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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Monthly Report on Credit and Liquidity Programs
and the Balance Sheet

October 2010 (1.5 MB PDF)

Federal Reserve Banks' Financial Tables

Quarterly Developments

  • The average daily balance of the Federal Reserve System Open Market Account (SOMA) holdings was approximately $2.1 trillion during the first half of 2010, as presented in table 25. Net earnings from the portfolio were approximately $36.9 billion; most of the earnings were attributable to interest income on U.S. Treasury securities and federal agency and government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) mortgage-backed securities (MBS).
  • Interest earned from Federal Reserve lending programs was approximately $1.3 billion during the first half of 2010, as presented in table 26; interest earned on credit extended to American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and loans made by the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) accounted for most of the total.
  • Net income reported on the consolidated financial statements of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) includes changes in valuation for the Maiden Lane, Maiden Lane II, and Maiden Lane III LLCs, which were approximately $2.3 billion, $0.7 billion, and $1.6 billion, respectively, in the second quarter of 2010. Net income for the Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF) LLC was approximately $0.2 billion in the first half of 2010, as presented in table 27.
  • After providing for the payment of dividends and reserving an amount necessary to equate surplus with capital paid in, distributions to the U.S. Treasury as interest on Federal Reserve notes totaled $34.1 billion during the first half of 2010, as presented in table 24.

Background

The Federal Reserve Banks prepare annual financial statements reflecting balances as of December 31, and income and expenses for the year then ended. The Federal Reserve Bank financial statements also include the accounts and results of operations of several limited liability companies (LLCs) that have been consolidated with the FRBNY (the "consolidated LLCs").

The Board of Governors, the Federal Reserve Banks, and the consolidated LLCs are all subject to several levels of audit and review. The Reserve Banks' financial statements and those of the consolidated LLC entities are audited annually by an independent auditing firm retained by the Board of Governors. To ensure auditor independence, the Board requires that the external auditor be independent in all matters relating to the audit. Specifically, the external auditor may not perform services for the Reserve Banks or others that would place it in a position of auditing its own work, making management decisions on behalf of the Reserve Banks, or in any other way impairing its audit independence. In addition, the Reserve Banks, including the consolidated LLCs, are subject to oversight by the Board.

The Board of Governors' financial statements are audited annually by an independent auditing firm retained by the Board's Office of Inspector General (OIG). The audit firm also provides a report on compliance and on internal control over financial reporting in accordance with government auditing standards. The OIG also conducts audits, reviews, and investigations relating to the Board's programs and operations as well as of Board functions delegated to the Reserve Banks.

Audited annual financial statements for the Reserve Banks and Board of Governors are available at www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_fedfinancials.htm. In this report, the Federal Reserve prepares unaudited quarterly updates to tables included in the Federal Reserve Board's Annual Report.

Combined Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income

Table 24 presents unaudited combined Reserve Bank income and expense information for the first half of 2010. Tables 25 through 27 present information for the SOMA portfolio, the Federal Reserve loan programs, and the variable interest entities (VIEs)--the CPFF LLC; Maiden Lane, Maiden Lane II, and Maiden Lane III LLCs; and TALF LLC--for the period from January 1, 2010, to June 30, 2010. These tables are updated quarterly.

Table 24. Federal Reserve Banks' Combined Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income
Millions of dollars

  January 1, 2010 - June 30, 2010
Interest income:
Loans to depository institutions (refer to table 26) 50
Other loans (refer to table 26) 1,286
System Open Market Account (refer to table 25) 37,773
Consolidated variable interest entities (refer to table 27):
   Investments held by consolidated variable interest entities:
       Maiden Lane, Maiden Lane II, and Maiden Lane III LLCs 2,186
       Commercial Paper Funding Facility LLC 213
       Total interest income 41,508
Interest expense:
System Open Market Account (refer to table 25) 37
Depository institution deposits 1,378
Term deposit facility 0
Beneficial interest in consolidated variable interest entities (refer to table 27) 135
   Total interest expense 1,550
Provision for loan restructuring (refer to table 26) __
   Net interest income, after provision for loan restructuring 39,958
Non-interest income (loss):
Other loans unrealized gains1 (253)
System Open Market Account--realized and unrealized losses, net (refer to table 25) (880)
Investments held by consolidated variable interest entities (losses), net (refer to table 27):
   Maiden Lane, Maiden Lane II, and Maiden Lane III LLCs 5,280
   Commercial Paper Funding Facility LLC 1
   TALF LLC2 __
Beneficial interest in consolidated variable interest entities gains (losses), net (2,687)
Dividend on preferred securities 626
Income from services 294
Reimbursable services to government agencies 195
Other income 47
   Total non-interest income (loss) 2,623
Operating expenses:
   Salaries and other benefits 1,104
   Occupancy expense 140
   Equipment expense 85
   Assessments by the Board of Governors 488
   Professional fees related to consolidated variable interest entities (refer to table 27) 49
Other expenses 481
Total operating expenses 2,348
Net income prior to distribution 40,233
Change in funded status of benefit plans2 158
   Comprehensive income prior to distribution 40,391
Distribution of comprehensive income:
   Dividends paid to member banks 782
   Transferred to surplus and change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 39,609
Memo: Distributions to U.S. Treasury (Interest on Federal Reserve notes)3 34,068
Note: Unaudited.
1. The fair value option was elected for all TALF loans. Recording all TALF loans at fair value, rather than at the remaining principal amount outstanding, results in consistent accounting treatment among all TALF-related transactions and provides the most appropriate presentation of the TALF program in the financial statements by matching the change in fair value of TALF loans, the related put agreement with the consolidated TALF LLC, and the valuation of the other beneficial interests in TALF LLC. Return to table
2. Represents the recognition of benefit plan deferred actuarial gains and losses and prior service costs. Return to table
3. The Board of Governors requires each Reserve Bank to distribute any remaining net earnings to the U.S. Treasury as interest on Federal Reserve notes, after providing for the payment of dividends and reservation of an amount necessary to equate surplus with capital paid-in. These distributions are made weekly based on estimated net earnings for the preceding week. The amount of each Bank's weekly distribution to the U.S. Treasury is affected by significant losses and increases in capital paid-in at a Reserve Bank, requires that the Reserve Bank retain net earnings until the surplus is equal to the capital paid-in. The distributions to the U.S. Treasury are reported on an accrual basis; actual payments to the U.S. Treasury during the period from January 1, 2010, through June 30, 2010, were $35.1 billion. Return to table

SOMA Financial Summary

Table 25 shows the Federal Reserve's average daily balance of assets and liabilities in the SOMA portfolio for the period from January 1, 2010, though June 30, 2010, the related interest income and expense, and the realized and unrealized gains and losses for the year. U.S. Treasury securities, government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) debt securities, as well as federal agency and GSE mortgage-backed securities (MBS) making up the SOMA portfolio, are recorded at amortized cost on a settlement-date basis. Rather than using a fair value presentation, an amortized cost presentation more appropriately reflects the Reserve Banks' purpose for holding these securities given the Federal Reserve's unique responsibility to conduct monetary policy.

Table 25. SOMA Financial Summary
Millions of dollars

  January 1, 2010 - June 30, 2010
Average daily balance Interest income (expense) Realized gains (losses) Unrealized gains (losses) Net earnings
SOMA assets
   U.S. Treasury securities1 804,967 13,086 _ _ 13,086
   Government-sponsored enterprise debt securities1 173,632 1,803 _ _ 1,803
   Federal agency and government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities2 1,068,884 22,764 714 _ 23,478
   Investments denominated in foreign currencies3 24,431 111 _ (1,594) (1,483)
   Central bank liquidity swaps4 1,625 9 _ _ 9
   Securities purchased under agreements to resell _ _ _ _ _
   Other assets5 477 _ _ _ _
Total assets 2,074,016 37,773 714 (1,594) 36,893
SOMA liabilities
   Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 58,043 (37) _ _ (37)
   Other liabilities6 1,438 _ _ _ _
Total liabilities 59,481 (37) _ _ (37)
SOMA assets and liabilities 2,014,535 37,736 714 (1,594) 36,856
Note: Unaudited. Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
1. Face value, net of unamortized premiums and discounts. Return to table
2. Guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. Current face value of the securities, which is the remaining principal balance of the underlying mortgages, net of premiums and discounts. Does not include unsettled transactions. Return to table
3. Includes accrued interest. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are revalued daily at market exchange rates. Return to table
4. Dollar value of foreign currency held under these agreements valued at the exchange rate to be used when the foreign currency is returned to the foreign central bank. This exchange rate equals the market exchange rate used when the foreign currency was acquired from the foreign central bank. Return to table
5. Cash and short-term investments related to the federal agency and government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities portfolio. Return to table
6. Related to the purchases of federal agency and government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities that the seller fails to deliver on the settlement date. Return to table

Although the fair value of security holdings can be substantially greater than or less than the recorded value at any point in time, these unrealized gains or losses have no effect on the ability of the Reserve Banks to meet their financial obligations and responsibilities. As of June 30, 2010, the fair value of the U.S. Treasury securities held in the SOMA, excluding accrued interest, was $866.0 billion (amortized cost was $804.2 billion); the fair value of the GSE debt, excluding accrued interest, was $175.7 billion (amortized cost was $171.5 billion); the fair value of the federal agency and GSE MBS, excluding accrued interest, was $1,168.4 billion (amortized cost was $1,132.7 billion); and the fair value of investments denominated in foreign currencies was $24.0 billion (amortized cost was $23.8 billion). Fair value was determined by reference to quoted prices for identical securities, except for MBS, for which market values are determined using a model-based approach based on observable inputs for similar securities.

The FRBNY conducts purchases and sales of U.S. government securities under authorization and direction from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The FRBNY buys and sells securities at market prices from securities dealers and foreign and international account holders. The FOMC has also authorized the FRBNY to purchase and sell U.S. government securities under agreements to resell or repurchase such securities (commonly referred to as repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions).

The SOMA holds foreign currency deposits and foreign government debt instruments denominated in foreign currencies with foreign central banks and the Bank for International Settlements. Central bank liquidity swaps are the foreign currencies that the Federal Reserve acquires and records as an asset (excluding accrued interest) on the Federal Reserve's balance sheet. On January 5, 2009, the Federal Reserve began purchasing MBS guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. Transactions in MBS are recorded on settlement dates, which can extend several months into the future. MBS dollar roll transactions, which consist of a purchase or sale of "to be announced" (TBA) MBS combined with an agreement to sell or purchase TBA MBS on a specified future date, may generate realized gains and losses.

Loan Programs Financial Summary

Table 26 summarizes the average daily loan balances and interest income of the Federal Reserve for the first half of 2010. The most significant loan balance is the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), which was established in 2009. As noted earlier in this report, during 2008 the Federal Reserve established several lending facilities under authority of Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act. Many of these lending facilities have been closed (refer to Appendix B in this report for a discussion of those facilities). Credit remains outstanding to American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and under the TALF; the Reserve Banks record amounts funded under these programs as loans. Interest income from these loan programs was about $1.3 billion during the first half of 2010. All loans must be fully collateralized to the satisfaction of the lending Reserve Bank, with an appropriate haircut applied to the collateral. At June 30, 2010, no loans were impaired, and an allowance for loan losses was not required.

Table 26. Loan Programs Financial Summary
Millions of dollars

Loan programs1 January 1, 2010 - June 30, 2010
Average daily balance2 Interest income3 Provision for loan restructuring Total
Primary, secondary, and seasonal credit 9,395 32 _ 32
Term Auction Facility (TAF) 14,327 18 _ 18
   Total loans to depository institutions 23,722 50 _ 50
Credit extended to American International Group, Inc. (AIG), net 24,798 841 _ 841
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)4 46,014 445 _ 445
   Total loans to others 70,812 1,286 _ 1,286
   Total loan programs 94,534 1,336 _ 1,336
   Allowance for loan losses _ _ _ _
   Total loan programs, net 94,534 1,336 _ 1,336
Note: Unaudited. Components may not sum to total because of rounding.
1. Does not include loans to consolidated VIEs. Does not include preferred interests in AIA Aurora LLC and ALICO Holdings LLC. Return to table
2. Average daily balance includes outstanding principal and capitalized interest net of unamortized deferred commitment fees and allowance for loan restructuring, and excludes undrawn amounts. Return to table
3. Interest income includes the amortization of the deferred commitment and administrative fees. Return to table
4. Book value. Return to table

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (VIEs) Financial Summary

Table 27 summarizes the assets and liabilities of various consolidated VIEs previously discussed in this report. It also summarizes the net position of senior and subordinated interest holders and the allocation of the change in net assets to interest holders. The FRBNY is the sole and managing member of TALF LLC and the primary beneficiary of the Maiden Lane LLCs. The FRBNY was the sole beneficiary of CPFF LLC, which was dissolved on August 30, 2010.

Table 27. Consolidated Variable Interest Entities Financial Summary
Millions of dollars

Item CPFF LLC TALF LLC ML LLC ML II LLC ML III LLC

Total Maiden
Lane LLCs

Net portfolio assets of the consolidated LLCs and the net position of
FRBNY and subordinated interest holders as of June 30, 2010
Net portfolio assets1 1 507 30,985 16,325 23,750 71,060
Liabilities of consolidated LLCs 0 0 (1,671) (1) (3) (1,675)
Net portfolio assets available 1 507 29,314 16,324 23,747 69,385
Loans extended to the consolidated LLCs by FRBNY2 0 0 29,332 14,672 16,294 60,298
Other beneficial interests2,3 ... 104 1,280 1,053 5,278 7,611
Total loans and other beneficial interests 0 104 30,612 15,725 21,572 67,909
Cumulative change in net assets since the inception of the programs
 
Allocated to FRBNY 1 (255) (18) 499 1,450 1,931
Allocated to other beneficial interests ... 657 (1,280) 100 725 (455)
Cumulative change in net assets 1 402 (1,298) 599 2,175 1,476
Summary of consolidated VIE net income for the current year through
June 30, 2010, including a reconciliation of total consolidated VIE
net income to the consolidated VIE net income recorded by FRBNY
Portfolio interest income4 213 0 588 416 1,182 2,186
Interest expense on loans extended by FRBNY5 4 0 (99) (95) (107) (301)
Interest expense--other 0 (2) (32) (17) (84) (133)
Portfolio holdings gains (losses) 1 0 1,754 1,431 (2,095) 5,280
Professional fees (2) 0 (31) (5) (11) (47)
Net income (loss) of consolidated LLCs 216 (2) 2,180 1,730 3,075 6,985
Less: Net income (loss) allocated to other beneficial interests ... (42)* (32) 1,136 1,625 2,729
Net income (loss) allocated to FRBNY 216 40 2,212 593 1,450 4,255
Add: Interest expense on loans extended by FRBNY, eliminated in consolidation5 (4) 0 99 95 107 301
Net income (loss) recorded by FRBNY 212 40** 2,311 688 1,557 4,556
Note: Unaudited.
* Represents the amount of TALF LLC's income allocated to the U.S. Treasury. Return to table
** In addition to the TALF LLC net income of $40 million, the FRBNY reported $192 million of income on TALF loans during the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Earnings on TALF loans include interest income and fees of $445 million and losses on the valuation of loans of $253 million for the first half of 2010. Return to table
1. CPFF LLC commercial paper holdings are recorded at book value; other holdings are recorded at fair value. TALF LLC, Maiden Lane, Maiden Lane II, and Maiden Lane III holdings are recorded at fair value. Return to table
2. Includes accrued interest. Return to table
3. The other beneficial interest holder related to TALF LLC is the U.S. Treasury. JPMC is the beneficial interest holder for Maiden Lane LLC. AIG is the beneficial interest holder for Maiden Lane II and Maiden Lane III LLCs. Return to table
4. Interest income is recorded when earned, and it includes amortization of premiums, accretion of discounts, and paydown gains and losses. Return to table
5. Interest expense recorded by each VIE on the loans extended by the FRBNY is eliminated when the VIEs are consolidated in the FRBNY's financial statements and, as a result, the consolidated VIEs' net income (loss) recorded by the FRBNY is increased by this amount. Return to table

Maiden Lane LLC, Maiden Lane II LLC, Maiden Lane III LLC, and TALF LLC holdings are recorded at fair value, which reflects an estimate of the price that would be received upon selling an asset if the transaction were to be conducted in an orderly market on the measurement date. Consistent with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the assets and liabilities of these LLCs have been consolidated with the assets and liabilities of the FRBNY. As a consequence of the consolidation, the extensions of credit from the FRBNY to the LLCs are eliminated.

"Net portfolio assets available" represents the net assets available to beneficiaries of the consolidated VIEs and for repayment of loans extended by the FRBNY. "Net income (loss) allocated to FRBNY" represents the allocation of the change in net assets and liabilities of the consolidated VIEs available for repayment of the loans extended by the FRBNY and other beneficiaries of the consolidated VIEs. The differences between the fair value of the net assets available and the face value of the loans (including accrued interest) are indicative of gains or losses that would have been incurred by the beneficiaries if the assets had been fully liquidated at prices equal to the fair value as of June 30, 2010.

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