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Podcast: How interest rate swaps are being used by banks today

Robert Zondag
Jul 06, 2021

Many banks are seeking tools to improve profitability and enhance lending. One such tool is the use of interest rate swaps. Should your bank be leveraging them?

In this episode of Bank on Wipfli, Robert Zondag tackles the subject with special guest Zoya Gargiulo, Principal at Mohanty Gargiulo. They cover:

  • How banks can use interest rate swaps
  • How banks are using interest rate swaps as a tool to manage interest-rate risk
  • What banks need to know about implementing swap programs, such as risk components, reporting and accounting implications
  • How banks can use advisors to effectively implement or augment a swap program

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Author(s)

Robert H. Zondag
CTP, Principal

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