claim: "if there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today."
author: jeff greene
evidence_1: "if there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today, because  people want to get fixed-rate 30-year loans, but banks don't want to keep ...
evidence_2: in finance, a derivative is a contract that derives its value from the performance of  an underlying entity. this underlying entity can be an asset, index, or interest rate , and is often simply called the "underlying." derivatives can be used for a  number of purposes, including insuring against ..... because otc derivatives are  not traded on an exchange, there is no central ...
evidence_3: jul 14, 2015 ... yes, it was trillions not billions and the banks are now larger and still too big to  fail. ... nobody goes to jail at a time when an unemployed black person gets 10  years ... up and resell loans and mortgages as repackaged securities or  derivatives. ... to the bailout money - the banks could use it for any purpose.
evidence_4: jun 16, 2018 ... unlike a funded loan, the exposure from a credit derivative is ... when aig could  not post additional collateral and was required to ... in other words, when the  banks begin the swap, spot interest rates are 4.0% per annum for all maturities. ...  at each interval, bank b knows it will owe $2 million: $100 million ...
evidence_5: nov 22, 2011 ... it was not the banks that created the mortgage crisis. ... and freddie to make a  bunch of loans that were imprudent, if you will. ... the $200 billion was a mere  drop in the ocean of derivatives which ... they are exempt from all oversight,  counter-party disclosure, .... roubini was “non-rigorous” in his arguments.