MS loses $500m on interest rate hikes - why not hedge hike risk?

Morgan Stanley and a few other lenders are losing nearly $500m because they're offering financing at below market rates. For such a large lending commitment, why didn't they try to hedge the risk of interest rates rising with some sort of interest rate derivative product?

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