Educational Resources by "Podcast"

Advances Podcast On the Record with Bill Bemis - Episode 2 Our featured guest in this episode is FHLB Des Moines Chief Capital Markets Officer, Bill Bemis. Join us as Bill shares insights on how the Federal Home Loan Banks are funded, as well as a front-line view of liquidity and interest rates. General Podcast Georgia On My Mind - Episode 12 In this episode of The Insider, we continue to assess the current financial landscape and explore opportunities to help you manage your cost of funds. General Podcast Beware: Action Inertia - Episode 11 On this episode of The Insider, we recap the FHLB Des Moines Leadership Summit and access the current economic landscape. General Podcast Fly Like an Eagle - Episode 10 In this episode of The Insider, we share some insight into some of the interesting ways our members are addressing headwinds in the current environment. General Podcast On the Record with Wil Osborn - Episode 1 Our featured guest in our inaugural episode is new FHLB Des Moines new Chief Business Officer, Wil Osborn. Join us as we gain firsthand insights on the FHLBank System, leadership, serving members and what it takes to optimize the performance of this cooperative. General Podcast NIRP, PIRP or ZIRP? - Episode 9 Just as we suggested in our last podcast that you shouldn't give up on modeling a steepening yield curve, the same might apply to a negative rate scenario. It is important to be prepared for unlikelihoods in the market. General Podcast Unintended Consequences - Episode 8 In this episode of the Insider, we discuss how to prepare for unintended consequences in the market. General Podcast Make the Blend Your Friend - Episode 7 In this episode of The Insider, we dive deeper into the concept of blended funding and the steps involved in developing a blended funding strategy. General Podcast Dear Oscar - Episode 6 In this episode of The Insider, we discuss liability diversification and the importance of blended funding. General Podcast The TINA Effect - Episode 5 In this episode of The Insider, we take a look at strategies to rejuvenate liquidity and capital redeployment in a zero interest rate environment. General Podcast The Invisible Gorilla - Episode 4 In this episode of The Insider, we highlight a few tools that can help your institution meet your objectives, as well other topics including HELOC collateral eligibility and the Strong Communities Award. General Podcast Vanity, Sanity and Reality - Episode 3 In this episode, we discuss how to best take advantage of mortgage origination opportunities in the current environment, as well as the recent launch of eNotes as collateral.