GARP Financial Risk and Regulation (FRR) Series 2016-FRR Question # 79 Topic 8 Discussion

GARP Financial Risk and Regulation (FRR) Series 2016-FRR Question # 79 Topic 8 Discussion

2016-FRR Exam Topic 8 Question 79 Discussion:
Question #: 79
Topic #: 8

ThetaBank has extended substantial financing to two mortgage companies, which these mortgage lenders use to finance their own lending. Individually, each of the mortgage companies has an exposure at default (EAD) of $20 million, with a loss given default (LGD) of 100%, and a probability of default of 10%. ThetaBank's risk department predicts the joint probability of default at 5%. If the default risk of these mortgage companies were modeled as independent risks, what would be the probability of a cumulative $40 million loss from these two mortgage borrowers?


A.

0.01%


B.

0.1%


C.

1%


D.

10%


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