Industry Specific · Financial Institutions Groups (FIG)
Bank Balance Sheet Components
This question asks you to break down the main sections of a bank’s balance sheet and explain what typically sits in each one.
Interview question
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Topic
- Industry Specific
- Subtopic
- Financial Institutions Groups (FIG)
What this question trains
This problem practices core FIG knowledge by testing whether you understand how a bank’s balance sheet is structured differently from a non-financial company’s. In interviews, bankers expect candidates to know the main categories of assets, liabilities, and equity, and to explain what usually drives each section, especially the role of loans, securities, cash, deposits, and borrowings in a bank’s funding model. It also checks whether you can connect balance sheet items to how banks generate earnings and manage funding, which is fundamental in FIG discussions.