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Working Paper 8714

DEPOSIT INSURANCE AND THE COST OF CAPITAL

by W i l l i a m P. Osterberg and James B. Thomson

W i l l i a m P. Osterberg and James B. Thomson a r e
economists a t t h e Federal Reserve Bank o f Cleveland.
Working papers o f t h e Federal Reserve Bank
o f Cleveland are p r e l i m i nary m a t e r i a l s
c i r c u l a t e d t o s t i m u l a t e d i s c u s s i o n and
c r i t i c a l comment. The views s t a t e d h e r e i n
a r e t h o s e of t h e a u t h o r s and n o t n e c e s s a r i l y
t h o s e o f t h e Federal Reserve Bank o f
C l e v e l a n d o r o f t h e Board o f Governors of
t h e Federal Reserve System.

December 1987

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ABSTRACT

U s i n g a s i n g l e - p e r i o d model, t h e impacts o f d e p o s i t insurance and
forbearance on t h e c o s t s and v a l u e o f u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s and e q u i t y c a p i t a l
a r e shown under t h r e e regimes: w i t h o n l y u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s , w i t h b o t h i n s u r e d
and u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s , and w i t h b o t h i n s u r e d and uninsured d e p o s i t s w i t h
forbearance t o u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t o r s i n some s t a t e s o f the w o r l d .

Underpricing

of d e p o s i t insurance and forbearance p o l i c i e s t o uninsured d e p o s i t o r s i n c r e a s e
t h e v a l u e o f t h e uninsured d e p o s i t s .

Under c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n s , u n d e r p r i c e d

d e p o s i t insurance increases t h e v a l u e o f e q u i t y .

T h i s paper was presented a t t h e Federal Reserve System Committee Meeting on
B a n k i n g and F i n a n c i a l S t r u c t u r e i n Miami, F l a . ,

i n November 1987.

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DEPOSIT INSURANCE AND THE COST OF CAPITAL

I. Introduction

Research i n t h e a r e a o f d e p o s i t i n s u r a n c e and c a p i t a l r e g u l a t i o n has focused
on f o u r b a s i c a r e a s :

d e p o s i t i n s u r a n c e p r i c i n g (Ronn and Verma C19861, Marcus

and Shaked C19841, and Pennacchi C19871); c a p i t a l r e g u l a t i o n and p o r t f o l i o
c h o i c e (Koehn and Santomero C19801, Santomero and Watson 119771, and Chen and
Lam C19851); i m p l i c i t d e p o s i t g u a r a n t e e s and c a p i t a l f o r b e a r a n c e (Kane 119861,
P y l e C1 9861, P e n a t i and P r o t o p a p a d a k i s C1 9861, and Thomson C1 987a, 1 9 8 7 b l ) ;
and d e p o s i t i n s u r a n c e and bank r e g u l a t i o n (Kareken and Wallace l19781, B u s e r ,
Chen, and Kane C19811, and Benston, E i s e n b e i s , H o r v i t z , Kane, and Kaufman
C19861).

T h i s s t u d y examines t h e i m p a c t s o f d e p o s i t i n s u r a n c e g u a r a n t e e s and

f o r b e a r a n c e s on t h e c o s t o f c a p i t a l f o r banks.
The models used i n t h e paper a r e t h e s i n g l e - p e r i o d and m u l t i p e r i o d c a p i t a l
a s s e t p r i c i n g models (CAPM) s i m i l a r t o t h e ones used by Chen ( 1 9 7 8 ) .

Within

t h i s framework we show t h e r e l a t i v e v a l u e s o f d e p o s i t o r and s t o c k h o l d e r
p o s i t i o n s i n t h e bank under t h r e e d i f f e r e n t d e p o s i t - i n s u r a n c e r e g i m e s .
t h e f i r s t regime, we assume t h a t no d e p o s i t s a r e i n s u r e d .

Under

Under t h e second

r e g i m e , we a l l o w f o r e x p l i c i t d e p o s i t guarantees b u t no i m p l i c i t g u a r a n t e e s .
F i n a l l y , under t h e t h i r d regime, we have b o t h i n s u r e d and u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s
and a l l o w f o r t h e g u a r a n t e e o f t h e u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s i n some of t h e f a i l u r e
states.

F u r t h e r m o r e , we examine t h e e f f e c t s o f m i s p r i c e d d e p o s i t g u a r a n t e e s

i n r e g i m e s two and t h r e e .
The c o s t s o f e q u i t y c a p i t a l and u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s a r e e x p l o r e d u n d e r e a c h

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regime.

Under t h e n o- i n s u r a n c e r e g i m e , o u r r e s u l t s a r e i d e n t i c a l t o C h e n ' s .

I f t h e d e p o s i t guarantees a r e c o r r e c t l y p r i c e d , t h e n u n d e r regime two t h e
c o s t s o f u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s and e q u i t y c a p i t a l a r e i n v a r i a n t t o t h e d e p o s i t
mix.

T h i s r e s u l t does n o t h o l d up i f t h e i n s u r a n c e i s m i s p r i c e d .

Under

regime three, t h e c o s t o f uninsured d e p o s i t s i s a f u n c t i o n o f the forbearance
p o l i c y o f the deposit guarantor.

I n t h i s case, t h e c o s t s o f d e b t and e q u i t y

c a p i t a l a r e n o t i n v a r i a n t t o t h e d e p o s i t mix even when t h e e x p l i c i t g u a r a n t e e
i s priced correctly.
I n s e c t i o n 11, we p r e s e n t t h e s i n g l e - p e r i o d r e s u l t s f o r each r e g i m e .

In

s e c t i o n 111, we compare t h e v a l u e and c o s t o f u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s and e q u i t y
a c r o s s t h e t h r e e regimes t o see t h e e f f e c t s o f d e p o s i t i n s u r a n c e m i s p r i c i n g
and f o r b e a r a n c e p o l i c y .
t h e t h i r d regime.

11.

I n s e c t i o n I V , we p r e s e n t t h e m u l t i p e r i o d v e r s i o n for

F i n a l l y , i n s e c t i o n V , we p r o v i d e o u r c o n c l u s i o n s .

The Cost o f C a p i t a l f o r Banks i n S t a t i c Models

To d e t e r m i n e t h e e f f e c t s o f m i s p r i c e d d e p o s i t i n s u r a n c e and FDIC f o r b e a r a n c e
p o l i c y on t h e c o s t o f d e b t ( d e p o s i t ) c a p i t a l and e q u i t y c a p i t a l f o r banks, we
u t i l i z e t h e s i n g l e - p e r i o d CAPM v a l u a t i o n e q u a t i o n used b y Chen (1978) and
d e r i v e d b y Sharpe (19641, L i n t e r (19651, and Mossin ( 1 9 6 6 ) .
assumptions u n d e r l y i n g t h i s model a r e :

The key

( 1 ) a f i x e d , r i s k - f r e e r a t e of

i n t e r e s t , ( 2 ) p e r f e c t l y c o m p e t i t i v e c a p i t a l markets, (3) homogeneous
e x p e c t a t i o n s w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n s and e x p e c t e d y i e l d s on r i s k y
a s s e t s , and ( 4 ) r i s k - a v e r s e i n v e s t o r s who seek t o maximize t h e e x p e c t e d
u t i l i t y o f terminal wealth.

The f o l l o w i n g n o t a t i o n i s used i n t h i s s e c t i o n :

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B

=

Total promised payment when there is no deposit insurance

K

=

Total promised payment when some deposits are insured

BI

=

Total promised payment to insured depositors

B,

=

Total promised payment to uninsured depositors

z

=

Total promised payment to the FDIC

P

=

Deposit insurance premium per dollar of insured deposits

YI, I

=

Value of the end-of-period cash flows to insured

(=

pBi>

depositors
Yb

I
,

=

Value of the end-of-period cash flows to uninsured
depositors

Ye

=

Value of the end-of-period cash flows to stockholders

Y,,,,

=

Value of the end-of-period cash flows to the FDIC

Vb I

=

Value of insured deposits

Vb u

=

Value of uninsured deposits

v

=

Value of bank equity

V,, , ,

=

Value of the FDIC claim

VF

=

Value of the bank

e

(=

E(Rbl> = Expected rate of return on insured deposits
E(Rbu>

=

Expected rate of return on uninsured deposits

E(Re>

=

Expected rate of return on bank equity

r

=

Risk-free rate of return

F(X>

=

Cumulative distribution function for X

CEQ(X>

=

Certainty-equivalent of X, equal to E(X> - X COV(X,Rm)

X

=

The market risk premium

Rm

=

Return on the market

Bi+B,+z>

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We assume t h a t a l l d e p o s i t s a r e d i s c o u n t i n s t r u m e n t s , so t h a t t h e t o t a l
promised payment t o each c l a s s o f d e p o s i t o r i n c l u d e s both p r i n c i p a l repayment
and i n t e r e s t .
Below we p r e s e n t t h e expected end- of- period payments t o deposi t o r s ,
s t o c k h o l d e r s , and t h e FDIC under t h r e e d i f f e r e n t d e p o s i t - i n s u r a n c e regimes.
Under a l l t h r e e regimes, bankruptcy costs and t a x e s a r e assumed t o be z e r o .
The first regime r e p l i c a t e s Chen's r e s u l t s f o r t h e t h e c o s t o f d e b t ( d e p o s i t )
c a p i t a l and e q u i t y c a p i t a l when t h e r e i s no d e p o s i t insurance.
regime, banks i s s u e b o t h i n s u r e d and uninsured d e p o s i t s .

I n t h e second

However, t h e FDIC

does extend forbearances t o any c l a s s o f c r e d i t o r s o r s t o c k h o l d e r s .

We b u i l d

i n FDIC forbearance p o l i c y i n t h e t h i r d regime.

A.

Regime I: No D e p o s i t Insurance

Banks i s s u e u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s o n l y , and t h e end- of- period cash f l o w s a c c r u i n g
t o t h e d e p o s i t o r s , Yb, a r e :

The v a l u e o f t h e d e p o s i t s , V,,

i s t h e r i s k - a d j u s t e d discounted v a l u e of Y,.

The c o s t o f debt ( d e p o s i t ) c a p i t a l , o r t h e r e q u i r e d r a t e o f r e t u r n on t h e
d e p o s i t s , i s E(R,)

=

E(Yb)/V,.

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As i n Chen, the c o s t o f debt ( d e p o s i t ) c a p i t a l i s a f u n c t i o n o f t h e r i s k - f r e e
i n t e r e s t r a t e , t h e f i r m ' s systematic r i s k (as measured by XCOV(X,R,)>,

and

t h e p r o b a b i l i t y o f bankruptcy ( F ( B > > .
For t h e s t o c k h o l d e r s , t h e expected end- of- period cash f l o w s , Y e , e q u a l s :

Ye

=

I

X - B
0

and f r o m t h e s i n g l e - p e r i o d CAPM v a l u a t i o n equation, t h e value o f s t o c k h o l d e r
e q u i t y , V,,

equals:

As i n t h e case o f debt c a p i t a l , t h e c o s t o f e q u i t y c a p i t a l , o r t h e r e q u i r e d
r a t e o f r e t u r n on e q u i t y , i s E ( R e )

=

Ye/Ve.

As i n Chen, t h e c o s t o f e q u i t y c a p i t a l f o r a bank i s a f u n c t i o n of i t s
s y s t e m a t i c r i s k , t h e l e v e l o f t o t a l promised payment, t h e probabi 1 it y of
b a n k r u p t c y , and t h e r i s k - f r e e i n t e r e s t r a t e .
The v a l u e o f t h e f i r m i s t h e sum o f t h e v a l u e o f a l l claims a g a i n s t t h e

firm,

that is, Vf

=

Vb +

Ve.

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B.

Regime 11:

I n s u r e d and Uninsured Deposits, But No FDIC Forbearances

I n t h i s regime, we a l l o w f o r t h e e x p l i c i t insurance o f some of t h e b a n k ' s
deposit l i a b i l i t i e s .

We assume t h a t t h e FDIC charges t h e bank a premium o f

p on each d o l l a r o f i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s and t h a t t h e premium i s c o l l e c t e d a t
t h e end o f t h e p e r i o d .

The t o t a l l i a b i l i t y c l a i m a g a i n s t t h e bank, K, i s t h e

sum o f t h e end- of- period promised payments t o t h e i n s u r e d d e p o s i t o r s , B , ;
t h e u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t o r s , B,;

and t h e FDIC, z

=

pB,.

The e f f e c t o f

d e p o s i t insurance on t h e value and c o s t o f c a p i t a l depends on whether t h e
guarantees a r e u n d e r p r i c e d , f a i r l y p r i c e d , o r o v e r p r i c e d . '

However, i n t h i s

paper we g e n e r a l l y assume t h a t t h e FDIC u n d e r p r i c e s i t s guarantees and,
t h e r e f o r e , t h a t K < D.
The end- of- period cash flows f o r t h e i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s , Y,,,,
promised payment t o i n s u r e d d e p o s i t o r s , B , , i n e v e r y s t a t e .
value o f the insured deposits i s V b ,
on t h e i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s i s E(R,,)
t o t h e bank i s r

+

=

=

r.

equals t h e

Therefore, t h e

( l + r ) - ' B , and t h e r e q u i r e d r e t u r n
The c o s t o f i n s u r e d d e p o s i t c a p i t a l

p.

For t h e uninsured d e p o s i t o r s , t h e end- of- period cash flows,

Y d u , depend

on t h e promised payment t o the u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t o r s and on t h e t o t a l l e v e l o f
promised payments.

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The value of t h e uninsured d e p o s i t s , V,,,,

and t h e c o s t o f t h e r e q u i r e d r a t e

of r e t u r n on these d e p o s i t s , E ( R b u > , a r e :

V b u = (1+r)-'CBuC1-F(K)I + (B,/K)CEQE(X)l,

(1b)

and

A s i n t h e f i r s t regime, t h e c o s t o f d e b t ( u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t ) c a p i t a l i s a
f u n c t i o n o f systematic r i s k , t o t a l promised payments, t h e p r o b a b i l i t y of
bankruptcy, and t h e r i s k - f r e e r a t e o f i n t e r e s t .

However, t h e c o s t o f d e b t

c a p i t a l i s e x p l i c i t l y a f u n c t i o n o f t h e d e p o s i t mix when t h e F D I C guarantees
are mispriced.

That i s , u n d e r p r i c e d d e p o s i t guarantees lower t h e b a n k r u p t c y

t h r e s h o l d , F(K>, and increase t h e p r o p o r t i o n a l c l a i m o f t h e u n i n s u r e d
d e p o s i t o r s r e l a t i v e t o t h e i n s u r e d d e p o s i t o r s and t h e FDIC.

The degree t o

which t h i s e f f e c t operates i s a f u n c t i o n o f t h e FDIC's p r i c i n g e r r o r p e r
d o l l a r o f i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s and o f t h e d e p o s i t m i x .
As i n regime one, t h e s t o c k h o l d e r s ' expected end - of - period cash f l o w s a r e
e a r n i n g s l e s s t o t a l promised payments i n t h e nonbankruptcy s t a t e s , and z e r o i n
t h e bankruptcy s t a t e s .

However, t h e t o t a l promised payment and t h e

p r o b a b i l i t y o f a bankruptcy s t a t e a r e now a f u n c t i o n o f t h e d e p o s i t m i x and o f
t h e p r i c i n g o f t h e d e p o s i t guarantees.

ye

=

1

X - K
if
0

I

X > K
K > X

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The v a l u e of e q u i t y and t h e e x p e c t e d r e t u r n t o t h e s t o c k h o l d e r s a r e :

(3b)

V,

=

( 1 + r>-'(CEQ,(X> - KC1-F(K>I), and

As i n t h e case o f u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s , t h e c o s t of e q u i t y c a p i t a l i s a
f u n c t i o n o f t h e d e p o s i t i n s u r a n c e p r i c i n g and t h e d e p o s i t m i x .

I n other

words, t h e s u b s i d y t h a t a r i s e s when t h e FDIC m i s p r i c e s i t s d e p o s i t g u a r a n t e e s
affects

t h e c o s t and v a l u e o f d e b t ( u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t ) c a p i t a l and e q u i t y

capital.
The FDIC s u b s i d y can be seen when we a g g r e g a t e t h e c l a i m s of t h e
d e b t - h o l d e r s ( i n s u r e d and u n i n s u r e d ) and e q u i t y - h o l d e r s i n t h e f i r m .

The

t o t a l v a l u e o f t h e bank i s :

The e n d - o f- p e r i o d cash f l o w s and t h e v a l u e o f t h e FDIC's p o s i t i o n i n t h e bank
( t h e FDIC's s u b s i d y ) a r e :

The v a l u e o f t h e FDIC's c l a i m i s a f u n c t i o n o f t h e p r o b a b i l i t y of b a n k r u p t c y ,
F(K);

t h e l e v e l o f promised payments t o i n s u r e d d e p o s i t o r s , B i ; t h e

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systematic r i s k o f t h e bank as r e f l e c t e d i n cEQ?(X>; t h e r i sk- free r a t e ,
r ; and t h e insurance premium, z.

I f we add (5b) and ( 6 b > , t h e r e s u l t i n g

e q u a t i o n i s i d e n t i c a l t o e q u a t i o n (5a) i n t h e no- insurance regime.
when

VFDIC

=

I n fact,

0, t h e insurance i s c o r r e c t l y p r i c e d and e q u a t i o n (5b) i s

i d e n t i c a l t o e q u a t i o n (5a).

C.

Regime 111:

I n s u r e d and Uninsured Deposits and FDIC Forbearances

We extend t h e a n a l y s i s t o i n c l u d e t h e c o n d i t i o n a l guarantee o f u n i n s u r e d
d e p o s i t s i n bankruptcy s t a t e s when earnings, X, f a l l between S 1 and S r .
We assume t h a t S, and S 2 a r e determined by FDIC p o l i c y and a r e known t o
market p a r t i c i p a n t s .

For s i m p l i c i t y , we model o n l y one s e t o f bounds f o r FDIC

b a i l o u t s , b u t t h e a n a l y s i s h o l d s f o r m u l t i p l e and d i s j o i n t b a i l o u t s t a t e s .
The p o s i t i o n o f t h e i n s u r e d d e p o s i t o r s i s n o t a f f e c t e d by FDIC b a i l o u t
policies.

However, Y d u , Vdu and E ( R d u > a r e a l l f u n c t i o n s o f t h e FDIC

bai l o u t pol i c y .

X > K
K>X>S;?
if

S 2 > X > S1

S1 > X > O

The c o s t o f debt ( u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t ) c a p i t a l i s now a f u n c t i o n o f t h e
p r o b a b i l i t y o f an FDIC b a i l o u t and t h e s i z e o f t h e u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t o r s '

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bailout.

The value o f t h e FDIC b a i l o u t i s e n t i r e l y captured by t h e uninsured
d e p o s i t o r s and does n o t a f f e c t t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e s t o c k h o l d e r s .
below, Y e , V,,

As seen

and E ( R e ) a r e i d e n t i c a l t o those i n t h e p r e v i o u s regime.

However, as seen i n e q u a t i o n (Sc), t h e value o f t h e f i r m i s a f u n c t i o n of t h e
FDIC's b a i l o u t p o l i c y .

The l a s t two terms on the r i g h t s i d e o f (Sc) r e f l e c t

t h e n e t v a l u e o f t h e FDIC forbearances t o uninsured d e p o s i t o r s .

The end- of- period cash f l o w s t o t h e FDIC and t h e v a l u e o f t h e FDIC's c l a i m on
t h e bank now i n c l u d e t h e c o s t o f guaranteeing t h e u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s i n t h e
bai l o u t states.

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The e x p e c t e d c o s t o f p r o v i d i n g f o r b e a r a n c e s t o u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t o r s i n t h e
b a i l o u t s t a t e s i s r e f l e c t e d i n t h e l a s t two terms on t h e r i g h t s i d e o f
e q u a t i o n ( 6 ~ ) . As b e f o r e , t h e sum o f ( 5 c ) and ( 6 c ) e q u a l s t h e v a l u e o f t h e
f i r m i n 5(a).

111. The E f f e c t s o f M i s p r i c e d I n s u r a n c e and Forbearance on t h e C o s t and

Value o f Debt and E q u i t y C a p i t a l

As seen i n s e c t i o n 11, m i s p r i c e d d e p o s i t i n s u r a n c e and FDIC f o r b e a r a n c e s
a f f e c t t h e c o s t o f c a p i t a l and t h e v a l u e o f d e b t and e q u i t y shares i n b a n k s .
The presence o f m i s p r i c e d FDIC g u a r a n t e e s and FDIC f o r b e a r a n c e s has an i m p a c t
on t h e v a l u e o f u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s .
mispriced d e p o s i t guarantees.

The v a l u e o f e q u i t y i s a l s o a f f e c t e d b y

I n t h i s s e c t i o n , we show t h e d i r e c t i o n of

change i n t h e v a l u e o f c a p i t a l f r o m FDIC p o l i c i e s .
The v a l u e o f t h e u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s ( p e r d o l l a r o f p r o m i s e d payment) i s
i n c r e a s e d by t h e presence o f m i s p r i c e d d e p o s i t i n s u r a n c e .

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we d i v i d e Yb and Ybu i n regimes one and two by I3 and B,,,

respectively.

By s u b t r a c t i n g Y,,/B f r o m YbU/Bu, we can s p l i t t h e u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t i n
regime two i n t o two i n s t r u m e n t s : one t h a t i s i d e n t i c a l t o t h e uninsured
d e p o s i t i n regime one, and a second t h a t has t h e f o l l o w i n g p a y o f f s n e x t p e r i o d .

I f t h e value o f AgYbu i s p o s i t i v e ( n e g a t i v e ) , then s t o c h a s t i c dominance
r e q u i r e s t h a t t h e v a l u e o f an uni n sured d e p o s i t ( w i t h a p a r v a l u e of one
d o l l a r ) i n regime two must be g r e a t e r ( l e s s ) t h a n i t s v a l u e i n regime one.

I n equation ( 7 ) , AgVbu i s t h e v a l u e o f t h e income stream t h a t accrues t o
uninsured d e p o s i t o r s when t h e FDIC u n d e r p r i c e s i t s d e p o s i t guarantees.

The

f i r s t term on t h e r i g h t s i d e i s p o s i t i v e , t h e second t e r m i s n e g a t i v e , and t h e
t h i r d term i s p o s i t i v e when d e p o s i t guarantees a r e u n d e r p r i c e d .

y equals

1 l K minus l I B , which i s p o s i t i v e because K < B.
From t h e bankruptcy c o n d i t i o n i n regime one, we know t h a t B[F(B) - F ( K ) I >
EE(X> > CEQE(X), and t h a t F(B>

-

F(K) > (l/B)CEQF(X).

Therefore, equation ( 7 )

i s p o s i t i v e , and t h e value o f t h e uninsured d e p o s i t s i n c r e a s e s when d e p o s i t
insurance i s u n d e r p r i c e d .

AgVb,,Bu can be i n t e r p r e t e d as t h e v a l u e of

FDIC s u b s i d i e s a c c r u i n g t o u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t o r s f r o m u n d e r p r i c e d d e p o s i t
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The i n t r o d u c t i o n o f FDIC forbe arances when S , < X < S r f u r t h e r
increases t h e value o f uninsured d e p o s i t s ( p e r do1 l a r o f promised payment).
F o l l o w i n g t h e procedure used i n t h e p r e v i o u s case, we separate an u n i n s u r e d
d e p o s i t i n regime t h r e e i n t o two i n s t r u m e n t s :

one t h a t i s i d e n t i c a l t o an

uninsured d e p o s i t i n regime two, and a second t h a t has the f o l l o w i n g
end- of- period p a y o f f s :

The v a l u e o f

AFYbu

is:

A s u f f i c i e n t c o n d i t i o n f o r e q u a t i o n ( 8 ) t o be p o s i t i v e i s K 2 Sr, which

h o l d s by d e f i n i t i o n .
which i m p l i e s t h a t

Furthermore, FDIC forbearances r e p r e s e n t a c a l l o p t i o n ,

AFVd,

must be n onnegative.

Therefore, e q u a t i o n ( 8 )

i s p o s i t i v e , and t h e e x t e n s i o n o f f o r b e a r a n c e t o u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t o r s i n some
b a n k r u p t c y s t a t e s increases t h e v a l u e o f those d e p o s i t s .
For t h e e q u i t y - h o l d e r s , s e c t i o n I 1 shows t h a t FDIC forbearances t o
u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t o r s do n o t a f f e c t t h e v a l u e o f t h e i r shares.

On t h e o t h e r

hand, u n d e r p r i c e d d e p o s i t insurance does a f f e c t t h e v a l u e o f bank e q u i t y .
change i n t h e payments t o e q u i t y - h o l d e r s from regime one t o regime two i s :

The

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As b e f o r e , we have d i v i d e d t h e e q u i t y c l a i m i n regime two i n t o a c l a i m
i d e n t i c a l t o the e q u i t y c l a i m i n regime one and an i n s t r u m e n t whose v a l u e i s :

We know t h a t E!(X>

> K[F(B)-F(K>I; however, i t i s n o t c l e a r t h a t

CEQF(X) > K[F(B)-F(K>I because EF(X) > CEQ!(X).

w i l l be p o s i t i v e i f (B-K)[1-F(B)I
(B-K>[l-F(B>I

-

xCOV~(X,R,)

- lCov;(X,R,)

< E!(X)

Equation ( 9 )

2 0, o r i f

- KCF(B)-F(K)I.

It is

l i k e l y t h a t t h i s c o n d i t i o n holds and t h a t e q u a t i o n ( 9 ) i s p o s i t i v e .
Furthermore, i f p a y i n g t o o l i t t l e f o r d e p o s i t i n s u r a n c e lowers a b a n k ' s v a l u e ,
t h e bank c o u l d always remove t h i s r e d i s t r i b u t i v e e f f e c t by v o l u n t a r i l y
i n c r e a s i n g i t s payments t o t h e FDIC.

Therefore, e q u a t i o n ( 9 ) must be

nonnegative.

IV.

TheMultiperiodModel

We a n a l y z e t h e m u l t i p e r i o d v e r s i o n o f t h e t h i r d regime discussed above: t h e
bank i s s u e s both i n s u r e d and u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s ; t h e r e i s a f i x e d d e p o s i t
i n s u r a n c e premium t h a t may o r may n o t be equal t o t h e " f a i r " premium t h a t
reduces t o z e r o t h e v a l u e o f t h e FDIC's c l a i m ; and i n s t a t e s S , t h r o u g h

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S 2 , t h e r e i s FDIC forbearance t o u ninsured d e p o s i t o r s .

I n a multiperiod

c o n t e x t , i f t h e bank cannot meet a l l o f i t s o b l i g a t i o n s f r o m i t s cash f l o w , i t
i s a b l e t o issue e q u i t y t o meet t h e claims o f t h e d e p o s i t o r s .

I f t h e t o t a l of

cash f l o w and e q u i t y i s i n s u f f i c i e n t t o meet a l l c l a i m s , t h e t o t a l a v a i l a b l e
funds a r e s p l i t p r o p o r t i o n a t e l y among a l l c l a i m a n t s .
We make several assumptions i n a d d i t i o n t o those s t a t e d above f o r t h e
s i n g l e - p e r i o d model.

F i r s t , e q u i t y i s issued t o h e l p meet promised payments

as l o n g as shareholder w e a l t h i s p o s i t i v e .

Bankruptcy can be avoided even i f

t h e t e r m i n a l value o f t h e bank i s n e g a t i v e , as l o n g as t h e t o t a l o f t h e e q u i t y
Second,

v a l u e and t h e n e t o p e r a t i n g income a t l e a s t meets promised payments.

i n d e r i v i n g the expressions f o r market values and t h e i m p l i e d r e q u i r e d r a t e s
o f r e t u r n below, we assume t h a t t h e term s t r u c t u r e o f i n t e r e s t r a t e s i s f l a t .
T h i r d , we assume t h a t t h e p r i c e o f r i s k i s c o n s t a n t over t i m e .

F o u r t h , we

deal w i t h a zero- growth bank and assume t h a t t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f n e t o p e r a t i n g
income i s constant o v e r t i m e .

F i n a l l y , we assume t h a t , ex- ante, t h e

b a n k r u p t c y p o i n t i n f u t u r e p e r i o d s equals i t s v a l u e i n t h e f i r s t p e r i o d .
A1 1 terms a r e d e f i n e d as above, except t h a t we r e p l a c e B, and B u y t h e
t o t a l promised payments due i n s u r e d and uninsured d e p o s i t o r s i n t h e
s i n g l e - p e r i o d model, by D , and D,,

t h e p r i n c i p a l s due on d e p o s i t s .

The

and
, Id",
the
o t h e r p o r t i o n s o f t h e payments r e c e i v e d by d e p o s i t o r s a r e I d
i n t e r e s t payments due i n s u r e d and uninsured d e p o s i t o r s , r e s p e c t i v e l y .

The

w e a l t h o f insured d e p o s i t o r s i s equal t o t h e i r i n t e r e s t payments r e c e i v e d o v e r
t h e p e r i o d p l u s t h e v a l u e o f t h e i r c l a i m s a t t h e end o f t h e p e r i o d ( V d ,
discounted a t the r i s k - f r e e r a t e o f i n t e r e s t , r.

+,),

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+ Vdi

Y d l

=

I d i

Vdi

=

[ l / ( l + r ) I ( I d i

+ I

+ Vdi

+I).

By repeated s u b s t i t u t i o n , t h i s leads t o :
V d i

=

(l/r)I,, i

E ( R d i ) = r.

Uninsured d e p o s i t o r s w i l l r e c e i v e o n l y a p o r t i o n o f t h e t o t a l o f e a r n i n g s
and funds r a i s e d through e q u i t y i s s u e unless earnings and e q u i t y funds a r e
s u f f i c i e n t t o meet t h e t o t a l o f a l l c l a i m s (K = Id,+Idu+Di+Du+z) o r
unless t h e FDIC b a i l s o u t t h e bank.

The FDIC i s assumed t o b a i l o u t u n i n s u r e d

d e p o s i t o r s i f bank e a r n i n g s f a l l between S 1 and S p .

The expected, o r r e q u i r e d , r e t u r n on uninsured d e p o s i t s i s d e r i v e d from t h e
c o n d i t i o n t h a t Vdu

=

E(YdU)/[E(R dU)+F(h)l.

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The v a l u e o f t h e u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s and t h e r a t e o f r e t u r n r e q u i r e d o n
them by d e p o s i t o r s depend on t h e expected value of e q u i t y as w e l l as on t h e
f a c t o r s emphasized i n t h e s i n g l e - p e r i o d model.

The v a l u e o f t h e d e p o s i t s

depends on t h e expected v a l u e o f e q u i t y through t h e d e f a u l t premium, F ( h > , and
as i t a f f e c t s t h e t o t a l funds a v a i l a b l e t o be s p l i t among c l a i m a n t s .

The

d e f a u l t premium e n t e r s t h e r i s k - a d j u s t e d r a t e , r + F(h), now used t o d i s c o u n t
cash f l o w s .

Because i t i s now t h e t o t a l o f n e t o p e r a t i n g income p l u s expect ed

funds r a i s e d through e q u i t y i s s u e t h a t w i l l be s p l i t among c l a i m a n t s , t h e
v a l u e o f e q u i t y d i r e c t l y e n t e r s t h e expressions f o r t h e value and r e q u i r e d
r a t e o f r e t u r n on u n i n s u r e d d e p o s i t s .
As usual, t h e e q u i t y - h o l d e r s have a r e s i d u a l c l a i m :

The v a l u e and r e q u i r e d r a t e o f r e t u r n on e q u i t y depend on t h e p r o b a b i l i t y
of bankruptcy , which i s a f u n c t i o n o f t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f n e t o p e r a t i n g income
p l u s funds r a i s e d f r o m e q u i t y i s s u e a t t h e end of t h e p e r i o d (Ve , [ I .

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We can e x p l o r e t h e determina nts o f t h e f a i r i n s u r a n c e premium by examining
t h e determinants o f t h e v a l u e o f t h e FDIC's c l a i m on t h e bank.

Once a g a i n , a

f a i r premium s e t s t h e v a l u e o f t h e c l a i m t o zero.

V . Conclusion

Using t h e s i n g l e - p e r i o d and m u l t i p e r i o d c a p i t a l a s s e t p r i c i n g model u t i l i z e d
by Chen (1978), we examined the impact o f m i s p r i c e d d e p o s i t guarantees and
FDIC forbearances on t h e r a t e s o f r e t u r n and on t h e v a l u e of uninsured
d e p o s i t s and e q u i t y c a p i t a l .

I n t h e absence o f m i s p r i c e d FDIC d e p o s i t

guarantees and forbearances, t h e c o s t of uninsured d e p o s i t s and t h e i r v a l u e
does n o t depend on t h e d e p o s i t m i x .

However, when we a l l o w f o r t h e i n s u r a n c e

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to be mispriced, the required rate of return on the uninsured deposits becomes
a function of both the deposit mix, the degree of mispricing, and FDIC
forbearance policy. Similar results hold for the return on equity.
Furthermore, these policies affect the values of the uninsured deposits
and equity. The values of equity and uninsured deposits both increase when
the FDIC underprices its insurance. The value of uninsured deposits also
increases in response to FDIC forbearances. In addition, we show that the
values of FDIC guarantees and forbearances are a function of the insured
bank's systematic risk, its probability of bankruptcy, and its deposit mix
(when the insurance is mispriced).

Finally, we replicate the results of

section 11, part C in a multiperiod setting.

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Footnotes

1)

Fair pricing of deposit insurance guarantees implies that the total value

of the firm and the rates of return are the same as in the no-insurance
case.

The correct value of deposit insurance is a function of the deposit

mix and the earnings distribution.

However, if correctly priced, the'

deposit insurance premium offsets the effects of the shift from "no
insured deposits" t o "some insured deposits."

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