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Conference 7.286::dcu

Title:DCU
Notice:1996 BoD Election results in 1004
Moderator:CPEEDY::BRADLEY
Created:Sat Feb 07 1987
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1041
Total number of notes:18759

565.0. "RC Promise 4; Improve financial status" by SMAUG::GARROD (Floating on a wooden DECk chair) Mon Jun 08 1992 21:55

o Improve the financial status of the DCU by focusing on long range
  solutions instead of short term fixes.  Focus on loaning money to 
  members at good rates and try to hold the line on fee increases.
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565.1GUFFAW::GRANSEWICZTue Jun 09 1992 12:305
    
    Working on it.
    
    Need members to borrow money from DCU!
    
565.2make it attractiveCIMNET::KYZIVATPaul KyzivatTue Jun 09 1992 14:515
How about making a *really* good deal for us.  I would like to see a really
attractive morgage refinance deal.  DCU never seens to be low in the lists
published by the Globe.

	Paul
565.3GUFFAW::GRANSEWICZTue Jun 09 1992 14:546
    
    Hmmmm....  I thought DCU did have good mortgage rates.  They certainly
    have been writing a lot of them.  Is there something else that makes
    the others more attractive?  What are the others offering that DCU is
    not?
    
565.4WLDBIL::KILGORE...57 channels, and nothin' on...Tue Jun 09 1992 15:344
    
    Does it count as "borrowing more money" if I refinance my mortgage with
    DCU and they sell it to someone else?
    
565.5CREATV::QUODLINGKen, Me, and a cast of extras...Tue Jun 09 1992 18:354
    Gee, can I have $nMillion to float a new computer company to get this crowd
    out of the doldrums...
    
    q
565.6GUFFAW::GRANSEWICZWed Jun 10 1992 10:339
    
    RE: .4
    
    No, it doesn't.  DCU is already holding enough fixed rate mortgages.  
    I believe they do hold on to the variable rate mortgages they write.
    
    They can't tie up too much in long term debt.  They do make money on the 
    transaction though.  One time profit vs. continuous income.
    
565.7somebody must hold themCIMNET::KYZIVATPaul KyzivatWed Jun 10 1992 16:575
Maybe its not a business that DCU wants to be in, but it is obviously
profitable for *someone* to hold fixed rate morgages.  And one who does can
presumably offer a better rate than one who takes a cut and resells them.

	Paul
565.8PATE::MACNEALruck `n' rollWed Jun 10 1992 17:2210
�Maybe its not a business that DCU wants to be in, but it is obviously
�profitable for *someone* to hold fixed rate morgages.  And one who does can
�presumably offer a better rate than one who takes a cut and resells them.
    
    Not neccessarily.  When I took out a first mortgage with DCU last
    summer their rates were comparable or better than most banks in the
    area.  They told me right up front they were going to sell my loan to
    Shawmut.  The rate DCU gave me was lower than the one Shawmut would
    have given me had I gone to them directly.  This was because DCU was
    offering mortgages to Shawmut in volume.
565.9You need to consider interest rate riskSMAUG::GARRODFloating on a wooden DECk chairWed Jun 10 1992 19:4021
    As said by others it would be exceptionally risky to hold too many
    long term fixed rate mortages. If interest rates rise DCU (ie us) would
    get screwed. There has to be a well thought out asset allocation
    policy. Ie spreading your interest rate risk between short and long
    term instruments.
    
    In due course I wouldn't be surprised to see the DCU management inform
    the membership on what the asset allocation policy is. For the moment
    I'm happy to believe that the right thing is being done.
    
    I don't think you'd be at all happy to see DCU's balance sheet shot to
    hell in 5 years time if prevailing interest rates were 12% and it was
    holding a whole bunch of 8% mortgages. They could then quite rightly be
    accused of speculation that interest rates would fall not rise.
    
    What I'm hoping DCU will do quickly is start to hold a whole bunch more
    short term variable rate mortages. I also hope that they can do this
    profitably and still be one of the lowest rates around. That'll attract
    a lot of business.
    
    Dave 
565.10Waiting for a report on this one so we can judgeSMAUG::GARRODFrom VMS -> NT; Unix a mere page from historyTue Jan 19 1993 23:344
    It's unclear to me how much better the financial status is. Maybe the
    treasurer would like to post a report here for us. Hello Tanya?
    
    Dave
565.11PSDVAX::DAWKINSWed Jan 20 1993 16:448
    Dave,
    
    I plan to post financial results once we have year-end data
    which should be shortly.
    
    Regards,
    
    Tanya
565.12GUFFAW::GRANSEWICZWed Jan 20 1993 17:239
    
    RE: .10
    
    Dave, the capital ratio has improved to 4.82% as of year end.  Net
    income should be above last years mark due in large part to massive
    mortgage loan volume (which DCU sold).  Stay tuned for the real figures
    from Tanya though.  Just thought you (and others) should know things
    are fine in this area.