Fixed-for-Fixed Currency Swaps: Definition and Key Benefits

Discover the ins and outs of fixed-for-fixed currency swaps, where parties exchange fixed interest payments across different ...
Seeking Alpha

Time To Pay Attention To The Fixed-To-Floating Rate Securities

A significant amount of the Fixed-To-Floating Rate Preferred and Baby Bond securities tied to 3-Month Libor are above initial coupon rate when they float. Recent legislation removes risk associated ...

SmartFinancial, Inc. Announces Extension of Exchange Offer for 7.25% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2035

SmartFinancial, Inc. (NYSE: SMBK) ("SmartFinancial") announced today that it has extended its registered exchange offer to ...
Morningstar

BCB Bancorp, Inc. Announces Extension of Exchange Offer for its 9.25% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes Due 2034

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), (NASDAQ: BCBP), the holding company for BCB Community Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that it had extended its offer (the "exchange offer") to exchange up to $40 ...
San Francisco Fed

To Float or Not to Float? Exchange Rate Regimes and Shocks

Many economists argue that a flexible exchange rate regime is preferable to a fixed exchange rate regime because it helps to insulate the domestic economy from adverse external shocks. For example, ...
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FLRN: What Is Next For This Floating Rate Fund (Rating Downgrade)

The thesis argues that FLRN, a floating rate ETF, is likely to underperform in a falling interest rate environment. The thesis highlights the strong historical performance of FLRN, the anticipated Fed ...
Morningstar

SmartFinancial, Inc. Announces Extension of Exchange Offer for 7.25% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2035

SmartFinancial, Inc. (NYSE: SMBK) (“SmartFinancial”) announced today that it has extended its registered exchange offer to exchange up to $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.25% ...