UNITED STATES VERSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
   
þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007March 31, 2008
OR
   
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number: File Number:000-51397
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   
Federal 13-6400946
(State or other jurisdiction of(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
101 Park Avenue, New York, New YorkN.Y. 10178
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
212-681-6000(212) 681-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yesþ Noo
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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41,746,557The number of shares outstanding of Class B capitalthe issuer’s common stock par value $100 per share, were outstanding at October 31, 2007.as of April 30, 2008 was 47,112,744.
 
 

 


 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORK
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007MARCH 31, 2008
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements
Statements of Condition — Unaudited (in thousands, except par value)

As of September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 20062007
                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
Assets
  
Cash and due from banks $16,634 $38,850  $33,380 $7,909 
Interest-bearing deposits, includes $52,200 pledged at September 30, 2007 and $0 at December 31, 2006 11,557,305 5,591,077 
Interest-bearing deposits 4,970,111 10,300,287 
Federal funds sold 2,704,000 3,661,000  3,945,000 4,381,000 
Available-for-sale securities, net of unrealized gain of $71 at September 30, 2007; $0 pledged at September 30, 2007 (Note 2) 13,175  
Held-to-maturity securities, includes $0 pledged at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 (Note 2) 10,853,078 11,251,098 
Advances (Note 3) 75,072,136 59,012,394 
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio, net of allowance for credit losses of$593 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 (Note 4)
 1,514,573 1,483,419 
Available-for-sale securities, net of unrealized losses of $17,033 at March 31, 2008 and $373 at December 31, 2007 (Note 3) 1,995,491 13,187 
Held-to-maturity securities (Note 2) 9,623,031 10,284,754 
Advances (Note 4) 85,927,433 82,089,667 
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio, net of allowance for credit losses of $663 at March 31, 2008 and $633 at December 31, 2007 (Note 5) 1,468,276 1,491,628 
Loans to other FHLBanks  55,000 
Accrued interest receivable 502,062 406,123  468,337 562,323 
Premises, software, and equipment, net 12,089 11,107  12,523 13,154 
Derivative assets (Note 8) 119,873 224,775 
Derivative assets (Note 9) 58,865 28,978 
Other assets 17,677 23,144  14,220 17,004 
          
  
Total assets
 $102,382,602 $81,702,987  $108,516,667 $109,244,891 
          
  
Liabilities and capital
  
  
Liabilities
  
Deposits  
Interest-bearing demand $3,316,709 $2,307,733  $2,568,252 $1,586,039 
Non-interest bearing demand 2,491 1,795  144 2,596 
Term 23,800 80,000  3,900 16,900 
          
Total deposits 3,343,000 2,389,528  2,572,296 1,605,535 
          
  
Consolidated obligations (Note 5) 
Consolidated obligations, net (Note 6) 
Bonds 63,019,870 62,042,675  73,124,031 66,325,817 
Discount notes 30,063,824 12,191,553  26,337,442 34,791,570 
          
Total consolidated obligations 93,083,694 74,234,228  99,461,473 101,117,387 
          
 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock (Note 6) 244,058 109,950 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock (Note 7) 181,824 238,596 
  
Accrued interest payable 769,677 735,215  675,485 655,870 
Affordable Housing Program (Note 7) 112,481 101,898 
Affordable Housing Program (Note 8) 124,332 119,052 
Payable to REFCORP 21,304 17,475  25,056 23,998 
Derivative liabilities (Note 8) 279,420 107,615 
Derivative liabilities (Note 9) 567,868 673,342 
Other liabilities 62,888 102,685  60,513 60,520 
     
      
Total liabilities
 97,916,522 77,798,594  103,668,847 104,494,300 
          
  
Commitments and Contingencies(Notes 5, 6, 8 and 13)
 
Commitments and Contingencies(Notes 6, 7, 9 and 14)
 
  
Capital(Note 6)
 
Capital(Note 7)
 
Capital stock ($100 par value), putable, issued and outstanding shares:  
40,899 at September 30, 2007, and 35,463 at December 31, 2006 4,089,951 3,546,253 
44,761 at March 31, 2008, and 43,680 at December 31, 2007 4,476,128 4,367,971 
Unrestricted retained earnings 398,083 368,688  429,249 418,295 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 11) 
Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities 71  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 12) 
Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities  (17,034)  (373)
Net unrealized loss on hedging activities  (13,358)  (4,763)  (35,436)  (30,215)
Employee supplemental retirement plans  (8,667)  (5,785)  (5,087)  (5,087)
          
  
Total capital
 4,466,080 3,904,393  4,847,820 4,750,591 
          
  
Total liabilities and capital
 $102,382,602 $81,702,987  $108,516,667 $109,244,891 
          
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited financial statements.

 

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Statements of Income — Unaudited (in thousands, except per share data)

For the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2008 and 2007 and 2006
                
 Three months ended Nine months ended         
 September 30, September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  2008 2007 
Interest income  
Advances $885,601 $923,797 $2,470,060 $2,430,737  $871,785 $777,494 
Interest-bearing deposits 107,355 80,752 272,008 226,847  111,251 80,699 
Federal funds sold 58,446 34,403 145,261 92,433  29,418 44,636 
Available-for-sale securities 9,483  
Held-to-maturity securities 150,405 154,232 453,023 422,429  134,348 152,963 
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio 20,117 19,181 59,350 56,767  19,633 19,518 
Other  33 2 38 
Loans to other FHLBanks and other 1 1 
              
  
Total interest income
 1,221,924 1,212,398 3,399,704 3,229,251  1,175,919 1,075,311 
              
  
Interest expense  
Consolidated obligations-bonds 849,407 795,177 2,397,254 2,120,574  731,261 766,756 
Consolidated obligations-discount notes 210,701 270,759 553,137 707,711  271,283 171,280 
Deposits 31,913 22,292 87,280 56,633  15,175 21,010 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock (Note 6) 2,823 630 6,604 1,208 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock (Note 7) 4,278 2,149 
Cash collateral held and other borrowings 1,058 1,120 3,863 2,243  471 1,428 
              
  
Total interest expense
 1,095,902 1,089,978 3,048,138 2,888,369  1,022,468 962,623 
              
  
Net interest income before provision for credit losses
 126,022 122,420 351,566 340,882  153,451 112,688 
              
  
Provision for credit losses on mortgage loans    1   (30)  
              
  
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
 126,022 122,420 351,566 340,881  153,421 112,688 
              
  
Other income (loss)  
Service fees 865 878 2,526 2,541  691 827 
Net realized and unrealized gain on derivatives and hedging activities (Note 8) 7,882 575 13,444 5,675 
Net realized and unrealized gain on derivatives and hedging activities (Note 9) 866 3,523 
Losses from extinguishment of debt and other  (741)  (2,510)  (4,510)  (6,750)  (183)  (2,356)
              
  
Total other income (loss)
 8,006  (1,057) 11,460 1,466  1,374 1,994 
              
  
Other expenses  
Operating 16,518 15,438 49,442 46,108  16,451 16,050 
Finance Board and Office of Finance 1,209 1,288 3,721 3,562  1,453 1,383 
              
  
Total other expenses
 17,727 16,726 53,163 49,670  17,904 17,433 
              
  
Income before assessments
 116,301 104,637 309,863 292,677  136,891 97,249 
              
  
Affordable Housing Program (Note 7) 9,782 8,606 25,969 24,015 
Affordable Housing Program (Note 8) 11,611 8,158 
REFCORP 21,304 19,206 56,779 53,733  25,056 17,818 
              
  
Total assessments
 31,086 27,812 82,748 77,748  36,667 25,976 
              
  
Net income
 $85,215 $76,825 $227,115 $214,929  $100,224 $71,273 
              
  
Basic earnings per share (Note 14)
 $2.28 $1.97 $6.27 $5.73 
Basic earnings per share (Note 15)
 $2.30 $2.02 
              
  
Cash dividends paid per share
 $1.87 $1.43 $5.48 $4.02  $2.12 $1.76 
              
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited financial statements.

 

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Statements of Capital — Unaudited (in thousands, except per share data)

For the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2008 and 2007 and 2006
                                                
 Accumulated    Accumulated   
 Capital Stock* Other Total  Capital Stock* Other Total 
 Class B Retained Comprehensive Total Comprehensive 
 Shares Par Value Earnings Income (Loss) Capital Income (Loss) 
Balance, December 31, 2005
 35,905 $3,590,454 $291,413 $3,513 $3,885,380 
 
Proceeds from sale of capital stock 27,453 2,745,268   2,745,268 
Redemption of capital stock  (23,745)  (2,374,536)    (2,374,536) 
Shares reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock  (2,309)  (230,851)    (230,851) 
Net Income   214,929  214,929 $214,929 
Other comprehensive income (loss): 
Net change in hedging activities     (8,129)  (8,129)  (8,129)
Additional minimum liability on Benefit Equalization Plan     (762)  (762)  (762)
Cash dividends ($4.02 per share) on capital stock    (146,558)   (146,558)   
             
 $206,038 
   
Balance, September 30, 2006
 37,304 $3,730,335 $359,784 $(5,378) $4,084,741 
            Class B Retained Comprehensive Total Comprehensive 
  Shares Par Value Earnings Income (Loss) Capital Income (Loss) 
Balance, December 31, 2006
 35,463 $3,546,253 $368,688 $(10,548) $3,904,393  35,463 $3,546,253 $368,688 $(10,548) $3,904,393 
  
Proceeds from sale of capital stock 23,076 2,307,679   2,307,679  5,421 542,056   542,056 
Redemption of capital stock  (15,770)  (1,577,024)    (1,577,024)   (5,332)  (533,156)    (533,156) 
Shares reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock  (1,870)  (186,957)    (186,957)   (69)  (6,865)    (6,865) 
Cash dividends ($1.76 per share) on capital stock    (65,159)   (65,159) 
Net Income   227,115  227,115 $227,115    71,273  71,273 $71,273 
Other comprehensive income (loss):  
Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities    71 71 71 
Net change in hedging activities     (8,595)  (8,595)  (8,595)     (12)  (12)  (12)
Additional minimum liability on Benefit Equalization Plan     (2,882)  (2,882)  (2,882)
Cash dividends ($5.48 per share) on capital stock    (197,720)   (197,720)   
                          
 $215,709  $71,261 
      
Balance, September 30, 2007
 40,899 $4,089,951 $398,083 $(21,954) $4,466,080 
Balance, March 31, 2007
 35,483 $3,548,288 $374,802 $(10,560) $3,912,530 
                      
 
Balance, December 31, 2007
 43,680 $4,367,971 $418,295 $(35,675) $4,750,591 
 
Proceeds from sale of capital stock 9,287 928,754   928,754 
Redemption of capital stock  (7,623)  (762,253)    (762,253) 
Shares reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock  (583)  (58,344)    (58,344) 
Cash dividends ($2.12 per share) on capital stock    (89,270)   (89,270) 
Net Income   100,224  100,224 $100,224 
Other comprehensive income (loss): 
Change in net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities     (16,661)  (16,661)  (16,661)
Net change in hedging activities     (5,221)  (5,221)  (5,221)
             
 $78,342 
   
Balance, March 31, 2008
 44,761 $4,476,128 $429,249 $(57,557) $4,847,820 
           
*      Putable stock
*Putable stock
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited financial statements.

 

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Statements of Cash Flows — Unaudited (in thousands)

For the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2008 and 2007 and 2006
        
 Nine months ended         
 September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006  2008 2007 
Operating Activities
  
  
Net Income $227,115 $214,929  $100,224 $71,273 
          
  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  
Depreciation and amortization:  
Net premiums and discounts on consolidated obligations, investments, and mortgage loans 38,256  (26,307)
Net premiums and discounts on consolidated obligations, investments, mortgage loans and other adjustments  (117,965) 18,899 
Concessions on consolidated obligations 8,736 9,570  3,362 3,294 
Premises, software, and equipment, net 3,287 2,901  1,159 1,005 
Provision for credit losses on mortgage loans  1  30  
Change in net fair value adjustments on derivatives and hedging activities 5,630 8,754   (1,010)  (439)
Net change in:  
Accrued interest receivable  (95,940)  (63,047) 93,986 9,693 
Derivative assets due to accrued interest  (81,596)  (258,948) 37,513 111,411 
Derivative liabilities due to accrued interest 53,345 155,951   (36,709)  (46,844)
Other assets 3,149 2,735  1,473 1,398 
Affordable Housing Program liability 10,583 8,507  5,280 2,674 
Accrued interest payable 34,462 177,189  19,615  (98,217)
REFCORP liability 3,828 5,144  1,058 343 
Other liabilities  (16,226) 2,776   (1,380)  (21,009)
          
 
Total adjustments  (32,486) 25,226  6,412  (17,792)
          
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 194,629 240,155  106,636 53,481 
          
 
Investing activities
  
Net change in:  
Interest-bearing deposits  (5,966,200) 3,204,132  3,994,800  (776,000)
Federal funds sold 957,000  (1,665,000) 436,000 67,000 
Deposits with other FHLBank’s mortgage programs  (28) 159   (24)  (25)
Premises, software, and equipment, net  (527)  (907)
Held-to-maturity securities:  
Purchased  (1,080,245)  (3,643,882)   
Proceeds 1,476,053 1,839,546  659,318 443,211 
Proceeds from sales   
Available-for-sale securities:  
Purchased  (13,161)    (2,034,289)  
Proceeds 58   35,520  
Proceeds from sales   
Advances:  
Principal collected 281,196,088 446,248,318  97,001,879 94,492,596 
Made  (296,757,969)  (450,912,212)  (99,324,959)  (94,518,174)
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio:  
Principal collected 127,577 123,618  44,048 37,619 
Purchased and originated  (160,183)  (138,647)  (21,032)  (43,483)
Principal collected on other loans made 113 169   70 
Premises, software, and equipment, net  (4,269)  (2,973)
Loans to other FHLBanks: 
Loans made   
Principal collected 55,000  
          
Net cash used in investing activities
  (20,225,166)  (4,946,772)
     
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 845,734  (298,093)
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited financial statements.

 

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Statements of Cash Flows — Unaudited (in thousands)
For the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2008 and 2007 and 2006
        
 Nine months ended         
 September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006  2008 2007 
Financing activities
  
Net change in:  
Deposits and other borrowings $929,902 $(214,469) $958,632 $(178,438)
Short-term borrowings from other FHLBanks:  
Proceeds from borrowings 120,000 435,000  985,000 20,000 
Payments for borrowings  (120,000)  (435,000)  (985,000)  (20,000)
Consolidated obligation bonds:  
Proceeds from issuance 25,357,942 26,377,681  22,215,081 9,741,160 
Payments for maturing and early retirement  (24,089,023)  (18,432,682)  (15,711,852)  (10,781,670)
Payments for transfers to other FHLBanks  (490,884)  (290,369)   (285,350)
Consolidated obligation discount notes:  
Proceeds from issuance 306,854,206 481,392,425  179,164,083 104,386,211 
Payments for maturing  (289,033,908)  (484,214,703)  (187,514,958)  (102,596,015)
Capital stock:  
Proceeds from issuance 2,307,679 2,745,268  928,754 542,056 
Payments for redemption  (1,577,024)  (2,374,536)  (762,253)  (533,156)
Redemption of Mandatorily redeemable capital stock  (52,849)  (129,907)  (115,116)  (5,032)
Cash dividends paid *  (197,720)  (146,558)  (89,270)  (65,159)
          
  
Net cash provided by financing activities
 20,008,321 4,712,150 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  (926,899) 224,607 
          
 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  (22,216) 5,533  25,471  (20,005)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 38,850 22,114  7,909 38,850 
          
  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period $16,634 $27,647  $33,380 $18,845 
          
  
Supplemental disclosures:
  
Interest paid $2,404,287 $1,830,630  $767,340 $932,945 
Affordable Housing Program payments ** $15,386 $15,508  $6,331 $5,484 
REFCORP payments $52,950 $48,588  $23,998 $17,476 
Transfers of mortgage loans to real estate owned $116 $101 
* Does not include payments to holders of Mandatorily redeemable capital stock.
 
** AHP payments = (beginning accrual ending accrual) + AHP assessment for the year;
payments represent funds released to the Affordable Housing Program.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Background
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY” or “the Bank”) is a federally chartered corporation, exempt from federal, state and local taxes except real property taxes. It is one of twelve district Federal Home Loan Banks (“FHLBanks”). The FHLBanks are U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”), organized under the authority of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, as amended (“FHLBank Act”). Each FHLBank is a cooperative owned by member institutions located within a defined geographic district. The members purchase capital stock in the FHLBank and would receive dividends on their capital stock investment.investment unless dividend payment is withheld. The FHLBNY’s defined geographic district includesis New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The FHLBNY provides a readily available, low-cost source of funds for its member institutions. The FHLBNY does not have any wholly or partially owned subsidiaries, nor does it have an equity position in any partnerships, corporations, or off-balance-sheet special purpose entities. The Bank does have two grantor trusts related to employee benefits programs, and these are more fully described in Note 10. Employee Retirement Plans.
Members of the cooperativeFHLBNY must purchase FHLBNY stock according to regulatory requirements.requirements (For more information, see Note 7. Capital, Capital Ratios, and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock). The business of the cooperative is to provide liquidity for the members (primarily in the form of advances)loans referred to as “advances”) and to provide a return on members’ investment in FHLBNY stock in the form of a dividend. Since the members are both stockholders and customers, the Bank operates such that there is a trade-off between providing value to them via low pricing for advances with a relatively lower dividend versus higher advances pricing with a relatively higher dividend. This means that theThe FHLBNY is managed to deliver balanced value to members, rather than to maximize profitability or advance volume through low pricing.
All federally insured depository institutions, insured credit unions and insurance companies engaged in residential housing finance can apply for membership in the FHLBank in their district. All members are required to purchase capital stock in the FHLBNY as a condition of membership. A member of another FHLBank or a financial institution that is not a member of any FHLBank may also hold FHLBNY stock as a result of having acquired an FHLBNY member. AsBecause the Bank operates as a result of the membership requirements,cooperative, the FHLBNY conducts business with related parties in the normal course of business and considers all members and non-member stockholders as related parties in addition to the other FHLBanks.FHLBanks (For more information about related parties and related party transactions, see Note 11. Related Party Transactions.
The FHLBNY’s primary business is making collateralized loans known as “advances”or advances to members. This is the primary focus of the Bank’s operations and also the principal factor that impacts the financial condition of the FHLBNY.
The FHLBNY is supervised and regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Board (“Finance Board”), which is an independent agency in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The Finance Board ensures that the FHLBNY carries out its housing and community development mission, remains adequately capitalized and able to raise funds in the capital markets, and operates in a safe and sound manner. However, while the Finance Board establishes regulations governing the operations of the FHLBanks, the Bank functions as a separate entity with its own management, employees and board of directors.
The FHLBNY obtains its funds from several sources. A primary source is the sale of FHLBank debt instruments, called consolidated obligations, to the public. The issuance and servicing of consolidated obligations are performed by the Office of Finance, a joint office of the FHLBanks established by the Finance Board. These debt instruments represent the joint and several obligations of all the FHLBanks.

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Additional sources of FHLBNY funding are member deposits, other borrowings, and the issuance of capital stock. The FHLBNY accepts deposits principallyDeposits may be accepted from member financial institutions and federal instrumentalities.
The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted on the Corporate Governance Section of the FHLBNY’s website atwww.fhlbny.com.

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Tax Status
The FHLBanks, including the FHLBNY, isare exempt from ordinary federal, state, and local taxation except for local real estate tax.
Assessments
Assessments on net income —The Bank is required to make payments to the Resolution Funding Corporation based on percentage of its net income and to set aside funds from net income towards an “Affordable Housing Program.”
Resolution Funding Corporation (“REFCORP”)Assessments.Although the FHLBNY is exempt from ordinary federal, state, and local taxation except for local real estate tax, it is required to make payments to REFCORP.
REFCORP which was established by an Act of Congress in 1989 to help facilitate the U.S. government’s bailout of failed financial institutions. The REFCORP assessments are used by the U.S. Treasury to pay a portion of the annual interest expense on long-term obligations issued to finance a portion of the cost of the bailout. Principal of those long-term obligations is paid from a segregated account containing zero-coupon U.S. government obligations, which were purchased using funds that Congress directed the FHLBanks to provide for that purpose.
Each FHLBank is required to pay 20 percent of income calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) after the assessment for Affordable Housing Program, but before the assessment for the REFCORP. The Affordable Housing Program and REFCORP assessments are calculated simultaneously because of their interdependence on each other. The FHLBNY accrues its REFCORP assessment on a monthly basis.
The Resolution Funding Corporation has been designated as the calculation agent for the Affordable Housing Program and REFCORP assessments. Each FHLBank provides the amount of quarterly net income before Affordable Housing Program and REFCORP and other information to the Resolution Funding Corporation, which then performs the calculations for each quarter end.
Affordable Housing Program (“(“AHP” or “Affordable Housing Program”)Assessments. Section 10(j) of the FHLBank Act requires each FHLBank to establish an Affordable Housing Program. Each FHLBank provides subsidies in the form of direct grants and below-market interest rate advances to members who use the funds to assist in the purchase, construction, or rehabilitation of housing for very low-, low-, and moderate-income households. Annually, the FHLBanks must set aside for the Affordable Housing Program the greater of $100 million or 10 percent of regulatory net income. Regulatory net income is defined as GAAP net income before interest expense related to mandatorily redeemable capital stock under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity”(“SFAS 150”), and the assessment for Affordable Housing Program, but after the assessment for REFCORP. The exclusion of interest expense related to mandatorily redeemable capital stock is a regulatory interpretation of the Finance Board. The FHLBNY accrues the AHP expense monthly.

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Basis of Presentation
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. requires management to make a number of judgments, estimates, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities (if applicable), and the reported amounts of income and expense during the report period. Although management believes these judgments, estimates, and assumptions to be reasonably accurate, actual results may differ. The information contained in these financial statements is unaudited. In the opinion of management, normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the interim period results have been made.

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the FHLBNY’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006,2007, included in Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2007.28, 2008.
Note 11. to the Financial Statements of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York filed with Form 10-K on March 29, 200728, 2008 contains a summary of ourthe Bank’s significant accounting policies.
Note 1. Accounting DevelopmentsChanges, Significant Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates, and Recently issued Accounting Standards
Recently Issued Accounting Standards and InterpretationsChanges — First Quarter 2008
Adoption of SFAS 157 – In September 2006, the FASB issued— Fair Value Measurements.The Bank adopted SFAS 157, “Fair Value MeasurementsMeasurements”” (“(SFAS 157”).
157) as of January 1, 2008. SFAS 157 defines fair value, expands disclosure requirements around fair values and establishes a framework for measuring fair value and enhances disclosure about fair value measurements required under other accounting pronouncements, but does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. SFAS 157 nullifiesdiscusses how entities should measure fair value based on whether the guidanceinputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources or those that can be directly corroborated to market sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the FHLBNY’s market assumptions. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in Emerging Issues Task Force Issue EITF 02-3, which precludedan orderly transaction in the recognition of a trading profitprincipal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability between market place participants at the inceptionmeasurement date. This definition is based on an exit price rather than transaction (entry) price.
In determining fair value, FHLBNY uses various valuation approaches, including both the market and income approaches. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of FHLBNY. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect FHLBNY’s assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as follows:
Level 1- Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2- Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-based valuations in which all significant inputs and significant parameters are observable in active markets.
Level 3- Valuations based upon valuation techniques in which significant inputs and significant parameters are unobservable.

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
The availability of observable inputs can vary from product to product and is affected by a wide variety of factors including, for example, the characteristics peculiar to the transaction. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by FHLBNY in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized as Level 3. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Upon adoption of SFAS 157 on January 1, 2008, the FHLBNY implemented the fair value measurement provisions of SFAS 157 for all assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on its Statements of condition. The adoption of SFAS 157 did not result in any significant changes to valuation techniques in calculating the fair values of its assets and liabilities under the disclosure provisions of SFAS 107,“Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”(“SFAS 107”).
At March 31, 2008 the FHLBNY measured and recorded fair values in the Statements of condition for its derivative contract, unlesspositions and available-for-sale securities.
Derivative positions- The FHLBNY is an end-user of over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives to hedge assets and liabilities under the provisions of SFAS 133 to mitigate fair value risks. In addition, the Bank records the fair value of suchan insignificant value of mortgage-delivery commitments as derivatives, also under the provisions of SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”. For additional information, see Note 9. Derivatives.
Valuations of derivative is obtained from a quoted market price, or other valuation technique incorporating observable market data.assets and liabilities reflect the value of the instrument including the values associated with counterparty risk. With the issuance of SFAS 157, also precludesthese values must take into account the use of a liquidity or block discount when measuring instruments traded in an active market at fair value. SFAS 157 requires that costs related to acquiring financial instruments carried at fair value should not be capitalized, but rather should be expensed as incurred. SFAS 157 also clarifies that an issuer’sFHLBNY’s own credit standing, should be considered when measuring liabilities at fair value.
SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 (January 1, 2008 forthus including in the Bank), with earlier application encouraged. SFAS 157 must be applied prospectively asvaluation of the beginningderivative instrument the value of the fiscal year in which it is initially adopted, exceptnet credit differential between the counterparties to its derivative contracts. The computed fair values of the FHLBNY’s OTC derivatives took into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the provisions relatedFHLBNY to block discountssettle positive and negative positions and offset cash collateral with the guidance in EITF 02-3 aresame counterparty on a net basis. On a contract-by-contract basis, the collateral and netting arrangements sufficiently mitigated the impact of credit differential between the FHLBNY and its counterparties to be applied asan immaterial level such that no additional adjustment for nonperformance risk was deemed necessary. Fair values of the derivatives were computed using quantitative models and employed multiple market inputs including interest rates, prices and indices to generate continuous yield or pricing curves and volatility factors. These multiple market inputs were predominantly actively quoted and verifiable through external sources, including brokers, and market transactions. As a one time cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings inresult, model selection and inputs did not involve significant judgments.
As a result of these pre-existing methodologies, the first interim period for the fiscal year in which SFAS 157 is initially applied. The Bank will adoptFHLBNY concluded no refinements were necessary at adoption of SFAS 157 on January 1, 2008, and adoption did not result in a transition adjustment and had no impact to the Bank’s retained earnings at January 1, 2008.

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Investment’s in available-for-sale securities- Changes in the valuation of available-for-sale securities were recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income, which is evaluating its potential effecta component of members’ capital, with an offset to the recorded value of the investments in the Statements of condition.
The predominant portion of the available-for-sale portfolio at March 31, 2008 was comprised of government-sponsored enterprise (“GSE”) issued collateralized mortgage obligations which were readily marketable. A small percentage consisted of investment in two grantor trusts that held positions in equity and bond mutual funds. The unit prices, or the “Net asset values.” of the underlying mutual funds were available through publicly viewable web-sites and the units were marketable at recorded fair values. The recorded fair values of available-for-sale securities in the Statement of condition at March 31, 2008 reflected the price at which the positions could be liquidated.
All of the FHLBNY’s mortgage-backed securities classified as available-for-sale are marketable and the fair value of investment securities is estimated by specialized pricing services using pricing models or quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics. Inputs into the pricing models are market based and observable. Examples of such securities, which would generally be classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy and valued using the “market approach” as defined under SFAS 157, include GSE issued collateralized mortgage obligations and money market funds.
The adoption of SFAS 157 had no impact on itsthe Bank’s retained earnings at January 1, 2008.
See Note 13. Fair Values of Financial Instruments for additional disclosure with respect to the Levels associated with assets and liabilities recorded on the Bank’s Statements of condition at March 31, 2008. Also see Note 13 for more information about fair value disclosures of financial statements.instruments under the provisions of SFAS 107.
Adoption of SFAS 159 - Fair Value Option - On February 15, 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities including— Including an amendmentAmendment of FASB Statement No. 115”(“SFAS 159” or “FVO”).SFAS 159 creates a fair value option allowing, but not requiring, an entity to irrevocably elect fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for certain financial assets and financial liabilities with changes in fair value recognized in earnings as they occur. SFAS 159 alsoIt requires an entityentities to report those financial assets and financial liabilities measured atseparately display the fair value in a manner that separatesof those reported fair values from the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities measured using another measurement attributefor which the company has chosen to use fair value on the face of the statementbalance sheet. As of financial position. Lastly, SFAS 159 requires an entitythe adoption date and March 31, 2008, the FHLBNY has chosen to provide information that would allow users to understandnot elect the effect on earningsFVO for any of changes in the fair value on those instruments selected for the fair value election. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 (January 1, 2008 for the Bank). The Bank is continuing to evaluate theits financial assets and liabilities, if any, for which the fair value option under SFAS 159 could be elected, and to assess the impact on its financial condition, resultsliabilities.
Adoption of operations and cash flows if such election was made.
FSP FIN 39-1- In April 2007, the FASB directed the FASBits Staff to issue FSP No. FIN 39-1, "Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39.” (“FSP FIN 39-1”). FSP FIN 39-1 modifies FIN No. 39, "Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts”, and permits companies to offset cash collateral receivables or payables with net derivative positions under certain circumstances. The Bank adopted FSP FIN 39-1 on January 1, 2008.
Reclassifications - - Certain amounts in the 2007 financial statements of the FHLBNY have been reclassified to conform to the first quarter 2008 presentation. The FHLBNY recognized the effects of applying FSP FIN 39-1 as a change in accounting principle through retrospective application for all financial statement periods presented. Previously, the cash collateral amounts arising from the same master netting arrangement as the derivative instruments were reported as interest-bearing deposits as assets or liabilities, as applicable. These amounts are now components of “Derivative assets” and/or “Derivative liabilities” in the Statements of condition. The reclassification and adoption had no impact on the Bank’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows for the periods ended reported in this Form 10-Q.

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Significant Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates
The FHLBNY has identified certain accounting policies that it believes are significant because they require management to make subjective judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because of the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or by using different assumptions. These policies include estimating the allowance for credit losses on the advance and mortgage loan portfolios; estimating the liabilities for pension liabilities; and estimating fair values of certain assets and liabilities. The Bank has discussed each of these significant accounting policies, the related estimates and its judgment with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. For additional information, refer to Note 1 to the Financial Statements in the FHLBNY’s most recent Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2008.
The FHLBNY adopted SFAS 157 and SFAS 159 as of January 1, 2008, and these are discussed more fully in previous paragraphs of this section under Accounting Changes. Also as discussed above, the Bank has at this time not made an election to designate any financial assets or liabilities under the provisions of SFAS 159 at January 1, 2008 or during the period January 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008.
At March 31, 2008, the FHLBNY recorded derivative assets and liabilities and available-for-sale assets in its Statements of condition under the measurement standards of SFAS 157. Fair value disclosures of financial assets and liabilities disclosed under the provisions of SFAS 107“Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments” (“SFAS 107”)also complied with the measurement standards of SFAS 157.
Financial assets and liabilities, whose changes in fair value attributable to interest rate risk are hedged under the provisions of SFAS 133, are carried at values that reflect an adjustment of their carrying value attributable to the changes in the benchmark interest rate. The Bank has adopted LIBOR as its benchmark interest rate.
For additional information, see Note 1 to the Financial Statements in the FHLBNY’s most recent Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2008.
Valuation of Financial Instruments
With the adoption of SFAS 157 as of January 1, 2008, the FHLBNY reviewed its pre-adoption valuation techniques for the measurement of the Bank’s over-the-counter derivative positions and available-for sale securities, both of which are carried at fair value in the Statements of condition at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and concluded that the measurement methodologies met the requirements of SFAS 157. Fair values and the fair value hierarchy of the Bank’s derivative assets and liabilities, and the fair values of its available-for-sale portfolio are summarized in Note 13. Fair Values of Financial Instruments.
SFAS 107 requires the disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments including those financial instruments for which the Bank did not elect the fair value option. The fair values of the Bank’s financial instruments disclosed in Note 13. Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments (SFAS 107) complied with SFAS 157. Specifically, the Bank’s valuation techniques incorporated standards that required that the techniques utilize market observable or market corroborated inputs when available. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources or those that can be directly corroborated to market sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the FHLBNY’s market assumptions.
The valuation techniques also incorporated SFAS 157 definition of fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market place participants at the measurement date. This definition is based on an exit price rather than transaction (entry) price.

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Valuation Techniques- Three valuation techniques are prescribed under SFAS 157 — Market approach, Income approach and Cost approach. Valuation techniques for which sufficient data is available and that are appropriate under the circumstances should be used.
Market approach - This technique uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.
Income approach - This technique uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present amount (discounted), based on assumptions used by market participants. Present value technique used to measure fair value depends on the facts and circumstances specific to the asset or liability being measured and the availability of data.
Cost approach - This approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (often referred to as current replacement cost).
Upon adoption of SFAS 157 on January 1, 2008, the FHLBNY implemented the fair value measurement provisions of SFAS 157 for all assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on its Statements of condition. The adoption of SFAS 157 did not result in any material changes to valuation techniques previously utilized in calculating the fair values of its assets and liabilities under the disclosure provisions of SFAS 107,“Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”;FHLBNY did not record a transition adjustment upon adoption of SFAS 157 or SFAS 159.
Derivative positions- The FHLBNY is an end-user of over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives to hedge assets and liabilities under the provisions of SFAS 133 to mitigate fair value risks. In addition, the Bank records the fair values of insignificant amounts of mortgage-delivery commitments as derivatives, also under the provisions of SFAS 133. For additional information, see Note 9. Derivatives.
Discounted cash flow analysis is the primary methodology employed by the FHLBNY’s valuation models to measure and record the fair values of its derivative positions. The valuation technique is considered as an “Income approach” as defined in SFAS 157. Derivatives are valued using industry-standard option adjusted valuation models that utilize market inputs, which can be corroborated from widely accepted third-party sources. The Bank’s valuation model utilizes a modifiedBlack-Karasinskimodel which assumes that rates are distributed log normally. The lognormal model precludes interest rates turning negative in the model computations. Significant market based and observable inputs into the valuation model include volatilities and interest rates. Derivative values are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
SFAS 157 clarified that the valuation of derivative assets and liabilities must reflect the value of the instrument including the values associated with counterparty risk and must also take into account the company’s own credit standing. The Bank has collateral agreements with all its derivative counterparties and vigorously enforces collateral exchanges at least on a weekly basis. The Bank and each of its derivative counterparties have collateral thresholds that take into account both the Bank’s and counterparty’s credit ratings. The Bank has concluded that these practices and agreements sufficiently mitigated the impact of credit differential between the FHLBNY and counterparties to an immaterial level such that no additional adjustment for nonperformance risk was deemed necessary.
The FHLBNY employs control processes to validate the fair value of its financial instruments, including those derived from valuation models. These control processes are designed to assure that the values used for financial reporting are based on observable inputs wherever possible. In the event that observable inputs are not available, the control processes are designed to assure that the valuation approach utilized is appropriate and consistently applied and that the assumptions are reasonable.

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
These control processes include reviews of the pricing model’s theoretical soundness and appropriateness by third party specialists with relevant expertise who are independent from the trading desks or personnel who were involved in the design and selection of model inputs. Additionally, groups independent from the trading desk and personnel involved in the design and selection of model inputs participate in the review and validation of the fair values generated from the valuation model. The FHLBNY maintains an ongoing review of its valuation models and has a formal model validation policy in addition to procedures for the approval and control of data inputs.
Investments classified as held-to-maturity and available-for-sale- The FHLBNY used the valuation technique referred to as the “Market approach” under the provisions of SFAS 157 to estimate the fair values of its investment securities.
The predominant portion of the available-for-sale portfolio at March 31, 2008 was comprised of GSE issued collateralized mortgage obligations. A small percentage consisted of investments in two grantor trusts which held positions in equity and bond mutual funds. The unit prices, or the “Net asset values.” of the underlying mutual funds were available through publicly viewable web-sites and the units were marketable at recorded fair values. The recorded fair values of available-for-sale securities in the Statement of condition at March 31, 2008 reflected the price at which the positions could be liquidated.
The fair value of investment securities is estimated by management of the FHLBNY using information from specialized pricing services. As discussed below, the FHLBNY performs extensive analysis to understand trends and changes in pricing. The Bank’s pricing service uses pricing models or quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics. Inputs into the pricing models are market based and observable. The valuation techniques used by pricing services employ cash flow generators and option-adjusted spread models. Pricing spreads used as inputs are based on new issue and secondary market transactions. Securities are re-priced if observed spreads, or other significant assumptions change materially. Available-for-sale securities are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
A significant percentage of the Bank’s held-to-maturity securities were comprised of mortgage-backed securities issued by GSE or U.S. government agency. At March 31, 2008, investments in “private label” securities made up only 22.8% of investments in mortgage-backed securities and these were rated triple-A as were all other investments in mortgage-backed securities. The portfolio also included investments in bonds issued by state and local finance agencies which constitute 6.0% of the held-to-maturity portfolio. In summary, the fair values of held-to-maturity securities at March 31, 2008 as disclosed in Note 13. Fair Values of Financial Instruments, in the table titled Estimated Fair Values (SFAS 107) reflect the price at which the positions could be liquidated.
The FHLBNY routinely performs comparison analysis of pricing to understand pricing trends and to establish a means of validating changes in pricing from period-to-period. In addition, the Bank runs pricing through prepayment models to test the reasonability of pricing relative to changes in the implied prepayment options of the bonds. Separately, the Bank performs comprehensive credit analysis, including the analysis of underlying cash flows and collateral. The FHLBNY believes such methodologies — valuation comparison, review of changes in valuation parameters, and credit analysis — mitigates the effects of the credit crisis which has tended to reduce the availability of certain observable market pricing, or has caused the widening of the bid/offer spread of certain securities.
Investments in mortgage loans and MPF- The Bank acquires loans under the Mortgage Partnership Finance (“MPF®”) Program. The MPF loans and loans in the inactive CMA programs were priced using the valuation technique referred to as the “Market approach” under the provisions of SFAS 157. Loans were aggregated into synthetic pass-through securities based on product type, loan origination year, gross coupon and loan maturity. They were then compared against closing TBA prices that are extracted from a third party market corroborated source. Adjustments, which were considered unobservable, such as liquidity or seasoning, did not significantly impact the fair values of the mortgage loans.

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Consolidated Obligation bonds and notes- With regard to the FHLBNY’s liabilities, the consolidated obligations have a secondary market but there are limits to its liquidity and the FHLBNY’s ability to obtain timely quotes, particularly with regard to option-embedded issues that are seldom traded. Therefore, FHLBNY priced its bonds off of the current consolidated obligations market curve, which has a daily active market. The fair values of consolidated obligation debt (bonds and discount notes) were computed using standard option valuation models using market data: (1) consolidated obligation debt curve that is available to the public and published by the Office of Finance (the FHLBanks’ debt issuing agent), and (2) LIBOR curve and volatilities. The consolidated obligation debt curve and LIBOR are the most significant inputs to its valuation model and both are market observable, and can be directly corroborated. Accordingly, unobservable FHLBNY specific adjustments to derive an exit price are not considered significant.
Advances- With regard to the FHLBNY’s advances, the Bank does not have a principal market (i.e., a market in which the Bank would sell the advance with the greatest volume and level of activity for the asset) for determining an exit price. There is no secondary market with sufficient volume for the FHLBNY to obtain timely quotes. The sale of advances to other FHLBanks is infrequent and, as such, there does not appear to be a precedent that may be used to determine the price to sell an advance, or sufficient volume to transact in an “exit” market. Also, the sale of advances to other FHLBanks would be considered a related party transaction and an exit price in such an arrangement would not constitute a liquidation value. Accordingly, the Bank believes that its most advantageous market to exit an advance position is a hypothetical transaction executed between the Bank and market participants. The current advance price would reflect the fair value the Bank would receive to originate a new advance. The current price is the Bank’s internally generated pricing process which is available to all members. The Bank believes that these prices reflect the assumptions market participants in the hypothetical transaction would use in pricing the advance because it is updated daily and based on the best information available in the current market.
Except for overnight and very short-term advances, whose fair values were based on a “Cost approach”, generally, the fair values of advances were based on the “Income approach” and were computed using standard option valuation models. The most significant inputs to its valuation model to measure advances were (1) consolidated obligation debt curve that is available to the public and published by the Office of Finance, and (2) LIBOR swap curve and volatilities. Both inputs to the valuation model are market based and observable.
Recently issued Accounting Standards
SFAS 161 — In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161,“Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133”(“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2007,2008 (January 1, 2009 for the FHLBNY), with early application allowed. The FHLBNY has not yet determined the effect that the adoption permitted. If the Bank adopts the provisions under the FSP, it does not expect implementation toof SFAS 161 will have a material impact on reported results of operations orits financial condition.statement disclosures.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Note 2. Securities
At September 30, 2007, investments in securities were comprised of held-to-maturity securities and an available-for-sale portfolio of investments consisting primarily of equity and fixed-income funds in two grantor trusts. The trusts were established to fund current and future payments to plan participants in the Bank’s supplemental pension plans.
Held-to-maturity securities- consisted
Held-to-maturity securities consist of mortgage- and asset-backed securities (“MBS”(collectively mortgage-backed securities or “MBS”), and state and local housing finance agency bonds. No security had been pledged at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Held-to-maturity securities included securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (“Freddie Mac”). Neither Fannie Mae nor Freddie Mac are agencies of the U.S. Government nor are their securities guaranteed by the U.S. Government.
Major Security Types
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, losses, and the fair value of theseheld-to-maturity securities were as follows (in thousands):
                                
 September 30, 2007  March 31, 2008 
 Gross Gross Estimated  Gross Gross Estimated 
 Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair  Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair 
 Cost Gains Losses Value  Cost Gains Losses Value 
  
State and local housing agency obligations $595,461 $8,696 $(471) $603,686  $575,067 $5,028 $(22,374) $557,721 
Mortgage-backed securities 10,257,617 43,023  (139,793) 10,160,847  9,047,964 108,278  (109,645) 9,046,597 
                  
  
Total
 $10,853,078 $51,719 $(140,264) $10,764,533  $9,623,031 $113,306 $(132,019) $9,604,318 
                  
                                
 December 31, 2006  December 31, 2007 
 Gross Gross Estimated  Gross Gross Estimated 
 Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair  Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair 
 Cost Gains Losses Value  Cost Gains Losses Value 
  
State and local housing agency obligations $618,810 $11,141 $(283) $629,668  $576,971 $9,780 $(200) $586,551 
Mortgage-backed securities 10,632,288 47,184  (139,371) 10,540,101  9,707,783 82,670  (97,191) 9,693,262 
                  
  
Total
 $11,251,098 $58,325 $(139,654) $11,169,769  $10,284,754 $92,450 $(97,391) $10,279,813 
                  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Temporary impairment1. The following tables summarize held-to-maturity securities with fair values below their amortized cost (in thousands), i.e., in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006:2007:
                                                
 September 30, 2007  March 31, 2008 
 Less than 12 months 12 months or more Total  Less than 12 months 12 months or more Total 
 Estimated Fair Unrealized Estimated Fair Unrealized Estimated Fair Unrealized  Estimated Fair Unrealized Estimated Fair Unrealized Estimated Fair Unrealized 
 Value Losses Value Losses Value Losses  Value Losses Value Losses Value Losses 
Mortgage-backed securities - fixed rate 
Mortgage-backed securities-fixed rate 
AAA-rated $3,550,054 $43,791 $2,446,645 $94,821 $5,996,699 $138,612  $948,357 $54,378 $1,794,849 $26,939 $2,743,206 $81,317 
AA-rated        9,090 571 57,125 15,328 66,215 15,899 
Below AA              
Mortgage-backed securities - variable rate 
Mortgage-backed securities-variable rate 
AAA-rated 218,096 1,181   218,096 1,181  1,688,741 35,707   1,688,741 35,707 
AA-rated              
Below AA              
                          
  
 3,768,150 44,972 2,446,645 94,821 6,214,795 139,793  2,646,188 90,656 1,851,974 42,267 4,498,162 132,923 
                          
State and local housing finance agencies - fixed rate 
State and local housing finance agencies-fixed rate 
AAA-rated        9,940 455   9,940 455 
AA-rated 34,909 171 9,700 300 44,609 471    9,825 175 9,825 175 
Below AA              
State and local housing finance agencies - variable rate 
State and local housing finance agencies-variable rate 
AAA-rated        124,187 20,108   124,187 20,108 
AA-rated        18,814 1,636   18,814 1,636 
Below AA              
                          
  
 34,909 171 9,700 300 44,609 471  152,941 22,199 9,825 175 162,766 22,374 
                          
  
 $3,803,059 $45,143 $2,456,345 $95,121 $6,259,404 $140,264  $2,799,129 $112,855 $1,861,799 $42,442 $4,660,928 $155,297 
                          
                                                
 December 31, 2006  December 31, 2007 
 Less than 12 months 12 months or more Total  Less than 12 months 12 months or more Total 
 Estimated Fair Unrealized Estimated Fair Unrealized Estimated Fair Unrealized  Estimated Fair Unrealized Estimated Fair Unrealized Estimated Fair Unrealized 
 Value Losses Value Losses Value Losses  Value Losses Value Losses Value Losses 
 
Mortgage-backed securities - fixed rate 
Mortgage-backed securities-fixed rate 
AAA-rated $1,434,317 $7,082 $4,528,193 $132,247 $5,962,510 $139,329  $1,844,399 $35,652 $2,484,388 $55,740 $4,328,787 $91,392 
AA-rated              
Below AA              
Mortgage-backed securities - variable rate 
Mortgage-backed securities-variable rate 
AAA-rated 134,958 42   134,958 42  185,167 5,799   185,167 5,799 
AA-rated              
Below AA              
                          
  
 1,569,275 7,124 4,528,193 132,247 6,097,468 139,371  2,029,566 41,451 2,484,388 55,740 4,513,954 97,191 
                          
State and local housing finance agencies - fixed rate 
State and local housing finance agencies-fixed rate 
AAA-rated              
AA-rated 15,117 283   15,117 283    9,800 200 9,800 200 
Below AA              
State and local housing finance agencies - variable rate 
State and local housing finance agencies-variable rate 
AAA-rated              
AA-rated              
Below AA              
                          
    9,800 200 9,800 200 
 15,117 283   15,117 283              
              �� 
  $2,029,566 $41,451 $2,494,188 $55,940 $4,523,754 $97,391 
 $1,584,392 $7,407 $4,528,193 $132,247 $6,112,585 $139,654              
             
Temporary impairment1. - - The fair values and unrealized losses are aggregated by major security type and rating, and by the length of time individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position. Securities, to which different rating levels have been assigned by different rating agencies, i.e., split ratings, are assigned to the lower rating category. All mortgage-backed securities, including those temporarily impaired, were rated triple-A at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
The FHLBNY has both the intent and financial ability to hold the temporarily impaired securities to anticipated recovery of their value. In addition, the FHLBNY has reviewed its holdings and determined, based on creditworthiness of the securities and including any underlying collateral and/or insurance provisions of the security, that unrealized losses in the above analysis represent temporary impairment at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

 

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Rating actions- Early in the first quarter of 2008, Fitch Investor Services (“Fitch”) downgraded three held-to-maturity securities to double-A, with negative watch; in March 2008, Fitch reaffirmed the three securities as double-A, and removed them from negative watch. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, all three securities were rated triple-A by Moody’s, and two of the securities were rated triple-A by S&P; the third security was not rated by S&P. Amortized cost of the three securities was $82.1 million and estimated fair value was $66.2 million at March 31, 2008.
In January 2008, S&P and Moody’s also placed 13 other mortgage-backed securities on negative watch. Since then, S&P and Moody’s removed the 13 securities from negative watch, and reaffirmed their triple-A rating. Fitch reaffirmed its double-A rating to the three securities that it had downgraded in January 2008, and removed them from negative watch.
Investments in two bonds issued by state and local housing finance agencies were also placed under negative watch by S&P and Moody’s in January 2008, and reaffirmed as triple-A in February 2008. In April 2008, the two bonds were downgraded by Fitch to double-A with negative outlook. The amortized cost and market values of the two bonds were $110.6 million and $99.5 million at March 31, 2008.
The Bank has analyzed these securities as well as all its investments in MBS in light of the prevailing market conditions and believes impairment, if any, is only temporary. The management of the FHLBNY has the positive intent to hold the securities to their ultimate recovery of value, and the Bank has the financial ability to hold all such securities to their ultimate recovery of value.

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Note 3. Available-for-sale securities-
Available-for-sale securities (“AFS securities”) consisted principally of floating-rate securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Neither Fannie Mae nor Freddie Mac are agencies of the U.S. Government nor are their securities guaranteed by the U.S. Government.
In addition, the Bank had classified all investments in equity and fixed-income funds. The Bank established two small grantor trusts as AFS securities. The trusts invest in the third quarter of 2007fixed-income bond and equity mutual funds and were established to fund current and future payments under two supplemental pension plans. The investments in the grantor trusts have been classified as available-for-sale.
Investments in equity and fixed-income funds are redeemable aton short notice. Realized gains and losses from investments in fundstrusts were not significant. UnrealizedNo security had been pledged at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, losses, and losses are summarizedthe fair value of investments classified as available-for-sale were as follows (in thousands):
                                
 September 30, 2007  March 31, 2008 
 Gross Gross Estimated  Gross Gross Estimated 
 Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair  Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair 
 Cost Gains Losses Value  Cost Gains Losses Value 
  
Cash equivalents $722 $ $ $722  $770 $ $ $770 
Equity funds 7,986 22  (61) 7,947  8,078 28  (1,081) 7,025 
Fixed income funds 4,396 110  4,506  4,439 261  4,700 
Mortgage-backed securities 1,999,237 7,037  (23,278) 1,982,996 
                  
Total
 $13,104 $132 $(61) $13,175  $2,012,524 $7,326 $(24,359) $1,995,491 
                  
                 
  December 31, 2007 
      Gross  Gross  Estimated 
  Amortized  Unrealized  Unrealized  Fair 
  Cost  Gains  Losses  Value 
                 
Cash equivalents $791  $  $  $791 
Equity funds  8,386      (570)  7,816 
Fixed income funds  4,383   197      4,580 
             
Total
 $13,560  $197  $(570) $13,187 
             

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Note 3.4. Advances
Advances outstanding are summarized below by contractual maturitiesRedemption terms
Contractual redemption terms and yields of advances were as follows (dollars in thousands):
                                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
 Weighted1 Weighted1  Weighted1 Weighted1 
 Amount Average Yield Amount Average Yield  Amount Average Yield Amount Average Yield 
  
Overdrawn demand deposit accounts $825  5.90% $498  6.05% $  0.00% $  0.00%
Due in one year or less 22,119,254 5.07 12,273,636 4.91  18,761,109 3.48 24,140,285 4.72 
Due after one year through two years 8,677,948 5.21 12,450,960 4.99  9,273,514 3.80 7,714,912 4.87 
Due after two years through three years 6,576,959 5.33 4,108,983 5.05  10,339,650 4.38 8,730,643 5.13 
Due after three years through four years 4,670,077 5.12 5,744,505 5.45  3,726,947 4.38 3,153,113 4.89 
Due after four years through five years 4,699,492 5.05 2,591,828 4.86  6,112,774 3.98 5,988,142 4.76 
Due after five years through six years 1,023,077 3.49 2,279,706 4.18  709,452 3.75 556,095 3.44 
Thereafter 26,783,519 4.39 19,539,154 4.22  33,991,688 4.01 30,308,864 4.29 
                  
  
Total par value 74,551,151  4.85% 58,989,270  4.73% 82,915,134  3.93% 80,592,054  4.62%
          
  
Discount on AHP advances *  (440)  (519)   (395)  (417) 
Net premium on advances * 14 489    
SFAS 133 hedging basis adjustments * 521,411 23,154  3,012,694 1,498,030 
          
  
Total
 $75,072,136 $59,012,394  $85,927,433 $82,089,667 
          
* Premiums on advances and discounts on AHP advances are amortized to interest income using the level-yield method and were not significant for all periods reported. Amortization of fair value basis adjustments was a charge to interest income of $0.5 and $0.1 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and 2006.2007.
 
1 The weighed average yield is the weighted average coupon rates for advances, unadjusted for swaps.

 

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The table below offers a view of the advance portfolio with the possibility of the exercise of the put option that is controlled by the FHLBNY, and put dates are summarized into similar maturity tenors as the previous table that summarizes advances by contractual maturities (in thousands):
                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
  
Overdrawn demand deposit accounts $825 $498  $ $ 
Due or putable in one year or less 44,230,766 29,962,181  44,836,721 48,005,147 
Due or putable after one year through two years 16,735,798 16,745,798  17,783,114 16,112,362 
Due or putable after two years through three years 5,878,459 6,341,532  10,269,800 7,546,243 
Due or putable after three years through four years 2,305,527 2,504,205  3,199,597 2,607,563 
Due or putable after four years through five years 3,233,742 1,668,578  4,438,874 4,180,492 
Due or putable after five years through six years 173,577 442,706  238,703 121,095 
Thereafter 1,992,457 1,323,772  2,148,325 2,019,152 
          
  
Total par value 74,551,151 58,989,270  82,915,134 80,592,054 
  
Discount on AHP advances  (440)  (519)  (395)  (417)
Net premium on advances 14 489    
SFAS 133 hedging basis adjustments 521,411 23,154  3,012,694 1,498,030 
          
  
Total $75,072,136 $59,012,394  $85,927,433 $82,089,667 
          
Note 4. Mortgage Loans
Mortgage loans are comprised primarily of Mortgage Partnership Finance® Program (“MPF”®) loans. In this program the FHLBNY invests in mortgage loans that are purchased from its participating members. The FHLBNY’s member institutions create, service, and credit-enhance the loans. No intermediary trusts are involved. Totals include $41.4 million and $45.7 million at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, of mortgage loans that were originated by the FHLBNY. Mortgage loans also included investments in the Community Mortgage Asset program, which has been inactive since 2001, and were $4.8 million and $4.9 million at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
The following summarizes investments in mortgage loans (dollars in thousands):
                 
  September 30, 2007  December 31, 2006 
  2007  Percentage  2006  Percentage 
Real Estate:
                
Fixed medium-term single-family mortgages $547,973   36.30% $575,114   38.90%
Fixed long-term single-family mortgages  958,021   63.40   897,153   60.70 
Multi-family mortgages  4,759   0.30   4,940   0.40 
             
Total par value  1,510,753   100.00%  1,477,207   100.00%
               
                 
Unamortized premiums  12,073       13,323     
Unamortized discounts  (7,031)      (6,288)    
Basis adjustment1
  (629)      (230)    
               
Total mortgage loans held-for-portfolio  1,515,166       1,484,012     
Allowance for credit losses  (593)      (593)    
               
                 
Total mortgage loans held-for-portfolio after allowance for credit losses
 $1,514,573      $1,483,419     
               
1Represents fair value basis of open and closed delivery commitments.

 

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Note 5. Mortgage Loans
Mortgage Partnership Financeprogram, or MPF, constitutes the majority of the mortgage loans held-for-portfolio. The MPF program involves investment by the FHLBNY in mortgage loans that are purchased from or originated through its participating financial institutions (“PFIs”). Included in outstanding balances were $39.7 million and $40.5 million at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 with respect to loans that are considered to be originated by the FHLBNY.
The members retain servicing rights and may credit-enhance the portion of the loans participated to the FHLBNY. No intermediary trust is involved. Included in mortgage loans were loans in the Community Mortgage Asset program (“CMA”), which has been inactive since 2001. In the CMA program, FHLBNY participated in residential, multi-family and community economic development mortgage loans originated by its members. Outstanding balances of CMA loans were $4.1 million at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
The following table presents information on mortgage loans held-for-portfolio (in thousands):
                 
  March 31, 2008  December 31, 2007 
  2008  Percentage  2007  Percentage 
Real Estate:
                
Fixed medium-term single-family mortgages $513,767   35.08% $529,839   35.61%
Fixed long-term single-family mortgages  946,867   64.64   953,946   64.11 
Multi-family mortgages  4,080   0.28   4,102   0.28 
             
Total par value  1,464,714   100.00%  1,487,887   100.00%
               
                 
Unamortized premiums  11,437       11,779     
Unamortized discounts  (6,629)      (6,805)    
Basis adjustment1
  (583)      (600)    
               
Total mortgage loans held-for-portfolio  1,468,939       1,492,261     
Allowance for credit losses  (663)      (633)    
               
                 
Total mortgage loans held-for-portfolio after allowance for credit losses
 $1,468,276      $1,491,628     
               
1Represents fair value basis of opened and closed delivery commitments.
The FHLBNY and its members share the credit risk of MPF loans by structuring potential credit losses into layers. The first layer ranges from 4 basis points annually tois typically 100 basis points established up front at the time of funding the loan, andbut varies with the particular MPF program. The FHLBNY is responsible for absorbing losses inamount of the first layer, as summarized below in the “memo”or First Loss Account roll-forward analysis.or “FLA”, was estimated at $13.1 million and $12.9 million at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. The First Loss AccountFLA is not recorded or reported as a reserve for loan losses.losses as it serves as a memorandum information account. The FHLBNY is responsible for absorbing the first layer. The second layer is that amount of credit obligations that the Participating Financial Institution (“PFI”)PFI has taken on which will equate the loan to a double-A credit rating. The FHLBNY pays a Credit Enhancement fee to the PFI for taking on this obligation. The FHLBNY assumes all residual risk. Credit Enhancement fees accrued were $0.4 million for the third quarterfirst quarters of 2008 and 2007 and 2006. For the first nine months of 2007 and 2006, fees accrued were $1.3 million and $1.2 million. Credit Enhancement fees are reported as a reduction to mortgage loan interest income. The amount of charge-offs in each period reported was insignificant and it was not necessary for the FHLBNY to recoup any losses from the PFIs.

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The following provides a roll-forward analysis of the memo First Loss Account (in thousands):
                        
 Three months ended Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30, September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  2008 2007 
  
Beginning balance
 $12,633 $11,635 $12,162 $11,318  $12,947 $12,162 
 
Additions 209 269 680 586  125 210 
Charge-offs        
Recoveries        
              
 
Ending balance
 $12,842 $11,904 $12,842 $11,904  $13,072 $12,372 
              
Note 5.6. Consolidated Obligations
Consolidated obligations are the joint and several obligations of the FHLBanks and consistedconsist of consolidated bonds and discount notes. The FHLBanks issue consolidated obligations through the Office of Finance as their fiscal agent. Consolidated bonds are issued primarily to raise intermediate and long-term funds for the FHLBanks and are not subject to any statutory or regulatory limits on maturity. Consolidated discount notes are issued primarily to raise short-term funds. Discount notes sell at less than their face amount and are redeemed at par value when they mature.
The following summarizes consolidated obligations issued by the FHLBNY and outstanding (in thousands):
                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
  
Consolidated obligation bonds-amortized cost $62,977,174 $62,195,674  $72,564,806 $66,066,027 
SFAS 133 fair value adjustments 44,792  (151,222) 563,525 259,405 
Fair value basis adjustments on terminated hedges  (2,096)  (1,777)
Fair value basis on terminated hedges  (4,300) 385 
          
  
Total Consolidated obligation-bonds
 $63,019,870 $62,042,675  $73,124,031 $66,325,817 
          
  
Discount notes — amortized cost $30,063,824 $12,191,553 
Discount notes-amortized cost $26,337,442 $34,791,570 
          
  
Total Consolidated obligation-discount notes
 $30,063,824 $12,191,553  $26,337,442 $34,791,570 
          

 

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Redemption Terms
The following is a summary of consolidated bonds outstanding by year of maturity (dollars in thousands):
                 
  March 31, 2008  December 31, 2007 
      Weighted      Weighted 
      Average      Average 
Maturity Amount  Rate1  Amount  Rate1 
                 
One year or less $36,862,585   3.88% $38,027,475   4.69%
Over one year through two years  20,408,850   3.39   11,047,950   4.78 
Over two years through three years  5,598,800   4.31   6,344,300   4.85 
Over three years through four years  2,627,650   4.97   2,309,100   4.99 
Over four years through five years  2,420,795   4.98   2,972,845   5.14 
Over five years through six years  742,550   5.21   728,250   5.27 
Thereafter  3,880,050   5.34   4,626,050   5.31 
             
                 
Total par value  72,541,280   3.94%  66,055,970   4.80%
               
                 
Bond premiums  55,352       38,586     
Bond discounts  (31,826)      (28,529)    
SFAS 133 fair value basis adjustments  563,525       259,405     
Fair value basis adjustments on terminated hedges  (4,300)      385     
               
                 
Total bonds
 $73,124,031      $66,325,817     
               
1Weighted average rate represents the weighted average coupons of bonds, unadjusted for swaps.
Redemption by maturity or next call date- The issuance of a callable bond with an associated callable swap significantly alters the contractual maturity characteristics of the original bond, and introduces the possibility of an exercise call date that is significantly shorter than the contractual maturity. The following table summarizes the consolidated bonds outstanding by years to maturity or next call date (in thousands):
         
  March 31, 2008  December 31, 2007 
         
Year of Maturity or next call date
        
Due or callable in one year or less $42,293,585  $47,346,975 
Due or callable after one year through two years  20,700,850   9,924,450 
Due or callable after two years through three years  4,086,600   3,551,100 
Due or callable after three years through four years  1,121,650   980,100 
Due or callable after four years through five years  993,795   910,845 
Due or callable after five years through six years  439,550   435,250 
Thereafter  2,905,250   2,907,250 
       
         
Total par value  72,541,280   66,055,970 
         
Bond premiums  55,352   38,586 
Bond discounts  (31,826)  (28,529)
SFAS 133 fair value adjustments  563,525   259,405 
Fair value basis adjustments on terminated hedges  (4,300)  385 
       
         
Total carrying value
 $73,124,031  $66,325,817 
       

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Note 6.7. Capital, Capital Ratios, and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock
The FHLBanks, including the FHLBNY, have a cooperative structure. To access FHLBNY’s products and services, a financial institution must be approved for membership and purchase capital stock in FHLBNY. The member’s stock requirement is generally based on the amount of mortgage-related assets on the member’s balance sheet and its use of FHLBNY advancesproducts, subject to a minimum membership requirement, as prescribed by the FHLBank Act and other products.the FHLBNY Capital Plan. FHLBNY stock can be issued, exchanged, redeemed and repurchased only at its stated par value of $100 per share. The stockIt is not publicly traded.
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLB Act”) allows the FHLBanks An option to have two classes ofredeem capital stock and each class may have sub-classes. Class A stockthat is conditionally redeemable on six months written notice fromgreater than a member’s minimum requirement is held by both the member and classthe FHLBNY.
The FHLBNY offers two sub-classes of Class B capital stock, Class B1 and Class B2. Class B1 stock is conditionally redeemableissued to meet membership stock purchase requirements. Class B2 stock is issued to meet activity-based requirements. The FHLBNY requires member institutions to maintain Class B1 stock based on five years written noticea percentage of the member’s mortgage-related assets, and Class B2 stock-based on a percentage of advances and acquired member assets outstanding and certain commitments outstanding with the FHLBNY. Class B1 and Class B2 stockholders have the same voting rights and dividend rates.
Any member that withdraws from the member. Membership is voluntary for all members. Members that withdraw from an FHLBank may not reapply for membership of any FHLBank for fivemust wait 5 years from the divestiture date of withdrawal. The transferfor all capital stock that is held as a condition of membership without interruption between two FHLBanks is not consideredunless the institution has cancelled its notice of withdrawal prior to bethat date and before being readmitted to membership in any FHLBank. Commencing in 2008, the Bank at its discretion may repay a termination ofnon-member’s membership for this purpose.
The FHLBNY’s capital stock at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 is Class B stock which is sub-divided into membership stock and activity-based stock.1.
The FHLBNY is subject to risk-based capital rules. Specifically, the FHLBNY is subject to three capital requirements under itsthe new capital plan implemented on December 1, 2005.structure plan. First, the FHLBNY must maintain at all times permanent capital in an amount at least equal to the sum of its credit, riskmarket, and operations risks capital requirement, its market risk capital requirement, and its operations risk capital requirement,requirements calculated in accordance with the FHLBNY policy and rules and regulations of the Finance Board. Only permanent capital, defined as Class B stock and retained earnings, satisfies this risk-based capital requirement. The Finance Board may require the FHLBNY to maintain a greater amount of permanent capital than is required as defined by the risk-based capital requirements. In addition, the FHLBNY is required to maintain at least a 4% total capital-to-asset ratio and at least a 5% leverage ratio at all times. The leverage ratio is defined as the sum of permanent capital weighted 1.5 times and nonpermanent capital weighted 1.0 time divided by total assets. The FHLBNY was in compliance with the aforementioned capital rules and requirements.requirements for all periods reported.
1On December 12, 2007 the Finance Board approved amendments to the FHLBNY’s capital plan which allow the FHLBNY to recalculate the membership stock purchase requirement any time after 30 days subsequent to a merger. The amendments also permit the FHLBNY to use a zero mortgage asset base in performing the calculation, which recognizes the fact that the corporate entity that was once its member no longer exists. As a result of these amendments, the FHLBNY could determine that all of the membership stock formerly held by the member would become excess stock, which would give the FHLBNY the discretion, but not the obligation, to repurchase that stock prior to the expiration of the five-year notice period.

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Capital Ratios
The following table summarizes the Bank’s risk-based capital ratios (dollars in thousands):
                                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
 Required* Actual Required* Actual  Required* Actual Required* Actual 
Regulatory capital requirements:  
Risk-based capital1
 $666,699 $4,732,091 $611,861 $4,024,891  $641,416 $5,087,201 $578,653 $5,024,861 
Total capital-to-asset ratio  4.00%  4.62%  4.00%  4.93%  4.00%  4.69%  4.00%  4.58%
Total capital2
 $4,095,304 $4,732,684 $3,268,119 $4,025,483  $4,340,667 $5,087,864 $4,387,304 $5,025,494 
Leverage ratio  5.00%  6.93%  5.00%  7.39%  5.00%  7.03%  5.00%  6.87%
Leverage capital3
 $5,119,130 $7,098,729 $4,085,149 $6,037,335  $5,425,833 $7,631,464 $5,484,130 $7,537,925 
1. Actual “Risk-based capital” is capital stock and retained earnings plus mandatorily redeemable capital stock. Section 932.2 of the Finance Board’s regulations also refers to this amount as “Permanent Capital.”
 
2. Actual “Total capital” is “Risk-based capital” plus allowance for credit losses.
 
3. Actual Leverage capital is “Risk-based capital” times 1.5 plus allowance for loan losses.
 
* Required minimum.
Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock
Generally, the FHLBNY’s capital stock is redeemable at the option of both the member and the FHLBNY subject to certain conditions, and is subject to the provisions under SFAS 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity” (“SFAS 150”), and within the SFAS 150’s definition of a nonpublic entity as well as the definition of an SEC registrant in FASB Staff Position No. SFAS 150-3 (FSP 150-3).
The FHLBNY is a cooperative whose member financial institutions own almost all of the FHLBNY’s capital stock. Member shares cannot be purchased or sold except between the Bank and its members at its $100 per share par value. Also, the FHLBNY does not have equity securities that trade in a public market. Future filings with the SEC will not be in anticipation of the sale of equity securities in a public market as the FHLBNY is prohibited by law from doing so, and the FHLBNY is not controlled by an entity that has equity securities traded or contemplated to be traded in a public market. Therefore, the FHLBNY is a nonpublic entity based on the definition of SFAS 150. In addition, although the FHLBNY is a nonpublic entity, the FHLBanks issue consolidated obligations that are traded in the public market. Based on this factor, the FHLBNY complies with the provisions of SFAS 150 as a nonpublic SEC registrant.
In compliance with SFAS 150, the FHLBNY reclassifies the stock subject to redemption from equity to a liability once a member: irrevocably exercises a written redemption right; gives notice of intent to withdraw from membership; or attains non-member status by merger or acquisition, charter termination, or involuntary termination from membership. Under such circumstances, the member shares will then meet the definition of a mandatorily redeemable financial instrument. Member shares meeting this definition are reclassified to a liability at fair value. Dividends on member shares classified as a liability in accordance with SFAS 150 are accrued at the estimated dividend rate and recorded as interest expense in the Statement of income. The repayment of these mandatorily redeemable financial instruments will be reflected as financing cash outflows in the statement of cash flows once settled.
If a member cancels notice of withdrawal, the FHLBNY will reclassify mandatorily redeemable capital stock from a liability to equity in compliance with SFAS 150. After the reclassification, dividends on the capital stock will no longer be classified as interest expense. In compliance with this provision, dividends on mandatorily redeemable capital stock in the amount of $4.3 million and $2.1 million were recorded as interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.

 

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Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock
The FHLBNY’s capital stock is redeemable at the option of either the member or the FHLBNY, subject to certain conditions. Dividends related to capital stock classified as mandatorily redeemable are accrued at an estimated dividend rate and reported as interest expense in the statements of income.
Mandatorily redeemable stock at September 30, 2007At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006 represented stock held by:
Former members who were no longer FHLBNY members by virtue of being acquired by members of another FHLBank; or
Former members who were no longer FHLBNY members by virtue of being acquired by an institution that is not a member of any FHLBank.
Such stock will be repurchased when it is no longer needed to meet stock ownership requirements for transactions outstanding with the Bank.
The FHLBNY repurchases excess activity-based2007, mandatorily redeemable capital stock daily. The three other triggering events that could causeof $181.8 million and $238.6 million were held by former members who had attained non-member status by virtue of being acquired by non-members. A small number of members also became non-members by re-locating their charter to outside the FHLBNY to repurchase capital stock are:
a member requests redemption of excess stock;
a member delivers notice of its intent to withdraw from membership;
a member attains non-member status (through merger into or acquisition by a non-member, or involuntary termination from membership).
A member’s request to redeem excess Membership Stock will be considered to be revocable until the stock is repaid. Based on the fact that the member’s request to redeem excess Membership Stock can be withdrawn by the member without penalty, the FHLBNY considers the member’s intent regarding such request to not be substantive in nature and therefore no reclassification to a liability will be necessary at the time the request is delivered.
When a member delivers a notification of its intent to withdraw fromFHLBNY’s membership the reclassification from equity to a liability will become effective upon receipt of the notification. The FHLBNY considers the member’s intent regarding such notification to be substantive in nature and, therefore, reclassification to liability will be necessary at the time the notification of the intent to withdraw is delivered.districts.
Anticipated redemptions of mandatorily redeemable capital stock were as follows (in thousands):
                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
  
Redemption less than one year $131,195 $43,184  $63,363 $127,010 
Redemption from one year to less than three years 76,282 29,109  94,629 94,629 
Redemption from three years to less than five years 34,899 30,679  16,762 15,281 
Redemption after five years or greater 1,682 6,978  7,070 1,676 
          
  
Total
 $244,058 $109,950  $181,824 $238,596 
          
Anticipated redemption assumes the Bank will follow its current practice of daily redemption of capital in excess of the amount required to support advances, and of redeeming excessadvances. Commencing January 1, 2008, the Bank may also redeem, at its discretion, non-members’ membership stock annually.
Dividends related to capital stock classified as mandatorily redeemable were accrued at an estimated dividend rate and reported as interest expense in the statements of income. At September 30, 2007, the FHLBNY had estimated a 7.5% (annualized) dividend payout due to holders of mandatorily redeemable capital stock averaging $149.5 million during the third quarter of 2007, and a liability of $2.8 million representing accrued dividend was recognized as an interest expense. The actual rate of dividend that was paid on October 31, 2007 was 8.05% (annualized).

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The following table provides roll-forward information with respect to changes in mandatorily redeemable capital stock liabilities (in thousands):
                        
 Three months ended Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30, September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  2008 2007 
  
Beginning balance
 $77,571 $18,168 $109,950 $18,087  $238,596 $109,950 
Capital stock subject to mandatory redemption reclassified from equity 180,092 216,615 186,957 230,851  58,344 6,864 
Redemption of mandatorily redeemable capital stock*  (13,605)  (115,752)  (52,849)  (129,907)  (115,116)  (5,032)
              
  
Ending balance
 $244,058 $119,031 $244,058 $119,031  $181,824 $111,782 
              
  
Accrued interest payable $2,825 $606 $2,825 $606  $4,064 $1,930 
              
* Redemption includes repayment of excess stock.
 
  (Accrual is at 7.50%8.40% annualized rate for September 30, 2007; 5.75%March 31, 2008; 7.00% annualized rate for September 30, 2006)March 31, 2007)

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Note 7.8. Affordable Housing Program
The following table provides roll-forward information with respect to changes in Affordable Housing Program liabilities (in thousands):
                        
 Three months ended Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30, September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  2008 2007 
  
Beginning balance
 $107,996 $93,880 $101,898 $91,004  $119,052 $101,898 
 
Additions from current period’s assessments 9,782 8,607 25,969 24,015  11,611 8,158 
Net disbursements for grants and programs  (5,297)  (2,976)  (15,386)  (15,508)  (6,331)  (5,484)
      
         
Ending balance
 $112,481 $99,511 $112,481 $99,511  $124,332 $104,572 
              
Note 8.9. Derivatives
General- The contractualFHLBNY may enter into interest-rate swaps, swaptions, and interest-rate cap and floor agreements (collectively, derivatives) to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates. The FHLBNY may adjust the effective maturity, repricing frequency, or notional amount of derivatives reflects the involvement of the FHLBNY in the various classesoption characteristics of financial instruments and does not measure the credit exposure of the FHLBNY, which is substantially less than the notional amount. The maximum creditto achieve risk is the estimated cost of replacing: favorable interest-rate swaps; forward agreements; mandatory delivery contracts for mortgage loans, and purchased caps and floors if the counterparty defaults and the related collateral, if any, is of no value to the FHLBNY at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

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management objectives. The FHLBNY uses derivatives in three ways: by designating them as a fair value or cash flow hedge of an underlying financial instrument or a forecasted transaction; by acting as an intermediary; or inby designating the derivative as an asset-liability management hedge (i.e., an economic hedge). For example, the FHLBNY uses derivatives in its overall interest-rate risk management to adjust the interest-rate sensitivity of consolidated obligations to approximate more closely the interest-rate sensitivity of assets (both advances and investments), and/or to adjust the interest-rate sensitivity of advances, investments or mortgage loans to approximate more closely the interest-rate sensitivity of liabilities. In addition to using derivatives to manage mismatches of interest rates between assets and liabilities, the FHLBNY also uses derivativesderivatives: to manage embedded options in assets and liabilities; to hedge the market value of existing assets and liabilities and anticipated transactions; to hedge the duration risk of prepayable instruments; and to reduce funding costs.
AnIn an economic hedge, is defined as a derivative that hedges specific or non-specific underlying assets, liabilities or firm commitments. Hedges designated as economic docommitments, but the hedge does not qualify for hedge accounting under the rules of SFAS 133, but133; it is, however, an acceptable hedging strategy under the FHLBNY’s risk management program. These strategies also comply with Finance Board’s regulatory requirements prohibiting speculative use of derivatives. An economic hedge by definition, introduces the potential for earnings variability due to the changes in fair value recorded on the derivatives that are not offset by corresponding changes in the value of the economically hedged assets, liabilities, or firm commitments.
The FHLBNY, consistent with Finance Board’s regulations, enters into derivatives only to reduce the market risk exposures inherent in otherwise unhedged assets and funding positions. The FHLBNY utilizes derivatives in the most cost efficient manner and may enter into derivatives as economic hedges that do not necessarily qualify for hedge accounting under SFAS 133 accounting rules. As a result, when entering into such non-qualified hedges, the FHLBNY recognizes only the change in fair value of these derivatives in Other income (loss) as a Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities with no offsetting fair value adjustments for the hedged asset, liability, or firm commitment.

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Hedging activities
Consolidated Obligations- The FHLBNY manages the risk arising from changing market prices and volatility of a consolidated obligation by matching the cash inflows on the derivative with the cash outflow on the consolidated obligation. While consolidated obligations are the joint and several obligations of the FHLBanks, one or more FHLBanks may individually serve as counterparties to derivative agreements associated with specific debt issues. For instance, in a typical transaction, fixed-rate consolidated obligations are issued for one or more FHLBanks, and each of those FHLBanks could simultaneously enter into a matching derivative in which the counterparty pays to the FHLBank fixed cash flows designed to mirror in timing and amount the cash outflows the FHLBank pays on the consolidated obligations. Such transactions are treated as fair value hedges under SFAS 133. In this typical transaction, the FHLBank pays a variable cash flow that closely matches the interest payments it receives on short-term or variable-rate advances. This intermediation between the capital and swap markets permits the FHLBNY to raise funds at a lower cost than would otherwise be available through the issuance of simple fixed- or floating-rate consolidated obligations in the capital markets. The FHLBNY does not take speculative positionsissue consolidated obligations denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars.
Advances-With a putable (also referred to as convertible advance) advance borrowed by a member, the FHLBNY may purchase from the member a put option that enables the FHLBNY to effectively convert an advance from fixed rate to floating rate if interest rates increase, or to terminate the advance and extend additional credit on new terms. The FHLBNY may hedge a convertible advance by entering into a cancelable derivative where the FHLBNY pays fixed and receives variable. This type of hedge is treated as a fair value hedge under SFAS 133. The swap counterparty can cancel the derivative on the put date, which would normally occur in a rising rate environment, and the FHLBNY can terminate the advance and extend additional credit on new terms.
The optionality embedded in certain financial instruments held by the FHLBNY can create interest-rate risk. When a member prepays an advance, the FHLBNY could suffer lower future income if the principal portion of the prepaid advance were reinvested in lower-yielding assets that continue to be funded by higher-cost debt. To protect against this risk, the FHLBNY generally charges a prepayment fee that makes it financially indifferent to a borrower’s decision to prepay an advance. When the Bank offers advances (other than short-term advances) that members may prepay without a prepayment fee, it usually finances such advances with callable debt.
Mortgage Loans- The FHLBNY invests in mortgage assets. The prepayment options embedded in mortgage assets can result in extensions or reductions in the expected maturities of these investments, depending on changes in estimated prepayment speeds. Finance Board regulations limit this source of interest-rate risk by restricting the types of mortgage assets the Bank may own to those with limited average life changes under certain interest-rate shock scenarios and by establishing limitations on duration of equity and changes in market value of equity. The FHLBNY may manage against prepayment and duration risk by funding some mortgage assets with consolidated obligations that have call features. In addition, the FHLBNY may use derivatives to manage the prepayment and duration variability of mortgage assets. Net income could be reduced if the FHLBNY replaces the mortgages with lower yielding assets and if the Bank’s higher funding costs are not reduced concomitantly.
The FHLBNY manages the interest-rate and prepayment risks associated with mortgages through debt issuance. The FHLBNY issues both callable and non-callable debt to achieve cash flow patterns and liability durations similar to those expected on the mortgage loans. The FHLBNY analyzes the duration, convexity and earnings risk of the mortgage portfolio on a regular basis under various rate scenarios.

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Firm Commitment Strategies- Mortgage delivery commitments are considered a derivative under the provisions of SFAS 133, and the FHLBNY accounts for it as a freestanding derivative, and records the fair value of mortgage loan delivery commitment on the balance sheet with an offset to current period earnings. Fair values were de minimis for all periods reported.
The FHLBNY may also hedge a firm commitment for a forward starting advance through the use of an interest-rate swap. In this case, the swap will function as the hedging instrument for both the firm commitment and the subsequent advance. The basis movement associated with the firm commitment will be added to the basis of the advance at the time the commitment is terminated and the advance is issued. The basis adjustment will then be amortized into interest income over the life of the advance.
Investments-The FHLBNY invests in mortgage and residential asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, mortgage loans held-for-portfolio, GSE and U.S. government agency issued securities and the taxable portion of state or anylocal housing finance agency securities. The interest rate and prepayment risks associated with these investment securities are managed by how each is funded.
Forward Settlements- There were no forward settled securities at March 31, 2008 or at December 31, 2007 that would settle outside the shortest period of time for the settlement of such securities.
Anticipated Debt Issuance- The FHLBNY enters into interest-rate swaps on the anticipated issuance of debt to “lock in” a spread between the earning asset and the cost of funding. The swap is terminated upon issuance of the debt instrument, and amounts reported in Accumulated other financial instruments,comprehensive income (loss) are reclassified to earnings in the periods in which earnings are affected by the variability of the cash flows of the debt that was issued.
Intermediation- To meet the hedging needs of its members, the FHLBNY acts as an intermediary between the members and the other counterparties. This intermediation allows smaller members access to the swap market. The derivatives used in intermediary activities do not qualify for SFAS 133 hedge accounting treatment and are separately marked-to-market through earnings. The net impact of the accounting for these derivatives does not significantly affect the operating results of the FHLBNY.
Derivative agreements in which the FHLBNY is an intermediary may arise when the FHLBNY: (1) enters into offsetting derivatives with members and other counterparties to meet the needs of its members, or (2) enters into derivatives to offset the economic effect of other derivative agreements that are no longer designated to either advances, investments, or consolidated obligations. The notional principal of interest rate swaps in which the FHLBNY was an intermediary was $50.0 million and $70.0 million as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. Fair values of derivatives which the Bank acted as an intermediary were not material at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. Collateral with respect to derivatives with member institutions includes collateral assigned to the FHLBNY as evidenced by a written security agreement and held by the member institution for the benefit of the FHLBNY.
Economic hedges- The notional principal of derivatives designated as economic hedges was $17.0 billion at March 31, 2008 and $1.5 billion at December 31, 2007. Net fair value of derivatives designated as economic hedges was $8.6 million in net unrealized loss position at March 31, 2008, compared to $5.5 million in net unrealized gain position at December 31, 2007. The increase in the notional amounts of derivatives in an economic hedge at March 31, 2008 was primarily due to short- and medium-term swaps that economically hedged the basis risk of variable-rate bonds issued by the FHLBNY. These swaps were considered freestanding and changes in the fair values of the swaps were recorded through income. The FHLBNY believed the operational cost of designating the basis hedges in a SFAS 133 qualifying hedge would not outweigh the benefits of applying hedge accounting.
The FHLBNY is not a derivatives dealer and does not have any special purpose entities or any other types of off-balance sheet conduits.trade in derivatives.

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The principal hedging strategies are summarized below:
March 31, 2008
         
      Notional Amount 
Derivatives/Terms Hedging Strategy Accounting Designation (in millions) 
Pay fixed, receive floating To convert fixed rate on a fixed rate Fair Value Hedge $52,495 
interest rate swap advance to a LIBOR floating rate Economic Hedge of
fair value risk
 $149 
         
Purchased interest rate cap To offset the cap embedded in the Economic Hedge of    
  variable rate advance fair value risk $887 
         
Receive fixed, pay floating interest rate swap (non-callable) To convert the fixed rate consolidated
obligation debt to a LIBOR floating rate
 Fair Value Hedge
Economic Hedge of
fair value risk
 $23,954 
   $840 
         
Pay fixed, receive LIBOR To offset the variability of cash flows Cash flow hedge    
interest rate swap associated with interest payments on      
  forecasted issuance of fixed rate      
  consolidated obligation debt.   $ 
         
Receive fixed, pay floating To convert the fixed rate consolidated Fair Value Hedge $5,665 
interest rate swap with an obligation debt to a LIBOR floating rate; Economic Hedge    
option to call swap is callable on the same day as of fair value risk    
  the consolidated obligation debt.   $145 
         
Basis swap To convert non-LIBOR index to LIBOR Economic Hedge of    
  to reduce interest rate sensitivity and fair value risk    
  repricing gaps.   $9,825 
         
Basis swap To convert 1M LIBOR index to 3M LIBOR Economic Hedge of    
  to reduce interest rate sensitivity and fair value risk    
  repricing gaps.   $6,140 
         
Intermediary positions To offset interest rate swaps and caps Economic Hedge of    
Interest rate swaps executed with members by executing fair value risk    
Interest rate caps offsetting derivatives with counterparties.   $50 
December 31, 2007
      Notional Amount 
Derivatives/Terms Hedging Strategy Accounting Designation (in millions) 
Pay fixed, receive floating To convert fixed rate on a fixed rate Fair Value Hedge    
interest rate swap advance to a LIBOR floating rate   $46,953 
         
Purchased interest rate cap To offset the cap embedded in the Economic Hedge of    
  variable rate advance fair value risk $1,158 
         
Receive fixed, pay floating To convert the fixed rate consolidated Fair Value Hedge $26,233 
interest rate swap (non-callable) obligation debt to a LIBOR floating rate Economic Hedge of    
    fair value risk $1,118 
         
Pay fixed, receive LIBOR To offset the variability of cash flows Cash flow hedge    
interest rate swap associated with interest payments on      
  forecasted issuance of fixed rate      
  consolidated obligation debt.   $128 
         
Receive fixed, pay floating To convert the fixed rate consolidated Fair Value Hedge $8,580 
interest rate swap with an obligation debt to a LIBOR floating rate; Economic Hedge of    
option to call swap is callable on the same day as fair value risk $420 
  the consolidated obligation debt.      
         
Intermediary positions To offset interest rate swaps and caps Economic Hedge    
Interest rate swaps executed with members by executing      
Interest rate caps offsetting derivatives with counterparties.   $70 

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The following table presents outstanding notional balances and estimated fair value gains and (losses) of derivatives by SFAS 133 hedge type (in thousands):
                 
  September 30, 2007  December 31, 2006 
      Estimated      Estimated 
  Notional  Fair Value  Notional  Fair Value 
Interest rate swaps                
Fair value $79,537,349  $(482,449) $76,125,220  $(183,808)
Cash flow  817,000   (7,337)      
Economic  3,573,100   702   175,000   (253)
Interest rate caps/floors                
Economic-fair value changes  1,157,694   8   1,237,694    
Mortgage delivery commitments (MPF)                
Economic-fair value changes  1,399   2   9,497   (35)
Other                
Intermediation *  80,000   23   50,000   3 
             
                 
Total
 $85,166,542  $(489,051) $77,597,411  $(184,093)
             
                 
Total derivatives, excluding accrued interest     $(489,051)     $(184,093)
Accrued interest      329,504       301,253 
               
                 
Net derivative balance
     $(159,547)     $117,160 
               
                 
Net derivative asset balance     $119,873      $224,775 
Net derivative liability balance      (279,420)      (107,615)
               
                 
Net derivative balance
     $(159,547)     $117,160 
               
*Classified as economic.
                 
  March 31, 2008  December 31, 2007 
      Estimated      Estimated 
  Notional  Fair Value  Notional  Fair Value 
Interest rate swaps                
Fair value $82,113,219  $(2,438,289) $81,766,313  $(1,243,427)
Cash flow        127,500   (177)
Economic  17,099,821   (8,614)  1,538,100   5,454 
Interest rate caps/floors                
Economic-fair value changes  886,500   1   1,157,694   2 
Mortgage delivery commitments (MPF)                
Economic-fair value changes  8,259   26   1,351   5 
Other                
Intermediation  50,000   21   70,000   22 
             
                 
Total
 $100,157,799  $(2,446,855) $84,660,958  $(1,238,121)
             
                 
Total derivatives, excluding accrued interest     $(2,446,855)     $(1,238,121)
Cash collateral pledged to counteparties      1,731,800       396,400 
Cash collateral received from counterparties      (31,800)      (41,300)
Accrued interest      237,852       238,657 
               
                 
Net derivative balance
     $(509,003)     $(644,364)
               
                 
Net derivative asset balance     $58,865      $28,978 
Net derivative liability balance      (567,868)      (673,342)
               
                 
Net derivative balance
     $(509,003)     $(644,364)
               
The categories-“Fair value”, “Commitment”, and “Cash Flow” hedges — represent derivative transactions accounted for as hedges. If any such hedges do not qualify for hedge accounting under the provisions of SFAS 133, they are classified as “Economic” hedges. Changes in fair values of economic hedges are recorded through the income statement without the offset of corresponding changes in the fair value of the hedged item. Changes in fair values of SFAS 133 qualifying derivative transactions designated in fair value hedges are recorded through the income statement with the offset of corresponding changes in the fair values of the hedged item.items. The effective portion of changes in the fair values of derivatives designated in a qualifying cash flow hedge is recorded in accumulatedAccumulated other comprehensive income.
Prior year-end reclassification — December 31, 2007 presentation was retrospectively conformed as a result of the adoption of FSP FIN 39-1 on January 1, 2008. Cash collateral pledged by the Bank and received by the Bank which had been previously reported as interest-bearing assets and liabilities have been reclassified and are presented at December 31, 2007 as components of Derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of condition.

 

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Derivative gains and losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to current period income
The following table summarizes changes in derivative gains and (losses) and reclassifications into earnings from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the statements of condition (in thousands):
                 
  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2007  2006  2007  2006 
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) from cash flow hedges
                
Beginning of period $(4,081) $9,223  $(4,763) $5,352 
Net hedging transactions  (9,041)  (11,208)  (7,988)  (5,984)
Reclassified into earnings  (236)  (792)  (607)  (2,145)
             
                 
End of period $(13,358) $(2,777) $(13,358) $(2,777)
             
Earnings impact of derivatives and hedging activities
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from derivatives and hedging activities
As a result of applying SFAS 133, the FHLBNY reported the following net gains (losses) from derivatives and hedging activities (in thousands):
                 
  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2007  2006  2007  2006 
Earnings impact of derivatives and hedging activities gain (loss):
                
Fair value changes-interest rate swaps $1,936  $(5,936) $7,873  $(277)
Fair value changes-options  (627)  (1,669)  (1,986)  (5,912)
Net interest accruals-options  945   3,086   2,784   6,787 
Fair value changes MPF delivery commitments-economic hedges  11   69   (186)  61 
Fair value changes-economic hedges*  5,094   4,769   3,485   4,759 
Net interest accruals-economic hedges*  523   256   1,474   257 
             
                 
Net impact on derivatives and hedging activities1
 $7,882  $575  $13,444  $5,675 
             
*Economic hedges include intermediation and swaps not qualifying for hedge accounting under SFAS 133.
1Interest accruals associated with hedges are allocated to and recorded within their hedge category to more precisely match gains and losses from hedging activities. Prior period presentation has been conformed to match current period presentation and had no impact on the net gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities.
Cash Flow Hedges
There were no material amounts for the third quarter of 2007 or 2006 that were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges because it became probable that the original forecasted transactions would not occur by the end of the originally specified time period or within a two-month period thereafter. Over the next twelve months, it is expected that $0.5 million of net gains recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income at September 30, 2007, will be recognized in earnings.

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Note 9.10. Employee Retirement Plans
The FHLBNY participates in the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions (“DB Plan”), which is a tax-qualified multiple-employer defined benefit pension plan that covers substantially all employees of the FHLBNY. For accounting purposes, the DB Plan is a multi-employer plan that does not segregate its assets, liabilities, or costs by participating employer. As a result, disclosure of the accumulated benefit obligations, plan assets, and the components of annual pension expense attributable to the FHLBNY are not made.
The FHLBNY also participates in the Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions, a tax-qualified defined contribution plan. The Bank’s contributions are a matching contribution equal to a percentage of voluntary employee contributions, subject to certain limitations.
In addition, the FHLBNY maintains a Benefit Equalization Plan (“BEP”) that restores defined benefits and contribution benefits to those employees who have had their qualified defined benefit and defined contribution benefits limited by IRS regulations. The contribution component of the BEP plan is a supplemental defined contribution plan. The plan’s liability consists of the accumulated compensation deferrals and accrued interest on the deferrals. The BEP is an unfunded plan. The FHLBNY also offers a Retiree Medical Plan, which is a Postretirement Health Benefitpostretirement health benefit plan. There are no funded plan assets that have been designated to provide postretirement health benefits. In the third quarter of 2007, the Bank established two grantor trusts to meet future benefit obligations and current payments to beneficiaries in the two supplemental pension plans.
The Board of Directors of Bank approved certain amendments to the BEP and the Postretirement Health Benefit plan that will be effective inas of January 1, 2008. The Board of Directors also made certain amendments to the BEP effective at the end of the second quarter of 2008, and the Bank is assessing the impact of the changes, but does2008. The amendments did not believe they will have a material impact on reported results of operations or financial condition.
The following table presents employee retirement plan expenses (in thousands):
                        
 Three months ended Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30, September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  2008 2007 
  
Defined Benefit Plan $1,547 $1,450 $4,459 $4,350  $1,495 $1,456 
Benefit Equalization Plan (Defined benefits) 910 500 1,528 1,500 
Defined Contribution Plan and BEP thrift 368 244 1,079 843 
Benefit Equalization Plan (Defined Benefit) 469 309 
Defined Contribution Plan and BEP Thrift 186 380 
Postretirement Health Benefit Plan 481 363 1,443 1,088  249 481 
              
  
Total retirement plan expenses
 $3,306 $2,557 $8,509 $7,781  $2,399 $2,626 
              
Components of the net periodic pension cost for the defined benefit component of the BEP, an unfunded plan, were as follows (in thousands):
                        
 Three months ended Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30, September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  2008 2007 
  
Service cost $299 $150 $504 $450  $153 $103 
Interest cost 326 200 649 600  236 161 
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost  (17)  (13)  (67)  (38)  (36)  (25)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss 302 163 442 488  116 70 
              
  
Net periodic benefit cost
 $910 $500 $1,528 $1,500  $469 $309 
              

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Key assumptions used in determining the supplemental retirement plan cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 included a discount rate of 5.65%6.37%, salary increases of 5.50%, and an amortization period of 8 years. The measurement date used to determine the net periodic cost was December 31, 2006.2007. The total amountamounts of benefits paid and expected to be paid under this plan isare not expected to be materially different from amounts disclosed in the Bank’s Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2007.28, 2008. Plan assumptions with respect to future benefit obligations were revised in the thirdfirst quarter of 20072008 and explain the increase in the amount expensed.
Components of the net periodic postretirement health benefit cost for the FHLBNY’s Postretirement Health Benefit plan were as follows (in thousands):
                        
 Three months ended Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30, September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  2008 2007 
  
Service cost (benefits attributed to service during the period) $218 $135 $655 $405  $128 $218 
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement health benefit obligation 203 148 609 443  227 203 
Amortization of loss 60 80 179 240  77 60 
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)  (183)  
              
  
Net periodic postretirement health benefit cost
 $481 $363 $1,443 $1,088  $249 $481 
              
Key assumptions used in determining the Postretirement Health Benefit plan for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 included a discount rate of 5.65%6.37%, and health care cost trend rate of 6.0%, 5.0% and 4.5%. in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 and afterwards. The measurement date used to determine the net periodic cost was December 31, 2006.2007. The total amountamounts of benefits paid and expected to be paid under this plan isare not expected to be materially different from amounts disclosed in the Bank’s Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2007.28, 2008.
Note 10.11. Related Party Transactions
The FHLBNY is a cooperative and the members own almost all of the stock of the FHLBNY. Stock that is not owned by members is held by former members. The majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the FHLBNY are elected by and from the membership. The FHLBNY conducts its advances business almost exclusively with members. The FHLBNY considers its transactions with its members and non-member stockholders as related party transactions in addition to transactions with other FHLBanks, the Office of Finance, and the Finance Board.
All transactions with all members, including those whose officers may serve as directors of the FHLBNY, are at terms that are no more favorable than comparable transactions with other members.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
The following tables summarize outstanding balances with related parties at September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 20062007 as well as transactions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and 2006.2007.
Related Party: Assets, Liabilities and Equity (in thousands):
                 
  September 30, 2007  December 31, 2006 
  Related  Unrelated  Related  Unrelated 
Assets
                
Cash and due from banks $  $16,634  $  $38,850 
Interest-bearing deposits  105   11,557,200   77   5,591,000 
Federal funds sold     2,704,000      3,661,000 
Available-for-sale securities     13,175       
Held-to-maturity securities     10,853,078      11,251,098 
Advances  75,072,136      59,012,394    
Mortgage loans*     1,514,573      1,483,419 
Accrued interest receivable  381,881   120,181   319,687   86,436 
Premises, software, and equipment, net     12,089      11,107 
Derivative assets     119,873      224,775 
Other assets**     17,677      23,144 
             
                 
Total assets
 $75,454,122  $26,928,480  $59,332,158  $22,370,829 
             
                 
Liabilities and capital
                
Deposits $3,343,000  $  $2,389,528  $ 
Consolidated obligations     93,083,694      74,234,228 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock  244,058      109,950    
Accrued interest payable  321   769,356      735,215 
Affordable Housing Program***  112,481      101,898    
Payable to REFCORP     21,304      17,475 
Derivative liabilities     279,420      107,615 
Other liabilities****  19,694   43,194   43,265   59,420 
             
                 
Total liabilities
  3,719,554   94,196,968   2,644,641   75,153,953 
                 
Capital
  4,466,080      3,904,393    
             
                 
Total liabilities and capital
 $8,185,634  $94,196,968  $6,549,034  $75,153,953 
             
                 
  March 31, 2008  December 31, 2007 
  Related  Unrelated  Related  Unrelated 
Assets
                
Cash and due from banks $  $33,380  $  $7,909 
Interest-bearing deposits  111   4,970,000   87   10,300,200 
Federal funds sold     3,945,000      4,381,000 
Available-for-sale securities     1,995,491      13,187 
Held-to-maturity securities     9,623,031      10,284,754 
Advances  85,927,433      82,089,667    
Mortgage loans*     1,468,276      1,491,628 
Loans to other FHLBanks        55,000    
Accrued interest receivable  355,977   112,360   402,439   159,884 
Premises, software, and equipment, net     12,523      13,154 
Derivative assets     58,865      28,978 
Other assets**     14,220      17,004 
             
                 
Total assets
 $86,283,521  $22,233,146  $82,547,193  $26,697,698 
             
                 
Liabilities and capital
                
Deposits $2,572,296  $  $1,605,535  $ 
Consolidated obligations     99,461,473      101,117,387 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock  181,824      238,596    
Accrued interest payable  9   675,476   60   655,810 
Affordable Housing Program***  124,332      119,052    
Payable to REFCORP     25,056      23,998 
Derivative liabilities     567,868      673,342 
Other liabilities****  20,954   39,559   19,584   40,936 
             
                 
Total liabilities
  2,899,415   100,769,432   1,982,827   102,511,473 
                 
Capital
  4,847,820      4,750,591    
             
                 
Total liabilities and capital
 $7,747,235  $100,769,432  $6,733,418  $102,511,473 
             
* Includes insignificant amounts of mortgage loans purchased from members of another FHLBank.
 
** Includes insignificant amounts of miscellaneous assets that are considered related party.
 
*** Represents funds not yet disbursed to eligible programs.
 
**** Related column includes member pass-through reserves at the Federal Reserve Bank.

Derivative assets and liabilities include insignificant fair values due to intermediation activities on behalf of members.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Related Party: Income and Expense transactions (in thousands):
                 
  Three months ended 
  September 30, 2007  September 30, 2006 
  Related  Unrelated  Related  Unrelated 
Interest income                
Advances $885,601  $  $923,797  $ 
Interest-bearing deposits *     107,355      80,752 
Federal funds sold     58,446      34,403 
Held-to-maturity securities     150,405      154,232 
Mortgage loans **     20,117      19,181 
Loans to other FHLBanks        30    
Others           3 
             
                 
Total interest income
 $885,601  $336,323  $923,827  $288,571 
             
                 
Interest expense                
Consolidated obligations $  $1,060,108  $  $1,065,936 
Deposits  31,913      22,292    
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock  2,823      630    
Cash collateral held and other borrowings  14   1,044   22   1,098 
             
                 
Total interest expense
 $34,750  $1,061,152  $22,944  $1,067,034 
             
                 
Service fees $865  $  $878  $ 
             
                 
  Three months ended 
  March 31, 2008  March 31, 2007 
  Related  Unrelated  Related  Unrelated 
Interest income                
Advances $871,785  $  $777,494  $ 
Interest-bearing deposits *     111,251      80,699 
Federal funds sold     29,418      44,636 
Available-for-sale securities     9,483       
Held-to-maturity securities     134,348      152,963 
Mortgage loans **     19,633      19,518 
Loans to other FHLBanks and other  1         1 
             
                 
Total interest income
 $871,786  $304,133  $777,494  $297,817 
             
                 
Interest expense                
Consolidated obligations $  $1,002,544  $  $938,036 
Deposits  15,175      21,010    
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock  4,278      2,149    
Cash collateral held and other borrowings  146   325   3   1,425 
             
                 
Total interest expense
 $19,599  $1,002,869  $23,162  $939,461 
             
                 
Service fees $691  $  $827  $ 
             
* Includes de minimis amounts of interest income from MPF service provider.
 
** Includes de minimis amounts of mortgage interest income from loans purchased from members of another FHLBank.
                 
  Nine months ended 
  September 30, 2007  September 30, 2006 
  Related  Unrelated  Related  Unrelated 
Interest income                
Advances $2,470,060  $  $2,430,737  $ 
Interest-bearing deposits *     272,008      226,847 
Federal funds sold     145,261      92,433 
Held-to-maturity securities     453,023      422,429 
Mortgage loans **     59,350      56,767 
Loans to other FHLBanks        37    
Others     2      1 
             
                 
Total interest income
 $2,470,060  $929,644  $2,430,774  $798,477 
             
                 
Interest expense                
Consolidated obligations $  $2,950,391  $  $2,828,285 
Deposits  87,280      56,633    
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock  6,604      1,208    
Cash collateral held and other borrowings  17   3,846   144   2,099 
             
                 
Total interest expense
 $93,901  $2,954,237  $57,985  $2,830,384 
             
                 
Service fees $2,526  $  $2,541  $ 
             
Debt transferred to other FHLBanks- No debt was transferred in the first quarter of 2008. In the prior year first quarter, the FHLBNY retired $283.0 million of consolidated obligation bonds at a cost that exceeded amortized cost by $2.4 million. The bonds were retired by transferring the obligations at negotiated market prices.
*Includes de minimis amounts of interest income from MPF service provider.
**Includes de minimis amounts of mortgage interest income from loans purchased from members of another FHLBank.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Debt transferred to other FHLBanks- In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the FHLBNY transferred $104.0 million and $487.0 million of consolidated obligation debt to other FHLBanks, at a cost that exceeded book value by $0.8 million and $4.6 million. Transfers were at negotiated market prices.
Note 11.12. Total Comprehensive Income
Total comprehensive income was comprised of netNet income and accumulatedAccumulated other comprehensive income (loss), which included net gains on available-for-sale securities, cash flow hedging activities, and additional liability for employee supplemental retirement and postretirement health benefit plans. Changes in accumulatedAccumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2008 and 2007 and 2006 were as follows (in thousands):
                         
  Three months ended September 30, 
              Accumulated        
  Available-  Cash  Supplemental  Other      Total 
  for-sale  Flow  Pension and  Comprehensive  Net  Comprehensive 
  securities  Hedges  Benefit Plans  Income (Loss)  Income  Income 
                         
Balance, June 30, 2006 $  $9,223  $(2,601) $6,622         
                         
Net change     (12,000)     (12,000) $76,825  $64,825 
                   
                         
Balance, September 30, 2006 $  $(2,777) $(2,601) $(5,378)        
                   
                         
Balance, June 30, 2007 $  $(4,081) $(5,785) $(9,866)        
                         
Net change  71   (9,277)  (2,882)  (12,088) $85,215  $73,127 
                   
                         
Balance, September 30, 2007 $71  $(13,358) $(8,667) $(21,954)        
                   
                                                
 Nine months ended September 30,  Accumulated   
 Accumulated    Available- Cash Supplemental Other Total 
 Available- Cash Supplemental Other Total  for-sale flow Retirement Comprehensive Net Comprehensive 
 for-sale Flow Pension and Comprehensive Net Comprehensive 
 securities Hedges Benefit Plans Income (Loss) Income Income 
 
Balance, December 31, 2005 $ $5,352 $(1,839) $3,513 
 
Net change   (8,129)  (762)  (8,891) $214,929 $206,038 
             
 
Balance, September 30, 2006 $ $(2,777) $(2,601) $(5,378) 
              securities hedges Plans Income (Loss) Income Income 
  
Balance, December 31, 2006 $ $(4,763) $(5,785) $(10,548)  $ $(4,763) $(5,785) $(10,548) 
 
Net change 71  (8,595)  (2,882)  (11,406) $227,115 $215,709    (12)   (12) $71,273 $71,261 
                          
 
Balance, September 30, 2007 $71 $(13,358) $(8,667) $(21,954) 
Balance, March 31, 2007 $ $(4,775) $(5,785) $(10,560) 
                      
 
Balance, December 31, 2007 $(373) $(30,215) $(5,087) $(35,675) 
Net change  (16,661)  (5,221)   (21,882) $100,224 $78,342 
             
Balance, March 31, 2008 $(17,034) $(35,436) $(5,087) $(57,557) 
         

 

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Note 12. 13. Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table presents for each SFAS 157 hierarchy level, the FHLBNY’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on its Statements of condition at March 31, 2008 (in thousands):
                     
                  Netting 
  Total  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Adjustments 
Assets
                    
Available-for-sale securities $1,995,491  $  $1,995,491  $  $ 
Advances               
(To the extent SFAS 159 is elected)               
Mortgage Loans               
(To the extent SFAS 159 is elected)               
Derivative assets  58,865      90,665      (31,800)
Other assets               
                
                     
Total assets at fair value
 $2,054,356  $  $2,086,156  $  $(31,800)
                
                     
Liabilities
                    
Consolidated obligations: $  $  $  $  $ 
Discount notes               
(To the extent SFAS 159 is elected)               
Bonds               
(To the extent SFAS 159 is elected)               
Derivative liabilities  (567,868)     (2,299,668)     1,731,800 
                
                     
Total liabilities at fair value
 $(567,868) $  $(2,299,668) $  $1,731,800 
                
At March 31, 2008, the Bank had no recorded assets or liabilities that were measured under a valuation technique that was considered to be a Level 3 as defined in SFAS 157. The Bank did not have any assets or liabilities recorded as Level 3 between January 1, 2008 and March 31, 2008. Therefore, there were no transfers in/out of Level 3 at fair values in the quarter.
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Certain assets and liabilities would be measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and would not be recorded on a period-to-period basis and were therefore not included in the table above. For the FHLBNY, such items may include mortgage loans in foreclosure, or mortgage loans written down to fair value. Amounts of such items were de minimis at March 31, 2008. There were no investments in securities designated as held-to-maturity that were written down to fair value as a result of other-than-temporary impairment at March 31, 2008 that would have required disclosures under a nonrecurring basis.

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Estimated Fair Values (SFAS 107) — Summary Tables
The carrying value and estimated fair values of the FHLBNY’s financial instruments were as follows (in thousands):
                        
 September 30, 2007  March 31, 2008 
 Carrying Net Unrealized Estimated  Carrying Net Unrealized Estimated 
Financial Instruments Value Gains/Losses Fair Value  Value Gains/Losses Fair Value 
Assets  
Cash and due from banks $16,634 $ $16,634  $33,380 $ $33,380 
Interest-bearing deposits 11,557,305 6,136 11,563,441  4,970,111 6,803 4,976,914 
Federal funds sold 2,704,000  (112) 2,703,888  3,945,000 394 3,945,394 
Available-for-sale securities 13,175  13,175  1,995,491  1,995,491 
Held-to-maturity securities 10,853,078  (88,545) 10,764,533  9,623,031  (18,713) 9,604,318 
Advances 75,072,136 17,763 75,089,899  85,927,433 202,410 86,129,843 
Mortgage loans 1,514,573  (32,507) 1,482,066 
Mortgage loans, net 1,468,276 12,587 1,480,863 
Accrued interest receivable 502,062  502,062  468,337  468,337 
Derivative assets 119,873  119,873  58,865  58,865 
Other financial assets 3,109  3,109  3,133  3,133 
  
Liabilities  
Deposits 3,343,000 16 3,343,016  2,572,296 4 2,572,300 
Consolidated obligations:  
Bonds 63,019,870 71,442 63,091,312  73,124,031 414,802 73,538,833 
Discount notes 30,063,824 8,730 30,072,554  26,337,442 12,963 26,350,405 
 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock 244,058  244,058  181,824  181,824 
 
Accrued interest payable 769,677  769,677  675,485  675,485 
Derivative liabilities 279,420  279,420  567,868  567,868 
Other financial liabilities 29,148  29,148  26,106  26,106 
                        
 December 31, 2006  December 31, 2007 
 Carrying Net Unrealized Estimated  Carrying Net Unrealized Estimated 
Financial Instruments Value Gains/Losses Fair Value  Value Gains/Losses Fair Value 
Assets  
Cash and due from banks $38,850 $ $38,850  $7,909 $ $7,909 
Interest-bearing deposits 5,591,077 62 5,591,139  10,300,287 7,091 10,307,378 
Federal funds sold 3,661,000 17 3,661,017  4,381,000 720 4,381,720 
Available-for-sale securities 13,187  13,187 
Held-to-maturity securities 11,251,098  (81,329) 11,169,769  10,284,754  (4,941) 10,279,813 
Advances 59,012,394  (55,450) 58,956,944  82,089,667 146,865 82,236,532 
Mortgage loans 1,483,419  (24,284) 1,459,135 
Loans to FHLBanks 55,000  55,000 
Mortgage loans, net 1,491,628  (5,620) 1,486,008 
Accrued interest receivable 406,123  406,123  562,323  562,323 
Derivative assets 224,775  224,775  28,978  28,978 
Other financial assets 2,105 6 2,111  1,624  1,624 
  
Liabilities  
Deposits 2,389,528 1 2,389,529  1,605,535 3 1,605,538 
Consolidated obligations:  
Bonds 62,042,675  (184,723) 61,857,952  66,325,817 197,907 66,523,724 
Discount notes 12,191,553  (1,229) 12,190,324  34,791,570 6,914 34,798,484 
 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock 109,950  109,950  238,596  238,596 
 
Accrued interest payable 735,215  735,215  655,870  655,870 
Derivative liabilities 107,615  107,615  673,342  673,342 
Other financial liabilities 52,506  52,506  28,941  28,941 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Notes to Estimated Fair Values (SFAS 107)
The fair value of financial instruments is defined as the price FHLBNY would receive to sell an asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A financial liability’s fair value is defined as the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability to a new obligor, not the amount that would be paid to settle the liability with the creditor. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are utilized. These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or markets and the instruments’ complexity.
Beginning with the adoption of SFAS 157 on January 1, 2008, the fair values of financial assets and liabilities reported in the table above were based upon the discussions below and valuation techniques described in Note 1. Accounting Changes, Significant Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates, and Recently Issued Accounting Standards. The Fair Value Summary Tables, above, do not represent an estimate of the overall market value of the FHLBNY as a going concern, which would take into account future business opportunities and the net profitability of assets versus liabilities.
The estimated fair value amounts have been determined by the FHLBNY using procedures described below. Because an active secondary market does not exist for a portion of the FHLBNY’s financial instruments, in certain cases, fair values are not subject to precise quantification or verification and may change as economic and market factors and evaluation of those factors change.
Cash and due from banks
The estimated fair value approximates the recorded book balance.
Interest-bearing deposits and Federal funds sold
The FHLBNY determines estimated fair values of certain short-term investments by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the investments. The discount rates used in these calculations are the current coupons of investments with similar terms.
Investment securities
Investment securities are recorded at fair value. The fair value of investment securities is estimated by management using information from specialized pricing services who use pricing models or quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics. Inputs into the pricing models are market based and observable. The valuation techniques used by pricing services employ cash flow generators and option-adjusted spread models. Pricing spreads used as inputs in the models are based on new issue and secondary market transactions. Securities are re-priced if observed spreads and other significant factors change materially. See Note 1. Accounting Changes, Significant Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates, and Recently Issued Accounting Standards, for corroboration and other analytical procedures performed by the FHLBNY. Examples of securities priced under such a valuation technique, and which are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy and valued using the “market approach” as defined under SFAS 157, include GSE issued collateralized mortgage obligations, and money market funds.
Advances
The fair values of advances are computed using standard option valuation models for purposes of SFAS 107. The most significant inputs to the valuation model are (1) consolidated obligation debt curve, published by the Office of Finance and available to the public, and (2) LIBOR swap curves and volatilities. The Bank considers both these inputs to be market based and observable as they can be directly corroborated by market participants.

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Mortgage loans
The fair value of MPF loans and loans in the inactive CMA programs are priced for purposes of SFAS 107, using valuation technique referred to as the “market approach” as defined in SFAS 157. Loans are aggregated into synthetic pass-through securities based on product type, loan origination year, gross coupon and loan term. Thereafter, these are compared against closing “TBA” prices extracted from independent sources. All significant inputs to the loan valuations are market based and observable.
Accrued interest receivable and payable
The estimated fair values approximates the recorded book value because of their relatively short period of time between their origination and expected realization.
Derivative assets and liabilities
The FHLBNY’s derivatives are traded in the over-the-counter market and are valued using discounted cash flow models that use, as their basis, readily observable and market based inputs. Significant inputs include interest rates and volatilities. These derivative positions are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy, and include interest rate swaps, swaptions, interest rate caps and floors, and mortgage delivery commitments.
SFAS No. 157 clarified that the valuation of derivative assets and liabilities must reflect the value of the instrument including the values associated with counterparty risk and must also take into account the company’s own credit standing. The Bank has collateral agreements with all its derivative counterparties and vigorously enforces collateral exchanges at least weekly. The computed fair values of the FHLBNY’s derivatives took into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the FHLBNY to settle positive and negative positions and offset cash collateral with the same counterparty on a net basis. The Bank and each derivative counterparty have bilateral collateral thresholds that take into account both the Bank’s and counterparty’s credit ratings. As a result of these practices and agreements, the Bank has concluded that the impact of the credit differential between the Bank and its derivative counterparties was sufficiently mitigated to an immaterial level and no further adjustments were deemed necessary to the recorded fair values of Derivative assets and Derivative liabilities in the Statements of Condition at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Deposits
The FHLBNY determines estimated fair values of deposits for purposes of SFAS 107 by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the deposits. The discount rates used in these calculations are the current cost of deposits with similar terms.
Consolidated obligations
The FHLBNY estimates fair values for purposes of SFAS 107 based on the cost of raising comparable term debt and prices its bonds and discount notes off of the current consolidated obligations market curve, which has a daily active market. The fair values of consolidated obligation debt (bonds and discount notes) are computed using a standard option valuation model using market based and observable inputs: (1) consolidated obligation debt curve that is available to the public and published by the Office of Finance, and (2) LIBOR curve and volatilities. Unobservable adjustments are not considered significant.
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock
The FHLBNY considers the fair value of capital subject to mandatory redemption, for purposes of SFAS 107, as the redemption value of the stock, which is generally par plus accrued estimated dividend. The FHLBanks, including the FHLBNY, have a cooperative structure. Stock can only be acquired by members at par value and redeemed at par value. Stock is not traded publicly and no market mechanism exists for the exchange of stock outside the cooperative structure.

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Notes to Financial Statements — Unaudited
Note 13.14. Commitments and Contingencies
The primary duty of the Finance Board is to ensure that the FHLBanks operate in a financially safe and sound manner. The Finance Board has the power to supervise the FHLBanks and to promulgate and enforce such regulations and orders as are necessary from time to time to carry out the provisions of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act. The FHLBanks have joint and several liability for all the consolidated obligations issued on their behalf. Accordingly, should one or more of the FHLBanks be unable to repay their participation in the consolidated obligations, each of the other FHLBanks could be called upon to repay all or part of such obligations, as determined or approved by the Finance Board. Neither the FHLBNY nor any other FHLBank has ever had to assume or pay the consolidated obligation of another FHLBank. The FHLBNY does not believe that it will be called upon to pay the consolidated obligations of another FHLBank in the future. Under FASB interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others”(“FIN 45”), FHLBNYthe Bank would have been required to recognize the fair value of the FHLBNY’s joint and several liability for all the consolidated obligations, as discussed above. However, the FHLBNY considers the joint and several liabilityliabilities as similar to a related party guarantee, which meets the scope exception in FIN 45. Accordingly, the FHLBNY has not recognized the fair value of a liability for its joint and several obligations related to other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligations at September 30, 2007 orMarch 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006.2007. The par amounts of the twelve FHLBanks’ outstanding consolidated obligations, including the FHLBNY’s, were approximately $1,148.6$1,220.4 billion and $951.9$1,189.7 billion at September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006.2007.
Commitments for additional advances totaled approximately $21.3$20.0 billion and $21.2$19.5 billion as of September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006. Such commitments2007. Commitments are conditional and generally arewere for periods of up to twelve months. Extension of credit under these commitments is subject to certain collateral requirements and other financial criteria at the time the commitment is drawn upon. Standby letters of credit are issuedexecuted for a fee on behalf of members for a fee to facilitate residential housing, community lending, and members’ asset/liability management or to provide liquidity. A standby letter of credit is a financing arrangement between the FHLBNY and its member. Members assume an unconditional obligation to reimburse the FHLBNY for value given by the FHLBNY to the beneficiary under the terms of the standby lettersletter of credit. The FHLBNY may, atin its discretion, permit the member to finance repayment of thistheir obligation by receiving a collateralized advance. Outstanding standby letters of credit were approximately $421.2$559.0 million and $331.1$442.3 million as of September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006,2007, respectively and had original terms of up to fifteen years, with a final expiration in 2019. Standby letters of credit are fully collateralized at the time of issuance. Unearned fees on standby letters of credit are recorded asin other liabilities and were not significant as of September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006.2007. Based on management’s credit analyses and the Bank’s collateral requirements, the FHLBNY does not deem it necessary to recordhave any provision for credit losses on these commitments and letters of credit. Standby letters of credit are fully collateralized at
Under the time of issuance.
The FHLBNYMPF program, the Bank was unconditionally obligated to purchase $1.4$8.3 million and $9.5$1.4 million in mortgage loans at September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006, respectively, under the MPF Program.2007. Commitments are generally for periods not to exceed 45 days. In accordance withUnder the provision of SFAS 149,Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivatives Instruments and Hedging Activities,”such commitments entered into after June 30, 2003 were recorded as derivatives at their fair value. TheIn addition, the FHLBNY had also entered into conditional agreements under “Master Commitments” with its members in the MPF program to purchase mortgage loans in aggregate amount of $262.4$211.2 million and $223.9$268.6 million as of September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006.2007.

 

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The FHLBNY executes derivatives with major banks and broker-dealers (“derivative counterparties”), and generally enters into bilateral collateral agreements. When derivative counterparties are at risk,exposed, the Bank would typically pledge cash collateral to mitigate the counterparties’counterparty’s credit exposure. At September 30,To mitigate the counterparties’ exposures, the FHLBNY pledged $1.7 billion in cash as collateral at March 31, 2008. The comparable number at December 31, 2007 was $396.4 million. With the Bank hadadoption of FSP FIN 39-1 on January 1, 2008, cash collateral pledged $52.2 million in interest-earning cash deposits to derivative counterparties. The pledged cash mitigated counterparties’ credit exposures resulting from certain derivative contractshas been netted against derivatives that were in an unrealized loss position frompositions at March 31, 2008 and a net derivative liability has been reported in the Bank’s perspective at September 30, 2007, after considerationStatements of threshold agreements. From the perspectivecondition. Statement of the counterparties, the contracts were in an unrealized gain position. Such market value exposure was below the threshold agreements with counterpartiescondition at December 31, 2006, and it did not become necessary2007 was reclassified for the FHLBNYnetting to pledge collateral at that dateconform to mitigate the derivative counterparties’ credit exposure. Thecurrent quarter presentation. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the FHLBNY was also exposed to credit risk associated with outstanding derivative contracts, which istransactions measured asby the replacement cost of derivatives in a gain position from the perspective of the FHLBNY.position. The FHLBNY’sBank’s credit exposure was mitigated by cash collateral of $21.7$31.8 million and $124.0$41.3 million delivered by derivativederivatives counterparties and held by the FHLBNYBank. The amounts were netted against derivatives that were in unrealized gain positions and a net derivative asset position was reported in the Statements of condition at September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006. Cash collateral received from counterparties or pledged to counterparties are interest-bearing,2007.
Net rental expense and reported as interest-bearing deposit liabilities or assets, respectively in the statementscost of condition. It is not the Bank’s current practice to net cash collateral with derivative assets and liabilities.
The FHLBNY charged to operating expense rental costs of approximately $0.8 millionleases for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 and $2.3 million and $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. Leasewere not material. The lease agreements for the Bank’sFHLBNY premises generally provideprovides for increases in the basic rentals resulting from increases in property taxes and maintenance expenses. Such increases are not expected to have a material effect on the FHLBNY.FHLBNY’s results of operations or financial condition.
The following table summarizes commitments and contingencies as of September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 (in thousands):
                                        
 Payments due or expiration terms by period  Payments due or expiration terms by period 1 
 Less than One year Greater than three Greater than    Less than One year Greater than three Greater than   
 one year to three years years to five years five years Total  one year to three years years to five years five years Total 
Contractual Obligations  
Consolidated obligations-bonds at par $28,768,800 $23,760,470 $5,762,900 $4,696,300 $62,988,470  $36,862,585 $26,007,650 $5,048,445 $4,622,600 $72,541,280 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock 131,195 76,282 34,899 1,682 244,058 
Premise and equipment (rental and lease obligations) 2,992 4,589 4,346 12,047 23,974 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock 1
 63,363 94,629 16,762 7,070 181,824 
Premises (lease obligations) 2,986 6,127 6,223 10,841 26,177 
                      
  
Total contractual obligations 28,902,987 23,841,341 5,802,145 4,710,029 63,256,502  36,928,934 26,108,406 5,071,430 4,640,511 72,749,281 
                      
  
Other commitments  
Standby letters of credit 386,700 5,101 20,928 8,443 421,172  524,906 4,882 20,928 8,311 559,027 
Unused lines of credit and other conditional commitments 21,261,822    21,261,822  19,963,358    19,963,358 
Consolidated obligation bonds/discount notes traded not settled 640,432    640,432  8,676,100    8,676,100 
Firm commitment-advances 25,000    25,000 
Commitment to purchase investment security 145,000    145,000 
Open delivery commitments (MPF) 1,398    1,398  8,259    8,259 
                      
  
Total other commitments 22,290,352 5,101 20,928 8,443 22,324,824  29,342,623 4,882 20,928 8,311 29,376,744 
                      
  
Total obligations and commitments $51,193,339 $23,846,442 $5,823,073 $4,718,472 $85,581,326  $66,271,557 $26,113,288 $5,092,358 $4,648,822 $102,126,025 
                      
1Mandatorily redeemable capital stock is categorized by the dates at which the corresponding advances outstanding mature. Excess capital stock is redeemed at that time, and hence, these dates better represent the related commitments than the put dates associated with capital stock, under which stock may not be redeemed until the later of five years from the date the member becomes a nonmember or the related advance matures.
The FHLBNY does not anticipate any credit losses from its off-balance sheet commitments and accordingly no provision for losses on such commitments is required.
The FHLBNY is subject to legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. After consultation with legal counsel, the FHLBNY does not anticipate that the ultimate liability, if any, arising out of these matters will have a material effect on the FHLBNY’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

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Note 14.15. Earnings per Share of Capital
The following table sets forth the computation of earnings per share of capital (in thousands except per share amounts):
                        
 Three months ended Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30, September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  2008 2007 
  
Net income $85,215 $76,825 $227,115 $214,929  $100,224 $71,273 
              
  
Net income available to stockholders $85,215 $76,825 $227,115 $214,929  $100,224 $71,273 
              
  
Weighted average shares of capital 38,841 39,369 37,354 37,808  45,469 36,381 
Less: Mandatorily redeemable capital stock  (1,495)  (418)  (1,139)  (290)  (1,946)  (1,118)
              
Average number of shares of capital used to calculate earnings per share 37,346 38,951 36,215 37,518  43,523 35,263 
              
Net earnings per share of capital $2.28 $1.97 $6.27 $5.73  $2.30 $2.02 
              
Basic and diluted earnings per share of capital are the same. The FHLBNY has no dilutive potential common shares or other common stock equivalents.

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Note 15.16. Segment Information
The FHLBNY manages its operations as a single business segment. Management and the FHLBNY’s Board of Directors review enterprise-wide financial information in order to make operating decisions and assess performance. Advances to large members constitute a significant percentage of FHLBNY’s advance portfolio and its source of revenues.
The following table summarizes advances to the top 5 membersfive advance holders at September 30,March 31, 2008 and 2007, and associated interest income earned for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007are summarized below (dollars in thousands):
                                      
 September 30, 2007  March 31, 2008 
 Par Percent of Interest Income  Par Percent of   
 City State Advances Total * Three months Nine months  City State Advances Total ** Interest Income 
   
Hudson City Savings Bank Paramus NJ $13,341,000  17.9% $138,264 $363,439 
New York Community Bank Westbury NY 7,113,671 9.5 84,658 264,788 
Hudson City Savings Bank* Paramus NJ $15,275,000  18.4% $159,048 
New York Community Bank* Westbury NY 8,088,623 9.8 91,160 
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company Buffalo NY 5,845,994 7.8 62,268 158,829  Buffalo NY 6,430,522 7.8 68,568 
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company New York NY 5,405,000 6.5 54,569 
HSBC Bank USA, National Association New York NY 5,508,723 7.4 59,655 189,765  New York NY 4,008,445 4.8 52,707 
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company New York NY 4,000,000 5.4 33,619 44,389 
                       
        
Total
   $35,809,388  48.0% $378,464 $1,021,210      $39,207,590  47.3% $426,052 
                       
                 
  March 31, 2007 
      Par  Percent of    
  City State Advances  Total **  Interest Income 
 
Hudson City Savings Bank* Paramus NJ $10,416,000   17.6% $101,937 
New York Community Bank* Westbury NY  7,588,175   12.9   83,662 
HSBC Bank USA, National Association New York NY  5,008,976   8.5   67,298 
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company Buffalo NY  3,596,154   6.1   46,344 
Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Assn Long Island City NY  2,340,000   4.0   29,353 
              
                 
Total
     $28,949,305   49.1% $328,594 
              
*Office of member bank also served on the Board of Directors of the FHLBNY.
**Percentage calculated on par value of advances.
The top five advance holders at December 31, 2007, and associated interest income are summarized below (dollars in thousands):
                 
  December 31, 2007 
      Par  Percent of  Interest 
  City State Advances  Total **  Income 
 
Hudson City Savings Bank* Paramus NJ $14,191,000   17.6% $461,568 
New York Community Bank* Westbury NY  8,138,625   10.1   326,012 
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company Buffalo NY  6,505,625   8.1   247,104 
HSBC Bank USA, National Association New York NY  5,508,585   6.8   240,347 
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company New York NY  4,555,000   5.7   81,724 
              
                 
Total
     $38,898,835   48.3% $1,356,755 
              
*Office of member bank also served on the Board of Directors of the FHLBNY.
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The following table summarizes advances to the top 5 members at September 30, 2006 and interest income earned for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 (dollars in thousands):
                       
  September 30, 2006 
        Par  Percent of  Interest Income 
  City State  Advances  Total *  Three months  Nine months 
                       
North Fork Bank Mattituck NY $7,850,015   11.8% $108,031  $225,074 
New York Community Bank Westbury NY  7,132,678   10.7   77,349   233,567 
Hudson City Savings Bank Paramus NJ  8,148,000   12.3   83,001   197,508 
HSBC Bank USA, National Association New York NY  5,009,638   7.5   72,781   191,535 
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company Buffalo NY  3,448,308   5.2   48,522   141,055 
                 
                       
Total
       $31,588,639   47.5% $389,684  $988,739 
                 
*Percentage calculated on par value of advances.
The following table summarizes advances to the top 5 members at December 31, 2006, and interest income earned for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 (dollars in thousands):
                   
  December 31, 2006 
        Par  Percent of  Interest 
  City State  Advances  Total *  Income 
                   
Hudson City Savings Bank Paramus NJ $8,873,000   15.0% $289,348 
New York Community Bank Westbury NY  7,878,877   13.4   315,626 
HSBC Bank USA, National Association New York NY  5,009,503   8.5   260,749 
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company Buffalo NY  3,423,231   5.8   188,514 
Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Assn. Long Island City NY  2,480,000   4.2   114,426 
              
                   
Total
       $27,664,611   46.9% $1,168,663 
              
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this report, including statements describing the objectives, projections, estimates, or predictions of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY” or “Bank”) may be “forward-looking statements.” All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could potentially be forward-looking statements. These statements may use forward-looking terminology, such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “may,” “should,” “will,” or other variations on these terms or their negatives. These statements may involve matters pertaining to, but not limited to, projections regarding revenue, income, earnings, capital expenditures, dividends, the capital structure and other financial items; statements of plans or objectives for future operations; expectations of future economic performance; and statements of assumptions underlying certain of the foregoing types of statements.
The Bank cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks or uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements or could affect the extent to which a particular objective, projection, estimate, or prediction is realized. As a result, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which are current only as of the date thereof. The Bank will not undertake to update any forward-looking statement herein or that may be made from time to time on behalf of the Bank.
These forward-looking statements may not be realized due to a variety of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited, to risks and uncertainties relating to economic, competitive, governmental, technological and marketing factors, as well as other factors identified in the Bank’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Executive Overview
This overview of management’s discussion and analysis highlights selected information and may not contain all of the information that is important to readers of thisForm 10-Q.10-Q. For a more complete understanding of events, trends and uncertainties, as well as the liquidity, capital, credit and market risks, and critical accounting estimates, affecting the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY(“FHLBNY” or Bank)“Bank”), thisForm 10-Q should be read in its entirety.entirety, and in conjunction with the Bank’s most recentForm 10-K filed on March 28, 2008
Financial PerformanceCooperative business model. As a cooperative, the FHLBNY seeks to maintain a balance between its public policy mission and its ability to provide adequate returns on the capital supplied by its members. The FHLBNY achieves this balance by delivering low-cost financing to members to help them meet the credit needs of their communities and by paying a dividend.dividend on the members’ capital stock. Reflecting the FHLBNY’s cooperative nature, the FHLBNY’s financial strategies are designed to enable the FHLBNY to expand and contract in response to member credit needs. The FHLBNY invests its capital in high quality, short- and intermediate-term financial instruments. This strategy allows the FHLBNY to maintain sufficient liquidity to satisfy member demand for short- and long-term funds, repay maturing consolidated obligations, and meet other obligations. The dividends paid by FHLBNY are largely the result of the FHLBNY’s earnings on invested member capital, net earnings on member credit, mortgage loans and investments, offset in part by the FHLBNY’s operating expenses and assessments. FHLBNY’s board of directors and management determine the pricing of member credit and dividend policies based on the needs of its members and the cooperative.
Historical Perspective. The fundamental business of the FHLBNY is to provide member institutions and housing associates with advances and other credit products in a wide range of maturities to meet their needs. Congress created the FHLBanks in 1932 to improve the availability of funds to support home ownership. Although the FHLBanks were initially capitalized with government funds, members have provided all of the FHLBanks’ capital for over 50 years.
To accomplish its public purpose, the FHLBanks, including the FHLBNY, offer a readily available, low-cost source of funds, called advances, to member institutions and certain housing associates. Congress originally granted access to advances only to those institutions with the potential to make and hold long-term, amortizing home mortgage loans. Such institutions were primarily federally and state chartered savings and loan associations, cooperative banks, and state-chartered savings banks (thrift institutions). FHLBanks and its member thrift institutions are an integral part of the home mortgage financing system in the United States.
However, a variety of factors, including a severe recession, record-high interest rates, and deregulation, resulted in significant financial losses for thrift institutions in the 1980s. In response to the significant cost borne by the American taxpayer to resolve the failed thrift institutions, Congress restructured the home mortgage financing system in 1989 with the passage of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (“FIRREA”). Through this legislation, Congress reaffirmed the housing finance mission of the FHLBanks and expanded membership eligibility in the FHLBanks to include commercial banks and credit unions with a commitment to housing finance.
Different FHLBank Business OverviewStrategies. Each FHLBank is operated as a separate entity with its own management, employees and board of directors. In addition, all FHLBanks operate under the Finance Board’s supervisory and regulatory framework. However, each FHLBank’s management and board of directors determine the best approach for meeting its business objectives and serving its members. As such, the management and board of directors of each FHLBank have developed different business strategies and initiatives to fulfill that FHLBank’s mission, and they re-evaluate these strategies and initiatives from time to time.

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Business segment.The FHLBNY manages its operations as a single business segment. Advances to members are the primary focus of the FHLBNY’s operations and the principal factor that impacts its operating results. The FHLBNY is exempt from ordinary federal, state, and local taxation except for local real estate tax. It is required to make payments to Resolution Funding Corporation (“REFCORP”), and set aside a percentage of its income towards an Affordable Housing Program (“AHP”). Together they are referred to as assessments.
ThirdFirst Quarter 20072008 Highlights
InThe FHLBNY reported 2008 first-quarter Net income of $100.2 million, or $2.30 per share compared with net income of $71.3 million or $2.02 per share for the recent market turmoil,first quarter of 2007. The return on average equity, which is Net income divided by average Capital stock, Retained earnings, and Accumulated other comprehensive income, in the Bank experienced an extraordinaryfirst quarter of 2008 was 8.59%, compared with 7.35% for the first quarter of 2007. Continued demand by members for advances and issuances of short-term debt to investors at attractive sub-LIBOR spreads were contributing factors to first quarter 2008 Net income growth over prior year quarter.
Net interest income after the provision for credit losses, a key metric for the FHLBNY, was $153.4 million for the first quarter of 2008, up by $40.7 million, or 36.1% from the prior year first quarter. Net interest income represents the difference between income from interest-earning assets and interest expenses paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest spread earned was 32 basis points for the first quarter of 2008, up just slightly from 31 basis points in the prior year first quarter. Net interest spread is the difference between yields on interest-earning assets and yields on interest-bearing liabilities. Return on average earning-assets was 57 basis points for the first quarter of 2008, unchanged from the prior year first quarter.
Operating Expenses were $16.5 million for the first quarter of 2008, up by $0.4 million, or 2.5% from the prior year first quarter. Increases were primarily from the cost of additions to staffing levels, and the inflationary increases in the cost of employment and related expenses.
The FHLBNY is also assessed the operating expenses of the Office of Finance and the Federal Housing Finance Board. The Office of Finance is a joint office of the twelve FHLBanks and facilitates issuing and servicing the consolidated obligation debt of the FHLBanks as well as the preparation of the combined quarterly and annual financial reports. The Federal Housing Finance Board is the regulator of the FHLBanks. The combined charges were $1.5 million for the first quarter of 2008, slightly up from $1.4 million in the prior year first quarter.
REFCORP assessments were $25.1 million for the first quarter of 2008, up by $7.2 million, from the prior year first quarter. AHP assessments were $11.6 million for the first quarter of 2008, up by $3.5 million from the prior year first quarter. Assessments are calculated on net income before assessments and the increase was due to higher net income in the first quarter of 2008 compared to prior year first quarter. For more information about REFCORP and AHP assessments, see the section titled “Assessments”, in this Form 10-Q.
A cash dividend of $2.12 per share of capital stock (8.40% annualized return on capital stock) was paid in January 2008 for the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to cash dividend of $1.76 per share of capital stock (7.00% annualized return on capital stock) paid in January 2007 for the fourth quarter of 2006.

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At March 31, 2008, the FHLBNY’s Total assets were $108.5 billion, a small decrease of $728.2 million, or 0.7%, from December 31, 2007. Increases in advances borrowed by its membership. members in the first quarter of 2008 were offset by decreased inventories of short-term money market instruments.
Advances, including the impact of fair value basis adjustments under the hedging accounting provisions of SFAS 133, grew by over 21.0%4.7% to $85.9 billion at March 31, 2008, compared to $82.1 billion at December 31, 2007. Par amounts of advances were $82.9 billion at March 31, 2008, up from $80.6 billion at December 31, 2007. Member demand for advance borrowings in the thirdfirst quarter to $75.1 billion at September 30, 2007, compared with $61.2 billion at June 30, 2007. Eight members increased their advances by $500 million or more. The largest increase by any single member was $2.4 billion. While this unprecedented increase in borrowing wasof 2008 has been concentrated among the large members, a broad base of membership also increased their borrowings from the FHLBNY. Events in the market place also caused a surgefixed-rate advance products, and declined in demand byboth adjustable-rate and shorter-term advance products.
Credit dislocation in the marketplace has continued to drive investors forto acquire shorter-term debt issued by the FHLBanks, including those issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.FHLBNY. Issuances of discount notes, which have maturities from overnight to 365 days, rose to record levels at attractive sub-LIBOR spreads.
Net income for the current year quarter grew by 10.9% to $85.2 million, compared with $76.8 millionspreads in the prior year quarter.

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Net Income
Third Quarter- The FHLBNY reported 2007 third quarter net income of $85.2 million, or $2.28 per share, compared with net income of $76.8 million, or $1.97 per share, for the thirdfourth quarter of 2006. Return on average equity, defined as net income divided by average capital stock plus average retained earnings2007. Both discount notes and accumulated other comprehensive income,short-term bonds still remain at attractive sub-LIBOR pricing levels for the quarter was 8.34%, compared to 7.29% for the third quarter of 2006.
Current year third quarter net income was higher and benefited from slightly higher net interest income, which for the FHLBNY is the primary source of revenue, and from higher non-interest income. Higher revenues were partly offset by an increase in operating expenses.
Net interest income- Net interest income for the third quarter of 2007 was $126.0 million compared with $122.4 million in the third quarter of 2006. Net interest margin improved by 3 basis points in the current quarter from the prior year period and was a contributing factor. Net interest margin is the spread earned on interest-earning assets and shareholders’ equity minus the spread paid on interest-costing liabilities.
Non-interest income- Non-interest income in the current quarter was higher by $9.0 million from the prior year third quarter also contributing to higher net income in the current year third quarter. Non-interest income is comprised of fees from delivery of correspondent banking services to members, net realized and unrealized gains and losses from hedging activities, and losses from debt extinguishment.
Hedging activities- Third quarter 2007 net gain from hedging activities was $7.9 million compared to $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2006. Third quarter 2007 net gain from hedging activities primarily represented $5.4 million in unrealized gains from changes in fair value basis of FAS 133 qualifying hedged fixed-rate advances, $5.1 million in unrealized gains from freestanding derivatives in a economic hedges of fixed-rate debt; gains were partly offset by $4.3 million in unrealized losses from changes in fair value basis of FAS 133 qualifying hedged fixed-rate debt. The Bank hedges certain fixed-rate debt and fixed-rate advances by entering into interest rate derivative contracts with highly-rated derivative counterparties. Unrealized gains and losses represent the ineffectiveness between changes in the fair value of the hedged fixed-rate debt and hedged fixed-rate advances, and corresponding changes in the fair values of derivatives.
Debt extinguishment– In the third quarter of 2007, the Bank extinguished $104.0 million of consolidated obligation bonds at a loss of $0.8 million, compared to a loss of $2.5 million in the prior year period when $35.0 million was extinguished. Management of the Bank carefully considers market conditions and the need for aligning its assets and liabilities when assets, such as investments and advances are prepaid before their expected maturity. The decline or increase in debt extinguishment and the associated losses is a reflection of all factors, asset prepayment, market conditions and the extent of necessary re-balancing of assets and liabilities.
Fees received from correspondent banking services were slightly down.
Operating expenses- Operating expenses, including the allocated costs of running the Office of Finance and the Finance Board, were $17.7 million, an increase of $1.0 million compared to $16.7 million in the prior year period. Increases in supplemental pension costs were the primary factor.

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Year-to-date- Net income for the first nine months of 2007 was $227.1 million, or $6.27 per share, compared with $214.9 million, or $5.73 per share in the prior year period. Return on average equity was 7.63% for the first nine months of 2007 compared with 7.06% for the prior year period. Net Income benefited from an increase of $10.7 million in net interest income, and $10.0 higher non-interest income in the current year period compared to prior year period. Operating expenses were higher by $3.3 million in the current year period compared with the same period in 2006.
Net interest income- Net interest income contribution is impacted by both rate and volume of transactions. Rate is impacted by increase or decline in yields and coupons, and volume is impacted by changes in interest-earning assets and liabilities. The impact on interest margin from higher coupons and yields on interest-earning assets minus interest-costing liabilities (considered rate-related) was a positive contribution to net interest margin of $18.1 million for the first nine months of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. Intermediation volume was lower in the current year period and caused net interest income to be lower by $7.5 million compared to prior year period.
Non-interest income was higher by $10.0 million, principally from recorded unrealized gains of $13.4 million from hedging activities in the current year period compared to $5.7 million in the prior year period. Operating expenses, including the allocated cost of running the Office of Finance and the Finance Board were higher by $3.5 million in the current year period compared to prior year period.
Contribution from shareholders’ capital was an important factor in explaining the higher net interest income for the current year first quarter and year-to-date compared to the same periods in 2006. On average, yields from interest-earning assets have been higher in the current year periods. As a result, the Bank benefited by investing stockholders’ capital to fund higher yielding assets. For the first nine months of 2007, the average yield from interest-earning assets was 5.41%, compared to 5.05% in the prior year period.
Advances- The FHLBNY’s primary business is making collateralized loans, known as “advances,” to members, and is the primary focus of the Bank’s operations and the principal factor that impacts the financial condition of the FHLBNY.
The Bank experienced unprecedented member demand for advances in the third quarter of 2007, and par amount of advances grew to $74.6 billion an increase of $15.6 billion from December 31, 2006. The growth was concentrated in the last two months of the third quarter. While this unprecedented increase in borrowing was concentrated among the large members, a broad base of membership also increased their borrowings from the FHLBNY. There can be no assurance that the recent trend in member demand will continue. Member borrowing needs are driven by economic factors, such as availability to the members of alternative funding sources that are more attractive, or by the interest rate environment and the outlook for the economy.
Recorded advances to members, including fair value basis adjustment from hedging activities, was $75.1 billion at September 30, 2007, up from $59.0 billion at December 31, 2006. Advances as a percentage of total assets were 73.3% at September 30, 2007, compared with 72.2% at December 31, 2006, an indication of the Bank’s continued strategy of maintaining its balance sheet in line with the growth or decline in advances to members.
In the third quarter of 2007, four members became non-members of the FHLBNY. In the first quarter of 2007, one member was acquired by a non-member; no member was acquired by a non-member in2008, the second quarterBank decided to reduce issuances of 2007. Total advances borrowed by non-membersdiscount notes, and amounts outstanding at September 30, 2007, including the four who became non-members in the third quarter were $3.4March 31, 2008 declined to $26.3 billion, up from $1.8compared to $34.8 billion at December 31, 2006. Under rules established by2007. Maturing discount notes and fixed-rate bonds, and bonds that were called were replaced in the Finance Board, the FHLBNY is prohibited from advancing additional funds to non-members, and outstanding advances will be allowed to remain on the Bank’s books until their contractual maturities or earlier, if prepaid by the member.

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Dividend- A cash dividend of $1.87 per share of capital stock (7.50% annualized return on capital stock) was paid in July 2007 for the secondfirst quarter of 2007, up from $1.43 paid for the prior year period. For the first nine months2008 by issuing floating-rate bonds.
Held-to-maturity securities consisting of 2007 cash dividends paid, including the aforementioned, totaled $5.48, up from $4.02 per share for the comparable period in 2006. An annualized dividend of 8.05% ($2.03 per share) was paid on October 31, 2007mortgage-backed securities and state and local housing agency bonds declined to members for the third quarter, up from 6.25% ($1.58 per share) paid for the prior year third quarter.
Stockholders’ Equity-Stockholders’ equity comprised of capital stock, retained earnings and accumulated comprehensive income, increased by $561.7 million to $4.5$9.6 billion at September 30, 2007, upMarch 31, 2008, down from $3.9$10.3 billion at December 31, 2006. Capital stock, par value $100, was $4.12007. No acquisitions were made in the first quarter of 2007. In the first quarter of 2008, the Bank acquired $2.0 billion of GSE issued, variable-rate collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”), and designated these acquisitions as available-for-sale. All securities purchased were rated triple-A. CMOs are supported by agency pass-through securities. For more information about the credit quality of the Bank’s investment securities, see Investment Quality in the section of this MD&A captioned Asset Quality.
Investments in short-term certificates of deposits and federal funds sold were allowed to decline at September 30, 2007, up by $543.7 millionMarch 31, 2008 to $8.9 billion from $3.5$14.7 billion at December 31, 2006.2007. The decline was in line with the Bank’s decision to reduce its reliance on consolidated obligation discount notes.
Shareholders’ equity, the sum of Capital stock, Retained earnings and Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) was $4.8 billion at March 31, 2008, up by $97.2 million, from December 31, 2007. Capital stock at March 31, 2008 was $4.5 billion, up by $108.2 million as compared to December 31, 2007. The increase in capital stock was consistent with increases in advances borrowed by members. Membersmembers since members are required to purchase stock as a prerequisite to membership and to hold FHLBNY stock as a percentage of advances borrowed from the FHLBNY. StockThe Bank’s current practice is that stock in excess of amount necessary to support advance activity is redeemed daily by the FHLBNY. Under the FHLBNY’s present practice of repurchasing excess stock, and provisions requiring members to purchase stock to support advance borrowings,As a result, the amount of capital stock outstanding varies directly in line with members’ outstanding advance borrowings.

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Cash dividends paid
2008 Second Quarter Outlook
The following forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the FHLBNY’s management and are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause the FHLBNY’s results to differ materially from equity was $197.7 millionthose set forth in such forward-looking statements.
The basic outlook for second quarter of 2008 is predicated on the expected slowdown in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, up from $146.6 million paidU.S. economy, particularly the slowdown in the same periodhousing market, as well as an expectation of continued uncertainties in 2006.the financial markets. Against that backdrop, management of the Bank believes it is difficult to predict member demand for advances, which are the primary focus of the FHLBNY’s operations and the principal factor that impacts its operating results. However, with that being said, earnings are expected to decline in the second quarter of 2008 as compared to the first quarter.
Generally, the growth or decline in advances is reflective of demand by members for both short-term liquidity and long-term funding driven by economic factors such as availability to the Bank’s members of alternative funding sources that are more attractive, the interest rate environment, and the outlook for the economy. Members may choose to prepay advances, which may incur prepayment fees, based on their expectations of interest changes and demand for liquidity. Demand for advances may also be influenced by the dividend payout rate to members on their capital stock investment in the FHLBNY. Members are required to invest in FHLBNY’s capital stock in the form of membership stock and activity-based stock, which a member is required to purchase to borrow advances. Advance volume is also influenced by merger activity where members are either acquired by non-members or acquired by members of another FHLBank. When FHLBNY members are acquired by members of another FHLBank or a non-member, they no longer qualify for membership in the FHLBNY and the FHLBNY cannot renew outstanding advances or provide new advances to non-members. Subsequent to the merger, maturing advances may not be replaced, which has an immediate impact on short-term and overnight advance lending.
The FHLBNY earns income from investing its members’ capital to fund interest-earning assets. In a lower interest rate environment, which the Bank is forecasting for the second quarter of 2008, deployed capital, which consists of capital stock, retained earnings, and net non-interest bearing liabilities is expected to provide relatively lower income than in the first quarter of 2008.
Investor demand for FHLBank System short-term bonds and discount notes continued to be brisk in the first quarter of 2008 and drove down coupons and yields and such short-term debt was issued by the FHLBNY at very favorable pricing. Uncertainties in the financial markets drove up the coupons and yields on longer-term debt. Given the FHLBNY’s expectation of continued uncertainties in the financial markets, it is also difficult for the Bank to predict how soon a return to more traditional debt issuance pricing of its debt, both short- and long-term, is likely. The issuance of debt (consolidated obligations) is the primary financing vehicle for the FHLBNY

 

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Selected financial data are presented below (Unaudited)
                         
Statements of Condition September 30,  Year ended December 31, 
(dollars in millions) 2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  2002 
                         
Investments (1) $25,128  $20,503  $21,190  $18,363  $14,217  $23,598 
Advances  75,072   59,012   61,902   68,507   63,923   68,926 
Mortgage loans  1,515   1,483   1,467   1,178   672   435 
Total assets  102,383   81,703   85,014   88,439   79,230   93,606 
Deposits and borrowings  3,343   2,390   2,658   2,297   2,100   2,743 
Consolidated obligations  93,084   74,234   77,279   80,157   70,857   83,512 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock  244   110   18   127       
AHP liability  112   102   91   82   93   110 
REFCORP liability  21   17   14   10      14 
Capital stock  4,090   3,546   3,590   3,655   3,639   4,051 
Retained earnings  398   369   291   223   127   244 
Equity to asset ratio (2)  4.36%  4.79%  4.57%  4.38%  4.75%  4.59%
                                     
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Statements of Condition September 30,  September 30,  Year ended December 31, 
Averages (in millions) 2007  2006  2007  2006  2006  2005  2004  2003  2002 
                                     
Investments (1) $23,120  $19,714  $21,307  $19,060  $19,490  $19,944  $17,642  $19,833  $20,677 
Advances  64,682   68,165   61,159   65,027   64,658   63,446   65,289   70,943   64,210 
Mortgage loans  1,516   1,480   1,502   1,467   1,471   1,360   928   527   400 
Total assets  90,099   90,124   84,741   86,245   86,319   85,254   84,344   92,747   86,682 
Deposits and borrowings  2,654   1,846   2,470   1,686   1,773   2,112   1,968   2,952   2,908 
Consolidated obligations  82,090   82,929   77,167   79,360   79,314   77,629   76,105   81,818   76,907 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock  149   42   114   29   51   56   238       
AHP liability  109   96   105   93   95   84   83   105   107 
REFCORP liability  11   10   10   9   9   7   4   2   8 
Capital stock  3,735   3,895   3,622   3,752   3,737   3,604   3,554   4,082   3,768 
Retained earnings  365   323   356   306   314   251   159   193   204 
                                     
Operating Results and other Data Three months
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(dollars in millions, September 30,  September 30,  Year ended December 31, 
except earnings and dividends per share) 2007  2006  2007  2006  2006  2005  2004  2003  2002 
                                     
Net interest income (3) $126  $122  $352  $341  $470  $395  $268  $299  $389 
Net income  85   77   227   215   285   230   161   46   234 
Dividends paid in cash  67   54   198   147   208   162   66   164   167 
AHP expense  10   9   26   24   32   26   19   5   26 
REFCORP expense  21   19   57   54   71   58   40   11   59 
Return on average equity* (4)  8.34%  7.29%  7.63%  7.06%  7.04%  5.97%  4.34%  1.08%  5.89%
Return on average assets*  0.38%  0.34%  0.36%  0.33%  0.33%  0.27%  0.19%  0.05%  0.27%
Operating expenses $17  $15  $49  $46  $63  $59  $51  $48  $39 
Operating expenses ratio* (5)  0.08%  0.07%  0.08%  0.07%  0.07%  0.07%  0.06%  0.05%  0.04%
Earnings per share $2.28  $1.97  $6.27  $5.73  $7.63  $6.36  $4.55  $1.12  $6.21 
Dividend per share $1.87  $1.43  $5.48  $4.02  $5.59  $4.50  $1.83  $3.97  $4.51 
Headcount (Full/part time)  240   225   240   225   232   221   210   206   200 
 
Statements of Condition     March 31,  December 31, 
(dollars in millions)     2008  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003 
                             
Investments (1)     $20,534  $25,034  $20,503  $21,190  $18,363  $14,217 
Advances      85,927   82,090   59,012   61,902   68,507   63,923 
Mortgage loans      1,468   1,492   1,483   1,467   1,178   672 
Total assets      108,517   109,245   81,703   85,014   88,439   79,230 
Deposits and borrowings      2,572   1,606   2,390   2,658   2,297   2,100 
Consolidated obligations      99,461   101,117   74,234   77,279   80,157   70,857 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock      182   239   110   18   127    
AHP liability      124   119   102   91   82   93 
REFCORP liability      25   24   17   14   10    
Capital stock      4,476   4,368   3,546   3,590   3,655   3,639 
Retained earnings      429   418   369   291   223   127 
Equity to asset ratio (2)      4.47%  4.35%  4.79%  4.57%  4.38%  4.75%
                             
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Statements of ConditionAverages March 31,  Years ended December 31, 
(dollars in millions) 2008  2007  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003 
                             
Investments (1) $23,863  $20,516  $22,230  $19,490  $19,944  $17,642  $19,833 
Advances  82,615   58,585   65,454   64,658   63,446   65,289   70,943 
Mortgage loans  1,479   1,488   1,502   1,471   1,360   928   527 
Total assets  108,702   81,362   89,961   86,319   85,254   84,344   92,747 
Interest-bearing deposits and other borrowings  2,181   1,907   2,286   1,773   2,112   1,968   2,952 
Consolidated obligations  99,034   74,550   82,233   79,314   77,629   76,105   81,818 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock  195   112   146   51   56   238    
AHP liability  121   102   108   95   84   83   105 
REFCORP liability  12   9   10   9   7   4   2 
Capital stock  4,352   3,526   3,771   3,737   3,604   3,554   4,082 
Retained earnings  391   338   362   314   251   159   193 
                             
Operating Results                       
and other Data Three months ended                     
(dollars in millions) March 31, Years ended December 31, 
(except earnings and dividends per share) 2008  2007  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003 
                             
Net interest income (3) $153  $113  $499  $470  $395  $268  $299 
Net income  100   71   323   285   230   161   46 
Dividends paid in cash  89   65   273   208   162   66   164 
AHP expense  12   8   37   32   26   19   5 
REFCORP expense  25   18   81   71   58   40   11 
Return on average equity* (4)  8.59%  7.35%  7.85%  7.04%  5.97%  4.34%  1.08%
Return on average assets*  0.37%  0.35%  0.36%  0.33%  0.27%  0.19%  0.05%
Operating expenses $16  $16  $67  $63  $59  $51  $48 
Operating expenses ratio* (5)  0.06%  0.08%  0.07%  0.07%  0.07%  0.06%  0.05%
Earnings per share $2.30  $2.02  $8.57  $7.63  $6.36  $4.55  $1.12 
Dividend per share $2.12  $1.76  $7.51  $5.59  $4.50  $1.83  $3.97 
Headcount (Full/part time)  241   239   246   232   221   210   206 
(1) Investments include held-to-maturity securities, available for-sale securities, interest-bearing deposits, Federal funds, and loans to other FHLBanks.FHLBanks in averages balance.
 
(2) Equity to asset ratio is capital stock plus retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a percentage of total assets.
 
(3) Net interest income is net interest income before the provision for credit losses on mortgage loans.
 
(4) Return on average equity is net income as a percentage of average capital stock plus average retained earnings and average accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
 
(5) Operating expenses as a percentage of average assets.
 
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The FHLBNY has identified certain accounting policies that it believes are critical because they require management to make subjective judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because of the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or by using different assumptions. These policies include estimating the allowance for credit losses on the advance and mortgage loan portfolios; estimating the liabilities for pension liabilities; and estimating fair values of certain assets and liabilities. The FHLBNY accounts for derivatives in accordance with SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, and specifically identifies the hedged assets or liabilities and the associated hedging strategy.
For additional information, refer to Note 1 to the Financial Statements in the FHLBNY’s most recent Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2007.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations
SFAS 157 – In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”).
SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and enhances disclosure about fair value measurements required under other accounting pronouncements, but does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. SFAS 157 nullifies the guidance in Emerging Issues Task Force EITF 02-3, which precluded the recognition of a trading profit at the inception of a derivative contract, unless the fair value of such derivative is obtained from a quoted market price or other valuation technique incorporating observable market data. SFAS 157 also precludes the use of a liquidity or block discount when measuring instruments traded in an active market at fair value. SFAS 157 requires that costs related to acquiring financial instruments carried at fair value should not be capitalized, but rather should be expensed as incurred. SFAS 157 also clarifies when an issuer’s credit standing should be considered in measuring liabilities at fair value.
SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 (January 1, 2008 for the Bank), with earlier application encouraged. SFAS 157 must be applied prospectively as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which it is initially adopted, except that the provisions related to block discounts and the guidance in EITF 02-3 are to be applied as a one time cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings in the first interim period for the fiscal year in which SFAS 157 is initially applied. The Bank will adopt SFAS 157 on January 1, 2008, and is evaluating its potential effect on its financial statements.
SFAS 159 – On February 15, 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement 115”(“SFAS 159”).SFAS 159 creates a fair value option allowing an entity to irrevocably elect fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for certain financial assets and financial liabilities, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings as they occur. SFAS 159 also requires an entity to report those financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value in a manner that separates those reported fair values from the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities measured using another measurement attribute on the face of the statement of financial position. Lastly, SFAS 159 requires an entity to provide information that would allow users to understand the effect on earnings of changes in the fair value on those instruments selected for the fair value election. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 (January 1, 2008 for the Bank). The Bank is continuing to evaluate the financial assets and liabilities, if any, for which the fair value option under SFAS 159 could be elected, and to assess the impact on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows if such election was made.

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FSP FIN 39-1 – In April 2007, the FASB directed the FASB Staff to issue FSP No. FIN 39-1, “Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39”(“FSP FIN 39-1”). FSP FIN 39-1 modifies FIN No. 39, “Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts”, and permits companies to offset cash collateral receivables or payables with net derivative positions under certain circumstances. FSP FIN 39-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted. If the Bank adopts the provisions under the FSP, it does not expect implementation to have a material impact on reported results of operations or financial condition.
Results of Operations
The following section provides a comparative discussion of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York’sBank’s results of operations.operations for the first quarters of 2008 and 2007. For a discussion of the criticalsignificant accounting estimates used by the BankFHLBNY that affect itsthe results of operations, see page 32Note 1. Accounting Changes, Significant Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates in thisForm 10-Q, and Note. 1. Summary of this Significant Accounting Policies in the Bank’s most recently filedForm 10-Q and pages 42-4710-K on March 28, 2008.
Net Income
The FHLBNY manages its operations as a single business segment. Advances to members are the primary focus of the FHLBNY’s Annual Reportoperations, and is the principal factor that impacts its operating results. Interest income from advances is the principal source of revenue. The primary expenses are interest paid on Form 10-Kconsolidated obligations debt, operating expenses, principally administrative and overhead expenses, and “assessments” on net income before assessments. The FHLBNY is exempt from ordinary federal, state, and local taxation except for local real estate tax. It is required to make payments to REFCORP and set aside funds from its income towards an Affordable Housing Program (“AHP”), together referred to as assessments. Other significant factors affecting the Bank’s net income include the volume and timing of investments in mortgage-backed securities, debt repurchase and associated losses, and earnings from shareholders’ capital.
The FHLBNY reported 2008 first-quarter net income of $100.2 million, or $2.30 per share compared with net income of $71.3 million or $2.02 per share for the year ended December 31, 2006.first quarter of 2007. The return on average equity, which is Net income divided by average Capital stock, Retained earnings, and Accumulated other comprehensive income, in the first quarter of 2008 was 8.59%, compared with 7.35% for the first quarter of 2007. Continued demand by members for advances and issuances of short-term debt to investors at attractive sub-LIBOR spreads were contributing factors.
Net interest income is the principal source of revenue for the Bank.
Net Interest Incomeinterest income-
Net interest income was $153.5 million for the first quarter of 2008, up 36.1% or $40.7 million from the prior year first quarter. Net interest income is the principal source of revenue for the Bank. It represents the difference between income from interest-earning assets and interest expense paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
Net interest income is impacted byby: member demand for advances and investment activity, the yields from advances and investments, and the cost of consolidated obligation debt that is issued by the Bank to fund advances and investments. The execution of interest rate swaps in the derivative market at a constant spread to LIBOR, in effect converting fixed-rate advances and fixed-rate debt to conventional adjustable-rate instruments indexed to LIBOR, results in an important intermediation for the Bank between the capital markets and the swap market. The intermediation permits the Bank to raise funds at lower costs than would otherwise be available through the issuance of simple fixed- or floating-rate debt in the capital markets. Income earned from assets funded by member capital and retained earnings, referred to as “deployed capital”, which are non-interest bearing, provides the FHLBNY with substantial income and is anotheran important consideration for the FHLBNY.factor that impacts its results of operations. All of these factors may fluctuate based on changes in interest rates, demand by members for advances, investor demand for debt issued by the FHLBanks,FHLBNY and the change in the spread between the yields on advances and investments, and the cost of financing these assets by the issuance of debt to investors.

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Net interest income was $126.0 million for the third quarter of 2007, up by $3.6 million from the prior year period. Net interest income represents the difference between income from interest-earning assets and interest expenses paid on interest-bearing liabilities. For the first nine months of 2007, net interest income was $351.6 million, up by $10.7 million from the prior year period.
spreadNet interest spread earned was 3132 basis points for the thirdfirst quarter of 2007,2008, slightly up from 2831 basis points in the prior year period.first quarter. Net interest spread is the difference between yields earned on interest-earning assets and stockholders’ equity and yields paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest margin, which is annualized net interest income as a percentage of average earning assets, and was 5657 basis points forin the thirdfirst quarter of 2007, compared to 54 basis points for2008, unchanged from the prior year period. For the first nine months of 2007, net interest spread was 30 basis points, slightly higher than 29 basis points for the prior year period. Net interest margin for the first nine months of 2007 was 56 basis points, also higher than the prior year period margin of 53 basis points.quarter.
Earnings from member capitalThe FHLBNY earns income from investing its members’ capital to fund interest-earning assets. InEven in a higherlower interest rate environment in the first quarter of 2008, relative to the prior year first quarter, deployed capital, which is capital stock, retained earnings, and net non-interest bearing liabilities, provided the FHLBNY with a significant source of income. As an illustration, anAn average $4.4$6.6 billion in deployed capital in the thirdfirst quarter of 20072008 earned a yield of 5.43%4.38%, the annualized yield on aggregate interest-earning assets for the third quarter of 2007.assets. In contrast, the Bank’s average deployed capital in the prior year periodfirst quarter was slightly higher at $4.5$4.0 billion, significantly lower than the current year first quarter, but earned a lowerhigher yield of 5.38%5.41%. Similarly, forTypically, the Bank would earn relatively greater income in a higher interest rate environment if average deployed capital remained unchanged. In the first nine monthsquarter of 20072008, deployed capital was $6.6 billion, significantly higher than the Bank earned a yield of 5.41% on an average $4.2 billionamount in deployed capital. In the prior year period, the yield was lower by 36 basis points, and even though average deployed capital was higher by $263.3 million,first quarter. As a result, deployed capital made a stronger contribution to net interest income as a result of a higher rate environment in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same periods in 2006.first quarter of 2008.

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The following tables summarize key changes in the components of net interest income (dollar amounts in thousands):
                 
  Three months ended 
  September 30, 
          Dollar  Percentage 
  2007  2006  Variance  Variance 
Interest income
                
Advances $885,601  $923,797  $(38,196)  (4.13)%
Interest-bearing deposits  107,355   80,752   26,603   32.94 
Federal funds sold  58,446   34,403   24,043   69.89 
Held-to-maturity securities  150,405   154,232   (3,827)  (2.48)
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio  20,117   19,181   936   4.88 
Other     33   (33)  (100.00)
             
                 
Total interest income
  1,221,924   1,212,398   9,526   0.79 
             
                 
Interest expense
                
Consolidated obligations-bonds  849,407   795,177   54,230   6.82 
Consolidated obligations-discount notes  210,701   270,759   (60,058)  (22.18)
Deposits  31,913   22,292   9,621   43.16 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock  2,823   630   2,193   348.10 
Cash collateral held and other borrowings  1,058   1,120   (62)  (5.54)
             
                 
Total interest expense
  1,095,902   1,089,978   5,924   0.54 
             
                 
Net interest income before provisions for credit losses
 $126,022  $122,420  $3,602   2.94%
             
                                
 Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30,  March 31, 
 Dollar Percentage  Dollar Percentage 
 2007 2006 Variance Variance  2008 2007 Variance Variance 
Interest income
  
Advances $2,470,060 $2,430,737 $39,323  1.62% $871,785 $777,494 $94,291  12.13%
Interest-bearing deposits 272,008 226,847 45,161 19.91  111,251 80,699 30,552 37.86 
Federal funds sold 145,261 92,433 52,828 57.15  29,418 44,636  (15,218)  (34.09)
Available-for-sale securities 9,483  9,483 NA 
Held-to-maturity securities 453,023 422,429 30,594 7.24  134,348 152,963  (18,615)  (12.17)
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio 59,350 56,767 2,583 4.55  19,633 19,518 115 0.59 
Other 2 38  (36)  (94.74)
Loans to other FHLBanks and other 1 1  0.00 
                  
  
Total interest income
 3,399,704 3,229,251 170,453 5.28  1,175,919 1,075,311 100,608 9.36 
                  
  
Interest expense
  
Consolidated obligations-bonds 2,397,254 2,120,574 276,680 13.05  731,261 766,756  (35,495)  (4.63)
Consolidated obligations-discount notes 553,137 707,711  (154,574)  (21.84) 271,283 171,280 100,003 58.39 
Deposits 87,280 56,633 30,647 54.12  15,175 21,010  (5,835)  (27.77)
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock 6,604 1,208 5,396 446.69  4,278 2,149 2,129 99.07 
Cash collateral held and other borrowings 3,863 2,243 1,620 72.22  471 1,428  (957)  (67.02)
                  
  
Total interest expense
 3,048,138 2,888,369 159,769 5.53  1,022,468 962,623 59,845 6.22 
                  
  
Net interest income before provisions for credit losses
 $351,566 $340,882 $10,684  3.13% $153,451 $112,688 $40,763  36.17%
                  

 

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Interest Income
Reported interest income includes the impact of interest rate derivatives.
Third Quarter- Total interest income forin the thirdfirst quarter of 20072008 was $1.2 billion, up by $9.5an increase of $100.6 million from the prior year period.first quarter. Changes in both rate and intermediation volume (average interest-yielding assets) explain the change in the current year quarter from the prior year period. Increasesquarter. The principal components of interest income are discussed below:
Interest income from advancesInterest income from advances is principally the coupon payments received from borrowing members and is recorded as interest income in yields and couponsthe Statements of interest-earning assets in a higherincome together with the net cash flows associated with interest rate environment contributed $10.6 millionswaps when hedges qualify under the accounting provisions of SFAS 133. In the interest rate swap, the Bank pays fixed-rate to derivative counterparty which typically mirrors the growth in reportedfixed-rate coupon received from members. In exchange, the Bank receives variable-rate LIBOR-indexed cash flows from the derivative counterparty. Typically, the Bank hedges its long-term, fixed-rate advances and almost all fixed-rate putable advances. The impact of hedging activities on interest income. Lower intermediation volume resulted in lowerexpense is discussed below under the section “Impact of hedging advances.”
Reported interest income from advances was $871.8 million in the first quarter of $1.0 million. Balance sheet leverage at September 30, 2007, defined as the ratio2008, an increase of Total assets to Shareholders equity was 22.9, up$94.3 million from 20.9 at December 31, 2006, principally because of increased balance sheet liquidity through investments$777.5 million in short-term money-market instruments. The Bank has traditionally inventoried Federal funds and other short-term funds to meet unexpected member needs for funds.
Intermediation volume for the current year period was slightly lower than the prior year period. Intermediationfirst quarter. Higher volume which isof advance transaction in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the prior year quarter contributed to the increase. Volume of transactions as measured on the basis ofby average balances outstanding tends to lag if the increase or decrease occurs at the end of a period. In the current quarter, the surge in member demand for advances was primarily concentrated in September 2007. Consequently, average volume for$82.6 billion the currentfirst quarter did not reflect the growth in advances. Average advance outstanding in the current year period was $64.7 billion, compared to $68.2of 2008, up significantly from $58.6 billion in the prior year period.
The consequence of lower advancefirst quarter. Increased volume in the third quarter of 2007 was $47.2 million in lower interest income in the current year quarter comparedcontributed to prior year period. Advance volume decline was offset by greater volume of investments in money market instruments. The Bank’s decision to increase liquidity by increased investment in money market instruments in the current quarter restored intermediation volume to about the same level as in the comparable period in 2006, and overall balance sheet assets averaged $89.3 billion, only slightly down from $89.4 billion in the prior year period. As a result, the impact on interest income from lower intermediation volume was not significant.
Contribution to interest income from higher coupons and yields in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the prior year period was $10.6 million. In the third quarter of 2007, average overall yield of interest-earning assets grew by 5 basis points to 5.43%. The weighted average yield from advances grew by 5 basis points.
Average investments in mortgage-backed and housing finance agency bonds declined in the current quarter compared to prior year period as paydowns were allowed to outpace acquisitions in the recent market turmoil. Volume related decline caused interest income from investments to be lower by $4.5 million. The impact from changes in yields was not significant. Investments yielded 3 basis points higher in the third quarter of 2007, compared to prior year period, contributing to a small increase in interest income from investments.
Total interest income included advance prepayment fees of $1.7 million in the third quarter compared to $1.3 million in prior year period. The Bank charges a prepayment fee when certain advances are prepaid before their contractual maturity dates or their contractual optional prepayment dates. The FHLBNY generally requires advances with a maturity or repricing period greater than six months to carry a fee sufficient to make the Bank financially indifferent to the borrower’s decision to prepay the advance. Prepayment fees associated with hedged advances are recorded in interest income after adjusting for the fair value of the related hedge. Prepayment fees from commercial mortgage-backed securities included in total interest income was $1.0 million for the third quarter of 2007 and 2006.

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Year-to-date- For the first nine months of 2007, total interest income was $3.4 billion, up by $170.5 million from prior year period. Changes in rate and intermediation volume explain the changes in interest income in the first nine months of 2007 compared to the prior year period.
As in the first quarter, intermediation volume was lower in the first nine months of 2007 compared to prior year period, causing a $58.2 million decline in interest income. Lower volume was attributable to lower average advances outstanding in the current year period. Advance volume decline was partly offset by the Bank’s decision to increase liquidity by investing in short-term money market instruments. As a result, average earning assets were $84.0 billion in the first nine months of 2007, down from $85.6 billion in the prior year period.
Average advance volume in the current year period has been lower than the same period last year, and as explained in the previous paragraph, the unprecedented increase in member borrowings occurred mainly in September 2007, and its impact on average intermediation volume will be fully reflected not until the fourth quarter of 2007. Advances outstanding averaged $61.2 billion in the current year period, down from $65.0 billion in the prior year period, and had the effect of reducing interest income by $144.6��million in the current year period.
The negative impact on interest income of $58.2 million from volume declines was fully offset by rate related increases which contributed $228.7$321.6 million in higher interest income for the first nine months of 2007 compared to prior year period. Rate related increases were primarily from higher coupons and yields from advances in the current year period, contributing tofirst quarter of 2008. This was partially offset by the effects of a 36 basis point increase in overall yield on earning assets,declining interest rate environment which was 5.41% for the current year period compared to 5.05% in the prior year period.
Advance prepayment fee recorded in interest income was $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, down from $7.2 million in prior year period, a reflection of slow-down in member initiated prepayment activity in the current year period. Fees from prepayment of commercial mortgage-backed securities, included inimpacted short-term and adjustable-rate advances and caused interest income from investments, were also lower and totaled $3.7advances to decline by $227.3 million in the first nine monthsquarter of 2007, compared to $4.4 million in the prior year period.2008.
Impact of hedging interest incomeadvances- Cash flows from interest rate swaps were alsoare a critical component of interest income earned from advances. The FHLBNY executes interest rate swaps to modify the effective interest rate terms of many of its fixed-rate advance products and typically all of its convertible or putable advances. In these swaps, the FHLBNY effectively converts a fixed-rate stream of cash flows from the advanceits fixed-rate advances to a floating-rate stream of cash flows, typically indexed to LIBOR. The impact of swapping fixed- for a floating-interest rate in which the FHLBNY paid out fixed-rate and received LIBOR-indexed cash flows in an interest rate swap agreement maderesulted in a positive contributionnet cash outflow of $2.6 million to interest income of $92.4 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2007,2008, compared to a small increasenet cash inflow of $6.0 million from the prior year third quarter. For the first nine months of 2007, cash flows from hedging activities made a positive contribution of $265.0 million, up from $149.1$84.4 million in the prior year period.first quarter. These cash flow patterns were in line with the Bank’s interest rate risk management practices and effectively converted fixed-rate cash flows of hedged advances to LIBOR indexed cash flows.
The table below summarizes interest income earned from advances and the impact of interest rate derivatives (in thousands):
         
  Three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2008  2007 
Advance Interest Income
        
Advance interest income before adjustment for interest rate swaps $874,387  $693,066 
Net interest adjustment from interest rate swaps  (2,602)  84,428 
       
         
Total Advance interest income reported
 $871,785  $777,494 
       

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In a hedge of an advance, the Bank structures the interest rate swap whereby the Bank pays the swap counterparty a fixed coupon and receives variable cash flows, typically indexed to the 3-month LIBOR rate. This structure generates positive cash flows when the 3-month LIBOR rates are higher than the contractual pay-fixed leg of the interest rate exchange agreement. The positivenegative cash flows contributed inflow contribution from the interest rate exchanges between the Bank and swap counterparties werein the first quarter of 2008 was consistent with the level of the 3-month LIBOR rates,indexed cash flows, which the Bank received, that were, on average higherwas only slightly lower than the fixed-rates that the FHLBNY was contractually obligated to pay to derivative counterparties.

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If the interest rate swap is a callable, swap, it is typically associated with a putable advance and, until the derivative counterparty exercises the option to terminate the swap, the swap’s cash flows from the swaps will continue to impact earnings. Typically, in a risingdeclining rate environment, derivative counterparties will tend to not exercise the right to put the option and terminate the swap. When the swap and generally,is terminated by the derivative counterparty at the call exercise dates, the Bank would then put the advance and offer a new advance to the member at the then prevailing market terms.
Interest income from investmentsThe table below summarizesBank derives interest earnedincome from advancesinvestments principally from its long-term securities, primarily mortgage-backed securities, and a small inventory of state and local housing finance agency bonds. Mortgage-backed securities typically yield higher yields compared to other investments allowed under the impactFHLBNY’s current investment policy.
The Bank also generates interest income from short-term investments comprised of certificates of deposits, Federal funds sold, and interest-yielding cash pledged as collateral to derivative counterparties.
Long-term investments —Interest income from investments, principally MBS, was lower in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the prior year first quarter because of decline in the volume of transactions, defined as average outstanding balances, as well as the decline in yields from its investments in a declining interest rate derivatives (in thousands):environment. The daily average balance outstanding was $10.9 billion in the first quarter of 2008, down $95.9 million from the prior year first quarter. The weighted average coupon or yield from long-term investments was 5.30% in the first quarter of 2008, down from 5.63% in the prior year first quarter, a decline of 33 basis points. In contrast, the Bank’s overall yield from its interest-earning assets declined by 103 basis points between first quarter 2008 and prior year first quarter. The Bank did not acquire any securities designated as held-to-maturity, and opted instead to purchase $2.0 billion GSE issued, variable-rate CMOs in the first quarter of 2008.
                 
  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2007  2006  2007  2006 
Advance Interest Income
                
Advance interest income before adjustment for interest rate swaps $793,230  $837,375  $2,205,082  $2,281,596 
Net interest adjustment from interest rate swaps  92,371   86,422   264,978   149,141 
             
                 
Total Advance interest income reported
 $885,601  $923,797  $2,470,060  $2,430,737 
             
Short-term investments —Investments in interest-earning deposits averaged $9.8 billion in the first quarter of 2008, up from $6.1 billion in the prior year first quarter. Interest-bearing deposits were comprised of short-term certificates of deposits and interest-earning cash collateral pledged by the Bank to derivative counterparties. Increase in average outstanding balances resulted in higher interest income from investments in interest-bearing deposits. This was partly offset by declining yields from short-term instruments due to the general decline in the interest rate environment in the first quarter of 2008 compared to prior year first quarter.
Interest income from investments in Federal funds sold declined principally because of decline in yields in the overnight Federal funds market in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the prior year first quarter. The average position in Federal funds was $3.1 billion in the first quarter of 2008 and earned a yield of 3.76%. In the prior year first quarter, average balance of Federal funds sold was $3.4 billion and earned a yield of 5.33%.

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Interest Expense
The FHLBNY continued to fund its assetsFHLBNY’s primary source of funding is through the issuance of consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes to investors in the global debt markets. Reported interest expense includesConsolidated obligation bonds are medium- and long-term, while discount notes are short-term instruments. To fund its assets, the impact ofFHLBNY considers its interest rate derivativesrisk and liquidity requirements in a SFAS 133 qualifying hedge. conjunction with consolidated obligation buyers’ preferences and capital market conditions when determining the characteristics of debt to be issued. Typically the Bank has used fixed-rate callable and non-callable bonds to fund mortgage-related assets. Discount notes are issued to fund assets with shorter-interest rate reset characteristics.
Interest expense accruals are typically comprised ofprincipally the coupon payments to investors holding the Bank’s debt. Recorded interest expensesexpense in the statementsStatements of operationsincome are adjusted for the cash flows associated with interest rate swaps in which the Bank pays variable-rate LIBOR-indexed cash flows to derivative counterparties and, in exchange, the Bank receives from derivative counterparties fixed-rate cash flowflows which typically mirrorsmirror the fixed-rate coupon payments to investors holding the debt. The Bank hedges its long-term fixed-rate bonds and almost all fixed-rate callable bonds. The impact of hedging activities on interest expense is discussed separatelybelow under the section “Impact of debt hedging.hedging debt.
Third Quarter- Total interest expense forin the thirdfirst quarter of 20072008 was $1.1$1.0 billion, up by $5.9an increase of $59.8 million from prior year period. Funding costs of consolidated obligation debt, on an after-swap basis, constituted 96.7% of total interest expense, slightly below 97.8% for the comparable period in 2006. Interest expense of consolidated obligation bonds in the third quarter of 2007 was $849.4 million, up by $54.2 million from $795.2 million in the prior year period.first quarter. Interest expense onassociated with the issuance of FHBNY bonds and discount notes was $210.7 millionthe primary source of interest expense in both periods. Changes in both rate and intermediation volume (average interest-costing liabilities) explain the current year quarter, compared to $270.8 million in the prior year period.
Changeschange in interest expense in the current yearfirst quarter of 2008 compared with prior year period were primarily rate related. The impact from changes in volume was not significant.
Funding volume, measured in terms of average interest-costing liabilities in the current year period was slightly lower thanto the prior year period and contributed to $0.6 million in lower interest expense.first quarter.
Compared to the third quarter of 2006, coupons and yields ofInterest expense on consolidated obligation bonds in the current year quarter were higher, while interest costing yields of consolidatedConsolidated obligation discount notes yields were lower, and resulted in an overall increase in funding yield by 2 basis points, or $6.5 million in higher interest expense.
Discount notes were issued in the current quarter to yield 5.08% on average, compared to a higher yield of 5.21% in the same period in 2006. Bonds were issued in the current quarter at an average yield of 5.13%, compared to a lower yield of 5.06% in the same period in 2006. Attractiveness of discount notes, as measured in terms of spread to LIBOR, was uneven in the third quarter and explains changes in volume of issuances in the current quarter. When issuance execution levels were unattractive earlier in the third quarter, outstanding discount notes averaged $10.8 billion. Issuances increased and outstanding amount of discount notes averaged $14.4 billion in August when spread was about 20 basis points below LIBOR; issuances were up and outstanding amounts of discount notes averaged $24.5 billion in September 2007 when at times the spread was 50-90 basis points below LIBOR. At September 30, 2007, the amount of discount notes outstanding was $30.1 billion. As a result of lower issuance cost of discount notes in the current year quarter, the overall cost of financing balance sheet assets was restrained and grew by only 2 basis points. In contrast, overall yield on interest-earning assets grew by 5 basis points in the same period.

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Year-to-date- For the first nine months of 2007, total interestbond expense, was $3.1 billion, up by $159.8 million from the prior year period. Higher coupons and yields contributed to $210.5 million in higher funding costs. Increase in debt expenses, because of higher overall yield was partly offset by $50.8 million decline in funding costs because of lower funding needs, as represented by lower average balance sheet. The increase in balance sheet assets occurred mainly towards the end of the third quarter and its impact on average assets was not very significant, and as a result balance sheet assets averaged $84.7 billion in the first nine months of 2007, down from $85.6 billion in the prior year period.
Consolidated bond debt service costs, net of the impact of interest rate swaps, was $2.4 billion, up$731.3 million in the first quarter of 2008, down by $276.7$35.5 million from the prior year period. first quarter.
Increase in volume contributed $110.5 million in higher interest expenses. Average volume of bonds outstanding, as measured by daily average of outstanding balances was $70.0 billion in the first quarter of 2008 compared to $61.3 billion in the prior year first quarter. The impact of the increased balances was offset by significant decline in cost of debt principally due to the decline in short-term funding costs of FHLBNY debt, and caused interest expense, net of the impact of interest rate swaps, to decline by $146.0 million in the first quarter of 2008. On an after swap basis, consolidated obligation bonds averaged a yield of 4.20% in the first quarter of 2008, compared to 5.07% in the prior year first quarter. Yields are determined by investor demand for FHLBank bonds and the prevailing interest rate environment.
Interest expense associated withon consolidated obligation discount notes— Interest expense on discount notes was $553.1$271.3 million down by $154.6in the first quarter of 2008, up $100.0 million from the prior year period. As a percentagefirst quarter. The increase was primarily volume driven and was partly offset by decline in issuance yields. Average volume of total expense, discount notes accounted for 18.2% foroutstanding was $29.0 billion in the first nine monthsquarter of 2007, compared to 24.5%2008, up from $13.3 billion in the prior year period. Through most offirst quarter. The yield on discount notes was 3.76% in the first nine monthsquarter of 2007, the Bank opted2008 compared to reduce the issuance of discount notes because of more attractive alternative funding structures. Relative spread to 3-month LIBOR was tighter during most of the first two quarters of 2007 and the Bank was able to achieve better short-term funding executions through the issuance of alternative funding structures, such as the issuance of fixed-rate callable debt with very short lock-out periods in conjunction with the execution of receive-fixed, pay-LIBOR indexed interest rate swaps with mirrored short lock-out call terms. In a rising-rate environment, derivative counterparties tended to exercise their right to terminate the swap; in turn, the Bank exercised its right to call the bond, effectively converting a medium-term debt into a short-term debt at better overall spreads to LIBOR than the issuance of term discount notes.
Late5.23% in the secondprior year first quarter, a decline of 2007, the yield curve steepened sharply and favorable execution spreads for short lockout callable debt declined. Midway through the second quarter of 2007, pricing returned to more normal levels for issuances of discount notes. Towards the latter part of the third quarter of 2007, discount notes were in great demand by investors which drove down spreads to very attractive levels for the FHLBNY and outstanding balances increased to $30.1 billion as of September 30, 2007.147 basis points.

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Impact of hedging debt hedging- Cash flows from interest rate swaps wereare an important component of interest expense on debt. The FHLBNY issues both fixed-rate callable and non-callable debt. Typically, the Bank issues callable debt with the simultaneous execution of callable interest rate swaps to modify the effective interest rate terms and the effective durations of its fixed-rate callable debt. A substantial percentage of non-callable fixed-rate debt is also swapped to “plain vanilla” LIBOR-indexed cash flows.
In the third quarter of 2007, the net impact of accruals of receive-fixed interest-rate swaps and pay-LIBOR indexed cash flows associated with SFAS 133 qualifying debt hedges was a net out-flow of cash to derivative counterparties. Such cash out-flows increased debt expense by $44.8 million, compared to similar out-flow of $99.5 million in the prior year period.
For the first nine months of 2007, interest accruals associated with receive-fixed, pay-LIBOR-indexed cash flows also resulted in cash out-flows of $141.9 million, compared to $224.0 million for prior year period.
In both current and prior year periods, the Bank’s obligation to pay-variable cash flows, indexed to LIBOR, exceeded the swap counterparties’ obligations to payThis hedging strategy benefits the Bank fixed coupons. In a rising rate environment, variable coupons will typically exceed historically lower fixed coupons. Swap counterparties, who will receive the higher variable-rate cash flows will only exercise their option to call the swap (with ain two principal ways: (1) fixed-rate callable swap), if they expect future cash flows to be less than the fixed-rate cash flows the counterparties are obligated to pay to the Bank.

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However, the negative impact ofbond in conjunction with interest rate exchanges associated with debt hedging activities has declinedswap containing a call feature that mirrors the option embedded in the current year primarily as a resultcallable bond enables the FHLBNY meet its funding needs at yields not otherwise directly attainable through the issuance of callable debt; and, (2) the narrowing gap between fixed coupons being paid to the Bankissuance of fixed-rate debt and the LIBOR-indexed variable coupons being paid by the Bank to derivative counterparties in thesimultaneous execution of an interest rate exchange agreements. Changes inswap convert the term structure of interest rates in the third quarter of 2007 tendeddebt to narrow the spread differential between the Bank’s fixed-rate coupons on the fixed leg of the swap and the LIBOR-indexed coupons on the variable leg of the swap. Also, debt hedge volume declined in the first nine months of 2007 as a result of a lower average balance sheet comparedan adjustable-rate instrument tied to prior year period.
These cash flow patterns were consistent with prevailing interest rate environment during the third quarter of 2007, and were also consistent with the Bank’s asset-liability management practices of converting fixed-rate debt largely to variable rate that would reset with changes in interest rates in the marketplace. The Bank executes a similar strategy with its fixed-rate advances, converting fixed-cash flows to variable-rate cash flows.an index, typically LIBOR.
The table below summarizes interest expense paid on consolidated obligation bonds and the impact of interest rate swaps (in thousands):
                        
 Three months ended Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30, September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  2008 2007 
Consolidated bonds-Interest expense
  
Gross interest expense before adjustment for interest rate swaps $(804,609) $(695,699) $(2,255,355) $(1,896,547) $(775,180) $(713,958)
Net interest adjustment for interest rate swaps  (44,798)  (99,478)  (141,899)  (224,027) 43,919  (52,798)
              
  
Total Consolidated bonds-interest expense reported
 $(849,407) $(795,177) $(2,397,254) $(2,120,574) $(731,261) $(766,756)
              
Net Interest Spread– ForIn the thirdfirst quarter of 2008, the Bank’s obligation to pay swap counterparties variable cash flows, indexed to LIBOR, was in aggregate, less than the swap counterparties’ obligation to pay the fixed coupons rates to the FHLBNY. These interest-rate exchanges between the FHLBNY and the swap counterparties resulted in net in-flow of $43.9 million in cash to the Bank. In contrast, in the first quarter of 2007, the net spread earned was 31 basis points, slightly up from 28 basis pointsinterest exchange resulted in the prior year period.Bank paying $52.8 million to its derivative counterparties. The interest rate exchanges were primarily associated with SFAS 133 qualifying debt hedges. In the first quarter of 2008, the prevailing interest rate environment was such that the typical 3-month LIBOR indexed payments made by the Bank to swap counterparties were less than the fixed coupons received by the Bank in the interest rate exchanges.
In a hedge of debt, the Bank executes an interest rate swap, which obligates the Bank to pay LIBOR-indexed cash flows to swap counterparties and in return for receives fixed-rate cash flow. In a declining interest rate environment, the 3-month LIBOR resets to a lower rate almost immediately, which immediately lowers the Bank’s payment obligation under the interest rate exchange agreement. The fixed leg of the swap does not reset, and would continue to pay the Bank a fixed-rate even as rates decline until the swap matures or is terminated or is called by the derivative counterparty if the swap is callable.
While the Bank holds the right to exercise a call and terminate the bond at predetermined exercise dates, the Bank’s practice is to call the bond only when the swap counterparty exercises its right to call the swap associated in the hedging relationship. Generally, a swap counterparty will only exercise its option to call the swap (with a callable swap) if it expects future LIBOR-indexed variable cash flows, which is contractually due to the swap counterparty, to be less than the fixed-rate cash flows the swap counterparty is obligated to pay to the Bank.
The cash flow patterns that resulted in the recording of Net interest adjustments for interest rate swap, as disclosed in the table above, was not only consistent with the prevailing interest rate environment in the first quarter of 2008, but also was consistent with the Bank’s asset-liability management practices of converting fixed-rate debt to variable rate, typically indexed to LIBOR. The Bank has benefitedexecutes a similar hedge strategy with its fixed-rate advances converting fixed-cash flows to variable-rate cash flows, also typically indexed to LIBOR. The Bank’s use of interest rate swaps to adjust the cash flows from attractive issuance levelsfixed-rate to variable-rate associated with a significant portion of discount notes, relative to LIBOR,its advances and the Bank was able to increase liquidity by investing in money market instruments and “lock-in” favorable margins. In the current quarter, the overall cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased by 2 basis points compared to prior year, while the increase in asset yields over the comparable periods was 5 basis points. For the FHLBNY, member capital is an important source of revenues. Member capital and retained earnings earned an average spread that was higher by 5 basis pointsresults in the current quarter comparedinterest rate sensitivity of its hedged advances to prior year period. Contribution to netapproximate more closely the interest margin by investing $4.4 billion in stockholders’ equity and net non-interest bearing liabilities was an important factor in the favorable current quarter results.
Yields earned from mortgage-backed securities lagged behind the overall increase in yields on interest-earning assets, and increased by only 3 basis points to yield 5.50% in the current quarter. In contrast, the overall yield on interest earning assets grew by 5 basis points in the current quarter compared to prior year period. The Bank has remained opportunistic in acquiring mortgage-backed securities and has acquired such securities only when they met the Bank’s risk/reward profile.
Net margin, which is a measurerate sensitivity of balance sheet efficiency, was 56 basis points in the current quarter, up from 54 basis points in the prior year period. Net margin is net interest income divided by average earning assets and is reported on an annualized basis.hedged consolidated obligation bonds.

 

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For the first nine months of 2007, net spread earned was 30 basis points, up from 29 basis points in the prior year period. Net margin was 56 basis points in the first 9 months of 2007, up from 53 basis points in the prior year period.
Spread/Yield Analysis:
The following tables summarize the Bank’s net interest income and net interest yield and provide an attribution of changes in rates and volumes of the FHLBNY’s interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities.
Spread and yield analysis for the third quarterfirst quarters of 20072008 and 2006:2007:
                        
 Three months ended                         
 September 30, 2007 September 30, 2006  March 31, 2008 March 31, 2007 
 Interest Interest    Interest Interest   
 Average Income/ Average Income/    Average Income/ Average Income/   
(dollars in thousands) Balance Expense Rate1 Balance Expense Rate1  Balance Expense Rate 1 Balance Expense Rate 1 
Earning Assets:
  
Advances $64,681,811 $885,601  5.43% $68,164,613 $923,797  5.38% $82,614,991 $871,785  4.24% $58,585,142 $777,494  5.38%
Interest-earning deposits 7,845,983 107,355 5.43 5,968,154 80,752 5.37  9,804,462 111,251 4.56 6,101,374 80,699 5.36 
Federal funds sold 4,418,147 58,446 5.25 2,565,815 34,403 5.32  3,146,439 29,418 3.76 3,397,411 44,636 5.33 
Investments 10,852,391 150,405 5.50 11,179,873 154,232 5.47  10,920,895 143,831 5.30 11,016,798 152,963 5.63 
Mortgage loans and other loans 1,516,304 20,117 5.26 1,482,011 19,214 5.14 
Mortgage and other loans 1,480,027 19,634 5.34 1,487,535 19,519 5.32 
                          
  
Total interest-earning assets
 $89,314,636 $1,221,924  5.43% $89,360,466 $1,212,398  5.38% $107,966,814 $1,175,919  4.38% $80,588,260 $1,075,311  5.41%
                          
  
Funded By:
  
Consolidated obligations-bonds $65,632,663 $849,407  5.13% $62,306,385 $795,177  5.06% $70,028,817 $731,261 4.20 61,275,194 766,756 5.07 
Consolidated obligations-discount notes 16,457,601 210,701 5.08 20,622,507 270,759 5.21  29,004,748 271,283 3.76 13,274,544 171,280 5.23 
Interest-bearing deposits and other borrowings 2,803,533 35,794 5.07 1,887,767 24,042 5.05  2,181,061 15,646 2.89 1,907,419 22,438 4.77 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock 194,586 4,278 8.84 111,799 2,149 7.79 
                          
  
Total interest-bearing liabilities
 84,893,797 1,095,902  5.12% 84,816,659 1,089,978  5.10% 101,409,212 1,022,468  4.06% 76,568,956 962,623  5.10%
          
  
Capital and other non-interest- bearing funds 4,420,839  4,543,807  
Capital and other
non-interest-bearing funds
 6,557,602  4,019,304  
                  
  
Total Funding
 $89,314,636 $1,095,902 $89,360,466 $1,089,978  $107,966,814 $1,022,468 $80,588,260 $962,623 
                  
  
Net Interest Spread
 $126,022  0.31% $122,420 0.28% $153,451  0.32% $112,688  0.31%
                  
  
Net Interest Margin
(Net interest income/Earning Assets)1
  0.56% 0.54%
Net Interest Margin
 
(Net interest income/Earning Assets)
  0.57%  0.57%
          
Note1:Reported yields with respect to advances and debt may not necessarily equal the coupons on the instruments as derivatives are extensively used to change the yield and optionality characteristics of the underlying hedged items. When fixed-rate debt is issued by the Bank and hedged with an interest rate derivative, it effectively converts the debt into a simple floating-rate bond. Similarly, the Bank makes fixed-rate advances to members and hedges the advance with a pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate derivative that effectively converts the fixed-rate asset to one that floats with prevailing LIBOR rates. Average balance sheet information is presented as it is more representative of activity throughout the periods presented. For most components of the average balances, a daily weighted average balance is calculated for the period. When daily weighted average balance information is not available, a simple monthly average balance is calculated. Average yields are derived by dividing income by the average balances of the related assets and average costs are derived by dividing expenses by the average balances of the related liabilities. Yields and rates are annualized.

 

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Spread and yield analysis for the first nine months of 2007 and 2006:
                         
  Nine months ended 
  September 30, 2007  September 30, 2006 
      Interest          Interest    
  Average  Income/      Average  Income/    
(dollars in thousands) Balance  Expense  Rate1  Balance  Expense  Rate1 
Earning Assets:
                        
Advances $61,158,823  $2,470,060   5.40% $65,026,664  $2,430,737   5.00%
Interest-earning deposits  6,750,865   272,008   5.39   6,199,622   226,847   4.89 
Federal funds sold  3,669,547   145,261   5.29   2,478,645   92,433   4.99 
Investments  10,885,110   453,023   5.56   10,381,494   422,429   5.44 
Mortgage loans and other loans  1,501,881   59,352   5.28   1,467,867   56,805   5.17 
                   
                         
Total interest-earning assets
 $83,966,226  $3,399,704   5.41% $85,554,292  $3,229,251   5.05%
                   
                         
Funded By:
                        
Consolidated obligations-bonds $62,865,728  $2,397,254   5.10% $59,763,291  $2,120,574   4.74%
Consolidated obligations-discount notes  14,301,400   553,137   5.17   19,596,722   707,711   4.83 
Interest-bearing deposits and other borrowings  2,583,645   97,747   5.06   1,715,551   60,084   4.68 
                   
                         
Total interest-bearing liabilities
  79,750,773   3,048,138   5.11%  81,075,564   2,888,369   4.76%
                       
                         
Capital and other non-interest- bearing funds  4,215,453          4,478,728        
                     
                         
Total Funding
 $83,966,226  $3,048,138      $85,554,292  $2,888,369     
                     
                         
Net Interest Spread
     $351,566   0.30%     $340,882   0.29%
                     
 
Net Interest Margin
(Net interest income/Earning Assets)1
          0.56%          0.53%
                       
Note1:   Reported yields with respect to advances and debt may not necessarily equal the coupons on the instruments as derivatives are extensively used to change the yield and optionality characteristics of the underlying hedged items. When fixed-rate debt is issued by the Bank and hedged with an interest rate derivative, it effectively converts the debt into a simple floating-rate bond, typically resulting in funding at an advantageous price. Similarly, the Bank makes fixed-rate advances to members and hedges the advance with a pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate derivative that effectively converts the fixed-rate asset to one that floats with prevailing LIBOR rates. Average balance sheet information is presented as it is more representative of activity throughout the periods presented. For most components of the average balances, a daily weighted average balance is calculated for the period. When daily weighted average balance information is not available, a simple monthly average balance is calculated. Average yields are derived by dividing income by the average balances of the related assets and average costs are derived by dividing expenses by the average balances of the related liabilities. Yields and rates are annualized.

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Rate and Volume Analysis
The Rate and Volume Analysis presents changes in interest income, interest expense, and net interest income that are due to changes in volumes and rates. The following table presents the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities affected the FHLBNY’s interest income and interest expense (in thousands):
             
  Three months ended 
  September 30, 2007 vs. September 30, 2006 
  Increase (decrease) 
  Volume  Rate  Total 
Interest Income
            
Advances $(47,201) $9,005  $(38,196)
Interest-earning deposits  25,408   1,195   26,603 
Federal funds sold  24,836   (793)  24,043 
Investments  (4,518)  691   (3,827)
Mortgage loans  445   458   903 
          
             
Total interest income  (1,030)  10,556   9,526 
             
Interest Expense
            
Consolidated obligations-bonds  42,452   11,778   54,230 
Consolidated obligations-discount notes  (54,682)  (5,376)  (60,058)
Deposits and borrowings  11,662   90   11,752 
          
             
Total interest expense  (568)  6,492   5,924 
          
             
Changes in Net Interest Income
 $(462) $4,064  $3,602 
          
                        
 Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30, 2007 vs. September 30, 2006  March 31, 2008 vs. March 31, 2007 
 Increase (decrease)  Increase (decrease) 
 Volume Rate Total  Volume Rate Total 
Interest Income
  
Advances $(144,582) $183,905 $39,323  $321,567 $(227,276) $94,291 
Interest-earning deposits 20,170 24,991 45,161  49,387  (18,835) 30,552 
Federal funds sold 44,411 8,417 52,828   (3,325)  (11,893)  (15,218)
Investments 20,493 10,101 30,594   (1,343)  (7,789)  (9,132)
Mortgage loans 1,316 1,231 2,547 
Mortgage loans and other loans  (99) 214 115 
              
  
Total interest income  (58,192) 228,645 170,453  366,187  (265,579) 100,608 
  
Interest Expense
  
Consolidated obligations-bonds 110,084 166,596 276,680  110,452  (145,947)  (35,495)
Consolidated obligations-discount notes  (191,234) 36,660  (154,574) 204,659  (104,656) 100,003 
Deposits and borrowings 30,403 7,260 37,663  3,246  (10,038)  (6,792)
Mandatorily redeemable capial stock 1,604 525 2,129 
              
  
Total interest expense  (50,747) 210,516 159,769  319,961  (260,116) 59,845 
              
  
Changes in Net Interest Income
 $(7,445) $18,129 $10,684  $46,226 $(5,463) $40,763 
              

 

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Non-Interest Income (Loss)
The following table summarizes non-interestprincipal components of Non-Interest income (in thousands):
                 
  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2007  2006  2007  2006 
Other income (loss):                
Service fees $865  $878  $2,526  $2,541 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities  7,882   575   13,444   5,675 
Losses from extinguishment of debt and other  (741)  (2,510)  (4,510)  (6,750)
             
                 
Total other income
 $8,006  $(1,057) $11,460  $1,466 
             
are described below:
Service fees- Service fees wereare derived primarily from providing correspondent banking services to members and fees earned on standby letters of credit. Service fees have declined over the years due to declining demand for such services. The Bank does not consider income from such services as a significant element of its operations.
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities- The Bank may designate a derivative as either a hedge of the fair value of a recognized fixed-rate asset or liability or an unrecognized firm commitment (fair value hedge), a hedge of a forecasted transaction, or of the variability of future cash flows of a floating-rate asset or liability (cash flow hedge). The Bank has not early adopted SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement 115”(“SFAS 159”).
Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is designated and qualifies as a fair value hedge under the provisions of SFAS 133, alongtogether with the gain or loss on the hedged asset or liability that is attributable to the hedged risk are recorded in Other Incomeincome (loss) as a Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities.
Net interest settlements on derivatives designated and SFAS 133 qualifying as fair value or cash flow hedges are recorded as adjustments to the interest income or interest expense of the hedged assets or liabilities. Net interest settlements on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting under SFAS 133 are recorded in Other Incomeincome (loss) as a Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities.
To the extent of the effectiveness of a hedge, changes in the fair value of a derivative that is designated and qualifies as a cash flow“cash flow” hedge under the provisions of SFAS 133 are recorded in accumulatedAccumulated other comprehensive income.income (loss).
For all hedge relationships, ineffectiveness resulting from differences between the changes in fair valuevalues or cash flows of the hedged item and changes in fair value of the derivatives are recognized in Other Incomeincome (loss) as a Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities.
Net realized and unrealized gains and losses from hedging activities are typically determined by changes in the benchmark interest rate (designated as LIBOR by the FHLBNY) and the degree of ineffectiveness of hedging relationships between the change in the fair value of derivatives and the change in the fair value of the hedged assets and liabilities attributable to changes in benchmark interest rate. Typically, such gains and losses represent hedge ineffectiveness between changes in the fair value of the hedged item and changes in the fair value of the derivative. The net contractual interest accruals on interest rate swaps considered as not qualifying for hedge accounting under the provisions of SFAS 133 and interest received from in-the-money options are also included in “Netrecorded as a Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities.” activities in Other income (loss).
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For the third quarter of 2007, hedging activities resulted in $7.9 million in net gains compared to $0.6 million in the prior year period. For the first nine months of 2007, the reported net gain was $13.4 million compared to $5.7 million in the prior year period.
The primary components of reported gains and losses from hedging activities for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2007 compared to prior year periods are discussed below:
Debt hedging- Changes in the benchmarkexpense together with interest rate (LIBOR for the Bank) and implied volatilities of interest rates (i.e., market’s expectation of potential changes in future interest rates) of fair value hedges using receive-fixed, pay-variable swaps were:
SFAS 133 qualifying fair value hedgesof the Bank’s debt resulted in a net loss of $3.6 million in the third quarter of 2007 on total notional hedged amount of $37.4 billion. Unrealized loss for the quarter was $4.3 million, partly offset by realized gains of $0.7 million. In comparison, loss in the prior year third quarter from SFAS 133 qualifying hedges was $7.3 million on total notional of $43.5 billion. For the first nine months of 2007, SFAS 133 qualifying fair value hedges of debt resulted in realized gains of $4.0 million, partly offset by unrealized losses of $3.5 million, for a net gain of $0.5 million in the first nine months of 2007.
SFAS 133 non-qualifying fair value hedgesresulted in net unrealized gain of $5.1 million for the third quarter of 2007. The notional amount outstanding of non-qualifying debt hedges at September 30, 2007 was $3.6 billion. For the first nine months of 2007, debt hedging activities that did not qualify for hedge accounting under SFAS 133 resulted in a gain of $3.4 million. Recorded net accruals from non-qualifying derivatives were SFAS 133 and recorded as realized gains of $0.5 million and $1.5 million in the current quarter and the first nine months of 2007. In the prior year periods, the impact of non-qualifying debt hedges was not significant. Gains and losses from non-qualifying hedges are classified as economic hedges. While such hedges did not meet the SFAS 133 hedge accounting criteria, the hedges were executed to mitigate business risk and met the Bank’s risk management objectives.
Advance Hedging- Changes in the benchmark interest rate (LIBOR for the Bank) and the implied volatilities of interest rates of fair value hedges using pay-fixed, receive-variable swaps associated with SFAS 133 qualifying hedgesthe hedged items.
Extinguishment of debt— The Bank retires debt principally to reduce future debt costs when the Bank’s advances were as follows:
In the third quarter of 2007, unrealized gain was $5.4 million on total hedged notional of $42.2 billion at September 30, 2007. For the comparable third quarter of 2006, reported net unrealized gain was $0.9 million on total hedged notional of $36.4 billion at September 30, 2006. Amortization of basis adjustments was a gain of $0.1 million in the current year quarter, compared to $0.5 million in the prior year quarter.
In the first nine months of 2007, SFAS 133 qualifying hedging activities resulted in net unrealized gains of $6.6 million. Amortization of basis adjustments was a gain of $0.8 million. In the first nine months of 2006 SFAS 133 qualifying fair value hedges of advances resulted in net unrealized gain of $0.8 million, and amortization of basis adjustments was a gain of $1.7 million.

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Option values of caps and floors- In the third quarter of 2007, changes in the fair value basis of caps and floors, collectively “options”, resulted in $0.6 million in reported realized losses, principally from market-amortization of the time value of purchased options approaching expiration. Net interest income accruals from in-the-money option contractsassociated asset is either prepaid or terminated early. Typically, debt retirement is associated with variable-ratethe prepayments of advances contributed $1.0 million in realized gains. Certain purchased options, indexed to LIBOR, were in-the-money during 2007 as short-term interest rates rose past the contractual “strike-prices” of the option contracts, and commercial mortgage-backed securities for which the Bank accrued to income the difference between the option strike price and prevailing LIBOR rates. Under hedge accounting rules, such periodic contractual interest income is also considered as cash flows from economic hedges and is reported in “Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities” in the statements of income. The change in fair value basis of options in the third quarter of 2006 resulted in a loss of $1.7 million, offset by $3.1 million of interest income accrued from in-the-money options.
In the first nine months of 2007, changes in the fair value basis of options, principally market amortization of time value of the option contracts resulted in a loss of $2.0 million, which was offset by $2.8 million in interest income accrued from in-the-money options. In the comparable period in 2006, change in the fair value basis of options resulted in a loss of $5.9 million, offset by $6.8 million of interest income accrued from in-the-money options.
Debt Extinguishment- In the third quarter of 2007, the Bank retired $104.0 million of consolidated obligation bonds at a cost that exceeded book value by $0.8 million. In the prior year period, the Bank retired $35.0 million of debt at a cost that exceeded book value by $2.5 million.
In the first nine months of 2007, loss from debt extinguishment was $4.6 million and $487.0 million of bonds were retired. The bonds retired in 2007 were by transferring the debt obligation to another FHLBank at negotiated market prices. Bonds retired in the first nine months of 2006 totaled par amounts of $283.0 million and book value exceeded proceeds by $6.8 million.
Bonds transferred were fixed-rate, non-callable and with coupons that were higher than the prevailing market coupons.may receive prepayment fees. When assets are prepaid in advanceahead of their expected or contractual maturities, the Bank also attempts to extinguish debt in order to re-align asset and liability cash flow patterns. Debt extinguished wasare associated with prepayments of advances and commercial mortgage-backed securities. Debt retirement typically requires a payment of a premium resulting in a loss.

 

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Non-Interest Income
The following table summarizes non-interest income (in thousands):
         
  Three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2008  2007 
Other income (loss):        
Service fees $691  $827 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities  866   3,523 
Losses from extinguishment of debt and other  (183)  (2,356)
       
         
Total other income
 $1,374  $1,994 
       
Earnings impact of derivatives and hedging activities
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from derivatives and hedging activities
As a result of applying SFAS 133, the FHLBNY reported the following net gains (losses) from derivatives and hedging activities (in thousands):
         
  Three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2008  20071 
Earnings impact of derivatives and hedging activities gain (loss):
        
Cash flow hedge-ineffectiveness $(9) $282 
Fair value changes-interest rate swaps  1,449   3,239 
Fair value changes-options  (544)  (712)
Net interest accruals-options  126   1,003 
Fair value changes MPF delivery commitments-economic hedges  3   (70)
Fair value changes-economic hedges*  (131)  (299)
Net interest accruals-economic hedges*  (28)  80 
       
         
Net impact on derivatives and hedging activities $866  $3,523 
       
*Economic hedges include intermediation and swaps not qualifying for hedge accounting under SFAS 133.
Interest accruals associated with hedges are allocated to and recorded within their hedge category to more precisely match gains and losses from hedging activities.
1Prior period presentation has been conformed to match current period presentation and had no impact on the Net gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities.
Derivative gains and losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to current period income —The following table summarizes changes in derivative gains and (losses) and reclassifications into earnings from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the Statements of condition (in thousands):
         
  Three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2008  2007 
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) from cash flow hedges
        
Beginning of period $(30,215) $(4,763)
Net hedging transactions  (6,355)  139 
Reclassified into earnings  1,134   (151)
       
         
End of period $(35,436) $(4,775)
       

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Cash Flow Hedges
There were no material amounts for the first quarter of 2008 or 2007 that were reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges because it became probable that the original forecasted transactions would not occur by the end of the originally specified time period or within a two-month period thereafter. Over the next twelve months, it is expected that $6.9 million of net losses recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income at March 31, 2008, will be recognized as charges against earnings.
Debt Extinguishment
No debt was retired or transferred in the first quarter of 2008. In the first quarter of 2007, the Bank had retired $283.0 million of consolidated obligation bonds at a cost that exceeded book value by $2.4 million.
Non-Interest Expense
Operating expenses includeincluded the administrative and overhead costs of runningoperating the Bank and the operating costs of providing advances to members,and managing collateral associated with the advances, managing the investment portfolios, and deliveringproviding correspondent banking services. services to members.
The FHLBanks, payincluding the costsFHLBNY, fund the cost of the Office of Finance, a joint office of the FHLBanks that facilitates issuing and servicing the consolidated obligations of the FHLBanks, preparation of the combined quarterly and annual financial reports, and certain other functions. The FHLBanks are also are assessed the operating expenses of the Finance Board, the regulator of the FHLBanks.
The following table sets forth the principal components of otherOther expenses (in thousands):
                        
 Three months ended Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30, September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  2008 2007 
Other expenses:  
Operating $16,518 $15,438 $49,442 $46,108  $16,451 $16,050 
Finance Board and Office of Finance 1,209 1,288 3,721 3,562  1,453 1,383 
              
  
Total other expenses
 $17,727 $16,726 $53,163 $49,670  $17,904 $17,433 
              

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Operating Expenses
The following table summarizes the major categories of operating expenses (in thousands):
                
 Three months ended Nine months ended         
 September 30, September 30,  Three months ended 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  March 31, 
  2008 2007 
Salaries and employee benefits $11,759 $9,847 $32,894 $29,409  $11,352 $10,757 
Temporary workers 83 106 242 198  14 81 
Occupancy 963 930 2,921 2,824  981 967 
Depreciation and leasehold amortization 1,171 861 3,287 2,901  1,159 1,005 
Contractual services 991 753 3,642 3,360 
Computer service agreements and contractual services 1,243 1,334 
Professional and legal fees 206 1,664 2,358 3,196  336 674 
Other 1,345 1,277 4,098 4,220  1,366 1,232 
              
  
Total operating expenses
 $16,518 $15,438 $49,442 $46,108 
Total $16,451 $16,050 
              
Increase in head count and general inflationary increases in salary expenses was one factorwere the primary factors that caused operating expenses to increase. Another factor was increase in supplemental pension and post retirement health benefit plans. The numbers and scale of consulting projects in 2007 were generally less than those contracted in 2006 and explain the decline in professional fees.
Assessments
Each FHLBank is required to set aside a portion of earnings to fund its Affordable Housing Program and to satisfy its Resolution Funding Corporation assessment. These are more fully described under the section “Assessments” in notes to the unaudited financial statements.
REFCORP assessment on net income was $21.3$25.1 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2007,2008, compared to $19.2$17.8 million for the prior year period. For the first nine months of 2007, the REFCORP assessment was $56.8 million, compared to $53.7 million for the prior year period.quarter. The assessments that were set aside from net income for the Affordable Housing Program (AHP) were $9.8$11.6 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2007,2008, compared to $8.6$8.2 million for the prior year period.first quarter. Both the REFCORP and AHP assessments are based on income and a decrease or increasethe increases reflect changesthe change in pre-assessment income for the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter ended September 30, 2007 overMarch 31, 2008 compared to the comparable periods in 2006.prior year first quarter.

 

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Financial Position —Condition: Assets, Liabilities, Capital, Commitments and Shareholders’ CapitalContingencies
Selected balance sheet data (in thousands)
                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
Assets
  
Cash and due from banks $16,634 $38,850  $33,380 $7,909 
Interest-bearing deposits 11,557,305 5,591,077  4,970,111 10,300,287 
Federal funds sold 2,704,000 3,661,000  3,945,000 4,381,000 
Available-for-sale securities 13,175   1,995,491 13,187 
Held-to-maturity securities 10,853,078 11,251,098  9,623,031 10,284,754 
Advances 75,072,136 59,012,394  85,927,433 82,089,667 
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio 1,514,573 1,483,419  1,468,276 1,491,628 
Loans to other FHLBanks  55,000 
Accrued interest receivable 502,062 406,123  468,337 562,323 
Premises, software, and equipment, net 12,089 11,107  12,523 13,154 
Derivative assets 119,873 224,775  58,865 28,978 
All other assets 17,677 23,144  14,220 17,004 
          
  
Total assets
 $102,382,602 $81,702,987  $108,516,667 $109,244,891 
          
  
Liabilities
  
Deposits  
Interest-bearing demand $3,316,709 $2,307,733  $2,568,252 $1,586,039 
Non-interest bearing demand 2,491 1,795  144 2,596 
Term 23,800 80,000  3,900 16,900 
     
      
Total deposits 3,343,000 2,389,528  2,572,296 1,605,535 
          
  
Consolidated obligations  
Bonds 63,019,870 62,042,675  73,124,031 66,325,817 
Discount notes 30,063,824 12,191,553  26,337,442 34,791,570 
          
Total consolidated obligations 93,083,694 74,234,228  99,461,473 101,117,387 
          
  
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock 244,058 109,950  181,824 238,596 
 
Accrued interest payable 769,677 735,215  675,485 655,870 
Affordable Housing Program 112,481 101,898  124,332 119,052 
Payable to REFCORP 21,304 17,475  25,056 23,998 
Derivative liabilities 279,420 107,615  567,868 673,342 
Other liabilities 62,888 102,685  60,513 60,520 
          
  
Total liabilities
 97,916,522 77,798,594  103,668,847 104,494,300 
          
  
Capital
 4,466,080 3,904,393  4,847,820 4,750,591 
          
  
Total liabilities and capital
 $102,382,602 $81,702,987  $108,516,667 $109,244,891 
          
Balance sheet overview
At September 30, 2007,March 31, 2008, the Bank’s total assets were $102.4$108.5 billion, an increasea decline of $20.7 billion, or 25.3%,$728.2 million from December 31, 2006. In August of2007. The primary factor was the current quarter, the Bank experienced unprecedented increase in member demand for advances, and par amount of advances grew from $61.4 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2007Bank’s decision to $66.5 billion at August 31, 2007, and increased again in September to a record amount of $74.6 billion (par amount) at the end of the third quarter of 2007.
The Bank also increasedreduce its investments in short-term money market investments — interest-bearing depositsinstruments and Federal funds sold — with the goal of increasing balance sheet liquidity. Investments in both categories have averaged higher in the current quarter andsold. In the first nine monthsquarter of 20072008, the Bank acquired $2.0 billion of variable-rate GSE issued mortgage-backed securities and designated the purchases as available-for-sale. No acquisitions were made for the Bank’s held-to-maturity portfolio. Member demand for advances grew by $2.3 billion at March 31, 2008, compared to comparable periodsDecember 31, 2007 in 2006. Historically, thepar terms. The Bank has maintainedalso reduced its reliance on using discount notes as a significant inventory of highly liquid Federal fundsfunding vehicle, and short-term certificates depositsopted to issue floating-rate bonds to replace maturing discount notes and maturing fixed-rate bonds or fixed-rate bonds that were called at other highly-rated financial institutions to ensure liquidity for its members’ borrowing needs.their pre-determined exercise dates.

 

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In the second quarter of 2007 management perceived some volatility in the credit markets, and to ensure members’ liquidity needs would be met, the Bank began to increase its balance sheet liquidity by increasing its investments in money market instruments. At December 31, 2006, interest earning deposits and Federal funds sold stood at $5.6 billion and $3.7 billion, respectively. As a result of management’s perception of increased demand due to market volatility, investment in liquid assets was increased by $2.1 billion at June 30, 2007, and by another $2.9 billion at September 30, 2007. Increased liquidity at September 30, 2007 increased balance sheet leverage to 22.9 times shareholders’ capital, up from 20.9 at December 31, 2006.
Generally, growth in advances does not impact balance sheet leverage under existing capital stock management practices, but increases or decreases in investments has an impact on leverage. Members are required to purchase capital stock to support their borrowings from the Bank. When capital is in excess of the amount that is required to support advance borrowings, the Bank redeems capital stock immediately. Stockholders’ capital increases and decreases with members’ advance borrowings, and capital to asset ratios would remain unchanged. As capital increases or declines in line with higher or lower volumes of advances, the Bank may also adjust its assets by increasing or decreasing holdings of short-term investments in certificates of deposit, and, to some extent, its positions in Federal funds sold, which it inventories to accommodate unexpected member needs for liquidity.
At September 30, 2007, the Bank’s total liabilities were $97.9 billion, an increase of $20.1 billion, or 25.9% from December 31, 2006. Liabilities were higher to fund significant member demand for advances, and to finance additional investments in short-term liquid funds, such as certificates of deposits and Federal funds sold. Increase in funding was primarily from greater use of discount notes, which increased by $17.9 billion between December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2007. Discount notes are consolidated obligation debt with maturities from overnight up to 365 days. Typically, consolidated obligation bonds have maturities of one year or longer.
Advances
The FHLBNY’s primary business is making collateralized loans, known as “advances”, to members.
Reported book value of advances was $75.1$85.9 billion at September 30, 2007,March 31, 2008, up dramatically from $59.0$82.1 billion at December 31, 2006, and $61.22007. Par amount of advances outstanding was $82.9 billion at March 31, 2008 compared to $80.6 billion at December 31, 2007. Reported book values include fair value basis adjustments under the endhedge accounting provisions of the second quarter of 2007.SFAS 133.
The third quarter surge in advances was unprecedented. One hundred seven members increased their borrowing by an average of $137.6 million in the third quarter. By way of contrast, 76 members reduced their borrowing by an average of only $18.0 million. These metrics demonstrate the depth and width ofBank has continued to meet member demand for liquidity in the recent market turmoil, and the FHLBNY’s readiness to meet that demand. Eight members increased their borrowing by more than $500.0 million in the third quarter of 2007, an indicator of the importance to the FHLBNY of the borrowing decisions of its larger members.
The very significant increase in the advance portfolio reflects in part to the FHLBNY’shas demonstrated a willingness to be a reliable provider of well-priced funds to our members, and in partits members. The FHLBNY’s ability to be a source of liquidity for its membership is dependent on the FHLBNY’sBank’s ability to raise funding in the market placefinancial markets through the issuancesissuance of consolidated obligation bonds and discount notesnotes. The credit quality of the FHLBank debt continues to attract investors in local and global investors. In meeting member demand for liquidity, the Bank did not adjust pricing to either discourage members advance growth nor did the Bank take advantage of the dislocation in the marketplace in an environment of uncertainty.market places.

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Generally, the growth or decline in advances is reflective of demand by members for both short-term liquidity and term funding driven by economic factors, such as availability to the Bank’sFHLBNY’s members of alternative funding sources, that are more attractive, or by the interest rate environment and the outlook for the economy. Members’ assets typically grow faster than the growth of their customer deposits, and if members choose to grow their assets, they would utilize the FHLBNY’s advances to fill the gap.
Members may choose to prepay advances, which may incur prepayment penalty fees, based on their expectations of interest rate changes and demand for liquidity. Demand may also be influenced by the dividend payout rate to members on their capital stock investment in the FHLBNY. Members are required to invest in FHLBNY’s capital stock in the form of membership stock and activity based stock. Advance volume is also influenced by merger activity where members are either acquired by non-members or acquired by members of another FHLBank. When FHLBNY members are acquired by members of another FHLBank or a non-member, they no longer qualify for membership in the FHLBNY and the FHLBNYBank may not offer renewals or additional advances to non-members. Subsequent to the merger, maturing advances may not be replaced, which has an immediate impact on short-term and overnight lending.
Advances — By type
The following table summarizes advances by product types (dollars in thousands):
                                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
 Percentage Percentage  Percentage Percentage 
 Amounts of total Amounts of total  Amounts of total Amounts of total 
Adjustable Rate Credit — ARCs $19,132,794  25.66% $13,251,464  22.47% $17,961,350  21.66% $19,812,544  24.58%
Fixed Rate Advances 33,723,213 45.24 29,873,543 50.64  42,846,659 51.68 37,313,594 46.30 
Repurchase (Repo) Agreement 14,889,599 19.97 11,969,036 20.29  16,840,244 20.31 16,098,080 19.97 
Short-Term Advances 4,782,810 6.42 1,824,705 3.09  3,475,875 4.19 4,590,805 5.70 
Mortgage Matched Advances 668,652 0.90 757,050 1.28  745,917 0.90 690,058 0.86 
Overnight Line of Credit (OLOC) Advances 1,098,399 1.47 1,187,685 2.02  589,780 0.71 1,767,080 2.19 
All other categories 255,684 0.34 125,787 0.21  455,309 0.55 319,893 0.40 
                  
  
Total par value of advances
 74,551,151  100.00% 58,989,270  100.00% 82,915,134  100.00% 80,592,054  100.00%
          
  
Discount on AHP Advances  (440)  (519)   (395)  (417) 
Net premium on advances 14 489 
SFAS 133 hedging adjustments 521,411 23,154  3,012,694 1,498,030 
          
  
Total
 $75,072,136 $59,012,394  $85,927,433 $82,089,667 
          
Advance growth was across all the principal advance products offered to members, with the greatest increases in Adjustable Rate Credit advances (“ARCs), Short-Termconcentrated among medium and longer term, fixed-rate advances Repurchase Agreementand primarily those with put options that are competitively priced to members. At March 31, 2008, short-term, adjustable-rate and overnight advances (“Repo”), and Fixed-Rate putable advances.declined from December 31, 2007 primarily because of the relative pricing advantage perceived by members of borrowing funds with slightly longer maturities.

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Member demand for advance products
ARC Advances- ARC Advances grewadvances declined to $18.0 billion at March 31, 2008 from $13.3$19.8 billion at December 31, 2006 to $19.12007. One large member/borrower did not replace $1.5 billion at September 30, 2007. A new member borrowed $1.1 billionin maturing ARC advances in the first six months and except for that borrowing, the growth in demand for the ARC product occurred in the third quarter of 2007. ARC Advances grew from $14.4 billion at June 30, 2007 to $19.1 billion at September 30, 2007, an increase of 33.1%, or $4.8 billion in the third quarter.2008. Generally, the FHLBNY’s larger members have been the more significant borrowers of ARCs, and the growth in the third quarter was also concentrated among the larger members.ARCs.
ARC Advancesadvances are medium- and long-term loans that can be peggedlinked to a variety of indices, such as 1-month LIBOR, 3-month LIBOR, or the Federal funds rate.rate, or Prime. Members use an ARC Advanceadvances to manage interest rate and basis risks by efficiently matching the interest rate index and repricing characteristics of floating-rate assets and liabilities.assets. The interest rate is set and reset (depending upon the maturity of the advance and the type of index) at a spread to that designated index. Principal is due at maturity and interest payments are due at every reset date, including the final payment.payment date. ARC Advancesadvances have continued to be a significant category of advances.

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Fixed-rate Advances- Demand for Fixed-rate Advances alsoadvances steadily increased but growththroughout 2007 and demand continued through the first quarter of 2008. Fixed-rate advance outstanding at March 31, 2008 was less than the growth of the ARC product.$42.8 billion, up from $37.3 billion at December 31, 2007. Fixed-rate Advancesadvances are primarily fixed-rate putable or convertible advances, and outstanding balances may decreasefluctuate because of the put feature which allows the FHLBNY to exercise its right to “terminate” the putable advance at pre-determined dates or a series of dates.
One large member increased its borrowing in the first quarter of 2007. Outstanding balance remained virtually unchanged through to the second quarter of 2007. From a total outstanding of $31.5 billion at June 30, 2007, Fixed-rate Advances grew to $33.7 billion at September 30, 2007. Almost all of the growth in the fixed-rate category was from increased borrowings of fixed-rate putable or convertible advances. Fixed-rate putable advances outstanding at December 31, 2006 were $21.9 billion, increased to $24.3 billion at June 30, 2007, and to $26.7 billion at September 30, 2007. Certain reported putable advances may be no longer putable if the puts have not been exercised by their last exercise dates.advances. The competitively priced convertible fixed-rateputable Fixed-rate advances continue to be in demand by members. Increase in demand was offset by member initiated prepayments and Bank initiated puts of convertible advances. In the third quarter, the Bank exercised its option to put $1.5 billion of fixed-rate convertible advances back to its member-borrowers. Members were offered “replacement” advances at prevailing terms, and new borrowings offset Bank initiated puts.FHLBNY members.
Fixed-rate advances are flexible funding tools that can be used by members to meet short- to long-term liquidity needs. Terms vary from 2 days to 30 years. Fixed-rate advances, comprising putable and non-putable advances were the largest category of advances.advances at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. Fixed-rate, putable advances are competitively priced where the FHLBNY has purchasedpurchases the option from the member to put the advance back to borrowers (members) at predetermined exercise dates. This feature lowers the member’s cost of the advance. These advances are also known as “convertible” or “putable”convertible advances. If on the put date, the BankFHLBNY exercises its options,option, the existing advance is matured. The member may request ana replacement advance of any type or term within the available suite of advance products that is offered to all members on that day. In order to qualify for an advance, regardless of whether or not the advance is replacement funding, a member must meet the Bank’s credit and collateral criteria.
REPO Advances-— The amount of Repo advances outstanding at March 31, 2008 was $16.8 billion, up from $16.1 billion at December 31, 2007. This product includes both putable (also referred to as “convertible”)or convertible REPO advances and non-putable advances. Except for $500.0 million of a long-term non-convertible advance borrowed by a new member in second quarter of 2007, borrowed amounts remained largely unchanged until the third quarter of 2007. In the third quarter REPO Advances grew by $2.4 billion or 18.8%. At September 30, 2007, REPO Advances were $14.9 billion, up from $12.5 billion at June 30, 2007, and $12.0 billion at December 31, 2006. It appears that other sources of “repo” credit for members withdrew from the market in August and September in the current year quarter. Increase in borrowings has been largely related to demand for non-putable REPO advances. Demand for convertible REPO advances in the third quarter of 2007 has not been as strong. Putable REPO advance at December 31, 2006 was $8.9 billion, increased to $9.6 billion at June 30, 2007, and increased by only $0.2 billion in the third quarter to $9.8 billion at September 30, 2007. Certain reported putable advances may be no longer putable if the puts have not been exercised by their last exercise dates.
REPO Advancesadvances are secured by eligible securities and can be structured to have a fixed or variable interest rate, “bullet” or quarterly interest payments, and a put option, by which the FHLBNY receives an option to require payment after a predetermined lockout period. Members may use U.S. Treasuries, Agency-issued debentures, and mortgage-backed securities as collateral.
Short-term Advances- Short-term fixed-rate advances were at their historical low-pointare a smaller category of advances and member demand for the Bank’s fixed-rate products has weakened in the first quarter of 2007, and increased slightly to $864.0 million at June 30, 2007. Member demand had been very weak through August 2007, as the relatively higher coupons in the short-end of the term structure of interest rates made borrowings unattractive given the availability of alternative funding to members in the overnight and term “repo markets.” Since then, short-rates have declined. The FHLBNY’s cost of funding short-term advances declined significantly2008, and the FHLBNY was ablecategory declined to pass on benefits by way of relatively lower coupons to its members. As with REPO Advances, alternative funding sources that had been previously available to members, in particular the “repo markets”, tightened due to market conditions. These conditions resulted in heavy demand for Short-term Advances in September 2007, and outstanding balances grew by $3.9 billion, an extraordinary growth over a very short time, to reach $4.8$3.5 billion at September 30,March 31, 2008 from $4.6 billion at December 31, 2007. It is probable that members may have opted to lock in low rates and borrow longer-term funds.

 

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Member prepayment activityOvernight Line of Credit (“OLOC”)Prepayments initiated by a small number of members inIn the thirdfirst quarter of 2007 totaled $493.3 million2008, certain members may have opted to lock in low prevailing rates and $1.1borrow longer-term funds. As a result, outstanding OLOC Advances declined to $0.6 billion for the first nine months of 2007.
Merger activity —Four members became non-members in the third quarter of 2007, for a total of five in the first nine months of 2007. Advances outstandingat March 31, 2008, compared to non-members were $1.8 billion at December 31, 20062007. The OLOC program gives members a short-term, flexible, readily accessible revolving line of credit for immediate liquidity needs. OLOC Advances mature on the next business day, at which time the advance is repaid.
Member demand for the Overnight Line of Credit Advances (OLOC Advances) reflects the immediate liquidity needs of members and as a resultvariability may also reflect the seasonal needs of thecertain member banks for their short-term liquidity requirements. Some large members also use OLOC advances to adjust their balance sheet in line with their own leverage targets.
Impact of mergers and prepayments
Merger activity is an important factor and, if significant, would contribute to an uneven pattern in advance balances. Three members were acquired by non-members in the thirdfirst quarter of 2007,2008. Two were considered to be of significant borrowing potential had the amountmerger not occurred. Typically, merger activity results in the loss of new business as the FHLBank Act does not permit new advances to former members or advances to replace maturing advances. Advances held by members who are acquired by non-members may remain outstanding at September 30, 2007 increaseduntil their contractual maturities. Merger activity may also result in a decline in the advance book if the acquired member decides to $3.4prepay existing advances partially or in full depending on the post-merger liquidity needs.
In the first quarter of 2008, member initiated prepayments totaled $2.1 billion. The Bank recorded net prepayment fee income of $8.2 million in the first quarter of 2008, compared to $1.9 million in prepayment fees in the prior year first quarter.
Impact of hedging-
The BankFHLBNY hedges certain advances under the provisions of SFAS 133 by the use of both callable and non-callable interest rate swaps as fair value hedges. Recorded fair value basis adjustments to advances in the Statements of condition were a result of hedging activities under the provisions of SFAS 133. The FHLBNY hedges the risk of changes in the benchmark rate, which the FHLBNY has adopted as LIBOR, and is also the discounting basis for computing changes in fair values of hedged advances. Net interest accruals from qualifying hedges are recorded with interest income from advances. Fair value changes of qualifying hedged advances are recorded in “Netas a Net realized and unrealized gains lossesgain (loss) on derivative and hedging activities”,activities, a component of otherOther income (loss), and an offset is recorded as fair value basis adjustment to the carrying amount of the advances in the Statements of condition.
The Bank primarily hedges putable or convertible advances and certain “bullet” fixed-rate advances. Par amount of putable advances that was hedged at March 31, 2008 were $52.5 billion compared to $47.0 billion at December 31, 2007.
Derivative transactions are employed to hedge fixed-rate advances in the following manner and to achieve the following objectives:
The FHLBNY:
makes extensive use of the derivatives to restructure interest rates on fixed-rate advances, both putable or convertible and non-putable (“bullet”), to better match the FHLBNY’s cash flows to enhance yields and to manage risk from a changing market environment.
converts, at the time of issuance, certain simple fixed-rate bullet and putable fixed-rate advances into synthetic floating-rate advances by the simultaneous execution of interest rate swaps that convert the cash flows of the fixed-rate advances to conventional adjustable rate instruments tied to an index, typically 3-month LIBOR.

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uses derivatives to manage the risks arising from changing market prices and volatility of fixed coupon advances by matching the cash flows of the advance to the cash flows of the derivative, and making the FHLBNY indifferent to changes in market conditions. Putable advances are typically hedged by an offsetting derivative with a mirror-image call option with identical terms.
adjusts the reported carrying value of hedged fixed-rate advances for changes in their fair value (“fair value basis” or “fair value”) that are attributable to the risk being hedged in accordance with hedge accounting rules under SFAS 133. Amounts reported for advances in the Statements of condition include fair value hedge basis adjustments.
The most significant element that impacts balance sheet reporting of advances is the recording of fair value basis adjustments to the carrying value of advances. Also, when putable advances are hedged by callable swaps, the possibility of exercise of the call shortens the expected maturity of the advance. The impact of derivatives to the Bank’s income is discussed in this MD&A under “Results of Operations.”
Hedge volume— The largest component of the $52.5 billion in hedged advances at March 31, 2008 was comprised of $42.6 billion in putable advances, up from $38.8 billion at December 31, 2007. The Bank’s putable advance contains a put option purchased by the Bank from the member. Under the terms of the put option, the Bank has the right to terminate the advance at agreed upon dates. The period until the option is exercisable is known as the lockout period. If the advance is put by the FHLBNY at the end of the lockout period, the member can borrow an advance product of the member’s choice at the then prevailing market rates and at the then existing terms and conditions. When the FHLBNY puts the fixed-rate advance and if the member borrows to replace the fixed-rate advance, the FHLBNY effectively converts the advance from fixed-rate to floating-rate.
At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, almost all putable fixed-rate advances were hedged by interest rate derivatives, principally interest rate swaps, in SFAS 133 qualifying hedge relationships, which effectively converted the fixed-rate exposure of the FHLBNY to a variable-rate exposure, generally indexed to 3-month LIBOR.
In addition, certain LIBOR-indexed advances have “capped” coupons. These caps are offset by purchased options (caps) with mirror-image terms. Fair value changes of caps due to changes in the benchmark rate and option volatilities are recorded through “Netas a Net realized and unrealized gains and lossesgain (loss) on derivative and hedging activities.”
The most significant elements that impacted balance sheet reporting included the recording of fair value basis adjustments. Also, when advances are hedged by callable swaps, the possibility of exercise of the swaps and the associated advances shortens the effective maturities of the advances. The impact on the Bank’sactivities in Other income from hedging advances is discussed in “Results of Operations” elsewhere in the MD&A. Its impact as a risk management tool is discussed in Item 3 “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.”
Reported book value(loss). Purchased interest rate “caps” at September 30, 2007 included net unrealized gains of $521.4 million resulting from fair value hedge basis adjustments under SFAS 133 hedge accounting rules, compared to unrealized gains of $23.2 million at DecemberMarch 31, 2006. Fair value basis of previously recorded realized gains and losses from discontinued hedges, net of amortization, was not material. Unrealized gains and losses represent changes in the fair values of hedged advances under the provisions of hedge accounting rules under SFAS 133.
The Bank hedged $42.2 billion of par amounts of advances outstanding, representing 56.6% of par amounts of advances outstanding at September 30, 2007, compared to $35.6 billion at December 31, 2006, or 60.3% of par amounts. Declining percentage of hedged advances to total advances is attributed to disproportionate growth in ARC Advances and Short-Term advances which are typically not hedged.
The Bank primarily hedges putable or convertible advances and certain “bullet” fixed-rate advances. Advances that are still putable aggregated $35.0 billion at September 30, 2007, up from $32.0 billion at June 30, 2007. Almost all putable advances with exercise dates in the future are hedged by swaps in SFAS 133 qualifying hedge relationships. Such fixed-rate putable advances are typically swapped back to LIBOR-indexed cash flows. The Bank’s derivatives book at September 30, 20072008 and December 31, 2006, also included2007 were $0.9 billion and $1.2 billion, in purchased interest rate “caps”; such optionsand were anaccounted for as economic hedgehedges of “capped” variable-rate advances borrowed by members.

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Fair value basis adjustmentsThe Bank uses interest rate derivatives to hedge the risk of changes in the benchmark rate, which the FHLBNY has adopted as LIBOR, and is also the discounting basis for computing changes in fair values of hedged advances. Recorded fair value basis adjustments in the statementsStatements of condition were associated with hedging activities under the provisions of SFAS 133. At September 30, 2007, the fair
Reported book value basis adjustment was $521.4 million representing net unrealized gains, compared to gains of $23.2 million at December 31, 2006. Fair value changes are typically from changes in the term structure of medium- and short-term rates, from changes in volatilities of such rates, and from the growth or decline in hedge volume. Fair value basis adjustments have exhibited significant changes at each quarter in 2007 and the changes were consistent with the changes in the term structure of interest rates in 2007. At March 31, 2007 the basis adjustment was an unrealized gain of $132.5 million; at June 30, 2007 reported basis adjustment was an unrealized loss of $170.7 million as a result of a steepening yield curve and higher rates at the longer-end of the yield curve at June 30, 2007 relative to the previous quarter-end date. Unrealized fair value losses of hedged advances, primarily fixed-rate, at June 30, 2007 were consistent with the concept that fixed-rate assets would decline in value in a rising interest rate environment.
At September 30, 2007, fair value basis adjustments became positive, and the Bank recorded2008 included net unrealized gains of $521.4 million. Compared$3.0 billion compared to $1.5 billion at December 31, 20062007 and the two quarters in 2007, the term structure of rates at September 30, 2007 has shifted downward, with rates projected to decline. Since hedged advances are typically fixed-rate and long in tenor, in a declining rate environment, fixed-rate advances exhibit increasingrepresented fair value hedge basis adjustments and unrealized gain position is consistent with the downward shift of the term structure of interest rates at September 30, 2007. Changes due to amortizationunder SFAS 133 hedge accounting rules. Fair value basis of previously recorded realized gains and losses werefrom discontinued hedges, net of amortization, was not material. Unrealized gains and losses represented by thefrom fair value basis adjustments to advances were almost entirely offset by net fair value unrealized losses and gains of the derivatives associated with the fair value hedges.hedges of advances. Two factors explain the changes at March 31, 2008 from December 31, 2007. First, the LIBOR benchmark rate has continued to decline in the first quarter of 2008 and was lower at March 31, 2008 than at December 31, 2007, the two fair value measurement dates. Since hedged advances are typically fixed-rate, in a declining interest rate environment fixed-rate advances exhibited increasing fair value basis adjustments. Second, hedge volume of swapped fixed-rate advances increased at March 31, 2008 compared to December 31, 2007.

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Investments
The FHLBNY acquiresmaintains investments authorizedfor liquidity purposes, to manage capital stock repurchases and redemptions, to provide additional earnings, and to ensure the availability of funds to meet the credit needs of its members. The FHLBNY also maintains longer-term investment portfolios, which are principally mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored enterprises and private enterprises, and securities issued by state or local housing finance agencies. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities (“MBS”) acquired must carry the highest ratings from Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”) at the time of purchase.
Finance Board policiesregulations prohibit the FHLBanks, including the FHLBNY, from investing in certain types of securities and regulations,limit the investment in mortgage- and itasset-backed securities. These restrictions and limits are set out in more detail in the section captioned “Investments” under Item 1. Business of the Bank’s most recently filed Form 10-K.
Short-term investments— The FHLBNY maintains substantial investments in high-quality, short- and intermediate-term financial instruments. At September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006,2007, the FHLBNY’s short-term investments consisted of interest-bearing deposits, certificates of deposits, and overnight and term Federal funds sold by highly-rated financial institutions. The Bank invests in certificates of deposits with maturities not exceeding one year issued by major financial institutions, recorded at amortized cost, and reported as interest-bearing deposits in the Statements of condition. Interest-bearing deposits were cash pledged to derivative counterparties to meet collateral requirements.
Long-term investments— At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, long-term investments comprised of mortgage-backed securities, which also includes asset-backed securities, and investment in securities issued by state and local housing agencies classified as held-to-maturity interest-bearing deposits at highly-rated financial institutions,securities as defined under SFAS 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Federal funds sold.Equity Securities” (“SFAS 115”). During the first quarter of 2008, the Bank acquired $2.0 billion of variable-rate mortgage-backed collateralized mortgage obligations issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Neither Fannie Mae nor Freddie Mac are agencies of the U.S. Government nor are their securities guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The acquired securities were designated as available-for-sale under the accounting provisions of SFAS 115. Two grantor trusts were established in the third quarter of 2007 to fund current and potential future payments to retirees for supplemental pension plan obligations. TrustThe trust funds are invested in fixed-income and equity funds, which were classifiedare also designated as available-for-sale. The FHLBNY does not actively trade its investment securities.
Mortgage-backed securitiesInsurer risks and ratings and securities supported by loans with low FICO scores and high loan-to-value ratios. For a detailed discussion and analysis of MBS securities, and securities supported by loans with low FICO scores and high loan-to-value (“LTVs”) ratios, see Investment Quality in the section captioned Asset Quality in this MD&A.

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The following table summarizes changes in investmentinvestments by categorycategories (including held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities) between December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008 (dollars in thousands):
                                
 September 30, December 31, Dollar Percentage  March 31, December 31, Dollar Percentage 
 2007 2006 Variance Variance  2008 2007 Variance Variance 
  
State and local housing agency obligations $595,461 $618,810 $(23,349)  (3.77)% $575,067 $576,971 $(1,904)  (0.33)%
Mortgage-backed securities 10,257,617 10,632,288  (374,671)  (3.52) 11,030,960 9,707,783 1,323,177 13.63 
                  
  
Total investment securities 10,853,078 11,251,098  (398,020)  (3.54) 11,606,027 10,284,754 1,321,273 12.85 
  
Grantor trusts 13,175  13,175 n/a  12,495 13,187  (692)  (5.25)
Interest-bearing deposits*
 11,557,200 5,591,000 5,966,200 106.71  4,970,000 10,696,600  (5,726,600)  (53.54)
Federal funds sold 2,704,000 3,661,000  (957,000)  (26.14) 3,945,000 4,381,000  (436,000)  (9.95)
                  
  
Total investments $25,127,453 $20,503,098 $4,624,355  22.55% $20,533,522 $25,375,541 $(4,842,019)  (19.08)%
                  
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Held-to-maturity Securitiessecurities
Held-to-maturity securities were comprised of agencyGSE and privately issued mortgage,mortgage-backed securities, including commercial mortgage-backed securitiesmortgage- and asset-backed securities collectively referred to as “MBS” that were rated “Aaa” by Moody’s or “AAA”triple-A by S&P and or Moody’s, and mortgage-pass-throughs and Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit bonds issued by government sponsored mortgage agencies. GSE. At March 31, 2008, three securities with an amortized cost of $82.1 million and estimated fair value of $66.2 million had been downgraded by Fitch Investor Services (“Fitch”) to double-A. Investment in mortgage-backed securities provides a reliable income stream. Limits on the size of the MBS portfolio are defined by Finance Board regulations, which limits holding of MBS to 300% of capital. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Bank was within these limits.
In addition, the FHLBNY had investments in primary public and private placements of taxable obligations of state and local housing finance authorities (“HFA”) also classified as held-to-maturity that were rated at least “Aa” by Moody’s or “AA” by S&P. Investment in mortgage-backed securities provides a reliable income stream. Limits for the size of the MBS portfolio are defined by Finance Board regulations, which limits holding of MBS to 300% of capital. At September 30, 2007&P at March 31, 2008 and at December 31, 2006, the Bank was within these limits.2007.
At September 30, 2007,March 31, 2008, held-to-maturity securities declined to $10.9$9.6 billion compared to $11.3$10.3 billion at December 31, 2006.
Mortgage-backed securities comprised of fixed- and variable-rate investments were $10.3 billion at September 30, 2007, down from $10.6 billion at December 31, 2006. Fixed-rate MBS was $10.0 billion, slightly down from $10.4 billion at December 31, 2006; variable-rate MBS was $238.2 million, down from $274.5 million at December 31, 2006.
Investment in HFA bonds was $595.5 million, down from $618.8 million at December 31, 2006.2007. No acquisitions were made during 2007.
Held-to-maturity investments in MBS and HFA bonds were allowed to decline as paydowns, prepayments and natural maturities exceeded new acquisitions. During the thirdfirst quarter of 20072008.
Mortgage-backed securities— Fixed-rate MBS declined to $8.9 billion at March 31, 2008 due to paydowns. Variable-rate MBS also declined because of paydowns to $187.8 million at March 31, 2008. The Bank’s conservative purchasing practices over the Bank purchased $386.2 million of triple-A, agencyyears are evidenced by the concentration in mortgage-backed securities issued collateralized mortgage-backed obligations (“CMOs”). In the same period, paydowns ofby GSEs. Except for three securities which were downgraded by Fitch to double-A, all held-to-maturity securities totaled $503.3 million.
During most of 2007other MBS spreads remained “tight” limiting opportunities for acquisitions. Only when pricing met the Bank’s risk-reward preferences, did the Bank consider an acquisition, and as a result purchases of new MBS investments have remained opportunistic. In the first nine months of 2007, the Bank acquired $1.1 billion, all triple-A rated, agency issued CMOs. In contrast, paydowns of MBS and HFA bonds were $1.5 billion in the same period.
Held-to-maturity MBS at September 30, 2007 included $765.1 million amortized cost, (market value $753.0 million) of seasoned MBS (acquired prior to 2003), and supported by non-conforming residential mortgage loans and home-equity loans collateralized at the time of issuance by loans with a weighted average FICO score of 660 or less. All securities were rated triple-A at the time of purchase and at September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006. 2007.
Housing finance agency bonds— Investment in HFA bonds declined slightly, because of paydowns in the first quarter of 2008 and the outstanding balance was $575.0 million at March 31, 2008 compared to $577.0 million at December 31, 2007. Investments in state and local housing finance bonds help to fund mortgages that finance low- and moderate-income housing. These obligations carried a rating of double-A or higher.

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Fair values of held-to-maturity securities
The estimated fair values of held-to-maturity portfolio also included $86.8 million amortized cost (market value $84.1 million) of seasoned MBS supported by loans with high loan-to-value ratios (“HLTVs”). The HLTV securities were collateralized at the time of issuance by loans with a weighted average FICO score of 695 or greater. All securities were rated triple-A at the time of purchase, and at September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006.2007 were estimated by management using a reputable securities dealer’s pricing service. The Bank performs extensive analysis to validate pricing and these processes are summarized in Note 1. Accounting Changes, Significant Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates, and Recently Issued Accounting Standards. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, estimated fair values of fixed-rate securities were affected by changes in market interest rates and the FHLBNY generally views changes in fair value caused by changes in interest rates as temporary, which is consistent with the FHLBNY’s experience. The Bank has the financial ability and the positive intent to hold its long-term investment securities to their ultimate recovery in value.
MBS securities— At March 31, 2008, the net unrealized market value loss of all held-to-maturity mortgage-backed securities was $1.4 million compared to $14.5 million at December 31, 2007. The gross unrealized market value loss at March 31, 2008 was $109.6 million compared to $97.2 million at December 31, 2007.
Gross unrealized loss of MBS securities that were in an unrealized loss position of 12 months or more was $42.3 million at March 31, 2008 compared to $55.7 million at December 31, 2007. The Bank has analyzed the securities in an unrealized loss position and concluded that these securities were temporarily impaired as defined under FSP 115-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and its Application to Certain Investments”.
Housing finance agency bonds— At March 31, 2008, the net unrealized market value loss of HFA bonds was $17.3 million compared to a net unrealized gain position of $9.6 million at December 31, 2007. The gross unrealized market value loss at March 31, 2008 was $22.4 million compared to $0.2 million at December 31, 2007. Housing finance agency bonds in gross unrealized loss positions of 12 months or more aggregated $0.2 million at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
The FHLBNY conducts a review and evaluation of the securities portfolio to determine, based on the creditworthiness of the securities and including any underlying collateral and/or insurance provisions of the security, if the decline, if any, in the fair value of a security below its carrying value is other than temporary. The FHLBNY generally views changes in fair value caused by changes in interest rates as temporary, which is consistent with the FHLBNY’s experience. Based on analysis of its investment securities, the Bank has concluded that fair values below their carrying values represented temporary impairment at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. The FHLBNY has both the intent and financial ability to hold the temporarily impaired securities until recovery of their value.

 

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Short-term investmentsAvailable-for-sale securities
High quality short-term investments suchIn the first quarter of 2008, the Bank acquired $2.0 billion of variable-rate mortgage-backed collateralized mortgage obligations issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The acquired securities were designated as Federalavailable-for-sale. At March 31, 2008, the fair values of these securities were below their amortized cost, and net unrealized losses of $16.2 million were recorded to the carrying values of these securities with an offset to Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), which is a component of retained earnings. Two grantor trusts were established in the third quarter of 2007 to fund current and potential future payments to retirees for supplemental pension plan obligations. The trust funds are invested in fixed-income and certificatesequity funds, which are also designated as available-for-sale. The estimated fair values of depositsthe mutual funds were heldbelow amortized cost by $0.8 million at September 30, 2007 and DecemberMarch 31, 2006, and provided the liquidity necessary to meet member credit needs and a reasonable return on members’ short-term deposits. Both short- and long-term investments were used by the FHLBNY to employ its capital and generated additional returns for its members. Short-term investments were higher at September 30, 2007,2008, compared to December 31, 2006, and provided a flexible meansnet unrealized losses of implementing the asset-liability management decision to increase liquidity.
Federal funds sold- Inventory of Federal funds sold was $2.7 billion, down from $3.7 billion$0.4 million at December 31, 2006. The average inventory for the third quarter was $4.4 billion, and for the first nine months of 2007, the average was $3.7 billion. Historically, the FHLBNY has been a provider of Federal funds to its members, allowing the FHLBNY to warehouse and provide balance sheet liquidity to meet unexpected member borrowing demands.
Certificates of deposits- At September 30, 2007, certificates of deposit at highly-rated financial institutions, all maturing within 12 months or less, were $11.5 billion, up from $5.6 billion at December 31, 2006. Average for the third quarter was $7.8 billion, and for the first nine months the average was $6.7 billion. In September 2007, the Bank took advantage of favorable execution funding levels of discounts notes, issued short-term discount notes and immediately invested in certificates of deposits for the same amount and maturity and locked in a favorable spread.
Cash collateral pledged- The FHLBNY generally executes derivatives with major banks and broker-dealers and typically enters into bilateral collateral agreements. When counterparties are exposed, the Bank’s derivatives are in a net unrealized loss position, and the Bank would be called upon to pledge cash collateral to mitigate the counterparties’ credit exposure. Collateral agreements in place include certain thresholds and pledge requirements that are generally triggered if exposures exceed the agreed upon thresholds. As of September 30, 2007, the Bank had pledged $52.2 million in interest-bearing deposits to derivative counterparties. Typically, such pledges earn interest at the overnight Federal funds rate. At December 31, 2006, no cash had been required to be pledged by the Bank.2007.
Mortgage Loans Held-for-Portfolio
The following table presents information on mortgage loans held-for-portfolio (dollars in thousands):
                                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
 2007 Percentage 2006 Percentage  2008 Percentage 2007 Percentage 
Real Estate:
  
Fixed medium-term single-family mortgages $547,973  36.30% $575,114  38.90% $513,767  35.08% $529,839  35.61%
Fixed long-term single-family mortgages 958,021 63.40 897,153 60.70  946,867 64.64 953,946 64.11 
Multi-family mortgages 4,759 0.30 4,940 0.40  4,080 0.28 4,102 0.28 
                  
Total par value 1,510,753  100.00% 1,477,207  100.00% 1,464,714  100.00% 1,487,887  100.00%
          
  
Unamortized premiums 12,073 13,323  11,437 11,779 
Unamortized discounts  (7,031)  (6,288)   (6,629)  (6,805) 
Basis adjustment1
  (629)  (230)   (583)  (600) 
          
Total mortgage loans held-for-portfolio 1,515,166 1,484,012  1,468,939 1,492,261 
Allowance for credit losses  (593)  (593)   (663)  (633) 
          
Total mortgage loans held-for-portfolio after allowance for credit losses
 $1,468,276 $1,491,628 
      
Total mortgage loans held-for-portfolio after Allowance for credit losses
 $1,514,573 $1,483,419 
     
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At September 30,March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the portfolio of mortgage loans was comprised principally of investments in Mortgage Partnership Finance loans (“MPF”® or “MPF Program”) with aand Community Mortgage Asset loans (“CMA”). More details about the MPF program can be found in Mortgage Partnership Finance Program under the caption Acquired Member Assets Program in the Bank’s most recently filed Form 10-K. In the CMA program, the FHLBNY holds participation interests in residential and community development mortgage loans. Acquisition of participations under the CMA program was suspended indefinitely in November 2001 and the loans are being paid down under their contractual terms.
MPF Program— The book value of investments in the MPF program was $1.5 billion at March 31, 2008, a net increasedecline of $31.2$23.3 million from the amounts outstanding at December 31, 2006. During2007. Paydowns were allowed to outpace acquisitions in the first nine monthsquarter of 2007, the Bank added $160.2 million in new MPF loans; run-offs, in contrast, were $127.6 million, including paydowns of CMA in the same period.2008. The FHLBNY does not expect the MPF loans to increase substantially, and the Bank provides this product to its members as another alternative for its members to sell their mortgage production.

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CMA Program— The book value of investment in Community Mortgage Asset loans (“CMA”),the CMA program, which has not been active since 2001 and has declinedbeen declining steadily over time, was $4.8$4.1 million at September 30, 2007, down by $181.0 thousand fromMarch 31, 2008 and December 31, 2006.2007.
Consolidated Obligations and Debt Financing Activity and Consolidated Obligations
Consolidated obligations, which are the joint and several obligations of the FHLBanks, are the principal funding source for the FHLBNY’s operations and consist of consolidated bonds and consolidated discount notes. Discount notes are consolidated obligations with maturities up to 365 days, and consolidated bonds have maturities of one year or longer. Member deposits, capital and, to a lesser extent borrowings from other FHLBanks, are also funding sources.
Consolidated Obligation Liabilities
The primary sourceissuance and servicing of funds forconsolidated obligations are performed by the FHLBNY continued to be throughOffice of Finance, a joint office of the FHLBanks established by the Finance Board. Each FHLBank independently determines its participation in each issuance of consolidated obligation bondsobligations based on, among other factors, its own funding and discount notes, together referred to asoperating requirements, maturities, interest rates, and other terms available for consolidated obligations.obligations in the market place. Although the FHLBNY is primarily liable for its portion of consolidated obligations (i.e., those issued on its behalf), the FHLBNY is also jointly and severally liable with the other FHLBanks for the payment of principal and interest on the consolidated obligations of all the FHLBanks.
The two major debt programs offered by the Office of Finance are the Global Debt Program and the TAP. The FHLBNY participates in both programs.
Reported amounts of consolidated obligations outstanding, comprisingcomprised of bonds and discount notes, at September 30,March 31, 2008 were $99.5 billion, compared to $101.1 billion at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were $93.1 billion and $74.2 billion, and funded 90.9 % and 90.8% ofthe decline paralleled the slight decline in total assets at those dates. These ratios haveMarch 31, 2008 from the prior year-end. The reliance on the issuance of consolidated obligations has remained substantially unchanged over the years, indicative of the stable funding strategy pursued by the FHLBNY to rely on FHLBank debt for financing its activities. Several tactical changes were made in response to member demand for liquidity
Since the market dislocation in the thirdfourth quarter of 2007, and investor demand for shorter-term FHLBank debt and discount notes has been strong and continued to be motivated by the uncertain conditions in the same period.
Issuance volume increased dramaticallyfixed income market. In the first quarter of 2008, the FHLBNY continued to receptive local and global investors. Issuance volume increased and debt outstanding grew by $8.2 billion in August 2007, and $7.4 billion in September 2007issue discount notes at favorable spreads to accommodate member demand for advances and to support higher balance sheet liquidity through increased investments in short-term investments. Total debt outstanding was $78.6 billion at June 30, 2007 beforeLIBOR. In the recent market turmoil;middle of the amount outstanding grew to $93.1 billion at September 30, 2007, an increasefirst quarter of $14.5 billion, or 18.5%2008, the FHLBNY forecasted likely deterioration in the third quarter of 2007.
Two tactical funding strategy changes were employed in executing issuances of debt. First, in response to market demand for shorter-term debt, the Bank increased issuancesexecution prices of discount notes which have maturities from overnightand made a decision to 365 days. Second,reduce its reliance on discount notes for its short-term funding needs.
At about the Bank alsomiddle of the first quarter of 2008, investor demand increased issuance of shorter-maturityfor single-index floating-rate bonds. The demand for FHLBank issued floating-rate bonds to replace maturing debt or debt that was being calleddriven by the Bank at pre-determined call exercise dates. Investor demand from the money market sector as investors shifted their funds into money market funds in light of the prevailing market conditions, and investments in FHLBank issued floating-rate bonds were a good credit choice for shorter-term debt resulted in the issuance of discount notes at very favorable spreads to LIBOR and improved the Bank’s cost of funding. In the same period of time, member demand for ARC Advances which reprice at short intervals, and short-term advances saw unprecedented growth, and the Bank was able to issue short-term debt and finance short-term advances efficiently.investors.
As a result of thesethe prevailing conditions, the Bank made a tactical adjustments tochange in its funding strategy in the compositionfirst quarter of debt outstanding at September 30, 2007 changed significantly compared to December 31, 2006. Discount2008. It replaced maturing discount notes with longer-term floating-rate and fixed-rate bonds. As a result, the amount of discount notes outstanding at March 31, 2008 declined to $26.3 billion from $34.8 billion at December 31, 2006 were $12.2 billion2007, and grewthe amount of floating-rate bonds outstanding increased to $30.1$28.1 billion at September 30, 2007, an increase of $17.9 billion. In contrast, consolidated obligation bonds increased by $782.8 million in par amountsMarch 31, 2008, up from $14.1 billion at September 30, 2007 relative to December 31, 2006.2007.

 

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The following summarizes types of bonds issued and outstanding (in thousands):
                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
 
Fixed-rate, non-callable $35,919,970 $37,328,640  $37,488,480 $39,642,670 
Fixed-rate, callable 18,320,500 17,039,000  6,789,800 11,420,300 
Step Up, non-callable  50,000    
Step Up, callable 2,038,000 3,688,000  163,000 843,000 
Step Down, non-callable   
Step Down, callable 15,000 15,000 
Single-index floating rate 6,710,000 4,100,000  28,085,000 14,135,000 
          
  
Total par value 62,988,470 62,205,640  72,541,280 66,055,970 
  
Bond premiums 19,102 23,334  55,352 38,586 
Bond discounts  (30,398)  (33,300)  (31,826)  (28,529)
SFAS 133 fair value basis adjustments 44,792  (151,222) 563,525 259,405 
Fair value basis adjustments on terminated hedges  (2,096)  (1,777)  (4,300) 385 
          
  
Total carrying value
 $63,019,870 $62,042,675 
Total bonds
 $73,124,031 $66,325,817 
          
Fixed-rate non-callable debt- At September 30, 2007,March 31, 2008, fixed-rate non-callable debt decreased by $1.4 billion to $35.9$2.2 billion compared to $37.3 billion at December 31, 2006,2007, as the Bank replaced maturing non-callable debt with either floating-rate debt or discount notes. Atdebt. In the end of the secondfourth quarter of 2007 the Bank had increased its issuance of fixed-rate non-callable bonds because of favorable execution levels prevailing during most ofand continuing through the first six months in 2007. The amount outstanding grew to $38.3 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2007. In the third quarter,2008, FHLBank fixed-rate bond execution was also affected by the credit uncertainty in the markets, and despite the triple-A quality ascribed to the consolidated obligation bonds, investor demand was relatively stronger for shorter-term debt, floating-rate debt, and discount notes. It is understandable that market turmoil drove investors into shorter duration investments and floating ratefloating-rate debt which reset periodically based on prevailing market rates also made them an attractive choice.
Execution levels and spreads favored issuances of discount notes and floating rate debt. Execution levels for longer-term non-callable bonds were less favorable, and the Bank did not replace maturing longer-term bonds and as a result outstanding amounts declined to $35.9 billion at September 30, 2007.favorable.
Fixed-rate callable debt- Execution levels and spreads on a swapped out basis was favorable during most of— Starting in the first two quarterslast half of 2007 and continuing through the Bank’s outstanding balancefirst quarter of fixed-rate callable debt was $19.7 billion in par amount at June 30, 2007, an increase of $2.7 billion from December 31, 2006. Since then,2008, spreads to both U.S. Treasury securities and LIBOR widened mostly in the middle of the third quarter and execution levels and spreads were such that thepricing has been relatively unfavorable. As a result, issuance of callable debt was not as attractive.attractive as alternative funding strategies of either issuing discount notes or floating-rate notes. In addition, declining rates have continued to cause the redemption of callable bond redemptions in the first quarter of 2008 in association with the calls on the associated interest rate swaps. As a result, outstanding amounts of fixed-rate callable debt were allowed to decline andas maturing or called bonds were not replaced.replaced by issuing more callable bonds. Total fixed-rate callable bonds outstanding, which had stood at $19.7$11.4 billion at June 30,December 31, 2007, declined to $18.3$6.8 billion at September 30, 2007.March 31, 2008.
With a callable bond, the Bank purchases a call option from the investor, and the option allows the Bank to terminate the bond at predetermined call dates. When the Bank purchases the call option from investors it typically lowersincreases the costinvestment yield to the investor, who has traditionally been receptive to callable-bond yields offered by the FHLBNY.FHLBanks.
Floating-rate debt Issuances of floating-rate debt, indexed to LIBOR, increased earlier induring the year becausefirst quarter of 2008 as the Bank relied less on issuances of discount notes and callable fixed-rate bonds. When execution spreads were favorable, maturing/called fixed-rate callable bonds and maturing discount notes were replaced with slightly longer term floating-rate consolidated obligation bonds. Execution spreads have remained favorable through the first quarter of 2008, a trend that were, at times, equal to or better than discount notes. The amounts outstanding grew to $5.5 billion at June 30, 2007, up from $4.1 billion at December 31, 2006. In the third quarter, floating-ratestarted in 2007. Floating-rate bonds, which reset periodically with market rates, also becamehave become an attractive choice for investors and dealers in the difficult market conditions. Increased investor appetite for floating-rate debt may also have been due to a “flight to quality” and away from highly-rated commercial paper in the recent market turmoil. LIBOR-based, single-index floaters have been the primary issuances. The Bank also issued single-index floaters tied to Fed funds and prime rate.

 

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Step-up bonds- Earlier in the year, in an environment of an inverted yield curve, market demand for step-up bonds was not strong. While the yield curve has since steepened, yields on step-up bonds have remained unattractive to investors who continue to remain on the side-line for such structures. We believe the term structure of interest rates was still not steep enough to present attractive yields on callable, step-up bonds. Typically, as short and long-term rates diverge, step-up bonds may become more popular as they offer a coupon structure that reflects the shape of the yield curve.
Discount notes- Consolidated obligation discount notes provide the FHLBNY with short-term funds. These notes have maturities of up to one year and are offered daily through a dealer-selling group; the notes are sold at a discount from their face amount and mature at par.
Issuances of discount notes have been uneven in the first nine months of 2007, with an extraordinary surge in demand in the latter part of the current year third quarter.
The following summarizes discount notes issued and outstanding (dollars in thousands):
             
          Weighted 
  Book  Par  Average 
  Value  Value  Interest Rate 
             
September 30, 2007 $30,063,824  $30,291,314   4.73%
          
             
December 31, 2006 $12,191,553  $12,255,625   5.10%
          
             
          Weighted 
  Book  Par  Average 
  Value  Value  Interest Rate 
             
March 31, 2008 $26,337,442  $26,412,045   2.35%
          
             
December 31, 2007 $34,791,570  $34,984,105   4.28%
          
The ratioBank reduced its inventory of discount notes to total assets at September 30, 2007 was 29.4%, significantly changed from 14.9%,money-market instruments and in parallel reduced the ratio at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006. All of the increase occurred in the third quarter of 2007.
Usage and issuance of discount notes during the first six months of 2007 declined compared to prior year periods because of the Bank’s view that the issuance of discount notes was at unfavorable yields relative to LIBOR. In the first six months of 2007, the Bank increased use of structured bonds associated with interest rate swaps to replace declining issuances of discount notes. This was in response to investor demand for the longer-term consolidated obligation bonds, particularly fixed-rate, callable bonds.
That condition changed dramatically in the third quarter of 2007 in the aftermath of the sub-prime mortgage market crises and the resulting decline in liquidity in the market place. Investor demand for FHLBank issued discount notes was almost unprecedented. Discount notes that had yielded 20 basis points below LIBOR very early in August were soon sought after by investors at a yield that at times was almost 90 basis points below LIBOR early in September. Reacting to market conditions and very favorable discount note yields, the Bank doubled its outstanding amounts of discount notes to $21.2 billion at August 31, 2007 from $10.1 billion at July 31, 2007. The Bank’s issuance of discount notes continued to increase in September 2007, and stood at $30.1 billion at September 30, 2007. The spread below LIBOR narrowed somewhat and was around 50 basis points below LIBOR at the end of the third quarter of 2007.

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Consolidated Obligation bonds by contractual maturity.
The following is a summary of consolidated bonds outstanding by year of maturity (dollars in thousands):
                 
  September 30, 2007  December 31, 2006 
      Weighted      Weighted 
      Average      Average 
Maturity Amount  Rate  Amount  Rate 
                 
One year or less $28,768,800   4.70% $25,888,510   4.35%
Over one year through two years  15,450,020   4.94   20,458,280   4.69 
Over two years through three years  8,310,450   5.10   6,007,350   4.80 
Over three years through four years  2,582,700   4.99   3,275,700   4.62 
Over four years through five years  3,180,200   5.26   2,077,900   5.00 
Over five years through six years  794,750   5.22   529,800   4.71 
Thereafter  3,901,550   5.39   3,968,100   5.29 
             
                 
Total par value  62,988,470   4.90%  62,205,640   4.60%
               
                 
Bond premiums  19,102       23,334     
Bond discounts  (30,398)      (33,300)    
SFAS 133 fair value basis adjustments  44,792       (151,222)    
Fair value basis adjustments on terminated hedges  (2,096)      (1,777)    
               
                 
Total carrying value
 $63,019,870      $62,042,675     
               
Bonds issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were primarily medium-term. At September 30, 2007, 70.2% of par amounts of bonds would mature within two years, slightly down from 74.5% at December 31, 2006. Within three years, 83.4% of bonds would mature, slightly down from 84.2% at December 31, 2006.
Impact of hedging fixed-rate debt —consolidated obligation bonds
The Bank hedges certain fixed-rate debt under the provisions of SFAS 133 by the use of both callable and non-callable interest rate swaps asin a fair value hedges.hedge. The Bank also hedges anticipatory issuances of bonds under the provisions of “cash flow” hedging rules underof SFAS 133.
Net interest accruals from SFAS 133 qualifying interest rate swaps are recorded together with interest expense of consolidated obligation bonds. Fair value changes of debt in a qualifying fair value hedge are recorded in “Netas a Net realized and unrealized gains lossesgain (loss) on derivative and hedging activities”activities in Other income (loss), a component of other income, and an offset is recorded as a fair value basis adjustment to the carrying amount of the debt. debt in the balance sheet.
Net interest accruals associated with derivatives not qualifying under SFAS 133 are recorded in “Netas a Net realized and unrealized gains lossesgain (loss) on derivative and hedging activities.”activities in Other income (loss).
Derivative transactions are employed to hedge consolidated bonds in the following manner to achieve the following principal objectives:
The FHLBNY:
Makes extensive use of the derivatives to restructure interest rates on consolidated obligation bonds, both callable and non-callable, to better meet its members’ funding needs, to reduce funding costs, and to manage risk in a changing market environment.
Converts at the time of issuance, certain simple fixed-rate bullet and callable bonds into synthetic floating-rate bonds by the simultaneous execution of interest rate swaps that convert the cash flows of the fixed-rate bonds to conventional adjustable rate instruments tied to an index, typically 3-month LIBOR.
Uses derivatives to manage the risk arising from changing market prices and volatility of a fixed coupon bond by matching the cash flows of the bond to the cash flows of the derivative and making the FHLBNY indifferent to changes in market conditions. Except when issued to fund MBS and MPF loans, callable bonds are typically hedged by an offsetting derivative with a mirror-image call option with identical terms.

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Adjusts the reported carrying value of hedged consolidated bonds for changes in their fair value (“fair value basis adjustments” or “fair value”) that are attributable to the risk being hedged in accordance with hedge accounting rules. Amounts reported for consolidated obligation bonds in the statements of condition include fair value hedge basis adjustments.
Lowers funding cost by the issuance of a callable bond and the execution of an associated interest rate swap with mirrored call options, which results in funding at a lower cost than the FHLBNY would otherwise have achieved. The continued attractiveness of the issuance of callable bonds and the simultaneous swapping with a derivative instrument depends on the price relationships in both the bond and the derivatives markets.
The most significant elementselement that impactedimpacts balance sheet reporting of debt includedis the recording of fair value basis adjustments. Also, when callable bonds wereare hedged by callable swaps, the possibility of exercise of the call shortenedshortens the expected maturity of the bond. The impact to the Bank’s incomeof hedging debt on recorded interest expense is discussed in this MD&A under “Results of Operations.”Operations”. Its impact as a risk management tool is discussed under Item 3 “Quantitative3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Fair value basis adjustments- The reported carrying valuevalues of hedged consolidated bonds wereare adjusted for changes in their fair value basis adjustments that wereare attributable to the risk being hedged in accordance with hedge accounting rules. The Bank hedgedhedges the risk of changes in the benchmark interest rate, which the Bank has designated as LIBOR.

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At March 31, 2008, the Bank had hedged $29.6 billion in SFAS 133 qualifying hedges of its total bonds of $72.5 billion outstanding at March 31, 2008. At March 31, 2008, the Bank hedged economically the basis risk of $16.0 billion of floating-rate bonds, and $590.4 million of discount notes to hedge the interest rate risk.


OfIn comparison, at December 31, 2007, of the par amounts of $63.0$66.1 billion in bonds outstanding, at September 30, 2007, the Bank had hedged $37.4$34.9 billion under SFAS 133 qualifying fair value hedges, and another $3.6$1.5 billion in economic hedges. In addition, at December 31, 2007, the Bank had $127.5 million of notional amounts of interest-rate swaps to hedge the anticipated issuance of debt and to “lock in” a spread between the earning asset and cost of funding. Such hedges that were non-qualifyingaccounted for as “cash flow” hedges under the provisions of SFAS 133 but were an acceptable strategy under133.
Declining hedge ratio at March 31, 2008 is explained by declining amounts of fixed-rate callable bonds, which typically constitute the Bank’s risk management guidelines. In aggregate, the hedges represented a ratiolargest percentage of 65.0% of the amount of bonds swapped at September 30, 2007 in terms of par amounts. At December 31, 2006, the notional amount of swapped out debt stood at $40.7 billion on total debt of $62.2 billion, representing 65.4% of total par amount of consolidated obligationhedged bonds. At September 30, 2007, the Bank had also executed hedges of anticipated issuances of debt in a cash flow hedge under the provisions of SFAS 133.
The reported carrying value of hedged consolidated bonds is adjusted for changes in their fair value basis adjustments that are attributable to the risk being hedged in accordance with hedge accounting rules. Amounts reported for consolidated obligation debtobligations in the statements of conditionbalance sheet included hedging fair value basis adjustments of $44.8$563.5 million representing unrealized losses at September 30, 2007, a change of $196.0 millionMarch 31, 2008 compared to an unrealized gain position of $151.2$259.4 million at December 31, 2006.2007, and represented net unrealized fair value basis losses at those dates.
Changes in fair value basis reflect changes in the term structure of interest rates, the shape of the yield curve at the measurement dates, the value and implied volatility of call options of callable bonds, and from the growth or decline in hedge volume. Hedge volume, defined as the notional amount of hedged debt outstanding, was not a factor as notional amount outstanding at September 30, 2007 was $40.9 billion, only slightly up from $40.7 billion at December 31, 2006.
The yield curve at September 30, 2007 hasMarch 31, 2008 had shifted downward compared to December 31, 20062007 for most tenors that arewere relevant to the Bank’s hedged debt portfolio. Only the 30-year forward rate appeared almost unchanged. In a falling interest rate environment, fixed-rate debt will exhibitexhibited fair value losses and the change iswas consistent with the observed down shift in the yield curve, especially in the shortshort-end and the 2-3 year forward rates. The relative small size of the unrealized loss of $44.8 millionHedge volume was also lower at September 30, 2007 reflects two factors. First, the fair value of callable debt, which constituted a significant portion of the Bank’s bond fair value unrealized losses were closeMarch 31, 2008 compared to par value because of the increased probability of the execution of call options in a lower interest rate environment. Second, a large portion of non-callable bonds were contractually maturing within two to three years and their fair values were also close to par value.
Changes due to amortization of previously recorded realized gains and losses were not material. Unrealized gains associated with hedged debt were almost entirely offset by unrealized losses associated with the interest rate swaps that hedged the consolidated obligation bonds at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.2007.

 

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Consolidated Obligation bonds by maturity or next call date.
The issuance of a callable bond with an associated callable swap significantly alters the contractual maturity characteristics of the original bond, and introduces the possibility of an exercise call date that is significantly shorter than the contractual maturity. The following table summarizes the consolidated bonds outstanding by years to maturity or next call date (in thousands):
         
  September 30, 2007  December 31, 2006 
Year of Maturity or next call date
        
Due or callable in one year or less $43,634,500  $40,152,210 
Due or callable after one year through two years  11,981,320   14,786,280 
Due or callable after two years through three years  2,750,950   1,959,650 
Due or callable after three years through four years  1,224,000   1,608,000 
Due or callable after four years through five years  838,200   928,900 
Due or callable after five years through six years  456,750   284,800 
Thereafter  2,102,750   2,485,800 
       
         
Total par value  62,988,470   62,205,640 
         
Bond premiums  19,102   23,334 
Bond discounts  (30,398)  (33,300)
SFAS 133 fair value adjustments  44,792   (151,222)
Fair value basis adjustments on terminated hedges  (2,096)  (1,777)
       
         
Total carrying value
 $63,019,870  $62,042,675 
       
Because of the possibility of exercise on pre-determined call dates, it is probable that some 88.3% of bonds outstanding at September 30, 2007 may get called within two years.
Deposit Liabilities
Deposits liabilities comprised of member deposits and interest-bearing deposits pledged to the Bank as cash collateral by derivative counterparties, and, from time-to-time, may also include unsecured overnight borrowings from other FHLBanks.
Member deposits- The FHLBNY operates deposit programs for the benefit of its members. Deposits are primarily short-term in nature with the majority maintained in demand accounts that reprice daily based upon rates prevailing in the overnight Federal funds market. Members’ liquidity preferences are the primary determinant of the level of deposits. Total deposits, at September 30, 2007, including demand and term, aggregated $3.3$2.6 billion at March 31, 2008, up from $2.4$1.6 billion at December 31, 2006. Member2007. Fluctuations in member deposits have fluctuated duringlittle impact on the three quarters in 2007, averaging $1.8 billion in the first quarter, $2.7 billion in the second quarterBank and $2.6 billion in the third quarter. However, member deposits are not a significant source of liquidity for the Bank.
Cash collateral held- Cash collateral pledged to the FHLBNY by derivative counterparties at September 30, 2007 was $21.7 million compared to $124.0 million at December 31, 2006. These deposits were interest-bearing demand deposits that repriced daily based principally upon rates prevailing in the overnight Federal funds market. Derivative counterparties are required by agreement to pledge collateral to the FHLBNY to cover the FHLBNY’s credit exposure in the event of counterparty default. At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the FHLBNY’s exposure was represented by derivatives in an unrealized gain position, after giving effect to threshold triggers under collateral agreements with derivative counterparties.

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Borrowings from otherFHLBanks The Bank borrows from other FHLBanks, generally for a period of one day. There were no borrowings outstanding at either September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 or December 31, 2006. In the third quarter of 2007, the Bank borrowed $100.0 million for one day at market terms.2007. In the first nine monthsquarter of 2007, there2008, the average amount borrowed was $19.1 million. All transactions were two overnight transactions of $20 million and $100 million at market terms.
Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock
The FHLBNY’s capital stock is redeemable at the option of both the member and the FHLBNY subject to certain conditions. Dividends related to capital stock classified as mandatorily redeemable are accrued at an estimated dividend rate and reported as interest expense in the statementsStatements of income. Redeemable capital stock is generally accounted for under the provisions of SFAS 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity,”Equity”(“SFAS 150”). Mandatorily redeemable capital stock at September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 20062007 represented stock held primarily by former members who were no longer members by virtue of being acquired by members of other FHLBanks. SuchUnder existing practice, such stock will be repaid when the stock is no longer required to support outstanding transactions with the FHLBNY.
The FHLBNY reclassifies the stock subject to redemption from equity to liability once a member: irrevocably exercises a written redemption right; gives notice of intent to withdraw from membership; or attains non-member status by merger or acquisition, charter termination, or involuntary termination from membership.
At March 31, 2008 the amount of mandatorily redeemable capital stock classified as a liability was $181.8 million compared to $238.6 million at December 31, 2007. In the first quarter of 2008, three members merged with non-members. In compliance with Finance Board regulations, the Bank classified these three members as non-members, and $58.3 million of capital was reclassified from capital to liability.
The Bank repurchased $115.1 million of mandatorily redeemable capital stock in the first quarter of 2008, when non-member advances matured in their normal course, and were not replaced under Finance Board rules. The Bank also repurchased the excess stock of the former members.
No member had notified the FHLBNY at September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 or at December 31, 20062007 of their intention to voluntarily withdraw from membership. The Bank reclassifies stock of members to a liability on the day the member’s charter is dissolved upon acquisition by a non-member.

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At September 30, 2007 the amount of mandatorily redeemable stock classified as a liability was $244.1 million, compared to $77.6 million at June 30, 2007 and $109.9 million at December 31, 2006. In the third quarter of 2007, three members were acquired by non-members and a fourth member relocated its headquarters to outside the Bank’s membership district. In compliance with Finance Board regulations, the Bank classified these four members as non-members. Capital stock held by non-members will be repaid at maturity of the advances borrowed by non-members. In accordance with Finance Board regulations, non-members cannot renew their advance borrowings at maturity. Under the provisions of SFAS 150, such capital is considered mandatorily redeemable and the Bank reclassified $180.1 million of capital stock from capital to a liability in the third quarter of 2007. In the same period, $13.6 million of non-member mandatorily redeemable stock in excess of collateral requirements was repaid to non-members for maturing advances held by the former members. On a year-to-date basis at September 30, 2007 total capital stock reclassified from capital to liability was $187.0 million, and repayments to former members were $52.8 million. For more information, also refer to footnote 6 in Notes to the unaudited Financial Statements.
Derivative Instruments
Interest rate swaps, swaptions, and cap and floor agreements (collectively, derivatives) enable the FHLBNY to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates by adjusting the effective maturity, repricing frequency, or option characteristics of its financial instruments. The FHLBNY, to a limited extent, also uses interest rate swaps to hedge changes in interest rates prior to debt issuance and essentially lock in the FHLBNY’s funding cost.
Section 956.6(a) of the Finance Board regulations prohibits the speculative use of derivatives, and thederivatives. The FHLBNY does not enter intotake speculative positions with derivatives or any other financial instruments, or trade derivatives for short-term profits. The FHLBNY does not have any special purpose entities or any other types of off-balance sheet conduits. The FHLBNY established two small grantor trusts related to employee benefits programs.

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The notional amounts of derivatives are not recorded as assets or liabilities in the Statements of condition, rather the fair values of all derivatives are recorded as either derivative asset or derivative liability. Although notional principal is a commonly used measure of volume in the derivatives market, it is not a meaningful measure of market or credit risk since the notional amount does not change hands (other than in the case of currency swaps, of which the FHLBNY has none).


All derivatives are recorded on the statementsStatements of condition at their estimated fair value and designated as either fair value or cash flow hedges for SFAS 133-qualifying hedges, or as non-SFAS 133-qualifying hedges (economic hedges or customer intermediations). In an economic hedge, the Bank retains or executes derivative contracts, which are economically effective in reducing risk, either becausebecause: a SFAS 133 qualifying hedge was not available, or the hedge was not able to demonstrate that it would be effective on an ongoing basis as a qualifying hedge, or because the cost of a qualifying hedge was not economical. Interest income and interest expense from interest rate swaps used for hedging are reported together with interest on the instrument being hedged. Any changes in the fair value of a derivative are recorded in current period earnings or in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), depending on the type of hedge designation.
The FHLBNY uses derivatives in three ways: (1) as fair value or cash flow hedges of an underlying financial instrument or as a cash flow hedge of a forecasted transaction; (2) as intermediation hedges to offset derivative positions (e.g., caps) sold to members; and (3) as economic hedges, defined as a non-qualifying hedge of an asset or liability and used as an asset/liability management tool. The FHLBNY uses derivatives to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of consolidated obligations and advances to more closely approximate the sensitivity of assets or to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of advances to more closely approximate the sensitivity of liabilities. In addition, the FHLBNY uses derivatives toto: offset embedded options in assets and liabilities to hedge the market value of existing assets, and liabilities, and anticipated transactions, andtransactions; or to reduce funding costs.
At September 30, 2007, the notional amount of derivatives outstanding was $85.2 billion, up from $77.6 billion at December 31, 2006. Increase was primarily attributable to greater demand for putable advances, and required increased executions of interest rate derivatives to hedge associated interest rate risk. Volume of hedges executed was significantly higher in the third quarter of 2007 and $7.2 billion in advance hedges were put on the books, representing 43.3% of all hedges executed in all nine months of 2007.For additional information see Note 9. Derivatives.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments by Product-
The following table summarizes the notional amounts and estimated fair values of derivative financial instruments (excluding accrued interest) by product and type of accounting treatment. The categories of “Fair value,” “Commitment,” and “Cash flow” hedges represented derivative transactions accounted for as hedges. The category of “Economic” hedges represented derivative transactions under hedge strategies that did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under SFAS 133 but were an approved risk management strategy.
The table also reconcilesprovides a reconciliation of fair value basis gains and (losses) of derivatives to the statements of condition (in thousands):
                                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
 Total estimated Total estimated  Total estimated Total estimated 
 fair value fair value  fair value fair value 
 (excluding (excluding  (excluding (excluding 
 Total notional accrued Total notional accrued  Total notional accrued Total notional accrued 
 amount interest) amount interest)  amount interest) amount interest) 
Advances-fair value hedges $42,190,689 $(518,712) $35,615,115 $(23,889) $52,494,244 $(3,011,168) $46,953,298 $(1,495,055)
Advances (Caps)-economic hedges 1,157,694 8 1,237,694   1,035,883  (1,016) 1,157,694 2 
Consolidated obligations-fair value hedges 37,346,660 36,263 40,510,105  (159,919) 29,618,975 572,879 34,813,015 251,628 
Consolidated obligations-economic hedges 3,573,100 702 175,000  (253) 16,950,438  (7,597) 1,538,100 5,454 
MPF loan commitments 1,399 2 9,497  (35)
MPF loan-commitments 8,259 26 1,351 5 
Cash Flow-anticipated transactions 817,000  (7,337)      127,500  (177)
Intermediary positions-economic hedges 80,000 23 50,000 3  50,000 21 70,000 22 
                  
  
Total notional and fair value
 $85,166,542 $(489,051) $77,597,411 $(184,093) $100,157,799 $(2,446,855) $84,660,957 $(1,238,121)
                  
  
Total derivatives, excluding accrued interest $(489,051) $(184,093) $(2,446,855) $(1,238,121)
Cash collateral pledged to counterparties 1,731,800 396,400 
Cash collateral received from counterprties  (31,800)  (41,300)
Accrued interest 329,504 301,253  237,852 238,657 
          
  
Net derivative balance
 $(159,547) $117,160  $(509,003) $(644,364)
          
  
Net derivative asset balance $119,873 $224,775  $58,865 $28,978 
Net derivative liability balance  (279,420)  (107,615)  (567,868)  (673,342)
          
  
Net derivative balance
 $(159,547) $117,160  $(509,003) $(644,364)
          

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Derivative Credit Risk Exposure
The categories — “Fair value,” “Commitment” and “Cash flow” hedges — represent derivative transactions accounted for as hedges. The category “Economic” hedges represent derivative transactions under hedge strategies that did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under SFAS 133.
Derivative credit risk exposure- In addition to market risk, the FHLBNY is subject to credit risk in derivativederivatives transactions because of the potential for non-performance by the counterparties, which could result in the FHLBNY having to acquire replacement derivativesderivative from a different counterparty at a higher cost. The FHLBNY also is subject to operational risks in the execution and servicing of derivative transactions.
The degree of counterparty credit risk may depend, among other factors, on the extent to which netting procedures and/or the provision of collateral are used to mitigate the risk. Twenty-one counterparties (eighteen non-members and three members) represented 100% of the total notional amount of the FHLBNY’s outstanding derivative transactions at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Risk measurementAlthough notional amount is a commonly used measure of volume in the derivatives market, it is not a meaningful measure of market or credit risk since derivative counterparties do not exchange the notional amount (except in the case of foreign currency swaps)swaps of which the FHLBNY has none). Counterparties use the notional amounts of derivative instruments to calculate contractual cash flows to be exchanged. The fair value of a derivative in a gain position is a more meaningful measure of the FHLBNY’s current market exposure on derivatives. The FHLBNY estimates exposure to credit loss on derivative instruments by calculating the replacement cost, on a present value basis, to settle at current market prices all outstanding derivative contracts in a gain position.
position, net of collateral pledged by the counterparty to mitigate the FHLBNY’s exposure. All derivative contracts with non-members are also subject to master netting agreements or other right of offset arrangements.
Exposure At September 30, 2007,March 31, 2008, the FHLBNY’s maximum credit risk as defined above, was approximately $119.9$58.9 million withoutafter recognition of cash collateral held by the FHLBNY, down from $224.8FHLBNY. The comparable exposure was $28.9 million at December 31, 2006.2007. In determining maximum credit risk, the FHLBNY considers accrued interest receivable and payable, and the legal right to offset assets and liabilities by counterparty. The FHLBNY mitigates its exposure by requiring derivative counterparties to pledge cash collateral, if the amount of exposure is above the collateral threshold agreements. Derivative counterparties had pledged $21.7$31.8 million in cash to the FHLBNY at September 30, 2007.March 31, 2008. At December 31, 2006,2007, the comparable cash held by the FHLBNY was $124.0$41.3 million.
Derivative counterparty ratings— The Bank’s credit exposure at March 31, 2008, in a gain position, after recognition of cash collateral were to three derivative counterparties, with a double-A credit rating as assigned by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization. The Bank was also exposed to one member institution on whose behalf the FHLBNY had acted as an intermediary, and the exposure was also collateralized under standard agreements with the FHLBNY’s members. Acting as an intermediary, the Bank had also purchased equivalent notional amounts of derivatives from unrelated derivative counterparties.

 

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Risk mitigation— The FHLBNY mitigates derivative counterparty credit risk by contracting only with experienced counterparties with investment-grade credit ratings. Annually, the FHLBNY’s management and Board of Directors review and approve all non-member derivative counterparties. Management monitors counterparties on an ongoing basis for significant business events, including ratings actions taken by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. All approved derivatives counterparties must enter into a master“International Swaps and Derivatives Association”(“ISDA”) agreements with the FHLBNY and, in addition, execute the Credit Support Annex to the ISDA agreement that provides for collateral support at predetermined thresholds. These annexes contain enforceable provisions for requiring collateral on certain derivative contracts that are in a gain position. The annexes also define the maximum net unsecured credit exposure amounts that may exist before collateral delivery is required. Typically, the maximum amount is based upon an analysis of individual counterparty’s rating and exposure.
The FHLBNY also manages counterparty credit risk through credit analysis, collateral management and other credit enhancements, such as guarantees, and by following the requirements set forth in the Finance Board’s regulations.
As a result of these risk mitigation initiatives, the management of the FHLBNY does not anticipate any credit losses on its derivatives. The FHLBNY has never experienced a credit loss on a derivative transaction due to a credit default by counterparty.

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Asset Quality and Concentration — Advances, Investment securities, and Mortgage Loans
The FHLBNY is exposed to credit risk — the risk of loss due to default — in its lending, investing, and hedging activities. It has instituted processes to help manage and mitigate this risk. Despite such processes, some amount of credit risk will always exist. External events, such as severe economic downturns, declining real estate values (both residential and non-residential), changes in monetary policy, adverse events in the capital markets, and other developments, could lead to member or counterparty default or impact the creditworthiness of investments. Such events could have a negative impact upon the FHLBNY’s income and financial performance. For additional information, also see Asset Quality and Concentration in the Bank’s most recently filed Form 10-K on March 28, 2007.
The following table summarizes the FHLBNY’s loan portfolios (in thousands):
                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
  
Advances $75,072,136 $59,012,394  $85,927,433 $82,089,667 
          
  
Mortgage loans before allowance for credit losses $1,515,166 $1,484,012  $1,468,939 $1,492,261 
          
Advances
The FHLBNY closely monitors the creditworthiness of the institutions to which it lends. The FHLBNY also closely monitors the quality and value of the assets that are pledged as collateral by its members. The FHLBNY periodically assesses the mortgage underwriting and documentation standards of its borrowing members. In addition, the FHLBNY has collateral policies and restricted lending procedures in place to manage its exposure to those members experiencing difficulty in meeting their capital requirements or other standards of creditworthiness.
The FHLBNY has not experienced any losses on credit extended to any member or counterparty since its inception. The FHLBank Act affords any security interest granted to the FHLBNY by a member, or any affiliate of such member, priority over the claims and rights of any party (including any receiver, conservator, trustee, or similar party) having the rights of a lien creditor. However, the FHLBNY’s security interest is not entitled to priority over claims and rights that (1) would be entitled to priority under applicable law, or (2) are held by a bona fide purchaser for value or by parties that are secured by actual perfected security interests.
The FHLBNY’s members are required to pledge collateral to secure advances. Eligible collateral includes (1) one-to-four-family and multi-family mortgages; (2) U.S. Treasury and government-agency securities; (3) mortgage-backed securities; and (4) certain other collateral which is real estate-related and has a readily ascertainable value, and in which the FHLBNY can perfect a security interest.
The FHLBNY’s credit risk from advances at September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 and December 31, 20062007 was concentrated in commercial banks and savings institutions. All advances were fully collateralized. In addition, borrowing members pledge their stock of the FHLBNY as additional collateral for advances. The FHLBNY has not experienced any losses on credit extended to any member since its inception, 75 years ago. Based on the collateral held as security and prior repayment history, no allowance for losses is currently deemed necessary.

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Advances — Concentration
Advances to large members constitute a significant percentage of FHLBNY’s advance portfolio and its source of revenues. For additional information on top five advance holders at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, see Note 16. Segment Information.
Investment quality
The Bank has analyzed its investments in light of the prevailing market conditions and believes impairment, if any, is only temporary. The management of the FHLBNY has the positive intent and the financial ability to hold the securities to the ultimate recovery of their value.
Impairment of investments is evaluated considering numerous factors and their relative significance varies case-by-case. Factors considered include the length of time and extent to which the market value has been less than carrying value; the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer of the security; the Bank’s intent and ability to retain the security in order to allow for an anticipated recovery in fair value. If based upon an analysis of each of the above factors, it is determined that the impairment is other-than-temporary, the carrying value of the security is written down to fair value and a loss is recognized through earnings.
Based upon this analysis, it was determined that the Bank did not experience any other-than-temporary impairment in the value of its investments at March 31, 2008 or at December 31, 2007.
Long-term investments
Long-term investments were principally comprised of held-to-maturity GSE and privately issued mortgage-backed, commercial mortgage-backed, and asset-backed securities, collectively referred to as “MBS”, that were rated triple-A by Moody’s and S&P at March 31, 2008. See discussions in the following pages for three bonds that were downgraded by Fitch to double-A.
The FHLBNY had investments in primary public and private placements of taxable obligations of state and local housing finance authorities (“HFA”) that were rated at least “Aa” by Moody’s and “AA” by S&P.

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Mortgage-backed securities
Residential mortgage-backed securities supported by loans with low FICO scores and high loan-to-value ratios —At March 31, 2008, the Bank’s $9.0 billion investment in mortgage-backed securities designated as held-to-maturity included residential mortgage-backed securities with amortized cost of $671.6 million that were supported by loans with low FICO scores. Also, mortgage-backed securities with an amortized cost of $75.9 million were supported by loans with high loan-to-value ratios
(“high LTVs”). The table below summarizes the book and estimated fair values of MBS supported by loans with low FICO scores and high LTVs and impacted by rating actions (in thousands):
                         
  March 31, 2008 
          Low FICO2  High LTVs3 
  Totals  RMBS  RMBS 
  Book  Market Value  Book  Market Value  Book  Market Value 
 
Securities downgraded1
 $82,114  $66,215  $48,568  $38,995  $33,546  $27,220 
Securities under downgrade watch                  
                   
   82,114   66,215   48,568   38,995   33,546   27,220 
Securities — Stable  665,414   597,362   623,021   563,221   42,393   34,141 
                   
                         
  $747,528  $663,577  $671,589  $602,216  $75,939  $61,361 
                   
                         
  December 31, 2007 
          Low FICO2  High LTVs3 
  Totals  RMBS  RMBS 
  Book  Market Value  Book  Market Value  Book  Market Value 
                         
Securities downgraded1
 $86,790  $81,913  $50,787  $48,092  $36,003  $33,821 
Securities under downgrade watch  267,210   260,000   222,421   217,202   44,789   42,798 
                   
   354,000   341,913   273,208   265,294   80,792   76,619 
Securities — Stable  438,616   415,361   438,616   415,361       
                   
                         
  $792,616  $757,274  $711,824  $680,655  $80,792  $76,619 
                   
1See discussion below.
Mortgage-backed securities
MBS supported by collateral with low FICO scores2-These securities are seasoned MBS (acquired prior to 2003), and supported by non-conforming residential mortgage loans and home-equity loans collateralized at the time of issuance by loans with a weighted average FICO score of 660 or less. All securities were rated triple-A at the time of purchase, and by S&P and Moody’s at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Early in the first quarter of 2008, Fitch downgraded two securities with low FICO scores to double-A negative watch. Amortized cost and estimated fair value at March 31, 2008 was $48.6 million and $39.0 million. In March 2008, Fitch reaffirmed the securities’ ratings as double-A, but removed them from negative watch. The two securities are insured by Ambac Assurance Corp. Moody’s continues to rate the two securities as triple-A. S&P rates only one of the two securities which is rated triple-A.
In February 2008, S&P and Moody’s also placed 12 mortgage-backed securities with low FICO scores under negative watch. Between February 25, 2008 and March 31, 2008, S&P and Moody’s removed the 12 securities from negative watch, and reaffirmed the securities triple-A rating.

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MBS supported by collateral with high loan-to-value ratios— Two seasoned mortgage-backed securities are supported by loans with high LTVs. The securities were collateralized at the time of issuance by loans with a weighted average FICO score of 695 or greater. The two securities were rated triple-A at the time of purchase and at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 by S&P and Moody’s. In February 2008, Fitch downgraded one of the two securities to double-A negative watch. In March 2008, Fitch reaffirmed the rating as double-A, and removed the security from negative watch.
State and local housing finance agency bonds
At March 31, 2008 the FHLBNY’s held-to-maturity portfolio also included investments in state and local housing finance agency bonds. The amortized cost was $575.1 million and fair value was $557.7 million. For more information, see Note 2. Held-to-maturity securities.
In January 2008, S&P and Moody’s placed two bonds under negative watch. In February 2008, the two bonds were affirmed as triple-A by both S&P and Moody’s, while Fitch placed the two bonds under negative watch. In April 2008, the two bonds were downgraded by Fitch to double-A with negative outlook. The amortized cost two of the bonds totaled $110.6 million at March 31, 2008, which was $11.1 million below their estimated fair values.
Monoline insurer risk
Many of the Bank’s investments in mortgage-backed securities and housing finance agency bonds were insured either at their original issue dates by “monoline insurers”, or in certain instances at the initiative of the Bank (Bank purchased wrap). The Bank holds twenty-five mortgage-backed securities covered by insurance policies issued by MBIA Insurance Corp. (“MBIA”), Ambac Assurance Corp. (“Ambac”), and Financial Security Assurance Inc. (“FSA”).
S&P and Moody’s rate MBIA and Ambac at triple-A with a negative outlook. As of the date of filing this Form 10-Q, MBIA and Ambac had their external ratings downgraded by Fitch to double-A with negative outlook. S&P, Moody’s and Fitch rate FSA as triple-A. Ratings downgrade imply an increased risk that these insurers will fail to fulfil their obligations to reimburse the Bank for claims under the insurance policies.

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The table below summarizes the Bank’s exposure to MBIA1, Ambac2, and FSA3 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (dollars in thousands):
               
  Mortgage-backed security insurance coverage 
  March 31, 2008 
  Number of  Security Amortized  Market 
  securities  class cost  value 
               
Bank purchased insurance (WRAP)              
MBIA  3  CMBS $111,982  $111,472 
FSA  2  RMBS  81,573   74,045 
            
FSA  2  Manufactured Housing Bonds  254,869   257,578 
            
   7     448,424   443,095 
            
Insured at issuance
MBIA & AMBAC  16  RMBS  335,637   289,335 
FSA  2  RMBS  18,988   18,472 
            
   18     354,625   307,807 
            
 
Total  25    $803,049  $750,902 
            
               
  December 31, 2007 
  Number of  Security Amortized  Market 
  securities  class cost  value 
               
Bank purchased insurance (WRAP)              
MBIA  3  CMBS $177,450  $176,780 
FSA  2  RMBS  83,413   78,315 
FSA  2  Manufactured Housing Bonds  260,972   260,522 
            
   7     521,835   515,617 
            
 
Insured at issuance
MBIA & AMBAC  16  RMBS  354,000   341,913 
FSA  2  RMBS  19,881   19,795 
            
   18     373,881   361,708 
            
 
Total  25    $895,716  $877,325 
            
1Rated triple-A by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch
2Rated triple-A by S&P and Moody’s; Rated AA by Fitch
3Rated triple-A by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch
Note:CMBS is commercial mortgage-backed security; RMBS is residential mortgage-backed security. Manufactured Housing Bond is a mortgage backed security supported by manufactured housing loans.
Ten housing finance agency bonds, with amortized cost of $244.4 million and estimated fair value of $229.0 million at March 31, 2008, were covered by insurance policies underwritten by FSA, Ambac and MBIA.

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Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio
Underwriting standards Summarized below are the principal underwriting criteria.criteria for the Bank’s Mortgage Partnership Finance Program or MPF through which the Bank acquires mortgage loans for its own portfolio. For a fuller description of the MPF loan mortgage loan standards, refer to pages 78 though 1617 of the Bank’s most recent Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2007.28, 2008.
Mortgage loans delivered under the MPF Program must meet certain underwriting and eligibility requirements. Loans must be qualifying 5- to 30-year conforming conventional or Government fixed-rate, fully amortizing mortgage loans, secured by first liens on owner-occupied one-to-four unit single-familyfamily residential properties and single unit second homes. Not eligible for delivery under the MPF Program are mortgage loans that are not ratable by S&P, or loans that are classified as high cost, high rate, or high risk.
Collectibility of mortgage loans is supported by liens on real estate securing the loan. For conventional loans, defined as mortgage loans other than VA and FHA insured loans, additional loss protection is provided by private mortgage insurance required for MPF loans with a loan-to-value ratio of more than 80% at origination, which is paid for by the borrower. The FHLBNY is responsible for losses up to the “first loss level.”level”. Losses beyond this layer are absorbed through credit enhancement provided by the member participating in the Mortgage Partnership Program. All residual credit exposure is FHLBNY’s responsibility. The amount of credit enhancement is computed with the use of a Standard & Poor’s model to determine the amount of credit enhancement necessary to bring a pool of uninsured loans to “AA” credit risk. The credit enhancement is an obligation of the member.

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The following provides a roll-forward analysis of the memo First Loss Account (in thousands):
                
 Three months ended Nine months ended         
 September 30, September 30,  Three months ended 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  March 31, 
  2008 2007 
Beginning balance
 $12,633 $11,635 $12,162 $11,318  $12,947 $12,162 
 
Additions 209 269 680 586  125 210 
Charge-offs        
Recoveries        
              
 
Ending balance
 $12,842 $11,904 $12,842 $11,904  $13,072 $12,372 
              
The First Loss Account (“FLA”) memorializes the first tier of credit exposure. The amount of the FLAexposure and is notneither an indication of inherent losses in the loan portfolio and is notnor a loan loss reserve.
Mortgage insurer risk— Credit enhancement is the obligation of the PFI. The PFI’s credit enhancement amount represents a contingent liability to pay the credit losses with respect to the loans purchased by the FHLBNY. In certain instances, the PFI is required under the MPF agreement to purchase supplemental mortgage insurance (“SMI”). The PFI may also require the borrower to purchase private mortgage insurance (“PMI”). Under the MPF program, all insurer providers are required to maintain a credit rating of double-A or better. If a PMI provider is downgraded, the FHLBNY may request the servicer to obtain replacement PMI coverage with a different provider. If a SMI provider is downgraded below a double-A rating, the PFI is required to replace the SMI policy or to provide its own undertaking equivalent to the SMI coverage. However, it is possible that replacement coverage may be unavailable or may result in additional cost to the FHLBNY.
The FHLBNY has purchased certain loans for which the PFI has either purchased SMI or the borrower has purchased PMI from Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (“MGIC”). The amounts of such loans were not significant at March 31, 2008 or December 31, 2007.
On April 8, 2008, S&P lowered MGIC’s rating to single-A, with negative outlook from double-A, with negative watch. Moody’s and Fitch rating for MGIC is double-A, with negative watch.
The FHLBNY is reviewing its options, and believes that any re-negotiation of SMI/PMI and or transfer of the SMI/PMI to another insurer would have no material impact on the Bank’s reported results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

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The allowance for credit losses with respect to the mortgage loans held-for-portfolio was as follows (in thousands):
                        
 Three months ended Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30, September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  2008 2007 
  
Beginning balance
 $593 $583 $593 $582  $633 $593 
 
Charge-offs        
Recoveries        
              
Net charge-offs        
Provision for credit losses    1  30  
              
                
Ending balance
 $593 $583 $593 $583  $663 $593 
              
Nonperforming mortgage loans represent conventional mortgage loans that are placed on non-accrual and nonperforming status when the collection of contractual principal or interest from the borrower is 90 days or more past due. Loans (excluding Federal Housing Administration and Veterans Administration insured loans) that are 90 days or more past due are considered as non-accrual. Other than the non-accrual loans, no mortgage loans or advances were impaired at September 30, 2007March 31, 2008 or December 31, 2006.2007.
Nonperforming mortgage loans and mortgage loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing were as follows (in thousands):
                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2007 December 31, 2007 
  
Mortgage loans, net of provisions for credit losses $1,514,573 $1,483,419  $1,468,276 $1,491,628 
          
 
Non-performing mortgage loans held-for-portfolio $2,019 $2,089  $3,506 $4,179 
          
 
Mortgage loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest $297 $850  $439 $384 
          

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The FHLBNY’s interest contractually due and actually received for nonperforming mortgage loans held-for-portfolio was as follows (in thousands):
                        
 Three months ended Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30, September 30,  March 31, 
 2007 2006 2007 2006  2008 2007 
  
Interest contractually due $29 $21 $66 $30  $50 $47 
Interest actually received 19 19 43 27  39 43 
              
 
Shortfall $10 $2 $23 $3  $11 $4 
              
 
Interest reported as income1
 $ $ $ $  $ $ 
              
1 The Bank does not recognize interest received as income from uninsured loans past due 90-days or greater.

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At September 30, 2007, 14 mortgage loans were in foreclosure totaling $1.1 million, of which 10 loans were conventional and 4 government insured FHA loans. At December 31, 2006, the amount in foreclosure was $0.9 million. The FHLBNY does not have any material amounts of real estate owned nor did it take possession of any material amounts of mortgage property during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Securities Impairment
Temporary impairment
Note 2 to the unaudited financial statements summarizes held-to-maturity securities with fair values below their amortized cost (in an unrealized loss position) as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
The FHLBNY has both the intent and financial ability to hold its temporarily impaired securities to anticipated recovery of their value. In addition, the FHLBNY has reviewed the investment security holdings and determined, based on creditworthiness of the securities and including any underlying collateral and any insurance provisions of the security, that unrealized losses in the analysis represent temporary impairment at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
Liquidity
The FHLBNY’s primary source of liquidity is the issuance of consolidated obligations. To refinance maturing consolidated obligations, the FHLBNY relies on the willingness of the investors to purchase new issuances. Member deposits and capital stock purchased by members are another source of funds. Short-term unsecured borrowings from other FHLBanks and in the Federal funds market provide additional sources of liquidity. In addition, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to purchase up to $4.0 billion of systemFHLBank consolidated obligation debt. The FHLBNY’s liquidity position remainsremained in compliance with all regulatory requirements and itthe Bank does not foresee any changes to that position. ViolationsNoncompliance would invoke non-compliance penalties and corrective actions under discretionary powers given to the Finance Board under applicable regulations.

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Liquidity Management
The FHLBNY actively manages its liquidity position to maintain stable, reliable, and cost-effective sources of funds, while taking into account market conditions, member demand, and the maturity profile of the FHLBNY’s assets and liabilities. The FHLBNY recognizes that managing liquidity is critical to achieving its statutory mission of providing low-cost funding to its members. In managing liquidity risk, the Bank is required to maintain certain liquidity measures in accordance with the FHLBank Act and policies developed by the FHLBNY management as approved by the FHLBNY’s Board of Directors.
The specific liquidity requirements applicable to the FHLBNY are described in the next three sections:
Deposit Liquidity.The FHLBNY is required to invest an aggregate amount at least equal to the amount of current deposits received from the FHLBNY’s members in (1) obligations of the U.S. government; (2) deposits in banks or trust companies; or (3) advances to members with maturities not exceeding five years. In addition to accepting deposits from its members, the FHLBNY may accept deposits from any other FHLBanks,FHLBank, or from any other governmental instrumentality. The FHLBNY met these requirements at all times.
Deposit liquidity is calculated daily. Quarterly average reserve requirements and actual reserves are summarized below (in millions):
             
  Average Deposit  Average Actual    
For the quarters ended Reserve Required  Deposit Liquidity  Excess 
September 30, 2007 $2,686  $38,277  $35,591 
June 30, 2007  2,726   35,853   33,127 
March 31, 2007  1,796   37,559   35,763 
December 31, 2006  1,944   42,386   40,442 
             
  Average Deposit Average Actual  
For the quarters ended Reserve Required Deposit Liquidity Excess
March 31, 2008 $ 2,091 $ 47,764 $ 45,673
December 31, 2007   1,776   48,254   46,478
Operational Liquidity. The FHLBNY must be able to fund its activities as its balance sheet changes from day-to-day. The FHLBNY maintains the capacity to fund balance sheet growth through its regular money market and capital market funding activities. Management monitors the Bank’s operational liquidity needs by regularly comparing the Bank’s demonstrated funding capacity with its potential balance sheet growth. Management then takes such actions as may be necessary to maintain adequate sources of funding for such growth. Operational liquidity is measured daily. The FHLBNY met these requirements at all times.

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The following table summarizes excess operational liquidity (in millions):
             
  Average Balance Sheet  Average Actual    
For the quarters ended Liquidity Requirement  Operational Liquidity  Excess 
September 30, 2007 $2,290  $16,716  $14,426 
June 30, 2007  2,186   15,653   13,467 
March 31, 2007  3,482   16,033   12,551 
December 31, 2006  5,852   16,970   11,118 
             
  Average Balance Sheet Average Actual  
For the quarters ended Liquidity Requirement Operational Liquidity Excess
March 31, 2008 $ 5,229 $ 18,232 $ 13,003
December 31, 2007   4,830   19,522   14,692
Contingency Liquidity.The FHLBNY is required by Finance Board regulations to hold “contingency liquidity” in an amount sufficient to meet its liquidity needs if it is unable to access the consolidated obligation debt markets for at least five business days. Contingency liquidity includesincludes: (1) marketable assets with a maturity of one year or less; (2) self-liquidating assets with a maturity of one year or less; (3) assets that are generally acceptable as collateral in the repurchase market; and (4) irrevocable lines of credit from financial institutions receiving not less than the second-highest credit rating from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Contingency liquidity is reported daily. The FHLBNY met these requirements at all times.

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The following table summarizes excess contingency liquidity (in millions):
             
  Average Five Day  Average Actual    
For the quarters ended Requirement  Contingency Liquidity  Excess 
September 30, 2007 $1,530  $15,643  $14,113 
June 30, 2007  1,115   14,460   13,345 
March 31, 2007  1,476   14,509   13,033 
December 31, 2006  2,130   14,852   12,722 
             
  Average Five Day  Average Actual    
For the quarters ended Requirement  Contingency Liquidity  Excess 
March 31, 2008 $4,887  $16,382  $11,495 
December 31, 2007  2,966   17,914   14,948 
Leverage and unpledged assets to debt requirements
Finance Board regulations require the FHLBanks to maintain, in the aggregate, unpledged qualifying assets equal to the consolidated obligations outstanding. Qualifying assets are defined asas: cash; secured advances; assets with an assessment or rating at least equivalent to the current assessment or rating of the consolidated obligations; obligations, participations, mortgages, or other securities of or issued by the United States or an agency of the United States; and such securities in which fiduciary and trust funds may invest under the laws of the state in which the FHLBank is located.

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The FHLBNY met the qualifying unpledged asset requirements in each of the periods reported as follows (in thousands):
                
 September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
Consolidated Obligations:  
Bonds $63,019,870 $62,042,675  $73,124,031 $66,325,817 
Discount Notes 30,063,824 12,191,553  26,337,442 34,791,570 
          
 
Total consolidated obligations 93,083,694 74,234,228  99,461,473 101,117,387 
  
Unpledged assets  
Cash 16,634 38,850  33,380 7,909 
Less: Member pass-through reserves at the FRB  (19,695)  (43,265)  (20,954)  (19,584)
Secured Advances 75,072,136 59,012,394  85,927,433 82,089,667 
Investments 25,114,383 20,503,175  20,533,633 24,979,228 
Mortgage Loans 1,514,573 1,483,419  1,468,276 1,491,628 
Other loans  112 
Other loans*   
Accrued interest receivable on advances and investments 502,062 406,123  468,337 562,323 
Less: Pledged Assets  (52,200)     
          
 102,147,893 81,400,808  108,410,105 109,111,171 
          
Excess unpledged assets
 $9,064,199 $7,166,580  $8,948,632 $7,993,784 
          
*Excludes $55 million overnight loan to another FHLBank as of December 31, 2007.
Mortgage investment authority
Finance Board investment regulations limit the holding of mortgage-backed securities to 300% of capital. The FHLBNY was in compliance with the regulations at all times.
                 
  September 30, 2007  December 31, 2006 
  Actual  Limits  Actual  Limits 
                 
Mortgage securities investment authority1
  237%  300%  254%  300%
             
         
  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007
  Actual Limits Actual Limits
         
Mortgage securities investment authority1
 228%300%198%300%
         
1 The measurement date is on a one-month “look-back” basis.
On March 24, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) adopted Resolution 2008-08, which temporarily expands the authority of a FHLBank to purchase mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) under certain conditions. The resolution allows an FHLBank to increase its investments in MBS issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by an amount equal to three times its capital, which is to be calculated in addition to the existing Financial Management Policy limit.
All mortgage loans underlying any securities purchased under this authority must be originated after January 1, 2008. The Finance Board believes that such loans are generally of higher credit quality than loans originated at an earlier time, particularly in 2005 and 2006. The loans underlying any Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac issued MBS acquired pursuant to the new authority must be underwritten to conform to standards imposed by the federal banking agencies in the “Interagency Guidance on Nontraditional Mortgage Product Risks”dated October 4, 2006 and the “Statement on Subprime Mortgage Lending” dated July 10, 2007.

 

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The credit ratings of the FHLBNY and changes thereof were as follows at September 30, 2007.March 31, 2008.
Long Term:
             
  Moody’s Investors Service S & P
Year Outlook Rating Long-Term Outlook Rating
2002July 31, 2002 — AffirmedAaa/StableMarch 22, 2002Long Term rating affirmedoutlook stableAAA/Stable
2003September 26, 2003 — AffirmedAaa/StableMarch 17, 2003Long Term rating affirmedoutlook stableAAA/Stable
August 8, 2003Long Term rating affirmedoutlook negativeAAA/Negative
September 26, 2003Long Term rating downgradedoutlook stableAA+/Stable
November 17, 2003Long Term rating affirmedoutlook stableAA+/Stable
2004April 15, 2004Long Term rating affirmedoutlook stableAA+/Stable
2005 June 30, 2005 — Affirmed Aaa/Stable April 29, 2005 Long Term rating affirmed outlook stable AA+/Stable
             
2006     August 11, 2006Long Term rating affirmedoutlook stableAA+/Stable
September 21, 2006 Long Term rating upgraded outlook stable AAA/Stable
Short Term:
Short Term:
           
  Moody’s Investors Service S & P
Year Outlook Rating Short-Term Outlook Rating
2002July 31, 2002 — AffirmedP-1March 22, 2002Short Term rating affirmedA-1+
2003March 17, 2003Short Term rating affirmedA-1+
August 8, 2003Short Term rating affirmedA-1+
September 26, 2003Short Term rating affirmedA-1+
November 17, 2003Short Term rating affirmedA-1+
2004April 15, 2004Short Term rating affirmedA-1+
2005 June 30, 2005 — Affirmed P-1 April 29, 2005 Short Term rating affirmed A-1+
           
2006     August 11, 2006Short Term rating affirmedA-1+
September 21, 2006 Short Term rating affirmed A-1+

 

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Legislative and Regulatory Developments
Finance Board’s Temporary Increase in Authority to Purchase Mortgage-Backed Securities —In March 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Board (the FHLBNY’s regulator) passed a resolution authorizing the FHLBanks to increase their purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities, effective immediately. Pursuant to the resolution, the limit on the FHLBanks’ mortgage-backed securities authority would increase from 300 percent of capital to 600 percent of capital for two years. The resolution requires an FHLBank to notify the Finance Board prior to its first acquisition under the expanded authority and include in its notification a description of the risk management principles underlying its purchases. The expanded authority is limited to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities. The securities purchased under the increased authority must be backed by mortgages that were originated after January 1, 2008 consistent with, and subsequent to, Federal bank regulatory guidance on nontraditional and subprime mortgage lending.
Merger Discussions between the FHLBanks of Chicago and Dallas —In the FHLBNY’s most recently Form 10K filed on March 28, 2008, merger discussions were noted between the FHLBanks of Chicago and Dallas. On April 4, 2008 the FHLBanks of Chicago and Dallas agreed to terminate previously announced merger discussions.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market Risk Management.Management.Market risk or interest rate risk (“IRR”) is the risk of loss into market value or future earnings that may result from changes in the interest rate environment. Embedded in IRR is a tradeoff of risk versus reward wherein the FHLBNY could earn higher income by having higher IRR through greater mismatches between its assets and liabilities at the cost of potential significant falls in market value and future income if the interest rate environment turned against the FHLBNY’s expectations. The FHLBNY has opted to retain a modest level of IRR which allows it to preserve its capital value while generating steady and predictable income. In keeping with that philosophy, the FHLBNY’s balance sheet consists of predominantly short-term and LIBOR-based assets and liabilities. More than 80 percent of the FHLBNY’s financial assets are either short-term or LIBOR-based, and a similar percentage of its liabilities are also either short-term or LIBOR based. These positions protect the FHLBNY’s capital from large changes in value arising from interest rate or volatility changes.
The primary tool used by management to achieve the desired risk profile is the use of interest rate exchange agreements (“Swaps”). All the LIBOR-based advances are long-term advances that are swapped to 3- or 1-month LIBOR or possess adjustable rates which periodically reset to a LIBOR index. Similarly, a majority of the long-term consolidated obligations are swapped to 3- or market volatility. 1-month LIBOR. These features create a relatively steady income that changes in concert with prevailing interest rate changes to maintain a spread to short-term rates.
Despite its conservative philosophy, IRR does arise from a number of aspects of the FHLBNY’s portfolio. These include the embedded prepayment rights, refunding needs, rate resets between the FHLBNY’s short-term assets and liabilities, and basis risks arising from differences between the yield curves associated with the FHLBNY’s assets and its liabilities. To address these risks, the FHLBNY uses certain key IRR measures including re-pricing gaps, duration of equity (“DOE”), value at risk (“VaR”), net interest income (“NII”) at risk, and forecasted dividend rates.
Risk Measurements.The FHLBNY’s tolerances for market risk are defined by the Risk Management Policy approved by its Boardsets up a series of Directors. The Risk Management Policy was amended during the first quarter of 2007 to lower the risk limits. The new limit requires that the Bank maintain its duration of equity, or interest rate sensitivity, within a range of +/- four years (which until this year had been +/- five years). The FHLBNY uses option adjusted duration measurements to detail the sensitivity of equity market value and includes all financial instruments, including hedges. The amended policy also requires that, in simulated environments where market interest rates are increased or decreased by 200 basis points relative to current market rates, the FHLBNY’s duration of equity must remain within a range of +/- six years, down from +/- seven years until this year. Management actively monitors and evaluates the effects of interest rate and market risk on earnings and on the market value of equity. The shock levels are chosen in accordance with internal policy and regulatory requirements to estimate the effects of significant interest rate changes on the FHLBNY’s market value.
The key elements of the FHLBNY’s strategy for interest rate risk management include (1) matching the cash flow patterns of assets and liabilities through time and under different interest rate scenarios; and (2) actively measuring and managing the balance sheet’s exposure to changes in interest rate levels (and associated spreads) and market volatilities.
Over the three-month period from June 30, 2007 to September 30, 2007, duration of equity decreased from 1.86 years to 1.31 years, indicating slightly lower sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The Bank’s risk level remained within its risk limits. As of September 30, 2007, the cumulative one-year gap between assets and liabilities was $3.1 billion, down $283 million from June 2007.
During the period June 30, 2007 to September 30, 2007, the FHLBNY’s market risk profile changed as summarized in Duration of Equity tables in subsequent sections of “Market Risk Management”. They illustratelimits that the FHLBNY has remained within its policy and regulatory requirements during the period.calculates on a regular basis. The risk limits are as follows:
The FHLBNY’s funding consists of a combination of short- and long-term debt instruments which do not necessarily have matching interest rate sensitivities with the FHLBNY’s investments. To more closely match the sensitivity, the FHLBNY uses derivative instruments to adjust the effective maturities, repricing frequencies, or option characteristics of the debt in a way that is consistent with the overall risk management objectives of match funding.
The FHLBNY typically enters into interest rate swaps, swaptions and cap and floor agreements (collectively referred to as derivatives). The FHLBNY uses such derivatives in three ways: (1) as fair value or cash flow hedges of an underlying financial instrument or a forecasted transaction; (2) as economic hedges to offset derivative positions (e.g., caps) sold to members; and (3) as tools of asset/liability management. In the context of its asset/liability management strategy, the FHLBNY uses derivatives to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of consolidated obligations to more closely approximate the interest rate sensitivity of assets. For instance, the FHLBNY may use a swap to effectively convert a fixed-rate consolidated obligation into a floating-rate obligation with repricing characteristics close to those of the investment being funded.
More information with respect to derivatives and hedging activities is available in Note 19 to annual financial statements included in Form10-K filed on March 29, 2007 for the period ending December 31, 2006.
The option-adjusted DOE is limited to a range of +/- four years in the rates unchanged case and to a range of +/- six years in the +/-200bps shock cases. For low interest rate environments such as the one at present, the limit is adjusted to compensate for the problems with shocking rates down by 200 basis points. This quarter’s adjustment to the downshock is to make it only -85bps and the limit in the downshock is +/-4.85 years.
The one-year cumulative re-pricing gap is limited to 10 percent of total assets.
The sensitivity of expected net interest income over a one-year period is limited to a - -15 percent change under both the +/-200bps shocks compared to the rates unchanged case.
The potential decline in the market value of equity is limited to a 10 percent change under the +/-200bps shocks.

 

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The FHLBNY’s portfolio, including its derivatives, is tracked and the overall mismatch between assets and liabilities is summarized by using a significant portionDOE measure. The FHLBNY’s last five quarterly DOE results are shown in years in the table below:
             
  Base Case DOE  -200bps DOE  +200bps DOE 
March 31, 2007  1.12   -2.91   2.93 
June 30, 2007  1.86   -3.21   2.74 
September 30, 2007  1.31   -4.18   2.35 
December 31, 2007  -0.59   -4.77   1.48 
March 31, 2008  0.58   -2.95   3.48 
The DOE has remained within its limits. Duration indicates any cumulative repricing/maturity imbalance in the FHLBNY’s financial assets and liabilities. A positive DOE indicates that, on average, the liabilities will reprice or mature sooner than the assets while a negative DOE indicates that, on average, the assets will reprice or mature earlier than the liabilities. The FHLBNY measures its DOE using software that incorporates any optionality within the FHLBNY’s portfolio using well-known and tested financial pricing theoretical models.
The FHLBNY does not solely rely on the DOE measure as a mismatch measure between its assets and liabilities. It also performs the more traditional gap measure that subtracts re-pricing/maturing liabilities from re-pricing/maturing assets over time. The FHLBNY observes the differences over various horizons, but has set a 10 percent of assets limit on cumulative re-pricings at the one-year point. This quarterly observation of the one-year cumulative re-pricing gap is provided in the table below and all values are well below 10 percent of assets; well within the limit:
One Year Re-
pricing Gap
March 31, 2007$2.513 Billion
June 30, 2007$3.419 Billion
September 30, 2007$3.136 Billion
December 31, 2007$3.671 Billion
March 31, 2008$3.725 Billion
The FHLBNY’s balance sheet asreview of September 30, 2007 consisted of mortgage-backed securities and other mortgage-related assets, the FHLBNY is exposed to mortgage prepayment risk. The FHLBNY is exposed to a degree ofpotential interest rate risk becauseissues also includes the cash flowseffect of the mortgage assets and the associated liabilities that fund them are not perfectly matched through time and across all possible interest rate scenarios. The cash flows from mortgage assets are highly sensitive to changes in interest rates because of the borrowers’ prepayment option. As interest rates decrease, borrowers are more likely to refinance fixed-rate mortgages, resulting in increased prepayments and mortgage cash flows that are received earlier than would otherwise occur. Replacing the higher-rate loans that are prepaid with lower-rate loans has the potential to reduce the FHLBNY’s interest spread unless the Bank can also reduce its debt cost. Conversely, an increase in interest rates may result in slower prepayments and mortgage cash flows being received later than would otherwise occur. In this case, the FHLBNY runs the risk that the debt may re-price faster than the mortgage assets and at a higher cost. This could also reduce the interest spread.
When purchasing mortgage assets, the FHLBNY attempts to issue liabilities with similar cash flows in order to achieve a stableon expected net interest spread.income. The FHLBNY issues a mix of debt securities across a broad spectrum of final maturities to achieve the desiredprojects asset and liability characteristics. Because the estimated lives of mortgage assets change as interest rates change, the FHLBNY issues callable debt or uses derivatives to alter the estimated life of liabilitiesvolumes and offset the expected change in cash flows of our mortgage assets.
Risk measurement at the FHLBNY takes two major forms: (1) ongoing business risk measures and analyses; and, (2) stress test scenarios. These two categories of measures help the FHLBNY in its day-to-day risk management decisions. Stress test scenarios identify and quantify the FHLBNY’s exposure to extreme but improbable events.
Ongoing business risk measures and analyses seek to quantify the level of net interest income at risk (i.e., how much income the FHLBNY could lose as a result of various types of arbitrarily large interest rate shocks). These calculations essentially amount to studying the impact of stressful interest rate shocks on projected net interest income. The projections start from a “snapshot” of the current balance sheet and simulate its evolution,spreads over a one-year horizon taking into account business projectionsand then simulates expected income and expenses from those volumes and other inputs. The effects of changes in interest rates are measured to test whether the FHLBNY has too much exposure in its net interest income over the coming twelve month period. To measure the effect, the change to the spread in the shocks is calculated and compared against the base case and subjected to a -15 percent limit. The quarterly sensitivity of the likely behavior of advances and assumptions about the net spread earned on each asset category. The result is a one-year projection ofFHLBNY’s expected net interest income. Changesincome under both +/-200bps shocks over the next twelve months is provided in the table below (note that, due to that initial forecast by stressfulthe low interest rate scenarios then giveenvironment, the FHLBNY a measure of how muchdownshock in March 2008 was limited to -85bps):
         
  Sensitivity in  Sensitivity in 
  the -200bps  the +200bps 
  Shock  Shock 
March 31, 2007  11.66%  -9.92%
June 30, 2007  -6.05%  5.37%
September 30, 2007  10.25%  -9.07%
December 31, 2007  -10.13%  3.45%
March 31, 2008  -9.98%  -9.42%

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Aside from net interest income, it could gain or lose under each scenario. Experience has shown that such analyses, even though they rely heavilythe other significant impact on assumptions, provide a reasonable measure of the risks that the FHLBNY incurs as a going concern, regardless ofchanges in the interest rate environment. As definedenvironment is the potential impact on the value of the portfolio. These calculated and quoted market values are estimated based upon their financial attributes including optionality and then re-estimated under the assumption that interest rates suddenly rise or fall by 200bps. The worst effect, whether it is the FHLBNY, net interest income at risk measuresup or the percentage change in projected net interest income from the spread between asset yields and liability costs resulting from an instantaneous, parallel +/- 200 basis-point rate shock. This risk measuredown shock, is reportedcompared to the Boardinternal limit of Directors in accordance with the Risk Management Policy. To manage its interest rate risk, the FHLBNY keeps close watch on the difference between the interest rate sensitivity (duration) of its assets and the duration of its liabilities. This difference between the estimated durations of portfolio assets and liabilities is called the duration gap.10 percent. The duration gap represents the extent to which estimated cash flows for assets and liabilities are matched, on average, over time and across interest rate scenarios. A positive duration gap signals a greater exposure to rising interest rates because it indicates that the duration of assets exceeds the duration of liabilities. A negative duration gap signals a greater exposure to declining interest rates because the duration of assets is less than the duration of liabilities.
A stress test aims at capturing the impact of extreme (but rare) market rate changes on the market value of equity and net interest income. The FHLBNY has developed a technique to identify the interest rate and volatility scenario that can cause the most severe lossquarterly potential maximum decline in the market value of equity given current market and balance sheet conditions. Every month, this scenariounder these 200bps shocks is appliedprovided below (note that, due to the FHLBNY’s balance sheet andlow interest rate environment, the resulting lossdownshock in the market value of equity is evaluated. Besides providing a measure ofMarch 2008 was limited to -85bps):
         
  -200bps Change in  +200bps Change in 
  MVE  MVE 
March 31, 2007  -2.70%  -4.68%
June 30, 2007  -1.12%  -4.95%
September 30, 2007  -3.30%  -4.22%
December 31, 2007  -6.51%  -1.77%
March 31, 2008  -0.97%  -5.11%
As noted, the potential lossdeclines under these shocks are within the extreme scenario, this technique enables the FHLBNY to identify the natureFHLBNY’s limits of the changes in market risk factors to which it is the most sensitive, allowing FHLBNY to take appropriate action to address those risk factors. The FHLBNY views such additional tests as an integral part of its risk management strategy.a maximum 10 percent.

 

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The FHLBNY monitorsfollowing table displays the balance sheet and adjusts it as necessary to contain interest rate risk within the Bank’s policy limits on the sensitivity of net interest income from spread, the size of periodic FHLBNY’s maturity/repricing gaps and equity duration.
Since end of 2006, the Bank’s portfolio has been subjected to significant interest rate changes including a much more inverted curve and lower rates. In addition, the credit crunch in the third quarter of 2007 made the Bank’s debt more attractive to investors compared with non-GSE debt and thus led to an increase in value of the Bank’s Consolidated Obligations compared with its mortgage-related assets and hedges. The results of the combined interest rate and basis changes created the significant differences in the Bank’s September 30, 20007 fair values compared with the December 31, 2006 values as shown in Note 12.
Net Interest Income at Risk. During the one-year period, there were no substantive changes to the FHLBNY’s modeling processes. As of September 30, 2007, the FHLBNY’s one-year net interest income from spread at risk measures were ‑9.07% and 10.25% compared to ‑6.05% and 5.37% on June 30, 2007 under the 200 basis-point up and down shocks. These figures are calculated from the perspective of an ongoing business and are, therefore, based on certain assumptions regarding the probable evolution of the FHLBNY’s main line of business, advances, and its cost of funds. The FHLBNY’s limit on net interest income from spread at risk is ‑15%. The Bank was, therefore, within its limit for net interest income sensitivity at September 30, 2007 and at June 30, 2007. The FHLBNY monitors its repricing gaps primarily to limit the variability of net interest income.
Operational Risk Management
Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from the failures or inadequacies of internal processes, people, and systems, or resulting from external events. Operational risks include those arising from fraud, human error, computer system failures and a wide range of external events - from adverse weather to terrorist attacks. The management of these risks is the responsibility of the senior managers at the operating level. To assist them in discharging this responsibility and to ensure that operational risk is managed consistently throughout the organization, the FHLBNY has developed an operational risk management framework, which continues to evolve. The FHLBNY’s Operational Risk Management framework defines the core governing principles for operational risk management and provides the framework to identify, control, monitor, measure, and report operational risks in a consistent manner across the FHLBNY.
Risk and Control Self-Assessment
FHLBNY’s Risk and Control Self-Assessment incorporates standards for risk and control self-assessment which standards apply to all businesses and establish Risk and Control Self-Assessment as the process for identifying the risks inherent in a business’ activities and for evaluating and monitoring the effectiveness of the controls over those risks. It is the policy of the FHLBNY to require businesses and staff functions to perform a Risk and Control Self-Assessment on a periodic basis. The Risk and Control Self-Assessment must include documentation of the control environment as well as policies for assessing risks and controls, testing commensurate with risk level and tracking corrective action for control breakdowns or deficiencies. The Risk and Control Self-Assessment also must require periodic reporting to senior management and to the Board’s Audit and Risk Management Committee.

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Information Security and Continuity of Business
A particular area of focus in recent years has been business continuity planning and disaster recovery preparedness. The Bank’s operations and recovery data centers are connected by diverse, high-speed telecommunications links, allowing real-time replication of critical data.
Sensitivity of Duration of Equity
The following table summarizes the sensitivity of the duration of equity as of September 30, 2007, and DecemberMarch 31, 20062008 (in years)millions):
         
Duration of Equity (in years) September 30, 2007  December 31, 2006 
Base  1.31   1.10 
Up-Base  2.35   2.84 
Down-Base  (4.18)  (3.11)
         
Duration Gap (in years)
  0.04   0.03 
The following tables track the behavior of the FHLBNY’s duration of equity at the end of the following months during 2007 and 2006.
                 
  2007 Duration Measures 
  (as of month-end, in years) 
  Duration of  Duration of  Duration  Duration of 
  Assets  Liabilities  Gap  Equity 
                 
January  0.61   0.57   0.05   1.48 
February  0.58   0.56   0.02   0.96 
March  0.57   0.54   0.03   1.12 
April  0.57   0.53   0.04   1.30 
May  0.60   0.53   0.06   1.82 
June  0.60   0.54   0.06   1.86 
July  0.61   0.54   0.07   1.96 
August  0.48   0.47   0.01   0.73 
September  0.47   0.43   0.04   1.31 
                     
  Interest Rate Sensitivity 
  March 31, 2008 
      More than  More than  More than    
  Six months  six months to  one year to  three years to  More than 
  or less  one year  three years  five years  five years 
                     
Interest-earning assets:                    
Non-MBS Investments $11,077  $127  $441  $303  $743 
MBS Investments  3,659   1,158   3,019   1,631   1,579 
Adjustable-rate loans and advances  17,961             
                
Net unswapped  32,698   1,285   3,460   1,934   2,322 
                     
Fixed-rate loans and advances  10,011   1,955   12,727   7,451   32,810 
Swaps hedging advances  50,080   (876)  (9,727)  (6,899)  (32,577)
                
Net fixed-rate loans and advances  60,091   1,079   2,999   552   233 
Loans to other FHLBanks               
                
                     
Total interest-earning assets
 $92,790  $2,364  $6,460  $2,486  $2,555 
                
                     
Interest-bearing liabilities:                    
Deposits $2,604  $  $  $  $ 
                     
Discount notes  25,552   785          
Swapped discount notes  590   (590)         
                
Net discount notes  26,142   195          
                
                     
Consolidated Obligation Bonds                    
FHLB bonds  23,672   19,835   20,120   4,886   4,052 
Swaps hedging bonds  36,520   (17,540)  (14,410)  (2,655)  (1,915)
                
Net FHLB bonds  60,192   2,295   5,710   2,231   2,137 
                     
Total interest-bearing liabilities
 $88,939  $2,490  $5,710  $2,231  $2,137 
                
Post hedge gaps1:
                    
Periodic gap $3,851  $(126) $750  $255  $418 
Cumulative gaps $3,851  $3,725  $4,475  $4,730  $5,148 
Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
                 
  2006 Duration Measures 
  (as of month-end, in years) 
  Duration of  Duration of  Duration  Duration of 
  Assets  Liabilities  Gap  Equity 
                 
January  0.59   0.58   0.01   0.81 
February  0.59   0.58   0.00   0.66 
March  0.61   0.58   0.03   1.16 
April  0.61   0.56   0.04   1.38 
May  0.62   0.56   0.06   1.84 
June  0.59   0.55   0.04   1.41 
July  0.55   0.52   0.03   1.16 
August  0.55   0.54   0.00   0.62 
September  0.54   0.55   (0.01)  0.42 
October  0.57   0.56   0.01   0.71 
November  0.53   0.55   (0.02)  0.10 
December  0.60   0.58   0.03   1.10 
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The following tables display the FHLBNY’s maturity/repricing gaps1 as of September 30, 2007 (in millions):
                     
  Interest Rate Sensitivity 
  September 30, 2007 
      More than  More than  More than    
  Six months  six months to  one year to  three years to  More than 
  or less  one year  three years  five years  five years 
                     
Interest-earning assets:                    
Non-MBS Investments $14,643  $123  $396  $306  $905 
MBS Investments  1,190   1,295   3,047   1,883   2,842 
Adjustable-rate loans and advances  19,133             
                
Net unswapped  34,965   1,418   3,443   2,190   3,748 
                     
Fixed-rate loans and advances  9,961   4,294   7,603   7,607   25,954 
Swaps hedging advances  41,021   (2,557)  (5,497)  (7,168)  (25,799)
                
Net fixed-rate loans and advances  50,982   1,737   2,106   439   154 
Loans to other FHLBanks               
                
                     
Total interest-earning assets
 $85,947  $3,155  $5,549  $2,628  $3,902 
                
                     
Interest-bearing liabilities:                    
Deposits $3,340  $  $  $  $ 
                     
Discount notes  29,575   489          
Swapped discount notes               
                
Net discount notes  29,575   489          
                
                     
Consolidated Obligation Bonds                    
FHLB bonds  21,041   11,566   21,092   5,722   3,557 
Swaps hedging bonds  29,119   (9,164)  (14,700)  (3,085)  (2,170)
                
Net FHLB bonds  50,160   2,402   6,392   2,637   1,387 
                     
Total interest-bearing liabilities
 $83,075  $2,891  $6,392  $2,637  $1,387 
                
Post hedge gaps:                    
Periodic gap $2,872  $264  $(843) $(8) $2,515 
Cumulative gaps $2,872  $3,136  $2,293  $2,285  $4,800 
Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
1 RepricingsRepricing gaps are estimated at the scheduled rate reset dates for floating rate instruments, and at maturity for fixed rate instruments. For callable instruments, the repricing period is estimated by the earlier of the estimated call date under the current interest rate environment or the instrument’s contractual maturity.

 

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The following tables display the FHLBNY’s maturity/repricing gaps1 as of December 31, 20062007 (in millions):
                                        
 Interest Rate Sensitivity  Interest Rate Sensitivity 
 December 31, 2006  December 31, 2007 
 More than More than More than    More than More than More than   
 Six months six months to one year to three years to More than  Six months six months to one year to three years to More than 
 or less one year three years five years five years  or less one year three years five years five years 
  
Interest-earning assets:  
Non-MBS Investments $9,669 $126 $408 $309 $843  $15,469 $130 $428 $312 $808 
MBS Investments 1,150 994 4,153 1,907 2,428  1,446 1,332 3,109 1,814 2,007 
Adjustable-rate loans and advances 13,251      19,813     
                      
Net unswapped 24,071 1,120 4,561 2,216 3,271  36,728 1,462 3,537 2,126 2,816 
  
Fixed-rate loans and advances 5,678 2,744 9,799 7,073 20,444  11,364 3,476 10,188 6,767 28,985 
Swaps hedging advances 34,745  (1,593)  (6,415)  (6,483)  (20,254) 45,017  (1,624)  (8,196)  (6,343)  (28,855)
                      
Net fixed-rate loans and advances 40,423 1,151 3,384 590 189  56,382 1,852 1,992 424 130 
Loans to other FHLBanks       55     
                      
  
Total interest-earning assets
 $64,494 $2,271 $7,946 $2,806 $3,460  $93,165 $3,314 $5,529 $2,550 $2,946 
                      
  
Interest-bearing liabilities:  
Deposits $2,389 $ $ $ $  $1,644 $ $ $ $ 
  
Discount notes 12,171 21     34,234 557    
Swapped discount notes            
                      
Net discount notes 12,171 21     34,234 557    
                      
  
Consolidated Obligation Bonds  
FHLB bonds 18,339 11,747 23,070 5,560 3,481  26,215 17,407 13,242 5,022 4,180 
Swaps hedging bonds 28,344  (9,045)  (15,071)  (2,313)  (1,915) 26,551  (13,801)  (7,946)  (2,760)  (2,045)
                      
Net FHLB bonds 46,683 2,701 7,999 3,247 1,566  52,766 3,606 5,297 2,262 2,135 
  
Total interest-bearing liabilities
 $61,243 $2,722 $7,999 $3,247 $1,566  $88,645 $4,163 $5,297 $2,262 $2,135 
                      
Post hedge gaps: 
Post hedge gaps1:
 
Periodic gap $3,251 $(451) $(53) $(441) $1,894  $4,520 $(849) $232 $287 $811 
Cumulative gaps $3,251 $2,801 $2,747 $2,306 $4,201  $4,520 $3,671 $3,903 $4,190 $5,001 
Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
1 RepricingsRepricing gaps are estimated at the scheduled rate reset dates for floating rate instruments, and at maturity for fixed rate instruments. For callable instruments, the repricing period is estimated by the earlier of the estimated call date under the current interest rate environment or the instrument’s contractual maturity.

 

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Item 4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 (a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures: An evaluation of the Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”)) was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Bank’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Alfred A. DelliBovi, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Patrick A. Morgan, at September 30, 2007.March 31, 2008. Based on this evaluation, they concluded that as of September 30, 2007,March 31, 2008, the Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, at a reasonable level of assurance, in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by the Bank in the reports it files or submits under the Act is (i) accumulated and communicated to the Bank’s management (including the President and Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer) in a timely manner, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
 
 (b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: There were no changes in the Bank’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Act) during the Bank’s thirdfirst quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Bank’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, the FHLBNY is involved in disputes or regulatory inquiries that arise in the ordinary course of business. At the present time, there are no material pending legal proceedings against the FHLBNY.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes from the risk factors included in the FHLBNY’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.2007.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Not applicable.
Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.

 

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Item 6. EXHIBITS
   
Exhibit No. Identification of Exhibit
10.01Bank 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan*
10.022008 Director Compensation Policy
   
31.01 Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Executive Officer
   
31.02 Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Financial Officer
   
32.01 Certification of Chief Executive Officer furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
   
32.02 Certification of Chief Financial Officer furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
*Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.

 

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
     
 
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORK
(Registrant)

 
 
 By:       /s//s/ Patrick A. Morgan   
 Patrick A. Morgan   
 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (on behalf of the
Registrant and as Principal Financial Officer) 
 
Date: November 13, 2007May 14, 2008

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
   
Exhibit No. Identification of Exhibit
10.01Bank 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan*
10.022008 Director Compensation Policy
   
31.01 Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Executive Officer
   
31.02 Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Financial Officer
   
32.01 Certification of Chief Executive Officer furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
   
32.02 Certification of Chief Financial Officer furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
*Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.

 

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