In its report on 2014 U.S. bank performance, the FDIC said the Q4 / 14
average net interest margin of 3.12 % was the lowest quarterly average margin since the 3.11 % reported in Q3 / 1989.
Currently, the bonds yield about 1.5 per cent, while
average net interest margins at the bank were 2.55 per cent in the second quarter, according to figures compiled by Mr. Sprott.
Not exact matches
(3) The
net interest margin (on a tax - equivalent basis) in the third quarter of 2017, compared to the second quarter of 2017, was compressed due to an increase in the investment securities portfolio funded by an increase in
average borrowings and time deposits.
Matt Barasch, Canadian equity strategist at RBC Capital Markets, noted that Canadian banks, which account for nearly a quarter of the weighting in the benchmark equity index, generate approximately half of their
average earnings from
net interest margins.