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Northstar Bank loses its deposits

Steps
9
Maths
3
Exhibits
3
Minutes
~23

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The interviewer
Northstar is a mid-size UK retail bank. Over eighteen months a digital-only challenger has been taking deposit share in its core market, and £1.66bn of retail deposits has left Northstar, about 9% of the £18.4bn it holds today. The CEO is asking whether to match the challenger's savings rate. What do you think?

What you are scored on

  • Problem understanding1 step
  • Structure & MECE1 step
  • Quantitative accuracy3 steps
  • Exhibit interpretation1 step
  • Business judgement1 step
  • Communication1 step
  • Synthesis & recommendation1 step

How it runs

  1. 1One question at a timeClarify, structure, run the numbers from the exhibits, then recommend, as the interviewer would take you through it.
  2. 2Feedback on every answerEach step is marked straight away, with coaching and the interviewer's next words, so you never lose the thread.
  3. 3A scored debriefYour result across seven skills, the drill that fixes the weakest one, and the full answer key.

Read before you start

Northstar Bank loses its deposits: guided competitive response case · PartnerRound