer
May 14, 20211 min read
Bumpy Road Ahead - LIBOR-SOFR Transition
Preparing Your Credit Union for the LIBOR-SOFR Transition May 25, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT Sign up today! HedgeStar is partnering...
HedgeStar Marketing
Sep 20, 20186 min read
Hedging Benchmark Interest Rate Exposures
Under the rules of fair value hedge accounting, a prerequisite condition is that the hedge should be highly effective in offsetting this spe
Heidi Lindahl, Marketing Manager
Jun 22, 20181 min read
HedgeStar Introduces Latest eBook: ABCs of Interest Rate Risk Management for Financial Depositories
Most banks and credit unions have similar business models – they fund long-term assets (loans to customers) with short-term liabilities (dep
HedgeStar Marketing
Apr 24, 20186 min read
Update on Hedge Accounting Rules FASB Addresses Effectiveness Concerns
Large segments of derivatives users will see improvements, making both the process and the presentation of hedge accounting more intuitive a
HedgeStar Marketing
Jan 4, 20187 min read
State Your Preference - New choices for hedgers using forwards and options
Forward hedges, FASB allows the effectiveness
assessment to compare the forward price implicit in the exposure to the forward price of the d
HedgeStar Marketing
Oct 3, 20176 min read
Back-to-Back Swap Strategy
The bank effectively trades the two swaps simultaneously. We start with the consideration of the two, respective at-market swaps – i.e., swa
HedgeStar Marketing
Jul 5, 20176 min read
Interest Rate Swaps: Economics and Accounting
Qualifying for shortcut on fair value hedges requires structuring the swap with the following features: (a) the hedging derivative’s notiona
HedgeStar Marketing
Dec 1, 20166 min read
Perspectives on the Proposed Accounting Update for Derivatives and Hedging
Publication: Bank Asset/Liability Management PDF Version For those who’ve struggled with the challenges of applying hedge accounting...
HedgeStar Marketing
Jul 5, 20165 min read
Hedging Loan Commitments
With this orientation, the bank would typically seek to hedge all or a portion of the uncertain funding costs that would be expected to aris
HedgeStar Marketing
Mar 1, 20165 min read
Nuances of Novation: Hedge Accounting Considerations
Publication: Bank Asset/Liability Management PDF Version of Article In August 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)...