UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024
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☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File Number: 000-51398
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Federally chartered corporation of the United States | | 94-6000630 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. employer identification number) | |
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| 333 Bush Street, Suite 2700 | | | |
| San Francisco, | CA | | 94104 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) | |
(415) 616-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
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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 for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer | | ☐ | | Accelerated filer | | ☐ |
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Non-accelerated filer | | ☒ | | Smaller reporting company | | ☐ |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
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| Shares Outstanding as of July 30, 2024 |
Class B Stock, par value $100 per share | 30,075,000 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Form 10-Q
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PART I. | | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | | |
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Item 1. | | Financial Statements | | |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Statements of Condition
(Unaudited)
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(In millions-except par value) | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Assets: | | | |
Cash and due from banks | $ | 6 | | | $ | 5 | |
Interest-bearing deposits | 3,884 | | | 2,922 | |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell | 3,300 | | | 3,650 | |
Federal funds sold | 2,445 | | | 3,861 | |
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Available-for-sale (AFS) securities, net of allowance for credit losses of $28 and $31, respectively (amortized cost of $19,059 and $18,105, respectively)(a) | 19,099 | | | 18,014 | |
Held-to-maturity (HTM) securities (fair values of $1,630 and $1,818, respectively) | 1,655 | | | 1,847 | |
Advances (includes $3,864 and $1,898 at fair value under the fair value option, respectively) | 54,735 | | | 61,335 | |
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net of allowance for credit losses of $1 and $1, respectively | 724 | | | 754 | |
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Accrued interest receivable | 194 | | | 184 | |
Derivative assets, net | 58 | | | 16 | |
Other assets | 231 | | | 240 | |
Total Assets | $ | 86,331 | | | $ | 92,828 | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Deposits | $ | 754 | | | $ | 962 | |
Consolidated obligations: | | | |
Bonds (includes $543 and $604 at fair value under the fair value option, respectively) | 54,925 | | | 64,297 | |
Discount notes | 22,316 | | | 19,187 | |
Total consolidated obligations | 77,241 | | | 83,484 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | 565 | | | 706 | |
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Accrued interest payable | 407 | | | 520 | |
Affordable Housing Program (AHP) payable | 142 | | | 133 | |
Derivative liabilities, net | 5 | | | 2 | |
Other liabilities | 316 | | | 353 | |
Total Liabilities | 79,430 | | | 86,160 | |
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12) | | | |
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Capital stock—Class B—Putable ($100 par value) issued and outstanding: | | | |
24 shares and 25 shares, respectively | 2,449 | | | 2,450 | |
Unrestricted retained earnings | 3,581 | | | 3,475 | |
Restricted retained earnings | 815 | | | 815 | |
Total Retained Earnings | 4,396 | | | 4,290 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (AOCI) | 56 | | | (72) | |
Total Capital | 6,901 | | | 6,668 | |
Total Liabilities and Capital | $ | 86,331 | | | $ | 92,828 | |
(a) At June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, $563 million and $771 million, respectively, of these securities were pledged as collateral that may be repledged.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Statements of Income
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| Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, |
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(In millions) | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | |
Interest Income: | | | | | | | | | |
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Advances | $ | 731 | | | $ | 1,154 | | | $ | 1,490 | | | $ | 2,317 | | | |
Interest-bearing deposits | 62 | | | 56 | | | 115 | | | 106 | | | |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell | 14 | | | 110 | | | 39 | | | 202 | | | |
Federal funds sold | 59 | | | 161 | | | 134 | | | 291 | | | |
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AFS securities | 292 | | | 209 | | | 575 | | | 399 | | | |
HTM securities | 24 | | | 25 | | | 49 | | | 49 | | | |
Mortgage loans held for portfolio | 5 | | | 5 | | | 11 | | | 12 | | | |
Total Interest Income | 1,187 | | | 1,720 | | | 2,413 | | | 3,376 | | | |
Interest Expense: | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations: | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | 786 | | | 1,125 | | | 1,636 | | | 2,045 | | | |
Discount notes | 218 | | | 397 | | | 411 | | | 832 | | | |
Deposits | 19 | | | 16 | | | 36 | | | 29 | | | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | 28 | | | 2 | | | 44 | | | 2 | | | |
Borrowings from other FHLBanks | — | | | 1 | | | — | | | 2 | | | |
Total Interest Expense | 1,051 | | | 1,541 | | | 2,127 | | | 2,910 | | | |
Net Interest Income | 136 | | | 179 | | | 286 | | | 466 | | | |
Provision for/(reversal of) credit losses | 3 | | | 1 | | | (1) | | | — | | | |
Net Interest Income After Provision for/(Reversal of) Credit Losses | 133 | | | 178 | | | 287 | | | 466 | | | |
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Net gain/(loss) on advances and consolidated obligation bonds held under fair value option | 3 | | | (16) | | | (11) | | | (15) | | | |
Net gain/(loss) on derivatives | 3 | | | 13 | | | 18 | | | (21) | | | |
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Standby letters of credit fees | 4 | | | 6 | | | 9 | | | 11 | | | |
Termination of long-term funding arrangement | — | | | — | | | 30 | | | — | | | |
Other, net | 2 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | |
Total Other Income/(Loss) | 12 | | | 4 | | | 48 | | | (22) | | | |
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Compensation and benefits | 27 | | | 25 | | | 56 | | | 52 | | | |
Other operating expense | 15 | | | 17 | | | 29 | | | 31 | | | |
Federal Housing Finance Agency | 2 | | | 3 | | | 4 | | | 5 | | | |
Office of Finance | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | |
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Other, net | 1 | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | 2 | | | |
Total Other Expense | 47 | | | 48 | | | 97 | | | 93 | | | |
Income/(Loss) Before Assessment | 98 | | | 134 | | | 238 | | | 351 | | | |
AHP assessment | 12 | | | 13 | | | 28 | | | 35 | | | |
Net Income/(Loss) | $ | 86 | | | $ | 121 | | | $ | 210 | | | $ | 316 | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Statements of Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
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| Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, |
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(In millions) | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | |
Net Income/(Loss) | $ | 86 | | | $ | 121 | | | $ | 210 | | | $ | 316 | | | |
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss): | | | | | | | | | |
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on AFS securities | 29 | | | 42 | | | 128 | | | 10 | | | |
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Total other comprehensive income/(loss) | 29 | | | 42 | | | 128 | | | 10 | | | |
Total Comprehensive Income/(Loss) | $ | 115 | | | $ | 163 | | | $ | 338 | | | $ | 326 | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Statements of Capital Accounts
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| Capital Stock Class B—Putable | | Retained Earnings | | | | Total Capital |
(In millions) | Shares | | Par Value | | Restricted | | Unrestricted | | Total | | AOCI | |
Balance, March 31, 2023 | 40 | | | $ | 4,007 | | | $ | 770 | | | $ | 3,356 | | | $ | 4,126 | | | $ | (61) | | | $ | 8,072 | |
Comprehensive income/(loss) | | | | | 25 | | | 96 | | | 121 | | | 42 | | | 163 | |
Issuance of capital stock | 3 | | | 317 | | | | | | | | | | | 317 | |
Repurchase of capital stock | (6) | | | (668) | | | | | | | | | | | (668) | |
Capital stock reclassified from/(to) mandatorily redeemable capital stock, net | (11) | | | (1,056) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,056) | |
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Cash dividends paid on capital stock | | | | | | | (65) | | | (65) | | | | | (65) | |
Balance, June 30, 2023 | 26 | | | $ | 2,600 | | | $ | 795 | | | $ | 3,387 | | | $ | 4,182 | | | $ | (19) | | | $ | 6,763 | |
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Balance, March 31, 2024 | 24 | | | $ | 2,392 | | | $ | 815 | | | $ | 3,546 | | | $ | 4,361 | | | $ | 27 | | | $ | 6,780 | |
Comprehensive income/(loss) | | | | | — | | | 86 | | | 86 | | | 29 | | | 115 | |
Issuance of capital stock | 5 | | | 507 | | | | | | | | | | | 507 | |
Repurchase of capital stock | (5) | | | (450) | | | | | | | | | | | (450) | |
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Cash dividends paid on capital stock | | | | | | | (51) | | | (51) | | | | | (51) | |
Balance, June 30, 2024 | 24 | | | $ | 2,449 | | | $ | 815 | | | $ | 3,581 | | | $ | 4,396 | | | $ | 56 | | | $ | 6,901 | |
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(In millions) | Shares | | Par Value | | Restricted | | Unrestricted | | Total | | AOCI | |
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Balance, December 31, 2022 | 38 | | | $ | 3,758 | | | $ | 732 | | | $ | 3,262 | | | $ | 3,994 | | | $ | (29) | | | $ | 7,723 | |
Comprehensive income/(loss) | | | | | 63 | | | 253 | | | 316 | | | 10 | | | 326 | |
Issuance of capital stock | 25 | | | 2,522 | | | | | | | | | | | 2,522 | |
Repurchase of capital stock | (24) | | | (2,429) | | | | | | | | | | | (2,429) | |
Capital stock reclassified from/(to) mandatorily redeemable capital stock, net | (13) | | | (1,251) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,251) | |
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Cash dividends paid on capital stock | | | | | | | (128) | | | (128) | | | | | (128) | |
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Balance, June 30, 2023 | 26 | | | $ | 2,600 | | | $ | 795 | | | $ | 3,387 | | | $ | 4,182 | | | $ | (19) | | | $ | 6,763 | |
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Balance, December 31, 2023 | 25 | | | $ | 2,450 | | | $ | 815 | | | $ | 3,475 | | | $ | 4,290 | | | $ | (72) | | | $ | 6,668 | |
Comprehensive income/(loss) | | | | | — | | | 210 | | | 210 | | | 128 | | | 338 | |
Issuance of capital stock | 10 | | | 989 | | | | | | | | | | | 989 | |
Repurchase of capital stock | (10) | | | (954) | | | | | | | | | | | (954) | |
Capital stock reclassified from/(to) mandatorily redeemable capital stock, net | (1) | | | (36) | | | | | | | | | | | (36) | |
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Cash dividends paid on capital stock | | | | | | | (104) | | | (104) | | | | | (104) | |
Balance, June 30, 2024 | 24 | | | $ | 2,449 | | | $ | 815 | | | $ | 3,581 | | | $ | 4,396 | | | $ | 56 | | | $ | 6,901 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Statements of Cash Flows
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | | | | | |
Net Income/(Loss) | $ | 210 | | | $ | 316 | | | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities: | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization/(accretion) | 2 | | | 63 | | | |
Provision for/(reversal of) credit losses | (1) | | | — | | | |
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Change in net fair value adjustment on advances and consolidated obligation bonds held under the fair value option | 11 | | | 15 | | | |
Change in net derivatives and hedging activities | 298 | | | 109 | | | |
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Other adjustments, net | 3 | | | 3 | | | |
Net change in: | | | | | |
Accrued interest receivable | (17) | | | 148 | | | |
Other assets | (1) | | | (39) | | | |
Accrued interest payable | (113) | | | 285 | | | |
Other liabilities | (5) | | | 48 | | | |
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Total adjustments | 177 | | | 632 | | | |
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities | 387 | | | 948 | | | |
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | | | | | |
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Interest-bearing deposits | (963) | | | (311) | | | |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell | 350 | | | (5,990) | | | |
Federal funds sold | 1,416 | | | (4,866) | | | |
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Proceeds from maturities and paydowns | 131 | | | 164 | | | |
Purchases | (1,389) | | | (1,311) | | | |
HTM securities: | | | | | |
Proceeds from maturities and paydowns | 192 | | | 195 | | | |
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Advances: | | | | | |
Repaid | 450,006 | | | 989,860 | | | |
Originated | (443,488) | | | (971,175) | | | |
Mortgage loans held for portfolio: | | | | | |
Principal collected | 28 | | | 28 | | | |
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Other investing activities, net | — | | | (1) | | | |
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities | 6,283 | | | 6,593 | | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | | | | | |
Net change in deposits and other financing activities | (160) | | | (181) | | | |
Net change in borrowings from other FHLBanks | — | | | 250 | | | |
Net proceeds/(payments) on derivative contracts with financing elements | 11 | | | 8 | | | |
Net proceeds from issuance of consolidated obligations: | | | | | |
Bonds | 26,380 | | | 67,230 | | | |
Discount notes | 40,037 | | | 71,132 | | | |
Payments for matured and retired consolidated obligations: | | | | | |
Bonds | (35,814) | | | (63,226) | | | |
Discount notes | (36,877) | | | (82,303) | | | |
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock | 989 | | | 2,522 | | | |
Payments for repurchase/redemption of mandatorily redeemable capital stock | (177) | | | (413) | | | |
Payments for repurchase of capital stock | (954) | | | (2,429) | | | |
Cash dividends paid | (104) | | | (128) | | | |
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Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | (6,669) | | | (7,538) | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and due from banks | 1 | | | 3 | | | |
Cash and due from banks at beginning of the period | 5 | | | 9 | | | |
Cash and due from banks at end of the period | $ | 6 | | | $ | 12 | | | |
Supplemental Disclosures: | | | | | |
Interest paid | $ | 2,193 | | | $ | 2,762 | | | |
AHP payments, net | 24 | | | 17 | | | |
Supplemental Disclosures of Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities: | | | | | |
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Transfers of HTM securities to AFS securities | — | | | 2 | | | |
Transfers of capital stock to mandatorily redeemable capital stock | 36 | | | 1,251 | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements
Note 1 — Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
The information about the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (Bank) included in these unaudited financial statements reflects all adjustments that, in the opinion of the Bank, are necessary for a fair statement of results for the periods presented. These adjustments are of a recurring nature, unless otherwise disclosed. The results of operations in these interim statements are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent period or for the entire year ending December 31, 2024. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Bank’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (2023 Form 10-K).
There have been no changes to the basis of presentation of the Bank’s financial instruments meeting netting requirements or of the Bank’s investments in variable interest entities disclosed in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) requires management to make a number of judgments, estimates, and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of income, expenses, gains, and losses during the reporting period. The most significant of these estimates include:
•accounting for hedging activities; and
•estimating fair values of investments classified as trading and available-for-sale (AFS), derivatives and associated hedged items carried at fair value in accordance with the accounting for derivative instruments and associated hedging activities, and financial instruments carried at fair value under the fair value option
Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.
Termination of Long-Term Funding Arrangement. The Bank recognized $30 million as income in the first six months of 2024 in connection with the termination of a long-term funding arrangement entered into with a member borrower in 2017.
Descriptions of the Bank’s significant accounting policies are included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K. Other changes to these policies as of June 30, 2024, are discussed in Note 2 – Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Guidance.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Note 2 — Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Guidance
The following table provides a summary of recently issued and adopted accounting standards that may have an effect on the Bank’s financial statements.
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Accounting Standards Update (ASU) | | Description | | Effective Date | | Effect on the Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters |
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Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (ASU 2023-07)
| | This guidance improves reportable segment disclosure requirements primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses, including if an entity only has a single reportable segment. | | This guidance becomes effective for the Bank for the annual period ending December 31, 2024, and for interim and annual periods thereafter. | | While the adoption of this guidance will not have any effect on the Bank’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows, the Bank is in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance and its effect on the Bank’s disclosures. |
Note 3 — Investments
The Bank makes short-term investments in interest-bearing deposits, securities purchased under agreements to resell, and federal funds sold, and may make other investments in debt securities, which are classified as trading, AFS, or HTM.
Interest-Bearing Deposits, Securities Purchased under Agreements to Resell, and Federal Funds Sold. The Bank invests in interest-bearing deposits, securities purchased under agreements to resell, and federal funds sold.
Federal funds sold are unsecured loans that are generally transacted on an overnight term. Federal Housing Finance Agency (Finance Agency) regulations include a limit on the amount of unsecured credit the Bank may extend to a counterparty. At June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, all investments in interest-bearing deposits and federal funds sold were repaid or expected to be repaid according to the relevant contractual terms. No allowance for credit losses was recorded for these assets at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023. Carrying values of interest-bearing deposits and federal funds sold exclude accrued interest receivable of $18 million and $1 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2024, and $16 million and $2 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2023.
Based upon the collateral held as security and collateral maintenance provisions with its counterparties, the Bank determined that no allowance for credit losses was needed for its securities purchased under agreements to resell at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023. The carrying value of securities purchased under agreements to resell excludes $2 million of accrued interest receivable as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
Debt Securities
The Bank invests in debt securities, which are classified as trading, AFS, or HTM. Within these investments, the Bank is primarily subject to credit risk related to private-label residential mortgage-backed securities (PLRMBS) that are supported by underlying mortgage loans. The Bank is prohibited by Finance Agency regulations from purchasing certain higher risk securities, such as equity securities and debt instruments that are not investment quality at the time of purchase.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Available-for-Sale Securities. The amortized cost and fair value of AFS securities by major security type as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, were as follows:
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(In millions) | Amortized Cost(1) | | Allowance for Credit Losses | | Gross Unrealized Gains | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | Estimated Fair Value |
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U.S. Treasury obligations | $ | 5,462 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,467 | |
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MBS: | | | | | | | | | |
Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) – multifamily | 12,571 | | | — | | | 70 | | | (7) | | | 12,634 | |
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PLRMBS | 1,026 | | | (28) | | | 29 | | | (29) | | | 998 | |
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Total mortgage-backed securities (MBS) | 13,597 | | | (28) | | | 99 | | | (36) | | | 13,632 | |
Total | $ | 19,059 | | | $ | (28) | | | $ | 104 | | | $ | (36) | | | $ | 19,099 | |
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December 31, 2023 | | | | | | | | | |
(In millions) | Amortized Cost(1) | | Allowance for Credit Losses | | Gross Unrealized Gains | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | Estimated Fair Value |
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U.S. Treasury obligations | $ | 4,530 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,534 | |
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MBS: | | | | | | | | | |
GSEs – multifamily | 12,500 | | | — | | | 4 | | | (83) | | | 12,421 | |
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PLRMBS | 1,075 | | | (31) | | | 35 | | | (20) | | | 1,059 | |
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Total MBS | 13,575 | | | (31) | | | 39 | | | (103) | | | 13,480 | |
Total | $ | 18,105 | | | $ | (31) | | | $ | 43 | | | $ | (103) | | | $ | 18,014 | |
(1) Amortized cost includes unpaid principal balance, unamortized premiums and discounts, net charge-offs, and valuation adjustments for hedging activities, and excludes accrued interest receivable of $76 million and $68 million at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.
At June 30, 2024, the amortized cost of the Bank’s MBS classified as AFS included premiums of $55 million, discounts of $184 million, and previous credit losses related to the prior methodology of evaluating credit losses of $303 million for PLRMBS. At December 31, 2023, the amortized cost of the Bank’s MBS classified as AFS included premiums of $58 million, discounts of $191 million, and previous credit losses related to the prior methodology of evaluating credit losses of $312 million for PLRMBS.
The following tables summarize the AFS securities with unrealized losses as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023. The unrealized losses are aggregated by major security type and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.
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June 30, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Less Than 12 Months | | 12 Months or More | | Total |
(In millions) | Estimated Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | Estimated Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | Estimated Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses |
U.S. obligations – Treasury notes | $ | 839 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 839 | | | $ | — | |
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MBS – GSEs – multifamily | 748 | | | 1 | | | 1,501 | | | 6 | | | 2,249 | | | 7 | |
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PLRMBS | 115 | | | 5 | | | 263 | | | 24 | | | 378 | | | 29 | |
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Total | $ | 1,702 | | | $ | 6 | | | $ | 1,764 | | | $ | 30 | | | $ | 3,466 | | | $ | 36 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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December 31, 2023 | | | | | |
| Less Than 12 Months | | 12 Months or More | | Total |
(In millions) | Estimated Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | Estimated Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | Estimated Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses |
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MBS – GSEs – multifamily | $ | 7,517 | | | $ | 45 | | | $ | 3,525 | | | $ | 38 | | | $ | 11,042 | | | $ | 83 | |
PLRMBS | 30 | | | 1 | | | 283 | | | 19 | | | 313 | | | 20 | |
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Total | $ | 7,547 | | | $ | 46 | | | $ | 3,808 | | | $ | 57 | | | $ | 11,355 | | | $ | 103 | |
Redemption Terms – The amortized cost and estimated fair value of U.S. Treasury securities classified as AFS by contractual maturity (based on contractual final principal payment) and of MBS classified as AFS as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, are shown below. Expected maturities of MBS classified as AFS will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay the underlying obligations with or without call or prepayment fees.
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(In millions) | | | |
Year of Contractual Maturity | Amortized Cost | | Estimated Fair Value |
U.S. Treasury obligations: | | | |
Due in 1 year or less | $ | 1,943 | | | $ | 1,945 | |
Due after 1 year through 5 years | 3,519 | | | 3,522 | |
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Total U.S. Treasury obligations | 5,462 | | | 5,467 | |
MBS | 13,597 | | | 13,632 | |
Total | $ | 19,059 | | | $ | 19,099 | |
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December 31, 2023 | | | |
(In millions) | | | |
Year of Contractual Maturity | Amortized Cost | | Estimated Fair Value |
U.S. Treasury obligations: | | | |
Due in 1 year or less | $ | 145 | | | $ | 145 | |
Due after 1 year through 5 years | 4,385 | | | 4,389 | |
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Total U.S. Treasury obligations | 4,530 | | | 4,534 | |
MBS | 13,575 | | | 13,480 | |
Total | $ | 18,105 | | | $ | 18,014 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Held-to-Maturity Securities. The Bank classifies the following securities as HTM because the Bank has the positive intent and ability to hold these securities to maturity:
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(In millions) | Amortized Cost(1) | | | | | | | | Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains(2) | | Gross Unrecognized Holding Losses(2) | | Estimated Fair Value |
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MBS – Other U.S. obligations – single-family | $ | 39 | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | 38 | |
MBS – GSEs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MBS – GSEs – single-family | 550 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | (16) | | | 536 | |
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MBS – GSEs – multifamily | 954 | | | | | | | | | — | | | (3) | | | 951 | |
Subtotal MBS – GSEs | 1,504 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | (19) | | | 1,487 | |
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PLRMBS | 112 | | | | | | | | | — | | | (7) | | | 105 | |
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Total | $ | 1,655 | | | | | | | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | (27) | | | $ | 1,630 | |
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December 31, 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(In millions) | Amortized Cost(1) | | | | | | | | Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains(2) | | Gross Unrecognized Holding Losses(2) | | Estimated Fair Value |
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MBS – Other U.S. obligations – single-family | $ | 49 | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | 48 | |
MBS – GSEs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MBS – GSEs – single-family | 605 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | (16) | | | 590 | |
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MBS – GSEs – multifamily | 1,069 | | | | | | | | | — | | | (5) | | | 1,064 | |
Subtotal MBS – GSEs | 1,674 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | (21) | | | 1,654 | |
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PLRMBS | 124 | | | | | | | | | — | | | (8) | | | 116 | |
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Total | $ | 1,847 | | | | | | | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | (30) | | | $ | 1,818 | |
(1) Amortized cost includes unpaid principal balance, unamortized premiums and discounts, and net charge-offs, and excludes accrued interest receivable of $6 million at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
(2) Gross unrecognized holding gains/(losses) represent the difference between estimated fair value and net carrying value.
Expected maturities of MBS classified as HTM will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay the underlying obligations with or without call or prepayment fees.
At June 30, 2024, the amortized cost of the Bank’s MBS classified as HTM included premiums of $2 million and discounts of $2 million. At December 31, 2023, the amortized cost of the Bank’s MBS classified as HTM included premiums of $2 million and discounts of $3 million.
Allowance for Credit Losses on AFS and HTM Securities. The following table presents a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses on PLRMBS classified as AFS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. The Bank recorded no allowance for credit losses associated with HTM securities during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
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| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 | | June 30, 2024 | | | | June 30, 2023 | | |
Balance, beginning of the period | $ | 26 | | | $ | 28 | | | $ | 31 | | | | | $ | 30 | | | |
(Charge-offs)/recoveries | (1) | | | (1) | | | (2) | | | | | (2) | | | |
Provision for/(reversal of) credit losses | 3 | | | 1 | | | (1) | | | | | — | | | |
Balance, end of the period | $ | 28 | | | $ | 28 | | | $ | 28 | | | | | $ | 28 | | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
To evaluate investment securities for expected credit loss at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Bank employed the following methodologies, based on the type of security.
AFS and HTM Securities (Excluding PLRMBS) – The Bank’s AFS and HTM securities are principally U.S. obligations and MBS issued by Ginnie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae that are backed by single-family or multifamily mortgage loans. The Bank only purchases securities considered investment quality. Excluding PLRMBS investments, at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, substantially all of AFS securities and HTM securities, based on amortized cost, were rated A, or above, by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO), based on the lowest long-term credit rating for each security. These may differ from any internal ratings of the securities by the Bank, if applicable.
At June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, certain of the Bank’s AFS and HTM securities were in an unrealized loss position. These losses are considered temporary as the Bank expects to recover the entire amortized cost basis on these investment securities and neither intends to sell these securities nor considers it more likely than not that it will be required to sell these securities before its anticipated recovery of each security's remaining amortized cost basis. Further, the securities: (i) were all highly rated or had short remaining terms to maturity; (ii) had not experienced, nor did the Bank expect, any payment default on the instruments, and (iii) in the case of U.S. Treasury, GSE, or other agency obligations, carry an implicit or explicit government guarantee such that the Bank considers the risk of nonpayment to be zero. As a result, no allowance for credit losses was recorded on these AFS or HTM securities at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
Private-Label Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities – The Bank also holds investments in PLRMBS. The Bank has not purchased any PLRMBS since the first quarter of 2008. Many of these securities have subsequently experienced significant credit deterioration. As of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, approximately 4% of PLRMBS (AFS and HTM combined, based on amortized cost) were rated A, or above, by an NRSRO; and the remaining securities were either rated less than A, or were unrated. To determine whether an allowance for credit loss is necessary on these securities, the Bank uses cash flow analyses.
At each quarter end, the Bank compares the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected on its PLRMBS, using the effective interest rate, to the amortized cost basis of the securities to determine whether a credit loss exists. The expected credit losses are measured using:
•expected housing price changes;
•expected interest rate assumptions;
•the remaining payment terms for the security;
•expected default rates based on underlying loan-level borrower and loan characteristics;
•loss severities on the collateral supporting each unique PLRMBS based on underlying loan-level borrower and loan characteristics; and
•prepayment speeds based on underlying loan-level borrower and loan characteristics.
The expected cash flows are based on a number of assumptions and expectations, and the results of these models can vary significantly with changes in these assumptions and expectations. The cash flows determined reflect management’s expectations and include a base case housing price forecast for near- and long-term horizons.
For all the PLRMBS in its AFS and HTM portfolios, the Bank does not intend to sell any security and it is not more likely than not that the Bank will be required to sell any security before its anticipated recovery of the remaining amortized cost basis.
For PLRMBS with previous credit losses related to the prior methodology of evaluating credit losses (securities for which the Bank determined that it does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis), measurement of the credit loss amount for PLRMBS classified as Level 3 as of June 30, 2024, uses significant inputs and assumptions that include, based on unpaid principal balance, the weighted average percentage of prepayment rates of 10.0%; default rates of 7.3%; and loss severities of 51.1%. The weighted average percentage of the related current credit
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
enhancement for these securities, based on unpaid principal balance, was 8.5% as of June 30, 2024. Credit enhancement is defined as the percentage of subordinated tranches, excess spread, and over-collateralization, if any, in a security structure that will generally absorb losses before the Bank will experience a loss on the security.
In general, the Bank elects to transfer any PLRMBS that incurred a credit loss during the applicable period from the Bank’s HTM portfolio to its AFS portfolio at their fair values. There were no transfers of PLRMBS from the Bank’s HTM portfolio to its AFS portfolio during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. The Bank transferred PLRMBS from its HTM portfolio to its AFS portfolio with an amortized cost and fair value of $2 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
For the Bank’s PLRMBS, the Bank recorded a provision for credit losses of $3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2024, as a result of declines in the fair values of the underlying collateral on certain securities. The Bank recorded a reversal of credit losses of $1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024, largely as a result of improvements in the fair values of the underlying collateral on certain securities. The Bank recorded a provision for credit losses of $1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2023, and a de minimis provision for credit losses for PLRMBS during the six months ended June 30, 2023, as charge-offs during the period were offset by improvements in the fair values of the underlying collateral on certain securities.
The total net accretion recognized in interest income associated with PLRMBS with previous credit losses related to the prior methodology of evaluating credit losses totaled $5 million and $3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $8 million and $19 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.
Note 4 — Advances
The Bank offers a wide range of fixed and adjustable rate advance products with different maturities, interest rates, payment characteristics, and option features. Fixed rate advances generally have maturities ranging from one day to 30 years. Adjustable rate advances generally have maturities ranging from one day to 15 years, with the interest rates resetting periodically at a fixed spread to a specified index.
Redemption Terms. The following table presents advances outstanding by redemption term and weighted-average interest rate at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
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(Dollars in millions) | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Redemption Term | Amount Outstanding(1) | | Weighted Average Interest Rate | | Amount Outstanding(1) | | Weighted Average Interest Rate |
Overdrawn demand and overnight deposit accounts | $ | — | | | 5.15 | % | | $ | 2 | | | 5.15 | % |
Within 1 year(2) | 34,303 | | | 4.62 | | | 35,241 | | | 4.87 | |
After 1 year through 2 years | 8,044 | | | 4.06 | | | 12,532 | | | 3.88 | |
After 2 years through 3 years | 5,906 | | | 3.59 | | | 6,437 | | | 3.23 | |
After 3 years through 4 years | 3,280 | | | 3.98 | | | 2,548 | | | 3.62 | |
After 4 years through 5 years | 1,623 | | | 4.32 | | | 3,660 | | | 4.07 | |
After 5 years | 2,038 | | | 3.75 | | | 1,290 | | | 3.71 | |
Total par value | 55,194 | | | 4.35 | % | | 61,710 | | | 4.38 | % |
Valuation adjustments for hedging activities | (457) | | | | | (371) | | | |
Valuation adjustments under fair value option | (2) | | | | | (4) | | | |
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Total | $ | 54,735 | | | | | $ | 61,335 | | | |
(1)Carrying amounts exclude accrued interest receivable of $86 million and $85 million at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.
(2)Advances outstanding with redemption terms within three months totaled $13.7 billion and $16.8 billion at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
All of the Bank’s advances are prepayable at the borrower’s option. However, when advances are prepaid, the borrower is charged a prepayment fee intended to make the Bank financially indifferent to the borrower’s decision to repay the advance prior to its maturity date, which is required by the Finance Agency’s regulations. In addition, for certain advances with full or partial prepayment symmetry, the Bank may charge the borrower a prepayment fee or pay the borrower a prepayment credit depending on certain circumstances, such as movements in interest rates, when the advance is prepaid. In November 2018, the Bank discontinued offering advances with partial prepayment symmetry. The Bank had advances with full prepayment symmetry outstanding totaling $36.3 billion at June 30, 2024, and $39.8 billion at December 31, 2023. The Bank had advances with partial prepayment symmetry outstanding totaling $182 million at June 30, 2024, and $209 million at December 31, 2023. Some advances may be repaid on specified call dates without prepayment fees (callable advances). The Bank had callable advances outstanding totaling $1.0 billion at June 30, 2024, and $3.3 billion at December 31, 2023.
The Bank had putable advances totaling $3.4 billion at June 30, 2024, and $1.4 billion at December 31, 2023. At the Bank’s discretion, the Bank may terminate these advances on predetermined exercise dates and offer replacement funding at prevailing market rates, subject to certain conditions. The Bank would typically exercise such termination rights when interest rates increase relative to contractual rates.
The following table summarizes advances at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, by the earlier of the year of redemption term or next call date for callable advances and by the earlier of the year of redemption term or next put date for putable advances.
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| Earlier of Redemption Term or Next Call Date | | Earlier of Redemption Term or Next Put Date |
(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 | | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Overdrawn demand and overnight deposit accounts | $ | — | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2 | |
Within 1 year | 34,623 | | | 35,561 | | | 37,550 | | | 36,115 | |
After 1 year through 2 years | 8,044 | | | 12,542 | | | 7,432 | | | 13,000 | |
After 2 years through 3 years | 5,916 | | | 6,437 | | | 5,156 | | | 6,149 | |
After 3 years through 4 years | 3,280 | | | 2,558 | | | 2,983 | | | 2,551 | |
After 4 years through 5 years | 1,613 | | | 3,660 | | | 1,193 | | | 2,917 | |
After 5 years | 1,718 | | | 950 | | | 880 | | | 976 | |
Total par value | $ | 55,194 | | | $ | 61,710 | | | $ | 55,194 | | | $ | 61,710 | |
Concentration Risk. The following tables present the concentration in advances to the top 10 borrowers and their affiliates at June 30, 2024 and 2023. The tables also present the interest income from these advances before the impact of interest rate exchange agreements hedging these advances for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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| June 30, 2024 | | Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 |
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(Dollars in millions) Name of Borrower | Advances Outstanding | | Percentage of Total Advances Outstanding | | Interest Income from Advances(1) | | Percentage of Total Interest Income from Advances | | Interest Income from Advances(1) | | Percentage of Total Interest Income from Advances |
JPMorgan Chase, National Association(2) | $ | 17,717 | | | 32 | % | | $ | 203 | | | 35 | % | | $ | 441 | | | 37 | % |
Western Alliance Bank | 5,100 | | | 9 | | | 52 | | | 9 | | | 96 | | | 8 | |
East West Bank | 3,500 | | | 6 | | | 49 | | | 8 | | | 57 | | | 5 | |
First Technology Federal Credit Union(3) | 2,714 | | | 5 | | | 19 | | | 3 | | | 34 | | | 3 | |
U.S. Bank, National Association(4) | 2,050 | | | 4 | | | 12 | | | 2 | | | 23 | | | 2 | |
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union | 1,798 | | | 3 | | | 19 | | | 3 | | | 39 | | | 3 | |
Bank of America California, National Association | 1,450 | | | 3 | | | 20 | | | 3 | | | 40 | | | 3 | |
First Foundation Bank | 1,400 | | | 3 | | | 11 | | | 2 | | | 24 | | | 2 | |
Kinecta Federal Credit Union | 1,271 | | | 2 | | | 13 | | | 2 | | | 21 | | | 2 | |
Wescom Central Credit Union | 1,029 | | | 2 | | | 12 | | | 2 | | | 23 | | | 2 | |
Subtotal | 38,029 | | | 69 | | | 410 | | | 69 | | | 798 | | | 67 | |
Others | 17,165 | | | 31 | | | 172 | | | 31 | | | 384 | | | 33 | |
Total par value | $ | 55,194 | | | 100 | % | | $ | 582 | | | 100 | % | | $ | 1,182 | | | 100 | % |
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(Dollars in millions) Name of Borrower | Advances Outstanding | | Percentage of Total Advances Outstanding | | Interest Income from Advances(1) | | Percentage of Total Interest Income from Advances | | Interest Income from Advances(1) | | Percentage of Total Interest Income from Advances |
JPMorgan Chase, National Association(2) | $ | 27,535 | | | 39 | % | | $ | 288 | | | 29 | % | | $ | 465 | | | 24 | % |
City National Bank | 8,000 | | | 11 | | | 107 | | | 11 | | | 222 | | | 11 | |
Western Alliance Bank | 4,900 | | | 7 | | | 105 | | | 10 | | | 132 | | | 7 | |
First Technology Federal Credit Union(3) | 4,050 | | | 6 | | | 37 | | | 4 | | | 75 | | | 4 | |
U.S. Bank, National Association(4) | 2,050 | | | 3 | | | 93 | | | 9 | | | 130 | | | 7 | |
Luther Burbank Savings Bank(5)(6) | 1,577 | | | 2 | | | 14 | | | 1 | | | 23 | | | 1 | |
Bank of the West(7) | 1,300 | | | 2 | | | 34 | | | 3 | | | 100 | | | 5 | |
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union | 1,023 | | | 1 | | | 9 | | | 1 | | | 17 | | | 1 | |
Wells Fargo National Bank West | 1,000 | | | 1 | | | 25 | | | 2 | | | 49 | | | 2 | |
Logix Federal Credit Union(3) | 930 | | | 1 | | | 12 | | | 1 | | | 23 | | | 1 | |
Subtotal | 52,365 | | | 73 | | | 724 | | | 71 | | | 1,236 | | | 63 | |
Others | 19,066 | | | 27 | | | 283 | | | 29 | | | 742 | | | 37 | |
Total par value | $ | 71,431 | | | 100 | % | | $ | 1,007 | | | 100 | % | | $ | 1,978 | | | 100 | % |
(1) Interest income amounts exclude the interest effect of interest rate exchange agreements with derivative counterparties; as a result, the total interest income amounts will not agree to the Statements of Income. The amount of interest income from advances can vary depending on the amount outstanding, terms to maturity, interest rates, and repricing characteristics.
(2) On May 1, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) closed First Republic Bank and appointed the FDIC as receiver. On the same date, the FDIC transferred all of the deposits and substantially all of the assets of First Republic Bank, including $28.1 billion in advances outstanding from the Bank, to JPMorgan Chase, National Association, a nonmember. These advances outstanding are fully collateralized and are not expected to result in any credit loss to the Bank.
(3) An officer or director of the member was a Bank director during 2024 and 2023.
(4) On December 1, 2022, U.S. Bancorp, a nonmember (the parent company of U.S. Bank, National Association), announced that it completed its acquisition of MUFG Union Bank, National Association.
(5) On February 29, 2024, Washington Federal Bank, a nonmember, announced that it completed its acquisition of Luther Burbank Savings. On the same date, Washington Federal Bank assumed all of the assets and liabilities of Luther Burbank Savings, including $1.2 billion in advances outstanding from the Bank. These advances outstanding are fully collateralized and are not expected to result in any credit loss to the Bank.
(6) An officer or director of the member was a Bank director during 2023.
(7) On February 1, 2023, BMO Harris, a nonmember, announced that it completed its acquisition of Bank of the West.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Credit Risk Exposure and Security Terms. The Bank manages its credit exposure related to advances through an integrated approach that provides for a credit limit to be established for each borrower, includes an ongoing review of each borrower’s financial condition, and is coupled with conservative collateral and lending policies to limit the risk of loss.
In addition, the Bank lends to member financial institutions that have their principal place of business in Arizona, California, or Nevada, in accordance with federal law and the Finance Agency’s regulations. Specifically, the Bank is required to obtain sufficient collateral to fully secure credit products up to the member’s total credit limit. Borrowers may pledge the following eligible assets to secure advances:
•one-to-four-family first lien residential mortgage loans;
•securities issued, insured, or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies, including without limitation MBS backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae;
•cash or deposits in the Bank;
•certain other real estate-related collateral, such as certain privately issued MBS, multifamily loans, commercial real estate loans, and second lien residential mortgage loans or home equity loans; and
•small business, small farm, and small agribusiness loans that are fully secured by collateral (such as real estate, equipment and vehicles, accounts receivable, and inventory) from members that are community financial institutions.
The Bank has advances outstanding to former members and member successors, which are subject to the security terms above. The Bank requires each borrowing member to execute a written Advances and Security Agreement, which describes the lending relationship between the Bank and the borrower. At June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Bank had a perfected security interest in collateral pledged by each borrowing member, or by the member's affiliate on behalf of the member, and by each nonmember borrower, with an estimated value in excess of the outstanding credit products for that borrower. Based on the financial condition of the borrower, the Bank may either (i) allow the borrower or the pledging affiliate to retain physical possession of loan collateral pledged to the Bank, provided that the borrower or the pledging affiliate agrees to hold the collateral for the benefit of the Bank, or (ii) require the borrower or the pledging affiliate to deliver physical possession of loan collateral to the Bank or its custodial agent. All securities collateral is required to be delivered to the Bank’s custodial agent. All loan collateral pledged to the Bank is subject to a Uniform Commercial Code-1 financing statement.
Section 10(e) of the FHLBank Act affords any security interest granted to the Bank by a member or any affiliate of the member or any nonmember borrower priority over claims or rights of any other party, except claims or rights that (i) would be entitled to priority under otherwise applicable law and (ii) are held by bona fide purchasers for value or secured parties with perfected security interests.
At June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, none of the Bank’s credit products were past due or on nonaccrual status. There were no modifications to credit products related to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Based on the collateral pledged as security for advances, the Bank’s credit analyses of borrowers’ financial condition, repayment history on advances, and the Bank’s credit extension and collateral policies as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Bank expects to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms. Therefore, no allowance for credit losses on advances was deemed necessary by the Bank as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Interest Rate Payment Terms. Interest rate payment terms for advances at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, are detailed below:
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(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Par value of advances: | | | |
Fixed rate: | | | |
Due within 1 year | $ | 23,276 | | | $ | 23,866 | |
Due after 1 year | 19,886 | | | 26,467 | |
Total fixed rate | 43,162 | | | 50,333 | |
Adjustable rate: | | | |
Due within 1 year | 11,027 | | | 11,377 | |
Due after 1 year | 1,005 | | | — | |
Total adjustable rate | 12,032 | | | 11,377 | |
Total par value | $ | 55,194 | | | $ | 61,710 | |
Note 5 — Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio
Mortgage loans held for portfolio consist of single-family mortgage loans purchased from participating financial
institutions under the Mortgage Partnership Finance® (MPF®) Program (“Mortgage Partnership Finance” and “MPF” are registered trademarks of the FHLBank of Chicago). The following table presents information as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, on mortgage loans held for portfolio, all of which are secured by one- to four-unit residential properties and single-unit homes.
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(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Fixed rate medium-term mortgage loans(1) | $ | 11 | | | $ | 12 | |
Fixed rate long-term mortgage loans(1) | 677 | | | 704 | |
Subtotal | 688 | | | 716 | |
Premiums | 38 | | | 41 | |
Discounts | (1) | | | (2) | |
Mortgage loans held for portfolio(2) | 725 | | | 755 | |
Less: Allowance for credit losses | (1) | | | (1) | |
Total mortgage loans held for portfolio, net | $ | 724 | | | $ | 754 | |
(1)Medium-term loans have original contractual terms of 15 years or less, and long-term loans have contractual terms of more than 15 years.
(2)Excludes accrued interest receivable of $5 million at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
Payment Status of Mortgage Loans. Payment status is the key credit quality indicator for conventional mortgage loans and allows the Bank to monitor the migration of past due loans. A past due loan is one where the borrower has failed to make a scheduled full payment of principal and interest within 30 days of its due date. Other delinquency statistics include nonaccrual loans and loans in process of foreclosure. The following table presents the payment status for mortgage loans and other delinquency statistics for the Bank’s mortgage loans at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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(Dollars in millions) | | | | | |
Payment Status, at Amortized Cost(1) | | | | | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
30 – 59 days delinquent | | | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 5 | |
60 – 89 days delinquent | | | | | 2 | | | 4 | |
90 days or more delinquent | | | | | 17 | | | 16 | |
Total past due | | | | | 22 | | | 25 | |
Total current loans | | | | | 703 | | | 730 | |
Total mortgage loans held for portfolio | | | | | $ | 725 | | | $ | 755 | |
In process of foreclosure, included above(2) | | | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 2 | |
Nonaccrual loans(3) | | | | | $ | 17 | | | $ | 16 | |
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Serious delinquencies as a percentage of total mortgage loans outstanding(4) | | | | | 2.39 | % | | 2.17 | % |
(1) The amortized cost in a loan is the unpaid principal balance of the loan, adjusted for net deferred loan fees or costs, amortized premiums or discounts, and direct write-downs.
(2) Includes loans for which the servicer has reported a decision to foreclose or to pursue a similar alternative, such as deed-in-lieu. Loans in process of foreclosure are included in past due or current loans depending on their delinquency status.
(3) At June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, $5 million of mortgage loans on nonaccrual status did not have an associated allowance for credit losses because these loans were either previously charged off to the expected recoverable value or the fair value of the underlying collateral, including any credit enhancements, is greater than the amortized cost of the loans.
(4) Represents loans that are 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure as a percentage of the recorded investment of total mortgage loans outstanding.
Allowance for Credit Losses on Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio. Mortgage loans held for portfolio are evaluated on a loan-level basis for expected credit losses, factoring in the credit enhancement structure at the master commitment level. The Bank determines its allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans held for portfolio through analyses that include consideration of various loan portfolio and collateral related characteristics, such as past performance, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts of expected economic conditions. The Bank uses models that employ a variety of methods, such as projected cash flows, to estimate expected credit losses over the life of the loans. These models rely on a number of inputs, such as current and forecasted property values and interest rates as well as historical borrower behavior experience. At June 30, 2024, the Bank’s reasonable and supportable forecast of housing prices expects, on average, for prices to appreciate 1.5% over a one-year forecast horizon before reverting to long-term housing price appreciation rates of 4.0% after five additional years in the forecast based on historical averages. At December 31, 2023, the Bank’s reasonable and supportable forecast of housing prices expected, on average, for prices to appreciate 1.3% over a one-year forecast horizon before reverting to long-term housing price appreciation rates of 4.0% after five additional years in the forecast based on historical averages. The Bank also incorporates associated credit enhancements, if any, to determine its estimate of expected credit losses.
Certain mortgage loans held for portfolio may be evaluated for credit losses by the Bank using the practical expedient for collateral-dependent assets. A mortgage loan is considered collateral-dependent if repayment is expected to be provided by the sale of the underlying property, that is, if it is considered likely that the borrower will default. The Bank may estimate the fair value of this collateral by applying an appropriate loss severity rate or using third-party estimates or property valuation models. The expected credit loss of a collateral-dependent mortgage loan is equal to the difference between the amortized cost of the loan and the estimated fair value of the collateral, less estimated selling costs. The Bank will either reserve for these estimated losses or record a direct charge-off of the loan balance, if certain triggering criteria are met. Expected recoveries of prior charge-offs, if any, are included in the allowance for credit loss.
At both June 30, 2024 and 2023, the allowance for credit losses on the mortgage loan portfolio was $1 million. The amount of charge-offs and recoveries related to the allowance for credit losses on the mortgage loan portfolio were de minimis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
For more information related to the Bank’s accounting policies for mortgage loans held for portfolio, see “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
Note 6 — Deposits
The Bank maintains demand deposit accounts that are directly related to the extension of credit to members and offers short-term deposit programs to members and qualifying nonmembers. In addition, a member that services mortgage loans held for portfolio may deposit in the Bank funds collected in connection with the mortgage loans, pending disbursement of these funds to the owners of the mortgage loans. The Bank classifies these types of deposits as non-interest-bearing deposits. Deposits classified as demand, overnight, and other pay interest based on a daily interest rate. Term deposits pay interest based on a fixed rate determined at the issuance of the deposit.
Deposits outstanding as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, were as follows:
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| June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
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Interest-bearing deposits (adjustable rate) | $ | 747 | | | $ | 957 | |
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Non-interest-bearing deposits | 7 | | | 5 | |
Total | $ | 754 | | | $ | 962 | |
Note 7 — Consolidated Obligations
Consolidated obligations, consisting of bonds and discount notes, are jointly issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) through the Office of Finance, which serves as the FHLBanks’ agent. As provided by the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, as amended (FHLBank Act) or by regulations governing the operations of the FHLBanks, all FHLBanks have joint and several liability for all FHLBank consolidated obligations. For a discussion of the joint and several liability regulation, see “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 15 – Commitments and Contingencies” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K. In connection with each issuance of consolidated obligations, each FHLBank specifies the type, term, and amount of debt it requests to have issued on its behalf. The Office of Finance tracks the amount of debt issued on behalf of each FHLBank. In addition, the Bank separately tracks and records as a liability its specific portion of the consolidated obligations issued and is the primary obligor for that portion of the consolidated obligations issued. The Finance Agency and the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury have oversight over the issuance of FHLBank debt through the Office of Finance.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Redemption Terms. The following is a summary of the Bank’s participation in consolidated obligation bonds at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
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(Dollars in millions) | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Contractual Maturity | Amount Outstanding | | Weighted Average Interest Rate | | Amount Outstanding | | Weighted Average Interest Rate |
Within 1 year | $ | 37,497 | | | 4.78 | % | | $ | 42,821 | | | 4.84 | % |
After 1 year through 2 years | 10,068 | | | 3.64 | | | 13,105 | | | 4.70 | |
After 2 years through 3 years | 4,136 | | | 2.03 | | | 5,938 | | | 1.34 | |
After 3 years through 4 years | 1,546 | | | 3.36 | | | 1,345 | | | 1.75 | |
After 4 years through 5 years | 1,496 | | | 4.26 | | | 942 | | | 2.98 | |
After 5 years | 801 | | | 2.67 | | | 826 | | | 2.35 | |
Total par value | 55,544 | | | 4.29 | % | | 64,977 | | | 4.37 | % |
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Unamortized discounts | (2) | | | | | (6) | | | |
Valuation adjustments for hedging activities | (592) | | | | | (645) | | | |
Fair value option valuation adjustments | (25) | | | | | (29) | | | |
Total | $ | 54,925 | | | | | $ | 64,297 | | | |
The Bank’s participation in consolidated obligation bonds outstanding includes callable bonds. When a callable bond for which the Bank is the primary obligor is issued, the Bank may simultaneously enter into an interest rate swap (wherein the Bank pays a variable rate and receives a fixed rate) with a call feature that mirrors the call option embedded in the bond (a sold callable option in a swap). The combined callable swaps and callable bonds enable the Bank to meet its funding needs at lower costs relative to similar tenor non-callable debt, while effectively converting the Bank’s net payment to an adjustable rate.
The Bank’s participation in consolidated obligation bonds at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, was as follows:
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(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Par value of consolidated obligation bonds: | | | |
Non-callable | $ | 37,146 | | | $ | 38,945 | |
Callable | 18,398 | | | 26,032 | |
Total par value | $ | 55,544 | | | $ | 64,977 | |
The following is a summary of the Bank’s participation in consolidated obligation bonds outstanding at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, by the earlier of the year of contractual maturity or next call date.
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(In millions) | | | |
Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Within 1 year | $ | 47,817 | | | $ | 55,291 | |
After 1 year through 2 years | 6,636 | | | 9,160 | |
After 2 years through 3 years | 943 | | | 378 | |
After 3 years through 4 years | 111 | | | 100 | |
After 4 years through 5 years | 1 | | | 12 | |
After 5 years | 36 | | | 36 | |
Total par value | $ | 55,544 | | | $ | 64,977 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
The Bank’s participation in consolidated obligation discount notes, all of which are due within one year, was as follows:
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| June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
(Dollars in millions) | Amount Outstanding | | Weighted Average Interest Rate (1) | | Amount Outstanding | | Weighted Average Interest Rate (1) |
Par value | $ | 22,481 | | | 5.22 | % | | $ | 19,321 | | | 5.23 | % |
Unamortized discounts | (165) | | | | | (134) | | | |
Total | $ | 22,316 | | | | | $ | 19,187 | | | |
(1)Represents yield to maturity excluding concession fees.
Interest Rate Payment Terms. Interest rate payment terms for consolidated obligation bonds at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, are detailed in the following table. For information on the general terms and types of consolidated obligation bonds outstanding, see “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 8 – Consolidated Obligations” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
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(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
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Par value of consolidated obligation bonds: | | | |
Fixed rate | $ | 25,186 | | | $ | 37,464 | |
Adjustable rate | 29,790 | | | 26,880 | |
Step-up | 568 | | | 633 | |
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Total consolidated obligation bonds, par value | $ | 55,544 | | | $ | 64,977 | |
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Note 8 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
The following table summarizes the changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (AOCI) for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
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(In millions) | Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on AFS Securities | | | | | | Pension and Postretirement Benefits | | Total AOCI |
Balance, March 31, 2023 | $ | (46) | | | | | | | $ | (15) | | | $ | (61) | |
Other comprehensive income/(loss): | | | | | | | | | |
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Net change in fair value | 42 | | | | | | | | | 42 | |
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Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss) | 42 | | | | | | | — | | | 42 | |
Balance, June 30, 2023 | $ | (4) | | | | | | | $ | (15) | | | $ | (19) | |
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Balance, March 31, 2024 | $ | 38 | | | | | | | $ | (11) | | | $ | 27 | |
Other comprehensive income/(loss): | | | | | | | | | |
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Net change in fair value | 29 | | | | | | | | | 29 | |
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Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss) | 29 | | | | | | | — | | | 29 | |
Balance, June 30, 2024 | $ | 67 | | | | | | | $ | (11) | | | $ | 56 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
The following table summarizes the changes in AOCI for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
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(In millions) | Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on AFS Securities | | | | | | Pension and Postretirement Benefits | | Total AOCI |
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Balance, December 31, 2022 | $ | (14) | | | | | | | $ | (15) | | | $ | (29) | |
Other comprehensive income/(loss): | | | | | | | | | |
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Net change in fair value | 10 | | | | | | | | | 10 | |
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Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss) | 10 | | | | | | | — | | | 10 | |
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Balance, June 30, 2023 | $ | (4) | | | | | | | $ | (15) | | | $ | (19) | |
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Balance, December 31, 2023 | $ | (61) | | | | | | | $ | (11) | | | $ | (72) | |
Other comprehensive income/(loss): | | | | | | | | | |
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Net change in fair value | 128 | | | | | | | | | 128 | |
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Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss) | 128 | | | | | | | — | | | 128 | |
Balance, June 30, 2024 | $ | 67 | | | | | | | $ | (11) | | | $ | 56 | |
Note 9 — Capital
Capital Requirements. The FHLBank Act and regulations governing the operations of the FHLBanks require that the Bank’s minimum capital stock requirement for shareholders must be sufficient to enable the Bank to meet its regulatory requirements for total regulatory capital, leverage capital, and risk-based capital.
As of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Bank complied with these capital rules and requirements as shown in the following table.
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| June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
(Dollars in millions) | Required | | Actual | | Required | | Actual |
Risk-based capital | $ | 1,120 | | | $ | 7,410 | | | $ | 1,210 | | | $ | 7,446 | |
Total regulatory capital | $ | 3,453 | | | $ | 7,410 | | | $ | 3,713 | | | $ | 7,446 | |
Total regulatory capital ratio | 4.00 | % | | 8.58 | % | | 4.00 | % | | 8.02 | % |
Leverage capital | $ | 4,317 | | | $ | 11,115 | | | $ | 4,641 | | | $ | 11,169 | |
Leverage ratio | 5.00 | % | | 12.88 | % | | 5.00 | % | | 12.03 | % |
The Bank’s capital plan requires each shareholder to own capital stock in an amount equal to the greater of its membership capital stock requirement or its activity-based capital stock requirement. The Bank may adjust these requirements from time to time within ranges established in the capital plan. Any changes to the capital plan must be approved by the Bank’s board of directors (Board) and the Finance Agency.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock. The Bank had mandatorily redeemable capital stock totaling $565 million outstanding to seven institutions at June 30, 2024, and $706 million outstanding to six institutions at December 31, 2023. These amounts have been classified as a liability on the Bank’s Statements of Condition. The changes in mandatorily redeemable capital stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
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| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 | | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 | | |
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ | 666 | | | $ | 95 | | | $ | 706 | | | $ | 5 | | | |
Reclassified from/(to) capital during the period | — | | | 1,056 | | | 36 | | | 1,251 | | | |
Repurchase/redemption of mandatorily redeemable capital stock | (101) | | | (308) | | | (177) | | | (413) | | | |
Balance at the end of the period | $ | 565 | | | $ | 843 | | | $ | 565 | | | $ | 843 | | | |
The following table presents mandatorily redeemable capital stock amounts by contractual year of redemption at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
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Contractual Year of Redemption | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
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Year 2 | $ | 1 | | | $ | — | |
Year 3 | 3 | | | 1 | |
Year 4 | 536 | | | 2 | |
Year 5 | 24 | | | 702 | |
Past contractual redemption date because of remaining activity(1) | 1 | | | 1 | |
Total | $ | 565 | | | $ | 706 | |
(1) Represents mandatorily redeemable capital stock that is past the end of the contractual redemption period because there is activity outstanding to which the mandatorily redeemable capital stock relates.
If activity-based stock becomes excess stock as a result of an activity no longer remaining outstanding, the Bank may repurchase those shares, at its sole discretion, subject to the statutory and regulatory restrictions on excess stock redemption.
Excess Stock Repurchase, Retained Earnings, and Dividend Framework. The Bank’s Excess Stock Repurchase, Retained Earnings, and Dividend Framework (Framework) assesses the level and adequacy of retained earnings and establishes amounts to be retained in restricted retained earnings, which are not made available in the current dividend period, and maintains an amount of total retained earnings at least equal to its required retained earnings as described in the Framework. The methodology may be revised from time to time, and the required level of retained earnings under the methodology may change due to updating data and assumptions used in the methodology. In January 2024, the required level of retained earnings was decreased from $2.6 billion to $1.6 billion attributable to lower non-MBS investments and projected advance balances. The Bank’s retained earnings requirement may be changed at any time. The Board periodically reviews the retained earnings methodology and analysis to determine whether any adjustments are appropriate.
The Bank satisfies its retained earnings requirement with both restricted retained earnings (i.e., amounts related to the Joint Capital Enhancement (JCE) Agreement) and unrestricted retained earnings. In accordance with the JCE Agreement, each FHLBank is required to reclassify an amount equal to 20% of its net income each quarter to a separate restricted retained earnings account until the balance of the account, calculated as of the last day of each calendar quarter, equals at least 1% of that FHLBank's average balance of outstanding consolidated obligations for the calendar quarter. Under the JCE Agreement, these restricted retained earnings will not be available to pay
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dividends. The JCE Agreement also provides that amounts in restricted retained earnings in excess of 150% of the Bank’s restricted retained earnings minimum may be released from restricted retained earnings.
Dividend Payments – Finance Agency rules state that FHLBanks may declare and pay dividends only from previously retained earnings or current net earnings and may not declare or pay dividends based on projected or anticipated earnings.
The Framework includes a dividend philosophy to endeavor to pay a quarterly dividend rate that is equal to or greater than the current market rate for highly rated investments and that is sustainable under current and projected earnings while maintaining appropriate levels of capital. The decision to declare any dividend and the dividend rate is at the discretion of the Board, which may choose to follow or not follow the dividend philosophy as guidance in the dividend declaration. The Board may also revise or eliminate the dividend philosophy in the future. The Bank’s historical dividend rates and the dividend philosophy are not indicative of future dividend declarations.
In addition, Finance Agency rules do not permit the Bank to pay dividends in the form of capital stock if its excess stock exceeds 1% of its total assets. Excess stock is defined as the aggregate of the capital stock held by each shareholder in excess of its minimum capital stock requirement, as established by the Bank’s capital plan. Excess stock totaled $98 million, or 0.11% of total assets as of June 30, 2024. Excess stock totaled $118 million, or 0.13% of total assets as of December 31, 2023.
Dividends on capital stock are recognized as dividends on the Statements of Capital Accounts, and dividends on mandatorily redeemable capital stock are recognized as interest expense on the Statements of Income. The Bank pays dividends in cash.
On July 25, 2024, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend on the capital stock outstanding during the second quarter of 2024 at an annualized rate of 8.75%, totaling $65 million. The Bank recorded the dividend on July 25, 2024, and expects to pay the dividend on August 13, 2024.
Excess Stock – The Bank’s capital plan provides that the Bank may repurchase some or all of a shareholder’s excess stock at the Bank’s discretion, subject to certain statutory and regulatory requirements. The Bank may also repurchase all of a member’s excess stock at a member’s request, at the Bank’s discretion, subject to certain statutory and regulatory requirements.
The Bank is required to redeem any mandatorily redeemable capital stock that is in excess of a former member’s minimum stock requirement on or after the expiration of the five-year redemption date. During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Bank redeemed a de minimis amount in mandatorily redeemable capital stock, for which the five-year redemption period had expired, at its $100 par value per share. The stock was redeemed on the scheduled redemption dates or, for stock that was not excess stock on its scheduled redemption date because of outstanding activity with the Bank, on the first available repurchase date after the stock was no longer required to support outstanding activity with the Bank.
For more information on the Bank’s membership capital stock requirement and activity-based capital stock requirement, mandatorily redeemable capital stock, excess stock repurchase, retained earnings, and dividend framework, see “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 11 – Capital” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
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Concentration. The following table presents the concentration in capital stock held by institutions whose capital stock ownership represented 10% or more of the Bank’s outstanding capital stock, including mandatorily redeemable capital stock, as of June 30, 2024, or December 31, 2023:
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(Dollars in millions) | Capital Stock Outstanding | | Percentage of Total Capital Stock Outstanding | | Capital Stock Outstanding | | Percentage of Total Capital Stock Outstanding |
JPMorgan Chase, National Association/First Republic Bank(1) | $ | 478 | | | 16 | % | | $ | 643 | | | 20 | % |
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(1) On May 1, 2023, the California DFPI closed First Republic Bank and appointed the FDIC as receiver. On the same date, the FDIC transferred all of the deposits and substantially all of the assets of First Republic Bank, including the advances outstanding from the Bank, to JPMorgan Chase, National Association, a nonmember. Upon assumption of the advances outstanding by JPMorgan Chase, National Association, the Bank transferred $759 million of capital stock of the Bank, held by First Republic Bank, to JPMorgan Chase, National Association, and reclassified that capital stock to mandatorily redeemable as a liability in the Bank’s Statements of Condition.
Note 10 — Derivatives and Hedging Activities
General. The Bank may enter into interest rate swaps (including callable, putable, and basis swaps) and cap and floor agreements (collectively, interest rate exchange agreements or derivatives). The Bank transacts most of its derivatives with large banks and major broker-dealers.
When the Bank issues consolidated obligation discount notes, it may also simultaneously enter into an interest rate exchange agreement to convert the fixed rate discount note to an adjustable rate discount note. The Bank began treating certain of these hedging relationships as fair value hedges in the first quarter of 2024.
The following table summarizes the notional amount and fair value of derivative instruments, including the effect of netting adjustments and cash collateral as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023. For purposes of this disclosure, the derivative values include the fair value of derivatives and related accrued interest.
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(In millions) | Notional Amount of Derivatives | | Derivative Assets | | Derivative Liabilities | | Notional Amount of Derivatives | | Derivative Assets | | Derivative Liabilities |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | $ | 90,629 | | | $ | 783 | | | $ | 618 | | | $ | 90,088 | | | $ | 795 | | | $ | 705 | |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | 13,541 | | | 34 | | | 74 | | | 27,349 | | | 36 | | | 87 | |
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Total derivatives before netting and collateral adjustments | $ | 104,170 | | | 817 | | | 692 | | | $ | 117,437 | | | 831 | | | 792 | |
Netting adjustments and cash collateral(1) | | | (759) | | | (687) | | | | | (815) | | | (790) | |
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities | | | $ | 58 | | | $ | 5 | | | | | $ | 16 | | | $ | 2 | |
(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the Bank to settle positive and negative positions, and also cash collateral, including accrued interest, held or placed with the same clearing agents or counterparty. Cash collateral posted, including accrued interest, was $354 million and $353 million at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively. Cash collateral received, including accrued interest, was $426 million and $378 million at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.
The following tables present, by type of hedged item, the gains and losses on fair value hedging relationships and the impact of those derivatives on the Bank’s Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
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| Interest Income/(Expense) |
(In millions) | Advances | | AFS Securities | | Consolidated Obligation Bonds | | Consolidated Obligation Discount Notes(2) |
Total interest income/(expense) presented in the Statements of Income | $ | 731 | | | $ | 292 | | | $ | (786) | | | $ | (218) | |
Gain/(loss) on fair value hedging relationships | | | | | | | |
Derivatives(1) | $ | 93 | | | $ | 134 | | | $ | (59) | | | $ | (2) | |
Hedged items | 55 | | | (32) | | | (75) | | | — | |
Net gain/(loss) on derivatives and hedging activities recorded in net interest income | $ | 148 | | | $ | 102 | | | $ | (134) | | | $ | (2) | |
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(In millions) | Advances | | AFS Securities | | Consolidated Obligation Bonds |
Total interest income/(expense) presented in the Statements of Income | $ | 1,154 | | | $ | 209 | | | $ | (1,125) | |
Gain/(loss) on fair value hedging relationships | | | | | |
Derivatives(1) | $ | 548 | | | $ | 356 | | | $ | (288) | |
Hedged items | (404) | | | (284) | | | 141 | |
Net gain/(loss) on derivatives and hedging activities recorded in net interest income | $ | 144 | | | $ | 72 | | | $ | (147) | |
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(In millions) | Advances | | AFS Securities | | Consolidated Obligation Bonds | | Consolidated Obligation Discount Notes(2) | | |
Total interest income/(expense) presented in the Statements of Income | $ | 1,490 | | | $ | 575 | | | $ | (1,636) | | | $ | (411) | | | |
Gain/(loss) on fair value hedging relationships | | | | | | | | | |
Derivatives(1) | $ | 404 | | | $ | 532 | | | $ | (220) | | | $ | (2) | | | |
Hedged items | (98) | | | (326) | | | (53) | | | — | | | |
Net gain/(loss) on derivatives and hedging activities recorded in net interest income | 306 | | | 206 | | | (273) | | | (2) | | | |
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(In millions) | Advances | | AFS Securities | | Consolidated Obligation Bonds | | |
Total interest income/(expense) presented in the Statements of Income | $ | 2,317 | | | $ | 399 | | | $ | (2,045) | | | |
Gain/(loss) on fair value hedging relationships | | | | | | | |
Derivatives(1) | $ | 247 | | | $ | 207 | | | $ | (204) | | | |
Hedged items | (223) | | | (77) | | | (73) | | | |
Net gain/(loss) on derivatives and hedging activities recorded in net interest income | 24 | | | 130 | | | (277) | | | |
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(1) Includes net interest settlements.
(2) There were no fair value hedging relationships on consolidated obligation discount notes during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
The following table presents the cumulative basis adjustments on hedged items designated as fair value hedges and the related amortized cost of the hedged items as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
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| June 30, 2024 |
(In millions) | Advances | | AFS Securities | | Consolidated Obligation Bonds | | Consolidated Obligation Discount Notes(2) |
Amortized cost of hedged asset/(liability)(1) | $ | 33,393 | | | $ | 18,034 | | | $ | (23,806) | | | $ | (15,607) | |
Fair value hedging basis adjustments: | | | | | | | |
Active hedging relationships included in amortized cost | $ | (500) | | | $ | (1,323) | | | $ | 592 | | | $ | — | |
Discontinued hedging relationships included in amortized cost | 43 | | | 568 | | | — | | | — | |
Total amount of fair value hedging basis adjustments | $ | (457) | | | $ | (755) | | | $ | 592 | | | $ | — | |
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(In millions) | Advances | | AFS Securities | | Consolidated Obligation Bonds |
Amortized cost of hedged asset/(liability)(1) | $ | 38,338 | | | $ | 17,029 | | | $ | (34,121) | |
Fair value hedging basis adjustments: | | | | | |
Active hedging relationships included in amortized cost | $ | (427) | | | $ | (1,053) | | | $ | 645 | |
Discontinued hedging relationships included in amortized cost | 56 | | | 621 | | | — | |
Total amount of fair value hedging basis adjustments | $ | (371) | | | $ | (432) | | | $ | 645 | |
(1)Includes only the portion of amortized cost representing the hedged items in fair value hedging relationships.
(2)There were no fair value hedging relationships on consolidated obligation discount notes at December 31, 2023.
The following table presents the components of net gain/(loss) on derivatives as presented in the Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
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Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Gain/(Loss) | | Gain/(Loss) | | Gain/(Loss) | | Gain/(Loss) | | |
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Interest rate swaps | $ | (4) | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 7 | | | $ | (18) | | | |
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Total net gain/(loss) related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | 4 | | | 14 | | | 20 | | | (19) | | | |
Price alignment amount(1) | (1) | | | (1) | | | (2) | | | (2) | | | |
Net gain/(loss) on derivatives | $ | 3 | | | $ | 13 | | | $ | 18 | | | $ | (21) | | | |
(1) This amount relates to derivatives for which variation margin on cleared derivatives is characterized as a daily settled contract.
Credit Risk. The Bank is subject to credit risk from potential nonperformance by counterparties to the interest rate exchange agreements. All of the Bank’s agreements governing uncleared derivative transactions contain master netting provisions to help mitigate the credit risk exposure to each counterparty. The Bank manages counterparty credit risk through credit analyses and collateral requirements and by following the requirements of the Bank’s risk management policies, credit guidelines, and the Finance Agency and other regulations. The Bank also requires credit support agreements on all uncleared derivatives.
For cleared derivatives, the clearing house is the Bank’s counterparty. The requirement that the Bank post initial margin and settle variation margin through a clearing agent to the clearing house exposes the Bank to institutional credit risk if its futures commission merchant, or clearing agent, fails to meet its obligations. The use of a clearing house, or central counterparty, lowers overall credit risk exposure because it employs standard valuation and initial and variation margin processes and is specifically designed to withstand remote but plausible futures commission merchant default credit events. Variation margin is settled for changes in the value of the portfolio, and initial
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margin is posted for changes in risk profile of the portfolio. Additional information related to the enforceability of offsetting rights applicable to the Bank’s cleared derivative transactions is included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 13 – Derivatives and Hedging Activities” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
Based on the Bank’s credit analyses and the collateral requirements, the Bank does not expect to incur any credit losses on its derivative transactions.
The Bank’s agreements for uncleared derivative transactions contain provisions that link the Bank’s credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings to various rights and obligations. Certain of these derivative agreements provide that, if the Bank’s long-term debt rating falls below a specified rating (ranging from A3/A- to Baa3/BBB-), the Bank’s counterparty would have the right, but not the obligation, to terminate all of its outstanding derivative transactions with the Bank; the Bank’s agreements with its clearing agents for cleared derivative transactions have similar provisions with respect to the debt rating of FHLBank System consolidated bonds. If this occurs, the Bank may choose to enter into replacement hedges, either by transferring the existing transactions to another counterparty or entering into new replacement transactions, based on prevailing market rates. The aggregate fair value of all uncleared derivative instruments with credit risk-related contingent features that were in a net derivative liability position (before cash collateral and related accrued interest) at June 30, 2024, was $329 million, for which the Bank posted cash collateral of $327 million in the ordinary course of business.
Additional information related to uncleared margin rules for uncleared derivative transactions is included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 13 – Derivatives and Hedging Activities” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
The Bank may present derivative instruments, related cash collateral received or pledged, and associated accrued interest by clearing agent or by counterparty on a net basis when the netting requirements have been met.
The following table presents separately the fair value of derivative assets and derivative liabilities that have met the netting requirements, including the related collateral received from or pledged to counterparties as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
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(In millions) | Derivative Assets | | Derivative Liabilities | | | | Derivative Assets | | Derivative Liabilities | | |
Derivative instruments meeting netting requirements | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross recognized amount | | | | | | | | | | | |
Uncleared | $ | 786 | | | $ | 688 | | | | | $ | 826 | | | $ | 778 | | | |
Cleared | 31 | | | 4 | | | | | 5 | | | 14 | | | |
Total gross recognized amount | 817 | | | 692 | | | | | 831 | | | 792 | | | |
Gross amount of netting adjustments and cash collateral | | | | | | | | | | | |
Uncleared | (780) | | | (683) | | | | | (814) | | | (776) | | | |
Cleared | 21 | | | (4) | | | | | (1) | | | (14) | | | |
Total gross amounts of netting adjustments and cash collateral | (759) | | | (687) | | | | | (815) | | | (790) | | | |
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities | $ | 58 | | | $ | 5 | | | | | $ | 16 | | | $ | 2 | | | |
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Uncleared | $ | 6 | | | $ | 5 | | | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 2 | | | |
Cleared | 52 | | | — | | | | | 4 | | | — | | | |
Total net amount | $ | 58 | | | $ | 5 | | | | | $ | 16 | | | $ | 2 | | | |
(1) Any over-collateralization at the Bank’s individual clearing agent and/or counterparty level is not included in the determination of the net amount. At June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Bank had additional net credit exposure of $563 million and $771 million, respectively, due to instances where non-cash collateral to a counterparty exceeded the Bank’s net derivative position.
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Note 11 — Fair Value
The following fair value amounts have been determined by the Bank using available market information and the Bank’s best judgment of appropriate valuation methods. These estimates are based on pertinent information available to the Bank at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023. Although the Bank uses its best judgment in estimating the fair value of these financial instruments, there are inherent limitations in any estimation technique or valuation methodology. For example, because an active secondary market does not exist for a portion of the Bank’s financial instruments, in certain cases fair values cannot be precisely quantified or verified and may change as economic and market factors and evaluation of those factors change. The Bank continues to refine its valuation methodologies as markets and products develop and the pricing for certain products becomes more or less transparent. While the Bank believes that its valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with those of other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a materially different estimate of fair value as of the reporting date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., an exit price). Therefore, the fair values are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that would be realized in current market transactions, although they do reflect the Bank’s judgment as to how a market participant would estimate the fair values. The fair value summary table does not represent an estimate of the overall market value of the Bank as a going concern, which would take into account future business opportunities and the net profitability of total assets and liabilities.
The following tables present the net carrying value or carrying value, as applicable, the estimated fair value, and the fair value hierarchy level of the Bank’s financial instruments at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023. The Bank records trading securities, AFS securities, derivative assets, derivative liabilities, certain advances, certain consolidated obligations, and certain other assets at fair value on a recurring basis, and on occasion certain mortgage loans held for portfolio and certain other assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. The Bank records all other financial assets and liabilities at amortized cost. Refer to the following tables for further details about the financial assets and liabilities held at fair value on either a recurring or non-recurring basis.
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and due from banks | $ | 6 | | | $ | 6 | | | $ | 6 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Interest-bearing deposits | 3,884 | | | 3,884 | | | 3,884 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell | 3,300 | | | 3,300 | | | — | | | 3,300 | | | — | | | — | |
Federal funds sold | 2,445 | | | 2,445 | | | — | | | 2,445 | | | — | | | — | |
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AFS securities | 19,099 | | | 19,099 | | | — | | | 18,101 | | | 998 | | | — | |
HTM securities | 1,655 | | | 1,630 | | | — | | | 1,525 | | | 105 | | | — | |
Advances | 54,735 | | | 54,643 | | | — | | | 54,643 | | | — | | | — | |
Mortgage loans held for portfolio | 724 | | | 601 | | | — | | | 601 | | | — | | | — | |
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Accrued interest receivable | 194 | | | 194 | | | — | | | 194 | | | — | | | — | |
Derivative assets, net(2) | 58 | | | 58 | | | — | | | 817 | | | — | | | (759) | |
Other assets(3) | 18 | | | 18 | | | 18 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | 754 | | | 754 | | | — | | | 754 | | | — | | | — | |
Consolidated obligations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | 54,925 | | | 54,692 | | | — | | | 54,692 | | | — | | | — | |
Discount notes | 22,316 | | | 22,310 | | | — | | | 22,310 | | | — | | | — | |
Total consolidated obligations | 77,241 | | | 77,002 | | | — | | | 77,002 | | | — | | | — | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | 565 | | | 565 | | | 565 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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Accrued interest payable | 407 | | | 407 | | | — | | | 407 | | | — | | | — | |
Derivative liabilities, net(2) | 5 | | | 5 | | | — | | | 692 | | | — | | | (687) | |
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| Carrying Value(1) | | Estimated Fair Value | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Netting Adjustments and Cash Collateral(2) |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and due from banks | $ | 5 | | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 5 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Interest-bearing deposits | 2,922 | | | 2,922 | | | 2,922 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell | 3,650 | | | 3,650 | | | — | | | 3,650 | | | — | | | — | |
Federal funds sold | 3,861 | | | 3,861 | | | — | | | 3,861 | | | — | | | — | |
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AFS securities | 18,014 | | | 18,014 | | | — | | | 16,955 | | | 1,059 | | | — | |
HTM securities | 1,847 | | | 1,818 | | | — | | | 1,702 | | | 116 | | | — | |
Advances | 61,335 | | | 61,216 | | | — | | | 61,216 | | | — | | | — | |
Mortgage loans held for portfolio | 754 | | | 634 | | | — | | | 634 | | | — | | | — | |
Accrued interest receivable | 184 | | | 184 | | | — | | | 184 | | | — | | | — | |
Derivative assets, net(2) | 16 | | | 16 | | | — | | | 831 | | | — | | | (815) | |
Other assets(3) | 17 | | | 17 | | | 17 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | 962 | | | 962 | | | — | | | 962 | | | — | | | — | |
Consolidated obligations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | 64,297 | | | 64,037 | | | — | | | 64,037 | | | — | | | — | |
Discount notes | 19,187 | | | 19,182 | | | — | | | 19,182 | | | — | | | — | |
Total consolidated obligations | 83,484 | | | 83,219 | | | — | | | 83,219 | | | — | | | — | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | 706 | | | 706 | | | 706 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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Accrued interest payable | 520 | | | 520 | | | — | | | 520 | | | — | | | — | |
Derivative liabilities, net(2) | 2 | | | 2 | | | — | | | 792 | | | — | | | (790) | |
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(1) For certain financial instruments, the amounts represent net carrying value, which includes an allowance for credit losses.
(2) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the Bank to settle positive and negative positions, and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed with the same clearing agents or counterparty.
(3) Represents publicly traded mutual funds held in a grantor trust.
Fair Value Hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy is used to prioritize the fair value methodologies and valuation techniques as well as the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value for assets and liabilities carried at fair value on the Statements of Condition. The inputs are evaluated and an overall level for the fair value measurement is determined. This overall level is an indication of market observability of the fair value measurement for the asset or liability. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). An entity must disclose the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the measurements are classified for all financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring or non-recurring basis.
The application of the fair value hierarchy to the Bank’s financial assets and financial liabilities that are carried at fair value either on a recurring or non-recurring basis is as follows:
•Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the reporting entity can access on the measurement date. An active market for the asset or liability is a market in which the transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
•Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable inputs for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, a Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following: (1) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; (2) quoted prices for identical or similar
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assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; (3) inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals, and implied volatilities); and (4) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
•Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Valuations are derived from techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market, which include pricing models, discounted cash flow models, or similar techniques.
A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The following assets and liabilities, including those for which the Bank has elected the fair value option, are carried at fair value on the Statements of Condition as of June 30, 2024:
•AFS securities
•Certain advances
•Derivative assets and liabilities
•Certain consolidated obligation bonds
•Certain other assets
For instruments carried at fair value, the Bank reviews the fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of the valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of certain assets or liabilities. For the periods presented, the Bank did not have any reclassifications for transfers in or out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Summary of Valuation Methodologies and Primary Inputs. For more information related to the valuation methodologies and primary inputs used to develop the measurement of fair value for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis in the Statements of Condition, see “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 14 – Fair Value” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes in these valuation methodologies and primary inputs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.
Subjectivity of Estimates Related to Fair Values of Financial Instruments. Estimates of the fair value of financial assets and liabilities using the methodologies described above are subjective and require judgments regarding significant matters, such as the amount and timing of future cash flows, prepayment speed assumptions, expected interest rate volatility, methods to determine possible distributions of future interest rates used to value options, and the selection of discount rates that appropriately reflect market and credit risks. Changes in these judgments may have a material effect on the fair value estimates.
Fair Value Measurements. The following tables present the fair value of assets and liabilities, which are recorded on a recurring or nonrecurring basis at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, by level within the fair value hierarchy.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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June 30, 2024 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fair Value Measurement Using: | | Netting Adjustments and Cash Collateral(1) | | |
(In millions) | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | | Total |
Recurring fair value measurements – Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
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AFS securities: | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury obligations | $ | — | | | $ | 5,467 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,467 | |
MBS: | | | | | | | | | |
GSEs – multifamily | — | | | 12,634 | | | — | | | — | | | 12,634 | |
PLRMBS | — | | | — | | | 998 | | | — | | | 998 | |
Subtotal AFS MBS | — | | | 12,634 | | | 998 | | | — | | | 13,632 | |
Total AFS securities | — | | | 18,101 | | | 998 | | | — | | | 19,099 | |
Advances(2) | — | | | 3,864 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,864 | |
Derivative assets, net: interest rate-related | — | | | 817 | | | — | | | (759) | | | 58 | |
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Other assets | 18 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 18 | |
Total recurring fair value measurements – Assets | $ | 18 | | | $ | 22,782 | | | $ | 998 | | | $ | (759) | | | $ | 23,039 | |
Recurring fair value measurements – Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligation bonds(3) | $ | — | | | $ | 543 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 543 | |
Derivative liabilities, net: interest rate-related | — | | | 692 | | | — | | | (687) | | | 5 | |
Total recurring fair value measurements – Liabilities | $ | — | | | $ | 1,235 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (687) | | | $ | 548 | |
Nonrecurring fair value measurements – Assets:(4) | | | | | | | | | |
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Impaired mortgage loans held for portfolio | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1 | |
Total nonrecurring fair value measurements – Assets | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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| Fair Value Measurement Using: | | Netting Adjustments and Cash Collateral(1) | | |
(In millions) | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | | Total |
Recurring fair value measurements – Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
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AFS securities: | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury obligations | $ | — | | | $ | 4,534 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,534 | |
MBS: | | | | | | | | | |
GSEs – multifamily | — | | | 12,421 | | | — | | | — | | | 12,421 | |
PLRMBS | — | | | — | | | 1,059 | | | — | | | 1,059 | |
Subtotal AFS MBS | — | | | 12,421 | | | 1,059 | | | — | | | 13,480 | |
Total AFS securities | — | | | 16,955 | | | 1,059 | | | — | | | 18,014 | |
Advances(2) | — | | | 1,898 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,898 | |
Derivative assets, net: interest rate-related | — | | | 831 | | | — | | | (815) | | | 16 | |
Other assets | 17 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 17 | |
Total recurring fair value measurements – Assets | $ | 17 | | | $ | 19,684 | | | $ | 1,059 | | | $ | (815) | | | $ | 19,945 | |
Recurring fair value measurements – Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligation bonds(3) | $ | — | | | $ | 604 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 604 | |
Derivative liabilities, net: interest rate-related | — | | | 792 | | | — | | | (790) | | | 2 | |
Total recurring fair value measurements – Liabilities | $ | — | | | $ | 1,396 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (790) | | | $ | 606 | |
Nonrecurring fair value measurements – Assets:(4) | | | | | | | | | |
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Impaired mortgage loans held for portfolio | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 22 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 22 | |
Total nonrecurring fair value measurements – Assets | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 22 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 22 | |
(1)Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the Bank to settle positive and negative positions, and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the Bank, with the same clearing agents or counterparty.
(2)Represents advances recorded under the fair value option at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
(3)Represents consolidated obligation bonds recorded under the fair value option at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
(4)The fair value information presented is as of the date the fair value adjustment was recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2024, and the year ended December 31, 2023.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the Bank’s AFS PLRMBS that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
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| Three Months Ended |
(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Balance, beginning of the period | $ | 1,028 | | | $ | 1,150 | |
Total gain/(loss) realized and unrealized included in: | | | |
Interest income | 5 | | | 9 | |
(Provision for)/reversal of credit losses | (3) | | | (1) | |
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Unrealized gain/(loss) included in AOCI | (10) | | | — | |
Settlements | (22) | | | (41) | |
Transfers of HTM securities to AFS securities | — | | | 2 | |
Balance, end of the period | $ | 998 | | | $ | 1,119 | |
Total amount of unrealized gain/(loss) for the period included in AOCI relating to instruments held at the end of the period | $ | (10) | | | $ | — | |
Total amount of gain/(loss) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains/losses relating to assets and liabilities still held at the end of the period | $ | 2 | | | $ | 6 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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| Six Months Ended |
(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 | | |
Balance, beginning of the period | $ | 1,059 | | | $ | 1,182 | | | |
Total gain/(loss) realized and unrealized included in: | | | | | |
Interest income | 3 | | | 19 | | | |
(Provision for)/reversal of credit losses | 1 | | | — | | | |
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Unrealized gain/(loss) included in AOCI | (13) | | | (11) | | | |
Settlements | (52) | | | (73) | | | |
Transfers of HTM securities to AFS securities | — | | | 2 | | | |
Balance, end of the period | $ | 998 | | | $ | 1,119 | | | |
Total amount of unrealized gain/(loss) for the period included in AOCI relating to assets held at the end of the period | $ | (13) | | | $ | (11) | | | |
Total amount of gain/(loss) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains/losses relating to assets held at the end of the period | $ | 4 | | | $ | 18 | | | |
Fair Value Option. The fair value option provides an entity with an irrevocable option to elect fair value as an alternative measurement for selected financial assets, financial liabilities, unrecognized firm commitments, and written loan commitments not previously carried at fair value. It requires an entity to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the entity has chosen to use fair value on the face of the Statements of Condition. Fair value is used for both the initial and subsequent measurement of the designated assets, liabilities, and commitments, with the changes in fair value recognized in net income. Interest income and interest expense on advances and consolidated obligation bonds carried at fair value are recognized solely on the contractual amount of interest due or unpaid. Any consolidated obligation bond underwriting fees or concessions will be immediately recognized in other income/(loss) or other expense.
For more information on the Bank’s election of the fair value option, see “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 14 – Fair Value” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
The Bank has elected the fair value option for certain financial instruments to assist in mitigating potential earnings volatility that can arise from economic hedging relationships in which the carrying value of the hedged item is not adjusted for changes in fair value. The potential earnings volatility associated with recording fair value changes of only the hedging derivative is the Bank’s primary reason for electing the fair value option for financial assets and liabilities that do not qualify for hedge accounting or that have not previously met or may be at risk for not meeting the hedge effectiveness requirements.
The following table presents the net gain/(loss) recognized in earnings on advances and consolidated obligation bonds held under fair value option for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
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| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 | | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Advances | $ | 6 | | | $ | (19) | | | $ | (6) | | | $ | (1) | |
Consolidated obligation bonds | (3) | | | 3 | | | (5) | | | (14) | |
Total | $ | 3 | | | $ | (16) | | | $ | (11) | | | $ | (15) | |
For instruments for which the fair value option has been elected, the related contractual interest income and contractual interest expense are recorded as part of net interest income on the Statements of Income. The remaining changes in fair value for instruments for which the fair value option has been elected are recorded as net gains/ (losses) on financial instruments held under the fair value option in the Statements of Income. For advances and
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
consolidated obligations recorded under the fair value option, the Bank determined that none of the remaining changes in fair value were related to instrument-specific credit risk for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. In determining that there has been no change in instrument-specific credit risk period to period, the Bank primarily considered the following factors:
•The Bank is a federally chartered GSE, and as a result of this status, the consolidated obligations have historically received the same credit ratings as the government bond credit rating of the United States, even though they are not obligations of the United States and are not guaranteed by the United States.
•The Bank is jointly and severally liable with the other FHLBanks for the payment of principal and interest on all consolidated obligations of each of the FHLBanks.
The following table presents the difference between the aggregate remaining contractual principal balance outstanding and aggregate fair value of advances and consolidated obligation bonds for which the Bank elected the fair value option at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023:
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| June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
(In millions) | Principal Balance | | Fair Value | | Fair Value Over/(Under) Principal Balance | | Principal Balance | | Fair Value | | Fair Value Over/(Under) Principal Balance |
Advances(1) | $ | 3,866 | | | $ | 3,864 | | | $ | (2) | | | $ | 1,902 | | | $ | 1,898 | | | $ | (4) | |
Consolidated obligation bonds | 568 | | | 543 | | | (25) | | | 633 | | | 604 | | | (29) | |
(1) At June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, none of these advances were 90 days or more past due or had been placed on nonaccrual status.
Note 12 — Commitments and Contingencies
As provided by the FHLBank Act or regulations governing the operations of the FHLBanks, all FHLBanks have joint and several liability for all FHLBank consolidated obligations, which are backed only by the financial resources of the FHLBanks. The joint and several liability regulation authorizes the Finance Agency to require any FHLBank to repay all or a portion of the principal or interest on consolidated obligations for which another FHLBank is the primary obligor. The regulations provide a general framework for addressing the possibility that an FHLBank may be unable to repay the consolidated obligations for which it is the primary obligor. The Bank has never been asked or required to repay the principal or interest on any consolidated obligation on behalf of another FHLBank, and as of June 30, 2024, and through the filing date of this report, does not believe that it is probable that it will be asked to do so. The par value of the outstanding consolidated obligations of the FHLBanks was $1.2 trillion at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023. The par value of the Bank’s participation in consolidated obligations was $78.0 billion at June 30, 2024, and $84.3 billion at December 31, 2023.
For more information on the joint and several liability regulation, see “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 15 – Commitments and Contingencies” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Off-balance sheet commitments as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, were as follows:
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| June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
(In millions) | Expire Within One Year | | Expire After One Year | | Total | | Total |
Standby letters of credit outstanding | $ | 10,002 | | | $ | 9,373 | | | $ | 19,375 | | | $ | 19,418 | |
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Commitments to issue consolidated obligation discount notes, par | 2 | | | — | | | 2 | | | — | |
Commitments to issue consolidated obligation bonds, par | 50 | | | — | | | 50 | | | — | |
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Standby letters of credit are generally issued for a fee on behalf of members to support their obligations to third parties. If the Bank is required to make a payment for a beneficiary’s drawing under a letter of credit, the amount is immediately due and payable by the member to the Bank and is charged to the member’s demand deposit account with the Bank. The Bank monitors the creditworthiness of members that have standby letters of credit. The value of the Bank’s obligations related to standby letters of credit is recorded in other liabilities and amounted to $55 million and $57 million at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively. Standby letters of credit are fully collateralized at the time of issuance. Based on the Bank’s credit analyses of members’ financial condition and collateral requirements, the Bank deemed it unnecessary to record any additional liability for credit losses on the letters of credit outstanding or other off-balance sheet commitments as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
The Bank has pledged securities as collateral related to its cleared and uncleared derivatives. See Note 10 – Derivatives and Hedging Activities for additional information about the Bank’s pledged collateral and other credit risk-related contingent features. As of June 30, 2024, the Bank had pledged total collateral of $917 million, including securities with a carrying value of $563 million, all of which may be repledged, and cash collateral, including accrued interest, of $354 million to counterparties and the clearing house that had market risk exposure to the Bank related to derivatives. As of December 31, 2023, the Bank had pledged total collateral of $1.1 billion, including securities with a carrying value of $771 million, all of which may be repledged, and cash collateral, including accrued interest, of $353 million to counterparties and the clearing house that had market risk exposure to the Bank related to derivatives.
The Bank may be subject to various pending legal proceedings that may arise in the ordinary course of business. After consultation with legal counsel, the Bank does not anticipate that the ultimate liability, if any, arising out of these matters will have a material effect on its financial condition or results of operations.
Note 13 — Transactions with Certain Members, Certain Nonmembers, and Other FHLBanks
Transactions with Members and Nonmembers. The following tables set forth information at the dates and for the periods indicated with respect to transactions with members and nonmember borrowers that have an officer or director serving on the Board.
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(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Assets: | | | |
Advances | $ | 5,467 | | | $ | 5,762 | |
Mortgage loans held for portfolio | 72 | | | 74 | |
Accrued interest receivable | 6 | | | 5 | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Deposits | $ | 31 | | | $ | 34 | |
Capital: | | | |
Capital Stock | $ | 170 | | | $ | 191 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
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(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 | | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 | | |
Interest Income: | | | | | | | | | |
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Advances | $ | 47 | | | $ | 75 | | | $ | 96 | | | $ | 144 | | | |
Mortgage loans held for portfolio | — | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | |
All transactions with members, nonmembers, and their affiliates are entered into in the ordinary course of business. As of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, no shareholder owned more than 10% of the total voting interests in the Bank because of the statutory limit on members' voting rights. For more information on transactions with members and nonmembers, see “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 16 – Transactions with Certain Members, Certain Nonmembers, and Other FHLBanks” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
Transactions with Other FHLBanks. The Bank may occasionally enter into transactions with other FHLBanks. These transactions are summarized below.
Overnight Funds. The Bank may borrow or lend unsecured overnight funds from or to other FHLBanks. All such transactions are at current market rates. Interest income and interest expense related to these transactions with other FHLBanks are included in interest income and interest expense in the Statements of Income. Balances outstanding at period end with other FHLBanks, if any, are identified in the Bank’s financial statements. During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Bank extended overnight loans to other FHLBanks for $10 million and $1.3 billion, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Bank borrowed $40 million and $4.8 billion, respectively, from other FHLBanks.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including statements describing the objectives, projections, estimates, or predictions of the future of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (Bank) or the Federal Home Loan Bank System (FHLBank System), are “forward-looking statements.” These statements may use forward-looking terms, such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “probable,” “plan,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “possible,” or their negatives or other variations on these terms, and include statements related to, among others, gains and losses on derivatives, plans to pay dividends and redeem or repurchase excess stock, future credit losses, future classification of securities, and reform legislation. The Bank cautions that by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk or uncertainty that could cause actual results to 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. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the following:
•changes in economic and market conditions, including inflation and rising interest rates, changes in the credit ratings of the United States, including any effects of downgrades in the sovereign credit rating of the United States, and conditions in the mortgage, housing, and capital markets;
•the volatility of market prices, rates, and indices;
•the timing and volume of market activity;
•natural disasters, pandemics or other widespread public health emergencies, terrorist attacks, civil unrest, geopolitical instability or conflicts (including the ongoing hostilities in Eastern Europe and the Middle East), trade disruptions, economic or other sanctions, or other unanticipated or catastrophic events;
•political events, including legislative, regulatory, judicial, or other developments that affect the Bank, its members, counterparties, or investors in the consolidated obligations of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks), such as any government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) reforms, any changes resulting from the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (Finance Agency) review and analysis of the FHLBank System, including recommendations published in its “FHLBank System at 100: Focusing on the Future” report, changes in the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, as amended (FHLBank Act), changes in applicable sections of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, or changes in other statutes or regulations applicable to the FHLBanks;
•changes in the Bank’s capital structure and composition;
•changes in the Bank’s capital stock requirements;
•the ability of the Bank to pay dividends or redeem or repurchase capital stock;
•membership changes, including changes resulting from mergers or changes in the principal place of business of Bank members;
•the withdrawal, merger, dissolution, or receivership of one or more large members;
•the soundness of other financial institutions, including Bank members, nonmember borrowers, other counterparties, and the other FHLBanks;
•changes in Bank members’ demand for Bank advances;
•changes in the value or liquidity of collateral underlying advances to Bank members or nonmember borrowers or collateral pledged by the Bank’s derivative counterparties;
•changes in the fair value and economic value of, impairments of, and risks associated with the Bank’s investments in mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and the related credit enhancement protections;
•changes in the Bank’s ability or intent to hold MBS and mortgage loans to maturity;
•competitive forces, including the availability of other sources of funding for Bank members;
•the willingness of the Bank’s members to do business with the Bank;
•changes in investor demand for consolidated obligations (including the terms of consolidated obligations) or the terms of interest rate exchange or similar agreements;
•the impact of any changes and developments in FHLBank System-wide debt issuance and governance practices;
•the ability of each of the other FHLBanks to repay the principal and interest on consolidated obligations for which it is the primary obligor and with respect to which the Bank has joint and several liability;
•changes in key Bank personnel;
•technology changes and enhancements, and the Bank’s ability to develop and support technology and information systems sufficient to manage the risks of the Bank’s business effectively (including cyber-security risks); and
•changes in the FHLBanks’ long-term credit ratings.
Readers of this report should not rely solely on the forward-looking statements and should consider all risks and uncertainties addressed throughout this report, as well as those discussed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Bank’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (2023 Form 10-K).
Quarterly Overview
Net income for the second quarter of 2024 was $86 million, a decrease of $35 million compared with net income of $121 million for the second quarter of 2023. The $35 million decrease in net income relative to the prior-year period was primarily attributable to a decrease in net interest income of $43 million, partially offset by an improvement in other income/(loss) of $8 million.
The $43 million decrease in net interest income was due to lower average balances of interest-earning assets and higher costs of interest-bearing liabilities. The decrease was partially offset by higher yields on interest-earning assets and lower average balances of interest-bearing liabilities.
The $8 million improvement in other income/(loss) was primarily driven by a net increase in fair value on the Bank's fair value option instruments and economic derivatives.
At June 30, 2024, total assets were $86.3 billion, a decrease of $6.5 billion from $92.8 billion at December 31, 2023. The primary driver of lower assets was a decline in advances primarily from nonmember borrowers, which decreased by $6.6 billion to $54.7 billion at June 30, 2024, from $61.3 billion at December 31, 2023. Investments at June 30, 2024, were $30.4 billion, a net increase of $89 million from $30.3 billion at December 31, 2023, attributable to an increase of $129 million in U.S. Treasury securities and short-term investments, partially offset by a decrease of $40 million in mortgage-backed securities.
As of June 30, 2024, the Bank exceeded all regulatory capital requirements. The Bank exceeded its 4.0% regulatory requirement with a regulatory capital ratio of 8.6% at June 30, 2024. The increase in the regulatory capital ratio from 8.0% at December 31, 2023, mainly resulted from the decrease in total assets during the first six months of 2024. The Bank also exceeded its risk-based capital requirement of $1.1 billion with $7.4 billion in permanent capital. Total retained earnings increased to $4.4 billion at June 30, 2024, from $4.3 billion at December 31, 2023.
On July 25, 2024, the Bank’s board of directors (Board) declared a quarterly cash dividend on the average capital stock outstanding during the second quarter of 2024 at an annualized rate of 8.75%. The quarterly dividend rate is consistent with the Bank's dividend philosophy of endeavoring to pay a quarterly dividend rate that is equal to or greater than the current market rate for highly rated investments and that is sustainable under current and projected earnings while maintaining appropriate levels of capital. The quarterly dividend will total $65 million, and the Bank expects to pay the dividend on August 13, 2024.
Financial Highlights
The following table presents a summary of certain financial information for the Bank for the periods indicated.
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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(Dollars in millions) | June 30, 2024 | | March 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 | | September 30, 2023 | | June 30, 2023 |
Selected Balance Sheet Items at Quarter End | | | | | | | | | |
Total Assets | $ | 86,331 | | | $ | 88,026 | | | $ | 92,828 | | | $ | 95,021 | | | $ | 114,877 | |
Advances | 54,735 | | | 56,912 | | | 61,335 | | | 63,584 | | | 70,537 | |
Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio, Net | 724 | | | 742 | | | 754 | | | 770 | | | 785 | |
Investments(1) | 30,383 | | | 29,896 | | | 30,294 | | | 30,235 | | | 43,139 | |
Consolidated Obligations:(2) | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | 54,925 | | | 64,405 | | | 64,297 | | | 70,907 | | | 79,855 | |
Discount Notes | 22,316 | | | 14,378 | | | 19,187 | | | 14,293 | | | 24,795 | |
Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock | 565 | | | 666 | | | 706 | | | 776 | | | 843 | |
Capital Stock —Class B —Putable | 2,449 | | | 2,392 | | | 2,450 | | | 2,485 | | | 2,600 | |
Unrestricted Retained Earnings | 3,581 | | | 3,546 | | | 3,475 | | | 3,406 | | | 3,387 | |
Restricted Retained Earnings | 815 | | | 815 | | | 815 | | | 816 | | | 795 | |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) | 56 | | | 27 | | | (72) | | | (55) | | | (19) | |
Total Capital | 6,901 | | | 6,780 | | | 6,668 | | | 6,652 | | | 6,763 | |
Selected Operating Results for the Quarter | | | | | | | | | |
Net Interest Income | $ | 136 | | | $ | 150 | | | $ | 162 | | | $ | 171 | | | $ | 179 | |
Provision for/(Reversal of) Credit Losses | 3 | | | (4) | | | (3) | | | 7 | | | 1 | |
Other Income/(Loss) | 12 | | | 36 | | | 22 | | | 7 | | | 4 | |
Other Expense | 47 | | | 50 | | | 52 | | | 55 | | | 48 | |
Affordable Housing Program (“AHP”) Assessment | 12 | | | 16 | | | 15 | | | 13 | | | 13 | |
Net Income/(Loss) | $ | 86 | | | $ | 124 | | | $ | 120 | | | $ | 103 | | | $ | 121 | |
Selected Other Data for the Quarter | | | | | | | | | |
Net Interest Margin(3) | 0.65 | % | | 0.69 | % | | 0.72 | % | | 0.68 | % | | 0.55 | % |
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Return on Average Assets | 0.41 | | | 0.56 | | | 0.52 | | | 0.41 | | | 0.36 | |
Return on Average Equity | 5.10 | | | 7.49 | | | 7.29 | | | 6.17 | | | 6.52 | |
Annualized Dividend Rate | 8.75 | | | 8.75 | | | 8.25 | | | 7.75 | | | 7.00 | |
Dividend Payout Ratio(4) | 43.93 | | | 42.53 | | | 43.09 | | | 62.12 | | | 53.53 | |
Average Equity to Average Assets Ratio | 8.01 | | | 7.52 | | | 7.15 | | | 6.63 | | | 5.57 | |
Selected Other Data at Quarter End | | | | | | | | | |
Regulatory Capital Ratio(5) | 8.58 | | | 8.43 | | | 8.02 | | | 7.87 | | | 6.64 | |
Duration Gap (in months) | 1.1 | | | 1.1 | | | 1.0 | | | 1.2 | | | 1.1 | |
(1)Investments consist of interest-bearing deposits, securities purchased under agreements to resell, federal funds sold, trading securities, available-for-sale securities, and held-to-maturity securities.
(2)As provided by the FHLBank Act or regulations governing the operations of the FHLBanks, all of the FHLBanks have joint and several liability for FHLBank consolidated obligations, which are backed only by the financial resources of the FHLBanks. The joint and several liability regulation authorizes the Finance Agency to require any FHLBank to repay all or a portion of the principal or interest on consolidated obligations for which another FHLBank is the primary obligor. The Bank has never been asked or required to repay the principal or interest on any consolidated obligation on behalf of another FHLBank, and as of June 30, 2024, and through the filing date of this report, does not believe that it is probable that it will be asked to do so. The par value of the outstanding consolidated obligations of all FHLBanks at the dates indicated was as follows:
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| Par Value (In millions) |
June 30, 2024 | $ | 1,191,995 | |
March 31, 2024 | 1,172,424 | |
December 31, 2023 | 1,204,316 | |
September 30, 2023 | 1,229,875 | |
June 30, 2023 | 1,340,166 | |
(3)Net interest margin is calculated as net interest income (annualized) divided by average interest-earning assets.
(4)This ratio is calculated as dividends per share declared, recorded, and paid on Class B capital stock during the period divided by net income per share. The ratio excludes dividends on mandatorily redeemable capital stock (which is classified as a liability).
(5)This ratio is calculated as regulatory capital divided by total assets. Regulatory capital includes retained earnings, Class B capital stock, and mandatorily redeemable capital stock (which is classified as a liability) but excludes AOCI.
Results of Operations
Net Interest Income. The primary source of the Bank’s earnings is net interest income, which is the interest earned on advances, mortgage loans, and investments, less interest paid on consolidated obligations, deposits, mandatorily redeemable capital stock, and other borrowings. The tables that follow present the average balances of interest-earning asset categories and the sources that funded those interest-earning assets (liabilities and capital) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, together with the related interest income and expense. These tables also present the average rates on total interest-earning assets and the average costs of total funding sources.
Second Quarter of 2024 Compared to Second Quarter of 2023
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Average Balance Sheets |
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| Three Months Ended |
| June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
(Dollars in millions) | Average Balance | | Interest Income/ Expense | | Average Rate | | Average Balance | | Interest Income/ Expense | | Average Rate |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing deposits | $ | 4,588 | | | $ | 62 | | | 5.44 | % | | $ | 4,432 | | | $ | 56 | | | 5.10 | % |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell | 1,056 | | | 14 | | | 5.42 | | | 8,770 | | | 110 | | | 5.07 | |
Federal funds sold | 4,415 | | | 59 | | | 5.42 | | | 12,729 | | | 161 | | | 5.06 | |
Trading securities: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1 | | | — | | | 2.92 | |
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Available-for-sale (AFS) securities:(1) | | | | | | | | | | | |
MBS(2)(3) | 13,378 | | | 227 | | | 6.81 | | | 9,643 | | | 155 | | | 6.44 | |
U.S. Treasury obligations(2) | 4,604 | | | 65 | | | 5.70 | | | 4,063 | | | 54 | | | 5.34 | |
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Held-to-maturity (HTM) securities: MBS | 1,710 | | | 24 | | | 5.60 | | | 2,046 | | | 25 | | | 4.92 | |
Advances(2)(4) | 53,795 | | | 731 | | | 5.46 | | | 90,192 | | | 1,154 | | | 5.13 | |
Mortgage loans held for portfolio(5) | 735 | | | 5 | | | 2.91 | | | 794 | | | 5 | | | 2.64 | |
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Total interest-earning assets | 84,281 | | | 1,187 | | | 5.67 | | | 132,670 | | | 1,720 | | | 5.20 | |
Other assets(6) | 791 | | | — | | | | | 468 | | | — | | | |
Total Assets | $ | 85,072 | | | $ | 1,187 | | | | | $ | 133,138 | | | $ | 1,720 | | | |
Liabilities and Capital | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds(2) | $ | 59,086 | | | $ | 786 | | | 5.35 | % | | $ | 90,534 | | | $ | 1,125 | | | 4.98 | % |
Discount notes(2) | 16,259 | | | 218 | | | 5.35 | | | 32,142 | | | 397 | | | 4.96 | |
Deposits | 1,395 | | | 19 | | | 5.39 | | | 1,197 | | | 16 | | | 5.07 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | 621 | | | 28 | | | 18.28 | | | 654 | | | 2 | | | 1.31 | |
Borrowings from other FHLBanks | — | | | — | | | — | | | 17 | | | 1 | | | 5.14 | |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 77,361 | | | 1,051 | | | 5.46 | | | 124,544 | | | 1,541 | | | 4.96 | |
Other liabilities(6) | 900 | | | — | | | | | 1,183 | | | — | | | |
Total Liabilities | 78,261 | | | 1,051 | | | | | 125,727 | | | 1,541 | | | |
Total Capital | 6,811 | | | — | | | | | 7,411 | | | — | | | |
Total Liabilities and Capital | $ | 85,072 | | | $ | 1,051 | | | | | $ | 133,138 | | | $ | 1,541 | | | |
Net Interest Income | | | $ | 136 | | | | | | | $ | 179 | | | |
Net Interest Spread(7) | | | | | 0.21 | % | | | | | | 0.24 | % |
Net Interest Margin(8) | | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | | | 0.55 | % |
Interest-earning Assets/Interest-bearing Liabilities | 108.95 | % | | | | | | 106.53 | % | | | | |
(1)The average balances of AFS securities are reflected at amortized cost. As a result, the average rates do not reflect changes in fair value.
(2)Interest income/expense and average rates include the effect of associated interest rate exchange agreements, as follows. There were no interest rate exchange agreements associated with discount notes during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
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| Three Months Ended |
| June 30, 2024 |
(In millions) | Advances | | AFS Securities | | Consolidated Obligation Bonds | | Consolidated Obligation Discount Notes | | Total |
(Amortization)/accretion of hedging activities | $ | (6) | | | $ | (26) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (32) | |
Net gain/(loss) on derivatives and hedged items | 2 | | | 1 | | | — | | | (1) | | | 2 | |
Net interest settlements on derivatives | 161 | | | 136 | | | (134) | | | (1) | | | 162 | |
Price alignment amount(9) | (9) | | | (9) | | | — | | | — | | | (18) | |
Total effect on net interest income | $ | 148 | | | $ | 102 | | | $ | (134) | | | $ | (2) | | | $ | 114 | |
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| Three Months Ended |
| June 30, 2023 |
(In millions) | Advances | | AFS Securities | | Consolidated Obligation Bonds | | Total |
(Amortization)/accretion of hedging activities | $ | (5) | | | $ | (26) | | | $ | — | | | $ | (31) | |
Net gain/(loss) on derivatives and hedged items | — | | | (4) | | | (1) | | | (5) | |
Net interest settlements on derivatives | 158 | | | 108 | | | (146) | | | 120 | |
Price alignment amount(9) | (9) | | | (6) | | | — | | | (15) | |
Total effect on net interest income | $ | 144 | | | $ | 72 | | | $ | (147) | | | $ | 69 | |
(3)Interest income included net prepayment fees on AFS MBS of $1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
(4)Interest income includes net prepayment fees on advances of a de minimis amount and $4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(5)Nonperforming mortgage loans are included in average balances used to determine average rate.
(6)Includes forward settling transactions and valuation adjustments for certain cash items received/(paid).
(7)Net interest spread is calculated as the difference between the average rate earned on interest-earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
(8)Net interest margin is calculated as net interest income (annualized) divided by average interest-earning assets.
(9)This amount relates to derivatives for which variation margin on cleared derivatives is characterized as a daily settled contract.
Net interest income in the second quarter of 2024 was $136 million, a 24% decrease from $179 million in the second quarter of 2023. The following table details the changes in interest income and interest expense for the second quarter of 2024 compared to the second quarter of 2023. Changes in both volume and interest rates influence changes in net interest income, net interest spread, and net interest margin.
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Change in Net Interest Income: Rate/Volume Analysis Three Months Ended June 30, 2024, Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
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(In millions) | | Average Volume | | Average Rate |
Interest income: | | | | | |
Interest-bearing deposits | $ | 6 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 4 | |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell | (96) | | | (103) | | | 7 | |
Federal funds sold | (102) | | | (113) | | | 11 | |
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AFS securities: | | | | | |
MBS(2) | 72 | | | 63 | | | 9 | |
U.S. Treasury obligations(2) | 11 | | | 7 | | | 4 | |
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HTM securities: MBS | (1) | | | (4) | | | 3 | |
Advances(2) | (423) | | | (494) | | | 71 | |
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Total interest income | (533) | | | (642) | | | 109 | |
Interest expense: | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations: | | | | | |
Bonds(2) | (339) | | | (416) | | | 77 | |
Discount notes(2) | (179) | | | (209) | | | 30 | |
Deposits | 3 | | | 2 | | | 1 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | 26 | | | — | | | 26 | |
Borrowings from other FHLBanks | (1) | | | — | | | (1) | |
Total interest expense | (490) | | | (623) | | | 133 | |
Net interest income | $ | (43) | | | $ | (19) | | | $ | (24) | |
(1)Combined rate/volume variances, a third element of the calculation, are allocated to the rate and volume variances based on their relative sizes.
(2)Interest income/expense and average rates include the interest effect of associated interest rate exchange agreements.
The net interest margin was 65 basis points for the second quarter of 2024, 10 basis points higher than the net interest margin for the second quarter of 2023, which was 55 basis points. The increase in net interest margin is primarily attributable to an increase in the average rate paid on advances to 5.46% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 5.13% for the three months ended June 30, 2023. These effects were partially offset by an
increase in the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities to 5.46% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 4.96% for the three months ended June 30, 2023.
For private-label residential mortgage-backed securities (PLRMBS) with previous credit losses related to the prior methodology of evaluating credit losses, the Bank updates its estimate of expected cash flows on a regular basis. If there is no allowance for credit losses on the security, the yield of the security is adjusted on a prospective basis and accreted into interest income based on the expected cash flows.
Member demand for wholesale funding from the Bank can vary greatly depending on a number of factors, including economic and market conditions, competition from other wholesale funding sources, member deposit inflows and outflows, the activity level of the primary and secondary mortgage markets, and strategic decisions made by individual member institutions. In addition, events affecting the financial services industry contributed to the liquidation or receivership of some of the Bank’s larger borrowers during 2023. The loss of Bank members, especially its largest borrowers, may also have the effect of reducing member demand for wholesale funding. As a result, Bank asset levels and operating results may vary significantly from period to period. See “Item 1. Financial Statements– Note 4 – Advances” for more information on the Bank’s largest members and “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Quarterly Overview” for more information on the loss of the Bank’s largest borrowers and its potential effect on the Bank’s opportunity to grow advances.
Other Income/(Loss). The following table presents the components of “Other Income/(Loss)” for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
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Net gain/(loss) on advances and consolidated obligation bonds held under fair value option | $ | 3 | | | $ | (16) | |
Net gain/(loss) on derivatives | 3 | | | 13 | |
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Standby letters of credit fees | 4 | | | 6 | |
Other, net | 2 | | | 1 | |
Total Other Income/(Loss) | $ | 12 | | | $ | 4 | |
Net Gain/(Loss) on Advances and Consolidated Obligation Bonds Held Under Fair Value Option – The following table presents the net gain/(loss) recognized in earnings on advances and consolidated obligation bonds held under fair value option for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
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(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Advances | $ | 6 | | | $ | (19) | |
Consolidated obligation bonds | (3) | | | 3 | |
Total | $ | 3 | | | $ | (16) | |
Under the fair value option, the Bank has elected to carry certain assets and liabilities at fair value. In general, transactions elected for the fair value option are in economic hedge relationships. Gains or losses on these transactions are generally offset by losses or gains on the derivatives that economically hedge these instruments.
The net gains/(losses) on advances and consolidated obligation bonds held under the fair value option were primarily driven by the effects of changes in market interest rates, interest rate spreads, interest rate volatility, and other market factors relative to the actual terms and volume of the advances and consolidated obligation bonds during the period.
Additional information about advances and consolidated obligation bonds held under the fair value option is provided in “Item 1. Financial Statements – Note 11 – Fair Value.”
Net Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives – Accounting guidance requires the Bank to carry all of its derivative instruments on the Statements of Condition at fair value. Certain derivatives are associated with assets or liabilities but do not qualify as fair value hedges. These economic hedges are recorded on the Statements of Condition at fair value with the unrealized gain or loss recorded in earnings without any offsetting unrealized gain or loss from the associated asset or liability.
The following table shows the accounting classification of economic hedges and the categories of hedged items that contributed to the gains and losses on derivatives that were recorded in “Net gain/(loss) on derivatives” in the second quarter of 2024 and 2023.
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Sources of Gains/(Losses) Recorded in Net Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Three Months Ended June 30, 2024, Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
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| Three Months Ended |
(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Hedged Item | Gain/(Loss) on Economic Hedges | | Income/ (Expense) on Economic Hedges | | Total | | Gain/(Loss) on Economic Hedges | | Income/ (Expense) on Economic Hedges | | Total |
Advances: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Elected for fair value option | $ | (7) | | | $ | 13 | | | $ | 6 | | | $ | 21 | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 33 | |
Not elected for fair value option | (5) | | | 7 | | | 2 | | | 12 | | | 11 | | | 23 | |
Consolidated obligation bonds: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Elected for fair value option | 3 | | | (5) | | | (2) | | | (4) | | | (7) | | | (11) | |
Not elected for fair value option | 4 | | | (7) | | | (3) | | | (9) | | | (9) | | | (18) | |
Consolidated obligation discount notes: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Not elected for fair value option | 1 | | | — | | | 1 | | | (10) | | | (3) | | | (13) | |
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Price alignment amount(1) | (1) | | | — | | | (1) | | | (1) | | | — | | | (1) | |
Total | $ | (5) | | | $ | 8 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 9 | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 13 | |
(1)This amount relates to derivatives for which variation margin on cleared derivatives is characterized as a daily settled contract.
During the second quarter of 2024, net gains on derivatives totaled $3 million compared to net gains of $13 million in the second quarter of 2023. These amounts included interest income of $8 million and $4 million resulting from net settlements on derivative instruments used in economic hedges in the second quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively. Excluding the impact of interest income or expense from net settlements on derivative instruments used in economic hedges, the gains or losses on economic hedges were primarily associated with the effects of changes in market interest rates, interest rate spreads, interest rate volatility, and other market factors during the period. The ongoing impact of these valuation adjustments on the Bank cannot be predicted and the effects of these valuation adjustments may lead to significant volatility in future earnings, including earnings available for dividends.
Additional information about derivatives and hedging activities is provided in “Item 1. Financial Statements – Note 10 – Derivatives and Hedging Activities.”
Other Expense. During the second quarter of 2024, other expenses totaled $47 million, compared to $48 million in the second quarter of 2023. The decrease was attributable to a $2 million decrease in fees for professional services and a $1 million decrease in expenses related to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Other expense also included an increase in compensation and benefits.
Affordable Housing Program. The FHLBank Act requires each FHLBank to establish and fund an affordable housing program (AHP). Each FHLBank’s AHP provides subsidies to members, who use the funds to assist in the purchase, construction, or rehabilitation of housing for households earning up to 80% of the median income for the area in which they live. Subsidies may be in the form of direct grants or below-market interest rate advances.
To fund the AHP, the FHLBanks must set aside at least, in the aggregate, the greater of $100 million or 10% of the current year's net earnings (income before interest expense related to dividends paid on mandatorily redeemable
capital stock and the assessment for the AHP). To the extent that the aggregate 10% calculation is less than $100 million, the FHLBank Act requires that each FHLBank contribute such prorated sums as may be required to ensure that the aggregate contribution of the FHLBanks equals at least $100 million. The proration would be made on the basis of the income of the FHLBanks for the previous year.
The Bank’s total AHP assessments equaled $12 million and $13 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Return on Average Equity. Return on average equity (ROE) was 5.10% (annualized) for the second quarter of 2024, compared to 6.52% (annualized) for the second quarter of 2023. The decrease reflected lower net income for the second quarter of 2024, which decreased 29%, from $121 million in the second quarter of 2023 to $86 million in the second quarter of 2024, partially offset by a decrease in average equity from $7.4 billion in the second quarter of 2023 to $6.8 billion in the second quarter of 2024.
Dividends and Retained Earnings. In the second quarter of 2024, the Bank paid dividends at an annualized rate of 8.75%, totaling $66 million, including $51 million in dividends on capital stock and $15 million in dividends on mandatorily redeemable capital stock. In the second quarter of 2023, the Bank paid dividends at an annualized rate of 7.00%, totaling $65 million, including $65 million in dividends on capital stock and a de mimimis amount in dividends on mandatorily redeemable capital stock.
The Bank pays these dividends in cash. Dividends on capital stock are recognized as dividends on the Statements of Capital Accounts, and dividends on mandatorily redeemable capital stock are recognized as interest expense on the Statements of Income.
The Bank’s Excess Stock Repurchase, Retained Earnings, and Dividend Framework (Framework) assesses the level and adequacy of retained earnings and establishes amounts to be retained in restricted retained earnings, which are not made available in the current dividend period, and maintains an amount of total retained earnings at least equal to its required retained earnings as described in the Framework. Under this approach, the Bank will endeavor to pay a quarterly dividend rate that is equal to or greater than the current market rate for highly rated investments and that is sustainable under current and projected earnings while maintaining appropriate levels of capital. The decision to declare any dividend and the dividend rate is at the discretion of the Board, which may choose to follow the dividend philosophy as guidance in the dividend declaration. The Board may also revise or eliminate the dividend philosophy in the future. The Bank’s historical dividend rates and the dividend philosophy are not indicative of future dividend declarations.
For more information, see “Item 1. Financial Statements – Note 9 – Capital” in this report and see “Item 1. Business – Dividends and Retained Earnings,” “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Risk Management – Liquidity Risk,” and “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 11 – Capital – Excess Stock Repurchase, Retained Earnings, and Dividend Framework” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024, Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
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Average Balance Sheets |
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| Six Months Ended |
| June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
(Dollars in millions) | Average Balance | | Interest Income/ Expense | | Average Rate | | Average Balance | | Interest Income/ Expense | | Average Rate |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing deposits | $ | 4,261 | | | $ | 115 | | | 5.45 | % | | $ | 4,408 | | | $ | 106 | | | 4.85 | % |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell | 1,464 | | | 39 | | | 5.42 | | | 8,383 | | | 202 | | | 4.87 | |
Federal funds sold | 4,976 | | | 134 | | | 5.42 | | | 12,132 | | | 291 | | | 4.83 | |
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Trading securities: MBS | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1 | | | — | | | 2.85 | |
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AFS securities:(1) | | | | | | | | | | | |
MBS(2)(3) | 13,418 | | | 446 | | | 6.68 | | | 9,245 | | | 296 | | | 6.45 | |
U.S. Treasury obligations(2) | 4,565 | | | 129 | | | 5.70 | | | 4,037 | | | 103 | | | 5.16 | |
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HTM securities: MBS | 1,750 | | | 49 | | | 5.59 | | | 2,090 | | | 49 | | | 4.70 | |
Advances(2)(4) | 54,813 | | | 1,490 | | | 5.47 | | | 90,963 | | | 2,317 | | | 5.14 | |
Mortgage loans held for portfolio(5) | 742 | | | 11 | | | 2.99 | | | 802 | | | 12 | | | 3.07 | |
Loans to other FHLBanks | — | | | — | | | — | | | 10 | | | — | | | 4.63 | |
Total interest-earning assets | 85,989 | | | 2,413 | | | 5.64 | | | 132,071 | | | 3,376 | | | 5.16 | |
Other assets(6) | 720 | | | — | | | | | 417 | | | — | | | |
Total Assets | $ | 86,709 | | | $ | 2,413 | | | | | $ | 132,488 | | | $ | 3,376 | | | |
Liabilities and Capital | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds(2) | $ | 61,647 | | | $ | 1,636 | | | 5.34 | % | | $ | 86,889 | | | $ | 2,045 | | | 4.75 | % |
Discount notes(2) | 15,362 | | | 411 | | | 5.35 | | | 35,398 | | | 832 | | | 4.74 | |
Deposits | 1,331 | | | 36 | | | 5.41 | | | 1,174 | | | 29 | | | 4.92 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | 652 | | | 44 | | | 13.66 | | | 385 | | | 2 | | | 1.17 | |
Borrowings from other FHLBanks | — | | | — | | | — | | | 65 | | | 2 | | | 4.71 | |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 78,992 | | | 2,127 | | | 5.42 | | | 123,911 | | | 2,910 | | | 4.74 | |
Other liabilities(6) | 989 | | | — | | | | | 964 | | | — | | | |
Total Liabilities | 79,981 | | | 2,127 | | | | | 124,875 | | | 2,910 | | | |
Total Capital | 6,728 | | | — | | | | | 7,613 | | | — | | | |
Total Liabilities and Capital | $ | 86,709 | | | $ | 2,127 | | | | | $ | 132,488 | | | $ | 2,910 | | | |
Net Interest Income | | | $ | 286 | | | | | | | $ | 466 | | | |
Net Interest Spread(7) | | | | | 0.22 | % | | | | | | 0.42 | % |
Net Interest Margin(8) | | | | | 0.67 | % | | | | | | 0.71 | % |
Interest-earning Assets/Interest-bearing Liabilities | 108.86 | % | | | | | | 106.58 | % | | | | |
(1)The average balances of AFS securities are reflected at amortized cost. As a result, the average rates do not reflect changes in fair value.
(2)Interest income/expense and average rates include the effect of associated interest rate exchange agreements, as follows. There were no interest rate exchange agreements associated with discount notes during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
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| Six Months Ended |
| June 30, 2024 |
(In millions) | Advances | | AFS Securities | | Consolidated Obligation Bonds | | Consolidated Obligation Discount Notes | | Total |
(Amortization)/accretion of hedging activities | $ | (12) | | | $ | (51) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (63) | |
Net gain/(loss) on derivatives and hedged items | 4 | | | 2 | | | — | | | (1) | | | 5 | |
Net interest settlements on derivatives | 333 | | | 272 | | | (272) | | | (1) | | | 332 | |
Price alignment amount(9) | (19) | | | (17) | | | (1) | | | — | | | (37) | |
Total effect on net interest income | $ | 306 | | | $ | 206 | | | $ | (273) | | | $ | (2) | | | $ | 237 | |
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(In millions) | Advances | | AFS Securities | | Consolidated Obligation Bonds | | Total |
(Amortization)/accretion of hedging activities | $ | (13) | | | $ | (51) | | | $ | — | | | $ | (64) | |
Net gain/(loss) on derivatives and hedged items | (208) | | | (3) | | | (6) | | | (217) | |
Net interest settlements on derivatives | 263 | | | 197 | | | (271) | | | 189 | |
Price alignment amount(9) | (18) | | | (13) | | | — | | | (31) | |
Total effect on net interest income | $ | 24 | | | $ | 130 | | | $ | (277) | | | $ | (123) | |
(3)Interest income included net prepayment fees on AFS MBS of $2 million and $6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(4)Interest income includes net prepayment fees on advances of $2 million and $99 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(5)Nonperforming mortgage loans are included in average balances used to determine average rate.
(6)Includes forward settling transactions and valuation adjustments for certain cash items received/(paid).
(7)Net interest spread is calculated as the difference between the average rate earned on interest-earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
(8)Net interest margin is calculated as net interest income (annualized) divided by average interest-earning assets.
(9)This amount relates to derivatives for which variation margin on cleared derivatives is characterized as a daily settled contract.
Net interest income for the first six months of 2024 was $286 million, a 39% decrease from $466 million for the first six months of 2023. The decrease in net interest income was primarily attributable to the significant difference in net advance prepayment fees between the two periods. During the first six months of 2023, the Bank recognized net prepayment fee income of $99 million, comprising $290 million in prepayment fees received from borrowers, partially offset by $19 million in prepayment fees paid to borrowers and $172 million in hedging-related fair value net realized losses associated with the prepaid advances. In contrast, these fees were significantly lower in the first six months of 2024. The decrease in net interest income compared to the prior-year period was also attributable to lower average balances of interest-earning assets and higher costs of interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by higher yields on interest-earning assets and lower average balances of interest-bearing liabilities.
The following table details the changes in interest income and interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2023. Changes in both volume and interest rates influence changes in net interest income, net interest spread, and net interest margin.
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Change in Net Interest Income: Rate/Volume Analysis Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
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Interest-earning assets: | | | | | |
Interest-bearing deposits | $ | 9 | | | $ | (4) | | | $ | 13 | |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell | (163) | | | (184) | | | 21 | |
Federal funds sold | (157) | | | (189) | | | 32 | |
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MBS(2) | 150 | | | 139 | | | 11 | |
U.S. Treasury obligations(2) | 26 | | | 15 | | | 11 | |
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HTM securities: MBS | — | | | (9) | | | 9 | |
Advances(2) | (827) | | | (969) | | | 142 | |
Mortgage loans held for portfolio | (1) | | | (1) | | | — | |
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Total interest-earning assets | (963) | | | (1,202) | | | 239 | |
Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations: | | | | | |
Bonds(2) | (409) | | | (644) | | | 235 | |
Discount notes(2) | (421) | | | (518) | | | 97 | |
Deposits | 7 | | | 5 | | | 2 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | 42 | | | 3 | | | 39 | |
Borrowings from other FHLBanks | (2) | | | (2) | | | — | |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | (783) | | | (1,156) | | | 373 | |
Net interest income | $ | (180) | | | $ | (46) | | | $ | (134) | |
(1)Combined rate/volume variances, a third element of the calculation, are allocated to the rate and volume variances based on their relative sizes.
(2)Interest income/expense and average rates include the interest effect of associated interest rate exchange agreements.
The net interest margin was 67 basis points for the first six months of 2024, 4 basis points lower than the net interest margin for the first six months of 2023, which was 71 basis points. The decrease in net interest margin is primarily attributable to $99 million in net advance prepayment fees in the prior-year period, which were significantly lower in the first six months of 2024. The decrease in net interest margin was also the result of a decrease in the average balances of interest-earning assets for the first six months of 2024, compared to the prior-year period, and an increase in the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities to 5.42% for the first six months of 2024, compared to 4.74% for the first six months of 2023. These effects were partially offset by a decrease in the average balances of interest-bearing liabilities for the first six months of 2024, compared to the prior-year period, and an increase in the average rate earned on interest-earning assets to 5.64% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 5.16% for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
For PLRMBS with previous credit losses related to the prior methodology of evaluating credit losses, the Bank updates its estimate of expected cash flows on a regular basis. If there is no allowance for credit losses on the security, the yield of the security is adjusted on a prospective basis and accreted into interest income based on the expected cash flows.
Member demand for wholesale funding from the Bank can vary greatly depending on a number of factors, including economic and market conditions, competition from other wholesale funding sources, member deposit inflows and outflows, the activity level of the primary and secondary mortgage markets, and strategic decisions made by individual member institutions. In addition, events affecting the financial services industry contributed to the liquidation or receivership of some of the Bank’s larger borrowers during 2023. The loss of Bank members, especially its largest borrowers, may also have the effect of reducing member demand for wholesale funding. As a result, Bank asset levels and operating results may vary significantly from period to period. See “Item 1. Financial Statements - Note 4 – Advances” for more information on the Bank’s largest members and “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Quarterly Overview” for more
information on the loss of the Bank’s largest borrowers and its potential effect on the Bank’s opportunity to grow advances.
Other Income/(Loss). The following table presents the components of “Other Income/(Loss)” for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
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Net gain/(loss) on advances and consolidated obligation bonds held under fair value option | $ | (11) | | | $ | (15) | |
Net gain/(loss) on derivatives | 18 | | | (21) | |
Standby letters of credit fees | 9 | | | 11 | |
Termination of long-term funding arrangement | 30 | | | — | |
Other, net | 2 | | | 3 | |
Total Other Income/(Loss) | $ | 48 | | | $ | (22) | |
Net Gain/(Loss) on Advances and Consolidated Obligation Bonds Held Under Fair Value Option – The following table presents the net gain/(loss) recognized in earnings on advances and consolidated obligation bonds held under fair value option for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
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Advances | $ | (6) | | | $ | (1) | |
Consolidated obligation bonds | (5) | | | (14) | |
Total | $ | (11) | | | $ | (15) | |
Under the fair value option, the Bank has elected to carry certain assets and liabilities at fair value. In general, transactions elected for the fair value option are in economic hedge relationships. Gains or losses on these transactions are generally offset by losses or gains on the derivatives that economically hedge these instruments.
The net gains/(losses) on advances and consolidated obligation bonds held under the fair value option were primarily driven by the effects of changes in market interest rates, interest rate spreads, interest rate volatility, and other market factors relative to the actual terms and volume of the advances and consolidated obligation bonds during the period.
Additional information about advances and consolidated obligation bonds held under the fair value option is provided in “Item 1. Financial Statements – Note 11 – Fair Value.”
Net Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives – Accounting guidance requires the Bank to carry all of its derivative instruments on the Statements of Condition at fair value. Certain derivatives are associated with assets or liabilities but do not qualify as fair value hedges. These economic hedges are recorded on the Statements of Condition at fair value with the unrealized gain or loss recorded in earnings without any offsetting unrealized gain or loss from the associated asset or liability.
The following table shows the accounting classification of economic hedges and the categories of hedged items that contributed to the gains and losses on derivatives that were recorded in “Net gain/(loss) on derivatives” for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
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Sources of Gains/(Losses) Recorded in Net Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
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Hedged Item | Gain/(Loss) on Economic Hedges | | Income/ (Expense) on Economic Hedges | | Total | | Gain/(Loss) on Economic Hedges | | Income/ (Expense) on Economic Hedges | | Total |
Advances: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Elected for fair value option | $ | 11 | | | $ | 25 | | | $ | 36 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 22 | | | $ | 23 | |
Not elected for fair value option | (11) | | | 14 | | | 3 | | | (33) | | | 19 | | | (14) | |
Consolidated obligation bonds: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Elected for fair value option | 3 | | | (12) | | | (9) | | | 12 | | | (21) | | | (9) | |
Not elected for fair value option | 2 | | | (14) | | | (12) | | | 7 | | | (18) | | | (11) | |
Consolidated obligation discount notes: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Not elected for fair value option | 2 | | | — | | | 2 | | | (5) | | | (3) | | | (8) | |
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Price alignment amount(1) | (2) | | | — | | | (2) | | | (2) | | | — | | | (2) | |
Total | $ | 5 | | | $ | 13 | | | $ | 18 | | | $ | (20) | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | (21) | |
(1) This amount relates to derivatives for which variation margin on cleared derivatives is characterized as a daily settled contract.
During the first six months of 2024, net gains on derivatives totaled $18 million compared to net losses of $21 million in the first six months of 2023. These amounts included interest income of $13 million and interest expense of $1 million resulting from net settlements on derivative instruments used in economic hedges in the first six months of 2024 and 2023, respectively. Excluding the impact of interest income or expense from net settlements on derivative instruments used in economic hedges, the gains or losses on economic hedges were primarily associated with the effects of changes in market interest rates, interest rate spreads, interest rate volatility, and other market factors during the period. The ongoing impact of these valuation adjustments on the Bank cannot be predicted and the effects of these valuation adjustments may lead to significant volatility in future earnings, including earnings available for dividends.
Additional information about derivatives and hedging activities is provided in “Item 1. Financial Statements – Note 10 – Derivatives and Hedging Activities.”
Termination of Long-Term Funding Arrangement – In connection with certain litigation involving its PLRMBS, the Bank entered into a long-term funding arrangement in 2017 with a member, under which the member agreed to obtain or maintain certain advances from the Bank. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Bank terminated the long-term funding arrangement, and in accordance with its terms, recognized $30 million of other income.
Other Expense. During the first six months of 2024, other expenses totaled $97 million, compared to $93 million in the first six months of 2023. The increase was attributable to increases in a voluntary allocation for the Affordable Housing Program, which was in addition to the statutory Affordable Housing Program assessment discussed below, and in compensation and benefits.
Affordable Housing Program. The Bank’s total AHP assessments equaled $28 million and $35 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Return on Average Equity. ROE (annualized) was 6.28% for the first six months of 2024, compared to 8.37% for the first six months of 2023. The decrease reflected lower net income for the first six months of 2024, which decreased 34% to $210 million in the first six months of 2024 from $316 million in the first six months of 2023, which was partially offset by a decrease in average equity to $6.7 billion in the first six months of 2024 from $7.6 billion in the first six months of 2023.
Dividends and Retained Earnings. In the first six months of 2024, the Bank paid dividends at an annualized rate of 8.75%, totaling $135 million, including $104 million in dividends on capital stock and $31 million in dividends on mandatorily redeemable capital stock. In the first six months of 2023, the Bank paid dividends at an annualized rate of 7.00%, totaling $130 million, including $128 million in dividends on capital stock and $2 million in dividends on mandatorily redeemable capital stock.
For more information, see “Item 1. Financial Statements – Note 9 – Capital” in this report and see “Item 1. Business – Dividends and Retained Earnings,” “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Risk Management – Liquidity Risk,” and “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 11 – Capital – Excess Stock Repurchase, Retained Earnings, and Dividend Framework” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
Financial Condition
Total assets were $86.3 billion at June 30, 2024, compared to $92.8 billion at December 31, 2023. Advances decreased by $6.6 billion, or 11%, to $54.7 billion at June 30, 2024, from $61.3 billion at December 31, 2023. Average advances were $54.8 billion for the first six months of 2024, a 40% decrease from $91.0 billion for the first six months of 2023. Average MBS investments were $15.2 billion for the first six months of 2024, a 34% increase from $11.3 billion for the first six months of 2023.
Advances outstanding at June 30, 2024, included net unrealized losses of $459 million, of which $457 million represented unrealized losses on hedged advances and $2 million represented unrealized losses on economically hedged advances that are carried at fair value in accordance with the fair value option. Advances outstanding at December 31, 2023, included net unrealized losses of $375 million, of which $371 million represented unrealized losses on hedged advances and $4 million represented unrealized losses on economically hedged advances that are carried at fair value in accordance with the fair value option. The change in the net unrealized losses on advances from December 31, 2023, to June 30, 2024, was primarily attributable to the effects of changes in market interest rates, interest rate spreads, interest rate volatility, and other market factors relative to the actual terms and volume of the advances during the period.
The Bank invests in interest-bearing deposits, securities purchased under agreements to resell, and federal funds sold. These investments are funded with longer tenor debt to create liquidity.
Total liabilities were $79.4 billion at June 30, 2024, a decrease of $6.8 billion from $86.2 billion at December 31, 2023, primarily reflecting a $6.3 billion decrease in consolidated obligations outstanding to $77.2 billion at June 30, 2024, from $83.5 billion at December 31, 2023. Average consolidated obligations were $77.0 billion for the first six months of 2024 and $122.3 billion for the first six months of 2023.
Consolidated obligations outstanding at June 30, 2024, included net unrealized gains of $592 million on hedged consolidated obligation bonds and unrealized gains of $25 million on economically hedged consolidated obligation bonds that are carried at fair value in accordance with the fair value option. Consolidated obligations outstanding at December 31, 2023, included net unrealized gains of $645 million on hedged consolidated obligation bonds and unrealized gains of $29 million on economically hedged consolidated obligation bonds that are carried at fair value in accordance with the fair value option. The change in the net unrealized gains on the consolidated obligation bonds from December 31, 2023, to June 30, 2024, was primarily attributable to the effects of changes in market interest rates, interest rate spreads, interest rate volatility, and other market factors relative to consolidated obligation bond terms and volumes during the period.
As provided by the FHLBank Act or regulations governing the operations of the FHLBanks, all FHLBanks have joint and several liability for all FHLBank consolidated obligations. The joint and several liability regulation authorizes the Finance Agency to require any FHLBank to repay all or a portion of the principal or interest on consolidated obligations for which another FHLBank is the primary obligor. The Bank has never been asked or required to repay the principal or interest on any consolidated obligation on behalf of another FHLBank, and as of June 30, 2024, and through the filing date of this report, does not believe that it is probable that it will be asked to
do so. The par value of the outstanding consolidated obligations of the FHLBanks was $1.2 trillion at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
For further information and discussion of the Bank’s joint and several liability for FHLBank consolidated obligations, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Financial Condition” and “Item 1. Financial Statements – Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies.
The average balances of interest-bearing demand and overnight deposits were $878 million and $845 million, and the weighted average interest rates paid on interest-bearing demand and overnight deposits were 5.22% and 4.77% for the first six months of 2024 and 2023, respectively. There were a de minimis amount of term deposits outstanding during the first six months of 2024. The average balance of term deposits was $14 million and the weighted average interest rate paid on term deposits was 4.44% for the first six months of 2023. All Bank deposits are uninsured.
Accumulated other comprehensive income was $56 million at June 30, 2024, an increase of $128 million compared to accumulated other comprehensive loss of $72 million at December 31, 2023, mainly attributable to an improvement in the fair values of investment securities classified as AFS, which primarily reflected higher interest rate spreads during 2024, mostly impacting the Bank’s agency MBS portfolio.
Credit Ratings. On July 31, 2023, S&P Global Ratings (S&P) affirmed the long-term issuer credit ratings on all of the FHLBanks at AA+. On January 24, 2024, Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) affirmed the Aaa long-term ratings of the FHLBank System.
Changes in the long-term credit ratings of individual FHLBanks do not necessarily affect the credit rating of the consolidated obligations issued on behalf of the FHLBanks. Rating agencies may change or withdraw a rating from time to time because of various factors, including operating results or actions taken, business developments, or changes in their opinion regarding, among other factors, the general outlook for a particular industry or the economy.
Advances-Related Products. The advances-related products consist of advances and other credit products.
The following table presents the advances portfolio by product type at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
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(Dollars in millions) | Par Value | | Percentage of Total Par Value | | Par Value | | Percentage of Total Par Value |
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Adjustable – SOFR | $ | 4,685 | | | 9 | % | | 2,055 | | | 2 | % |
Adjustable – SOFR, callable at borrower’s option | 700 | | | 1 | | | 3,000 | | | 5 | |
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Subtotal adjustable rate advances | 5,385 | | | 10 | | | 5,055 | | | 7 | |
Fixed | 6,668 | | | 12 | | | 10,240 | | | 17 | |
Fixed – amortizing | 47 | | | — | | | 47 | | | — | |
Fixed – with PPS(1) | 182 | | | — | | | 209 | | | 1 | |
Fixed – with FPS(1) | 32,581 | | | 59 | | | 38,144 | | | 62 | |
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Fixed – callable at borrower’s option with FPS(1) | 330 | | | 1 | | | 340 | | | 1 | |
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Fixed – putable at Bank’s option with FPS(1) | 3,354 | | | 6 | | | 1,353 | | | 2 | |
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Subtotal fixed rate advances | 43,162 | | | 78 | | | 50,333 | | | 83 | |
Daily variable rate | 6,647 | | | 12 | | | 6,322 | | | 10 | |
Total par value | $ | 55,194 | | | 100 | % | | $ | 61,710 | | | 100 | % |
(1)Partial prepayment symmetry (PPS) and full prepayment symmetry (FPS) are product features under which the Bank may charge the borrower a prepayment fee or pay the borrower a prepayment credit, depending on certain circumstances, such as movements in interest rates, when the advance is prepaid. In November 2018, the Bank discontinued offering advances with PPS, and any prepayment credit on an advance with PPS would be limited to the lesser of 10% of the par value of the advance or the gain recognized on the termination of the associated interest rate swap, which may also include a similar contractual gain limitation.
Mortgage-Related Products. The mortgage-related products consist of MBS investments and mortgage loans acquired through the Mortgage Partnership Finance® (MPF®) Program (“Mortgage Partnership Finance” and “MPF” are registered trademarks of the FHLBank of Chicago).
MBS Investments – The Bank’s MBS portfolio was $15.3 billion at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023. During the first six months of 2024, changes in the Bank’s MBS portfolio included $319 million in principal repayments, a $263 million decrease in basis adjustments, $550 million in purchases, and a $128 million increase in the fair values of MBS investments classified as AFS.
Mortgage Loans – Mortgage loan balances were $724 million at June 30, 2024, a decrease of $30 million from $754 million at December 31, 2023. Average mortgage loans were $742 million for the first six months of 2024, a decrease of $60 million from $802 million for the first six months of 2023.
For more information on the Bank’s management of interest rate risk and market risk related to mortgage-related products, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Risk Management – Market Risk.”
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Bank’s financial strategies are designed to enable the Bank to expand and contract its balance sheet as membership composition and member credit needs change. The Bank’s liquidity and capital resources are designed to support its financial strategies. The Bank’s primary source of liquidity is its access to the debt capital markets through consolidated obligation issuance which is described in “Item 1. Business – Funding Sources” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K. The Bank’s status as a GSE is critical to maintaining its access to the capital markets. Although consolidated obligations are backed only by the financial resources of the FHLBanks and are not guaranteed by the U.S. government, the capital markets have traditionally treated the FHLBanks’ consolidated obligations as comparable to federal agency debt, providing the FHLBanks with access to funding at relatively favorable rates. The maintenance of the Bank’s capital resources is governed by its capital plan.
Liquidity
The Bank seeks to maintain the liquidity necessary to repay maturing consolidated obligations for which it is the primary obligor, meet other obligations and commitments, meet expected and unexpected member credit demands, and avail of investment opportunities. The Bank monitors its financial position in order to meet these objectives.
The Bank generally manages operational, contingent, and refinancing risks using a portfolio of cash and short-term investments and access to the debt capital markets. In addition, the Bank maintains alternate sources of funds, detailed in its contingent funding plan, which also includes an explanation of how sources of funds may be allocated under stressed market conditions, such as short-term operational disruptions at the Bank or the Office of Finance or short-term disruptions in the debt capital markets. The Bank maintains cash deposits, short-term and high-quality money market investments, and government securities in amounts to satisfy these requirements and objectives.
The Finance Agency has established base case liquidity guidelines, which may be amended from time to time, that each FHLBank maintain sufficient liquidity at least equal to its anticipated cash outflows, assuming no new consolidated obligation issuance, renewal of all maturing advances, a specified percentage drawdown on letters of credit balances, and certain U.S. Treasury investments as a source of funds. The Finance Agency’s guidance provides that base case liquidity should generally be maintained for 10 to 30 days. The Bank actively monitors and manages refinancing risk. Finance Agency’s guidance specifies tolerance levels related to the size of each FHLBank’s funding gaps to measure refinancing risk as the difference between assets and liabilities that are scheduled to mature during a specified period, expressed as a percentage of total assets. The guidance limits three-month and one-year funding gaps generally between the range of –10% to –20% and –25% to –35%, respectively. Funding gaps are measured at monthend, using the average ratio for the three most recent month ends. The Bank is also required to perform an annual liquidity stress test and report the results to the Finance Agency.
The Bank’s liquidity management plans also describe meeting obligations in a market or operational disruption scenario that may prevent the issuance of new consolidated obligations by, for example, (i) allowing short-term liquid investments to mature, (ii) using eligible securities as collateral for repurchase agreement borrowings, (iii) borrowing on a short-term unsecured basis from other financial institutions (federal funds purchased) or other FHLBanks (inter-FHLBank borrowings), and if necessary, (iv) allowing advances to mature without renewal.
As of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Bank held total sources of funds in an amount that would have allowed the Bank to meet its liquidity needs without issuing new consolidated obligations for over 10 days, in accordance with the Finance Agency’s guidance. The Bank met all expected and unexpected member demand using its liquidity in a safe and sound manner. In addition, the Bank’s funding gap positions as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, were within the tolerance levels provided by the Finance Agency’s guidance. At June 30, 2024, the Bank had $52 million in commitments to issue consolidated obligations. The Bank had no commitments to issue consolidated obligations at December 31, 2023.
For more information, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Liquidity” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Risk Management – Liquidity Risk” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
In addition, in the ordinary course of business, the Bank engages in financial transactions that, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), are not recorded on the Bank’s Statements of Condition or may be recorded on the Bank’s Statements of Condition in amounts that are different from the full contract or notional amount of the transactions. For example, the Bank routinely enters into commitments to extend advances and issues standby letters of credit. These commitments and standby letters of credit may represent future cash requirements of the Bank, although the standby letters of credit usually expire without being drawn upon. Standby letters of credit are subject to the same underwriting and collateral requirements as advances made by the Bank. At June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Bank had no advance commitments and $19.4 billion in standby letters of credit outstanding.
For additional information, see “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies.”
Capital
On July 29, 2022, the Board approved proposed amendments to the Bank’s capital plan, which were submitted to the Finance Agency for approval in August 2022. On April 11, 2024, the Bank withdrew the application it submitted to the Finance Agency in August of 2022 that requested approval of the proposed amendments to its capital plan. In March 2024, the Board approved changes to the Bank's capital plan which would primarily provide for the option to establish two subclasses of stock for the potential purpose of enabling the declaration of different dividend rates on Membership and Activity stock. Such a change would require further action from the Board. This plan was submitted to the Finance Agency for approval in April 2024.
The Bank’s capital requirements and proposed amendments are discussed in more detail in “Item 1. Financial Statements – Note 9 – Capital” in this report, “Item 7. – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Capital” and “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 11 – Capital” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
Risk Management
The Bank has an integrated corporate governance and internal control framework designed to support effective management of the Bank’s business activities and the risks inherent in these activities. As part of this framework, the Board has adopted a Risk Governance Policy that outlines the key roles and responsibilities of the Board and management and sets forth how the Bank is organized to achieve its risk management objectives, including the implementation of the Bank’s strategic objectives, risk management strategies, corporate governance and standards of conduct. The policy also establishes an independent risk oversight function to identify, assess, measure, monitor, and report on the enterprise risk profile in relation to its risk appetite and risk management capabilities of the Bank. For more information, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Risk Management” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
Advances. The Bank manages the credit risk of advances and other credit products by setting the credit and collateral terms available to individual members and housing associates based on their creditworthiness and on the quality and value of the assets they pledge as collateral. Pursuant to the Bank’s lending agreements with its borrowers, the Bank limits extensions of credit to individual borrowers to a percentage of the market value or unpaid principal balance of the borrower’s pledged collateral, known as the borrowing capacity, which the Bank can change from time to time. The borrowing capacity percentage varies according to several factors, including the charter type of the institution, the collateral type, the value assigned to the collateral, the results of the Bank’s collateral field review of the borrower’s collateral, the pledging method used for loan collateral (specific identification or blanket lien), the amount of loan data provided (detailed or summary reporting), the data reporting frequency (monthly or quarterly), the borrower’s financial strength and condition, and any institution-specific collateral risks. Under the terms of the Bank’s lending agreements, the aggregate borrowing capacity of a borrower’s pledged eligible collateral must meet or exceed the total amount of the borrower’s outstanding advances, other extensions of credit, and certain other borrower obligations and liabilities.
For more information on the Bank’s management of credit risk on its advances, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Risk Management – Credit Risk – Advances” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
The Bank has a high concentration of advances with certain institutions and their affiliates. The percentage of the Bank’s advances outstanding to its top 10 borrowers and their affiliates decreased to 69%, or $38.0 billion, at June 30, 2024, compared to 71%, or $43.8 billion, at December 31, 2023.
Several of the Bank’s top 10 advance borrowers and their affiliates at yearend 2022 were involved in voluntary liquidation, or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) receivership during 2023, or have been acquired by nonmember institutions. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, nonmembers accounted for $20.8 billion, or 38%, and $26.0 billion, or 42%, of total advances outstanding, respectively. Nonmembers accounted for $223 million, or 38%, and $482 million, or 41%, of the Bank’s interest income from advances for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. Because these borrowers are nonmembers, when these advances either mature or are prepaid they cannot be replaced by these borrowers, which will adversely affect the Bank’s level of advance balances and total interest income from advances in the future. As a result of the inability of nonmembers to seek new advances, the level of advances and their associated net interest income in the future will be determined by member business, which will be subject to a number of factors including, but not limited to, a member’s ability to generate new business to seek new advances, consolidation within the banking industry, and the economy in general. For further information, see “Item 1. Financial Statements – Note 4 – Advances – Concentration Risk”.
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Borrower Credit Outstanding and Collateral Borrowing Capacity by Unused Borrowing Capacity |
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(Dollars in millions) Unused Borrowing Capacity | Number of Borrowers with Credit Outstanding | | Credit Outstanding(1) | | Collateral Borrowing Capacity(2) |
0% – 10% | 9 | | | $ | 23,801 | | | $ | 25,798 | |
11% – 25% | 7 | | | 2,069 | | | 2,603 | |
26% – 50% | 21 | | | 20,250 | | | 34,699 | |
More than 50% | 175 | | | 28,488 | | | 153,893 | |
Total | 212 | | | $ | 74,608 | | | $ | 216,993 | |
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(Dollars in millions) Unused Borrowing Capacity | Number of Borrowers with Credit Outstanding | | Credit Outstanding(1) | | Collateral Borrowing Capacity(2) |
0% – 10% | 6 | | | $ | 28,055 | | | $ | 29,699 | |
11% – 25% | 8 | | | 3,565 | | | 4,203 | |
26% – 50% | 24 | | | 14,557 | | | 25,969 | |
More than 50% | 180 | | | 34,991 | | | 163,199 | |
Total | 218 | | | $ | 81,168 | | | $ | 223,070 | |
(1)Includes advances, letters of credit, the market value of swaps, estimated prepayment fees for certain borrowers, and the credit enhancement obligation on MPF loans.
(2)Collateral borrowing capacity does not represent any commitment to lend on the part of the Bank.
Based on the Bank’s credit and collateral policies, its credit analysis of borrowers’ financial condition and the collateral pledged as security for advances, the Bank expects to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the advances. Therefore, no allowance for credit losses on advances is deemed necessary by the Bank as of June 30, 2024. The Bank has never experienced any credit losses on advances.
Securities pledged as collateral are assigned borrowing capacities that reflect the securities’ market valuations and market liquidation risks. The securities collateral pledged largely consists of agency pools and collateralized mortgage obligations, agency debt, and U.S. Treasury securities.
Most institutions may choose to pledge loan collateral by specific identification or under a blanket lien. Insurance companies, community development financial institutions (CDFIs), and housing associates are required to pledge loan collateral by specific identification with monthly reporting. All other borrowers pledging by specific identification must provide a detailed listing of all the loans pledged to the Bank on a monthly basis.
The Bank may require certain de novo institutions (chartered within the last three years), insurance companies, CDFIs and housing associates to deliver pledged loan collateral to the Bank. Other considerations for delivery of pledged collateral may include the institution’s creditworthiness, satisfactory maintenance of its collateral, and the status of the Bank’s priority of security interest.
As of June 30, 2024, of the loan collateral pledged to the Bank, 23% was pledged by 21 institutions by specific identification, 43% was pledged by 117 institutions under a blanket lien with detailed reporting, and 34% was pledged by 142 institutions under a blanket lien with summary reporting. For each institution that pledges loan collateral, the Bank conducts loan collateral field reviews once every six months or every one, two, or three years, depending on the risk profile of the institution and the types of collateral pledged.
As of June 30, 2024, the Bank’s maximum borrowing capacities as a percentage of the assigned market value of mortgage loan collateral pledged under a blanket lien with detailed reporting were as follows: 84% for first lien residential mortgage loans, 81% for multifamily mortgage loans, 81% for commercial mortgage loans, and 69% for
second lien residential mortgage loans. The maximum borrowing capacity for small business, small agribusiness, and small farm loans was 50% of the unpaid principal balance, although most of these loans are pledged under blanket lien with summary reporting, with a maximum borrowing capacity of 25%. The highest borrowing capacities are available to institutions that pledge under a blanket lien with detailed reporting because the detailed loan information allows the Bank to assess the value of the collateral more precisely and because additional collateral is pledged under the blanket lien that may not receive borrowing capacity but may be liquidated to repay advances in the event of default. The Bank may review and change the maximum borrowing capacity for any type of loan collateral at any time.
The following table presents the mortgage loan collateral pledged at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
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Composition of Loan Collateral Pledged |
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(In millions) | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Loan Type | Unpaid Principal Balance | | Borrowing Capacity | | Unpaid Principal Balance | | Borrowing Capacity |
First lien residential mortgage loans | $ | 151,360 | | | $ | 100,472 | | | $ | 162,389 | | | $ | 103,893 | |
Second lien residential mortgage loans and home equity lines of credit | 13,932 | | | 6,752 | | | 14,112 | | | 6,735 | |
Multifamily mortgage loans | 47,554 | | | 29,933 | | | 56,957 | | | 34,656 | |
Commercial mortgage loans | 81,130 | | | 51,544 | | | 83,713 | | | 50,891 | |
Loan participations(1) | 1,245 | | | 421 | | | 1,369 | | | 468 | |
Small business, small farm, and small agribusiness loans | 1,735 | | | 434 | | | 1,632 | | | 420 | |
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Total | $ | 296,956 | | | $ | 189,556 | | | $ | 320,172 | | | $ | 197,063 | |
(1)The unpaid principal balance for loan participations is 100% of the outstanding loan amount. The borrowing capacity for loan participations is based on the participated amount pledged to the Bank.
The Bank holds a security interest in subprime residential mortgage loans pledged as collateral by members and by nonmembers. Subprime loans are defined as loans with a borrower FICO score of less than or equal to 660 at origination, or if the original FICO score is not available, as loans with a current borrower FICO score of less than or equal to 660. At June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the unpaid principal balance of these loans totaled $4.4 billion and $3.7 billion, respectively. The Bank reviews and assigns borrowing capacities to subprime mortgage loans as it does for all other types of loan collateral, taking into account the known credit attributes in the pricing of the loans. All advances, including those made to borrowers pledging subprime mortgage loans, are required to be fully collateralized. The Bank limits the amount of borrowing capacity that may be supported by subprime collateral. At June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the borrowing capacity of these loans totaled $2.9 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively.
Investments. The Bank has adopted credit policies and exposure limits for investments that promote risk limitation, diversification, and liquidity. These policies determine eligible counterparties and restrict the amounts and terms of the Bank’s investments with any given counterparty according to the Bank’s own capital position as well as the capital and creditworthiness of the counterparty.
For more information on the Bank’s management of credit risk on its investments, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Risk Management – Credit Risk – Investments” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
The following table presents the Bank’s investment credit exposure at June 30, 2024, based on the lowest of the long-term credit ratings provided by Moody’s, S&P, or Fitch Ratings (Fitch).
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Investment Type | AAA | | AA | | A | | BBB | | Below Investment Grade | | Unrated | | Total |
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U.S. obligations – Treasury securities | $ | — | | | $ | 5,467 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,467 | |
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Other U.S. obligations – single-family | — | | | 39 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 39 | |
MBS – GSEs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
GSEs – single-family(2) | 4 | | | 543 | | | 2 | | | — | | | 1 | | | — | | | 550 | |
GSEs – multifamily | — | | | 13,588 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 13,588 | |
Total MBS – GSEs | 4 | | | 14,131 | | | 2 | | | — | | | 1 | | | — | | | 14,138 | |
PLRMBS | — | | | 15 | | | 24 | | | 38 | | | 536 | | | 497 | | | 1,110 | |
Total MBS | 4 | | | 14,185 | | | 26 | | | 38 | | | 537 | | | 497 | | | 15,287 | |
Total securities | 4 | | | 19,652 | | | 26 | | | 38 | | | 537 | | | 497 | | | 20,754 | |
Interest-bearing deposits | — | | | — | | | 3,884 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,884 | |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell(3) | — | | | 1,800 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,500 | | | 3,300 | |
Federal funds sold(4) | — | | | 1,545 | | | 900 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,445 | |
Total investments | $ | 4 | | | $ | 22,997 | | | $ | 4,810 | | | $ | 38 | | | $ | 537 | | | $ | 1,997 | | | $ | 30,383 | |
(1)Credit ratings grades of BB and lower are considered below investment grade.
(2)The Bank has one security guaranteed by Fannie Mae but rated below investment grade at June 30, 2024, because of extraordinary expenses incurred during bankruptcy of the security's sponsor in 2008.
(3)Unrated counterparties for these investments were broker-dealers, qualifying for limited trading programs authorized by the Bank.
(4)Includes unsecured investment credit exposure to a member.
The following table presents the unsecured credit exposure with counterparties by investment type at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
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Interest-bearing deposits | $ | 3,884 | | | $ | 2,922 | | |
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Federal funds sold | 2,445 | | | 3,861 | | |
Total | $ | 6,329 | | | $ | 6,783 | | |
(1)Excludes unsecured investment credit exposure to U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities, government-sponsored enterprises, and supranational entities and does not include related accrued interest as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
The following table presents the credit ratings of the unsecured investment credit exposures presented by the domicile of the counterparty or the domicile of the counterparty’s parent for U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks, based on the lowest of the credit ratings provided by Moody’s, S&P, or Fitch. This table does not reflect the foreign sovereign government’s credit rating. At June 30, 2024, 39% of the Bank’s total unsecured investments were to U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks. At June 30, 2024, all of the unsecured investments held by the Bank had overnight maturities.
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Domicile of Counterparty | AA | | A | | | | | | Total |
Domestic | $ | — | | | $ | 3,534 | | | | | | | $ | 3,534 | |
U.S. subsidiaries of foreign commercial banks | — | | | 350 | | | | | | | 350 | |
Total domestic and U.S. subsidiaries of foreign commercial banks | — | | | 3,884 | | | | | | | 3,884 | |
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Australia | 495 | | | — | | | | | | | 495 | |
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Canada | 1,050 | | | — | | | | | | | 1,050 | |
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France | — | | | 150 | | | | | | | 150 | |
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Netherlands | — | | | 750 | | | | | | | 750 | |
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Total U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks | 1,545 | | | 900 | | | | | | | 2,445 | |
Total unsecured credit exposure | $ | 1,545 | | | $ | 4,784 | | | | | | | $ | 6,329 | |
(1)Excludes unsecured investment credit exposure to U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities, government-sponsored enterprises, and supranational entities and does not include related accrued interest as of June 30, 2024.
(2)Does not reflect changes in ratings, outlook, or watch status occurring after June 30, 2024. These ratings represent the lowest rating available for each unsecured investment owned by the Bank, based on the ratings provided by Fitch, Moody’s, or S&P. The Bank’s internal rating may differ from this rating.
The Bank’s MBS investments include PLRMBS, all of which were AAA-rated at the time of purchase, and agency residential MBS, which are backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae. Some of the PLRMBS were issued by or purchased from members, former members, or their affiliates. The Bank has investment credit limits and terms for these investments that do not differ for members and nonmembers. Regulatory policy limits total MBS investments, to three times the Bank’s regulatory capital at the time of purchase. At June 30, 2024, the Bank’s MBS portfolio was 215% of Bank regulatory capital (as determined in accordance with regulations governing the operations of the FHLBanks).
The Bank executes all MBS investments without preference to the status of the counterparty or the issuer of the investment as a nonmember, member, or affiliate of a member.
As of June 30, 2024, the Bank’s investment in MBS had gross unrealized losses totaling $63 million, $36 million of which were related to PLRMBS. These gross unrealized losses related to PLRMBS were primarily attributable to market expectations of the credit performance of loan collateral underlying these securities, which caused these assets to be valued at discounts to their amortized cost.
For its agency MBS, the Bank expects to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities because the Bank determined that the strength of the issuers’ guarantees through direct obligations or support from the U.S. government is sufficient to protect the Bank from losses. As a result, the Bank determined that, as of June 30, 2024, all of the gross unrealized losses on its agency MBS are temporary.
If conditions in the housing and mortgage markets and general business and economic conditions deteriorate, the fair value of MBS may decline further, and the Bank may experience additional credit losses on PLRMBS in future periods. Additional credit losses could adversely affect the Bank’s earnings and retained earnings and its ability to pay dividends and repurchase capital stock. The Bank cannot predict whether it will be required to record an allowance for credit losses on its PLRMBS in the future.
Derivative Counterparties. The Bank has adopted credit policies and exposure limits for uncleared derivatives counterparty credit exposure. Interest rate exchange agreements may be either uncleared or cleared at a clearing house.
Uncleared Derivatives – The Bank’s uncleared derivatives activity is subject to uncleared derivatives regulatory requirements mandating the exchange of variation margin and initial margin if exposure to a counterparty exceeds certain specified thresholds. The Bank selects only highly rated derivative dealers and major banks (derivative dealer counterparties) that meet the Bank’s eligibility criteria to act as counterparties for its uncleared derivative
activities. In addition, for all uncleared derivative transactions, the Bank has entered into master netting agreements and credit support agreements with all its derivative dealer counterparties that provide for delivery of margin to limit the Bank’s net unsecured credit exposure to these counterparties. Under these policies and agreements, the amount of unsecured credit exposure to an individual derivative dealer counterparty is set at zero (subject to a minimum transfer amount).
Additional information related to uncleared margin rules for uncleared derivative transactions are included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 13 – Derivatives and Hedging Activities” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
The Bank is subject to the risk of potential nonperformance by its counterparty in a derivative transaction. A counterparty must deliver or return variation margin to the Bank if the total unsecured exposure to that counterparty exceeds the minimum transfer amount. In addition, if an initial margin threshold is exceeded, the Bank will post and collect initial margin to further protect against potential counterparty nonperformance.
As a result of these risk mitigation initiatives, the Bank does not anticipate any credit losses on its uncleared derivative transactions with counterparties as of June 30, 2024.
Cleared Derivatives – In a cleared derivatives transaction, the Bank is subject to nonperformance by the clearing house and its futures commission merchant or clearing agent. The requirement that the Bank post initial margin and settle variation margin through a clearing agent to the clearing house exposes the Bank to institutional credit risk if its futures commission merchant, or clearing agent, fails to meet its obligations. The use of a clearing house, or central counterparty, lowers overall credit risk exposure because it employs standard valuation and initial and variation margin processes and is specifically designed to withstand remote but plausible futures commission merchant default credit events. Variation margin is settled for changes in the value of the portfolio, and initial margin is posted for changes in risk profile of the portfolio. The Bank does not anticipate any credit losses on its cleared derivatives as of June 30, 2024.
The increase or decrease in the credit exposure net of cash collateral, from one period to the next, may be affected by changes in several variables, such as interest rates, the size and composition of the portfolio, market values of derivatives, and accrued interest. Based on the master netting arrangements, its credit analyses, and the collateral requirements in place with each counterparty, the Bank does not expect to incur any credit losses on its derivative agreements.
The following tables present the Bank’s credit exposure to its derivative dealer counterparties at the dates indicated.
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(In millions) Counterparty Credit Rating(1) | Notional Amount | | Net Fair Value of Derivatives Before Collateral | | Cash Collateral Pledged to/ (from) Counterparty | | Non-cash Collateral Pledged to/ (from) Counterparty | | Net Credit Exposure to Counterparties |
Asset positions with credit exposure: | | | | | | | | | |
Uncleared derivatives | | | | | | | | | |
AA | $ | 81 | | | $ | 14 | | | $ | (14) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
A | 7,610 | | | 367 | | | (363) | | | — | | | 4 | |
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Cleared derivatives(2) | 77,096 | | | 28 | | | 24 | | | 563 | | | 615 | |
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A | 1,042 | | | (33) | | | 34 | | | — | | | 1 | |
BBB | 7,932 | | | (175) | | | 176 | | | — | | | 1 | |
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Total derivative positions with credit exposure to nonmember counterparties | 93,761 | | | $ | 201 | | | $ | (143) | | | $ | 563 | | | $ | 621 | |
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Derivative positions without credit exposure | 10,409 | | | | | | | | | |
Total notional | $ | 104,170 | | | | | | | | | |
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(In millions) Counterparty Credit Rating(1) | Notional Amount | | Net Fair Value of Derivatives Before Collateral | | Cash Collateral Pledged to/ (from) Counterparty | | Non-cash Collateral Pledged to/ (from) Counterparty | | Net Credit Exposure to Counterparties |
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AA | $ | 81 | | | $ | 13 | | | $ | (13) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
A | 12,727 | | | 125 | | | (120) | | | — | | | 5 | |
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A | 8,858 | | | (129) | | | 133 | | | — | | | 4 | |
BBB | 9,084 | | | (203) | | | 206 | | | — | | | 3 | |
Cleared derivatives(2) | 82,114 | | | (9) | | | 13 | | | 771 | | | 775 | |
Total derivative positions with credit exposure to nonmember counterparties | 112,864 | | | $ | (203) | | | $ | 219 | | | $ | 771 | | | $ | 787 | |
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Derivative positions without credit exposure | 4,573 | | | | | | | | | |
Total notional | $ | 117,437 | | | | | | | | | |
(1)The credit ratings grades used by the Bank are based on the lower of Moody's or S&P ratings.
(2)Represents derivative transactions cleared with LCH Ltd, the Bank’s clearing house, which was rated AA- with a stable outlook by S&P at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP 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, expenses, gains, and losses during the reporting period. Changes in these judgments, estimates, and assumptions could potentially affect the Bank’s financial position and results of operations significantly. Although the Bank believes these judgments, estimates, and assumptions to be reasonably accurate, actual results may differ.
In the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K, the following accounting policies and estimates were identified as critical because they require the Bank to make subjective or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and
because of the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. These policies and estimates are: accounting for derivatives; and estimating fair values of investments classified as trading and AFS, derivatives and associated hedged items carried at fair value in accordance with the accounting for derivative instruments and associated hedging activities, and financial instruments carried at fair value under the fair value option.
There have been no significant changes in the judgments and assumptions made during the first six months of 2024 in applying the Bank’s critical accounting policies. These policies and the judgments, estimates, and assumptions are also described in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” and “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K and in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 11 – Fair Value.”
Recently Issued Accounting Guidance and Interpretations
See “Item 1. Financial Statements – Note 2 – Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Guidance” for a discussion of recently issued accounting standards and interpretations.
Legislative and Regulatory Developments
Finance Agency’s Review and Analysis of the Federal Home Loan Bank System. On November 7, 2023, the Finance Agency issued a written report titled “FHLBank System at 100: Focusing on the Future” (System at 100 Report), presenting its review and analysis of the FHLBank System and the actions and recommendations it plans to pursue in service of its vision for the future of the FHLBank System. The report focused on four broad themes: (1) the mission of the FHLBank System; (2) the FHLBank System as a stable and reliable source of liquidity; (3) housing and community development; and (4) FHLBank System operational efficiency, structure, and governance. The Finance Agency has stated that it expects to continue a multi-year, collaborative effort with the FHLBanks, their member institutions, and other stakeholders to address the recommended actions in the System at 100 Report and has stated that it can implement some of the recommendations from the report through ongoing supervision, guidance, or rulemaking, as well as through statutory changes by proposing specific requests for Congressional action.
The Finance Agency made legislative recommendations for the FHLBank System in its 2023 report to Congress issued on June 14, 2024, consistent with proposed plans and actions included in the System at 100 Report.
In April 2024, the Finance Agency provided an update on its plan to implement the System at 100 Report’s recommendations and announced key priorities for 2024, including, among others, (1) clarifying the FHLBank System mission; (2) aligning eligibility requirements for different types of FHLBank members; and (3) streamlining requirements related to the Affordable Housing Program (AHP). The Finance Agency stated it would maintain transparency and continue robust stakeholder engagement during the implementation process.
On May 16, 2024, the Finance Agency issued a request for input on updates to the mission statement for the FHLBank System, establishment of methods for measuring and evaluating mission achievement, which could include updating the list of the FHLBanks’ core mission activities, and institution of a member incentive program that would provide added benefits in accordance with the members’ respective engagement with the FHLBanks’ housing finance and community development mission.
On June 20, 2024, the Finance Agency issued a request for input regarding the efficiency and effectiveness of the FHLBanks’ AHP competitive application process, including scope, complexity, documentation requirements, and interaction with other funders’ requirements, as well as suggestions for potential improvements, such as simplification of the AHP application process.
Feedback received from commentators in response to the Finance Agency’s requests for input may impact future Finance Agency supervisory, advisory, regulatory, or statutory proposals. The Bank continues to monitor the Finance Agency’s efforts to implement the recommendations from the System at 100 Report, and the Bank is not able to predict what actions will ultimately result, the timing or extent of any actions or changes, or the ultimate
effect on the Bank, its members, or the FHLBank System in the future. The Bank plans to continue to engage with the Finance Agency and other stakeholders in an effort to ensure that the FHLBank System remains well positioned to serve the Bank’s members and their communities. For a further discussion of the System at 100 Report, including proposed plans and actions, and related risks, see, respectively, “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Legislative and Regulatory Developments” and “Item 1A – Risk Factors” of the Bank’s Annual Report each included in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market Risk
Market risk is defined as the risk to the Bank’s market value of capital and future earnings (excluding the impact of any cumulative net gains or losses on derivatives and associated hedged items and on financial instruments carried at fair value) as a result of movements in market interest rates, interest rate spreads, interest rate volatility, and other market factors (market rate factors). This profile reflects the Bank’s objective of maintaining a conservative asset-liability mix and its commitment to providing value to its members through products and dividends without subjecting their investments in Bank capital stock to significant market risk.
The Bank’s Risk Appetite Framework includes a market risk management objective aimed at maintaining a relatively low adverse exposure of the market value of capital and future earnings (excluding the impact of any cumulative net gains or losses on derivatives and associated hedged items and on financial instruments carried at fair value) to changes in market rate factors.
Market risk identification and measurement are primarily accomplished through market value of capital sensitivity analyses and projected earnings and adjusted net interest income as a percent of the capital sensitivity analyses. The Risk Appetite Framework approved by the Bank’s board of directors (Board) establishes market risk limits and market risk measurement standards at the product level. Additional guidelines approved by the Bank’s Enterprise Risk Committee apply to the Bank’s advances-related products and mortgage-related products. These guidelines provide limits that are monitored at the product level and are consistent with the Bank’s Risk Appetite Framework. Market risk is managed for each product regularly. Compliance with Bank limits and guidelines is reviewed by the Board on a regular basis, along with a corrective action plan if applicable.
Market Value of Capital Sensitivity – The Bank uses market value of capital sensitivity (the interest rate sensitivity of the net fair value of all assets, liabilities, and interest rate exchange agreements) as an important measure of the Bank’s exposure to changes in interest rates.
The Bank’s market value of capital sensitivity risk limits for the potential adverse impact of an instantaneous parallel shift of a plus or minus 100-basis-point change in interest rates from current rates (base case) is no worse than a 3.0% change in the estimated market value of capital. In addition, the risk limits for the potential adverse impact of an instantaneous plus or minus 100-basis-point change in interest rates measured from interest rates that are 200 basis points above or below the base case is no worse than 4.0% of the estimated market value of capital. In the case where a market risk sensitivity compliance metric cannot be estimated with a parallel shift in interest rates because of prevailing low interest rates, the sensitivity metric is not reported. The Bank’s measured market value of capital sensitivity was within the limits as of June 30, 2024.
To determine the Bank’s estimated risk sensitivities to interest rates for the market value of capital sensitivity, the Bank uses a third-party proprietary asset and liability system to calculate estimated market values under alternative interest rate scenarios. The system analyzes all of the Bank’s financial instruments, including derivatives, on a transaction-level basis using sophisticated valuation models with consistent and appropriate behavioral assumptions and current position data. The system also includes a third-party mortgage prepayment model.
At least annually, the Bank reexamines the major assumptions and methodologies used in the model, including valuation methods, discounting curves, and mortgage prepayment assumptions. The Bank also compares the
mortgage prepayment assumptions in the third-party model to other sources, including actual mortgage prepayment history.
The following table presents the sensitivity of the market value of capital (the market value of all of the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and associated interest rate exchange agreements, with mortgage assets valued using market spreads implied by current market prices) to changes in interest rates. The table presents the estimated percentage change in the Bank’s market value of capital that would be expected to result from changes in interest rates under different interest rate scenarios, using market spread assumptions as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
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Market Value of Capital Sensitivity Estimated Percentage Change in Market Value of Bank Capital for Various Changes in Interest Rates |
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Interest Rate Scenario(1) | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 | |
+200 basis-point change | –2.4 | % | –2.3 | % |
+100 basis-point change | –1.2 | | –1.1 | |
–100 basis-point change(2) | +1.1 | | +1.0 | |
–200 basis-point change(2) | +2.2 | | +1.8 | |
(1)Instantaneous change from actual rates at dates indicated.
(2)Interest rates for each maturity are limited to non-negative rates.
The Bank’s estimates of the sensitivity of the market value of capital to changes in interest rates as of June 30, 2024, are comparable with the estimates as of December 31, 2023. Compared to yearend 2023, interest rates as of June 30, 2024, have decreased 4 basis points for the one-month Treasury bill, increased 51 basis points for the five-year Treasury note, and increased 49 basis points for the 10-year Treasury note.
The Bank’s Risk Management Policy provides guidelines for the payment of dividends and the repurchase of excess stock based on the ratio of the Bank’s estimated market value of total capital to par value of capital stock. If this ratio at the end of any quarter is: (i) less than 100% but greater than or equal to 90%, any dividend would be limited to an annualized rate no greater than the daily average of the federal funds effective rate for the applicable quarter (subject to certain conditions), and any excess stock repurchases would not exceed $500 million (subject to certain conditions); (ii) less than 90% but greater than or equal to 70%, any dividend and any excess stock repurchases would be subject to the same limitations and conditions as in (i) above, except that any excess stock repurchases would not exceed 4% of the Bank’s outstanding capital stock as of the repurchase date; and (iii) less than 70%, the Bank would not pay a dividend, not repurchase excess stock (but continue to redeem excess stock as provided in the Bank’s capital plan), limit the acquisition of certain assets, and review the Bank’s risk policies. A decision by the Board to declare or not declare any dividend or repurchase any excess stock is a discretionary matter and is subject to the requirements and restrictions of the FHLBank Act and applicable requirements under the regulations governing the operations of the FHLBanks. The ratio of the Bank’s estimated market value of total capital to par value of capital stock was 248% as of June 30, 2024.
Net Interest Income as a Percent of Capital – The adjusted net interest income as a percent of capital is a non-GAAP measure used by the Bank to assess the impact of interest rate changes on the Bank’s projected economic earnings. The measurement is based on current period economic earnings that exclude the effects of unrealized net gains or losses resulting from the Bank’s derivatives and associated hedged items and from financial instruments carried at fair value, which will generally reverse through changes in future valuations and settlements of contractual interest cash flows over the remaining contractual terms to maturity or by the call or put date of the assets and liabilities held under the fair value option, hedged assets and liabilities, and derivatives. Economic earnings also exclude the interest expense on mandatorily redeemable capital stock.
The Bank’s Risk Appetite Framework incorporates a limit on the adverse sensitivity of projected net interest income as a percent of capital. The Bank’s net interest income on capital sensitivity limit to the potential adverse impact of an instantaneous parallel shift of a plus or minus 200 basis-point change in interest rates from current rates (base case) to no worse than a -210 basis-points change from the base-case projected net interest income on capital. With
the indicated interest rate shifts, the net interest income on capital for the 12-month horizon is projected to remain within the limit of -210 basis-points.
Duration Gap – Duration gap is the difference between the estimated durations (market value sensitivity) of assets and liabilities (including the impact of interest rate exchange agreements) and reflects the extent to which estimated maturity and repricing cash flows for assets and liabilities are matched. The Bank monitors the duration gap analysis and does not have a risk limit. At June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Bank’s assets durations exceeded its liabilities durations, as shown in the following table.
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Duration Gap Analysis |
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| June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
| Amount (In millions) | | Duration Gap(1) (In months) | | Amount (In millions) | | Duration Gap(1) (In months) |
Assets | $ | 86,331 | | | 1.9 | | | $ | 92,828 | | | 1.8 | |
Liabilities | 79,430 | | | 0.8 | | | 86,160 | | | 0.8 | |
Net | $ | 6,901 | | | 1.1 | | | $ | 6,668 | | | 1.0 | |
(1)Duration gap values include the impact of interest rate exchange agreements.
The Bank manages the performance and interest rate risks of the advances-related products and mortgage-related products within prescribed guidelines and policy limits.
Advances-Related Products – Interest rate risk arises from advances-related products primarily through the use of shareholder-contributed capital and retained earnings to fund fixed rate investments of targeted amounts and maturities. In general, advances result in very little net interest rate risk for the Bank because most fixed rate advances with original maturities greater than three months and all advances with embedded options are simultaneously hedged with an interest rate swap with terms to offset the advance. The interest rate swap generally is maintained as a hedge for the life of the advance. These hedged advances effectively create a pool of variable rate assets, which, in combination with the strategy of raising debt swapped to variable rate liabilities, creates an advances portfolio with low net interest rate risk.
Money market investments used for liquidity management generally have maturities of one month or less. In addition, to increase the Bank’s liquidity position, the Bank invests in Treasury securities, generally with terms up to four years. These fixed rate investments are swapped to variable rate investments.
The interest rate risk in advances-related products is primarily associated with the Bank’s strategy for investing capital. The Bank’s strategy is generally to invest 50% of capital in short-term (maturities of three months or less) and 50% intermediate-term (laddered maturities of up to four years). However, this strategy may be altered from time to time depending on market conditions. The strategy to invest 50% of capital in short-term assets is intended to mitigate the market value of capital risks associated with the potential repurchase or redemption of excess stock. Excess stock usually results from a decline in a borrower’s outstanding advances or by a membership termination. Under the Bank’s capital plan, capital stock, when repurchased or redeemed, is required to be repurchased or redeemed at its par value of $100 per share, subject to certain regulatory and statutory limits. The strategy to invest 50% of capital in short to intermediate maturities is intended to take advantage of the higher earnings available from a generally positively sloped yield curve, when intermediate-term investments generally have higher yields than short-term investments.
The Bank updates the repricing and maturity gaps for actual asset, liability, and derivative transactions that occur in the advances-related products regularly. The Bank regularly compares the targeted repricing and maturity gaps to the actual repricing and maturity gaps to identify rebalancing needs for the targeted gaps. Periodically, the Bank evaluates the projected impact of expected maturities and scheduled repricing of assets, liabilities, and interest rate exchange agreements on the interest rate risk of the advances-related products. These analyses are used to measure and manage potential reinvestment risk (when the remaining term of advances is shorter than the remaining term of
the financing) and potential refinancing risk (when the remaining term of advances is longer than the remaining term of the financing).
Because of the short-term and variable rate nature of the assets, liabilities, and derivatives of the advances-related products, the Bank’s interest rate risk guidelines address the amounts of net assets that are expected to mature or reprice in a given period. The market value sensitivity analyses and net interest income simulations are also used to identify and measure risk and variances to the target interest rate risk exposure in the advances-related products.
Mortgage-Related Products – The Bank’s mortgage assets include MBS, most of which are classified as HTM or AFS, and mortgage loans held for portfolio purchased under the MPF Program. The Bank is exposed to interest rate risk from mortgage-related products because the principal cash flows of the mortgage assets and the liabilities that fund them are not exactly matched through time and across all possible interest rate scenarios, given the effect of mortgage prepayments.
The Bank manages the interest rate risk and market risk of the mortgage-related products through selected funding and hedging strategies. The total carrying value of MBS and mortgage loans at June 30, 2024, was $16.0 billion, including $15.3 billion in MBS and $725 million in mortgage loans. The total carrying value of MBS and mortgage loans at December 31, 2023, was $16.1 billion, including $15.3 billion in MBS and $755 million in mortgage loans. Floating rate securities, and fixed rate multifamily securities that have been converted to floating rate through the use of interest rate swaps, were $14.9 billion, or 93%, of MBS and mortgage loans at June 30, 2024, and $14.9 billion, or 92%, of MBS and mortgage loans at December 31, 2023. Intermediate and long-term fixed rate assets, whose interest rate and market risks have been partially offset through the use of fixed rate callable debt, fixed rate non-callable debt, and certain interest rate swaps, were $1.2 billion, or 7%, of MBS and mortgage loans, at June 30, 2024, and $1.2 billion, or 8%, of MBS and mortgage loans at December 31, 2023.
The estimated market risk of mortgage-related products are managed both at the time an asset is purchased and on an ongoing basis for the total portfolio. At the time of purchase (for all significant mortgage asset acquisitions), the Bank analyzes the estimated earnings sensitivity and estimated market value sensitivity, taking into consideration the estimated mortgage prepayment sensitivity of the mortgage assets and anticipated funding and hedging activities under various interest rate scenarios. The related funding and hedging transactions are executed at or close to the time of purchase of a mortgage asset.
At least monthly, the Bank reviews the estimated market risk profile of the entire portfolio of mortgage assets and related funding and hedging transactions. The Bank then considers rebalancing strategies to modify the estimated mortgage portfolio market risk profile. Periodically, the Bank performs more in-depth analyses, which include an analysis of the impacts of non-parallel shifts in the yield curve and assessments of the impacts of unanticipated mortgage prepayment behavior. Based on these analyses, the Bank may take actions to rebalance the mortgage portfolio’s market risk profile. These rebalancing strategies may include entering into new funding and hedging transactions, forgoing or modifying certain funding or hedging transactions normally executed with new mortgage purchases, or terminating certain funding and hedging transactions for the mortgage asset portfolio.
The Bank manages the estimated interest rate risk associated with mortgage assets, including mortgage prepayment risk, through a combination of debt issuance and derivatives. The Bank may obtain funding through callable and non-callable FHLBank consolidated obligations and may execute derivative transactions to achieve principal cash flow patterns and market value sensitivities for the liabilities and derivatives that provide a significant offset to the interest rate and mortgage prepayment risks associated with the mortgage assets. Debt issued to finance mortgage assets may be fixed rate debt, callable fixed rate debt, adjustable rate debt, or callable adjustable rate debt. Derivatives may be used as temporary hedges of anticipated debt issuance or long-term hedges of debt used to finance the mortgage assets. The derivatives used to hedge the interest rate risk of fixed rate mortgage assets generally may be callable and non-callable pay-fixed interest rate swaps.
As discussed above in “Market Risk – Market Value of Capital Sensitivity,” the Bank uses market value of capital sensitivity as a primary market value metric for measuring the Bank’s exposure to interest rates. The Bank’s interest
rate risk limits and guidelines for mortgage-related products address the market value of capital sensitivity of the assets, liabilities, and derivatives of mortgage-related products.
The following table presents results of the estimated market value of capital sensitivity analysis attributable to the mortgage-related products as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
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Market Value of Capital Sensitivity Estimated Percentage Change in Market Value of Bank Capital Attributable to the Mortgage-Related Products for Various Changes in Interest Rates |
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Interest Rate Scenario(1) | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 | |
+200 basis-point change | –0.5 | % | –0.3 | % |
+100 basis-point change | –0.2 | | –0.1 | |
–100 basis-point change(2) | +0.2 | | +0.1 | |
–200 basis-point change(2) | +0.4 | | 0.0 | |
(1)Instantaneous change from actual rates at dates indicated.
(2)Interest rates for each maturity are limited to non-negative rates.
The mortgage portfolio’s estimates of the sensitivity of the market value of capital to changes in interest rates as of June 30, 2024, are comparable with the estimates as of December 31, 2023.
For more information on quantitative and qualitative disclosures about the Bank’s market risk, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Risk Management – Market Risk” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The senior management of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (Bank) is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Bank in the reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (1934 Act) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Bank in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to the Bank’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures, the Bank’s management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and the Bank’s management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of controls and procedures.
Management of the Bank has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures with the participation of the president and chief executive officer and executive vice president and chief financial officer as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Bank’s president and chief executive officer and executive vice president and chief financial officer have concluded that the Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the three months ended June 30, 2024, there were no changes in the Bank’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Bank’s internal control over financial reporting.
Consolidated Obligations
The Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures for accumulating and communicating information in compliance with the Bank’s disclosure and financial reporting requirements relating to the joint and several liability for the consolidated obligations of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). Because the FHLBanks are independently managed and operated, the Bank’s management relies on information that is provided or disseminated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (Finance Agency), the Office of Finance, and the other FHLBanks, as well as on published FHLBank credit ratings, in determining whether the joint and several liability regulation is reasonably likely to result in a direct obligation for the Bank or whether it is reasonably possible that the Bank will accrue a direct liability.
The Bank’s management also relies on the operation of the joint and several liability regulation. The joint and several liability regulation requires that each FHLBank file with the Finance Agency a quarterly certification that it will remain capable of making full and timely payment of all of its current obligations, including direct obligations, coming due during the next quarter. In addition, if an FHLBank cannot make such a certification or if it projects that it may be unable to meet its current obligations during the next quarter on a timely basis, it must file a notice with the Finance Agency. Under the joint and several liability regulation, the Finance Agency may order any FHLBank to make principal and interest payments on any consolidated obligations of any other FHLBank, or allocate the outstanding liability of an FHLBank among all remaining FHLBanks on a pro rata basis in proportion to each FHLBank’s participation in all consolidated obligations outstanding or on any other basis.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (Bank) may be subject to various legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business.
After consultation with legal counsel, the Bank is not aware of any legal proceedings that are expected to have a material effect on its financial condition or results of operations or that are otherwise material to the Bank.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
The Bank is subject to a number of risks as set forth in “Item 1A – Risk Factors” in the Bank’s 2023 Form 10-K. Reference is made to “Quarterly Overview”, as well as other sections, of Item 2. Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this Form 10-Q regarding other potential risks and uncertainties facing the Bank.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Not applicable.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| | Bylaws of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, as amended and restated on May 13, 2024 |
| | Employment Agreement by and among the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and Alanna McCargo, dated May 7, 2024, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Bank’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2024 (Commission File No. 000-51398). |
| | Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement by and among the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and Teresa Bryce Bazemore, dated May 7, 2024, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Bank’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2024 (Commission File No. 000-51398). |
| | Independent Contractor Consulting Agreement by and among the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and Teresa Bryce Bazemore, dated May 7, 2024, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Bank’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2024 (Commission File No. 000-51398). |
| | Executive Incentive Plan, as amended and restated December 31, 2023; Appendices I-III, as approved December 23, 2016; Appendix IV, as approved December 1, 2017; Appendix V, as approved December 7, 2018; Appendix VI, as approved January 31, 2020; Appendix VII, as approved May 28, 2021; Appendix VIII, as approved December 10, 2021; Appendix IX, as approved March 31, 2023; and Appendix X, as approved December 31, 2023. |
| | Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| | Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on August 2, 2024.
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| Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco |
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| /S/ ALANNA MCCARGO |
| Alanna McCargo President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal executive officer) |
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| /S/ JOSEPH E. AMATO |
| Joseph E. Amato Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial officer) |
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| /S/ Ludmila V. Sheftel |
| Ludmila V. Sheftel Managing Director and Interim Controller (Principal accounting officer) |