London International Bank has issued £500 million loan to different borrowers. The average return on these loans is LIBOR + 3%. These funds are generated through deposits at fixed rate of 12%. London Merchant Bank has similar type of balance sheet; It has also issued £500 million loan to different borrowers at the fixed rate 15% and these funds are funded by deposits at LIBOR + 4%. Do you think these two banks would be interested in creating interest rate swap? If yes, please show details to support your argument.
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