Educational Resources by "Podcast"

General Podcast Kamchatka on Irkutsk - Episode 15 In this episode of The Insider, we discuss strategies to mitigate risk and introduce our Series of Solutions to help you optimize your interest rate sensitivity and effectively manage your balance sheet. General Podcast Big Ben, This is Rubber Duck - Episode 14 We kick off 2021 by assessing the current state of the market and the impact moving forward. General Podcast Bumbai - Episode 13 In this episode of The Insider, we touch on the latest developments in Washington, the LIBOR transition and other industry and FHLB Des Moines news. 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.