Federal Home Loan Bank Of New York 10-K 2013 FY Annual report

Exhibit 99.01

Audit Committee Report

In accordance with its written charter adopted by the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibility for oversight of the quality and integrity of the accounting, auditing, and financial reporting practices of the Bank.

The Audit Committee of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY”) for 2013 was composed of nine Directors.  The Audit Committee had eight meetings during 2013 and during these meetings the Audit Committee met separately with the Chief Audit Officer and the independent registered public accounting firm.

Management has the primary responsibility for the preparation and integrity of the FHLBNY’s financial statements, accounting and financial reporting principles and internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations.  FHLBNY’s independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, is responsible for performing an independent audit of the financial statements and expressing an opinion on the conformity of those financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles.

The Audit Committee oversees the FHLBNY’s financial reporting process; reviews the programs and policies of the FHLBNY designed to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations and policies and monitors the results of these compliance efforts; and advises and assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities relating to risk management, internal controls, the accounting policies and financial reporting and disclosure practices of the FHLBNY, and the independent registered public accounting firm of the FHLBNY.

The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the 2013 audited financial statements with management and the independent registered public accounting firm.  The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm all communications required by generally accepted auditing standards, including those described in Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 16, “Communications with Audit Committees”  and with and without management present, discussed and reviewed the results of the independent registered public accounting firm’s audit of the financial statements.  The Audit Committee has also received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions with Audit Committees, and has discussed the independent public registered accounting firm’s independence with them.

Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee voted to recommend to the Board of Directors on March 19, 2014 that the FHLBNY’s audited financial statements be included in the FHLBNY’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, for filing with the SEC.

FHLBNY AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS

2013	2014
Jay M. Ford, Chairman	Jay M. Ford, Chairman
Katherine J. Liseno, Vice Chairman	Thomas L. Hoy, Vice Chairman
John R. Buran	John R. Buran
Joseph R. Ficalora	Kevin Cummings
José R. González	Joseph R. Ficalora
Michael M. Horn	Joseph J. Melone
Thomas L. Hoy	Monte N. Redman
Joseph J. Melone	Larry E. Thompson
Richard S. Mroz