Annual Report 2015

Table 2. Federal Reserve Bank holdings of U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities, December 31, 2013-15
Millions of dollars
Description December 31 Change
2015 2014 2013 2014 to 2015 2013 to 2014
U.S. Treasury securities
Held outright 1 2,461,552 2,461,363 2,208,775 189 252,588
By remaining maturity
Bills
1-90 days 0 0 0 0 0
91 days to 1 year 0 0 0 0 0
Notes and bonds
1 year or less 216,115 3,520 474 212,595 3,046
More than 1 year through 5 years 1,118,349 1,112,927 763,329 5,422 349,598
More than 5 years through 10 years 489,226 686,627 864,700 -197,401 -178,073
More than 10 years 637,862 658,289 580,272 -20,427 78,017
By type
Bills 0 0 0 0 0
Notes 1,634,772 1,634,949 1,467,427 -177 167,522
Bonds 826,780 826,414 741,348 366 85,066
Federal agency securities
Held outright1 32,944 38,677 57,221 -5,733 -18,544
By remaining maturity
Discount notes
1-90 days 0 0 0 0 0
91 days to 1 year 0 0 0 0 0
Coupons
1 year or less 16,764 5,733 18,544 11,031 -12,811
More than 1 year through 5 years 13,833 30,597 36,268 -16,764 -5,671
More than 5 years though 10 years 0 0 62 0 -62
More than 10 years 2,347 2,347 2,347 0 0
By type
Discount notes 0 0 0 0 0
Coupons 32,944 38,677 57,221 -5,733 -18,544
By issuer
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 15,711 19,515 24,986 -3,804 -5,471
Federal National Mortgage Association 11,541 13,470 25,555 -1,929 -12,085
Federal Home Loan Banks 5,692 5,692 6,680 0 -988
Mortgage-backed securities 2
Held outright1 1,747,461 1,736,833 1,490,162 10,628 246,671
By remaining maturity
1 year or less 0 0 0 0 0
More than 1 year through 5 years 467 13 5 454 8
More than 5 years though 10 years 9,014 6,453 2,549 2,561 3,904
More than 10 years 1,737,980 1,730,367 1,487,608 7,613 242,759
By issuer
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 510,463 501,914 426,311 8,549 75,603
Federal National Mortgage Association 872,113 886,716 774,689 -14,603 112,027
Government National Mortgage Association 364,885 348,203 289,162 16,682 59,041
Temporary transactions
Repurchase agreements 3 0 0 0 0 0
Reverse repurchase agreements3 712,401 509,837 315,924 202,564 193,913
Foreign official and international accounts 237,809 113,132 118,169 124,677 -5,037
Primary dealers and expanded counterparties 474,592 396,705 197,755 77,887 198,950

Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.

1. Excludes the effect of temporary transactions--repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements. Return to table

2. Guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. Return to table

3. Cash value of agreements, which are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities, federal agency debt securities, and mortgage-backed securities. Return to table

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