- Instructional Flexibility
Bank management instructors vary in their approaches to teachingthis course, and this text includes elements of business financialtheory, along with practical institutional material that distinguishesfinancial businesses from non-financial ones.
The authors use end of chapter problems and case exercises toshow students that the course goes beyond computation to requireanalysis and critical thinking skills.·
Flexibility in Level of PresentationChapters progress from patient introductions of fundamentals tomore challenging applications and then to appendices that containadvanced and often rigorous concepts and applications.
Divided into four sections it begins with an introduction to bank management, followed by an examination of basic asset, liability and capital management decisions. Part three covers the lending function of commercial banks detailing such topics as credit analysis, loan pricing and structuring a loan. Lastly, it emphasizes integrative management techniques including a description of the use of new financial products and methods of pricing in bank management. Features 27, up-to-date cases.