Fair Values | FAIR VALUES The fair value amounts recorded on the Statements of Condition and presented in the note disclosures have been determined by FHLBank using available market and other pertinent information and reflect FHLBank’s best judgment of appropriate valuation methods. 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). Although FHLBank uses its best judgment in estimating the fair value of its financial instruments, there are inherent limitations in any valuation technique. Therefore, the fair values may not be indicative of the amounts that would have been realized in market transactions as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. Additionally, these values do not represent an estimate of the overall market value of FHLBank as a going concern, which would take into account future business opportunities and the net profitability of assets and liabilities. Subjectivity of Estimates: Estimates of the fair value of advances with options, mortgage instruments, derivatives with embedded options and consolidated obligation bonds with options are highly 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. The use of different assumptions could have a material effect on the fair value estimates. Fair Value Hierarchy: The fair value hierarchy requires FHLBank to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The inputs are evaluated and an overall level for the fair value measurement is determined. This overall level is an indication of the market observability of the fair value measurement for the asset or liability. FHLBank must disclose the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the measurements are classified for all assets and liabilities. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels: • Level 1 Inputs – Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that FHLBank 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 – 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 and liabilities in active markets; (2) quoted prices for similar assets and 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 Inputs – 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 using an unobservable discount rate, or similar techniques. FHLBank reviews its 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. There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between fair value levels during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Tables 15.1 and 15.2 present the carrying value, fair value and fair value hierarchy of financial assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. FHLBank records trading securities, available-for-sale securities, derivative assets, and derivative liabilities 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. FHLBank measures all other financial assets and liabilities at amortized cost. Further details about the financial assets and liabilities held at fair value on either a recurring or non-recurring basis are presented in Tables 15.3 and 15.4. The carrying value, fair value and fair value hierarchy of FHLBank’s financial assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 are summarized in Tables 15.1 and 15.2 (in thousands): Table 15.1 12/31/2021 Carrying Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral 1 Assets: Cash and due from banks $ 25,841 $ 25,841 $ 25,841 $ — $ — $ — Interest-bearing deposits 693,249 693,249 — 693,249 — — Securities purchased under agreements to resell 1,500,000 1,500,000 — 1,500,000 — — Federal funds sold 3,360,000 3,360,000 — 3,360,000 — — Trading securities 2,339,955 2,339,955 — 2,339,955 — — Available-for-sale securities 7,719,185 7,719,185 — 7,719,185 — — Held-to-maturity securities 446,185 450,771 — 377,156 73,615 — Advances 23,484,288 23,567,860 — 23,567,860 — — Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net of allowance 8,135,046 8,064,657 — 8,060,200 4,457 — Accrued interest receivable 78,032 78,032 — 78,032 — — Derivative assets 156,926 156,926 — 17,050 — 139,876 Liabilities: Deposits 946,207 946,207 — 946,207 — — Consolidated obligation discount notes 6,568,989 6,568,645 — 6,568,645 — — Consolidated obligation bonds 37,630,609 37,565,481 — 37,565,481 — — Mandatorily redeemable capital stock 582 582 582 — — — Accrued interest payable 42,753 42,753 — 42,753 — — Derivative liabilities 4,580 4,580 — 181,310 — (176,730) Other Asset (Liability): Industrial revenue bonds 35,000 36,114 — 36,114 — — Financing obligation payable (35,000) (36,114) — (36,114) — — 1 Represents the effect of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow FHLBank to net settle positive and negative positions and also derivative cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed with the same clearing agent or derivative counterparty. Table 15.2 12/31/2020 Carrying Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral 1 Assets: Cash and due from banks $ 4,570,415 $ 4,570,415 $ 4,570,415 $ — $ — $ — Interest-bearing deposits 760,297 760,297 — 760,297 — — Securities purchased under agreements to resell 2,600,000 2,600,000 — 2,600,000 — — Federal funds sold 1,780,000 1,780,000 — 1,780,000 — — Trading securities 2,623,376 2,623,376 — 2,623,376 — — Available-for-sale securities 6,741,310 6,741,310 — 6,741,310 — — Held-to-maturity securities 2,746,992 2,750,116 — 2,674,446 75,670 — Advances 21,226,823 21,360,450 — 21,360,450 — — Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net of allowance 9,205,207 9,454,112 — 9,441,474 12,638 — Accrued interest receivable 97,718 97,718 — 97,718 — — Derivative assets 148,868 148,868 — 19,329 — 129,539 Liabilities: Deposits 1,229,361 1,229,361 — 1,229,361 — — Consolidated obligation discount notes 10,882,417 10,882,601 — 10,882,601 — — Consolidated obligation bonds 37,648,077 37,835,135 — 37,835,135 — — Mandatorily redeemable capital stock 1,624 1,624 1,624 — — — Accrued interest payable 45,575 45,575 — 45,575 — — Derivative liabilities 4,404 4,404 — 329,645 — (325,241) Other Asset (Liability): Industrial revenue bonds 35,000 37,978 — 37,978 — — Financing obligation payable (35,000) (37,978) — (37,978) — — 1 Represents the effect of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow FHLBank to net settle positive and negative positions and also derivative cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed with the same clearing agent or derivative counterparty. Fair Value Methodologies and Techniques and Significant Inputs: 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 are listed below. The fair values and level within the fair value hierarchy of these assets and liabilities are reported in Tables 15.3 and 15.4. Investment Securities: For long-term (as determined by original issuance date) investment securities, FHLBank obtains prices from multiple designated third-party pricing vendors when available. The pricing vendors use various proprietary models to price investments. The inputs to those models are derived from various sources including, but not limited to, benchmark yields, reported trades, dealer estimates, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers and other market‑related data. Since many MBS are not traded daily, the pricing vendors use available information as applicable such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing to determine the prices for individual securities. Each pricing vendor has an established challenge process in place for all valuations, which facilitates resolution of potentially erroneous prices identified by FHLBank. The use of multiple pricing vendors provides FHLBank with additional data points regarding levels of inputs and final prices that are used to validate final pricing of investment securities. The utilization of the average of available vendor prices within a cluster tolerance and the evaluation of reasonableness of outlier prices described below does not discard available information. Annually, FHLBank conducts reviews of the multiple pricing vendors to confirm and further augment its understanding of the vendors’ pricing processes, methodologies, and control procedures. FHLBank’s review process includes obtaining available vendors’ independent auditors’ reports regarding the internal controls over their valuation process, although the availability of pertinent reports varies by vendor. FHLBank utilizes a valuation technique for estimating the fair values of long-term investment securities as follows: ▪ FHLBank’s valuation technique first requires the establishment of a median price for each security. If three prices are received, the middle price is used; if two prices are received, the average of the two prices is used; and if one price is received, it is used subject to validation. ▪ All prices that are within a specified tolerance threshold of the median price are included in the cluster of prices that are averaged to compute a default price. ▪ Prices that are outside the threshold (outliers) are subject to further analysis (including, but not limited to, comparison to prices provided by an additional third-party valuation service, prices for similar securities, and/or non‑binding dealer estimates) to determine if an outlier is a better estimate of fair value. ▪ If an outlier (or some other price identified in the analysis) is determined to be a better estimate of fair value, then the outlier (or the other price as appropriate) is used as the final price rather than the default price. ▪ If, on the other hand, the analysis confirms that an outlier (or outliers) is (are) in fact not representative of fair value and the default price is the best estimate, then the default price is used as the final price. In all cases, the final price is used to determine the fair value of the security. ▪ If all prices received for a security are outside the tolerance threshold level of the median price, then there is no default price, and the final price is determined by an evaluation of all outlier prices as described above. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, multiple prices were received for substantially all of FHLBank’s long-term investment securities so the final prices for those securities were computed by averaging the prices received. Based on FHLBank’s reviews of the pricing methods and controls employed by the third-party pricing vendors and the relative lack of dispersion among the vendor prices, FHLBank has concluded that its final prices result in reasonable estimates of fair value and that the fair value measurements are classified appropriately in the fair value hierarchy. Impaired Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio and Real Estate Owned: The estimated fair values of impaired mortgage loans held for portfolio and REO on a nonrecurring basis are generally based on broker prices or property values obtained from a third-party pricing vendor. All estimated fair values of impaired mortgage loans held for portfolio and REO are net of any estimated selling costs. Derivative Assets/Liabilities: FHLBank bases the fair values of derivatives on instruments with similar terms or market prices, when available. However, active markets do not exist for many of FHLBank’s derivatives. Consequently, fair values for these instruments are generally estimated using standard valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow analysis and comparisons to similar instruments. FHLBank is subject to credit risk due to the risk of nonperformance by counterparties to its derivative transactions. For uncleared derivatives, the degree of credit risk depends on the extent to which master netting arrangements are included in these contracts to mitigate the risk. In addition, FHLBank requires collateral agreements with collateral delivery thresholds on all of its uncleared derivatives. The use of cleared derivatives is intended to mitigate credit risk exposure because a central counterparty is substituted for individual counterparties and collateral is posted daily through a clearing agent for changes in the value of cleared derivatives. FHLBank has evaluated the potential for the fair value of the instruments to be impacted by counterparty credit risk and its own credit risk and has determined that no adjustments were significant or necessary to the overall fair value measurements of derivatives. The fair values of FHLBank’s derivative assets and liabilities include accrued interest receivable/payable and cash collateral. The estimated fair values of the accrued interest receivable/payable and cash collateral approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature. Derivatives are presented on a net basis by clearing agent by Clearinghouse or by counterparty when it has met the netting requirements. If these netted amounts are positive, they are classified as an asset and, if negative, a liability. The discounted cash flow model uses market-observable inputs. Inputs by class of derivative are as follows: ▪ Interest-rate related: • Discount rate assumption - Federal Funds Overnight Index Swap (OIS) or SOFR swap curve depending on the terms of the derivative; • Forward interest rate assumption for rate resets - swap curve of index rate of the instrument (e.g., LIBOR, SOFR or Fed Funds Effective Rate); and • Volatility assumptions - market-based expectations of future interest rate volatility implied from current market prices for similar options. ▪ Mortgage delivery commitments: • To be announced (TBA) price - market-based prices of TBAs by coupon class and expected term until settlement. Fair Value Measurements: Tables 15.3 and 15.4 present, for each hierarchy level, FHLBank’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis on the Statements of Condition as of or for the periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands). Table 15.3 12/31/2021 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral 1 Recurring fair value measurements - Assets: Trading securities: Certificates of deposit $ 200,023 $ — $ 200,023 $ — $ — U.S. Treasury obligations 917,472 — 917,472 — — GSE debentures 415,918 — 415,918 — — GSE MBS 806,542 — 806,542 — — Total trading securities 2,339,955 — 2,339,955 — — Available-for-sale securities: U.S. Treasury obligations 2,816,437 — 2,816,437 — — U.S. obligation MBS 50,767 — 50,767 — — GSE MBS 4,851,981 — 4,851,981 — — Total available-for-sale securities 7,719,185 — 7,719,185 — — Derivative assets: Interest-rate related 156,894 — 17,018 — 139,876 Mortgage delivery commitments 32 — 32 — — Total derivative assets 156,926 — 17,050 — 139,876 TOTAL RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - ASSETS $ 10,216,066 $ — $ 10,076,190 $ — $ 139,876 Recurring fair value measurements - Liabilities: Derivative liabilities: Interest-rate related $ 4,535 $ — $ 181,265 $ — $ (176,730) Mortgage delivery commitments 45 — 45 — — Total derivative liabilities 4,580 — 181,310 — (176,730) TOTAL RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - LIABILITIES $ 4,580 $ — $ 181,310 $ — $ (176,730) Nonrecurring fair value measurements - Assets 2 : Impaired mortgage loans $ 4,510 $ — $ — $ 4,510 $ — Real estate owned 52 — — 52 — TOTAL NONRECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - ASSETS $ 4,562 $ — $ — $ 4,562 $ — 1 Represents the effect of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow FHLBank to net settle positive and negative positions and also derivative cash collateral, including related accrued interest, held or placed with the same clearing agent or derivative counterparty. 2 Includes assets adjusted to fair value during the year ended December 31, 2021 and still outstanding as of December 31, 2021. Table 15.4 12/31/2020 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral 1 Recurring fair value measurements - Assets: Trading securities: U.S. Treasury obligations $ 1,298,518 $ — $ 1,298,518 $ — $ — GSE debentures 431,875 — 431,875 — — GSE MBS 892,983 — 892,983 — — Total trading securities 2,623,376 — 2,623,376 — — Available-for-sale securities: U.S. Treasury obligations 3,546,325 — 3,546,325 — — GSE MBS 3,194,985 — 3,194,985 — — Total available-for-sale securities 6,741,310 — 6,741,310 — — Derivative assets: Interest-rate related 148,214 — 18,675 — 129,539 Mortgage delivery commitments 654 — 654 — — Total derivative assets 148,868 — 19,329 — 129,539 TOTAL RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - ASSETS $ 9,513,554 $ — $ 9,384,015 $ — $ 129,539 Recurring fair value measurements - Liabilities: Derivative liabilities: Interest-rate related $ 4,400 $ — $ 329,641 $ — $ (325,241) Mortgage delivery commitments 4 — 4 — — Total derivative liabilities 4,404 — 329,645 — (325,241) TOTAL RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - LIABILITIES $ 4,404 $ — $ 329,645 $ — $ (325,241) Nonrecurring fair value measurements - Assets 2 : Impaired mortgage loans $ 12,668 $ — $ — $ 12,668 $ — Real estate owned 405 — — 405 — TOTAL NONRECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - ASSETS $ 13,073 $ — $ — $ 13,073 $ — 1 Represents the effect of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow FHLBank to net settle positive and negative positions and also derivative cash collateral, including related accrued interest, held or placed with the same clearing agent or derivative counterparty. 2 Includes assets adjusted to fair value during the year ended December 31, 2020 and still outstanding as of December 31, 2020. |