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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number: 000-51397
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Federally chartered corporation | | 13-6400946 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | | Identification No.) |
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101 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. | | 10178 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(212) 681-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files) Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o | | Accelerated filer o |
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Non-accelerated filer x | | Smaller reporting company o |
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | | |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes o No x
The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock as of October 31, 2014 was 56,165,672.
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Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
Statements of Condition — Unaudited (In Thousands, Except Par Value of Capital Stock)
As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Assets | | | | | |
Cash and due from banks (Note 3) | | $ | 3,662,513 | | $ | 15,309,998 | |
Federal funds sold (Note 4) | | 5,769,000 | | 5,986,000 | |
Available-for-sale securities, net of unrealized gains of $16,071 at September 30, 2014 and $14,505 at December 31, 2013 (Note 6) | | 1,305,937 | | 1,562,541 | |
Held-to-maturity securities (Note 5) | | 12,803,968 | | 12,535,928 | |
Advances (Note 7) (Includes $20,214,853 at September 30, 2014 and $19,205,399 at December 31, 2013 at fair value under the fair value option) | | 99,549,842 | | 90,765,017 | |
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio, net of allowance for credit losses of $5,119 at September 30, 2014 and $5,697 at December 31, 2013 (Note 8) | | 2,037,455 | | 1,927,623 | |
Accrued interest receivable | | 169,558 | | 173,573 | |
Premises, software, and equipment | | 11,061 | | 11,808 | |
Derivative assets (Note 15) | | 43,680 | | 43,302 | |
Other assets | | 14,870 | | 17,115 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 125,367,884 | | $ | 128,332,905 | |
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Liabilities and capital | | | | | |
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Liabilities | | | | | |
Deposits (Note 9) | | | | | |
Interest-bearing demand | | $ | 2,072,072 | | $ | 1,865,399 | |
Non-interest-bearing demand | | 8,608 | | 25,941 | |
Term | | 31,000 | | 38,000 | |
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Total deposits | | 2,111,680 | | 1,929,340 | |
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Consolidated obligations, net (Note 10) | | | | | |
Bonds (Includes $21,099,223 at September 30, 2014 and $22,868,401 at December 31, 2013 at fair value under the fair value option) | | 79,919,721 | | 73,275,312 | |
Discount notes (Includes $6,901,321 at September 30, 2014 and $4,260,635 at December 31, 2013 at fair value under the fair value option) | | 36,067,199 | | 45,870,470 | |
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Total consolidated obligations | | 115,986,920 | | 119,145,782 | |
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Mandatorily redeemable capital stock (Note 12) | | 19,330 | | 23,994 | |
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Accrued interest payable | | 125,780 | | 112,047 | |
Affordable Housing Program (Note 11) | | 113,755 | | 123,060 | |
Derivative liabilities (Note 15) | | 303,394 | | 349,150 | |
Other liabilities | | 144,861 | | 163,878 | |
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Total liabilities | | 118,805,720 | | 121,847,251 | |
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Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 12, 15 and 17) | | | | | |
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Capital (Note 12) | | | | | |
Capital stock ($100 par value), putable, issued and outstanding shares: | | | | | |
55,980 at September 30, 2014 and 55,714 at December 31, 2013 | | 5,597,994 | | 5,571,400 | |
Retained earnings | | | | | |
Unrestricted | | 858,117 | | 841,412 | |
Restricted (Note 12) | | 204,691 | | 157,114 | |
Total retained earnings | | 1,062,808 | | 998,526 | |
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss | | (98,638 | ) | (84,272 | ) |
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Total capital | | 6,562,164 | | 6,485,654 | |
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Total liabilities and capital | | $ | 125,367,884 | | $ | 128,332,905 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
Statements of Income — Unaudited (In thousands, Except Per Share Data)
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013
| | Three months ended | | Nine months ended | |
| | September 30, | | September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
Interest income | | | | | | | | | |
Advances, net (Note 7) | | $ | 127,019 | | $ | 113,623 | | $ | 354,236 | | $ | 324,396 | |
Interest-bearing deposits (Note 4) | | 249 | | 313 | | 759 | | 1,712 | |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell (Note 4) | | 163 | | — | | 311 | | — | |
Federal funds sold (Note 4) | | 2,885 | | 2,335 | | 7,277 | | 9,731 | |
Available-for-sale securities (Note 6) | | 2,567 | | 3,887 | | 8,279 | | 12,998 | |
Held-to-maturity securities (Note 5) | | 66,876 | | 60,335 | | 198,384 | | 178,509 | |
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio (Note 8) | | 18,120 | | 17,026 | | 53,137 | | 50,832 | |
Loans to other FHLBanks (Note 18) | | 1 | | 5 | | 4 | | 23 | |
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Total interest income | | 217,880 | | 197,524 | | 622,387 | | 578,201 | |
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Interest expense | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations-bonds (Note 10) | | 81,410 | | 73,557 | | 236,818 | | 221,129 | |
Consolidated obligations-discount notes (Note 10) | | 19,280 | | 17,620 | | 53,301 | | 51,708 | |
Deposits (Note 9) | | 138 | | 134 | | 425 | | 445 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock (Note 12) | | 223 | | 250 | | 728 | | 732 | |
Cash collateral held and other borrowings (Note 18) | | 17 | | — | | 28 | | 4 | |
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Total interest expense | | 101,068 | | 91,561 | | 291,300 | | 274,018 | |
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Net interest income before provision for credit losses | | 116,812 | | 105,963 | | 331,087 | | 304,183 | |
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(Reversal)/Provision for credit losses on mortgage loans | | (50 | ) | (151 | ) | (23 | ) | 54 | |
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Net interest income after provision for credit losses | | 116,862 | | 106,114 | | 331,110 | | 304,129 | |
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Other income (loss) | | | | | | | | | |
Service fees and other | | 2,010 | | 2,514 | | 6,597 | | 7,453 | |
Instruments held at fair value - Unrealized gains (losses) (Note 16) | | 1,368 | | (5,468 | ) | 3,857 | | 5,454 | |
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives and hedging activities (Note 15) | | (565 | ) | (12,092 | ) | (4,361 | ) | 2,167 | |
Losses from extinguishment of debt | | — | | — | | (438 | ) | (8,913 | ) |
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Total other income (loss) | | 2,813 | | (15,046 | ) | 5,655 | | 6,161 | |
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Other expenses | | | | | | | | | |
Operating | | 6,323 | | 6,729 | | 20,380 | | 20,751 | |
Compensation and benefits | | 14,770 | | 13,172 | | 41,715 | | 40,579 | |
Finance Agency and Office of Finance | | 3,432 | | 2,911 | | 10,270 | | 9,002 | |
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Total other expenses | | 24,525 | | 22,812 | | 72,365 | | 70,332 | |
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Income before assessments | | 95,150 | | 68,256 | | 264,400 | | 239,958 | |
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Affordable Housing Program Assessments (Note 11) | | 9,537 | | 6,920 | | 26,513 | | 24,138 | |
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Net income | | $ | 85,613 | | $ | 61,336 | | $ | 237,887 | | $ | 215,820 | |
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Basic earnings per share (Note 13) | | $ | 1.53 | | $ | 1.15 | | $ | 4.30 | | $ | 4.43 | |
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Cash dividends paid per share | | $ | 1.01 | | $ | 0.99 | | $ | 3.17 | | $ | 3.11 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
Statements of Comprehensive Income — Unaudited (In Thousands)
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
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Net Income | | $ | 85,613 | | $ | 61,336 | | $ | 237,887 | | $ | 215,820 | |
Other Comprehensive income (loss) | | | | | | | | | |
Net unrealized gains/losses on available-for-sale securities | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized gains (losses) | | 1,079 | | (5,501 | ) | 1,566 | | (8,543 | ) |
Net non-credit portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses on held-to-maturity securities | | | | | | | | | |
Accretion of non-credit portion of OTTI | | 2,298 | | 2,511 | | 6,962 | | 7,760 | |
Net unrealized gains/losses relating to hedging activities | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized gains (losses) | | 8,999 | | 1,436 | | (31,714 | ) | 75,474 | |
Reclassification of losses included in net income | | 739 | | 780 | | 2,209 | | 2,642 | |
Total net unrealized gains (losses) relating to hedging activities | | 9,738 | | 2,216 | | (29,505 | ) | 78,116 | |
Pension and postretirement benefits | | 72 | | 381 | | 6,611 | | 1,142 | |
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | | 13,187 | | (393 | ) | (14,366 | ) | 78,475 | |
Total comprehensive income | | $ | 98,800 | | $ | 60,943 | | $ | 223,521 | | $ | 294,295 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
Statements of Capital - Unaudited (In thousands, Except Per Share Data)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013
| | | | | | | | | | | | Accumulated | | | |
| | Capital Stock (a) | | | | | | | | Other | | | |
| | Class B | | Retained Earnings | | Comprehensive | | Total | |
| | Shares | | Par Value | | Unrestricted | | Restricted | | Total | | Income (Loss) | | Capital | |
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Balance, December 31, 2012 | | 47,975 | | $ | 4,797,457 | | $ | 797,567 | | $ | 96,185 | | $ | 893,752 | | $ | (199,380 | ) | $ | 5,491,829 | |
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Proceeds from issuance of capital stock | | 31,925 | | 3,192,451 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 3,192,451 | |
Repurchase/redemption of capital stock | | (25,028 | ) | (2,502,805 | ) | — | | — | | — | | — | | (2,502,805 | ) |
Shares reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | (45 | ) | (4,452 | ) | — | | — | | — | | — | | (4,452 | ) |
Cash dividends ($3.11 per share) on capital stock | | — | | — | | (146,194 | ) | — | | (146,194 | ) | — | | (146,194 | ) |
Comprehensive income | | — | | — | | 172,502 | | 43,318 | | 215,820 | | 78,475 | | 294,295 | |
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Balance, September 30, 2013 | | 54,827 | | $ | 5,482,651 | | $ | 823,875 | | $ | 139,503 | | $ | 963,378 | | $ | (120,905 | ) | $ | 6,325,124 | |
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Balance, December 31, 2013 | | 55,714 | | $ | 5,571,400 | | $ | 841,412 | | $ | 157,114 | | $ | 998,526 | | $ | (84,272 | ) | $ | 6,485,654 | |
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Proceeds from issuance of capital stock | | 30,634 | | 3,063,367 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 3,063,367 | |
Repurchase/redemption of capital stock | | (30,368 | ) | (3,036,773 | ) | — | | — | | — | | — | | (3,036,773 | ) |
Cash dividends ($3.17 per share) on capital stock | | — | | — | | (173,605 | ) | — | | (173,605 | ) | — | | (173,605 | ) |
Comprehensive income (loss) | | — | | — | | 190,310 | | 47,577 | | 237,887 | | (14,366 | ) | 223,521 | |
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Balance, September 30, 2014 | | 55,980 | | $ | 5,597,994 | | $ | 858,117 | | $ | 204,691 | | $ | 1,062,808 | | $ | (98,638 | ) | $ | 6,562,164 | |
(a) Putable stock
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
Statements of Cash Flows — Unaudited (In Thousands)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
Operating activities | | | | | |
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Net Income | | $ | 237,887 | | $ | 215,820 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization: | | | | | |
Net premiums and discounts on consolidated obligations, investments, mortgage loans and other adjustments | | (19,642 | ) | 55,500 | |
Concessions on consolidated obligations | | 3,913 | | 3,120 | |
Premises, software, and equipment | | 2,588 | | 2,778 | |
(Reversal)/Provision for credit losses on mortgage loans | | (23 | ) | 54 | |
Change in net fair value adjustments on derivatives and hedging activities | | 228,445 | | 99,455 | |
Change in fair value adjustments on financial instruments held at fair value | | (3,857 | ) | (5,454 | ) |
Losses from extinguishment of debt | | 438 | | 8,913 | |
Net change in: | | | | | |
Accrued interest receivable | | 2,003 | | 2,386 | |
Derivative assets due to accrued interest | | 5,911 | | 16,256 | |
Derivative liabilities due to accrued interest | | (5,454 | ) | (10,118 | ) |
Other assets | | 3,789 | | 3,840 | |
Affordable Housing Program liability | | (9,304 | ) | (15,156 | ) |
Accrued interest payable | | 11,822 | | 15,897 | |
Other liabilities | | (13,946 | ) | (3,251 | ) |
Total adjustments | | 206,683 | | 174,220 | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | 444,570 | | 390,040 | |
Investing activities | | | | | |
Net change in: | | | | | |
Interest-bearing deposits | | 361,600 | | 843,540 | |
Federal funds sold | | 217,000 | | (787,000 | ) |
Deposits with other FHLBanks | | (174 | ) | (289 | ) |
Premises, software, and equipment | | (1,841 | ) | (3,234 | ) |
Held-to-maturity securities: | | | | | |
Purchased | | (1,126,208 | ) | (2,520,273 | ) |
Repayments | | 861,037 | | 1,581,182 | |
Available-for-sale securities: | | | | | |
Purchased | | (4,068 | ) | — | |
Repayments | | 262,666 | | 612,928 | |
Proceeds from sales | | 875 | | 600 | |
Advances: | | | | | |
Principal collected | | 510,360,774 | | 416,091,032 | |
Made | | (519,640,893 | ) | (430,560,383 | ) |
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio: | | | | | |
Principal collected | | 135,108 | | 262,917 | |
Purchased | | (250,244 | ) | (361,866 | ) |
Proceeds from sales of REO | | 2,074 | | 1,139 | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (8,822,294 | ) | (14,839,707 | ) |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
Statements of Cash Flows — Unaudited (In Thousands)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
Financing activities | | | | | |
Net change in: | | | | | |
Deposits and other borrowings | | $ | 274,064 | | $ | (461,710 | ) |
Derivative contracts with financing element | | (178,320 | ) | (176,368 | ) |
Consolidated obligation bonds: | | | | | |
Proceeds from issuance | | 51,924,707 | | 49,700,218 | |
Payments for maturing and early retirement | | (45,334,320 | ) | (43,641,524 | ) |
Net payments on bonds transferred to other FHLBanks (a) | | — | | (28,943 | ) |
Consolidated obligation discount notes: | | | | | |
Proceeds from issuance | | 142,136,721 | | 128,770,058 | |
Payments for maturing | | (151,940,938 | ) | (116,283,842 | ) |
Capital stock: | | | | | |
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock | | 3,063,367 | | 3,192,451 | |
Payments for repurchase/redemption of capital stock | | (3,036,773 | ) | (2,502,805 | ) |
Redemption of mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | (4,664 | ) | (3,977 | ) |
Cash dividends paid (b) | | (173,605 | ) | (146,194 | ) |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | | (3,269,761 | ) | 18,417,364 | |
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and due from banks | | (11,647,485 | ) | 3,967,697 | |
Cash and due from banks at beginning of the period | | 15,309,998 | | 7,553,188 | |
Cash and due from banks at end of the period | | $ | 3,662,513 | | $ | 11,520,885 | |
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Supplemental disclosures: | | | | | |
Interest paid | | $ | 281,132 | | $ | 283,199 | |
Affordable Housing Program payments (c) | | $ | 35,818 | | $ | 39,294 | |
Transfers of mortgage loans to real estate owned | | $ | 2,635 | | $ | 2,317 | |
(a) | For information about bonds transferred (to)/from FHLBanks and other related party transactions, see Note 18. Related Party Transactions. |
(b) | Does not include payments to holders of mandatorily redeemable capital stock. Such payments are reported as interest expense. |
(c) | AHP payments = (beginning accrual - ending accrual) + AHP assessment for the period; payments represent funds released to the Affordable Housing Program. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Background
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY” or “the Bank”) is a federally chartered corporation, and is one of twelve district Federal Home Loan Banks (“FHLBanks”). The FHLBanks are U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”), organized under the authority of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, as amended (“FHLBank Act”). Each FHLBank is a cooperative owned by member institutions located within a defined geographic district. The FHLBNY’s defined geographic district is New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Tax Status. The FHLBanks, including the FHLBNY, are exempt from ordinary federal, state, and local taxation except for real property taxes.
Assessments. Affordable Housing Program (“AHP”) Assessments — Each FHLBank, including the FHLBNY, provides subsidies in the form of direct grants and below-market interest rate advances to members, who use the funds to assist in the purchase, construction or rehabilitation of housing for very low-, low- and moderate-income households. Annually, the 12 FHLBanks must set aside the greater of $100 million or 10% of their regulatory defined net income for the Affordable Housing Program.
Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates.
Basis of Presentation
The preparation of financial statements is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. and with instructions provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The preparation requires management to make a number of judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities (if applicable), and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reported periods. Although management believes these judgments, estimates and assumptions to be appropriate, actual results may differ. The information contained in these financial statements is unaudited. In the opinion of management, normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the interim period results have been made. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the FHLBNY’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014.
Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates
The FHLBNY has identified certain accounting policies that it believes are significant because they require management to make subjective judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because of the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or by using different assumptions. These policies include estimating the allowance for credit losses on the advance and mortgage loan portfolios, evaluating the impairment of the Bank’s securities portfolios, and estimating fair values of certain assets and liabilities. There have been no significant changes to accounting policies from those identified in Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates in Notes to the Financial Statements in the Bank’s most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014, which contains a summary of the Bank’s significant accounting policies and estimates.
Recently Adopted Significant Accounting Policies
Framework for Adversely Classifying Loans, Other Real Estate Owned, and Other Assets and Listing Assets for Special Mention. On April 9, 2012, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”), the FHLBank’s regulator, issued Advisory Bulletin 2012-02 (“Advisory Bulletin”) that establishes adverse classification, identification of Special Mention assets and off-balance sheet credit exposures. The guidance is expected to be applied prospectively. The FHFA issued additional guidance that extended the effective date of classification aspects of this Advisory Bulletin to January 1, 2014. Adoption in the first quarter of 2014 had no impact on the results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
The Advisory Bulletin also prescribes the timing of asset charge-offs if an asset is at 180 days or more past due, subject to certain conditions. That guidance is not effective until January 1, 2015 and is further discussed in Note 2. Recently issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations.
Joint and Several Liability Arrangements. In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update ASU No. 2013-04, Liabilities (Topic 405): Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date. This guidance requires an entity to measure these obligations as the sum of (1) the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and (2) any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. In addition, this guidance requires an entity to disclose the nature and amount of the obligation as well as other information about those obligations. This guidance became effective for interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2014 and is to be applied retrospectively for obligations with joint and several liabilities existing at January 1, 2014. The guidance had no effect on the FHLBNY’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
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Note 2. Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations.
Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures. On June 12, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-11, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860) — Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures. The FASB’s objective in issuing the amendments in this ASU is to respond to stakeholders’ concerns about current accounting and disclosures for repurchase agreements and similar transactions. Stakeholders expressed concern that current accounting guidance distinguishes between repurchase agreements that settle at the same time as the maturity of the transferred financial asset and those that settle any time before maturity. Under current U.S. GAAP, repurchase agreements that mature at the same time as the transferred financial asset (a repurchase-to-maturity transaction) generally are not considered to maintain the transferor’s effective control.
The ASU require two accounting changes. First, the amendments change the accounting for repurchase-to-maturity transactions to secured borrowing accounting. Second, for repurchase financing arrangements, the amendments require separate accounting for a transfer of a financial asset executed contemporaneously with a repurchase agreement with the same counterparty, which will result in secured borrowing accounting for the repurchase agreement.
In addition, this guidance requires additional disclosures, particularly on transfers accounted for as sales that are economically similar to repurchase agreements and on the nature of collateral pledged in repurchase agreements accounted for as secured borrowings. This guidance becomes effective for the FHLBNY for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2014, and early adoption is prohibited. The changes in accounting for transactions outstanding on the effective date are required to be presented as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The FHLBNY is in the process of evaluating this guidance, but does not expect adoption will have a material effect on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Revenue recognition. On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, (Topic 606): Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) initiated a joint project to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for U.S. GAAP and IFRS that would remove inconsistencies and improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities and industries, provide a more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. For a public entity, the amendments in this ASU are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. The FHLBNY is in the process of evaluating this guidance, but does not expect adoption will have a material effect on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Foreclosed and Repossessed Assets.
On January 17, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-04, Receivables—Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40): Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure. The ASU clarifies Foreclosed and Repossessed Assets, and provides guidance when consumer mortgage loans collateralized by real estate should be reclassified to Real Estate Owned (“REO”). Specifically, such collateralized mortgage loans should be reclassified to REO when either the creditor obtains legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure, or the borrower conveys all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement.
On August 8, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-14, Receivables—Troubled Debt Restructuring by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40): Classification of Certain Government-Guaranteed Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure, which requires that a mortgage loan be derecognized and a separate other receivable be recognized upon foreclosure if the following conditions are met: (1) the loan has a government guarantee that is not separable from the loan before foreclosure; (2) at the time of foreclosure, the creditor has the intent to convey the real estate property to the guarantor and make a claim on the guarantee, and the creditor has the ability to recover under that claim; and (3) at the time of foreclosure, any amount of the claim that is determined on the basis of the fair value of the real estate is fixed. Upon foreclosure, the separate other receivable should be measured based on the amount of the loan balance (principal and interest) expected to be recovered from the guarantor.
ASU 2014-04 and ASU 2014-14 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and is not expected to have a material effect on the FHLBNY.
Framework for Adversely Classifying Loans, Other Real Estate Owned, and Other Assets and Listing Assets for Special Mention. On April 9, 2012, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”), the FHLBank’s regulator, issued Advisory Bulletin 2012-02 (“Advisory Bulletin”) that provided two part guidance.
The first guidance, which addresses the classification of assets, was adopted on January 1, 2014 as required. The second guidance prescribes the timing of asset charge-offs if an asset is at 180 days or more past due, subject to certain conditions. The guidance is not effective until January 1, 2015. Under existing policies, the FHLBNY records a charge-off on MPF loans based upon the occurrence of a confirming event, which is typically the occurrence of an in-substance foreclosure (which occurs when the PFI takes physical possession of real estate without having to go through formal foreclosure procedures) or actual foreclosure. Adoption of the Advisory Bulletin may accelerate the timing of charge-offs. The FHLBNY is reviewing the operational aspects of implementing the guidance. The FHLBNY’s current practice is to record credit loss allowance on a loan level basis
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on all MPF loans delinquent 90 days or greater (for loans in bankruptcy status, an allowance is recorded regardless of delinquency status), and to measure the allowance based on the shortfall of the value of collateral (less estimated selling costs) to the recorded investment in the impaired loan. Therefore, the FHLBNY does not expect an acceleration of the charge-offs to have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Note 3. Cash and Due from Banks.
Cash on hand, cash items in the process of collection, and amounts due from correspondent banks and the Federal Reserve Banks are included in Cash and due from banks. The FHLBNY is exempted from maintaining any required clearing balance at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Pass-through Deposit Reserves
The Bank acts as a pass-through correspondent for member institutions required to deposit reserves with the Federal Reserve Banks. Pass-through reserves deposited with Federal Reserve Banks were $71.1 million and $76.3 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The Bank includes member reserve balances in Other liabilities in the Statements of Condition.
Note 4. Federal Funds Sold, Interest-bearing Deposits, and Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell.
Federal funds sold — Federal funds sold are unsecured advances to third parties.
Interest-bearing deposits — Cash Collateral Pledged to Derivative Counterparties — The FHLBNY executes derivatives with major swap dealers and financial institutions (“derivative counterparties” or “counterparties”), and enters into bilateral collateral agreements. Beginning June 10, 2013, certain of the FHLBNY’s derivatives are cleared and settled through one or several Derivative Clearing Organizations (“DCO”) as mandated under the Dodd-Frank Act. The FHLBNY considers the DCO as a derivative counterparty. For both bilaterally executed derivatives and derivatives cleared through a DCO, when a derivative counterparty is exposed, the FHLBNY would post cash as pledged collateral to mitigate the counterparty’s credit exposure.
At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the FHLBNY had deposited $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion with derivative counterparties and these amounts earned interest generally at the overnight Federal funds rate. As provided under master netting agreements or under a legal netting opinion, the cash posted was reclassified and recorded as a deduction to Derivative liabilities. Cash collateral or margin posted by the FHLBNY in excess of the fair value exposures were classified as a Derivative asset. See Credit Risk due to nonperformance by counterparties in Note 15. Derivatives and Hedging Activities.
Securities purchased under agreements to resell — As part of the FHLBNY’s banking activities, the FHLBNY may enter into secured financing transactions that mature overnight, and can be extended only at the discretion of the FHLBNY. These transactions involve the lending of cash, against which marketable securities are taken as collateral. The amount of cash loaned against the collateral is a function of the liquidity and quality of the collateral. The collateral is typically in the form of securities that meet the FHLBNY’s credit quality standards, are highly-rated and readily marketable. The FHLBNY has the ability to call for additional collateral if the value of the securities falls below a pre-defined haircut. The FHLBNY can terminate the transaction and liquidate the collateral if the counterparty fails to post the additional margin. Under these agreements, the FHLBNY would not have the right to re-pledge the securities received. Securities purchased under agreements to resell (reverse repos) generally do not constitute a sale for accounting purposes of the underlying securities and so are treated as collateralized financing transactions. There were no outstanding balances at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Transaction balances averaged $1.3 billion and $885.3 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and $72.9 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. There were no transactions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Interest income from securities purchased under agreements to resell were $163 thousand and $311 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.
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Note 5. Held-to-Maturity Securities.
Major Security Types (in thousands)
| | September 30, 2014 | |
| | | | OTTI | | | | Gross | | Gross | | | |
| | Amortized | | Recognized | | Carrying | | Unrecognized | | Unrecognized | | Fair | |
Issued, guaranteed or insured: | | Cost | | in AOCI | | Value | | Holding Gains (a) | | Holding Losses (a) | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pools of Mortgages | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | $ | 252,476 | | $ | — | | $ | 252,476 | | $ | 23,055 | | $ | — | | $ | 275,531 | |
Freddie Mac | | 74,081 | | — | | 74,081 | | 5,741 | | — | | 79,822 | |
Total pools of mortgages | | 326,557 | | — | | 326,557 | | 28,796 | | — | | 355,353 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations/Real | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | 2,932,206 | | — | | 2,932,206 | | 24,636 | | (880 | ) | 2,955,962 | |
Freddie Mac | | 1,959,435 | | — | | 1,959,435 | | 17,262 | | — | | 1,976,697 | |
Ginnie Mae | | 34,275 | | — | | 34,275 | | 485 | | — | | 34,760 | |
Total CMOs/REMICs | | 4,925,916 | | — | | 4,925,916 | | 42,383 | | (880 | ) | 4,967,419 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | 1,941,615 | | — | | 1,941,615 | | 11,776 | | (9,915 | ) | 1,943,476 | |
Freddie Mac | | 4,464,235 | | — | | 4,464,235 | | 131,507 | | (16,521 | ) | 4,579,221 | |
Total commercial mortgage-backed securities | | 6,405,850 | | — | | 6,405,850 | | 143,283 | | (26,436 | ) | 6,522,697 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Non-GSE MBS (b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CMOs/REMICs | | 37,230 | | (413 | ) | 36,817 | | 1,786 | | (763 | ) | 37,840 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities (b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Manufactured housing (insured) (c) | | 97,952 | | — | | 97,952 | | 2,772 | | — | | 100,724 | |
Home equity loans (insured) (c) | | 162,631 | | (33,903 | ) | 128,728 | | 61,715 | | (159 | ) | 190,284 | |
Home equity loans (uninsured) | | 102,410 | | (12,012 | ) | 90,398 | | 13,423 | | (2,707 | ) | 101,114 | |
Total asset-backed securities | | 362,993 | | (45,915 | ) | 317,078 | | 77,910 | | (2,866 | ) | 392,122 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total MBS | | 12,058,546 | | (46,328 | ) | 12,012,218 | | 294,158 | | (30,945 | ) | 12,275,431 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
State and local housing finance agency obligations | | 791,750 | | — | | 791,750 | | 578 | | (51,090 | ) | 741,238 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Held-to-maturity securities | | $ | 12,850,296 | | $ | (46,328 | ) | $ | 12,803,968 | | $ | 294,736 | | $ | (82,035 | ) | $ | 13,016,669 | |
| | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | OTTI | | | | Gross | | Gross | | | |
| | Amortized | | Recognized | | Carrying | | Unrecognized | | Unrecognized | | Fair | |
Issued, guaranteed or insured: | | Cost | | in AOCI | | Value | | Holding Gains (a) | | Holding Losses (a) | | Value | |
Pools of Mortgages | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | $ | 307,818 | | $ | — | | $ | 307,818 | | $ | 23,973 | | $ | — | | $ | 331,791 | |
Freddie Mac | | 90,889 | | — | | 90,889 | | 5,883 | | — | | 96,772 | |
Total pools of mortgages | | 398,707 | | — | | 398,707 | | 29,856 | | — | | 428,563 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations/Real | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | 3,218,994 | | — | | 3,218,994 | | 9,270 | | (13,919 | ) | 3,214,345 | |
Freddie Mac | | 2,151,418 | | — | | 2,151,418 | | 11,664 | | (5,065 | ) | 2,158,017 | |
Ginnie Mae | | 43,565 | | — | | 43,565 | | 591 | | — | | 44,156 | |
Total CMOs/REMICs | | 5,413,977 | | — | | 5,413,977 | | 21,525 | | (18,984 | ) | 5,416,518 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | 1,663,465 | | — | | 1,663,465 | | 6,798 | | (33,780 | ) | 1,636,483 | |
Freddie Mac | | 3,942,932 | | — | | 3,942,932 | | 94,191 | | (56,693 | ) | 3,980,430 | |
Total commercial mortgage-backed securities | | 5,606,397 | | — | | 5,606,397 | | 100,989 | | (90,473 | ) | 5,616,913 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Non-GSE MBS (b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CMOs/REMICs | | 50,260 | | (608 | ) | 49,652 | | 1,653 | | (488 | ) | 50,817 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities (b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Manufactured housing (insured) (c) | | 112,115 | | — | | 112,115 | | 2,766 | | — | | 114,881 | |
Home equity loans (insured) (c) | | 177,641 | | (38,664 | ) | 138,977 | | 62,492 | | (196 | ) | 201,273 | |
Home equity loans (uninsured) | | 115,242 | | (14,019 | ) | 101,223 | | 14,704 | | (3,162 | ) | 112,765 | |
Total asset-backed securities | | 404,998 | | (52,683 | ) | 352,315 | | 79,962 | | (3,358 | ) | 428,919 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total MBS | | 11,874,339 | | (53,291 | ) | 11,821,048 | | 233,985 | | (113,303 | ) | 11,941,730 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
State and local housing finance agency obligations | | 714,880 | | — | | 714,880 | | 758 | | (53,984 | ) | 661,654 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Held-to-maturity securities | | $ | 12,589,219 | | $ | (53,291 | ) | $ | 12,535,928 | | $ | 234,743 | | $ | (167,287 | ) | $ | 12,603,384 | |
(a) Unrecognized gross holding gains and losses represent the difference between fair value and carrying value.
(b) The amounts represent non-agency private-label mortgage- and asset-backed securities.
(c) Amortized cost — Represents unamortized cost less credit OTTI, net of credit OTTI reversed due to improvements in cash flows. Certain non-agency Private label MBS are insured by Ambac Assurance Corp (“Ambac”), MBIA Insurance Corp (“MBIA”) and Assured Guarantee Municipal Corp. (“AGM”). For more information, see Monoline insurer analysis and discussions in the most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014.
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Securities Pledged
At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the FHLBNY had pledged MBS with an amortized cost basis of $10.6 million and $11.7 million to the FDIC in connection with deposits maintained by the FDIC at the FHLBNY.
Unrealized Losses
The fair values and gross unrealized holding losses are aggregated by major security types and by the length of time individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position. Unrealized losses represent the difference between fair value and amortized cost. The baseline measure of unrealized loss is amortized cost, which is not adjusted for non-credit OTTI. Total unrealized losses in this table will not equal unrecognized losses by Major Security types disclosed in the previous table. Unrealized losses are calculated after adjusting for credit OTTI. In the previous table, unrecognized losses are adjusted for credit and non-credit OTTI.
The following tables summarize held-to-maturity securities with fair values below their amortized cost basis (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | |
| | Less than 12 months | | 12 months or more | | Total | |
| | Estimated | | Unrealized | | Estimated | | Unrealized | | Estimated | | Unrealized | |
| | Fair Value | | Losses | | Fair Value | | Losses | | Fair Value | | Losses | |
Non-MBS Investment Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
State and local housing finance agency obligations | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 277,500 | | $ | (51,090 | ) | $ | 277,500 | | $ | (51,090 | ) |
MBS Investment Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MBS-GSE | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | 536,858 | | (2,642 | ) | 372,420 | | (8,153 | ) | 909,278 | | (10,795 | ) |
Freddie Mac | | 822,002 | | (2,083 | ) | 555,966 | | (14,438 | ) | 1,377,968 | | (16,521 | ) |
Total MBS-GSE | | 1,358,860 | | (4,725 | ) | 928,386 | | (22,591 | ) | 2,287,246 | | (27,316 | ) |
MBS-Private-Label | | — | | — | | 65,406 | | (3,307 | ) | 65,406 | | (3,307 | ) |
Total MBS | | 1,358,860 | | (4,725 | ) | 993,792 | | (25,898 | ) | 2,352,652 | | (30,623 | ) |
Total | | $ | 1,358,860 | | $ | (4,725 | ) | $ | 1,271,292 | | $ | (76,988 | ) | $ | 2,630,152 | | $ | (81,713 | ) |
| | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Less than 12 months | | 12 months or more | | Total | |
| | Estimated | | Unrealized | | Estimated | | Unrealized | | Estimated | | Unrealized | |
| | Fair Value | | Losses | | Fair Value | | Losses | | Fair Value | | Losses | |
Non-MBS Investment Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
State and local housing finance agency obligations | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 281,191 | | $ | (53,984 | ) | $ | 281,191 | | $ | (53,984 | ) |
MBS Investment Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MBS-GSE | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | 2,492,985 | | (47,699 | ) | — | | — | | 2,492,985 | | (47,699 | ) |
Freddie Mac | | 2,085,947 | | (61,758 | ) | — | | — | | 2,085,947 | | (61,758 | ) |
Total MBS-GSE | | 4,578,932 | | (109,457 | ) | — | | — | | 4,578,932 | | (109,457 | ) |
MBS-Private-Label | | 3,923 | | (3 | ) | 222,988 | | (3,990 | ) | 226,911 | | (3,993 | ) |
Total MBS | | 4,582,855 | | (109,460 | ) | 222,988 | | (3,990 | ) | 4,805,843 | | (113,450 | ) |
Total | | $ | 4,582,855 | | $ | (109,460 | ) | $ | 504,179 | | $ | (57,974 | ) | $ | 5,087,034 | | $ | (167,434 | ) |
At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Bank’s investments in housing finance agency bonds had gross unrealized losses totaling $51.1 million and $54.0 million. These gross unrealized losses were due to an illiquid market for such securities, causing these investments to be valued at a discount to their acquisition cost. Management has reviewed the portfolio and has observed that the bonds are performing to their contractual terms, and has concluded that, as of September 30, 2014, all of the gross unrealized losses on its housing finance agency bonds are temporary because the underlying collateral and credit enhancements are sufficient to protect the Bank from losses based on current expectations. As a result, the Bank expects to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities.
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Redemption Terms
Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment features. The amortized cost and estimated fair value of held-to-maturity securities, arranged by contractual maturity, were as follows (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Amortized | | Estimated | | Amortized | | Estimated | |
| | Cost (a) | | Fair Value | | Cost (a) | | Fair Value | |
State and local housing finance agency obligations | | | | | | | | | |
Due after one year through five years | | $ | 46,860 | | $ | 45,684 | | $ | 52,155 | | $ | 50,490 | |
Due after five years through ten years | | 48,515 | | 47,903 | | 48,915 | | 47,690 | |
Due after ten years | | 696,375 | | 647,651 | | 613,810 | | 563,474 | |
State and local housing finance agency obligations | | 791,750 | | 741,238 | | 714,880 | | 661,654 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage-backed securities | | | | | | | | | |
Due in one year or less | | — | | — | | 19 | | 19 | |
Due after one year through five years | | 2,411,902 | | 2,439,690 | | 1,665,395 | | 1,692,238 | |
Due after five years through ten years | | 4,126,704 | | 4,221,404 | | 4,119,354 | | 4,110,550 | |
Due after ten years | | 5,519,940 | | 5,614,337 | | 6,089,571 | | 6,138,923 | |
Mortgage-backed securities | | 12,058,546 | | 12,275,431 | | 11,874,339 | | 11,941,730 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total Held-to-maturity securities | | $ | 12,850,296 | | $ | 13,016,669 | | $ | 12,589,219 | | $ | 12,603,384 | |
(a) Amortized cost is after adjusting for a net premium of $40.4 million and $42.5 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Interest Rate Payment Terms
The following table summarizes interest rate payment terms of securities classified as held-to-maturity (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Amortized | | Carrying | | Amortized | | Carrying | |
| | Cost | | Value | | Cost | | Value | |
Mortgage-backed securities | | | | | | | | | |
CMO | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed | | $ | 1,643,698 | | $ | 1,643,038 | | $ | 1,797,590 | | $ | 1,796,510 | |
Floating | | 3,305,888 | | 3,305,888 | | 3,646,140 | | 3,646,140 | |
Total CMO | | 4,949,586 | | 4,948,926 | | 5,443,730 | | 5,442,650 | |
CMBS | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed | | 5,036,873 | | 5,036,873 | | 4,753,307 | | 4,753,307 | |
Floating | | 1,368,977 | | 1,368,977 | | 853,090 | | 853,090 | |
Total CMBS | | 6,405,850 | | 6,405,850 | | 5,606,397 | | 5,606,397 | |
Pass Thru (a) | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed | | 622,289 | | 577,514 | | 735,333 | | 684,110 | |
Floating | | 80,821 | | 79,928 | | 88,879 | | 87,891 | |
Total Pass Thru | | 703,110 | | 657,442 | | 824,212 | | 772,001 | |
Total MBS | | 12,058,546 | | 12,012,218 | | 11,874,339 | | 11,821,048 | |
State and local housing finance agency obligations | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed | | 33,570 | | 33,570 | | 35,535 | | 35,535 | |
Floating | | 758,180 | | 758,180 | | 679,345 | | 679,345 | |
Total State and local housing finance agency obligations | | 791,750 | | 791,750 | | 714,880 | | 714,880 | |
Total Held-to-maturity securities | | $ | 12,850,296 | | $ | 12,803,968 | | $ | 12,589,219 | | $ | 12,535,928 | |
(a) Includes MBS supported by pools of mortgages.
Impairment Analysis (OTTI) of GSE-issued and Private Label Mortgage-backed Securities
The FHLBNY evaluates its individual securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and a U.S. government agency by considering the creditworthiness and performance of the debt securities and the strength of the GSE’s guarantees of the securities. Based on analysis, GSE- and agency-issued securities are performing in accordance with their contractual agreements. The FHLBNY believes that it will recover its investments in GSE- and agency-issued securities given the current levels of collateral, credit enhancements and guarantees that exist to protect the investments.
Management evaluates its investments in private-label MBS (“PLMBS”) for OTTI on a quarterly basis by performing cash flow tests on 100% of non-agency PLMBS securities. For more information about cash flow impairment assessment methodology, see Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates in the Bank’s most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014. No credit related OTTI was identified in the first, second and third quarters of 2014 or in any periods in 2013.
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The following table provides roll-forward information about the cumulative credit component of OTTI recognized as a charge to earnings related to held-to-maturity securities (in thousands):
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
Beginning balance | | $ | 36,250 | | $ | 36,782 | | $ | 36,543 | | $ | 36,782 | |
Increases in cash flows expected to be collected, recognized over the remaining life of the securities | | (582 | ) | — | | (875 | ) | — | |
Ending balance | | $ | 35,668 | | $ | 36,782 | | $ | 35,668 | | $ | 36,782 | |
Key Base Assumptions
The tables below summarize the weighted average and range of Key Base Assumptions for private-label MBS at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
| | Key Base Assumptions - All PLMBS at September 30, 2014 | |
| | CDR % (a) | | CPR % (b) | | Loss Severity % (c) | |
Security Classification | | Range | | Average | | Range | | Average | | Range | | Average | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RMBS Prime (d) | | 0.0-4.9 | | 1.5 | | 12.2-28.0 | | 21.4 | | 34.9-74.8 | | 55.1 | |
RMBS Alt-A (d) | | 1.0-8.3 | | 1.8 | | 2.0-9.1 | | 5.7 | | 30.0-30.0 | | 30.0 | |
HEL Subprime (e) | | 1.0-9.2 | | 4.2 | | 2.0-22.7 | | 4.9 | | 21.5-100.0 | | 63.6 | |
Manufactured Housing Loans | | 2.9-4.5 | | 3.9 | | 2.6-3.7 | | 3.0 | | 75.6-82.6 | | 80.0 | |
| | Key Base Assumptions - All PLMBS at December 31, 2013 | |
| | CDR % (a) | | CPR % (b) | | Loss Severity % (c) | |
Security Classification | | Range | | Average | | Range | | Average | | Range | | Average | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RMBS Prime (d) | | 0.2-3.9 | | 1.1 | | 8.5-31.5 | | 16.7 | | 30.0-55.4 | | 44.8 | |
RMBS Alt-A (d) | | 0.0-8.7 | | 1.8 | | 2.0-9.9 | | 5.6 | | 0.0-30.0 | | 29.9 | |
HEL Subprime (e) | | 1.0-9.1 | | 4.2 | | 2.0-16.2 | | 5.1 | | 20.6-100.0 | | 64.5 | |
Manufactured Housing Loans | | 2.8-5.7 | | 4.6 | | 2.2-3.5 | | 2.7 | | 76.3-82.1 | | 79.8 | |
(a) Conditional Default Rate (CDR): 1— ((1-MDR)^12) where, MDR is defined as the “Monthly Default Rate (MDR)” = (Beginning Principal Balance of Liquidated Loans)/(Total Beginning Principal Balance).
(b) Conditional Prepayment Rate (CPR): 1— ((1-SMM)^12) where, SMM is defined as the “Single Monthly Mortality (SMM)” = (Voluntary Partial and Full Prepayments + Repurchases + Liquidated Balances)/(Beginning Principal Balance - Scheduled Principal). Voluntary prepayment excludes the liquidated balances mentioned above.
(c) Loss Severity (Principal and Interest in the current period) = Sum (Total Realized Loss Amount)/Sum (Beginning Principal and Interest Balance of Liquidated Loans).
(d) CMOs/REMICS private-label MBS.
(e) Residential asset-backed MBS.
Significant Inputs
For determining the fair values of all MBS, the FHLBNY has obtained pricing from four pricing services; the prices were clustered, averaged, and then assessed qualitatively before adopting the “final price”. Disaggregation of the Level 3 bonds is by collateral type supporting the credit structure of the PLMBS, and the FHLBNY deems that no further disaggregation is necessary for a qualitative understanding of the sensitivity of fair values.
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Note 6. Available-for-Sale Securities.
The carrying value of an AFS security equals its fair value, and at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, no AFS security was Other-than-temporarily impaired. The following table provides major security types (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | |
| | | | Gross | | Gross | | | |
| | Amortized | | Unrealized | | Unrealized | | Fair | |
| | Cost | | Gains | | Losses | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Cash equivalents (a) | | $ | 312 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 312 | |
Equity funds (a) | | 6,644 | | 1,776 | | — | | 8,420 | |
Fixed income funds (a) | | 4,994 | | 148 | | (12 | ) | 5,130 | |
GSE and U.S. Obligations | | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage-backed securities | | | | | | | | | |
CMO-Floating | | 1,235,265 | | 13,721 | | — | | 1,248,986 | |
CMBS-Floating | | 42,651 | | 438 | | — | | 43,089 | |
Total Available-for-sale securities | | $ | 1,289,866 | | $ | 16,083 | | $ | (12 | ) | $ | 1,305,937 | |
| | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | Gross | | Gross | | | |
| | Amortized | | Unrealized | | Unrealized | | Fair | |
| | Cost | | Gains | | Losses | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Cash equivalents (a) | | $ | 228 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 228 | |
Equity funds (a) | | 4,578 | | 1,766 | | — | | 6,344 | |
Fixed income funds (a) | | 3,757 | | 111 | | (33 | ) | 3,835 | |
GSE and U.S. Obligations | | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage-backed securities | | | | | | | | | |
CMO-Floating | | 1,496,375 | | 12,326 | | (59 | ) | 1,508,642 | |
CMBS-Floating | | 43,098 | | 394 | | — | | 43,492 | |
Total Available-for-sale securities | | $ | 1,548,036 | | $ | 14,597 | | $ | (92 | ) | $ | 1,562,541 | |
(a) The Bank has a grantor trust to finance current and future payments for its employee supplemental pension plan. Investments in the trust are classified as AFS. The grantor trust invests in money market, equity and fixed income and bond funds. Daily net asset values are readily available and investments are redeemable at short notice. Realized gains and losses from investments in the funds were $86.6 thousand in the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
Unrealized Losses — MBS Classified as AFS Securities (in thousands):
At September 30, 2014, there were no MBS designated as AFS that were in an unrealized loss position. The following table summarizes unrealized losses at December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
| | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Less than 12 months | | 12 months or more | | Total | |
| | Estimated | | Unrealized | | Estimated | | Unrealized | | Estimated | | Unrealized | |
| | Fair Value | | Losses | | Fair Value | | Losses | | Fair Value | | Losses | |
MBS Investment Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MBS-GSE | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae-CMOs | | $ | 54,638 | | $ | (35 | ) | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 54,638 | | $ | (35 | ) |
Freddie Mac-CMOs | | 51,075 | | (24 | ) | — | | — | | 51,075 | | (24 | ) |
Total | | $ | 105,713 | | $ | (59 | ) | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 105,713 | | $ | (59 | ) |
Impairment Analysis on AFS Securities — The Bank’s portfolio of MBS classified as AFS is comprised primarily of GSE-issued collateralized mortgage obligations, which are “pass through” securities. The FHLBNY evaluates its individual securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and a U.S. agency by considering the creditworthiness and performance of the debt securities and the strength of the government-sponsored enterprises’ guarantees of the securities. Based on the analysis, GSE-issued securities are performing in accordance with their contractual agreements. The FHLBNY believes that it will recover its investments in GSE-issued securities given the current levels of collateral, credit enhancements and guarantees that exist to protect the investments.
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Redemption Terms
Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment fees. The amortized cost and estimated fair value (a) of investments classified as AFS, by contractual maturity, were as follows (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Amortized Cost (c) | | Fair Value | | Amortized Cost (c) | | Fair Value | |
Mortgage-backed securities | | | | | | | | | |
Due after five years through ten years | | $ | 42,651 | | $ | 43,089 | | $ | 43,098 | | $ | 43,492 | |
Due after ten years | | 1,235,265 | | 1,248,986 | | 1,496,375 | | 1,508,642 | |
Fixed income/bond funds, equity funds and cash equivalents (b) | | 11,950 | | 13,862 | | 8,563 | | 10,407 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total Available-for-sale securities | | $ | 1,289,866 | | $ | 1,305,937 | | $ | 1,548,036 | | $ | 1,562,541 | |
(a) The carrying value of AFS securities equals fair value.
(b) Funds in the grantor trust are determined to be redeemable at short notice.
(c) Amortized cost is net of unamortized (discounts) and premiums of ($4.1) million and ($5.2) million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Interest Rate Payment Terms
The following table summarizes interest rate payment terms of investments in mortgage-backed securities classified as AFS securities (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Amortized Cost | | Fair Value | | Amortized Cost | | Fair Value | |
Mortgage-backed securities | | | | | | | | | |
CMO floating - LIBOR | | $ | 1,235,265 | | $ | 1,248,986 | | $ | 1,496,375 | | $ | 1,508,642 | |
CMBS floating - LIBOR | | 42,651 | | 43,089 | | 43,098 | | 43,492 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total Mortgage-backed securities (a) | | $ | 1,277,916 | | $ | 1,292,075 | | $ | 1,539,473 | | $ | 1,552,134 | |
(a) Total will not agree to total AFS portfolio because bond and equity funds in a grantor trust have been excluded.
Note 7. Advances.
The Bank offers to its members a wide range of fixed- and adjustable-rate advance loan products with different maturities, interest rates, payment characteristics, and optionality.
Redemption Terms
Contractual redemption terms and yields of advances were as follows (dollars in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | Weighted (a) | | | | | | Weighted (a) | | | |
| | | | Average | | Percentage | | | | Average | | Percentage | |
| | Amount | | Yield | | of Total | | Amount | | Yield | | of Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Overdrawn demand deposit accounts | | $ | 655 | | 1.05 | % | — | % | $ | — | | — | % | — | % |
Due in one year or less | | 42,994,318 | | 0.62 | | 43.86 | | 42,186,651 | | 0.67 | | 47.54 | |
Due after one year through two years | | 16,993,841 | | 2.11 | | 17.34 | | 10,190,479 | | 1.64 | | 11.48 | |
Due after two years through three years | | 13,925,764 | | 1.84 | | 14.21 | | 11,578,265 | | 2.94 | | 13.05 | |
Due after three years through four years | | 9,504,145 | | 2.12 | | 9.70 | | 7,990,999 | | 2.79 | | 9.00 | |
Due after four years through five years | | 3,350,772 | | 1.84 | | 3.42 | | 5,302,717 | | 2.54 | | 5.98 | |
Thereafter | | 11,248,224 | | 2.86 | | 11.47 | | 11,488,489 | | 2.82 | | 12.95 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total par value | | 98,017,719 | | 1.49 | % | 100.00 | % | 88,737,600 | | 1.66 | % | 100.00 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedge valuation basis adjustments (b) | | 1,517,271 | | | | | | 2,022,018 | | | | | |
Fair value option valuation adjustments and accrued interest (c) | | 14,852 | | | | | | 5,399 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 99,549,842 | | | | | | $ | 90,765,017 | | | | | |
(a) The weighted average yield is the weighted average coupon rates for advances, unadjusted for swaps. For floating-rate advances, the weighted average rate is the rate outstanding at the reporting dates.
(b) Hedge valuation basis adjustments represent changes in the fair values of fixed-rate advances due to changes in the benchmark rate under a qualifying Fair value hedge.
(c) Valuation adjustments representing changes in the full fair values of advances elected under the FVO.
Monitoring and Evaluating Credit Losses on Advances — Summarized below are the FHLBNY’s assessment methodologies for evaluating credit losses on advances.
The FHLBNY closely monitors the creditworthiness of the institutions to which it lends. The FHLBNY also closely monitors the quality and value of the assets that are pledged as collateral by its members. The FHLBNY’s members are required to pledge collateral to secure advances. Eligible collateral includes: (1) one-to-four-family and multi-family mortgages; (2) U.S. Treasury and government-agency securities; (3) mortgage-backed securities; and (4) certain other collateral which is real estate related and has a readily ascertainable value, and in which the FHLBNY can perfect a security interest. The FHLBNY has the right to take such steps, as it deems necessary to
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protect its secured position on outstanding advances, including requiring additional collateral (whether or not such additional collateral would otherwise be eligible to secure a loan. This provision would benefit the FHLBNY in a scenario when a member defaults). The FHLBNY also has a statutory lien under the FHLBank Act on members’ capital stock, which serves as further collateral for members’ indebtedness to the FHLBNY.
Credit Risk. The Bank has policies and procedures in place to manage credit risk. There were no past due advances and all advances were current for all periods in this report. Management does not anticipate any credit losses, and accordingly, the Bank has not provided an allowance for credit losses on advances. The Bank’s potential credit risk from advances is concentrated in commercial banks, savings institutions, and insurance companies.
Concentration of Advances Outstanding. Advances to the FHLBNY’s top ten borrowing member institutions are reported in Note 19. Segment Information and Concentration. The FHLBNY held sufficient collateral to cover the advances to all institutions and it does not expect to incur any credit losses. Advances borrowed by insurance companies accounted for 17.2% and 18.5% of total advances at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Lending to insurance companies poses a number of unique risks not present in lending to federally insured depository institutions. For example, there is no single federal regulator for insurance companies. They are supervised by state regulators and subject to state insurance codes and regulations. There is uncertainty about whether a state insurance commissioner would try to void the FHLBNY’s claims on collateral in the event of an insurance company failure.
As with all members, insurance companies are also required to purchase the FHLBNY capital stock as a prerequisite to membership. The FHLBNY’s management takes a number of steps to mitigate the unique risk of lending to insurance companies. At the time of membership, the FHLBNY requires an insurance company to be highly-rated and to meet the FHLBNY’s credit quality standards. The FHLBNY performs credit analysis of insurance borrowers quarterly. The FHLBNY also requires member insurance companies to pledge, as collateral for the FHLBNY’s custody, highly-rated readily marketable securities that meet the FHLBNY’s credit quality standards. Appropriate haircut values are applied to the securities, and the haircuts are reviewed quarterly to adjust for price volatility.
Security Terms. The FHLBNY lends to financial institutions involved in housing finance within its district. Borrowing members pledge their capital stock of the FHLBNY as additional collateral for advances. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the FHLBNY had rights to collateral with an estimated value greater than outstanding advances. Based upon the financial condition of the member, the FHLBNY:
(1) Allows a member to retain possession of the mortgage collateral pledged to the FHLBNY if the member executes a written security agreement, provides periodic listings and agrees to hold such collateral for the benefit of the FHLBNY; however, securities and cash collateral are always in physical possession; or
(2) Requires the member specifically to assign or place physical possession of such mortgage collateral with the FHLBNY or its custodial agent.
Beyond these provisions, Section 10(e) of the FHLBank Act affords any security interest granted by a member to the FHLBNY priority over the claims or rights of any other party. The two exceptions are claims that would be entitled to priority under otherwise applicable law or perfected security interests. All member obligations with the Bank were fully collateralized throughout their entire term. The total of collateral pledged to the Bank includes excess collateral pledged above the Bank’s minimum collateral requirements. However, a “Maximum Lendable Value” is established to ensure that the Bank has sufficient eligible collateral securing credit extensions.
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Note 8. Mortgage Loans Held-for-Portfolio.
Mortgage Partnership Finance® program loans, or (MPF®), are the mortgage loans held-for-portfolio. The FHLBNY participates in the MPF program by purchasing and originating conventional mortgage loans from its participating members, hereafter referred to as Participating Financial Institutions (“PFI”). The FHLBNY manages the liquidity, interest rate and prepayment option risk of the MPF loans, while the PFIs retain servicing activities, and may credit-enhance the portion of the loans participated to the FHLBNY. No intermediary trust is involved.
The following table presents information on mortgage loans held-for-portfolio (dollars in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Amount | | Percentage of Total | | Amount | | Percentage of Total | |
Real Estate(a): | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed medium-term single-family mortgages | | $ | 337,592 | | 16.85 | % | $ | 369,280 | | 19.46 | % |
Fixed long-term single-family mortgages | | 1,666,453 | | 83.15 | | 1,528,033 | | 80.54 | |
Multi-family mortgages | | 64 | | — | | 65 | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total par value | | 2,004,109 | | 100.00 | % | 1,897,378 | | 100.00 | % |
| | | | | | | | | |
Unamortized premiums | | 39,087 | | | | 37,086 | | | |
Unamortized discounts | | (2,647 | ) | | | (2,966 | ) | | |
Basis adjustment (b) | | 2,025 | | | | 1,822 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total mortgage loans held-for-portfolio | | 2,042,574 | | | | 1,933,320 | | | |
Allowance for credit losses | | (5,119 | ) | | | (5,697 | ) | | |
Total mortgage loans held-for-portfolio, net of allowance for credit losses | | $ | 2,037,455 | | | | $ | 1,927,623 | | | |
(a) Conventional mortgages represent the majority of mortgage loans held-for-portfolio, with the remainder invested in FHA and VA insured loans.
(b) Balances represent unamortized fair value basis of closed delivery commitments. A basis is recorded at the settlement of loan and represents the difference in trade price paid for acquiring the loan and the price at the settlement date for a similar loan. The basis is amortized as a yield adjustment to Interest income.
The FHLBNY and its members share the credit risk of MPF loans by structuring potential credit losses into layers. The first layer is typically 100 basis points, but this varies with the particular MPF product. The amount of the first layer, or First Loss Account (“FLA”), was estimated at $21.0 million and $19.7 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The FLA is not recorded or reported as a reserve for loan losses, as it serves as a memorandum or information account. The FHLBNY is responsible for absorbing the first layer. The second layer is that amount of credit obligations that the PFI has taken on which will equate the loan to a double-A rating. The FHLBNY pays a Credit Enhancement fee to the PFI for taking on this obligation. The FHLBNY assumes all residual risk. Credit Enhancement fee accrued was $0.4 million and $1.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and $0.5 million and $1.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. These fees were reported as a reduction to mortgage loan interest income.
In terms of the credit enhancement waterfall, the MPF program structures potential credit losses on conventional MPF loans into layers on each loan pool as follows:
1. The first layer of protection against loss is the liquidation value of the real property securing the loan.
2. The next layer of protection comes from the primary mortgage insurance (“PMI”) that is required for loans with a loan-to-value ratio greater than 80% at origination.
3. Losses that exceed the liquidation value of the real property and any PMI will be absorbed by the FHLBNY, limited to the amount of the FLA available under the Master Commitment. For certain MPF products, the FHLBNY could recover previously absorbed losses by withholding future Credit Enhancement fees (“CE Fees”) otherwise payable to the PFI, and applying the amounts to recover losses previously absorbed. In effect, the FHLBNY may recover losses allocated to the FLA from CE Fees. The amount of CE Fees depends on the MPF product and the outstanding balances of loans funded in the Master Commitment. CE Fees payable (and potentially available for loss recovery) will decline as the outstanding loan balances in the Master Commitment declines.
4. The second layer or portion of credit losses is incurred by the PFI and/or the Supplemental Mortgage Insurance (“SMI”) provider as follows: The PFI absorbs losses in excess of any FLA up to the amount of the PFI’s credit obligation amount and/or to the SMI provider for MPF 125 Plus products if the PFI has selected SMI coverage.
5. The third layer of losses is absorbed by the FHLBNY.
Allowance Methodology for Loan Losses
Mortgage loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the FHLBNY will be unable to collect all principal and interest amounts due according to the contractual terms of the mortgage loan agreements. The Bank performs periodic reviews of individual impaired mortgage loans within the MPF loan portfolio to identify the potential for losses inherent in the portfolio and to determine the likelihood of collection of the principal and interest. Conventional mortgage loans that are past due 90 days or more, or classified
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under regulatory criteria (Sub-standard, Doubtful or Loss), and loans that are in bankruptcy regardless of their delinquency status, are evaluated separately on a loan level basis for impairment. The FHLBNY bases its provision for credit losses on its estimate of probable credit losses inherent in the impaired MPF loan. The FHLBNY computes the provision for credit losses without considering the private mortgage insurance and other accompanying credit enhancement features (except the “First Loss Account”) to provide credit assurance to the FHLBNY. Conventional mortgage loans, except Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) and Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) insured loans, are analyzed under liquidation scenarios on a loan level basis, and identified losses are fully reserved. Management determines the liquidation value of the real-property collateral supporting the impaired loan after deducting costs to liquidate. That value is compared to the carrying value of the impaired mortgage loan, and a shortfall is recorded as an allowance for credit losses. This methodology is applied on a loan level basis. When a loan is foreclosed and the Bank takes possession of real estate, the Bank will charge any excess carrying value over the net realizable value of the foreclosed loan to the allowance for credit losses.
Only FHA- and VA-insured MPF loans are evaluated collectively. FHA- and VA-insured mortgage loans have minimal inherent credit risk, and are therefore not considered for impairment on a loan-level. Risk of such loans generally arises from servicers defaulting on their obligations. If adversely classified, the FHLBNY will have reserves established only in the event of a default of a PFI, and reserves would be based on the estimated costs to recover any uninsured portion of the MPF loan. Classes of the MPF loan portfolio would be subject to disaggregation to the extent that it is needed to understand the exposure to credit risk arising from these loans. The FHLBNY has determined that no further disaggregation of portfolio segments is needed, other than the methodology discussed above.
Credit Enhancement Fees
The credit enhancement fee (“CE fees”) due to the PFI for taking on a credit enhancement obligation is accrued based on the master commitments outstanding, and for certain MPF products the CE fees are held back for 12 months and then paid monthly to the PFIs. Under the MPF agreements with PFIs, the FHLBNY may recover credit losses from future CE fees. The FHLBNY does not consider CE fees when computing the allowance for credit losses. It is assumed that repayment is expected to be provided solely by the sale of the underlying property, and there is no other available and reliable source of repayment. If a loss is incurred, the FHLBNY would withhold CE fee payments to the PFI associated with the loan that is in a loss position. The amount withheld would be commensurate with the credit loss and the loss layer for which the PFI has assumed the credit enhancement responsibility. The FHLBNY’s loss experience has been insignificant and amounts of CE fees withheld have been insignificant.
Allowance for Credit Losses
Allowances for credit losses have been recorded against the uninsured MPF loans. All other types of mortgage loans were insignificant and no allowances were necessary.
The following provides a roll-forward analysis of the allowance for credit losses (a) (in thousands):
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
Allowance for credit losses: | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | $ | 5,388 | | $ | 6,414 | | $ | 5,697 | | $ | 6,982 | |
Charge-offs | | (1,056 | ) | (140 | ) | (1,493 | ) | (1,556 | ) |
Recoveries | | 837 | | 203 | | 938 | | 846 | |
(Reversal)/Provision for credit losses on mortgage loans | | (50 | ) | (151 | ) | (23 | ) | 54 | |
Ending balance | | $ | 5,119 | | $ | 6,326 | | $ | 5,119 | | $ | 6,326 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment | | $ | 5,119 | | $ | 6,326 | | $ | 5,119 | | $ | 6,326 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Recorded investment, end of period: | | | | | | | | | |
Individually evaluated for impairment | | | | | | | | | |
Impaired, with or without a related allowance (b) | | | | | | $ | 27,535 | | $ | 28,321 | |
Not impaired, no related allowance | | | | | | 1,871,773 | | 1,793,895 | |
Total uninsured mortgage loans | | | | | | $ | 1,899,308 | | $ | 1,822,216 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Collectively evaluated for impairment (c) | | | | | | | | | |
Impaired, with or without a related allowance | | | | | | $ | 1,288 | | $ | 1,277 | |
Not impaired, no related allowance | | | | | | 151,528 | | 118,956 | |
Total insured mortgage loans | | | | | | $ | 152,816 | | $ | 120,233 | |
(a) Allowances for credit losses have generally remained flat or lower, in line with declining nonperforming loans, which is consistent with the stability in housing prices/liquidation values of real property securing impaired loans in the states of New York and New Jersey.
(b) Loans considered impaired have remained relatively flat over the periods in this report, as delinquency rates have been stable.
(c) FHA- and VA loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Loans past due 90 days or more were considered for impairment but credit analysis indicated funds would be collected and no allowance was necessary.
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Non-performing Loans
The FHLBNY’s impaired mortgage loans are reported in the table below (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Total Mortgage loans, net of allowance for credit losses (a) | | $ | 2,037,455 | | $ | 1,927,623 | |
Non-performing mortgage loans - Conventional (b) | | $ | 24,536 | | $ | 26,243 | |
Insured MPF loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest (b) | | $ | 1,220 | | $ | 1,218 | |
(a) Includes loans classified as sub-standard, doubtful or loss under regulatory criteria, reported at carrying value.
(b) Data in this table represents unpaid principal balance, and would not agree to data reported in table below at “recorded investment,” which includes interest receivable. Loans in bankruptcy status and past due 90 days or more (nonaccrual status) are included.
The following table summarizes the recorded investment in impaired loans, the unpaid principal balance and related allowance (individually assessed for impairment), and the average recorded investment of impaired loans (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | Three months ended September 30, 2014 | | Nine months ended September 30, 2014 | |
| | | | Unpaid | | | | Average | |
| | Recorded | | Principal | | Related | | Recorded | |
Impaired Loans (c) | | Investment | | Balance | | Allowance | | Investment | |
With no related allowance: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Conventional MPF Loans (a)(b) | | $ | 9,671 | | $ | 9,650 | | $ | — | | $ | 9,805 | | $ | 9,603 | |
With an allowance: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Conventional MPF Loans (a) | | 17,864 | | 17,861 | | 5,119 | | 17,927 | | 18,841 | |
Total Conventional MPF Loans (a) | | $ | 27,535 | | $ | 27,511 | | $ | 5,119 | | $ | 27,732 | | $ | 28,444 | |
| | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | Unpaid | | | | Average | |
| | Recorded | | Principal | | Related | | Recorded | |
Impaired Loans (c) | | Investment | | Balance | | Allowance | | Investment | |
With no related allowance: | | | | | | | | | |
Conventional MPF Loans (a)(b) | | $ | 9,309 | | $ | 9,282 | | $ | — | | $ | 10,180 | |
With an allowance: | | | | | | | | | |
Conventional MPF Loans (a) | | 19,012 | | 19,046 | | 5,697 | | 20,468 | |
Total Conventional MPF Loans (a) | | $ | 28,321 | | $ | 28,328 | | $ | 5,697 | | $ | 30,648 | |
(a) Based on analysis of the nature of risks of the Bank’s investments in MPF loans, including its methodologies for identifying and measuring impairment, the management of the FHLBNY has determined that presenting such loans as a single class is appropriate.
(b) Collateral values, net of estimated costs to sell, exceeded the recorded investments in impaired loans and no allowances were deemed necessary.
(c) The Bank does not record interest received as Interest income if an uninsured loan is past due 90 days or more. Cash received is recorded as a liability on the assumption that cash was remitted by the servicer to the FHLBNY that could potentially be recouped by the borrower in a foreclosure.
Mortgage Loans — Interest on Non-performing Loans
The FHLBNY’s interest contractually due and actually received for non-performing loans were as follows (in thousands):
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Interest contractually due (a) | | $ | 381 | | $ | 425 | | $ | 1,056 | | $ | 1,222 | |
Interest actually received | | 354 | | 387 | | 994 | | 1,115 | |
Shortfall | | $ | 27 | | $ | 38 | | $ | 62 | | $ | 107 | |
(a) The Bank does not accrue interest income on conventional loans past due 90 days or more. If cash is received as settlement of interest on loans past due 90 days or more, it is considered as an advance from the PFI or the servicer and cash received is subject to reversal if the loan goes into foreclosure. Cash received is recorded as a liability until the impaired loan is performing again. The table summarizes interest income that was not recognized in earnings. It also summarizes the actual cash that was received against interest due, but not recognized.
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Recorded investments in MPF loans that were past due, and real estate owned are summarized below. Recorded investments, which includes accrued interest receivable, would not equal carrying values reported elsewhere (dollars in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Conventional | | Insured | | Other | | Conventional | | Insured | | Other | |
Mortgage loans: | | MPF Loans | | Loans | | Loans | | MPF Loans | | Loans | | Loans | |
Past due 30 - 59 days | | $ | 19,467 | | $ | 3,230 | | $ | — | | $ | 20,612 | | $ | 1,947 | | $ | — | |
Past due 60 - 89 days | | 5,235 | | 1,072 | | — | | 4,956 | | 189 | | — | |
Past due 90 - 179 days | | 3,381 | | 662 | | — | | 4,231 | | 911 | | — | |
Past due 180 days or more | | 21,169 | | 626 | | — | | 22,001 | | 366 | | — | |
Total past due | | 49,252 | | 5,590 | | — | | 51,800 | | 3,413 | | — | |
Total current loans | | 1,849,992 | | 147,226 | | 64 | | 1,770,350 | | 116,820 | | 66 | |
Total mortgage loans | | $ | 1,899,244 | | $ | 152,816 | | $ | 64 | | $ | 1,822,150 | | $ | 120,233 | | $ | 66 | |
Other delinquency statistics: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loans in process of foreclosure, included above | | $ | 14,415 | | $ | 347 | | $ | — | | $ | 15,989 | | $ | 236 | | $ | — | |
Number of foreclosures outstanding at period end | | 106 | | 6 | | — | | 113 | | 8 | | — | |
Serious delinquency rate (a) | | 1.30 | % | 0.84 | % | — | % | 1.45 | % | 1.06 | % | — | % |
Serious delinquent loans total used in calculation of serious delinquency rate | | $ | 24,672 | | $ | 1,288 | | $ | — | | $ | 26,358 | | $ | 1,277 | | $ | — | |
Past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest | | $ | — | | $ | 1,288 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 1,277 | | $ | — | |
Loans on non-accrual status | | $ | 24,550 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 26,232 | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Troubled debt restructurings: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loans discharged from bankruptcy (c) | | $ | 12,609 | | $ | 444 | | $ | — | | $ | 9,511 | | $ | 444 | (b) | $ | — | |
Modified loans under MPF® program | | $ | 807 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 817 | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Real estate owned | | $ | 2,161 | | | | | | $ | 1,772 | | | | | |
(a) Serious delinquency rate is defined as recorded investments in loans that are 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure expressed as a percentage of total loan class.
(b) Previously we had reported the data under the category “Modified loans under the MPF program”.
(c) Loans discharged from Chapter 7 bankruptcies are considered as TDR. In the 2013 periods, loans discharged from Chapter 13 were also included. Balances at December 31, 2013 have been modified for the change in classification and had no impact on the financial statements other than the disclosure.
Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”) and MPF modification standards. Troubled debt restructuring is considered to have occurred when a concession is granted to a borrower for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties and that concession would not have been otherwise considered. Effective August 1, 2009, the MPF program introduced a temporary loan payment modification plan for participating PFIs, which was initially available until December 31, 2011 and has been extended through December 31, 2013. This modification plan was made available to homeowners currently in default or imminent danger of default. As of September 30, 2014, four MPF loans had been modified under the plan.
The MPF loan troubled debt restructurings primarily involved modifying the borrower’s monthly payment for a period of up to 36 months to no more than a housing expense ratio of 38% of their monthly income. The outstanding principal balance is re-amortized to reflect a principal and interest payment for a term not to exceed 40 years and a housing expense ratio not to exceed 38%. This would result in a balloon payment at the original maturity date of the loan as the maturity date and number of remaining monthly payments is unchanged. If the 38% ratio is still not met, the MPF program reduces for up to 36 months the interest rate in 0.125% increments below the original note rate, to a floor rate of 3.00%, resulting in reduced principal and interest payments, until the target 38% housing expense ratio is met. A MPF loan involved in the troubled debt restructuring program is individually evaluated by the FHLBNY for impairment when determining its related allowance for credit losses. When a TDR is executed, the loan status becomes current, but the loan will continue to be classified as a non-performing TDR loan and will continue to be evaluated individually for credit losses until the MPF loan is performing to its original terms. The credit loss would be based on the liquidation value of the real-property collateral supporting the impaired loan after deducting costs to liquidate. That value is compared to the carrying value of the impaired mortgage loan, and a shortfall is recorded as an allowance for credit losses.
Loans modified under this program are considered impaired. The allowance for credit losses on those impaired loans were evaluated individually, and the allowance balance was $0.5 million at September 30, 2014 and $0.4 million at December 31, 2013.
Forgiveness information — Forgiveness information that would be required under the disclosure standards for loans deemed TDR has been omitted as the MPF modification program limits loan terms that can be modified for up to 36 months, after which period the borrower is required to adhere to the original terms of the loan. Concessions were not significant.
Loans discharged from bankruptcy — The FHLBNY includes MPF loans discharged from Chapter 7 bankruptcy as TDRs; $12.6 million and $9.5 million of such loans were outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The FHLBNY has determined that the discharge of mortgage debt in bankruptcy is a concession as defined under existing accounting literature for TDRs. A loan discharged from bankruptcy is assessed for credit impairment only if past due 90 days or more. Included in loans outstanding at September 30, 2014, $12.6 million of loans had been discharged from bankruptcy, and of that amount, $2.9 million were impaired due to their past due delinquency status. The allowance for credit losses associated with those loans was $0.8 million.
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The following table summarizes performing and non-performing troubled debt restructurings balances (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Recorded Investment Outstanding | | Performing | | Non- performing | | Total TDR | | Performing | | Non- performing | | Total TDR | |
Troubled debt restructurings (TDR) (a): | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loans discharged from bankruptcy | | $ | 9,745 | | $ | 2,864 | | $ | 12,609 | | $ | 8,706 | | $ | 805 | | $ | 9,511 | (b) |
Modified loans under MPF® program | | 446 | | 361 | | 807 | | 451 | | 366 | | 817 | (b) |
Total troubled debt restructurings | | $ | 10,191 | | $ | 3,225 | | $ | 13,416 | | $ | 9,157 | | $ | 1,171 | | $ | 10,328 | |
Related Allowance | | | | | | $ | 1,329 | | | | | | $ | 592 | |
(a) Insured loans were not included in the calculation for troubled debt restructuring.
(b) Loans discharged from Chapter 7 bankruptcy are considered as TDR.
Note 9. Deposits.
The FHLBNY accepts demand, overnight and term deposits from its members. The following table summarizes deposits (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Interest-bearing deposits | | | | | |
Interest-bearing demand | | $ | 2,072,072 | | $ | 1,865,399 | |
Term (a) | | 31,000 | | 38,000 | |
Total interest-bearing deposits | | 2,103,072 | | 1,903,399 | |
Non-interest-bearing demand | | 8,608 | | 25,941 | |
Total deposits | | $ | 2,111,680 | | $ | 1,929,340 | |
(a) Term deposits were for periods of one year or less.
Interest rate payment terms for deposits are summarized below (dollars in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Amount Outstanding | | Weighted Average Interest Rate | | Amount Outstanding | | Weighted Average Interest Rate | |
Due in one year or less | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing deposits (a) | | $ | 2,103,072 | | 0.03 | % | $ | 1,903,399 | | 0.04 | % |
Non-interest-bearing deposits | | 8,608 | | | | 25,941 | | | |
Total deposits | | $ | 2,111,680 | | | | $ | 1,929,340 | | | |
(a) Primarily adjustable rate
Note 10. Consolidated Obligations.
Consolidated obligations are the joint and several obligations of the FHLBanks, and consist of bonds and discount notes. The FHLBanks issue consolidated obligations through the Office of Finance as their fiscal agent. In connection with each debt issuance, a FHLBank specifies the amount of debt it wants issued on its behalf. The Office of Finance tracks the amount of debt issued on behalf of each FHLBank. Each FHLBank separately tracks and records as a liability for its specific portion of consolidated obligations for which it is the primary obligor. Consolidated bonds are issued primarily to raise intermediate- and long-term funds for the FHLBanks and are not subject to any statutory or regulatory limits on maturity. Consolidated discount notes are issued primarily to raise short-term funds. Discount notes sell at less than their face amount and are redeemed at par value when they mature.
The Finance Agency, at its discretion, may require any FHLBank to make principal or interest payments due on any consolidated obligations. Although it has never occurred, to the extent that a FHLBank would make a payment on a consolidated obligation on behalf of another FHLBank, the paying FHLBank would be entitled to reimbursement from the non-complying FHLBank. However, if the Finance Agency determines that the non-complying FHLBank is unable to satisfy its obligations, then the Finance Agency may allocate the outstanding liability among the remaining FHLBanks on a pro rata basis in proportion to each FHLBank’s participation in all consolidated obligations outstanding, or on any other basis the Finance Agency may determine. Based on management’s review, the FHLBNY has no reason to record actual or contingent liabilities with respect to the occurrence of events or circumstances that would require the FHLBNY to assume an obligation on behalf of other FHLBanks. The par amounts of the FHLBanks’ outstanding consolidated obligations, including consolidated obligations held by other FHLBanks, was approximately $0.8 trillion as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Finance Agency regulations require the FHLBanks to maintain, in the aggregate, unpledged qualifying assets equal to the consolidated obligations outstanding. Qualifying assets are defined as cash; secured advances; assets with an assessment or rating at least equivalent to the current assessment or rating of the consolidated obligations; obligations, participations, mortgages, or other securities of or issued by the United States or an agency of the United States; and securities in which fiduciary and trust funds may invest under the laws of the state in which the FHLBank is located.
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The FHLBNY met the qualifying unpledged asset requirements as follows:
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Percentage of unpledged qualifying assets to consolidated obligations | | 108 | % | 108 | % |
The following table summarizes consolidated obligations issued by the FHLBNY and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | | |
Consolidated obligation bonds-amortized cost | | $ | 79,503,264 | | $ | 72,929,931 | |
Hedge valuation basis adjustments (a) | | 311,972 | | 261,480 | |
Hedge basis adjustments on terminated hedges (b) | | 95,342 | | 75,500 | |
FVO (c) - valuation adjustments and accrued interest | | 9,143 | | 8,401 | |
| | | | | |
Total Consolidated obligation-bonds | | $ | 79,919,721 | | $ | 73,275,312 | |
| | | | | |
Discount notes-amortized cost | | $ | 36,064,053 | | $ | 45,868,730 | |
FVO (c) - valuation adjustments and remaining accretion | | 3,146 | | 1,740 | |
| | | | | |
Total Consolidated obligation-discount notes | | $ | 36,067,199 | | $ | 45,870,470 | |
(a) Hedge valuation basis adjustments represent changes in the fair values of fixed-rate bonds due to changes in the benchmark rate under a qualifying Fair value hedge.
(b) Hedge basis adjustments on terminated hedges represent the unamortized balances of valuation basis of fixed-rate bonds that were previously in a hedging relationship. The valuation basis at the time of hedge termination is being amortized as a yield adjustment through Interest expense.
(c) Valuation adjustments represent changes in the full fair values of bonds and discount notes elected under the FVO.
Redemption Terms of Consolidated Obligation Bonds
The following is a summary of consolidated obligation bonds outstanding by year of maturity (dollars in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | Weighted | | | | | | Weighted | | | |
| | | | Average | | Percentage | | | | Average | | Percentage | |
Maturity | | Amount | | Rate (a) | | of Total | | Amount | | Rate (a) | | of Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
One year or less | | $ | 44,551,075 | | 0.37 | % | 56.05 | % | $ | 47,718,425 | | 0.35 | % | 65.47 | % |
Over one year through two years | | 13,561,540 | | 0.61 | | 17.06 | | 9,307,800 | | 1.05 | | 12.77 | |
Over two years through three years | | 8,009,090 | | 0.97 | | 10.08 | | 3,097,960 | | 1.22 | | 4.25 | |
Over three years through four years | | 3,773,115 | | 1.87 | | 4.75 | | 2,182,390 | | 2.15 | | 2.99 | |
Over four years through five years | | 2,678,820 | | 1.49 | | 3.37 | | 2,672,340 | | 1.41 | | 3.67 | |
Thereafter | | 6,908,060 | | 2.50 | | 8.69 | | 7,907,210 | | 2.34 | | 10.85 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total par value | | 79,481,700 | | 0.77 | % | 100.00 | % | 72,886,125 | | 0.79 | % | 100.00 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bond premiums (b) | | 51,106 | | | | | | 68,737 | | | | | |
Bond discounts (b) | | (29,542 | ) | | | | | (24,931 | ) | | | | |
Hedge valuation basis adjustments (c) | | 311,972 | | | | | | 261,480 | | | | | |
Hedge basis adjustments on terminated hedges (d) | | 95,342 | | | | | | 75,500 | | | | | |
FVO (e) - valuation adjustments and accrued interest | | 9,143 | | | | | | 8,401 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Consolidated obligation-bonds | | $ | 79,919,721 | | | | | | $ | 73,275,312 | | | | | |
(a) Weighted average rate represents the weighted average contractual coupons of bonds, unadjusted for swaps.
(b) Amortization of bond premiums and discounts resulted in net reduction of interest expense of $4.2 million and $22.1 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and $13.4 million and $42.7 million for the same periods in 2013.
(c) Hedge valuation basis adjustments represent changes in the fair values of fixed-rate bonds in a benchmark hedge under a qualifying fair value hedge.
(d) Hedge basis adjustments on terminated hedges represent the unamortized balances of valuation basis of fixed-rate bonds that were previously in a hedging relationship. The valuation basis at the time of hedge termination is being amortized as a yield adjustment through Interest expense. Amortization recorded as interest expense was $0.9 million in the third quarter of 2014 compared to $0.7 million in the 2013 period. For the nine months ended September 30, amortization recorded as interest expense was $2.4 million in the 2014 period, compared to $2.3 million in the 2013 period.
(e) Valuation adjustments represent changes in the full fair values of bonds elected under the FVO.
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Interest Rate Payment Terms
The following summarizes types of bonds issued and outstanding (dollars in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Amount | | Percentage of Total | | Amount | | Percentage of Total | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Fixed-rate, non-callable | | $ | 55,297,200 | | 69.57 | % | $ | 51,487,625 | | 70.64 | % |
Fixed-rate, callable | | 9,744,500 | | 12.26 | | 7,292,500 | | 10.01 | |
Step Up, callable | | 2,635,000 | | 3.32 | | 2,026,000 | | 2.78 | |
Step Down, callable | | 25,000 | | 0.03 | | 25,000 | | 0.03 | |
Single-index floating rate | | 11,780,000 | | 14.82 | | 12,055,000 | | 16.54 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total par value | | 79,481,700 | | 100.00 | % | 72,886,125 | | 100.00 | % |
| | | | | | | | | |
Bond premiums | | 51,106 | | | | 68,737 | | | |
Bond discounts | | (29,542 | ) | | | (24,931 | ) | | |
Hedge valuation basis adjustments (a) | | 311,972 | | | | 261,480 | | | |
Hedge basis adjustments on terminated hedges (b) | | 95,342 | | | | 75,500 | | | |
FVO (c) - valuation adjustments and accrued interest | | 9,143 | | | | 8,401 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total Consolidated obligation-bonds | | $ | 79,919,721 | | | | $ | 73,275,312 | | | |
(a) Hedge valuation basis adjustments represent changes in the fair values of fixed-rate bonds in a benchmark hedge under a qualifying Fair value hedge.
(b) Hedge basis adjustments on terminated hedges represent the unamortized balances of valuation basis of fixed-rate bonds that were previously in a hedging relationship. The valuation basis at the time of hedge termination is being amortized as a yield adjustment through Interest expense.
(c) Valuation adjustments represent changes in the full fair values of bonds elected under the FVO.
Discount Notes
Consolidated obligation - Discount notes are consolidated obligations with original maturities of up to one year. Notes are issued at less than their face amount and redeemed at par when they mature. The FHLBNY’s outstanding consolidated obligation - discount notes were as follows (dollars in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | | |
Par value | | $ | 36,074,482 | | $ | 45,876,381 | |
Amortized cost | | $ | 36,064,053 | | $ | 45,868,730 | |
Fair value option valuation adjustments (a) | | 3,146 | | 1,740 | |
Total discount notes | | $ | 36,067,199 | | $ | 45,870,470 | |
Weighted average interest rate | | 0.08 | % | 0.07 | % |
(a) Valuation adjustments represent changes in the full fair values of discount notes elected under the FVO.
Note 11. Affordable Housing Program.
For more information about the Affordable Housing Program and the Bank’s liability set aside, see the Bank’s most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014.
The following provides roll-forward information with respect to changes in Affordable Housing Program liabilities (in thousands):
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | $ | 120,243 | | $ | 122,251 | | $ | 123,060 | | $ | 134,942 | |
Additions from current period’s assessments | | 9,537 | | 6,920 | | 26,513 | | 24,138 | |
Net disbursements for grants and programs | | (16,025 | ) | (9,385 | ) | (35,818 | ) | (39,294 | ) |
Ending balance | | $ | 113,755 | | $ | 119,786 | | $ | 113,755 | | $ | 119,786 | |
Note 12. Capital Stock, Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock and Restricted Retained Earnings.
The FHLBanks, including the FHLBNY, have a cooperative structure. To access the FHLBNY’s products and services, a financial institution must be approved for membership and purchase capital stock in the FHLBNY. A member’s stock requirement is generally based on its use of FHLBNY products, subject to a minimum membership requirement as prescribed by the FHLBank Act and the FHLBNY’s Capital Plan. FHLBNY stock can be issued, exchanged, redeemed and repurchased only at its stated par value of $100 per share. It is not publicly traded. An option to redeem capital stock that is greater than a member’s minimum requirement is held by both the member and the FHLBNY.
The FHLBNY’s Capital Plan offers two sub-classes of Class B capital stock, membership and activity-based capital stock. Membership stock is issued to meet membership stock purchase requirements.
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The FHLBNY requires member institutions to maintain membership stock based on a percentage of the member’s mortgage-related assets. On July 2, 2014, the FHLBNY informed its membership of certain amendments to the FHLBNY’s Capital Plan (“Plan”). The amendments to the Plan became effective on August 1, 2014, and reduced the capital stock purchase requirement for membership of the FHLBNY from 20 basis points to 15 basis points of members’ mortgage-related assets, subject to a $1,000 minimum. On August 1, 2014, the FHLBNY repurchased $374.0 million of excess Membership stock as a result of the reduction in the Membership stock requirement. The Bank remains in compliance with all capital requirements.
Activity based stock is issued on a percentage of outstanding balances of advances, MPF loans and certain commitments.
Membership and Activity-based Class B capital stock have the same voting rights and dividend rates. Members can redeem Class B stock by giving five years notice. The Bank’s capital plan does not provide for the issuance of Class A capital stock.
The FHLBNY is subject to risk-based capital rules. Specifically, the FHLBNY is subject to three capital requirements under its capital plan. First, the FHLBNY must maintain at all times permanent capital in an amount at least equal to the sum of its credit risk, market risk, and operations risk capital requirements as calculated in accordance with the FHLBNY policy, and rules and regulations of the Finance Agency. Only permanent capital, defined as Class B stock and retained earnings, satisfies this risk-based capital requirement. The Finance Agency may require the FHLBNY to maintain an amount of permanent capital greater than what is required by the risk-based capital requirements. In addition, the FHLBNY is required to maintain at least a 4.0% total capital-to-asset ratio and at least a 5.0% leverage ratio at all times. The leverage ratio is defined as the sum of permanent capital weighted 1.5 times and nonpermanent capital weighted 1.0 times divided by total assets.
The FHLBNY was in compliance with the aforementioned capital rules and requirements for all periods presented. The FHLBNY met the “adequately capitalized” classification, which is the highest rating, under the capital rule. However, the Finance Agency has discretion to reclassify a FHLBank and to modify or add to the corrective action requirements for a particular capital classification. If the FHLBNY became classified into a capital classification other than adequately capitalized, the Bank could be adversely impacted by the corrective action requirements for that capital classification. For more information about the capital rules under the Finance Agency regulations and a discussion of any corrective actions, see Note 12. Capital Stock, Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock and Restricted Retained Earnings in the audited financial statements included in our most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014.
Risk-based Capital — The following table summarizes the Bank’s risk-based capital ratios (dollars in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Required (d) | | Actual | | Required (d) | | Actual | |
Regulatory capital requirements: | | | | | | | | | |
Risk-based capital (a) (e) | | $ | 611,570 | | $ | 6,680,132 | | $ | 655,458 | | $ | 6,593,921 | |
Total capital-to-asset ratio | | 4.00 | % | 5.33 | % | 4.00 | % | 5.14 | % |
Total capital (b) | | $ | 5,014,715 | | $ | 6,680,132 | | $ | 5,133,316 | | $ | 6,593,921 | |
Leverage ratio | | 5.00 | % | 7.99 | % | 5.00 | % | 7.71 | % |
Leverage capital (c) | | $ | 6,268,394 | | $ | 10,020,198 | | $ | 6,416,645 | | $ | 9,890,881 | |
(a) Actual “Risk-based capital” is capital stock and retained earnings plus mandatorily redeemable capital stock. Section 932.2 of the Finance Agency’s regulations also refers to this amount as “Permanent Capital.”
(b) Required “Total capital” is 4.0% of total assets.
(c) Actual “Leverage capital” is actual “Risk-based capital” times 1.5.
(d) Required minimum.
(e) Under regulatory guidelines issued by the Finance Agency and consistent with guidance provided by the banking regulators to maintain the risk weights at AAA for Treasury securities and other securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, government agencies, and government-sponsored entities for purposes of calculating risk-based capital.
Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock
Generally, the FHLBNY’s capital stock is redeemable at the option of either the member or the FHLBNY subject to certain conditions, including the provisions under the accounting guidance for certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. In accordance with the accounting guidance, the FHLBNY generally reclassifies the stock subject to redemption from equity to a liability once a member irrevocably exercises a written redemption right, gives notice of intent to withdraw from membership, or attains non-member status by merger or acquisition, charter termination, or involuntary termination from membership. Under such circumstances, the member shares will then meet the definition of a mandatorily redeemable financial instrument and are reclassified to a liability at fair value.
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Anticipated redemptions of mandatorily redeemable capital stock in the following table assume the FHLBNY will follow its current practice of daily redemption of capital in excess of the amount required to support advances and MPF loans (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | | |
Redemption less than one year | | $ | 97 | | $ | 4,081 | |
Redemption from one year to less than three years | | 5,166 | | 5,174 | |
Redemption from three years to less than five years | | 11,573 | | 12,028 | |
Redemption from five years or greater | | 2,494 | | 2,711 | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | 19,330 | | $ | 23,994 | |
The following table provides roll-forward information with respect to changes in mandatorily redeemable capital stock liabilities (in thousands):
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | $ | 23,378 | | $ | 25,437 | | $ | 23,994 | | $ | 23,143 | |
Capital stock subject to mandatory redemption reclassified from equity | | — | | 390 | | — | | 4,452 | |
Redemption of mandatorily redeemable capital stock (a) | | (4,048 | ) | (2,209 | ) | (4,664 | ) | (3,977 | ) |
Ending balance | | $ | 19,330 | | $ | 23,618 | | $ | 19,330 | | $ | 23,618 | |
Accrued interest payable (b) | | $ | 214 | | $ | 250 | | $ | 214 | | $ | 250 | |
(a) Redemption includes repayment of excess stock.
(b) The annualized accrual rates were 4.05% for September 30, 2014 and 4.00% for September 30, 2013 on mandatorily redeemable capital stock.
Restricted Retained Earnings
Under the 12 FHLBank Joint Capital Enhancement Agreement (“Capital Agreement”), beginning with the third quarter of 2011, each FHLBank is required to set aside 20% of its Net income each quarter to a restricted retained earnings account until the balance of that account equals at least one percent of that FHLBank’s average balance of outstanding consolidated obligations for the previous quarter. The Capital Agreement is intended to enhance the capital position of each FHLBank. These restricted retained earnings will not be available to pay dividends. Retained earnings included $204.7 million and $157.1 million as restricted retained earnings in the FHLBNY’s Capital at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Note 13. Earnings Per Share of Capital.
The following table sets forth the computation of earnings per share. Basic and diluted earnings per share of capital are the same. The FHLBNY has no dilutive potential common shares or other common stock equivalents (dollars in thousands except per share amounts):
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 85,613 | | $ | 61,336 | | $ | 237,887 | | $ | 215,820 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net income available to stockholders | | $ | 85,613 | | $ | 61,336 | | $ | 237,887 | | $ | 215,820 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Weighted average shares of capital | | 56,118 | | 53,484 | | 55,489 | | 48,929 | |
Less: Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | (209 | ) | (248 | ) | (228 | ) | (243 | ) |
Average number of shares of capital used to calculate earnings per share | | 55,909 | | 53,236 | | 55,261 | | 48,686 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Basic earnings per share | | $ | 1.53 | | $ | 1.15 | | $ | 4.30 | | $ | 4.43 | |
Note 14. Employee Retirement Plans.
The Bank participates in the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions (“Pentegra DB Plan”), a tax-qualified, defined-benefit multiemployer pension plan that covers all officers and employees of the Bank. The Bank also participates in the Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions, a tax-qualified defined contribution plan. In addition, the Bank maintains a nonqualified Benefit Equalization Plan (“BEP”) that restores defined benefits for those employees who have had their qualified defined benefits limited by IRS regulations. The BEP is an unfunded plan. In the first quarter of 2014, the Board of Directors of the FHLBNY voted to make changes to the Pentegra DB Plan and the BEP plan effective July 1, 2014 for new employees hired on after the effective date; changes to the plans will reduce obligations and expenses for the new employees when the employees become eligible for the pension benefits, and changes had no significant impact on the financial obligations as of September 30, 2014 or expenses for the periods in this report.
The Bank has a Retiree Medical Benefit Plan for retired employees and for eligible employees. The plan is an unfunded plan. The Board of Directors of the FHLBNY voted to amend the plan in the first quarter of 2014, and employees were notified in late March 2014. As a result, the Retiree Medical Benefits Plan will no longer be offered to active employees who will not have completed 10 years of employment service at the Bank and attained age 55 as of January 1, 2015, the effective date of the amendment. For those employees who qualify to remain in the plan, the current Defined Dollar Plan subsidy will be reduced by 50% for all service earned after December 31,
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2014, and the annual “Cost of Living Adjustment” will be eliminated. The impact of the amendments to the postretirement health benefit plan is summarized in subsequent paragraphs.
Retirement Plan Expenses — Summary
The following table presents employee retirement plan expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
Defined Benefit Plan | | $ | 1,950 | | $ | 189 | | $ | 2,435 | | $ | 567 | |
Benefit Equalization Plan (defined benefit) | | 872 | | 989 | | 2,616 | | 2,967 | |
Defined Contribution Plan | | 435 | | 387 | | 1,228 | | 1,176 | |
Postretirement Health Benefit Plan | | (7 | ) | 383 | | 506 | | 1,151 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total retirement plan expenses | | $ | 3,250 | | $ | 1,948 | | $ | 6,785 | | $ | 5,861 | |
Postretirement Health Benefit Plan — Negative Plan Amendments
The Bank’s postretirement health benefit plan was amended in the first quarter of 2014. The negative plan amendments (as defined in Accounting Standards Codification ASC 715-60-55) resulted in a reduction of $8.8 million in plan obligations. Prior to the plan amendments, the net periodic benefit cost was estimated to be $2.0 million for 2014; after the amendments, the net periodic benefit cost is estimated to be $0.5 million for 2014. No expenses were recorded in the second and third quarters of 2014, as amortization of gains due to plan amendments exceed service, interest and other costs.
The table below summarizes the impact of the amendments (in thousands):
Postretirement Health Benefit Plan — Plan Amendments
| | | | | | | | Amounts Remaining in | |
| | | | | | | | AOCI | |
| | Net Periodic | | Other | | Postretirement | | | | Prior | |
| | Postretirement | | Comprehensive | | Benefit | | Net | | Service | |
| | Benefit Cost | | Income | | Liability | | Gain/Loss | | Cost | |
Beginning of the period - December 31, 2013 | | | | | | $ | (20,428 | ) | $ | 3,047 | | $ | — | |
Plan amendment | | | | $ | (8,821 | ) | 8,821 | | — | | (8,821 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Recognition of components of net periodic | | | | | | | | | | | |
postretirement benefit cost: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service cost | | $ | 218 | | | | (218 | ) | | | | |
Interest cost | | 248 | | | | (248 | ) | | | | |
Amortization of loss | | 53 | | (53 | ) | | | (53 | ) | | |
Total net periodic postretirement benefit cost | | 519 | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | | | 2,737 | | (2,737 | ) | 2,737 | | | |
Total other comprehensive income | | | | (6,137 | ) | | | | | | |
Benefit payments | | | | | | 185 | | | | | |
Net change | | | | | | 5,803 | | 2,684 | | (8,821 | ) |
End of the period - March 31, 2014 | | | | | | (14,625 | ) | 5,731 | | (8,821 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Recognition of components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service cost | | 70 | | | | (70 | ) | | | | |
Interest cost | | 145 | | �� | | (145 | ) | | | | |
Amortization of loss | | 239 | | (239 | ) | | | (239 | ) | | |
Amortization of prior service credit | | (460 | ) | 460 | | | | | | 460 | |
Total net periodic postretirement benefit cost | | 513 | | | | | | | | | |
Total other comprehensive income | | | | (5,916 | ) | | | | | | |
Benefit payments | | | | | | 166 | | | | | |
Net change | | | | | | (49 | ) | (239 | ) | 460 | |
End of the period - June 30, 2014 | | | | | | (14,674 | ) | 5,492 | | (8,361 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Recognition of components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service cost | | 70 | | | | (70 | ) | | | | |
Interest cost | | 144 | | | | (144 | ) | | | | |
Amortization of loss | | 238 | | (238 | ) | | | (238 | ) | | |
Amortization of prior service credit | | (459 | ) | 459 | | | | | | 459 | |
Total net periodic postretirement benefit cost | | $ | 506 | | | | | | | | | |
Total other comprehensive income | | | | $ | (5,695 | ) | | | | | | |
Benefit payments | | | | | | 166 | | | | | |
Net change | | | | | | (48 | ) | (238 | ) | 459 | |
End of the period - September 30, 2014 | | | | | | $ | (14,722 | ) | $ | 5,254 | | $ | (7,902 | ) |
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Components of the net periodic benefit cost for the postretirement health benefit plan were as follows (in thousands):
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Service cost (benefits attributed to service during the period) | | $ | 70 | | $ | 236 | | $ | 358 | | $ | 709 | |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement health benefit obligation | | 144 | | 202 | | 537 | | 605 | |
Amortization of loss/(gain) | | 238 | | 106 | | 530 | | 319 | |
Amortization of prior service (credit)/cost | | (459 | ) | (161 | ) | (919 | ) | (482 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net periodic postretirement health benefit cost | | $ | (7 | ) | $ | 383 | | $ | 506 | | $ | 1,151 | |
Key assumptions and other information to determine obligation for the FHLBNY’s postretirement health benefit plan were as follows:
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 |
| | | | |
Weighted average discount rate - December 31, 2013 | | 4.73% (a) | | 4.73% |
Weighted average discount rate - September 30, 2014 | | 4.06% (b) | | |
| | | | |
Health care cost trend rates: | | | | |
Assumed for next year | | | | |
Pre 65 | | 8.00% | | 8.00% |
Post 65 | | 7.50% | | 7.50% |
Pre 65 Ultimate rate | | 5.00% | | 5.00% |
Pre 65 Year that ultimate rate is reached | | 2022 | | 2022 |
Post 65 Ultimate rate | | 5.00% | | 5.00% |
Post 65 Year that ultimate rate is reached | | 2022 | | 2022 |
Alternative amortization methods used to amortize | | | | |
Prior service cost | | Straight - line | | Straight - line |
Unrecognized net (gain) or loss | | Straight - line | | Straight - line |
(a),(b) The discount rate at December 31, 2013 was employed to calculate the pension obligations at March 31, 2014, the date of the amendments.
The discount rate at March 31, 2014 was employed to calculate the amended plan obligations. Discount rates were based on Citigroup pension index at the two dates.
Other than the plan amendments and the adoption of an updated discount rate at March 31, 2014, no significant changes were made to the assumptions at December 31, 2013.
Benefit Equalization Plan (BEP)
Components of the net periodic pension cost for the defined benefit component of the BEP were as follows (in thousands):
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
Service cost | | $ | 177 | | $ | 216 | | $ | 531 | | $ | 648 | |
Interest cost | | 401 | | 338 | | 1,203 | | 1,014 | |
Amortization of unrecognized net loss/(gain) | | 307 | | 448 | | 921 | | 1,345 | |
Amortization of unrecognized past service liability | | (13 | ) | (13 | ) | (39 | ) | (40 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net periodic benefit cost | | $ | 872 | | $ | 989 | | $ | 2,616 | | $ | 2,967 | |
For more information, see the most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014.
Note 15. Derivatives and Hedging Activities.
General — The FHLBNY accounts for its hedging activities in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (formerly SFAS 133). As a general rule, hedge accounting is permitted where the FHLBNY is exposed to a particular risk, such as interest-rate risk that causes changes in the fair value of an asset or liability or variability in the expected future cash flows of an existing asset, liability or a forecasted transaction that may affect earnings.
Derivative contracts hedging the risks associated with the changes in fair value are referred to as Fair value hedges, while contracts hedging the risks affecting the expected future cash flows are called Cash flow hedges. For more information, see Derivatives in Note 1. Significant Accounting Polices and Estimates in the Bank’s most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014.
The FHLBNY, consistent with the Finance Agency’s regulations, may enter into interest-rate swaps, swaptions, and interest-rate cap and floor agreements to manage its interest rate exposure inherent in otherwise unhedged assets and funding positions. The FHLBNY is not a derivatives dealer and does not trade derivatives for short-term profit.
The FHLBNY uses derivatives in three ways — by designating them as a fair value or cash flow hedge of an underlying financial instrument or a forecasted transaction that qualifies for hedge accounting treatment; by acting as an intermediary; or by designating the derivative as an asset-liability management hedge (i.e., an “economic hedge”).
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When the FHLBNY designates a derivative as an economic hedge, the choice represents the most cost effective manner of hedging a risk, and is after considering the operational costs and benefits of executing a hedge that would qualify for hedge accounting. When entering into such hedges that do not qualify for hedge accounting, changes in fair value of the derivatives is recorded in earnings with no offsetting fair value adjustments for the hedged asset, liability, or firm commitment. As a result, an economic hedge introduces the potential for earnings variability. Economic hedges are an acceptable hedging strategy under the FHLBNY’s risk management program, and the strategies comply with the Finance Agency’s regulatory requirements prohibiting speculative use of derivatives.
Principal hedging activities are summarized below:
Consolidated Obligations
The FHLBNY may manage the risk arising from changing market prices and volatility of a consolidated obligation by matching the cash inflows on the derivative with the cash outflow on the consolidated obligation.
Fair value hedges — In a typical transaction, fixed-rate consolidated obligations are issued for one or more FHLBanks, and each of those FHLBanks could simultaneously enter into a matching derivative in which the counterparty pays to the FHLBank fixed cash flows designed to mirror in timing and amount the cash outflows the FHLBank pays on the consolidated obligations.
When such transactions qualify for hedge accounting, they are treated as Fair value hedges under the accounting standards for derivatives and hedging. By electing to use fair value hedge accounting, the carrying value of the debt is adjusted for changes in the benchmark interest rate, with any such changes in value recorded in current earnings. The related interest-rate swap is also recorded on the balance sheet at fair value, with any changes in fair value reflected in earnings.
Cash flow hedges — The FHLBNY also hedges variable cash flows resulting from rollover (re-issuance) of 3-month consolidated obligation discount notes. Variable cash flows from those liabilities are converted to fixed-rate cash flows by entering into receive-variable, pay-fixed interest rate swaps. The FHLBNY also hedges the variability of cash flows of anticipated issuance of fixed-rate debt to changes in the benchmark rate.
When such transactions qualify for hedge accounting, they are treated as a Cash flow hedge. The interest-rate swap is recorded on the balance sheet and in AOCI at fair value. Changes in fair values of the hedging derivatives are reflected in AOCI to the extent the hedges are effective. Hedge ineffectiveness, if any, is recorded in current earnings. Fair values in AOCI are reclassified into interest expense at the same time as when the interest expense from the discount note or the anticipated debt impacts interest income. Since efforts are made to match the terms of the derivatives to those of the hedged forecasted cash flows as closely as possible, the amount of hedge ineffectiveness is not significant. The two Cash flow strategies are described below:
Cash Flow Hedges of Anticipated Consolidated Bond Issuance — The FHLBNY enters into interest-rate swaps on the anticipated issuance of debt to “lock in” the interest to be paid for the cost of funding. The swap is terminated upon issuance of the debt instrument, and amounts recorded in AOCI are reclassified to earnings in the periods in which earnings are affected by the variability of the cash flows of the debt that was issued.
Cash Flow Hedges of Rolling Issuance of Discount Notes — The Bank executes long-term pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swaps as hedges of the variable quarterly interest payments on the discount note borrowing program. In this program, the Bank issues a series of discount notes with 91-day terms over periods, up to 15 years. The FHLBNY will continue issuing new 91-day discount notes over the terms of the swaps as each outstanding discount note matures. The interest rate swaps require a settlement every 91 days, and the variable rate, which is based on the 3-month LIBOR, is reset immediately following each payment. The swaps are expected to eliminate the risk of variability of cash flows for each forecasted discount note issuance every 91 days. The fair values of the interest rate swaps are recorded in AOCI and ineffectiveness, if any, is recorded in earnings. Amounts recorded in AOCI are reclassified to earnings in the same periods in which interest expenses are affected by the variability of the cash flows of the discount notes.
Economic hedges of debt — When the FHLBNY issues variable-rate consolidated obligations bonds indexed to 1-month LIBOR, the U.S. Prime rate, or Federal funds rate, it will simultaneously execute interest-rate swaps (“basis swaps”) to hedge the basis risk of the variable rate debt to 3-month LIBOR, the FHLBNY’s preferred funding base. The basis swaps are designated as economic hedges of the floating-rate bonds because the FHLBNY deems that the operational cost of designating the hedges under accounting standards for derivatives and hedge accounting would outweigh the accounting benefits. In this hedge, only the interest rate swap is carried at fair value.
Consolidated obligation debt elected under the Fair Value Option — An alternative to hedge accounting that would permit the debt to be carried at fair value is to elect debt under the FVO. Once the irrevocable election is made upon issuance of the debt, the full change in fair value of the debt is reported in earnings. The FHLBNY has elected to carry certain fixed-rate consolidated bonds and discount notes under the FVO. For more information, see Fair Value Option Disclosures in Note 16. Fair Values of Financial Instruments. Typically, the FHLBNY would also execute interest rate swaps to convert the fixed cash flows of the FVO debt to variable cash flows, so that changes in fair value of the swap is also reflected in earnings, creating a natural offset to the debt’s fair value change. The interest rate swap would be designated as an economic hedge of the debt.
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Advances
The Bank offers a wide array of advances structures to meet members’ funding needs. These advances may have maturities up to 30 years with fixed or adjustable rates and may include early termination features or options. The Bank may use derivatives to adjust the repricing and/or options characteristics of advances to more closely match the characteristics of the Bank’s funding liabilities.
Fair value hedges — In general, whenever a member executes a longer-term fixed rate advance, or a fixed or variable-rate advance with call or put or other embedded options, the Bank will simultaneously execute a derivative transaction with terms that offset the terms of the fixed rate advance, or terms of the advance with embedded options. When such instruments are conceived, designed and structured, our control procedures require the identification and evaluation of embedded derivatives, as defined under accounting standards for derivatives and hedging activities.
The combination of the fixed rate advance and the derivative transaction effectively creates a variable rate asset. With a putable advance borrowed by a member, the FHLBNY would purchase from the member a put option. The FHLBNY may hedge a putable advance by entering into a cancelable interest rate swap in which the FHLBNY pays to the swap counterparty fixed-rate cash flows and receives variable-rate cash flows. The swap counterparty can cancel the swap on the put date, which would normally occur in a rising rate environment, and the FHLBNY can terminate the advance and extend additional credit to the member on new terms. The FHLBNY also offers callable advances to members, which is a fixed-rate advance borrowed by a member. With the advance, the FHLBNY sells to the member a call option that enables the member to terminate the advance at pre-determined exercise dates. The FHLBNY hedges such advances by executing interest rate swaps with cancellable option features that would allow the FHLBNY to terminate the swaps also at pre-determined option exercise dates.
Advances elected under the Fair Value Option — The FHLBNY has elected to carry certain variable-rate advances under the FVO. Once the irrevocable election is made upon issuance of the debt, the full change in fair value of the advance is reported in earnings, and provides a natural offset to the debt elected under the FVO.
Economic hedges of variable rate capped advances — The FHLBNY offers variable rate advances with an option that caps the interest rate payable by the borrower. The FHLBNY would typically offset the risk presented by the embedded cap by executing a matching cap.
Mortgage Loans
The Bank’s investment portfolio includes fixed rate mortgage loans. The FHLBNY manages the interest rate and prepayment risk associated with mortgages through debt issuance, without the use of derivatives. Firm commitments to purchase or deliver mortgage loans are accounted for as a derivative. See “Firm Commitment Strategies” described below.
Firm Commitment Strategies — Mortgage delivery commitments are considered derivatives under the accounting standards for derivatives and hedging. The FHLBNY accounts for them as freestanding derivatives, and records the fair values of mortgage loan delivery commitments on the balance sheet with an offset to Other income as a Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities. Fair values were not significant for all periods in this report.
Member Intermediation — To meet the hedging needs of its members, the FHLBNY acts as an intermediary between the members and the other counterparties. This intermediation allows smaller members to access the derivatives market. The derivatives used in intermediary activities do not qualify for hedge accounting, and fair value changes are recorded in earnings. Since the FHLBNY mitigates the fair value exposure of these positions by executing identical offsetting transactions, the net impact in earnings is not significant. The notional principal of interest rate swaps outstanding was $130.0 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The FHLBNY’s exposure with respect to the transactions with members was fully collateralized.
Other Economic Hedges
The derivatives in economic hedges were considered freestanding and changes in the fair values of the swaps were recorded through income. In general, economic hedges comprised of:
Interest rate caps to hedge balance sheet risk, specifically interest rate risk from certain capped floating rate investment securities.
Interest rate swaps that had previously qualified as hedges under the accounting standards for derivatives and hedging, but had been subsequently de-designated from hedge accounting as they were assessed as being not highly effective hedges.
Credit Risk Due to Nonperformance by Counterparties
The contractual or notional amount of derivatives reflects the involvement of the FHLBNY in the various classes of financial instruments, and serves as a basis for calculating periodic interest payments or cash flow. Notional amount of a derivative does not measure the credit risk exposure, and the maximum credit exposure is substantially less than the notional amount. The maximum credit risk is the estimated cost of replacing interest-rate swaps, forward agreements, mandatory delivery contracts for mortgage loans and purchased caps and floors (“derivatives”) in a gain position if the counterparty defaults and the related collateral, if any, is of insufficient value to the FHLBNY.
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Derivatives are instruments that derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates and other inputs, or a combination of these factors. The FHLBNY executes derivatives with swap dealers and financial institution swap counterparties as negotiated contracts, which are usually referred to as over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives. The majority of OTC derivative contracts were primarily bilateral contracts between the FHLBNY and the swap counterparties that were executed and settled bilaterally with counterparties, rather than settling the transaction with a derivative clearing house (“DCO”). Beginning on June 10, 2013, certain of the FHLBNY’s OTC derivatives are executed bilaterally with executing swap counterparties, then cleared and settled through one or more DCO as mandated under the Dodd-Frank Act. When transacting a derivative for clearing, the FHLBNY utilizes a designated clearing agent, the Futures Clearing Merchant, or “FCM”, that acts on behalf of the FHLBNY to clear and settle the interest rate exchange transaction through the DCO. Once the transaction is accepted for clearing by the FCM, acting in the capacity of an intermediary between the FHLBNY and the DCO, the original transaction between the FHLBNY and the executing swap counterparty is extinguished, and is replaced by an identical transaction between the FHLBNY and the DCO. The DCO becomes the counterparty to the FHLBNY. However, the FCM remains as the principal operational contact and interacts with the DCO through the life cycle events of the derivative transaction on behalf of the FHLBNY.
Credit risk on bilateral OTC derivative contracts — For derivatives that are not eligible for clearing with a DCO, the FHLBNY is subject to credit risk as a result of nonperformance by swap counterparties to the derivative agreements. The FHLBNY enters into master netting arrangements and bilateral security agreements with all active derivative counterparties, which provide for delivery of collateral at specified levels to limit the net unsecured credit exposure to these counterparties. The FHLBNY makes judgments on each counterparty’s creditworthiness, and estimates of the collateral values in analyzing counterparty nonperformance credit risk. Bilateral agreements consider the credit risks and the agreement specifies thresholds to post or receive collateral with changes in credit ratings. When the FHLBNY has more than one derivative transaction outstanding with the counterparty, and a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists with the counterparty, the net exposure (less collateral held) represents the appropriate measure of credit risk. The FHLBNY conducts all its derivative transactions under ISDA master netting agreements.
Credit risk on OTC Cleared derivative transactions — The FHLBNY’s derivative transactions that are eligible for clearing are subject to mandatory clearing rules under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) as provided under the Dodd-Frank Act. If a derivative transaction is listed as eligible for clearing, the FHLBNY must abide by the CFTC rules to clear the transaction through a DCO. The FHLBNY’s cleared derivatives are also initially executed bilaterally with a swap dealer (the executing swap counterparty), in the OTC market. The clearing process requires all parties to the derivative transaction to novate the contracts to a DCO, which then becomes the counterparty to all parties, including the FHLBNY, to the transaction.
The enforceability of offsetting rights incorporated in the agreements for the cleared derivative transactions has been analyzed by the FHLBNY to establish the extent to which supportive legal opinion, obtained from counsel of recognized standing, provides the requisite level of certainty regarding the enforceability of these agreements. Further analysis was performed to reach a view that the exercise of rights by the non-defaulting party under these agreements would not be stayed, or avoided under applicable law upon an event of default including bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the DCO or the FHLBNY’s clearing agents or both. Based on the analysis of the rules, and legal analysis obtained, the FHLBNY has made a determination that it has the right of setoff that is enforceable under applicable law that would allow it to net individual derivative contracts executed through a specific clearing agent, the FCM, to a designated DCO, so that a net derivative receivable or payable will be recorded for the DCO; that exposure (less margin held) would be represented by a single amount receivable from the DCO, and that amount be the appropriate measure of credit risk. This policy election for netting cleared derivatives is consistent with the policy election for netting bilaterally settled derivative transactions under master netting agreements.
Typically, margin consists of Initial margin and Variation margin. Variation margin fluctuates with the fair values of the open contracts. Initial margin fluctuates with the volatility of the FHLBNY’s portfolio of cleared derivatives, and volatility is measured by the speed and severity of market price changes of the portfolio. Initial margin is posted in cash by the FHLBNY in addition to Variation margin.
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Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Derivative Liabilities — Net Presentation
The following table presents the gross and net derivative receivables by contract type and amount for those derivative contracts for which netting is permissible under U.S. GAAP (“Derivative instruments — Nettable”). Derivatives receivables have been netted with respect to those receivables as to which the netting requirements have been met, including obtaining a legal analysis with respect to the enforceability of the netting. Where such a legal analysis has not been either sought or obtained, the receivables were not netted, and were reported as Derivative instruments - Not Nettable (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Derivative Assets | | Derivative Liabilities | | Derivative Assets | | Derivative Liabilities | |
Derivative instruments -Nettable | | | | | | | | | |
Gross recognized amount | | | | | | | | | |
Bilateral derivatives | | $ | 383,219 | | $ | 1,756,255 | | $ | 609,910 | | $ | 2,378,650 | |
Cleared derivatives | | 215,512 | | 139,249 | | 24,481 | | 57,177 | |
Total gross recognized amount | | 598,731 | | 1,895,504 | | 634,391 | | 2,435,827 | |
Gross amounts of netting adjustments and cash collateral | | | | | | | | | |
Bilateral derivatives | | (370,437 | ) | (1,452,886 | ) | (602,074 | ) | (2,029,532 | ) |
Cleared derivatives | | (184,634 | ) | (139,249 | ) | 10,982 | | (57,177 | ) |
Total gross amounts of netting adjustments and cash collateral | | (555,071 | ) | (1,592,135 | ) | (591,092 | ) | (2,086,709 | ) |
Net amounts after offsetting adjustments | | | | | | | | | |
Bilateral derivatives | | 12,782 | | 303,369 | | 7,836 | | 349,118 | |
Cleared derivatives | | 30,878 | | — | | 35,463 | | — | |
Total net amounts after offsetting adjustments | | 43,660 | | 303,369 | | 43,299 | | 349,118 | |
Derivative instruments -Not Nettable | | | | | | | | | |
Delivery commitments (a) | | 20 | | 25 | | 3 | | 32 | |
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities presented in the Statements of Condition | | $ | 43,680 | | $ | 303,394 | | $ | 43,302 | | $ | 349,150 | |
Non-cash collateral received or pledged not offset | | | | | | | | | |
Cannot be sold or repledged | | | | | | | | | |
Bilateral derivatives | | $ | 1,628 | | $ | — | | $ | 3,097 | | $ | — | |
Delivery commitments (a) | | 20 | | — | | 3 | | — | |
Total cannot be sold or repledged | | 1,648 | | — | | 3,100 | | — | |
Net unsecured amount | | | | | | | | | |
Bilateral derivatives | | 11,154 | | 303,394 | | 4,739 | | 349,150 | |
Cleared derivatives | | 30,878 | | — | | 35,463 | | — | |
Total Net unsecured amount (b) | | $ | 42,032 | | $ | 303,394 | | $ | 40,202 | | $ | 349,150 | |
(a) Derivative instruments without legal right of offset were synthetic derivatives representing forward mortgage delivery commitments of 45 days or less. Amounts were not material, and it was operationally not practical to separate receivable from payables, and net presentation was adopted. No cash collateral was involved with the mortgage delivery commitments, which are accounted as derivatives.
(b) Unsecured amounts represent Derivative assets and liabilities recorded in the Statements of Condition at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The amounts primarily represent (1) the aggregate credit support thresholds that were waived under ISDA Credit Support and Master netting agreements between the FHLBNY and derivative counterparties for uncleared derivative contracts, and (2) Initial margins posted by the FHLBNY to DCO on cleared derivative transactions.
Non-Cash collateral received or pledged not offset — Amounts represent exposure arising from derivative positions with member counterparties where we acted as an intermediary, and a small amount of delivery commitments (see footnote a). Amounts are collateralized by pledged non-cash collateral, primarily 1-4 family housing collateral.
The gross derivative exposures as represented by derivatives in fair value gain positions before netting and offsetting cash collateral were $598.7 million and $634.4 million due at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Fair values amounts that were netted as a result of master netting agreements, or as a result of a determination that netting requirements had been met (including obtaining a legal analysis supporting the enforceability of the netting for cleared OTC derivatives), totaled $555.1 million and $591.1 million at those dates. These netting adjustments included $100.9 million and $4.0 million in cash posted by counterparties to mitigate the FHLBNY’s exposures at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The net exposures after offsetting adjustments were $43.7 million and $43.3 million at those dates.
Derivative counterparties are also exposed to credit losses resulting from potential nonperformance risk of the FHLBNY with respect to derivative contracts, and their exposure due to a default by the FHLBNY is measured by derivatives in a fair value loss position from the FHLBNY’s perspective (and a gain position from the counterparty’s perspective). At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, derivatives in a net unrealized loss positions, which represented the counterparties’ exposure, including the exposure of DCOs in cleared trades, to the potential non-performance risk of the FHLBNY, were $303.4 million and $349.2 million after deducting $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion of cash collateral posted by the FHLBNY at those dates to the exposed counterparties. With respect to cleared derivatives, the DCO is also exposed to the failure of the FHLBNY to deliver cash margin, which is typically paid one day following the execution of a cleared derivative, and those amounts were not significant.
The FHLBNY is also exposed to the risk of derivative counterparties failing to return cash collateral deposited with counterparties due to counterparty bankruptcy or other similar scenarios. If such an event were to occur, the FHLBNY would be forced to replace derivatives by executing similar derivative contracts with other counterparties. To the extent that the FHLBNY receives cash from the replacement trades that is less than the amount of cash deposited with the defaulting counterparty, the FHLBNY’s cash pledged as a deposit is exposed to credit risk of the defaulting counterparty. Derivative counterparties, including DCOs, holding the FHLBNY’s cash as posted
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collateral, were analyzed from credit performance perspective, and based on credit analyses and collateral requirements, the management of the FHLBNY does not anticipate any credit losses on its derivative agreements.
Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Derivative Liabilities
The following tables represented outstanding notional balances and estimated fair values of the derivatives outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | |
| | Notional Amount of Derivatives | | Derivative Assets | | Derivative Liabilities | |
| | | | | | | |
Fair value of derivative instruments (a) | | | | | | | |
Derivatives designated in hedging relationships | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps-fair value hedges | | $ | 79,499,982 | | $ | 571,283 | | $ | 1,825,185 | |
Interest rate swaps-cash flow hedges | | 1,256,000 | | 7,346 | | 61,444 | |
Total derivatives in hedging instruments | | 80,755,982 | | 578,629 | | 1,886,629 | |
| | | | | | | |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | | 31,655,573 | | 9,212 | | 7,073 | |
Interest rate caps or floors | | 2,692,000 | | 8,980 | | — | |
Mortgage delivery commitments | | 23,101 | | 20 | | 25 | |
Other (b) | | 260,000 | | 1,910 | | 1,802 | |
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | | 34,630,674 | | 20,122 | | 8,900 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total derivatives before netting and collateral adjustments | | $ | 115,386,656 | | 598,751 | | 1,895,529 | |
Netting adjustments | | | | (454,147 | ) | (454,147 | ) |
Net before cash collateral | | | | 144,604 | | 1,441,382 | |
Cash collateral and related accrued interest | | | | (100,924 | ) | (1,137,988 | ) |
Net after cash collateral reported on the Statements of Condition | | | | $ | 43,680 | | $ | 303,394 | |
| | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Notional Amount of Derivatives | | Derivative Assets | | Derivative Liabilities | |
| | | | | | | |
Fair value of derivative instruments (a) | | | | | | | |
Derivatives designated in hedging relationships | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps-fair value hedges | | $ | 71,828,200 | | $ | 567,215 | | $ | 2,380,327 | |
Interest rate swaps-cash flow hedges | | 1,256,000 | | 23,097 | | 45,393 | |
Total derivatives in hedging instruments | | 73,084,200 | | 590,312 | | 2,425,720 | |
| | | | | | | |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | | 33,623,641 | | 13,437 | | 6,819 | |
Interest rate caps or floors | | 2,700,000 | | 27,196 | | 12 | |
Mortgage delivery commitments | | 7,563 | | 3 | | 32 | |
Other (b) | | 260,000 | | 3,446 | | 3,276 | |
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | | 36,591,204 | | 44,082 | | 10,139 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total derivatives before netting and collateral adjustments | | $ | 109,675,404 | | 634,394 | | 2,435,859 | |
Netting adjustments | | | | (587,121 | ) | (587,121 | ) |
Net before cash collateral | | | | 47,273 | | 1,848,738 | |
Cash collateral and related accrued interest | | | | (3,971 | ) | (1,499,588 | ) |
Net after cash collateral reported on the Statements of Condition | | | | $ | 43,302 | | $ | 349,150 | |
(a) All derivative assets and liabilities with swap dealers and counterparties are collateralized by cash; derivative instruments are subject to legal right of offset under master netting agreements.
(b) Other comprised of swaps intermediated for member, and notional amounts represent purchases from dealers and sales to members.
Earnings Impact of Derivatives and Hedging Activities
The FHLBNY carries all derivative instruments on the Statements of Condition at fair value as Derivative Assets and Derivative Liabilities. If derivatives meet the hedging criteria under hedge accounting rules, including effectiveness measures, changes in fair value of the associated hedged financial instrument attributable to the risk being hedged (benchmark interest-rate risk, which is LIBOR for the FHLBNY) may also be recorded so that some or all of the unrealized fair value gains or losses recognized on the derivatives are offset by corresponding unrealized gains or losses on the associated hedged financial assets and liabilities. The net differential between fair value changes of the derivatives and the hedged items represents hedge ineffectiveness. Hedge ineffectiveness represents the amounts by which the changes in the fair value of the derivatives differ from the changes in the fair values of the hedged items or the variability in the cash flows of forecasted transactions. The net ineffectiveness from hedges that qualify under hedge accounting rules are recorded as a Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities in Other income (loss) in the Statements of Income. If derivatives do not qualify for the hedging criteria under hedge accounting rules, but are executed as economic hedges of financial assets or liabilities under a FHLBNY-approved hedge strategy, only the fair value changes of the derivatives are recorded as a Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities in Other income (loss) in the Statements of Income.
The FHLBNY has elected to measure certain debt under the accounting designation for FVO, and has executed interest rate swaps as economic hedges of the debt. While changes in fair values of the interest rate swap and the debt elected under the FVO are recorded in earnings in Other income (loss), the changes in the fair value changes of the swaps are recorded as a Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities. Fair value changes of debt and advances elected under the FVO are recorded as an Unrealized (loss) or gain from Instruments held at fair value.
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Components of net gains/(losses) on Derivatives and hedging activities as presented in the Statements of Income are summarized below (in thousands):
| | Three months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | Gains (Losses) on Derivative | | Gains (Losses) on Hedged Item | | Earnings Impact (a) | | Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income | | Gains (Losses) on Derivative | | Gains (Losses) on Hedged Item | | Earnings Impact (a) | | Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advances | | $ | 368,496 | | $ | (367,962 | ) | $ | 534 | | $ | (250,167 | ) | $ | 36,195 | | $ | (51,692 | ) | $ | (15,497 | ) | $ | (255,141 | ) |
Consolidated obligations-bonds | | (55,977 | ) | 57,667 | | 1,690 | | 64,026 | | (27,435 | ) | 27,233 | | (202 | ) | 71,329 | |
Net gains (losses) related to fair value hedges | | 312,519 | | (310,295 | ) | 2,224 | | $ | (186,141 | ) | 8,760 | | (24,459 | ) | (15,699 | ) | $ | (183,812 | ) |
Cash flow hedges | | — | | | | — | | $ | (8,867 | ) | 46 | | | | 46 | | $ | (8,293 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps (b) | | (101 | ) | | | (101 | ) | | | 71 | | | | 71 | | | |
Caps or floors | | (4,330 | ) | | | (4,330 | ) | | | (3,981 | ) | | | (3,981 | ) | | |
Mortgage delivery commitments | | 50 | | | | 50 | | | | 258 | | | | 258 | | | |
Swaps economically hedging instruments designated under FVO | | (1,927 | ) | | | (1,927 | ) | | | 3,998 | | | | 3,998 | | | |
Accrued interest-swaps (b) | | 3,519 | | | | 3,519 | | | | 3,215 | | | | 3,215 | | | |
Net (losses) gains related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | | (2,789 | ) | | | (2,789 | ) | | | 3,561 | | | | 3,561 | | | |
Net gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities | | $ | 309,730 | | $ | (310,295 | ) | $ | (565 | ) | | | $ | 12,367 | | $ | (24,459 | ) | $ | (12,092 | ) | | |
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | Gains (Losses) on Derivative | | Gains (Losses) on Hedged Item | | Earnings Impact (a) | | Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income | | Gains (Losses) on Derivative | | Gains (Losses) on Hedged Item | | Earnings Impact (a) | | Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advances | | $ | 479,739 | | $ | (478,359 | ) | $ | 1,380 | | $ | (752,782 | ) | $ | 1,161,401 | | $ | (1,162,494 | ) | $ | (1,093 | ) | $ | (784,460 | ) |
Consolidated obligations-bonds | | 76,174 | | (72,373 | ) | 3,801 | | 186,935 | | (417,307 | ) | 417,883 | | 576 | | 244,572 | |
Net gains (losses) related to fair value hedges | | 555,913 | | (550,732 | ) | 5,181 | | $ | (565,847 | ) | 744,094 | | (744,611 | ) | (517 | ) | $ | (539,888 | ) |
Cash flow hedges | | 51 | | | | 51 | | $ | (26,286 | ) | (1 | ) | | | (1 | ) | $ | (23,142 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps (b) | | (38 | ) | | | (38 | ) | | | (1,527 | ) | | | (1,527 | ) | | |
Caps or floors | | (18,223 | ) | | | (18,223 | ) | | | 920 | | | | 920 | | | |
Mortgage delivery commitments | | 486 | | | | 486 | | | | (1,651 | ) | | | (1,651 | ) | | |
Swaps economically hedging instruments designated under FVO | | (1,773 | ) | | | (1,773 | ) | | | (10,178 | ) | | | (10,178 | ) | | |
Accrued interest-swaps (b) | | 9,955 | | | | 9,955 | | | | 15,121 | | | | 15,121 | | | |
Net (losses) gains related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | | (9,593 | ) | | | (9,593 | ) | | | 2,685 | | | | 2,685 | | | |
Net gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities | | $ | 546,371 | | $ | (550,732 | ) | $ | (4,361 | ) | | | $ | 746,778 | | $ | (744,611 | ) | $ | 2,167 | | | |
(a) Earnings impact of qualifying fair value hedges in the third quarter of 2013 included overstated fair value gains of $17.2 million corrected in the third quarter of 2013 as an out-of-period adjustment. For more information, see Note 15. Derivatives and Hedging Activities in the Bank’s most recent Form 10K filed on March 24, 2014.
(b) Derivative gains and losses from interest rate swaps that did not qualify as hedges under accounting rules were designated as economic hedges. Gains and losses include interest expenses and income associated with the interest rate swap.
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Cash Flow Hedges
The effect of interest rate swaps in cash flow hedging relationships was as follows (in thousands):
| | Three months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | AOCI | | AOCI | |
| | Gains/(Losses) | | Gains/(Losses) | |
| | Recognized in AOCI (c)(d) | | Location: Reclassified to Earnings (c) | | Amount Reclassified to Earnings (c) | | Ineffectiveness Recognized in Earnings | | Recognized in AOCI (c)(d) | | Location: Reclassified to Earnings (c) | | Amount Reclassified to Earnings (c) | | Ineffectiveness Recognized in Earnings | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations-bonds (a) | | $ | — | | Interest Expense | | $ | 739 | | $ | — | | $ | 261 | | Interest Expense | | $ | 780 | | $ | 46 | |
Consolidated obligations-discount notes (b) | | 8,999 | | Interest Expense | | — | | — | | 1,175 | | Interest Expense | | — | | — | |
| | $ | 8,999 | | | | $ | 739 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,436 | | | | $ | 780 | | $ | 46 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | AOCI | | AOCI | |
| | Gains/(Losses) | | Gains/(Losses) | |
| | Recognized in AOCI (c)(d) | | Location: Reclassified to Earnings (c) | | Amount Reclassified to Earnings (c) | | Ineffectiveness Recognized in Earnings | | Recognized in AOCI (c)(d) | | Location: Reclassified to Earnings (c) | | Amount Reclassified to Earnings (c) | | Ineffectiveness Recognized in Earnings | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations-bonds (a) | | $ | 87 | | Interest Expense | | $ | 2,209 | | $ | 51 | | $ | 600 | | Interest Expense | | $ | 2,642 | | $ | (1 | ) |
Consolidated obligations-discount notes (b) | | (31,801 | ) | Interest Expense | | — | | — | | 74,874 | | Interest Expense | | — | | — | |
| | $ | (31,714 | ) | | | $ | 2,209 | | $ | 51 | | $ | 75,474 | | | | $ | 2,642 | | $ | (1 | ) |
(a) Hedges of anticipated issuance of debt — The maximum period of time that the Bank typically hedges its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions in this program is between three and nine months. There were no open contracts at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The amount in AOCI from closed cash flow hedges was a net unrecognized loss of $6.4 million and $8.7 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. At September 30, 2014, it is expected that over the next 12 months, $2.1 million of the unrecognized loss in AOCI will be recognized as a yield adjustment (expense) to debt interest expense.
(b) Hedges of discount notes in rolling issuances — At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $1.3 billion of notional amounts of the interest rate swaps were outstanding under this program. Net unrealized fair values losses of $54.1 million and $22.3 million were recorded in AOCI at those dates. The cash flow hedges mitigated exposure to the variability in future cash flows for a maximum period of 15 years. Long-term swap rates at September 30, 2014 had flattened relative to December 31, 2013, and cumulative fair value losses increased. The FHLBNY’s payments on the swap contracts are fixed, and in return the FHLBNY receives LIBOR-indexed floating rate cash flows; in a declining rate environment, the amount of forecasted cash flows that it would potentially receive grows smaller, effectively increasing unrealized fair value losses.
(c) Effective portion was recorded in AOCI. Ineffectiveness was immaterial and was recorded in Other income. There were no material amounts that were reclassified into earnings as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges because it became probable that the original forecasted transactions would not occur by the end of the originally specified time period or within a two-month period thereafter.
(d) Represents unrecognized loss from cash flow hedges recorded in AOCI.
Note 16. Fair Values of Financial Instruments.
The fair value amounts recorded on the Statements of Condition or presented in the note disclosures have been determined by the FHLBNY using available market information and best judgment of appropriate valuation methods.
Estimated Fair Values — Summary Tables
The carrying values, estimated fair values and the levels within the fair value hierarchy were as follows (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | |
| | | | Estimated Fair Value | | Netting Adjustment and | |
Financial Instruments | | Carrying Value | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 (a) | | Cash Collateral | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and due from banks | | $ | 3,662,513 | | $ | 3,662,513 | | $ | 3,662,513 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Federal funds sold | | 5,769,000 | | 5,768,994 | | — | | 5,768,994 | | — | | — | |
Available-for-sale-securities | | 1,305,937 | | 1,305,937 | | 13,862 | | 1,292,075 | | — | | — | |
Held-to-maturity securities | | 12,803,968 | | 13,016,669 | | — | | 11,845,469 | | 1,171,200 | | — | |
Advances | | 99,549,842 | | 99,663,491 | | — | | 99,663,491 | | — | | — | |
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio, net | | 2,037,455 | | 2,059,198 | | — | | 2,059,198 | | — | | — | |
Accrued interest receivable | | 169,558 | | 169,558 | | — | | 169,558 | | — | | — | |
Derivative assets | | 43,680 | | 43,680 | | — | | 598,751 | | — | | (555,071 | ) |
Other financial assets | | 2,161 | | 2,161 | | — | | — | | 2,161 | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | 2,111,680 | | 2,111,689 | | — | | 2,111,689 | | — | | — | |
Consolidated obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 79,919,721 | | 79,829,243 | | — | | 79,829,243 | | — | | — | |
Discount notes | | 36,067,199 | | 36,068,315 | | — | | 36,068,315 | | — | | — | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | 19,330 | | 19,330 | | 19,330 | | — | | — | | — | |
Accrued interest payable | | 125,780 | | 125,780 | | — | | 125,780 | | — | | — | |
Derivative liabilities | | 303,394 | | 303,394 | | — | | 1,895,529 | | — | | (1,592,135 | ) |
Other financial liabilities | | 71,055 | | 71,055 | | 71,055 | | — | | — | | — | |
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| | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Carrying | | Estimated Fair Value | | Netting Adjustment and | |
Financial Instruments | | Value | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 (a) | | Cash Collateral | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and due from banks | | $ | 15,309,998 | | $ | 15,309,998 | | $ | 15,309,998 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Federal funds sold | | 5,986,000 | | 5,985,987 | | — | | 5,985,987 | | — | | — | |
Available-for-sale-securities | | 1,562,541 | | 1,562,541 | | 10,407 | | 1,552,134 | | — | | — | |
Held-to-maturity securities | | 12,535,928 | | 12,603,384 | | — | | 11,461,994 | | 1,141,390 | | — | |
Advances | | 90,765,017 | | 90,644,501 | | — | | 90,644,501 | | — | | — | |
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio, net | | 1,927,623 | | 1,911,001 | | — | | 1,911,001 | | — | | — | |
Accrued interest receivable | | 173,573 | | 173,573 | | — | | 173,573 | | — | | — | |
Derivative assets | | 43,302 | | 43,302 | | — | | 634,394 | | — | | (591,092 | ) |
Other financial assets | | 2,328 | | 2,328 | | — | | 556 | | 1,772 | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | 1,929,340 | | 1,929,349 | | — | | 1,929,349 | | — | | — | |
Consolidated obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 73,275,312 | | 72,928,182 | | — | | 72,928,182 | | — | | — | |
Discount notes | | 45,870,470 | | 45,872,010 | | — | | 45,872,010 | | — | | — | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | 23,994 | | 23,994 | | 23,994 | | — | | — | | — | |
Accrued interest payable | | 112,047 | | 112,047 | | — | | 112,047 | | — | | — | |
Derivative liabilities | | 349,150 | | 349,150 | | — | | 2,435,859 | | — | | (2,086,709 | ) |
Other financial liabilities | | 76,284 | | 76,284 | | 76,284 | | — | | — | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Level 3 Instruments — The fair values of non-Agency private-label MBS and housing finance agency bonds were estimated by management based on pricing services. Valuations may have required pricing services to use significant inputs that were subjective because of the current lack of significant market activity so that the inputs may not be market based and observable. |
Fair Value Hierarchy
The FHLBNY records available-for-sale securities, derivative assets, derivative liabilities, and consolidated obligations and advances elected under the FVO at fair value on a recurring basis. On a non-recurring basis, held-to-maturity securities determined to be OTTI are also measured and recorded at their fair values in the period OTTI is recognized.
The accounting standards under Fair Value Measurement defines fair value, establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined 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. Among other things, the standard requires the FHLBNY to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard specifies a hierarchy of inputs based on whether the inputs are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the FHLBNY’s market assumptions.
These two types of inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy, and an entity must disclose the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the measurements are classified for all assets and liabilities measured on a recurring or non-recurring basis:
· Level 1 Inputs — Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the reporting entity can access on the measurement date.
· 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 or liabilities in active markets; (2) quoted prices for identical or similar 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 volatilities).
· Level 3 Inputs — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
The inputs are evaluated on an overall level for the fair value measurement to be determined. This overall level is an indication of market observability of the fair value measurement for the asset or liability. Changes in the observability of the valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of certain assets or liabilities. These reclassifications are reported as transfers in/out as of the beginning of the quarter in which the changes occur. There were no such transfers in any periods in this report.
The availability of observable inputs can vary from product to product and is affected by a wide variety of factors including, for example, the characteristics peculiar to the transaction. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the FHLBNY in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized as Level 3. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Summary of Valuation Techniques and Primary Inputs
The fair value of a financial instrument that is an asset is defined as the price the FHLBNY would receive to sell the asset in an orderly transaction with market participants. A financial liability’s fair value is defined as the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability to a new obligor, not the amount that would be paid to settle the liability with the creditor. Where available, fair values are based on observable market prices or parameters, or derived from
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such prices or parameters. Where observable prices are not available, valuation models and inputs are utilized. These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or markets and the instruments’ complexity.
Because an active secondary market does not exist for a portion of the FHLBNY’s financial instruments, in certain cases, fair values are not subject to precise quantification or verification and may change as economic and market factors and evaluation of those factors change. The fair values of financial assets and liabilities reported in the tables above are discussed below.
Cash and Due from Banks — The estimated fair value approximates the recorded book balance.
Interest-bearing Deposits, Federal Funds Sold and Securities purchased under agreements to resell — The FHLBNY determines estimated fair values of short-term investments by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows of the investments, a methodology also referred to as the Income approach under the Fair value measurement standards. The discount rates used in these calculations are the current coupons of investments with similar terms. Inputs into the cash flow models employed by the Bank are the yields on the instruments, which are market based and observable and are considered to be within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Investment Securities — The fair value of investment securities is estimated by the FHLBNY using information primarily from pricing services. This methodology is also referred to as the Market approach under the Fair value measurement standards.
Mortgage-backed securities — The FHLBNY’s valuation technique incorporates prices from up to four designated third-party pricing services, when available. The FHLBNY’s base investment pricing methodology establishes a median price for each security using a formula that is based on the number of prices received. If four prices are received from the four pricing vendors, the average of the two middle prices is used; 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 further validation. Vendor prices that are outside of a defined tolerance threshold of the median price are identified as outliers and subject to additional review, 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, or use of internal model prices, which are deemed to be reflective of all relevant facts and circumstances that a market participant would consider. Such analysis is also applied in those limited instances where no third-party vendor price or only one third-party vendor price is available in order to arrive at an estimated fair value. In its analysis, the FHLBNY has also introduced the concept of clustering pricing, and to predefine cluster tolerances. Once the median prices are computed from the four pricing vendors, the second step is to determine which of the sourced prices fall within the required tolerance level interval to the median price, which forms the “cluster” of prices to be averaged. This average will determine a “default” price for the security. To be included among the cluster, each price must fall within 10 points of the median price for residential PLMBS and within 3 points of the median price for GSE issued MBS. The cluster tolerance guidelines shall be reviewed annually and may be revised as necessary. The final step is to determine the final price of the security based on the cluster average and an evaluation of any outlier prices. If the analysis confirms that an outlier is not representative of fair value and that the average of the vendor prices within the tolerance threshold of the median price is the best estimate, then the average of the vendor prices within the tolerance threshold of the median price is used as the final price. If, on the other hand, 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. In all cases, the final price is used to determine the fair value of the security.
The FHLBNY has also established that the pricing vendors use methods that generally employ, but are not limited to, benchmark yields, recent trades, dealer estimates, valuation models, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings, and/or matrix pricing. To validate vendor prices of PLMBS, the FHLBNY has also adopted a formal process to examine yields as an additional validation method. The FHLBNY calculates an implied yield for each of its PLMBS using estimated fair values derived from cash flows on a bond-by-bond basis. This yield is then compared to the implied yield for comparable securities according to price information from third-party MBS “market surveillance reports”. Significant variances or inconsistencies are evaluated in conjunction with all of the other available pricing information. The objective is to determine whether an adjustment to the fair value estimate is appropriate.
Based on the FHLBNY’s review processes, management has concluded that inputs into the pricing models employed by pricing services for the Bank’s investments in GSE securities are market based and observable and are considered to be within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The valuation of the FHLBNY’s private-label securities, all designated as held-to-maturity, may require pricing services to use significant inputs that are subjective and are considered to be within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. This determination was made based on management’s view that the private-label instruments may not have an active market because of the specific vintage of the securities as well as inherent conditions surrounding the trading of private-label MBS, so that the inputs may not be market based and observable. No held-to-maturity securities were recorded at fair values on a nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2014 or at December 31, 2013 or any time in 2013, as no MBS were determined to be OTTI.
Housing finance agency bonds — The fair value of housing finance agency bonds is estimated by management using information primarily from pricing services. Because of the current lack of significant market activity, their fair values were categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as inputs into vendor pricing models may not be market based and observable.
Advances — The fair values of advances are computed using standard option valuation models. The most significant inputs to the valuation model are (1) consolidated obligation debt curve (“CO Curve”), published by the
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Office of Finance and available to the public, and (2) LIBOR swap curves and volatilities. The Bank considers both these inputs to be market based and observable as they can be directly corroborated by market participants.
The FHLBNY determines the fair values of its advances by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the advances, a methodology also referred to as the Income approach under the Fair value measurement standards. The discount rates used in these calculations are equivalent to the replacement advance rates for advances with similar terms. In accordance with the Finance Agency’s advances regulations, an advance with a maturity or repricing period greater than six months requires a prepayment fee sufficient to make a FHLBank financially indifferent to the borrower’s decision to prepay the advance. Therefore, the fair value of an advance does not assume prepayment risk.
The inputs used to determine fair value of advances are as follows:
· CO Curve. The FHLBNY uses the CO Curve, which represents its cost of funds, as an input to estimate the fair value of advances, and to determine current advance rates. This input is considered market observable and therefore a Level 2 input.
· Volatility assumption. To estimate the fair value of advances with optionality, the FHLBNY uses market-based expectations of future interest rate volatility implied from current market prices for similar options. This input is considered a Level 2 input as it is market based and market observable.
· Spread adjustment. Adjustments represent the FHLBNY’s mark-up based on its pricing strategy. The input is considered as unobservable, and is classified as a Level 3 input. The spread adjustment is not a significant input to the overall fair value of an advance.
The FHLBNY creates an internal curve, which is interpolated from its advance rates. Advance rates are calculated by applying a spread to an underlying “base curve” derived from the FHLBNY’s cost of funds, which is based on the CO Curve, inputs to which have been determined to be market observable and classified as Level 2. The spreads applied to the base advance pricing curve typically represent the FHLBNY’s mark-ups over the FHLBNY’s cost of funds, and are not market observable inputs, but are based on the FHLBNY’s advance pricing strategy. Such inputs have been classified as a Level 3 input. For the FHLBNY, Level 3 inputs were considered not significant.
To determine the appropriate classification of the overall measurement in the fair value hierarchy of an advance, an analysis of the inputs to the entire fair value measurement was performed at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. If the unobservable spread to the FHLBNY’s cost of funds was not significant to the overall fair value, then the measurement was classified as Level 2. Conversely, if the unobservable spread was significant to the overall fair value, then the measurement would be classified as Level 3. The impact of the unobservable input was calculated as the difference in the value determined by discounting an advance’s cash flows using the FHLBNY’s advance curve and the value determined by discounting an advance’s cash flows using the FHLBNY’s cost of funds curve. Given the relatively small mark-ups over the FHLBNY’s cost of funds, the results of the FHLBNY’s quantitative analysis confirmed the FHLBNY’s expectations that the measurement of the FHLBNY’s advances was Level 2. The unobservable mark-up spreads were not significant to the overall fair value of the instrument. A quantitative threshold for significance factor was established at 10%, with additional qualitative factors to be considered if the ratio exceeded the threshold.
The FHLBNY has elected the FVO designation for certain advances and recorded their fair values in the Statements of Condition for such advances. The CO Curve was the primary input, which is market based and observable. Inputs to apply spreads, which are FHLBNY specific, were not material. Fair values were classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
Accrued Interest Receivable and Other Assets — The estimated fair values approximate the recorded book value because of the relatively short period of time between their origination and expected realization.
Mortgage Loans (MPF Loans)
A. Principal and/or Most Advantageous Market and Market Participants — MPF Loans
The FHLBNY may sell mortgage loans to another FHLBank or in the secondary mortgage market. Because transactions between FHLBanks occur infrequently, the FHLBNY has identified the secondary mortgage market as the principal market for mortgage loans under the MPF programs. Also, based on the nature of the supporting collateral to the MPF loans held by FHLBNY, the presentation of a single class for all products within the MPF product types is considered appropriate. As described below, the FHLBNY believes that the market participants within the secondary mortgage market for the MPF portfolio would differ primarily whether qualifying or non-qualifying loans are being sold.
Qualifying Loans (Unimpaired mortgage loans) — The FHLBNY believes that a market participant is an entity that would buy qualifying mortgage loans for the purpose of securitization and subsequent resale as a security. Other government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”), specifically Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), conduct the majority of such activity in the United States, but there are other commercial banks and financial institutions that periodically conduct business in this market. Therefore, the FHLBNY has identified market participants for qualifying loans to include (1) all GSEs, and (2) other commercial banks and financial institutions that are independent of the FHLBank System.
Non-qualifying Loans (Impaired mortgage loans) — For the FHLBNY, non-qualifying loans are primarily impaired loans. The FHLBNY believes that it is unlikely the GSE market participants would willingly buy loans that did not meet their normal criteria or underwriting standards. However, a market exists with commercial banks and financial
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institutions other than GSEs where such market participants buy non-qualifying loans in order to securitize them as they become current, resell them in the secondary market, or hold them in their portfolios. Therefore, the FHLBNY has identified the market participants for non-qualifying loans to include other commercial banks and financial institutions that are independent of the FHLBank System.
B. Fair Value at Initial Recognition — MPF Loans
The FHLBNY believes that the transaction price (entry price) may differ from the fair value (exit price) at initial recognition because it is determined using a different method than subsequent fair value measurements. However, because mortgage loans are not measured at fair value in the balance sheet, day one gains and losses would not be applicable. Additionally, all mortgage loans were performing at the time of origination.
The FHLBNY receives an entry price from the FHLBank of Chicago, the MPF Provider, at the time of acquisition. This entry price is based on the TBA rates, as well as exit prices received from market participants, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The price is adjusted for specific MPF program characteristics and may be further adjusted by the FHLBNY to accommodate changing market conditions. Because of the adjustments, in many cases, the entry price would not equal the exit price at the time of acquisition.
C. Valuation Technique, Inputs and Hierarchy
The FHLBNY calculates the fair value of the entire mortgage loan portfolio using a valuation technique referred to as the “market approach”. Loans are aggregated into synthetic pass-through securities based on product type, loan origination year, gross coupon and loan term. The fair values are based on TBA rates (or agency commitment rates), as discussed above, adjusted primarily for seasonality. TBA and agency commitment rates are market observable and therefore classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. However, many of the credit and default risk related inputs involved with the valuation techniques described above may be considered unobservable due to variety of reasons (e.g., lack of market activity for a particular loan, inherent judgment involved in property estimates). If unobservable inputs are considered significant, the loans would be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, fair values were classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
The fair values of impaired MPF are generally based on collateral values less estimated selling costs. Collateral values are generally based on broker price opinions, and any significant adjustments to apply a haircut value on the underlying collateral value would be considered to be unobservable Level 3 input. The FHLBNY validates the impairment adjustment made to TBA rates by “back-testing” against incurred losses. The FHLBNY mortgage loan historical loss experience has been insignificant, and expected credit losses are insignificant. Level 3 inputs, if any, are generally insignificant to the total measurement, and therefore the measurement of most loans may be classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, fair values of impaired loans were classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
Consolidated Obligations — The FHLBNY estimates the fair values of consolidated obligations based on the present values of expected future cash flows due on the debt obligations. Calculations are performed by using the FHLBNY’s industry standard option adjusted valuation models. Inputs are based on the cost of raising comparable term debt.
The FHLBNY’s internal valuation models use standard valuation techniques and estimate fair values based on the following inputs:
· CO Curve and LIBOR Swap Curve. The Office of Finance constructs an internal curve, referred to as the CO Curve, using the U.S. Treasury Curve as a base curve that is then adjusted by adding indicative spreads obtained from market observable sources. These market indications are generally derived from pricing indications from dealers, historical pricing relationships, recent GSE trades and secondary market activity. The FHLBNY considers the inputs as Level 2 inputs as they are market observable.
· Volatility assumption. To estimate the fair values of consolidated obligations with optionality, the FHLBNY uses market-based expectations of future interest rate volatility implied from current market prices for similar options. These inputs are also considered Level 2 as they are market based and observable.
The FHLBNY has elected the FVO designation for certain consolidated obligation debt and recorded their fair values in the Statements of Condition. The CO Curve and volatility assumptions (for debt with call options) were primary inputs, which are market based and observable. Fair values were classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
Derivative Assets and Liabilities — The majority of the FHLBNY’s derivatives are executed in the over-the-counter market and are valued using internal valuation techniques as no quoted market prices exist for such instruments. Discounted cash flow analysis is the primary methodology employed by the FHLBNY’s valuation models to measure the fair values of interest rate swaps. The valuation technique is considered as an “Income approach”. Interest rate caps and floors are valued under the “Market approach”. Interest rate swaps and interest rate caps and floors, collectively “derivatives”, were valued in industry-standard option adjusted valuation models, which generated fair values. The valuation models employed multiple market inputs including interest rates, prices and indices to create continuous yield or pricing curves and volatility factors. These multiple market inputs were corroborated by management to independent market data, and to relevant benchmark indices. In addition, derivative valuations were compared by management to counterparty valuations received as part of the collateral exchange process. These derivative positions were classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
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The Bank’s valuation model utilizes a modified Black-Karasinski model that assumes that rates are distributed log normally. The log-normal model precludes interest rates turning negative in the model computations. Significant market based and observable inputs into the valuation model include volatilities and interest rates. The Bank’s valuation model employs industry standard market-observable inputs (inputs that are actively quoted and can be validated to external sources). Inputs by class of derivative were as follows:
Interest-rate related:
· LIBOR Swap Curve.
· Volatility assumption. Market-based expectations of future interest rate volatility implied from current market prices for similar options.
· Prepayment assumption (if applicable).
· Federal funds curve (OIS curve).
Mortgage delivery commitments (considered a derivative):
· TBA security prices are adjusted for differences in coupon, average loan rate and seasoning.
OIS adoption — The FHLBNY has incorporated overnight indexed swap (“OIS”) curves as fair value measurement inputs for the valuation of its derivatives, as the OIS curves reflect the interest rates paid on cash collateral provided against the fair value of these derivatives. The FHLBNY believes using relevant OIS curves as inputs to determine fair value measurements provides a more representative reflection of the fair values of these collateralized interest-rate related derivatives. The OIS curve (Federal funds curve) was an additional input incorporated into the valuation model. The input for the federal funds curve is obtained from industry standard pricing vendors and the input is available and observable over its entire term structure.
Management considers the federal funds curve to be a Level 2 input. The FHLBNY’s valuation model utilizes industry standard OIS methodology. The model generates forecasted cash flows using the OIS calibrated 3-month LIBOR curve. The model then discounts the cash flows by the OIS curve to generate fair values. Previously, the FHLBNY used the 3-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) curve as the relevant benchmark curve for its derivatives and as the discounting rate for these collateralized interest-rate related derivatives. The impact of the adoption of OIS on the FHLBNY’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows was not material.
Credit risk and credit valuation adjustments — The FHLBNY is subject to credit risk in derivatives transactions due to the potential nonperformance of its derivatives counterparties or a DCO.
To mitigate this risk, the FHLBNY has entered into master netting agreements and credit support agreements with its derivative counterparties for its bilaterally executed derivative contracts that provide for the delivery of collateral at specified levels at least weekly. The computed fair values of the derivatives took into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the FHLBNY to settle positive and negative positions and offset cash collateral with the same counterparty on a net basis.
For derivative transactions executed as a cleared derivative, the transactions are fully collateralized in cash and exchanged daily with the DCO. The FHLBNY has also established the enforceability of offsetting rights incorporated in the agreements for the cleared derivative transactions.
As a result of these practices and agreements and the FHLBNY’s assessment of any change in its own credit spread, the Bank has concluded that the impact of the credit differential between the Bank and its derivative counterparties and DCO was sufficiently mitigated to an immaterial level that no credit adjustments were deemed necessary to the recorded fair value of Derivative assets and Derivative liabilities in the Statements of Condition at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Control processes — The FHLBNY employs control processes to validate the fair value of its financial instruments, including those derived from valuation models. These control processes are designed to ensure that the values used for financial reporting are based on observable inputs wherever possible. In the event that observable inputs are not available, the control processes are designed to ensure that the valuation approach utilized is appropriate and consistently applied and that the assumptions are reasonable. These control processes include reviews of the pricing model’s theoretical soundness and appropriateness by specialists with relevant expertise who are independent from the trading desks or personnel who were involved in the design and selection of model inputs. Additionally, groups that are independent from the trading desk, or personnel involved in the design and selection of model inputs participate in the review and validation of the fair values generated from the valuation model. The FHLBNY maintains an ongoing review of its valuation models and has a formal model validation policy in addition to procedures for the approval and control of data inputs. The FHLBNY has concluded that valuation models are performing to industry standards and its valuation capabilities remain robust and dependable.
Deposits — The FHLBNY determines estimated fair values of deposits by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the deposits. The discount rates used in these calculations are the current cost of deposits with similar terms.
Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock — The fair value of capital stock subject to mandatory redemption is generally equal to its par value as indicated by contemporaneous member purchases and sales at par value. Fair value also includes an estimated dividend earned at the time of reclassification from equity to liabilities, until such amount is paid, and any subsequently declared dividend. FHLBank stock can only be acquired and redeemed at par
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value. FHLBank stock is not traded and no market mechanism exists for the exchange of stock outside the FHLBank System’s cooperative structure.
Accrued Interest Payable and Other Liabilities — The estimated fair values approximate the recorded book value because of the relatively short period of time between their origination and expected realization.
Fair Value Measurement
The tables below present the fair value of those assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, by level within the fair value hierarchy. The FHLBNY measures certain held-to-maturity securities and mortgage loans at fair value on a non-recurring basis due to the recognition of a credit loss. Real estate owned is measured at fair value when the asset’s fair value less costs to sell is lower than its carrying amount.
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (in thousands)
| | September 30, 2014 | |
| | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Available-for-sale securities | | | | | | | | | | | |
GSE/U.S. agency issued MBS | | $ | 1,292,075 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,292,075 | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Equity and bond funds | | 13,862 | | 13,862 | | — | | — | | — | |
Advances (to the extent FVO is elected) | | 20,214,853 | | — | | 20,214,853 | | — | | — | |
Derivative assets(a) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-rate derivatives | | 43,660 | | — | | 598,731 | | — | | (555,071 | ) |
Mortgage delivery commitments | | 20 | | — | | 20 | | — | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Total recurring fair value measurement - assets | | $ | 21,564,470 | | $ | 13,862 | | $ | 22,105,679 | | $ | — | | $ | (555,071 | ) |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Discount notes (to the extent FVO is elected) | | $ | (6,901,321 | ) | $ | — | | $ | (6,901,321 | ) | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Bonds (to the extent FVO is elected) (b) | | (21,099,223 | ) | — | | (21,099,223 | ) | — | | — | |
Derivative liabilities(a) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-rate derivatives | | (303,369 | ) | — | | (1,895,504 | ) | — | | 1,592,135 | |
Mortgage delivery commitments | | (25 | ) | — | | (25 | ) | — | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Total recurring fair value measurement - liabilities | | $ | (28,303,938 | ) | $ | — | | $ | (29,896,073 | ) | $ | — | | $ | 1,592,135 | |
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| | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Available-for-sale securities | | | | | | | | | | | |
GSE/U.S. agency issued MBS | | $ | 1,552,134 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,552,134 | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Equity and bond funds | | 10,407 | | 10,407 | | — | | — | | — | |
Advances (to the extent FVO is elected) | | 19,205,399 | | — | | 19,205,399 | | — | | — | |
Derivative assets(a) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-rate derivatives | | 43,299 | | — | | 634,391 | | — | | (591,092 | ) |
Mortgage delivery commitments | | 3 | | — | | 3 | | — | | — | |
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Total recurring fair value measurement - assets | | $ | 20,811,242 | | $ | 10,407 | | $ | 21,391,927 | | $ | — | | $ | (591,092 | ) |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Discount notes (to the extent FVO is elected) | | $ | (4,260,635 | ) | $ | — | | $ | (4,260,635 | ) | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Bonds (to the extent FVO is elected) (b) | | (22,868,401 | ) | — | | (22,868,401 | ) | — | | — | |
Derivative liabilities(a) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-rate derivatives | | (349,118 | ) | — | | (2,435,827 | ) | — | | 2,086,709 | |
Mortgage delivery commitments | | (32 | ) | — | | (32 | ) | — | | — | |
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Total recurring fair value measurement - liabilities | | $ | (27,478,186 | ) | $ | — | | $ | (29,564,895 | ) | $ | — | | $ | 2,086,709 | |
(a) Based on analysis of the nature of the risk, the presentation of derivatives as a single class is appropriate.
(b) Based on analysis of the nature of risks of consolidated obligation bonds measured at fair value, the FHLBNY has determined that presenting the bonds as a single class is appropriate.
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Fair Value Option Disclosures
The fair value option (“FVO”) provides 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 entities 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 obligations at fair value are recognized solely on the contractual amount of interest due or unpaid. Any transaction fees or costs are immediately recognized into non-interest income or non-interest expense.
The FHLBNY has elected the FVO for certain advances and certain consolidated obligations that either do not qualify for hedge accounting or may be at risk for not meeting hedge effectiveness requirements, primarily in an effort to mitigate the potential income statement 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. Advances have also been elected under the FVO when analysis indicated that changes in the fair values of the advance would be an offset to fair value volatility of debt elected under the FVO.
For instruments for which the fair value option has been elected, the related contractual interest income, contractual interest expense and the discount amortization on fair value option discount notes are recorded as part of net interest income in 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 fair value option in the Statements of Income. The change in fair value does not include changes in instrument-specific credit risk. The FHLBNY has determined that no adjustments to the fair values of its instruments recorded under the fair value option for instrument-specific credit risk were necessary during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. Advances elected under the FVO were short-term in nature, with tenors that were generally less than 24 months. As with all advances, the loans were fully collateralized through their terms to maturity. Consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes elected under the FVO are high credit quality, highly-rated instruments, and changes in fair values were generally related to changes in interest rates and investor preference, including investor asset allocation strategies. The FHLBNY believes the credit-quality of Consolidated obligation debt has remained stable, and changes in fair value attributable to instrument-specific credit risk, if any, were not material given that the debt elected under the FVO had been issued within the past 24 months or less, and no adverse changes have been observed in their credit characteristics.
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The following tables summarize the activities related to financial instruments for which the Bank elected the fair value option (in thousands):
| | Three months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | Advances | | Consolidated Bonds | | Consolidated Discount Notes | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, beginning of the period | | $ | 18,658,320 | | $ | 11,702,541 | | $ | (18,087,720 | ) | $ | (19,310,729 | ) | $ | (4,649,267 | ) | $ | (963,072 | ) |
New transactions elected for fair value option | | 5,050,000 | | 6,000,000 | | (10,235,080 | ) | (6,850,000 | ) | (4,949,076 | ) | — | |
Maturities and terminations | | (3,500,000 | ) | — | | 7,225,000 | | 4,250,000 | | 2,698,657 | | 363,092 | |
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments held | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under fair value option | | 4,768 | | 2,142 | | (2,022 | ) | (7,276 | ) | (1,378 | ) | (334 | ) |
Change in accrued interest/unaccreted balance | | 1,765 | | 2,976 | | 599 | | (1,322 | ) | (257 | ) | 595 | |
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Balance, end of the period | | $ | 20,214,853 | | $ | 17,707,659 | | $ | (21,099,223 | ) | $ | (21,919,327 | ) | $ | (6,901,321 | ) | $ | (599,719 | ) |
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| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | Advances | | Consolidated Bonds | | Consolidated Discount Notes | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, beginning of the period | | $ | 19,205,399 | | $ | 500,502 | | $ | (22,868,401 | ) | $ | (12,740,883 | ) | $ | (4,260,635 | ) | $ | (1,948,987 | ) |
New transactions elected for fair value option | | 14,950,000 | | 17,200,000 | | (20,840,080 | ) | (21,910,000 | ) | (9,596,832 | ) | (598,910 | ) |
Maturities and terminations | | (13,950,000 | ) | — | | 22,610,000 | | 12,728,000 | | 6,957,553 | | 1,945,744 | |
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments held | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under fair value option | | 7,384 | | 1,811 | | (2,652 | ) | 3,217 | | (875 | ) | 426 | |
Change in accrued interest/unaccreted balance | | 2,070 | | 5,346 | | 1,910 | | 339 | | (532 | ) | 2,008 | |
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Balance, end of the period | | $ | 20,214,853 | | $ | 17,707,659 | | $ | (21,099,223 | ) | $ | (21,919,327 | ) | $ | (6,901,321 | ) | $ | (599,719 | ) |
The following tables present the change in fair value included in the Statements of Income for financial instruments for which the fair value option has been elected (in thousands):
| | Three months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | Interest Income | | Net Gains Due to Changes in Fair Value | | Total Change in Fair Value Included in Current Period Earnings | | Interest Income | | Net Gains Due to Changes in Fair Value | | Total Change in Fair Value Included in Current Period Earnings | |
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Advances | | $ | 9,350 | | $ | 4,768 | | $ | 14,118 | | $ | 14,334 | | $ | 2,142 | | $ | 16,476 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | Interest Income | | Net Gains Due to Changes in Fair Value | | Total Change in Fair Value Included in Current Period Earnings | | Interest Income | | Net Gains Due to Changes in Fair Value | | Total Change in Fair Value Included in Current Period Earnings | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advances | | $ | 43,974 | | $ | 7,384 | | $ | 51,358 | | $ | 18,077 | | $ | 1,811 | | $ | 19,888 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | Interest Expense | | Net Losses Due to Changes in Fair Value | | Total Change in Fair Value Included in Current Period Earnings | | Interest Expense | | Net Losses Due to Changes in Fair Value | | Total Change in Fair Value Included in Current Period Earnings | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations-bonds | | $ | (8,704 | ) | $ | (2,022 | ) | $ | (10,726 | ) | $ | (7,335 | ) | $ | (7,276 | ) | $ | (14,611 | ) |
Consolidated obligations-discount notes | | (1,680 | ) | (1,378 | ) | (3,058 | ) | (314 | ) | (334 | ) | (648 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | (10,384 | ) | $ | (3,400 | ) | $ | (13,784 | ) | $ | (7,649 | ) | $ | (7,610 | ) | $ | (15,259 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | Interest Expense | | Net Losses Due to Changes in Fair Value | | Total Change in Fair Value Included in Current Period Earnings | | Interest Expense | | Net Gains Due to Changes in Fair Value | | Total Change in Fair Value Included in Current Period Earnings | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations-bonds | | $ | (24,476 | ) | $ | (2,652 | ) | $ | (27,128 | ) | $ | (20,047 | ) | $ | 3,217 | | $ | (16,830 | ) |
Consolidated obligations-discount notes | | (5,179 | ) | (875 | ) | (6,054 | ) | (2,251 | ) | 426 | | (1,825 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | (29,655 | ) | $ | (3,527 | ) | $ | (33,182 | ) | $ | (22,298 | ) | $ | 3,643 | | $ | (18,655 | ) |
The following tables compare the aggregate fair value and aggregate remaining contractual principal balance outstanding of financial instruments for which the fair value option has been elected (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance | | Aggregate Fair Value | | Fair Value Over/(Under) Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance | | Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance | | Aggregate Fair Value | | Fair Value Over/(Under) Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advances (a) | | $ | 20,200,000 | | $ | 20,214,853 | | $ | 14,853 | | $ | 19,200,000 | | $ | 19,205,399 | | $ | 5,399 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations-bonds (b) | | $ | 21,090,080 | | $ | 21,099,223 | | $ | 9,143 | | $ | 22,860,000 | | $ | 22,868,401 | | $ | 8,401 | |
Consolidated obligations-discount notes (c) | | 6,898,175 | | 6,901,321 | | 3,146 | | 4,258,896 | | 4,260,635 | | 1,739 | |
| | $ | 27,988,255 | | $ | 28,000,544 | | $ | 12,289 | | $ | 27,118,896 | | $ | 27,129,036 | | $ | 10,140 | |
(a) Advance — The FHLBNY has elected the FVO for certain short- and intermediate term floating-rate advances. The elections were made primarily as a natural fair value offset to debt elected under the FVO.
(b) The Bank has elected the FVO for short-term callable bonds because management was not able to assert with confidence that the debt would qualify for hedge accounting, as such short-term debt, specifically with call options may not remain highly effective hedges through the maturity of the bonds.
(c) Discount notes were elected under the FVO because management was not able to assert with confidence that the debt would remain highly effective hedges through their terms to maturities.
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Note 17. Commitments and Contingencies.
The FHLBanks have joint and several liability for all the consolidated obligations issued on their behalf. Accordingly, should one or more of the FHLBanks be unable to repay their participation in the consolidated obligations, each of the other FHLBanks could be called upon to repay all or part of such obligations, as determined or approved by the Finance Agency. Neither the FHLBNY nor any other FHLBank has ever had to assume or pay the consolidated obligations of another FHLBank. The FHLBNY does not believe that it will be called upon to pay the consolidated obligations of another FHLBank in the future. Under the provisions of accounting standards for guarantees, the Bank would have been required to recognize the fair value of the FHLBNY’s joint and several liability for all the consolidated obligations, as discussed above. However, the FHLBNY considers the joint and several liabilities as similar to a related party guarantee, which meets the scope exception under the accounting standard for guarantees. Accordingly, the FHLBNY has not recognized the fair value of a liability for its joint and several obligations related to other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligations, which in aggregate was $0.8 trillion at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Standby letters of credit are executed for a fee on behalf of members to facilitate residential housing, community lending, and members’ asset/liability management or to provide liquidity. A standby letter of credit is a financing arrangement between the FHLBNY and its member. Members assume an unconditional obligation to reimburse the FHLBNY for value given by the FHLBNY to the beneficiary under the terms of the standby letter of credit. The FHLBNY may, in its discretion, permit the member to finance repayment of their obligation by receiving a collateralized advance. Outstanding standby letters of credit were approximately $9.0 billion and $8.5 billion as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and had original terms of up to 15 years, with a final expiration in 2019. Standby letters of credit are fully collateralized. Unearned fees on standby letters of credit are recorded in Other liabilities were less than $1.0 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
MPF Program — Under the MPF program, the Bank was unconditionally obligated to purchase $23.1 million and $7.6 million of mortgage loans at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Commitments were generally for periods not to exceed 45 business days. Such commitments were recorded as derivatives at their fair value under the accounting standards for derivatives and hedging. In addition, the FHLBNY had entered into conditional agreements with its members in the MPF program to purchase mortgage loans in aggregate of $1.3 billion and $1.2 billion as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Discount note issuance program — The Bank has cash flow hedge strategies with sequential issuances of 3-month term discount notes every 91 days. The discount note issuance program at September 30, 2014 totaled $1.3 billion, with earliest issuance program ending in 2020 and the furthest ending in 2028. For more information, see Cash Flow Hedges in Note 15. Derivatives and Hedging Activities.
Derivative contracts — The FHLBNY executes derivatives with major financial institutions and enters into bilateral collateral agreements. When counterparties are exposed, the Bank would typically pledge cash collateral to mitigate the counterparty’s credit exposure. To mitigate the counterparties’ exposures, the FHLBNY deposited $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion in cash with derivative counterparties as pledged collateral at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and these amounts were reported as a deduction to Derivative liabilities. Further information is provided in Note 15. Derivatives and Hedging Activities.
Lease contracts — The FHLBNY charged to operating expenses net rental costs of approximately $0.8 million and $2.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and $0.8 million and $2.2 million for the same periods in 2013. Lease agreements for FHLBNY premises generally provide for inflationary increases in the basic rentals resulting from increases in property taxes and maintenance expenses. Additionally, the FHLBNY has a lease agreement for a shared offsite data backup site at an annual cost of less than $1.0 million. Components of the agreement are generally renewable between 1-3 years.
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The following table summarizes contractual obligations and contingencies as of September 30, 2014 (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | |
| | Payments Due or Expiration Terms by Period | |
| | | | Greater Than | | Greater Than | | | | | |
| | Less Than | | One Year | | Three Years | | Greater Than | | | |
| | One Year | | to Three Years | | to Five Years | | Five Years | | Total | |
Contractual Obligations | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations-bonds at par (a) | | $ | 44,551,075 | | $ | 21,570,630 | | $ | 6,451,935 | | $ | 6,908,060 | | $ | 79,481,700 | |
Long-term debt obligations-interest payments (a) | | 165,442 | | 160,428 | | 110,450 | | 172,958 | | 609,278 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock (a) | | 97 | | 5,166 | | 11,573 | | 2,494 | | 19,330 | |
Premises (lease obligations) (b) | | 3,197 | | 6,199 | | 932 | | — | | 10,328 | |
Other liabilities (c) | | 93,857 | | 5,334 | | 5,169 | | 40,501 | | 144,861 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Total contractual obligations | | 44,813,668 | | 21,747,757 | | 6,580,059 | | 7,124,013 | | 80,265,497 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Other commitments | | | | | | | | | | | |
Standby letters of credit | | 8,959,342 | | 44,400 | | 7,007 | | — | | 9,010,749 | |
Consolidated obligations-bonds/discount notes traded not settled | | 422,325 | | — | | — | | — | | 422,325 | |
Open delivery commitments (MPF) | | 23,101 | | — | | — | | — | | 23,101 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Total other commitments | | 9,404,768 | | 44,400 | | 7,007 | | — | | 9,456,175 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Total obligations and commitments | | $ | 54,218,436 | | $ | 21,792,157 | | $ | 6,587,066 | | $ | 7,124,013 | | $ | 89,721,672 | |
(a) Contractual obligations related to interest payments on long-term debt are calculated by applying the weighted average interest rate on the outstanding long-term debt at September 30, 2014 to the contractual payment obligations on long-term debt for each forecasted period disclosed in the table. At September 30, 2014, the FHLBNY’s overall weighted average contractual interest rate for long-term debt was 0.77%. Callable bonds contain an exercise date or a series of exercise dates that may result in a shorter redemption period. Redemption dates of mandatorily redeemable capital stock are assumed to correspond to maturity dates of member advances. Excess capital stock is redeemed at that time, and hence, these dates better represent the related commitments than the put dates associated with capital stock.
(b) Immaterial amount of commitments for equipment leases are not included.
(c) Includes accounts payable and accrued expenses, Pass-through reserves at the FRB on behalf of certain members of the FHLBNY recorded in Other liabilities. Also includes projected payment obligations for the Postretirement Health Benefit Plan and Benefit Equalization Plan. For more information about these employee retirement plans, see Note 14. Employee Retirement Plans.
The FHLBNY does not anticipate any credit losses from its off-balance sheet commitments and accordingly no provision for losses is required.
Impact of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers
From time to time, the Bank is involved in disputes or regulatory inquiries that arise in the ordinary course of business. At the present time, except as noted below, there are no pending claims against the Bank that, if established, are reasonably likely to have a material effect on the Bank’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (“LBHI”), the parent company of Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc. (“LBSF”) and a guarantor of LBSF’s obligations, filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York. LBSF filed for protection under Chapter 11 in the same court on October 3, 2008. A Chapter 11 plan was confirmed in their bankruptcy cases by order of the Bankruptcy Court dated December 6, 2011 (the “Plan”). The Plan became effective on March 6, 2012.
LBSF was a counterparty to FHLBNY on multiple derivative transactions under an International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. master agreement with a total notional amount of $16.5 billion at the time of termination of the Bank’s derivative transactions with LBSF on September 18, 2008 (the “Early Termination Date”). The net amount that was due to the Bank after giving effect to obligations that were due LBSF and Bank collateral posted with and netted by LBSF was approximately $65 million. The Bank filed timely proofs of claim in the amount of approximately $65 million as creditors of LBSF and LBHI in connection with the bankruptcy proceedings. The Bank fully reserved the LBSF and LBHI receivables as the dispute with LBSF described below make the timing and the amount of any recoveries uncertain.
As previously reported, the Bank received a Derivatives ADR Notice from LBSF dated July 23, 2010 claiming that the Bank was liable to LBSF under the master agreement. Subsequently, in accordance with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedure Order entered by the Bankruptcy Court dated September 17, 2009 (“Order”), the Bank responded to LBSF on August 23, 2010, denying LBSF’s Demand. LBSF served a reply on September 7, 2010, effectively reiterating its position. A mediation conducted pursuant to the Order commenced on December 8, 2010 and concluded without settlement on March 17, 2011. LBSF claims that the Bank is liable to it in the principal amount of approximately $198 million plus interest on such principal amount from the Early Termination Date to December 1, 2008 at an interest rate equal to the average of the cost of funds of the Bank and LBSF on the Early Termination Date, and after December 1, 2008 at a default interest rate of LIBOR plus 13.5%. LBSF’s asserted claim as of December 6, 2010, including principal and interest, was approximately $268 million. Pursuant to the Order, positions taken by the parties in the ADR process are confidential.
While the Bank believes that LBSF’s position is without merit, the amount the Bank actually recovers or pays will ultimately be decided in the course of the bankruptcy proceedings.
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Note 18. Related Party Transactions.
The FHLBNY is a cooperative and the members own almost all of the stock of the Bank. Stock issued and outstanding that is not owned by members is held by former members. The majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the FHLBNY are elected by and from the membership. The FHLBNY conducts its advances business almost exclusively with members. The Bank considers its transactions with its members and non-member stockholders as related party transactions in addition to transactions with other FHLBanks, the Office of Finance, and the Finance Agency. The FHLBNY conducts all transactions with members and non-members in the ordinary course of business. All transactions with all members, including those whose officers may serve as directors of the FHLBNY, are at terms that are no more favorable than comparable transactions with other members. The FHLBNY may from time to time borrow or sell overnight and term Federal funds at market rates to members.
Debt Assumptions and Transfers
Debt assumptions — The Bank did not assume debt from another FHLBank in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.
Debt transfers — No debt was transferred to another FHLBank in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 or in the third quarter of 2013. In the first quarter of 2013, the bank transferred $25.0 million to another FHLBank at negotiated market rates that exceeded book cost by $3.9 million, which was a charge to earnings in that period. When debt is transferred, the transferring bank notifies the Office of Finance on trade date of the change in primary obligor for the transferred debt.
Advances Sold or Transferred
No advances were transferred/sold to the FHLBNY or from the FHLBNY to another FHLBank in any periods in this report.
MPF Program
In the MPF program, the FHLBNY may participate out certain portions of its purchases of mortgage loans from its members. Transactions are at market rates. Since 2004, the FHLBNY has not shared its purchases with the FHLBank of Chicago. The FHLBank of Chicago, the MPF provider, acquired participating interests in the FHLBNY’s MPF loans from inception of the program through mid-2004 was $531.7 million. As of September 30, 2014 the remaining participated balances owned by the FHLB of Chicago was $29.7 million. At December 31, 2013, the comparable number was $34.7 million. Fees paid to the FHLBank of Chicago were $0.3 million and $0.8 million for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2014. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, fees paid to the FHLBank of Chicago were $0.2 million and $0.7 million.
Mortgage-backed Securities
No mortgage-backed securities were acquired from other FHLBanks during the periods in this report.
Intermediation
Notional amounts of $130.0 million of interest rate swaps outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 represented derivative contracts in which the FHLBNY acted as an intermediary to sell derivatives to members. Separately, the contracts were offset with contracts purchased from unrelated derivatives dealers. Net fair value exposures of these transactions at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were not significant. The intermediated derivative transactions with members were fully collateralized.
Loans to Other Federal Home Loan Banks
In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the FHLBNY extended overnight loans for a total of $0.5 billion and $2.6 billion. In the same periods in 2013, the FHLBNY extended overnight loans for a total of $2.8 billion and $6.9 billion to other FHLBanks. Generally, loans made to other FHLBanks are uncollateralized. The impact to Net interest income from such loans was less than $0.1 million in all periods in this report.
Borrowings from Other Federal Home Loan Banks
The FHLBNY borrows from other FHLBanks, generally for a period of one day. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and for the same periods for 2013, there were no borrowings from other FHLBanks.
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The following tables summarize outstanding balances with related parties at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and transactions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):
Related Party: Outstanding Assets, Liabilities and Capital
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Related | | Unrelated | | Related | | Unrelated | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and due from banks | | $ | — | | $ | 3,662,513 | | $ | — | | $ | 15,309,998 | |
Federal funds sold | | — | | 5,769,000 | | — | | 5,986,000 | |
Available-for-sale securities | | — | | 1,305,937 | | — | | 1,562,541 | |
Held-to-maturity securities | | — | | 12,803,968 | | — | | 12,535,928 | |
Advances | | 99,549,842 | | — | | 90,765,017 | | — | |
Mortgage loans (a) | | — | | 2,037,455 | | — | | 1,927,623 | |
Accrued interest receivable | | 137,940 | | 31,618 | | 142,600 | | 30,973 | |
Premises, software, and equipment | | — | | 11,061 | | — | | 11,808 | |
Derivative assets (b) | | — | | 43,680 | | — | | 43,302 | |
Other assets (c) | | 561 | | 14,309 | | 387 | | 16,728 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 99,688,343 | | $ | 25,679,541 | | $ | 90,908,004 | | $ | 37,424,901 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities and capital | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | $ | 2,111,680 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,929,340 | | $ | — | |
Consolidated obligations | | — | | 115,986,920 | | — | | 119,145,782 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | 19,330 | | — | | 23,994 | | — | |
Accrued interest payable | | 19 | | 125,761 | | 29 | | 112,018 | |
Affordable Housing Program (d) | | 113,755 | | — | | 123,060 | | — | |
Derivative liabilities (b) | | — | | 303,394 | | — | | 349,150 | |
Other liabilities (e) | | 71,055 | | 73,806 | | 76,284 | | 87,594 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | 2,315,839 | | 116,489,881 | | 2,152,707 | | 119,694,544 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total capital | | 6,562,164 | | — | | 6,485,654 | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities and capital | | $ | 8,878,003 | | $ | 116,489,881 | | $ | 8,638,361 | | $ | 119,694,544 | |
(a) Includes insignificant amounts of mortgage loans purchased from members of another FHLBank.
(b) Derivative transactions with Citibank, N.A., a member that is a derivatives dealer counterparty, were conducted in the ordinary course of the FHLBNY’s business — At September 30, 2014, notional amounts outstanding were $5.3 billion; the net fair value after posting $64.5 million cash collateral was a net derivative liability of $24.9 million. At December 31, 2013, notional amounts outstanding were $4.4 billion; the net fair value after posting $82.5 million cash collateral was a net derivative liability of $22.9 million. The swap interest rate exchanges with Citibank, N.A., resulted in interest expense of $7.2 million and $24.4 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and $9.9 million and $28.8 million for the same periods for 2013. Also, includes insignificant fair values due to intermediation activities on behalf of other members with derivative dealers.
(c) Includes insignificant amounts of miscellaneous assets that are considered related party.
(d) Represents funds not yet allocated or disbursed to AHP programs.
(e) Related column includes member pass-through reserves at the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Related Party: Income and Expense transactions
| | Three months ended | |
| | September 30, 2014 | | September 30, 2013 | |
| | Related | | Unrelated | | Related | | Unrelated | |
Interest income | | | | | | | | | |
Advances | | $ | 127,019 | | $ | — | | $ | 113,623 | | $ | — | |
Interest-bearing deposits (a) | | — | | 249 | | — | | 313 | |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell | | — | | 163 | | — | | — | |
Federal funds sold | | — | | 2,885 | | — | | 2,335 | |
Available-for-sale securities | | — | | 2,567 | | — | | 3,887 | |
Held-to-maturity securities | | — | | 66,876 | | — | | 60,335 | |
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio (b) | | — | | 18,120 | | — | | 17,026 | |
Loans to other FHLBanks | | 1 | | — | | 5 | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total interest income | | $ | 127,020 | | $ | 90,860 | | $ | 113,628 | | $ | 83,896 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations | | $ | — | | $ | 100,690 | | $ | — | | $ | 91,177 | |
Deposits | | 138 | | — | | 134 | | — | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | 223 | | — | | 250 | | — | |
Cash collateral held and other borrowings | | — | | 17 | | — | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total interest expense | | $ | 361 | | $ | 100,707 | | $ | 384 | | $ | 91,177 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Service fees and other Income and Expenses | | $ | 2,359 | | $ | (349 | ) | $ | 2,101 | | $ | 413 | |
| | Nine months ended | |
| | September 30, 2014 | | September 30, 2013 | |
| | Related | | Unrelated | | Related | | Unrelated | |
Interest income | | | | | | | | | |
Advances | | $ | 354,236 | | $ | — | | $ | 324,396 | | $ | — | |
Interest-bearing deposits (a) | | — | | 759 | | — | | 1,712 | |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell | | — | | 311 | | — | | — | |
Federal funds sold | | — | | 7,277 | | — | | 9,731 | |
Available-for-sale securities | | — | | 8,279 | | — | | 12,998 | |
Held-to-maturity securities | | — | | 198,384 | | — | | 178,509 | |
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio (b) | | — | | 53,137 | | — | | 50,832 | |
Loans to other FHLBanks | | 4 | | — | | 23 | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total interest income | | $ | 354,240 | | $ | 268,147 | | $ | 324,419 | | $ | 253,782 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations | | $ | — | | $ | 290,119 | | $ | — | | $ | 272,837 | |
Deposits | | 425 | | — | | 445 | | — | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | 728 | | — | | 732 | | — | |
Cash collateral held and other borrowings | | — | | 28 | | — | | 4 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total interest expense | | $ | 1,153 | | $ | 290,147 | | $ | 1,177 | | $ | 272,841 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Service fees and other Income and Expenses | | $ | 7,243 | | $ | (646 | ) | $ | 6,789 | | $ | 664 | |
(a) Includes insignificant amounts of interest income from MPF service provider.
(b) Includes immaterial amounts of mortgage interest income from loans purchased from members of another FHLBank.
Note 19. Segment Information and Concentration.
The FHLBNY manages its operations as a single business segment. Management and the FHLBNY’s Board of Directors review enterprise-wide financial information in order to make operating decisions and assess performance. Advances to large members constitute a significant percentage of FHLBNY’s advance portfolio and its source of revenues.
The FHLBNY’s total assets and capital could significantly decrease if one or more large members were to withdraw from membership or decrease business with the Bank. Members might withdraw or reduce their business as a result of consolidating with an institution that was a member of another FHLBank, or for other reasons. The FHLBNY has considered the impact of losing one or more large members. In general, a withdrawing member would be required to repay all indebtedness prior to the redemption of its capital stock. Under current conditions, the FHLBNY does not expect the loss of a large member to impair its operations, since the FHLBank Act of 1999 does not allow the FHLBNY to redeem the capital of an existing member if the redemption would cause the FHLBNY to fall below its capital requirements. Consequently, the loss of a large member should not result in an inadequate capital position for the FHLBNY. However, such an event could reduce the amount of capital that the FHLBNY has available for continued growth. This could have various ramifications for the FHLBNY, including a possible reduction in net income and dividends, and a lower return on capital stock for remaining members.
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The top ten advance holders at September 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013 and associated interest income for the periods then ended are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
| | September 30, 2014 | |
| | | | | | | | Percentage of | | Three Months | | Nine Months | |
| | | | | | Par | | Total Par Value | | | | Percentage of | | | | Percentage of | |
| | City | | State | | Advances | | of Advances | | Interest Income | | Interest Income | | Interest Income | | Interest Income | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Citibank, N.A. | | New York | | NY | | $ | 31,500,000 | | 32.14 | % | $ | 32,343 | | 11.64 | % | $ | 80,516 | | 9.72 | % |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | | New York | | NY | | 12,570,000 | | 12.82 | | 49,996 | | 18.00 | | 162,182 | | 19.59 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New York Community Bank* | | Westbury | | NY | | 9,433,122 | | 9.62 | | 62,044 | | 22.33 | | 184,860 | | 22.32 | |
New York Commercial Bank* | | Westbury | | NY | | 518,412 | | 0.53 | | 844 | | 0.30 | | 2,428 | | 0.29 | |
Subtotal New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | | | | 9,951,534 | | 10.15 | | 62,888 | | 22.63 | | 187,288 | | 22.61 | |
Hudson City Savings Bank, FSB | | Paramus | | NJ | | 6,025,000 | | 6.15 | | 73,111 | | 26.32 | | 216,874 | | 26.19 | |
First Niagara Bank, National Association | | Buffalo | | NY | | 4,448,200 | | 4.54 | | 4,921 | | 1.77 | | 14,072 | | 1.70 | |
Investors Bank* | | Short Hills | | NJ | | 2,386,230 | | 2.43 | | 14,398 | | 5.18 | | 43,308 | | 5.23 | |
Astoria Bank* | | Lake Success | | NY | | 2,225,000 | | 2.27 | | 10,510 | | 3.78 | | 31,625 | | 3.82 | |
The Prudential Insurance Co. of America | | Newark | | NJ | | 2,225,000 | | 2.27 | | 7,692 | | 2.77 | | 26,045 | | 3.15 | |
Valley National Bank* | | Wayne | | NJ | | 2,049,500 | | 2.09 | | 20,407 | | 7.34 | | 60,678 | | 7.33 | |
New York Life Insurance Company | | New York | | NY | | 1,600,000 | | 1.63 | | 1,579 | | 0.57 | | 5,493 | | 0.66 | |
Total | | | | | | $ | 74,980,464 | | 76.49 | % | $ | 277,845 | | 100.00 | % | $ | 828,081 | | 100.00 | % |
* At September 30, 2014, officer of member bank also served on the Board of Directors of the FHLBNY.
| | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | Percentage of | | Twelve Months | |
| | | | | | Par | | Total Par Value | | | | Percentage of | |
| | City | | State | | Advances | | of Advances | | Interest Income | | Interest Income | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Citibank, N.A. | | New York | | NY | | $ | 22,200,000 | | 25.02 | % | $ | 65,361 | | 5.92 | % |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | | New York | | NY | | 12,770,000 | | 14.39 | | 243,181 | | 22.01 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New York Community Bank* | | Westbury | | NY | | 10,143,131 | | 11.43 | | 243,865 | | 22.07 | |
New York Commercial Bank* | | Westbury | | NY | | 363,512 | | 0.40 | | 3,431 | | 0.31 | |
Subtotal New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | | | | 10,506,643 | | 11.83 | | 247,296 | | 22.38 | |
Hudson City Savings Bank, FSB* | | Paramus | | NJ | | 6,025,000 | | 6.79 | | 289,573 | | 26.21 | |
First Niagara Bank, National Association | | Buffalo | | NY | | 4,304,000 | | 4.85 | | 14,079 | | 1.27 | |
Investors Bank | | Short Hills | | NJ | | 3,117,495 | | 3.51 | | 59,551 | | 5.39 | |
Astoria Bank | | Lake Success | | NY | | 2,454,000 | | 2.77 | | 50,654 | | 4.58 | |
Signature Bank | | New York | | NY | | 2,305,313 | | 2.60 | | 7,390 | | 0.67 | |
The Prudential Insurance Co. of America | | Newark | | NJ | | 2,225,000 | | 2.51 | | 46,591 | | 4.22 | |
Valley National Bank | | Wayne | | NJ | | 2,049,500 | | 2.31 | | 81,243 | | 7.35 | |
Total | | | | | | $ | 67,956,951 | | 76.58 | % | $ | 1,104,919 | | 100.00 | % |
* At December 31, 2013, officer of member bank also served on the Board of Directors of the FHLBNY.
| | September 30, 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | Percentage of | | Three Months | | Nine Months | |
| | | | | | Par | | Total Par Value | | | | Percentage of | | | | Percentage of | |
| | City | | State | | Advances | | of Advances | | Interest Income | | Interest Income | | Interest Income | | Interest Income | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Citibank, N.A. | | New York | | NY | | $ | 21,700,000 | | 25.01 | % | $ | 21,619 | | 7.80 | % | $ | 42,344 | | 5.16 | % |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | | New York | | NY | | 12,770,000 | | 14.72 | | 55,970 | | 20.19 | | 184,500 | | 22.48 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New York Community Bank* | | Westbury | | NY | | 10,193,134 | | 11.75 | | 61,535 | | 22.19 | | 181,218 | | 22.07 | |
New York Commercial Bank* | | Westbury | | NY | | 117,412 | | 0.14 | | 640 | | 0.23 | | 2,770 | | 0.34 | |
Subtotal New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | | | | 10,310,546 | | 11.89 | | 62,175 | | 22.42 | | 183,988 | | 22.41 | |
Hudson City Savings Bank, FSB* | | Paramus | | NJ | | 6,025,000 | | 6.94 | | 72,988 | | 26.32 | | 216,585 | | 26.38 | |
First Niagara Bank, National Association | | Buffalo | | NY | | 3,600,000 | | 4.15 | | 3,858 | | 1.39 | | 9,908 | | 1.21 | |
Investors Bank | | Short Hills | | NJ | | 3,591,000 | | 4.14 | | 14,535 | | 5.24 | | 43,851 | | 5.34 | |
Astoria Bank | | Lake Success | | NY | | 2,476,000 | | 2.85 | | 11,849 | | 4.27 | | 39,196 | | 4.77 | |
The Prudential Insurance Co. of America | | Newark | | NJ | | 2,325,000 | | 2.68 | | 11,653 | | 4.20 | | 34,992 | | 4.26 | |
Valley National Bank | | Wayne | | NJ | | 2,074,500 | | 2.39 | | 20,480 | | 7.39 | | 60,777 | | 7.40 | |
Signature Bank | | New York | | NY | | 1,820,313 | | 2.10 | | 2,153 | | 0.78 | | 4,803 | | 0.59 | |
Total | | | | | | $ | 66,692,359 | | 76.87 | % | $ | 277,280 | | 100.00 | % | $ | 820,944 | | 100.00 | % |
* At September 30, 2013, officer of member bank also served on the Board of Directors of the FHLBNY.
Pending merger of FHLBNY member banks — Hudson City Savings Bank and Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company — On August 27, 2012, Hudson City Bancorp, Inc (“Hudson City”) announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) with M&T Bank Corporation and Wilmington Trust Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T Bank Corporation. The Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (“M&T Bank”) would continue as the surviving bank. The Merger Agreement was subject to, among other items, shareholder and regulatory approvals. At the time the deal was announced, the parties also indicated their intention to pay off FHLBNY advances upon the closing of the merger transaction.
In April 2013, the parties to the merger anticipated needing additional time and extended the projected merger completion date from August 27, 2013 to January 31, 2014. In December 2013, the parties to the merger announced a new deadline date of December 31, 2014 for completing the merger. Hudson City and M&T Bank are members of the FHLBNY.
We do not expect the merger to have a significant adverse impact on our financial position, cash flows or earnings. Assuming the advances are early terminated by Hudson City upon completion of the merger, an action they indicated in a public statement made in 2012, we expect to receive prepayment fees that will make us economically whole. However, prepayments may cause a decline in our book of business if the terminated advances are not replaced by new borrowings by other members. A lower volume of advances could result in lower net interest income and impact earnings in future periods.
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Note 20. Subsequent Events.
Subsequent events for the FHLBNY are events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. The FHLBNY has evaluated subsequent events through the filing date of this report and no significant subsequent events were identified.
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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this report, including statements describing the objectives, projections, estimates, or predictions of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“we,” “us,” “our,”“the Bank” or the “FHLBNY”), may be “forward-looking statements.” All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could potentially be forward-looking statements. These statements may use forward-looking terminology, such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “may,” “should,” “will,” or other variations on these terms or their negatives, and include statements related to, among others, gains and losses on derivatives, plans to pay dividends and repurchase excess capital stock, future other-than-temporary impairment charges, future classification of securities, and housing reform legislation. These statements may involve matters pertaining to, but not limited to: projections regarding revenue, income, earnings, capital expenditures, dividends, the capital structure and other financial items; statements of plans or objectives for future operations; expectations of future economic performance; and statements of assumptions underlying certain of the foregoing types of statements.
The Bank cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks or uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements or could affect the extent to which a particular objective, projection, estimate, or prediction is realized. As a result, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which are current only as of the date thereof. The Bank will not undertake to update any forward-looking statement herein or that may be made from time to time on behalf of the Bank.
These forward-looking statements may not be realized due to a variety of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to risks and uncertainties relating to economic, competitive, governmental, technological and marketing factors, as well as other factors identified in the Bank’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information about the forward-looking statements, see the Bank’s most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014.
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Organization of Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”).
This MD&A is designed to provide information that will assist the readers in better understanding the FHLBNY’s financial statements, the changes in key items in the Bank’s financial statements from period to period and the primary factors driving those changes as well as how accounting principles affect the FHLBNY’s financial statements. The MD&A is organized as follows:
MD&A TABLE REFERENCE
Table(s) | | Description | | Page(s) | |
1.1 - 1.15 | | Result of Operations | | 58 - 72 | |
2.1 | | Assessments | | 73 | |
3.1 - 3.2 | | Financial Condition | | 73 - 74 | |
4.1 - 4.7 | | Advances | | 75 - 79 | |
5.1 - 5.12 | | Investments | | 80 - 86 | |
6.1 - 6.6 | | Mortgage Loans | | 87 - 89 | |
7.1 - 7.9 | | Consolidated Obligations | | 90 - 93 | |
7.10 | | FHLBNY Ratings | | 93 | |
8.1 - 8.3 | | Capital | | 93 - 94 | |
9.1 - 9.7 | | Derivatives | | 95 - 99 | |
10.1 - 10.4 | | Liquidity | | 99 - 101 | |
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Executive Overview
This overview of management’s discussion and analysis highlights selected information and may not contain all of the information that is important to readers of this Form 10-Q. For a more complete understanding of events, trends and uncertainties, as well as the liquidity, capital, credit and market risks, and critical accounting estimates, affecting the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY” or “Bank”), this Form 10-Q should be read in its entirety and in conjunction with the Bank’s most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014.
Cooperative business model. As a cooperative, we seek to maintain a balance between our public policy mission and our ability to provide adequate returns on the capital supplied by our members. We achieve this balance by delivering low-cost financing to members to help them meet the credit needs of their communities and also by paying a dividend on members’ capital stock. Our financial strategies are designed to enable us to expand and contract in response to member credit needs. By investing capital in high-quality, short- and medium-term financial instruments, we maintain sufficient liquidity to satisfy member demand for short- and long-term funds, repay maturing consolidated obligations, and meet other obligations. The dividends we pay are largely the result of earnings on invested member capital, net earnings on advances to members, mortgage loans and investments, offset in part by operating expenses and assessments. Our Board of Directors and Management determine the pricing of member credit and dividend policies based on the needs of our members and the cooperative.
Business segment. We manage our operations as a single business segment. Advances to members are our primary focus and the principal factor that impacts our operating results.
Explanation of the use of certain non-GAAP measures of Interest Income and Expense, Net Interest income and margin. The results of our operations are presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We have also presented certain information regarding our spread between Interest Income and Expense, Net Interest income spread and Return on Earning assets. This spread combines interest expense on debt with net interest exchanged with swap dealers on interest rate swaps associated with debt hedged on an economic basis. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors and members seeking to understand our operational performance and business and performance trends. Although we believe these non-GAAP financial measures enhance investor and members’ understanding of the Bank’s business and performance, they should not be considered an alternative to GAAP. We have provided GAAP measures in parallel whenever discussing non-GAAP measures.
Financial performance of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
(Dollars in millions, except per share data) | | 2014 | | 2013 | | Change | | 2014 | | 2013 | | Change | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net interest income before provision for credit losses | | $ | 117 | | $ | 106 | | $ | 11 | | $ | 331 | | $ | 304 | | $ | 27 | |
Other non-interest income | | 3 | | (15 | ) | 18 | | 6 | | 6 | | — | |
Operating expenses | | 6 | | 7 | | (1 | ) | 20 | | 21 | | (1 | ) |
Compensation and benefits | | 15 | | 13 | | 2 | | 42 | | 40 | | 2 | |
Net income | | $ | 86 | | $ | 61 | | $ | 25 | | $ | 238 | | $ | 216 | | $ | 22 | |
Earnings per share | | $ | 1.53 | | $ | 1.15 | | $ | 0.38 | | $ | 4.30 | | $ | 4.43 | | $ | (0.13 | ) |
Dividend per share | | $ | 1.01 | | $ | 0.99 | | $ | 0.02 | | $ | 3.17 | | $ | 3.11 | | $ | 0.06 | |
2014 Third Quarter Highlights
Results of Operations
We reported 2014 third quarter Net income of $85.6 million, or $1.53 per share, compared to 2013 third quarter Net income of $61.3 million, or $1.15 per share. The return on average equity, which is Net income divided by average shareholders’ equity (Capital stock, Retained earnings and Accumulated other comprehensive income), was 5.21% in the 2014 period, compared to 3.95% in the same period in 2013.
Net Income — The 2014 third quarter Net income of $85.6 million was higher by $24.3 million, or 39.6%, compared to the 2013 period. Net interest income, which is the principal source of Net Income, was $116.8 million, higher by 10.2%, or $10.8 million, compared to the same period in 2013. The increase in Net interest income was driven by higher average earning assets, which grew to $131.3 billion in the 2014 third quarter, up from $117.2 billion in the 2013 period.
Other income (Loss) reported a net gain of $2.8 million in the 2014 third quarter, in contrast to a net loss of $15.0 million in the 2013 period. The primary drivers of the favorable change in Other income (Loss) in the current year period were higher valuation gains on instruments held at fair value, and a lower net loss on derivatives and hedging activities.
Operating expenses were $6.3 million, a little lower compared to the prior year period. Compensation and benefits expense was $14.8 million, a little higher than in the same period in 2013. Our share of the allocated costs of the Finance Agency and the Office of Finance were $3.4 million, a little higher compared to the prior year period.
Net interest income — Net interest income in the 2014 third quarter grew relative to the same period in 2013 primarily due to the increase in volume of advances and investments. Net interest spread was 33 basis points in the
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2014 third quarter, one basis point lower compared to the 2013 period. Net interest spread is the difference between yields earned on interest-earning assets and yields paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest margin, which is Net interest income divided by average earning assets and a measure of margin efficiency, was 35 basis points in the 2014 period, one basis points lower compared to the 2013 period.
Aggregate yield on interest earning assets was 66 basis points in the 2014 period, one basis points lower than in the 2013 period. The mix of advances has changed in the 2014 period with a higher concentration of adjustable rate advances and short-term advances that re-priced to lower yields in the declining rate environment. Investments in floating-rate MBS have also re-priced to lower yields.
Aggregate yield paid on interest bearing liabilities, specifically consolidated obligation debt was 33 basis points in the 2014 period, unchanged from the 2013 period. Spreads to LIBOR have been very tight in the 2014 period, and as the FHLBNY’s practice is to attempt to hedge a significant percentage of its fixed-rate debt to LIBOR, the narrowing of the spread has been a key driver in the cost of funding. The 3-month LIBOR has continued to decline, with the average 3-month LIBOR of 23 basis points in the 2014 period, compared to 26 basis points in the 2013 period, and when the 3-month LIBOR declines to very low levels, there is very little room for the spread to widen to levels that would be consistent with the higher credit rating ascribed to the FHLBank’s debt, relative to LIBOR. The debt funding mix has changed somewhat, with less reliance on discount notes to fund the balance sheet in the 2014 third quarter compared to the same period in 2013. In the 2014 third quarter, discount notes funded 32.6% of total assets, compared to 35.9% in the same period in 2013, and the shift to bonds has also driven up aggregate funding costs.
Affordable Housing Program (“AHP”) assessments — AHP set aside from Net income was $9.5 million in the 2014 third quarter, compared to $6.9 million in the prior year period.
Dividends paid — Cash dividend of $1.01 per share of capital stock (annualized $4.05) was paid to stockholders in the current year quarter, compared to $0.99 per share of capital stock (annualized $4.00) in the prior year period.
Financial Condition — September 30, 2014 compared to December 31, 2013
Total assets at September 30, 2014 declined by $3.0 billion, or 2.3% from December 31, 2013. The decline was driven largely due to lower cash balances at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and that balance declined by $11.6 billion. In the 2014 third quarter, management reduced cash balances at the FRBNY and overnight investments. Management was able to more tightly manage the liquidity positions in the quarter as market conditions for raising marginal funds was favorable. The Bank met its liquidity requirements at all times. The impact of lower cash balances was to reduce the Bank’s balance sheet leverage. Advances balances increased at September 30, 2014 by $8.8 billion, or 9.7%, compared to December 31, 2013.
Aside from advances, our primary earning assets were GSE-issued mortgage-backed securities, and mortgage loans in the MPF program. We also hold a small, declining portfolio of private-label MBS, and bonds issued by state and local government housing agencies. For liquidity purposes, we invest in Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell, and hold cash balances at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Advances — Par amounts of advances were $98.0 billion at September 30, 2014, up $9.3 billion, or 10.5%, compared to the balance at December 31, 2013. Member borrowings have been active in 2014; the increase in amounts borrowed have been driven primarily by growth in demand for adjustable rate LIBOR indexed Advances, by a large member. See advance concentration in Note 19. Segment Information and Concentration.
Long-term investment securities — Long-term investment securities are designated as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity. Mortgage-backed securities totaling $1.3 billion, at fair values were available-for-sale, and all securities were GSE or agency issued. Mortgage-backed securities at a carrying value totaling $12.0 billion were held-to-maturity. GSE issued securities were 97.1%; private-label MBS totaled $0.3 billion or 2.9% of remaining MBS securities in the HTM portfolio. We have not acquired a privately issued MBS since 2006. We have invested in housing finance agency bonds, primarily those in New York and New Jersey, which totaled $0.8 billion, and were classified as HTM.
The heavy concentration of GSE-issued securities and a declining balance of private-label MBS is our investment profile.
Other than temporary Impairment (OTTI) — Cash flow testing and evaluation of our investment securities did not identify any OTTI thus far in 2014 or 2013.
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio — Mortgage loans were investments in Mortgage Partnership Finance loans (“MPF” or “MPF Program”). Growth has not been strong in the first half of 2014 as member loan origination was weak. In the third quarter of 2014, loan acquisition was up modestly, and $130.2 million was booked, while pay downs were $52.0 million. Par amounts of loans under this program stood at $2.0 billion at September 30, 2014, up by $106.7 million from December 31, 2013. Loans were primarily fixed-rate, single-family mortgages. Credit performance has been strong and delinquency low, and historical loss experience has been very low. Residential collateral values have remained stable in the New York and New Jersey sectors, the primary geographic concentration for our MPF portfolio.
Capital ratios — Our capital remains strong. At September 30, 2014, actual risk-based capital was $6.7 billion, compared to required risk-based capital of $0.6 billion. To support $125.4 billion of total assets at September 30, 2014, the required minimum regulatory capital was $5.0 billion, or 4.0% of assets. Actual regulatory capital was
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$6.7 billion, exceeding required capital by $1.7 billion. These ratios have remained consistently above the required regulatory ratios through all periods in this report. For more information, see Note 12. Capital Stock, Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock and Restricted Retained Earnings.
Retained Earnings — Unrestricted Retained earnings totaled $858.1 million at September 30, 2014, compared to $841.4 million at December 31, 2013. Restricted retained earnings have grown to $204.7 million at September 30, 2014, up from $157.1 million at December 31, 2013. AOCI losses, a component of shareholders’ equity, totaled $98.6 million at September 30, 2014, compared to $84.3 million at December 31, 2013. Losses in AOCI are unrealized, and comprised primarily the fair values of interest rate swaps, designated as cash flow hedges, and non-credit losses due to OTTI.
Liquidity and Debt — Net cash generated from operating activities was in excess of Net income in all periods in this report. Our liquidity position remained in compliance with all regulatory requirements. We also believe our cash flows from operations, available cash balances and our ability to generate cash through the issuance of consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes are sufficient to fund the FHLBNY’s operating liquidity needs. The primary source of our funds is the issuance of Consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes to the public. Our GSE status enables the FHLBanks to raise funds at rates that are typically at a small to moderate spread above U.S. Treasury security yields.
Business Outlook
The following forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the FHLBNY’s management and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those set forth in such forward-looking statements.
Earnings — Outlook had been for lower earnings in 2014 relative to 2013. We have revised our earnings outlook for 2014 and forecast 2014 earnings to be modestly ahead of 2013. The more favorable forecast is primarily due to increase in advance balances. We continue to believe that our earnings will remain under pressure due to the prevailing low short term interest rates that will constrain interest margins. Investment yields of GSE issued MBS are likely to remain subdued, especially if mortgage productions remain tight, putting price pressure on new issuances of mortgage-backed securities and MPF loans. We also do not anticipate the FRB’s phasing out of purchases of Agency MBS will improve yields, unless mortgage loan production increases.
We do not expect short-term rates, including LIBOR, to rise significantly, and if the low LIBOR continues, it will continue to create downward pressure on our interest income and interest margins.
Advances — The pace of balance sheet growth experienced in the prior year was driven by borrowing activities of a few members although the membership on whole has also been increasing borrowings. We may experience prepayments due to a pending merger between two member banks. Also, significant amounts of advances are maturing in the remainder of the year and members’ retail deposits remain elevated making forecasting more difficult. One large member’s borrowing has been the primary driver in 2014 for the significant growth in advances. Member’s liquidity borrowing will determine the continued level of borrowings and if maturing advances in the fourth quarter of 2014 will be replaced. For more information, see Note 19. Segment Information and Concentration in this Form 10-Q; also see Item 1A. Risk Factors in the most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014 for a discussion on concentration risk.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
Statements of Condition | | September 30, | | June 30, | | March 31, | | December 31, | | September 30, | |
(dollars in millions) | | 2014 | | 2014 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments (a) | | $ | 19,879 | | $ | 21,518 | | $ | 24,096 | | $ | 20,084 | | $ | 18,569 | |
Advances | | 99,550 | | 96,848 | | 87,677 | | 90,765 | | 89,121 | |
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio, net of allowance for credit losses (b) | | 2,037 | | 1,958 | | 1,931 | | 1,928 | | 1,933 | |
Total assets | | 125,368 | | 127,832 | | 119,483 | | 128,333 | | 121,386 | |
Deposits and borrowings | | 2,112 | | 1,690 | | 1,730 | | 1,929 | | 1,591 | |
Consolidated obligations, net | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 79,920 | | 75,395 | | 74,993 | | 73,275 | | 70,361 | |
Discount notes | | 36,067 | | 43,225 | | 35,650 | | 45,871 | | 42,262 | |
Total consolidated obligations | | 115,987 | | 118,620 | | 110,643 | | 119,146 | | 112,623 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | 19 | | 23 | | 24 | | 24 | | 24 | |
AHP liability | | 114 | | 120 | | 124 | | 123 | | 120 | |
Capital | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital stock | | 5,598 | | 5,822 | | 5,439 | | 5,571 | | 5,483 | |
Retained earnings | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrestricted | | 858 | | 845 | | 837 | | 842 | | 824 | |
Restricted | | 205 | | 188 | | 172 | | 157 | | 139 | |
Total retained earnings | | 1,063 | | 1,033 | | 1,009 | | 999 | | 963 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | (99 | ) | (112 | ) | (95 | ) | (84 | ) | (121 | ) |
Total capital | | 6,562 | | 6,743 | | 6,353 | | 6,486 | | 6,325 | |
Equity to asset ratio (c)(j) | | 5.23 | % | 5.27 | % | 5.32 | % | 5.05 | % | 5.21 | % |
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| | Three months ended | | Nine months ended | |
Statements of Condition | | September 30, | | June 30, | | March 31, | | December 31, | | September 30, | | September 30, | | September 30, | |
Averages (See note below; dollars in millions) | | 2014 | | 2014 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments (a) | | $ | 31,208 | | $ | 28,035 | | $ | 29,750 | | $ | 29,415 | | $ | 28,146 | | $ | 29,670 | | $ | 27,135 | |
Advances | | 97,005 | | 89,544 | | 89,117 | | 88,560 | | 85,552 | | 91,918 | | 77,443 | |
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio, net of allowance for credit losses | | 1,994 | | 1,944 | | 1,931 | | 1,932 | | 1,938 | | 1,956 | | 1,905 | |
Total assets | | 131,910 | | 121,284 | | 123,240 | | 122,586 | | 118,559 | | 125,510 | | 109,475 | |
Interest-bearing deposits and other borrowings | | 1,678 | | 1,762 | | 1,514 | | 1,671 | | 1,534 | | 1,652 | | 1,687 | |
Consolidated obligations, net | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 78,815 | | 75,659 | | 74,260 | | 70,487 | | 66,275 | | 76,261 | | 63,823 | |
Discount notes | | 42,789 | | 35,228 | | 38,732 | | 41,510 | | 42,058 | | 38,931 | | 35,309 | |
Total consolidated obligations | | 121,604 | | 110,887 | | 112,992 | | 111,997 | | 108,333 | | 115,192 | | 99,132 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | 21 | | 24 | | 24 | | 24 | | 25 | | 23 | | 24 | |
AHP liability | | 115 | | 120 | | 121 | | 120 | | 121 | | 119 | | 126 | |
Capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital stock | | 5,591 | | 5,492 | | 5,494 | | 5,455 | | 5,324 | | 5,526 | | 4,869 | |
Retained earnings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrestricted | | 843 | | 830 | | 830 | | 823 | | 821 | | 834 | | 803 | |
Restricted | | 193 | | 177 | | 162 | | 145 | | 133 | | 178 | | 117 | |
Total retained earnings | | 1,036 | | 1,007 | | 992 | | 968 | | 954 | | 1,012 | | 920 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | (110 | ) | (106 | ) | (101 | ) | (122 | ) | (112 | ) | (106 | ) | (158 | ) |
Total capital | | 6,517 | | 6,393 | | 6,385 | | 6,301 | | 6,166 | | 6,432 | | 5,631 | |
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Note —Average balance calculation. For most components of the average balances, a daily weighted average balance is calculated for the period. When daily weighted average balance information is not available, a simple monthly average balance is calculated.
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Operating Results and Other Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(dollars in millions) | | Three months ended | | Nine months ended | |
(except earnings and dividends per | | September 30, | | June 30, | | March 31, | | December 31, | | September 30, | | September 30, | | September 30, | |
share, and headcount) | | 2014 | | 2014 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
Net income | | $ | 86 | | $ | 77 | | $ | 75 | | $ | 89 | | $ | 61 | | $ | 238 | | $ | 216 | |
Net interest income (d) | | 117 | | 106 | | 108 | | 117 | | 106 | | 331 | | 304 | |
Dividends paid in cash (e) | | 56 | | 53 | | 65 | | 54 | | 47 | | 174 | | 146 | |
AHP expense | | 10 | | 9 | | 8 | | 10 | | 7 | | 27 | | 24 | |
Return on average equity (f)(g)(j) | | 5.21 | % | 4.83 | % | 4.79 | % | 5.59 | % | 3.95 | % | 4.94 | % | 5.12 | % |
Return on average assets (g)(j) | | 0.26 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.29 | % | 0.21 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.26 | % |
Other non-interest income (loss) | | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | | 7 | | (15 | ) | 6 | | 6 | |
Operating expenses (h) | | 21 | | 20 | | 21 | | 22 | | 20 | | 62 | | 61 | |
Finance Agency and Office of Finance expenses | | 3 | | 3 | | 4 | | 4 | | 3 | | 10 | | 9 | |
Total other expenses | | 24 | | 23 | | 25 | | 26 | | 23 | | 72 | | 70 | |
Operating expenses ratio (g)(i)(j) | | 0.06 | % | 0.06 | % | 0.07 | % | 0.07 | % | 0.07 | % | 0.07 | % | 0.07 | % |
Earnings per share | | $ | 1.53 | | $ | 1.40 | | $ | 1.37 | | $ | 1.63 | | $ | 1.15 | | $ | 4.30 | | $ | 4.43 | |
Dividends per share | | $ | 1.01 | | $ | 0.96 | | $ | 1.20 | | $ | 1.01 | | $ | 0.99 | | $ | 3.17 | | $ | 3.11 | |
Headcount (Full/part time) | | 262 | | 269 | | 263 | | 258 | | 266 | | 262 | | 266 | |
(a) Investments include held-to-maturity securities, available-for-sale securities, securities purchased under agreements to resell, Federal funds, loans to other FHLBanks, and other interest-bearing deposits.
(b) Allowances for credit losses were $5.1 million, $5.4 million, $5.9 million, $5.7 million, and $6.3 million at the periods ended September 30, 2014, June 30, 2014, March 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and September 30, 2013.
(c) Equity to asset ratio is capital stock plus retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive loss as a percentage of total assets.
(d) Net interest income is net interest income before the provision for credit losses on mortgage loans.
(e) Excludes dividends accrued to non-members classified as interest expense under the accounting standards for certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity.
(f) Return on average equity is net income as a percentage of average capital stock plus average retained earnings and average accumulated other comprehensive loss.
(g) Annualized.
(h) Operating expenses include compensation and benefits.
(i) Operating expenses as a percentage of total average assets.
(j) All percentage calculations are performed using amounts in thousands, and may not agree if calculations are performed using amounts in millions.
Results of Operations
The following section provides a comparative discussion of the FHLBNY’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. For a discussion of the significant accounting estimates used by the FHLBNY that affect the results of operations, see Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates in Note 1 in the audited financial statements included in our most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014.
Net Income
Interest income from advances is the principal source of revenue. Other sources of revenue are interest income from investment securities, mortgage loans in the MPF portfolio, and short-term funds invested in Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell. The primary expense is interest paid on consolidated obligations debt. Other expenses are Compensation and benefits, Operating expenses, and Assessments on Net income. Other significant factors affecting our Net income include the volume and timing of investments in mortgage-backed securities, prepayments of advances, charges due to debt repurchased, gains and losses from derivatives and hedging activities, and earnings from investing our shareholders’ capital.
Summarized below are the principal components of Net income (in thousands):
Table 1.1: Principal Components of Net Income
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total interest income | | $ | 217,880 | | $ | 197,524 | | $ | 622,387 | | $ | 578,201 | |
Total interest expense | | 101,068 | | 91,561 | | 291,300 | | 274,018 | |
Net interest income before provision for credit losses | | 116,812 | | 105,963 | | 331,087 | | 304,183 | |
(Reversal)/Provision for credit losses on mortgage loans | | (50 | ) | (151 | ) | (23 | ) | 54 | |
Net interest income after provision for credit losses | | 116,862 | | 106,114 | | 331,110 | | 304,129 | |
Total other income (loss) | | 2,813 | | (15,046 | ) | 5,655 | | 6,161 | |
Total other expenses | | 24,525 | | 22,812 | | 72,365 | | 70,332 | |
Income before assessments | | 95,150 | | 68,256 | | 264,400 | | 239,958 | |
Total assessments | | 9,537 | | 6,920 | | 26,513 | | 24,138 | |
Net income | | $ | 85,613 | | $ | 61,336 | | $ | 237,887 | | $ | 215,820 | |
2014 third quarter compared to 2013 third quarter
Net Income — The 2014 third quarter Net income was $85.6 million, and increased by $24.3 million, or 39.6%, compared to the 2013 period. Net interest income, which is the principal source of Net Income, was $116.8 million, higher by 10.2%, or $10.8 million, compared to the same period in 2013. The increase in Net interest income was
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driven by higher average earning assets, which grew to $131.3 billion in the 2014 third quarter, up from $117.2 billion in the 2013 period.
Cash flow evaluation of expected credit OTTI identified no credit impairment in the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.
Operating expenses were a little lower, while Compensation and benefits, and our share of the allocated costs of the Finance Agency and the Office of Finance were a little higher in the current year period; the increase in aggregate was only $1.7 million. Other income (Loss) reported a net gain of $2.8 million in the 2014 third quarter, in contrast to a net loss of $15.0 million in the 2013 period. The favorable change in the current year period was attributed to two factors. First, valuation gains of $1.4 million on instruments held under the FVO, compared to a loss of $5.5 million in the 2013 period; second, lower losses on derivatives and hedging activities, which reported a net loss $0.6 million in the 2014 period, compared to a net loss of $12.1 million in the 2013 period.
Net interest income — Net interest income in the 2014 third quarter grew relative to the same period in 2013 primarily due to the increase in volume of advances and investments, as represented by average outstanding balances. Net interest spread was 33 basis points in the 2014 third quarter, only one basis point lower compared to the 2013 period. Net interest spread is the difference between yields earned on interest-earning assets and yields paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest margin, which is Net interest income divided by average earning assets and a measure of margin efficiency, was 35 basis points in the 2014 period, down slightly from 36 basis points in the 2013 period. These key parameters have been stable period-over-period, indicative of a robust asset-liability management strategy that has withstood the uncertainties in the capital markets.
Interest earning assets yielded 66 basis points in the 2014 period, one basis points lower than in the 2013 period. The mix of advances has changed quarter-over-quarter towards a higher concentration of adjustable rate advances and short-term advances that re-priced to lower yields in the declining rate environment. Floating-rate MBS have also re-priced to lower yields.
Interest bearing liabilities, specifically consolidated obligation debt, were carried at 33 basis points in the 2014 period, unchanged from the 2013 period. The low LIBOR (the average 3-month LIBOR was 23 basis points in the 2014 third quarter and 26 basis points in the same period in 2013) has continued to negatively impact the potential to reduce funding costs on debt that is synthetically swapped to the 3-month LIBOR by the use of interest rate swaps. In addition, the debt funding mix has changed somewhat, with less reliance on discount notes to fund the balance sheet in the 2014 third quarter compared to the same period in 2013; in the 2014 third quarter, on average, discount notes funded 32.6% of total assets, compared to 35.9% in the same period in 2013, and the shift to bonds has also driven up aggregate funding costs.
Other income (loss) 2014 third quarter compared to 2013 third quarter — Primary line items are summarized below:
· Instruments held at fair value — Fair value changes of consolidated obligation debt and Advances elected under the FVO resulted in net fair value gains of $1.4 million in the 2014 period, compared to a net loss of $5.5 million in the 2013 period. For more information, see Table 1.11 and accompanying discussions. Also, refer to Fair Value Option Disclosures in Note 16. Fair Values of Financial Instruments.
· Derivative and hedging gains and losses — Derivatives and hedging activities resulted in a net fair value loss of $0.6 million in the 2014 period, compared to a net loss of $12.1 million in the 2013 period. For more information, see Table 1.13 Earnings Impact of Derivatives and Hedging Activities and accompanying discussions. Also see Components of net gains/ (losses) on Derivatives and hedging activities in Note 15. Derivatives and Hedging Activities.
Analysis of Allowance for Credit Losses — 2014 third quarter compared to 2013 third quarter
· Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio — Allowances and charge-offs in the 2014 and 2013 periods were not significant. We evaluated impaired conventional mortgage loans on an individual loan-by-loan basis, and compared the fair values of collateral (net of liquidation costs) to recorded investment values in order to measure credit losses on impaired loans. Collateral values of loans deemed to be impaired have stabilized in the New York and New Jersey sectors, and the low loan loss reserves were reflective of the stability in home prices in our residential loan markets. FHA/VA (Insured mortgage loans) guaranteed loans were evaluated collectively for impairment, and no allowance was deemed necessary.
· Advances — Based on the collateral held as security and prior repayment history, no allowance for losses was currently deemed necessary. Our credit risk from advances was concentrated in commercial banks, savings institutions and insurance companies. All advances were fully collateralized during their entire term. In addition, borrowing members pledged their stock in the FHLBNY as additional collateral for advances.
Other Expenses — 2014 third quarter compared to 2013 third quarter
· Operating expenses — Operating expenses, which included occupancy costs, computer service agreements, professional and legal fees, and depreciation and amortization, were $6.3 million in the 2014 period, slightly lower from the 2013 period. For more information, see Table 1.15 in this MD&A.
· Compensation and benefit expenses — Expenses were $14.8 million in the 2014 period, compared to $13.2 million in the 2013 period. The increase was primarily due to higher pension and medical insurance expenses. For more information, see Table 1.15 in this MD&A.
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· Finance Agency and Office of Finance expenses — Expenses related to the share of expenses allocated to the FHLBNY by the Finance Agency and the Office of Finance were $3.4 million in the 2014 period, up from $2.9 million in the 2013 period.
Affordable Housing Program (“AHP”) assessments — 2014 third quarter compared to 2013 third quarter
AHP set aside from income totaled $9.5 million in the 2014 period, compared to $6.9 million in the 2013 period. Assessments are calculated as a percentage of Net income, and the decrease was in parallel with the decrease in Net income. For more information about AHP assessments, see Affordable Housing Program and Other Mission Related Programs in Item 1. Business in the most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014, and Table 2.1 in this MD&A.
Nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2013
Net Income — Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $237.9 million, an increase of $22.1 million, or 10.2% over the same period in 2013. The primary driver was Net interest income, which grew by $26.9 million on a pre-assessment basis. Operating expenses were flat. Compensation and benefits were a little higher, as were expenses allocated to the FHLBNY for the Finance Agency and the Office of Finance. Cash flow evaluation of expected credit OTTI identified no credit impairment in either period.
Net interest income — Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $331.1 million, and increased by $26.9 million, or 8.8%, compared to the 2013 period. The increase was driven primarily by higher advance balances, as average earning assets grew to $124.8 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, up from $108.5 billion in the 2013 period.
Key metrics are summarized below:
· Net interest spread was 34 basis points in the 2014 period, down one basis point from the 2013 period. Net interest margin was 35 basis points in the 2014 period, down 2 basis points from the 2013 period.
· Aggregate yield on interest earning assets was 67 basis points in the 2014 period, down 4 basis points from the 2013 period. Aggregate yield paid on interest bearing liabilities, specifically consolidated obligation debt was 33 basis points in the 2014 period, an improvement of 3 basis points from the 2013 period.
Other income (loss) nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2013 — Primary line items are summarized below:
· Instruments held at fair value — Fair value changes of consolidated obligation debt and Advances elected under the FVO resulted in net fair value gains of $3.9 million in the 2014 period, compared to a gain of $5.5 million in the 2013 period.
· Derivative and hedging gains and losses — Derivatives and hedging activities resulted in a net fair value loss of $4.4 million in the 2014 period, compared to a gain of $2.2 million in the 2013 period.
· Debt buy-back charges — Expenses charged to earnings were $0.4 million in the 2014 period, compared to $8.9 million in the 2013 period.
Analysis of Allowance for Credit Losses — Nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2013
· Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio — Allowances and charge-offs in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the same period in 2013 were not significant.
· Advances — Based on the collateral held as security and prior repayment history, no allowance for losses was currently deemed necessary.
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Interest income
Interest income from advances, investments in mortgage-backed securities and MPF loans are our principal sources of income. Changes in both rate and intermediation volume (average interest-yielding assets) explain the change in the current year period from the prior year period. Reported interest income is net of the impact of cash flows associated with interest rate swaps hedging fixed rate advances that were converted to floating rate generally indexed to short-term LIBOR.
The principal categories of Interest Income in the 2014 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013 are summarized below (dollars in thousands):
Table 1.2: Interest Income — Principal Sources
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | | | | | Percentage | | | | | | Percentage | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | Change | | 2014 | | 2013 | | Change | |
Interest Income | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advances (a) | | $ | 127,019 | | $ | 113,623 | | 11.79 | % | $ | 354,236 | | $ | 324,396 | | 9.20 | % |
Interest-bearing deposits (b) | | 249 | | 313 | | (20.45 | ) | 759 | | 1,712 | | (55.67 | ) |
Securities purchased under agreements to resell | | 163 | | — | | NM | | 311 | | — | | NM | |
Federal funds sold (c) | | 2,885 | | 2,335 | | 23.55 | | 7,277 | | 9,731 | | (25.22 | ) |
Available-for-sale securities (d) | | 2,567 | | 3,887 | | (33.96 | ) | 8,279 | | 12,998 | | (36.31 | ) |
Held-to-maturity securities (d) | | 66,876 | | 60,335 | | 10.84 | | 198,384 | | 178,509 | | 11.13 | |
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio (e) | | 18,120 | | 17,026 | | 6.43 | | 53,137 | | 50,832 | | 4.53 | |
Loans to other FHLBanks | | 1 | | 5 | | (80.00 | ) | 4 | | 23 | | (82.61 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total interest income | | $ | 217,880 | | $ | 197,524 | | 10.31 | % | $ | 622,387 | | $ | 578,201 | | 7.64 | % |
(a) Interest income from advances — Interest income grew by $13.4 million in the 2014 third quarter and by $29.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to the same periods in 2013. Transaction volumes, as measured by average outstanding advances, grew to $97.0 billion and $91.9 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, up from $85.6 billion and $77.4 billion in the same periods in 2013; volume growth contributed $15.0 million and $57.2 million to higher interest income in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to the same periods in 2013.
Net yield (after the interest accruals on interest rate swaps in qualifying hedges) was 52 basis points in the 2014 third quarter, one basis point lower from the 2013 period. In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net yield was 52 basis points, compared to 56 basis points in the 2013 period.
The continued decline of the 3-month LIBOR (the average 3-month LIBOR was 23 basis points in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to 28 basis points in the 2013 period) has impacted yields in two principal ways. First, almost all putable advances and long- and intermediate-term fixed-rate advances are swapped to receive LIBOR indexed cash flows, so that for such advances the yields have floated to lower levels with the decline in LIBOR. Second, the Advance mix has changed in the 2014 periods. Short-term fixed-rate advances, which re-price at frequent intervals, grew to $10.1 billion (average outstanding balances) in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $7.2 billion in the same period in 2013. In a declining interest rate environment, fixed rate coupons have re-priced to lower rates, also adversely impacting interest income. Average ARC balances have grown to $28.0 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $17.9 billion in the same period in 2013. ARC advances are indexed generally to the 3-month LIBOR.
(b) Interest income from interest bearing deposits — Represents interest income from cash collateral and margins posted to derivative counterparties. Interest income was lower in the 2014 periods. The overnight federal funds effective rate, which is the contractual coupon on cash collateral, declined in the 2014 periods in line with the general decline in overnight rates. Average balances of cash collateral and margin also declined in the 2014 periods.
(c) Interest income from investments in overnight Federal funds — Interest income was higher in the three months ended September 30, 2014 due to higher average balances and higher yields. In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, interest income was lower due to lower yields, specifically lower yields in the 2014 first quarter.
(d) Interest income from investments — Interest income from investments grew in the 2014 periods primarily due to higher invested balances of fixed-rate MBS in the HTM category. Average invested balances were $7.3 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, up from $5.6 billion and $6.1 billion in the same periods in 2013.
However, yields on the fixed-rate MBS still remain low due to a number of factors. Higher yielding fixed rate MBS have continued to pay-down. Acquisitions of new fixed-rate MBS yielded lower coupons than vintage MBS that were paying down. Pricing of GSE-issued MBS has been tight and yields low, partly due to limited supply, and partly as a result of the Federal Reserve Bank’s continued participation in the market for acquiring GSE-issued MBS. The weighted average coupon of fixed-rate MBS was 313 basis points in the 2014 third quarter and 308 basis points in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and have remained at those low-levels for a number of years.
Interest income from floating-rate MBS has declined in parallel with declining LIBOR, and lower invested balances. Average invested balances were $6.1 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, down from $6.3 billion and $6.8 billion in the same periods in 2013. The weighted average coupon of LIBOR-indexed MBS was 72 basis points in the 2014 periods, compared to 82 basis points and 84 basis points in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
(e) Interest income from mortgage loans — Interest income from MPF grew due to improved pricing and a slightly higher volume. Invested balances were almost $2.0 billion in the 2014 third quarter, slightly higher than the balances in the 2013 period.
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Impact of hedging advances
We have executed interest rate swaps to modify the effective interest rate terms of many of our fixed-rate advance products and typically all of our putable advances, effectively converting a fixed-rate stream of cash flows from fixed-rate advances to a floating-rate stream of cash flows, typically indexed to LIBOR. The cash flow patterns achieved our interest rate risk management practices of synthetically converting much of our fixed-rate interest exposures to a LIBOR exposure.
Interest income earned from advances and the impact of interest rate derivatives for the 2014 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013, are summarized below (in thousands):
Table 1.3: Impact of Interest Rate Swaps on Interest Income Earned from Advances
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
Advance Interest Income | | | | | | | | | |
Advance interest income before adjustment for interest rate swaps | | $ | 377,186 | | $ | 368,764 | | $ | 1,107,018 | | $ | 1,108,856 | |
Net interest adjustment from interest rate swaps (a) | | (250,167 | ) | (255,141 | ) | (752,782 | ) | (784,460 | ) |
Total Advance interest income reported | | $ | 127,019 | | $ | 113,623 | | $ | 354,236 | | $ | 324,396 | |
(a) A fair value hedge of a fixed-rate advance is accomplished by the execution of an interest rate swap with a pay fixed-rate leg and a receive LIBOR-indexed variable rate leg. In that hedge strategy, the combination of cash flows from the swap and the advance results in a synthetic conversion of the fixed-rate advance to a LIBOR indexed variable interest income. Lower amounts of net interest have been paid to swap counterparties in the derivative hedging transactions, as vintage high-coupon pay fixed rate interest rate swaps were terminated or have matured. Additionally, as more medium and shorter-term advances have been issued and hedged, the interest rate swaps were also medium or shorter-term and the spread between the fixed-rate coupon and the 3-month LIBOR are narrower, driving down the net payments to swap counterparties. In the prior year periods, relatively higher fixed rate advances had been hedged to the 3-month LIBOR, and for those hedges the differential between the fixed rate paid to swap counterparties and the 3-month LIBOR received was wider.
Interest expense
Our primary source of funding is through the issuance of consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes in the global debt markets. Consolidated obligation bonds are medium- and long-term bonds, while discount notes are short-term instruments. To fund our assets, our management considers our interest rate risk and liquidity requirements in conjunction with consolidated obligation buyers’ preferences and capital market conditions when determining the characteristics of debt to be issued. Typically, we have used fixed-rate callable and non-callable bonds to fund mortgage-related assets and advances. Discount notes are generally issued to fund advances and investments with shorter interest rate reset characteristics.
Changes in rate and intermediation volume (average interest-costing liabilities), the mix of debt issuances between bonds and discount notes, and the impact of hedging strategies explain the changes in interest expense. Reported Interest Expense is net of the impact of derivatives and hedging strategies. More information is provided under discussions “Impact of hedging debt”.
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The principal categories of Interest expense, 2014 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013, are summarized below (dollars in thousands):
Table 1.4: Interest Expenses - Principal Categories
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | | | | | Percentage | | | | | | Percentage | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | Change | | 2014 | | 2013 | | Change | |
Interest Expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations-bonds (a) | | $ | 81,410 | | $ | 73,557 | | (10.68 | )% | $ | 236,818 | | $ | 221,129 | | (7.09 | )% |
Consolidated obligations-discount notes (a) | | 19,280 | | 17,620 | | (9.42 | ) | 53,301 | | 51,708 | | (3.08 | ) |
Deposits (b) | | 138 | | 134 | | (2.99 | ) | 425 | | 445 | | 4.49 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock (b) | | 223 | | 250 | | 10.80 | | 728 | | 732 | | 0.55 | |
Cash collateral held and other borrowings | | 17 | | — | | NM | | 28 | | 4 | | NM | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total interest expense | | $ | 101,068 | | $ | 91,561 | | (10.38 | )% | $ | 291,300 | | $ | 274,018 | | (6.31 | )% |
(a) Interest expense on consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes — As balance sheet assets grew in the 2014 periods, debt funding grew in parallel, and interest expense on consolidated obligation debt increased. Spreads to LIBOR have been very tight in the 2014 periods, and as the FHLBNY’s practice is to attempt to hedge a significant percentage of fixed-rate debt to LIBOR, that spread is a key driver in the cost of funding.
Interest expense is reported net of the interest on the hedging swaps for debt in a qualifying fair value hedge. The swap cash flows in the 2014 and 2013 periods were favorable, and reduced the fixed-rate debt expense to a sub-LIBOR level for hedged debt.
The continued decline of the 3-month LIBOR (the average 3-month LIBOR was 23 basis points in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to 26 and 28 basis points in the 2013 periods) has had a negative impact on debt that is swapped to sub-LIBOR levels. When the 3-month LIBOR declines to very low levels, there is very little room for the spread to remain at a level that is consistent with the higher credit rating ascribed to the FHLBank’s debt.
The funding mix between utilization of consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes has changed somewhat in the third quarter of 2014. Consolidated obligation discount notes funded 32.6% of average assets in the third quarter of 2014, compared to 35.9% in the 2013 period, and the change in mix was another factor contributing to the increase in interest expense on bonds.
For certain discount notes, cash flow hedge strategies have been executed to synthetically convert the variability of cash flows of $1.3 billion of discount notes to long-term fixed rate cash flows, which will be utilized to fund long-term investments in MBS at a predictable margin. In a cash flow hedge relationship, the accruals are typically unfavorable to the cost of the discount notes, increasing the discount note expense to a long-term fixed-rate. The yield paid on discount notes on an un-swapped basis was 9 basis points in the nine months period ended September 30, 2014, compared to 18 basis points on a swapped basis
(b) Interest expense on deposits and mandatorily redeemable capital stock — Interest expenses have remained flat in the 2014 periods compared to the 2013 periods. Deposit yields have also remained substantially unchanged. Holders of mandatorily redeemable capital stock are paid dividends at the same rate as all stockholders. The dividend payments are classified as interest payments in conformity with accounting rules.
Impact of hedging debt
Derivative strategies are primarily used to manage the interest rate risk inherent in fixed-rate debt, by converting the fixed-rate funding to floating-rate debt that is indexed to 3-month LIBOR, our preferred funding base. The strategies are designed to protect future interest margins.
We also issue fixed-rate callable debt that is typically issued with the simultaneous execution of cancellable interest rate swaps to modify the effective interest rate terms and the effective durations of our fixed-rate callable debt. The cash flow objectives are accomplished by utilizing fair value hedging strategies, benefitting us in two principal ways. First, the issuances of fixed-rate debt and the simultaneous execution of interest rate swaps convert the debt to an adjustable-rate instrument tied to the 3-month LIBOR. Second, fixed-rate callable bonds, in conjunction with interest rate swaps containing a call feature that mirrors the option embedded in the callable bond, enables us to meet our funding needs at yields not otherwise directly attainable through the issuance of callable debt.
We may also issue floating rate debt indexed to other than the 3-month LIBOR (Prime, Federal funds rate and 1-month LIBOR). Typically, we would then execute interest rate swaps that would convert the cash flows to the 3-month LIBOR, and designate the hedge as an economic hedge.
We have also created synthetic long-term fixed rate funding to fund long-term investments, utilizing a Cash Flow hedging strategy that converted forecasted long-term discount note variable-rate funding to fixed-rate funding by the use of long-term swaps. For such discount notes, the recorded interest expense is equivalent to long-term fixed rate coupons. Cash Flow hedging strategies are also discussed under the heading Impact of Cash flow hedging on earnings and AOCI in this MD&A.
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Interest income paid on consolidated obligation bonds and discounts notes and the impact of interest rate derivatives for the 2014 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013, are summarized below (in thousands):
Table 1.5: Impact of Interest Rate Swaps on Consolidated Obligation Interest Expense
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
Consolidated bonds and discount notes-Interest expense | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds-Interest expense before adjustment for swaps | | $ | 145,435 | | $ | 144,887 | | $ | 423,753 | | $ | 465,701 | |
Discount notes-Interest expense before adjustment for swaps | | 10,414 | | 9,326 | | 27,015 | | 28,566 | |
Amortization of basis adjustments | | (82 | ) | 224 | | 153 | | 430 | |
Net interest adjustment for interest rate swaps (a) | | (55,077 | ) | (63,260 | ) | (160,802 | ) | (221,860 | ) |
Total bonds and discount notes-Interest expense | | $ | 100,690 | | $ | 91,177 | | $ | 290,119 | | $ | 272,837 | |
(a) A fair value hedge of debt is accomplished by the execution of an interest rate swap with a receive fixed-rate leg and a pay LIBOR-indexed variable rate leg. In that hedge strategy, the combination of the swap and the debt results in a synthetic conversion of the fixed rate funding cost to LIBOR indexed variable expense. As a result of the fair value hedging strategy, the net cash flows for the FHLBNY have been positive, reducing the cost of funding to a LIBOR basis. Lower amounts of net interest have been received by the FHLBNY in the derivative hedging transactions, as vintage high-coupon receive fixed-rate interest rate swaps were terminated or have matured. Additionally, as more medium and shorter-term consolidated bonds have been issued and hedged, the interest rate swaps were also medium or shorter-term and the spread between the fixed-rate coupon and the 3-month LIBOR are narrower, driving down the net cash flows received from swap counterparties. In the prior year periods, relatively higher fixed rate debt had been hedged to the 3-month LIBOR, and for those hedges the differential between the fixed rate paid to swap counterparties and the 3-month LIBOR received was wider.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income is impacted by a variety of factors: (1) transaction volumes, as measured by average balances of interest earning assets, and by (2) the prevailing balance sheet yields, as measured by coupons on earning assets minus yields paid on interest-costing liabilities, after including the impact of the cash flows paid or received on interest rate derivatives that qualified under hedge accounting rules.
Net interest income for the 2014 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013, are summarized below (dollars in thousands):
Table 1.6: Net Interest Income
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | | | | | Percentage | | | | | | Percentage | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | Change | | 2014 | | 2013 | | Change | |
Total interest income (a) | | $ | 217,880 | | $ | 197,524 | | 10.31 | % | $ | 622,387 | | $ | 578,201 | | 7.64 | % |
Total interest expense (a) | | 101,068 | | 91,561 | | (10.38 | ) | 291,300 | | 274,018 | | (6.31 | ) |
Net interest income before provision for credit losses | | $ | 116,812 | | $ | 105,963 | | 10.24 | % | $ | 331,087 | | $ | 304,183 | | 8.84 | % |
(a) Total Interest Income and Total Interest Expense — See Table 1.2 and 1.4 together with accompany discussions.
Impact of lower interest income from investing member capital — In the very low interest rate environment, our earnings from interest free capital and non-interest bearing liabilities have not been significant contributors. We earn interest income from investing our members’ capital to fund interest-earning assets. Such earnings are sensitive to the changes in short-term interest rates (Rate effects), and changes in the average outstanding capital and non-interest bearing liabilities (Volume effects). Typically, we invest capital and net non-interest costing liabilities (“deployed capital”) to fund short-term investment assets that yield money market rates. The most significant element of deployed capital is Capital stock, which increases or decreases in parallel with the volume of advances borrowed by members, and non-interest earning liabilities. In the 2014 third quarter, average capital stock was $6.5 billion and increased by $0.3 billion compared to the same period in 2013. In the nine months ended September 30, average capital stock was $6.4 billion in the 2014 period, compared to $5.7 billion in the 2013 period. Increases in capital stock were driven by increases in Advance balances. Opportunities for investing capital stock in short-term assets and meeting our risk/reward preferences have been limited, with a tradeoff between maintaining liquidity at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or investing at the low prevailing overnight rates at financial institutions. Also, see Table 5.12 Cash balances at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Impact of qualifying hedges on Net interest income — We deploy hedging strategies to protect future net interest income, but may reduce income in the short-term. Net interest accruals of derivatives designated in a fair value or cash flow hedge that qualify under hedge accounting rules are recorded as adjustments to the interest income or interest expense associated with hedged assets or liabilities. Also see Tables 1.3 and 1.5 and accompanying discussions.
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The impact of net interest adjustments from hedge qualifying interest-rate swaps for the 2014 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013 are summarized below (in thousands):
Table 1.7: Net Interest Adjustments from Hedge Qualifying Interest-Rate Swaps
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Interest Income | | $ | 468,047 | | $ | 452,665 | | $ | 1,375,169 | | $ | 1,362,661 | |
Net interest adjustment from interest rate swaps | | (250,167 | ) | (255,141 | ) | (752,782 | ) | (784,460 | ) |
Reported interest income | | 217,880 | | 197,524 | | 622,387 | | 578,201 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Interest Expense | | 156,227 | | 154,597 | | 451,949 | | 495,448 | |
Net interest adjustment from interest rate swaps and basis amortization | | (55,159 | ) | (63,036 | ) | (160,649 | ) | (221,430 | ) |
Reported interest expense | | 101,068 | | 91,561 | | 291,300 | | 274,018 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net interest income (Margin) | | $ | 116,812 | | $ | 105,963 | | $ | 331,087 | | $ | 304,183 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net interest adjustment - interest rate swaps | | $ | (195,008 | ) | $ | (192,105 | ) | $ | (592,133 | ) | $ | (563,030 | ) |
GAAP compared to Economic
Although we believe these non-GAAP financial measures used by management may enhance investor and members’ understanding of our business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP.
The following table contrasts Net interest income, Net income (a) spread and Return on earning assets between GAAP and economic basis for the 2014 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013 (dollars in thousands):
Table 1.8: GAAP Versus Economic Basis — Contrasting Net Interest Income, Net Income Spread and Return on Earning Assets
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Three months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | Amount | | ROA | | Net Spread | | Amount | | ROA | | Net Spread | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
GAAP net interest income | | $ | 116,812 | | 0.35 | % | 0.33 | % | $ | 105,963 | | 0.36 | % | 0.34 | % |
Interest income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swaps not designated in a hedging relationship | | 3,957 | | 0.01 | | 0.01 | | 3,627 | | 0.01 | | 0.01 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Economic net interest income | | $ | 120,769 | | 0.36 | % | 0.34 | % | $ | 109,590 | | 0.37 | % | 0.35 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nine months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | Amount | | ROA | | Net Spread | | Amount | | ROA | | Net Spread | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
GAAP net interest income | | $ | 331,087 | | 0.35 | % | 0.34 | % | $ | 304,183 | | 0.37 | % | 0.35 | % |
Interest income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swaps not designated in a hedging relationship | | 10,735 | | 0.01 | | 0.01 | | 19,278 | | 0.02 | | 0.02 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Economic net interest income | | $ | 341,822 | | 0.36 | % | 0.35 | % | $ | 323,461 | | 0.39 | % | 0.37 | % |
(a) Interest income or expense associated with interest rate swaps in economic hedges is recorded as a component of derivative gains and losses. From an economic perspective, interest payments and receipts are an integral part of the FHLBNY’s business model that converts fixed-rate exposures to LIBOR exposures. Table 1.8 above provides useful information to track the impact on our economic net interest margin. For the most part, economic hedges outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were associated with — (1) Basis swaps that hedged floating-rate consolidated obligation debt indexed to the 1-month LIBOR in a strategy that converted floating-rate debt indexed to the 1-month LIBOR to the 3-month LIBOR cash flows (in a pay 3-month LIBOR, receive 1-month LIBOR interest rate exchange swap transaction), and (2) Swaps that hedged debt elected under the FVO (generally in a pay 3-month LIBOR, receive fixed-rate interest rate swap transaction). The net interest income from swaps in economic hedges declined in a lower rate environment in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and was the primary factor driving the decrease in interest adjustments period-over-period.
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Spread and Yield Analysis
Table 1.9: Spread and Yield Analysis
| | Three months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | Interest | | | | | | Interest | | | |
| | Average | | Income/ | | | | Average | | Income/ | | | |
(Dollars in thousands) | | Balance | | Expense | | Rate (a) | | Balance | | Expense | | Rate (a) | |
Earning Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advances | | $ | 97,004,958 | | $ | 127,019 | | 0.52 | % | $ | 85,551,600 | | $ | 113,623 | | 0.53 | % |
Interest bearing deposits and others | | 1,208,951 | | 249 | | 0.08 | | 1,583,107 | | 313 | | 0.08 | |
Federal funds sold and other overnight funds | | 17,037,978 | | 3,048 | | 0.07 | | 14,904,141 | | 2,335 | | 0.06 | |
Investments | | 14,070,238 | | 69,443 | | 1.96 | | 13,181,762 | | 64,222 | | 1.93 | |
Mortgage and other loans | | 2,000,425 | | 18,121 | | 3.59 | | 1,980,015 | | 17,031 | | 3.41 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total interest-earning assets | | $ | 131,322,550 | | $ | 217,880 | | 0.66 | % | $ | 117,200,625 | | $ | 197,524 | | 0.67 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Funded By: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations-bonds | | $ | 78,814,500 | | $ | 81,410 | | 0.41 | | $ | 66,274,754 | | $ | 73,557 | | 0.44 | % |
Consolidated obligations-discount notes | | 42,789,134 | | 19,280 | | 0.18 | | 42,058,466 | | 17,620 | | 0.17 | |
Interest-bearing deposits and other borrowings | | 1,663,716 | | 155 | | 0.04 | | 1,534,196 | | 134 | | 0.03 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | 20,950 | | 223 | | 4.22 | | 24,771 | | 250 | | 4.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | | 123,288,300 | | 101,068 | | 0.33 | % | 109,892,187 | | 91,561 | | 0.33 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other non-interest-bearing funds | | 1,546,090 | | — | | | | 1,083,890 | | — | | | |
Capital | | 6,488,160 | | — | | | | 6,224,548 | | — | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Funding | | $ | 131,322,550 | | $ | 101,068 | | | | $ | 117,200,625 | | $ | 91,561 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Interest Income/Spread | | | | $ | 116,812 | | 0.33 | % | | | $ | 105,963 | | 0.34 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Interest Margin (Net interest income/Earning Assets) | | | | | | 0.35 | % | | | | | 0.36 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | Interest | | | | | | Interest | | | |
| | Average | | Income/ | | | | Average | | Income/ | | | |
(Dollars in thousands) | | Balance | | Expense | | Rate (a) | | Balance | | Expense | | Rate (a) | |
Earning Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advances | | $ | 91,917,591 | | $ | 354,236 | | 0.52 | % | $ | 77,443,416 | | $ | 324,396 | | 0.56 | % |
Interest bearing deposits and others | | 1,330,402 | | 759 | | 0.08 | | 1,991,132 | | 1,712 | | 0.11 | |
Federal funds sold and other overnight funds | | 15,649,886 | | 7,588 | | 0.06 | | 13,907,542 | | 9,731 | | 0.09 | |
Investments | | 13,957,668 | | 206,663 | | 1.98 | | 13,169,549 | | 191,507 | | 1.94 | |
Mortgage and other loans | | 1,966,450 | | 53,141 | | 3.61 | | 1,942,467 | | 50,855 | | 3.50 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total interest-earning assets | | $ | 124,821,997 | | $ | 622,387 | | 0.67 | % | $ | 108,454,106 | | $ | 578,201 | | 0.71 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Funded By: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations-bonds | | $ | 76,261,224 | | $ | 236,818 | | 0.42 | | $ | 63,822,409 | | $ | 221,129 | | 0.46 | % |
Consolidated obligations-discount notes | | 38,931,108 | | 53,301 | | 0.18 | | 35,309,376 | | 51,708 | | 0.20 | |
Interest-bearing deposits and other borrowings | | 1,646,309 | | 453 | | 0.04 | | 1,688,355 | | 449 | | 0.04 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | 22,816 | | 728 | | 4.27 | | 24,360 | | 732 | | 4.02 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | | 116,861,457 | | 291,300 | | 0.33 | % | 100,844,500 | | 274,018 | | 0.36 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other non-interest-bearing funds | | 1,514,627 | | — | | | | 1,868,234 | | — | | | |
Capital | | 6,445,913 | | — | | | | 5,741,372 | | — | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Funding | | $ | 124,821,997 | | $ | 291,300 | | | | $ | 108,454,106 | | $ | 274,018 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Interest Income/Spread | | | | $ | 331,087 | | 0.34 | % | | | $ | 304,183 | | 0.35 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Interest Margin (Net interest income/Earning Assets) | | | | | | 0.35 | % | | | | | 0.37 | % |
(a) | Reported yields with respect to advances and consolidated obligations may not necessarily equal the coupons on the instruments as derivatives are extensively used to change the yield and optionality characteristics of the underlying hedged items. When we issue fixed-rate debt that is hedged with an interest rate swap, the hedge effectively converts the debt into a simple floating-rate bond. Similarly, we make fixed-rate advances to members and hedge the advances with a pay-fixed and receive-variable interest rate swap that effectively converts the fixed-rate asset to one that floats with prevailing LIBOR rates. Average balance sheet information is presented, as it is more representative of activity throughout the periods presented. For most components of the average balances, a daily weighted average balance is calculated for the period. When daily weighted average balance information is not available, a simple monthly average balance is calculated. Average yields are derived by dividing income by the average balances of the related assets, and average costs are derived by dividing expenses by the average balances of the related liabilities. Yields and rates are annualized. |
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Rate and Volume Analysis
The following tables present the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities affected our interest income and interest expense for the 2014 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013 (in thousands):
Table 1.10: Rate and Volume Analysis
| | For the three months ended | |
| | September 30, 2014 vs. September 30, 2013 | |
| | Increase (Decrease) | |
| | Volume | | Rate | | Total | |
Interest Income | | | | | | | |
Advances | | $ | 15,017 | | $ | (1,621 | ) | $ | 13,396 | |
Interest bearing deposits and others | | (76 | ) | 12 | | (64 | ) |
Federal funds sold and other overnight funds | | 359 | | 354 | | 713 | |
Investments | | 4,376 | | 845 | | 5,221 | |
Mortgage loans and other loans | | 178 | | 912 | | 1,090 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total interest income | | 19,854 | | 502 | | 20,356 | |
| | | | | | | |
Interest Expense | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations-bonds | | 13,212 | | (5,359 | ) | 7,853 | |
Consolidated obligations-discount notes | | 310 | | 1,350 | | 1,660 | |
Deposits and borrowings | | 12 | | 9 | | 21 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | (40 | ) | 13 | | (27 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Total interest expense | | 13,494 | | (3,987 | ) | 9,507 | |
| | | | | | | |
Changes in Net Interest Income | | $ | 6,360 | | $ | 4,489 | | $ | 10,849 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | For the nine months ended | |
| | September 30, 2014 vs. September 30, 2013 | |
| | Increase (Decrease) | |
| | Volume | | Rate | | Total | |
Interest Income | | | | | | | |
Advances | | $ | 57,234 | | $ | (27,394 | ) | $ | 29,840 | |
Interest bearing deposits and others | | (473 | ) | (480 | ) | (953 | ) |
Federal funds sold and other overnight funds | | 1,110 | | (3,253 | ) | (2,143 | ) |
Investments | | 11,621 | | 3,535 | | 15,156 | |
Mortgage loans and other loans | | 634 | | 1,652 | | 2,286 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total interest income | | 70,126 | | (25,940 | ) | 44,186 | |
| | | | | | | |
Interest Expense | | | | | | | |
Consolidated obligations-bonds | | 40,180 | | (24,491 | ) | 15,689 | |
Consolidated obligations-discount notes | | 5,093 | | (3,500 | ) | 1,593 | |
Deposits and borrowings | | (11 | ) | 15 | | 4 | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | (48 | ) | 44 | | (4 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Total interest expense | | 45,214 | | (27,932 | ) | 17,282 | |
| | | | | | | |
Changes in Net Interest Income | | $ | 24,912 | | $ | 1,992 | | $ | 26,904 | |
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Analysis of Non-Interest Income (Loss)
The principal components of non-interest income (loss), for the 2014 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013, are summarized below (in thousands):
Table 1.11: Other Income (Loss)
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Other income (loss): | | | | | | | | | |
Service fees and other (a) | | $ | 2,010 | | $ | 2,514 | | $ | 6,597 | | $ | 7,453 | |
Instruments held at fair value - Unrealized gains (losses) (b) | | 1,368 | | (5,468 | ) | 3,857 | | 5,454 | |
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains | | | | | | | | | |
on derivatives and hedging activities (c) | | (565 | ) | (12,092 | ) | (4,361 | ) | 2,167 | |
Losses from extinguishment of debt (d) | | — | | — | | (438 | ) | (8,913 | ) |
Total other income (loss) | | $ | 2,813 | | $ | (15,046 | ) | $ | 5,655 | | $ | 6,161 | |
(a) Service fees and other — Service fees are derived primarily from providing correspondent banking services to members, including fees earned on standby financial letters of credit.
(b) Instruments held at fair value under the Fair Value Option — Changes in fair values of consolidated obligation debt (bonds and discount notes) and Advances elected under the FVO reported net gains of $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2014, in contrast to net losses of $5.5 million in the 2013 period. In the nine months ended September 30, net gains of $3.9 million were recorded in the 2014 period, compared to $5.5 million in the 2013 period.
FVO advances — In the 2014 third quarter, fair value changes resulted in a gain of $4.8 million, compared to a gain of $2.1 million in the 2013 period. In the nine months ended September 30, the cumulative fair value changes was a gain of $7.4 million in the 2014 period, compared to a gain of $1.8 million in the 2013 period. Notional amounts of Advances elected under the FVO were $20.2 billion at September 30, 2014, $17.7 billion at September 30, 2013 and $19.2 billion at December 31, 2013. Typically, changes in the fair values of FVO Advances have not been significant as the adjustable rate advances re-price quarterly to market rates. Any inter-period fluctuations are generally due to the timing of the settlement of interest receivable, a component of the full fair value.
FVO Bonds — In the 2014 third quarter, fair value changes of bonds elected under the FVO reported a net loss of $2.0 million, compared to a net loss of $7.3 million in the same period in 2013. In the nine months ended September 30, the cumulative fair value changes was a loss of $2.7 million in the 2014 period, compared to a gain of $3.2 million in the 2013 period. FVO bonds were fixed-rate with original maturities of less than two years. Inter-period fluctuations in changes in fair value are likely to occur when bonds mature in a period and previously recorded unrealized gains and losses reverse to zero. Changes in the CO pricing curve between the measurement dates could be a factor; in the 2-3 year curve points that were relevant to the outstanding FVO bonds, market pricing was a little higher at September 30, 2013, compared to December 31, 2013. Volume is another factor; notional amounts of bonds elected under the FVO were $21.1 billion at September 30, 2014, $21.9 billion at September 30, 2013 and $22.9 billion at December 31, 2013.
FVO Discount notes — In the 2014 third quarter, fair value changes of FVO discount notes resulted in a net loss of $1.4 million, compared to a net loss of $0.3 million in the same period in 2013. In the nine months ended September 30, fair value changes resulted in a net loss of $0.9 million in the 2014 period, compared to a net gain of $0.4 million in the 2013 period. Inter-period fluctuations in fair value are also likely to occur when discount notes mature in a period and previously recorded unrealized gains and losses reverse to zero. Notional amounts of discount notes elected under the FVO were $6.9 billion at September 30, 2014, $0.6 billion at September 30, 2013 and $4.3 billion at December 31, 2013.
For more information, see FVO disclosures in Note 16. Fair Values of Financial Instruments.
(c) Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities — See Table 1.13 and accompanying discussions for more information.
(d) Earnings Impact of Debt extinguishment. — See Table 1.12 for discussions and analysis
Earnings Impact of Debt extinguishment and sales of investment securities
We retire debt principally to reduce future debt costs or when the associated asset is either prepaid or terminated early, and less frequently from prepayments of mortgage-backed securities. From time to time, we may sell investment securities classified as available-for-sale, or on an isolated basis, may be asked by the issuer of a security, which we have classified as held-to-maturity (“HTM”) to redeem the investment security.
No debt was extinguished in the third quarter of 2014 and 2013. The following tables summarize such activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):
Table 1.12: Debt Extinguishment and Sale of Investment Securities
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | Carrying Value | | Gains/(Losses) | | Carrying Value | | Gains/(Losses) | |
Extinguishment of CO Bonds | | $ | 56,811 | | $ | (438 | ) | $ | 40,483 | | $ | (5,005 | ) |
Transfer of CO Bonds to Other FHLBanks | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 25,035 | | $ | (3,908 | ) |
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Earnings Impact of Derivatives and Hedging Activities
We may designate a derivative as either a hedge of (1) the fair value changes of a recognized fixed-rate asset (Advance) or liability (Consolidated obligation debt), or an unrecognized firm commitment; (2) a forecasted transaction; or (3) the variability of future cash flows of a floating-rate asset or liability (Cash flow hedge).�� We may also designate a derivative as an economic hedge, which does not qualify for hedge accounting under the accounting standards.
For the FHLBNY, such gains and losses are primarily from two sources. Hedge ineffectiveness from hedges that qualify under hedge accounting rules (fair value effects of derivatives, net of the fair value effects of hedged items), and fair value changes of standalone derivatives in an economic hedge (fair value changes of derivatives without the offsetting fair value changes of the hedged items). Generally, the largest source of gains or losses from derivative and hedging activities arise from derivatives designated as standalone derivatives. For the FHLBNY, standalone derivatives have typically comprised of swaps in economic hedges of debt elected under the FVO, interest rate caps in economic hedges of capped floating-rate MBS, and basis swaps hedging floating-rate debt indexed to other than the 3-month LIBOR. For both categories, derivatives that are standalone, and derivatives and hedged items that qualify under hedge accounting rules, gains and losses are unrealized and sum to zero if held to maturity.
For more information about qualifying Fair Value and Cash Flow hedges of advances and debt, see Derivative Hedging Strategies in Tables 9.1 - 9.3.
The impact of hedging activities on earnings for the 2014 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013 are summarized below (in thousands):
Table 1.13: Earnings Impact of Derivatives and Hedging Activities — By Financial Instrument Type
| | Three months ended September 30, 2014 | |
| | | | | | Consolidated | | Consolidated | | | | | | | |
| | | | MPF | | Obligation | | Obligation | | Balance | | Intermediary | | | |
Earnings Impact | | Advances | | Loans | | Bonds | | Discount Notes | | Sheet | | Positions | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amortization/accretion/interest accruals of hedging activities reported in net interest income (a) | | $ | (250,167 | ) | $ | (102 | ) | $ | 64,026 | | $ | (8,867 | ) | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | (195,110 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gains on fair value hedges | | 534 | | — | | 1,690 | | — | | — | | — | | 2,224 | |
Net gains on swaps in economic hedges of FVO instruments | | — | | — | | 697 | | 895 | | — | | — | | 1,592 | |
Net (losses) gains on swaps and caps in other economic hedges | | (1 | ) | 50 | | (100 | ) | — | | (4,330 | ) | — | | (4,381 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities (b) | | 533 | | 50 | | 2,287 | | 895 | | (4,330 | ) | — | | (565 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total earnings impact | | $ | (249,634 | ) | $ | (52 | ) | $ | 66,313 | | $ | (7,972 | ) | $ | (4,330 | ) | $ | — | | $ | (195,675 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three months ended September 30, 2013 | |
| | | | | | Consolidated | | Consolidated | | | | | | | |
| | | | MPF | | Obligation | | Obligation | | Balance | | Intermediary | | | |
Earnings Impact | | Advances | | Loans | | Bonds | | Discount Notes | | Sheet | | Positions | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amortization/accretion/interest accruals of hedging activities reported in net interest income (a) | | $ | (255,141 | ) | $ | (101 | ) | $ | 71,329 | | $ | (8,293 | ) | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | (192,206 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Losses) on fair value hedges | | (15,497 | ) | — | | (202 | ) | — | | — | | — | | (15,699 | ) |
Gains on cash flow hedges | | — | | — | | 46 | | — | | — | | — | | 46 | |
Net gains on swaps in economic hedges of FVO instruments | | — | | — | | 6,903 | | 310 | | — | | — | | 7,213 | |
Net (losses) gains on swaps and caps in other economic hedges | | (12 | ) | 258 | | 65 | | — | | (3,962 | ) | (1 | ) | (3,652 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives and hedging activities (b) | | (15,509 | ) | 258 | | 6,812 | | 310 | | (3,962 | ) | (1 | ) | (12,092 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total earnings impact | | $ | (270,650 | ) | $ | 157 | | $ | 78,141 | | $ | (7,983 | ) | $ | (3,962 | ) | $ | (1 | ) | $ | (204,298 | ) |
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| | Nine months ended September 30, 2014 | |
| | | | | | Consolidated | | Consolidated | | | | | | | |
| | | | MPF | | Obligation | | Obligation | | Balance | | Intermediary | | | |
Earnings Impact | | Advances | | Loans | | Bonds | | Discount Notes | | Sheet | | Positions | | Total | |
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Amortization/accretion/interest accruals of hedging activities reported in net interest income (a) | | $ | (752,782 | ) | $ | (259 | ) | $ | 186,935 | | $ | (26,286 | ) | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | (592,392 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gains on fair value hedges | | 1,380 | | — | | 3,801 | | — | | — | | — | | 5,181 | |
Gains on cash flow hedges | | — | | — | | 51 | | — | | — | | — | | 51 | |
Net gains on swaps in economic hedges of FVO instruments | | — | | — | | 6,686 | | 1,496 | | — | | — | | 8,182 | |
Net (losses) gains on swaps and caps in other economic hedges | | (11 | ) | 486 | | (51 | ) | — | | (18,216 | ) | 17 | | (17,775 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities (b) | | 1,369 | | 486 | | 10,487 | | 1,496 | | (18,216 | ) | 17 | | (4,361 | ) |
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Total earnings impact | | $ | (751,413 | ) | $ | 227 | | $ | 197,422 | | $ | (24,790 | ) | $ | (18,216 | ) | $ | 17 | | $ | (596,753 | ) |
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| | Nine months ended September 30, 2013 | |
| | | | | | Consolidated | | Consolidated | | | | | | | |
| | | | MPF | | Obligation | | Obligation | | Balance | | Intermediary | | | |
Earnings Impact | | Advances | | Loans | | Bonds | | Discount Notes | | Sheet | | Positions | | Total | |
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Amortization/accretion/interest accruals of hedging activities reported in net interest income (a) | | $ | (784,460 | ) | $ | (424 | ) | $ | 244,572 | | $ | (23,142 | ) | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | (563,454 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Losses) gains on fair value hedges | | (1,093 | ) | — | | 576 | | — | | — | | — | | (517 | ) |
(Losses) on cash flow hedges | | — | | — | | (1 | ) | — | | — | | — | | (1 | ) |
Net gains on swaps in economic hedges of FVO instruments | | — | | — | | 4,371 | | 572 | | — | | — | | 4,943 | |
Net gains (losses) on swaps and caps in other economic hedges | | 218 | | (1,651 | ) | (1,801 | ) | — | | 976 | | — | | (2,259 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives and hedging activities (b) | | (875 | ) | (1,651 | ) | 3,145 | | 572 | | 976 | | — | | 2,167 | |
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Total earnings impact | | $ | (785,335 | ) | $ | (2,075 | ) | $ | 247,717 | | $ | (22,570 | ) | $ | 976 | | $ | — | | $ | (561,287 | ) |
Derivatives and Hedging Activities: Impact on Earnings — Third quarter 2014 versus third quarter 2013, and Nine months ended September 30, 2014 versus 2013
(a) Interest accruals recorded in Net interest income — Interest income and interest expense from interest rate swaps that are hedging instruments are recorded together with interest on the instrument being hedged if the swap qualifies for hedge accounting. We have executed interest rate swaps to modify the effective interest rate terms of many of our fixed-rate advance products and typically all of our putable advances, and certain fixed-rate consolidated obligation bonds to variable-rate LIBOR exposure. Interest accruals represent the net interest rate exchanges in the swap contracts that synthetically convert much of our fixed-rate interest exposures to a LIBOR exposure. Additional information is provided in this MD&A in Table 1.7. Net Interest Adjustments from Hedge Qualifying Interest-rate Swaps.
Amortization/accretion — When hedge accounting is discontinued, the hedging valuation basis of the hedged item are amortized/accreted to Net interest income as a yield adjustment.
(b) Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities — Derivatives and hedging activities reported a net loss of $0.6 million in the 2014 third quarter, compared to a net loss of $12.1 million in the 2013 period. In the nine month period ended September 30, the impact was a net loss of $4.4 million in the 2014 period, compared to a net gain of $2.2 million in the same period in 2013.
Derivative fair values are driven largely by the rise and fall of the forward swap curve, which determines forward cash flows, and by changes in the OIS curve, which is the discounting basis. Hedged advances and debt fair values are also driven largely by the rise and fall of the LIBOR curve, which is the discounting basis of hedged advances and bonds in a fair value hedge. Other market factors include interest rate spreads and interest rate volatility. The volume of derivatives and their duration to maturity are factors that are also key drivers of changes in fair values.
Earning’s impact of benchmark qualifying fair value hedging relationships is primarily due to the fair value changes of hedged instruments that are not fully offset by fair value changes of the hedging derivatives. The basis between the swap curve and the OIS curve could also cause ineffectiveness as would economic parameters of the derivative that are not mirrored in the hedged item.
For derivatives that are not designated in a hedging relationship (i.e. in an economic hedge), the derivatives are considered as a “standalone” instrument and fair value changes are recorded as net unrealized gains or losses, without the offset of a hedged item. Net interest accruals on such “standalone” derivative instruments in economic hedges may also have a significant impact on reported impact of derivatives gains and losses.
Primary drivers are discussed below:
· Gains on fair value hedges — Fair value hedge ineffectiveness (on qualifying hedges) was a net gain of $2.2 million in the third quarter of 2014, compared to a net loss of $15.7 million in the 2013 period. In the nine month period ended September 30, 2014, the impact was a net gain of $5.2 million, compared to a net loss of $0.5 million in the 2013 period. Net hedging losses of $12.1 million in the 3rd quarter 2013 were due to the recording of a cumulative out-of-period negative adjustment of $17.2 million to correct overstated hedging gains in prior periods in 2013 and 2012. Net hedging loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes an out-of-period negative adjustment of $5.0 million from 2012. Absent the out-of-period adjustments, ineffectiveness was not significant.
Cash flow hedge ineffectiveness was less than $0.1 million in any periods in this report.
· Interest rate swaps (standalone) designated as economic hedges of short-term debt elected under the FVO — Notional amounts of interest rate swaps hedging debt elected under the FVO debt were $28.0 billion at September 30, 2014 and $27.1 billion at December 31, 2013. The interest rate swaps were designated as economic hedges.
Recorded net gains included changes in fair values and interest accruals on the swaps. In the 2014 third quarter, net gains of $1.6 million were recorded, compared to net gains of $7.2 million in the 2013 period. Gains included favorable interest accruals of $3.5 million in the 2014 period and $3.2 million in the 2013 period. In the nine month period ended September 30, net gains of $8.2
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million were recorded in the 2014 period, compared to net gains of $4.9 million in the 2013 period, including favorable interest accruals of $10.0 million in the 2014 period and $15.1 million in the 2013 period. The favorable accruals were due to receive fixed-rates that were greater than the pay variable-rate cash flows. Fair values fluctuated inter-period due to the relative short duration of the swaps, which were intermediate term, generally with maturities of less than two years, and as the swaps approached their maturity, gains and losses reversed so that at maturity, their values were zero.
· Impact of interest rate caps — Interest rate caps have been designated in economic hedges of variable rate mortgage-backed securities that are indexed to LIBOR and capped at predetermined strike rates. We face potential risks in a rising interest rate environment due to the capped variable rate MBS, including cash flow funding exposure should LIBOR rate rises above the strike rates of the capped MBS. To reduce the potential risks to within the FHLBNY’s risk tolerances, we have designated $2.7 billion in notional amounts of interest rate caps to accomplish our risk reduction strategies. The caps are structured with strikes that mirror the strikes in the MBS, making us indifferent to changes in LIBOR. Typically, the purchased caps will report fair value gains when the forward LIBOR rates rise, and will report fair value losses when forward LIBOR rates decline. Changes in interest rate volatility will also impact fair values of caps. Caps lost value at September 30, 2014, relative to June 30, 2014, and a loss of $4.3 million was recorded in the third quarter of 2014, compared to $4.0 million in the same period in 2013. In the nine month period ended September 30, the impact was a loss of $18.2 million in the 2014 period, compared to a gain of $1.0 million in the same period in 2013.
· Interest rate swaps designated as economic hedges of floating rate debt — From time to time, we have issued floating rate debt that is indexed to the 1-month LIBOR, or the Federal funds rate or Prime. Concurrent with the issuance of such debt, we have executed an interest rate swap (“basis swap”) that exchanges the 1-month LIBOR cash flows (or the Federal funds rate or Prime) in return for the receipt of 3-month LIBOR indexed cash flows. The basis swaps create synthetic 3-month LIBOR cost of funding, our preferred funding base. Since the hedge accounting designation requirements for a basis swap are operationally difficult to achieve, we have opted to designate the basis swaps as standalone. The notional of basis swaps at September 30, 2014 and 2013 were $3.5 billion and $6.0 billion, and $6.5 billion at December 31, 2013, primarily swapping 1-month LIBOR for 3-month LIBOR.
In the 2014 third quarter, fair value changes of interest rate swaps hedging floating rate debt resulted in a net loss of $0.6 million, compared to a net loss of $0.5 million in the 2013 period. In the nine month period ended September 30, 2014, the impact of fair value changes was a net loss of $0.9 million, compared to a net loss of $6.5 million in the same period in 2013. In the 2014 periods, fair value changes have not been significant due to the very short remaining duration to maturity of the swaps, between 6 and 9 months. The rise and fall of the 3-month LIBOR forward rates relative to the 1-month LIBOR, or other non-LIBOR rates, are determining factors of recorded gains and losses. The spread between the 1-month LIBOR and the 3-month LIBOR have also been generally stable in 2014 and fluctuations in fair values have not been significant. In the 2013 periods, changes in fair values of basis swaps were unfavorable as previously recorded unrealized fair value gains at December 31, 2012 reversed in the 2013 periods, driven by swaps approaching maturity.
For more information, also see Components of net gains and losses on derivatives and hedging activities in Note 15. Derivatives and Hedging Activities.
Impact of Cash flow hedging on earnings and AOCI
The two primary Cash Flow hedging strategies were:
Hedges of anticipated issuances of consolidated obligation bonds — From time to time, we have executed interest rate swaps on the anticipated issuance of debt and to lock in a spread between the earning asset and the cost of funding. The swap is a pay fixed-rate, receive LIBOR indexed structure. Open swap contracts are valued at the end of each reporting period, and the effective portion of changes in the fair values of the swaps is recorded in AOCI, and ineffectiveness, if any, is recorded through earnings. The swap is terminated upon issuance of the debt instrument, and fair values recorded in AOCI are reclassified to earnings in the periods in which earnings are affected by the variability of the cash flows of the debt that was issued. The maximum period of time that we typically hedge our exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions to issue consolidated obligation bonds is between three and six months. There were no open contracts to hedge the anticipated issuances of debt at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Fair value losses in AOCI of $6.4 million at September 30, 2014 and $8.7 million at December 31, 2013 represented the unamortized fair value basis of closed Cash flow hedges that had hedged anticipatory issuances of debt. Amounts reclassified to Interest expense were $0.7 million in the 2014 third quarter and $0.8 million in the 2013 period. In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, amounts reclassified were $2.2 million and $2.6 million in the same period in 2013. Over the next 12 months, it is expected that $2.1 million of net losses recorded in AOCI will be recognized as an interest expense.
Hedges of discount note issuances — Net unrealized fair value losses from rollover Cash flow hedge strategies were $54.1 million at September 30, 2014, compared to losses of $63.1 million at June 30, 2014 and $22.3 million at December 31, 2013. Losses represented fair values of interest rate swaps designated in Cash flow strategies to hedge long-term issuances of consolidated obligation discount notes in the discount note rollover programs. No hedge ineffectiveness were identified, and the entire amount of fair values from cash flow hedge strategies were recorded in AOCI as an unrealized loss with an offset recorded in the balance sheet as a derivative liability.
Long-term swaps with notional amounts of $1.3 billion at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were in pay fixed-rate, receive floating rate interest rate exchange agreements. Fluctuation in long-term swap rates will determine future changes in gains and losses in AOCI. Increase in fair value losses reflects the decline in long-term swap rates at September 30, 2014 relative to December 31, 2013. We expect the long-term hedge programs to remain in place to the contractual maturities of the interest rate swaps, and cumulative fair value losses will sum to zero. For more information, see Note 15. Derivatives and Hedging Activities.
The long term interest rate swaps are designated as Cash flow hedges of the rollover financing program involving the sequential issuances of fixed-rate 3-month term discount notes over the same period as the term of the swap. Discount notes are issued for a 91-day period at a fixed rate and rolled over for another 91-days at the then prevailing interest rate. The program creates synthetic fixed-rate funding and predictable margins, but drives up discount note expense in the current periods. In the 2014 third quarter, net interest expense paid on interest rate swaps was $8.9 million, compared to $8.3 million in the same period in 2013. In the nine months ended September 30, net interest paid was $26.3 million in the 2014 period, compared to $23.1 million in the 2013 period.
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Derivative gains and losses reclassified from AOCI (a) to current period income — The following table summarizes changes in derivative gains and (losses) and reclassifications into earnings from AOCI in the Statements of Condition (in thousands):
Table 1.14: Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to Current Period Income from Cash Flow Hedges
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss from cash flow hedges | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | $ | (70,226 | ) | $ | (61,214 | ) | $ | (30,983 | ) | $ | (137,114 | ) |
Net hedging transactions | | 8,999 | | 1,436 | | (31,714 | ) | 75,474 | |
Reclassified into earnings | | 739 | | 780 | | 2,209 | | 2,642 | |
End of period (a) | | $ | (60,488 | ) | $ | (58,998 | ) | $ | (60,488 | ) | $ | (58,998 | ) |
(a) No amounts were reclassified from AOCI into earnings as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges, as no forecasted transactions were determined that they would not occur by the end of the originally specified time period or within a two-month period thereafter. Ineffectiveness from hedges designated as cash flow hedges was less than $0.1 million in the periods in this Form 10-Q.
Operating Expenses, Compensation and Benefits, and Other Expenses
The major categories of operating expenses for the 2014 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013 are summarized below (dollars in thousands):
Table 1.15: Operating Expenses, and Compensation and Benefits
| | Three months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | Percentage of Total | | 2013 | | Percentage of Total | |
Operating Expenses (a) | | | | | | | | | |
Occupancy | | $ | 1,094 | | 17.30 | % | $ | 1,044 | | 15.51 | % |
Depreciation and leasehold amortization | | 840 | | 13.28 | | 873 | | 12.97 | |
All others (b) | | 4,389 | | 69.42 | | 4,812 | | 71.52 | |
Total Operating Expenses | | $ | 6,323 | | 100.00 | % | $ | 6,729 | | 100.00 | % |
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Employee compensation | | $ | 8,215 | | 55.62 | % | $ | 8,027 | | 60.94 | % |
Employee benefits (e) | | 6,555 | | 44.38 | | 5,145 | | 39.06 | |
Total Compensation and Benefits (c) | | $ | 14,770 | | 100.00 | % | $ | 13,172 | | 100.00 | % |
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Finance Agency and Office of Finance (d) | | $ | 3,432 | | | | $ | 2,911 | | | |
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | Percentage of Total | | 2013 | | Percentage of Total | |
Operating Expenses (a) | | | | | | | | | |
Occupancy | | $ | 3,205 | | 15.73 | % | $ | 2,982 | | 14.37 | % |
Depreciation and leasehold amortization | | 2,588 | | 12.70 | | 2,778 | | 13.39 | |
All others (b) | | 14,587 | | 71.57 | | 14,991 | | 72.24 | |
Total Operating Expenses | | $ | 20,380 | | 100.00 | % | $ | 20,751 | | 100.00 | % |
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Employee compensation | | $ | 24,383 | | 58.45 | % | $ | 23,989 | | 59.12 | % |
Employee benefits (e) | | 17,332 | | 41.55 | | 16,590 | | 40.88 | |
Total Compensation and Benefits (c) | | $ | 41,715 | | 100.00 | % | $ | 40,579 | | 100.00 | % |
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Finance Agency and Office of Finance (d) | | $ | 10,270 | | | | $ | 9,002 | | | |
(a) Operating expenses included the administrative and overhead costs of operating the Bank, as well as the operating costs of providing advances and managing collateral associated with the advances, managing the investment portfolios, and providing correspondent banking services to members. Expenses have remained substantially flat in all periods in this report.
(b) All others — included temporary workers, computer service agreements, contractual services, professional and legal fees, audit fees, director fees and expenses, and insurance and telecommunications.
(c) Employee compensation and benefits were higher in the 2014 periods because of higher pension expense and medical insurance, partly offset by lower expenses on the post-retirement health benefit plan.
(d) We are also assessed for our share of the operating expenses for the Finance Agency and the Office of Finance. The 12 FHLBanks and two other GSEs share the entire cost of the Finance Agency. Expenses are allocated by the Finance Agency and the Office of Finance.
(e) The Moving Ahead for Progress Act for the 21st Century (“MAP-21”), introduced into law in 2012, effectively reduced the minimum required pension contributions for plan sponsors. The effect of MAP-21 on pension contributions was expected to begin phasing out in 2014. On August 8, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (“HATFA”), which extends the pension relief provisions in MAP-21. The FHLBNY’s pension contributions for the plan years beginning July 1, and ending June 30 were $0.7 million and $1.0 million in 2013 and 2014. The FHLBNY’s pension expense for the plan year beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2015 was estimated to be $7.8 million, of which $3.9 million is expected to be expensed for the period July 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014; this amount was based on assumptions and calculations made prior to the passage of HATFA. The FHLBNY is continuing to evaluate the impact of HATFA on our Defined Benefit pension plan obligations and pension contributions. For more information about the FHLBNY’s Defined benefit plan, see Note 14. Employee Retirement Plans in this Form 10 Q and in the Bank’s most recent Form 10 K filed on March 24, 2014.
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Assessments
For more information about assessments, see Affordable Housing Program and Other Mission Related Programs and Assessments under ITEM 1 BUSINESS in the most recent Form 10-K. The following table provides roll-forward information with respect to changes in AHP liabilities (in thousands):
Table 2.1: Affordable Housing Program Liabilities
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | $ | 120,243 | | $ | 122,251 | | $ | 123,060 | | $ | 134,942 | |
Additions from current period’s assessments | | 9,537 | | 6,920 | | 26,513 | | 24,138 | |
Net disbursements for grants and programs | | (16,025 | ) | (9,385 | ) | (35,818 | ) | (39,294 | ) |
Ending balance | | $ | 113,755 | | $ | 119,786 | | $ | 113,755 | | $ | 119,786 | |
Financial Condition
Table 3.1: Statements of Condition — Period-Over-Period Comparison
| | | | | | Net change in | | Net change in | |
(Dollars in thousands) | | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | | dollar amount | | percentage | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and due from banks | | $ | 3,662,513 | | $ | 15,309,998 | | $ | (11,647,485 | ) | (76.08 | )% |
Federal funds sold | | 5,769,000 | | 5,986,000 | | (217,000 | ) | (3.63 | ) |
Available-for-sale securities | | 1,305,937 | | 1,562,541 | | (256,604 | ) | (16.42 | ) |
Held-to-maturity securities | | 12,803,968 | | 12,535,928 | | 268,040 | | 2.14 | |
Advances | | 99,549,842 | | 90,765,017 | | 8,784,825 | | 9.68 | |
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio | | 2,037,455 | | 1,927,623 | | 109,832 | | 5.70 | |
Derivative assets | | 43,680 | | 43,302 | | 378 | | 0.87 | |
Other assets | | 195,489 | | 202,496 | | (7,007 | ) | (3.46 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 125,367,884 | | $ | 128,332,905 | | $ | (2,965,021 | ) | (2.31 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing demand | | $ | 2,072,072 | | $ | 1,865,399 | | $ | 206,673 | | 11.08 | % |
Non-interest-bearing demand | | 8,608 | | 25,941 | | (17,333 | ) | (66.82 | ) |
Term | | 31,000 | | 38,000 | | (7,000 | ) | (18.42 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total deposits | | 2,111,680 | | 1,929,340 | | 182,340 | | 9.45 | |
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Consolidated obligations | | | | | | | | | |
Bonds | | 79,919,721 | | 73,275,312 | | 6,644,409 | | 9.07 | |
Discount notes | | 36,067,199 | | 45,870,470 | | (9,803,271 | ) | (21.37 | ) |
Total consolidated obligations | | 115,986,920 | | 119,145,782 | | (3,158,862 | ) | (2.65 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock | | 19,330 | | 23,994 | | (4,664 | ) | (19.44 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Derivative liabilities | | 303,394 | | 349,150 | | (45,756 | ) | (13.10 | ) |
Other liabilities | | 384,396 | | 398,985 | | (14,589 | ) | (3.66 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | 118,805,720 | | 121,847,251 | | (3,041,531 | ) | (2.50 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Capital | | 6,562,164 | | 6,485,654 | | 76,510 | | 1.18 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities and capital | | $ | 125,367,884 | | $ | 128,332,905 | | $ | (2,965,021 | ) | (2.31 | )% |
Balance Sheet overview September 30, 2014 compared to December 31, 2013
Total assets at September 30, 2014 declined by $3.0 billion or 2.3% from December 31, 2013. Cash balances at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York declined by $11.6 billion. In the 2014 third quarter, management reduced cash balances at the FRBNY and overnight investments. Management was able to more tightly manage the liquidity positions in the quarter as market conditions for raising marginal funds was favorable. We met our liquidity requirements at all times. The impact of lower cash balances was to reduce our balance sheet leverage. Advances to members increased by $8.8 billion in this period.
Aside from advances, our primary earning assets were GSE-issued mortgage-backed securities, and mortgage loans in the MPF program. We also hold small portfolios of private-label MBS, and bonds issued by state and local government housing agencies. For liquidity purposes, we maintained investments in Federal funds sold, collateralized overnight investments, and cash at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”).
Capital ratios — Our capital remains strong. At September 30, 2014, actual risk-based capital was $6.7 billion, compared to required risk-based capital of $0.6 billion. To support $125.4 billion of total assets at September 30, 2014, the required minimum regulatory capital was $5.0 billion, or 4.0% of assets. Our actual regulatory capital was $6.7 billion, exceeding required capital by $1.7 billion. These ratios have remained consistently above the required regulatory ratios through all periods in this report. For more information, see Note 12. Capital Stock, Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock and Restricted Retained Earnings.
Leverage — At September 30, 2014, balance sheet leverage (based on GAAP) was 19.1 times shareholders’ equity, compared to 19.8 times at December 31, 2013; the decrease was primarily due to lower cash balances at the FRBNY. Balance sheet leverage has generally remained steady over the last several years, although from time to time we have maintained excess liquidity in highly liquid investments, or cash balances at the FRBNY to meet unexpected member demand for funds. Increases or decreases in investments have a direct impact on leverage, but
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generally growth in or shrinkage of advances does not significantly impact balance sheet leverage under existing capital stock management practices. This is because changes in shareholders’ capital parallel changes in advances, and the ratio of assets to capital generally remains unchanged. Under our existing capital management practices, members are required to purchase capital stock to support their borrowings from us, and when capital stock is in excess of the amount that is required to support advance borrowings, we redeem the excess capital stock immediately. Therefore, stockholders’ capital increases and decreases with members’ advance borrowings, and the capital to asset ratios remain relatively unchanged.
Liquidity and Debt — At September 30, 2014, liquid assets included $3.7 billion in cash, primarily at the FRBNY, $5.8 billion in overnight Federal funds sold and overnight collateralized loans, and $1.3 billion of high credit quality GSE issued available-for-sale securities that were highly-rated and readily marketable. Our liquidity position remains strong, and in compliance with all regulatory requirements, and we do not foresee any changes to that position.
The primary source of our funds is the issuance of consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes to the public. Our GSE status enables the FHLBanks to raise funds at rates that are typically at a small to moderate spread above U.S. Treasury security yields. Our ability to access the capital markets, which has a direct impact on our cost of funds, is dependent to a degree on our credit ratings from the major ratings organizations. The FHLBank debt performance has withstood the impact of the rating downgrade in the recent past and the controversy surrounding the debt ceiling. However, we cannot say with certainty the long-term impact of such actions on our liquidity position, which could be adversely affected by many causes both internal and external to our business.
Among other liquidity measures, the Finance Agency requires FHLBanks to maintain sufficient liquidity through short-term investments in an amount at least equal to our anticipated cash outflows under two different scenarios. The first scenario assumes that we cannot access capital markets for 15 days, and during that period members do not renew their maturing, prepaid and called advances. The second scenario assumes that we cannot access the capital markets for five days, and during that period, members renew maturing and “put” advances. We were in compliance with regulations under both scenarios. The actual Contingency Liquidity under the 5-day scenario in the quarter was $30.6 billion, well in excess of the required $3.7 billion. We also have other liquidity measures in place, Deposit Liquidity and Operational Liquidity, and those liquidity buffers were also in excess of required reserves. For more information about our liquidity measures, please see section Liquidity, Cash Flows, Short-Term Borrowings and Short-Term Debt in this MD&A.
Advances — Increase in amounts borrowed at September 30, 2014, relative to December 31, 2013 have been driven primarily by growth in demand for short-term fixed-rate advances and variable-rate LIBOR indexed advances. The larger members continued to be the primary drivers of demand for advances.
Table 3.2: Advance Trends

Long-term investment securities — Long-term investment securities are designated as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity. At September 30, 2014, mortgage-backed securities totaling $1.3 billion at fair values were available-for-sale, and all securities were GSE and U.S. Agency issued (“GSE”). Mortgage-backed securities totaling $12.0 billion at carrying values were held-to-maturity. GSE issued securities were 97.1%; private-label issued MBS totaled $0.3 billion, or 2.9% of remaining MBS securities in the HTM portfolio. We have not acquired a privately issued MBS since 2006. Investments in housing finance agency bonds, primarily those in New York and New Jersey, were $0.8 billion, and were classified as HTM. The heavy concentration of GSE-issued securities and a declining balance of private-label MBS is our investment profile.
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Other than temporary Impairment (OTTI) — Cash flow testing and evaluation of our investment securities did not identify any OTTI thus far in 2014 or in 2013.
Mortgage loans held-for-portfolio — Mortgage loans were investments in Mortgage Partnership Finance loans (“MPF” or “MPF Program”). Pay downs in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 have slowed down to $135.1 million, compared to $262.9 million in the same period in 2013. Acquisitions totaled $250.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $361.9 million in the same period in 2013. Par amounts of loans under this program stood at $2.0 billion at September 30, 2014, slightly up from December 31, 2013. Loans were primarily fixed-rate, single-family mortgages acquired through the MPF Program. Credit performance has been strong and delinquency low. Historical loss experience has been very low. Residential collateral values have remained stable in the New York and New Jersey sectors, the primary geographic concentration for our MPF portfolio.
Advances
Our primary business is making collateralized loans to members, referred to as advances. Generally, the growth or decline in advances is reflective of demand by members for both short-term liquidity and term funding. This demand is driven by economic factors such as availability of alternative funding sources that are more attractive, or by the interest rate environment and the outlook for the economy. Members may choose to prepay advances (which may generate prepayment penalty fees) based on their expectations of interest rate changes and demand for liquidity.
Advance volume is also influenced by merger activity, where members are either acquired by non-members or acquired by members of another FHLBank. When our members are acquired by members of another FHLBank or by non-members, these former members no longer qualify for membership and we may not offer renewals or additional advances to the former members. Subsequent to the merger, maturing advances will not be replaced, which has an immediate impact on short-term and overnight lending if the former member borrowed short-term and overnight advances.
Member demand for advance products
Carrying values of Advances outstanding at September 30, 2014 totaled $99.5 billion, up from $90.8 billion at December 31, 2013, and amounts included unrealized net fair value basis adjustment gains of $1.5 billion and $2.0 billion, computed in accordance with the hedge accounting rules for fair value hedges. For advances elected under the fair value option, unrealized fair values were net gains of $14.9 million and $5.4 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Par amounts of advances were $98.0 billion at September 30, 2014, up $9.3 billion, or 10.5%, from the balances at December 31, 2013.
Advances — Product Types.
The following table summarizes par values of advances by product type (dollars in thousands):
Table 4.1: Advances by Product Type
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | Percentage | | | | Percentage | |
| | Amounts | | of Total | | Amounts | | of Total | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Adjustable Rate Credit - ARCs | | $ | 35,465,800 | | 36.18 | % | $ | 26,161,800 | | 29.48 | % |
Fixed Rate Advances | | 47,080,870 | | 48.03 | | 45,741,935 | | 51.54 | |
Short-Term Advances | | 8,853,421 | | 9.03 | | 9,926,676 | | 11.19 | |
Mortgage Matched Advances | | 505,544 | | 0.52 | | 466,602 | | 0.53 | |
Overnight & Line of Credit (OLOC) Advances | | 2,426,577 | | 2.48 | | 3,459,411 | | 3.90 | |
All other categories | | 3,685,507 | | 3.76 | | 2,981,176 | | 3.36 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total par value | | 98,017,719 | | 100.00 | % | 88,737,600 | | 100.00 | % |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Hedge valuation basis adjustments | | 1,517,271 | | | | 2,022,018 | | | |
Fair value option valuation adjustments and accrued interest | | 14,852 | | | | 5,399 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 99,549,842 | | | | $ | 90,765,017 | | | |
The increase in Advances to members was concentrated in the adjustable rate ARC advances.
Adjustable Rate Advances (“ARC Advances”) — One member’s outstanding ARC Advances stood at $31.5 billion at September 30, 2014, up by $9.3 billion from the outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2013. Of the amounts outstanding, $19.7 billion is expected to mature within the next 12 months. We are unable to predict with certainty if the borrowings will be rolled over at their maturities.
ARC advances are medium- and long-term loans that can be linked to a variety of indices, such as 1-month LIBOR, 3-month LIBOR, the Federal funds rate, or Prime. Members use ARC advances to manage interest rate and basis risks by efficiently matching the interest rate index and repricing characteristics of floating-rate assets. The interest rate is set and reset (depending upon the maturity of the advance and the type of index) at a spread to that designated index. Principal is due at maturity and interest payments are due at each reset date, including the final payment date.
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Fixed-rate Advances — Fixed-rate advances, comprising putable and non-putable advances, remain the largest category of advances. Fixed-rate advances are offered in maturities of one year or longer. Member demand for fixed-rate advances has been steady in the third and second quarters of 2014 after a weak start in the first quarter of 2014. We believe that members still remain uncertain about locking into long-term advances, perhaps because of unfavorable pricing of longer-term advances, an uncertain outlook on the direction and timing of interest rate changes, or lukewarm demand from members’ customer base for longer-term fixed-rate loans.
A significant composition of Fixed-rate advances consists of advances with a “put” option feature (“putable advance”). Historically, Fixed-rate putable advances have been more competitively priced relative to fixed-rate “bullet” advances (without put option) because the “put” feature (that we have purchased from the member) reduces the coupon on the advance. The price advantage of a putable advance increases with the number of puts sold and the length of the term of a putable advance. With a putable advance, we have the right to exercise the put option and terminate the advance at predetermined exercise date(s). We would normally exercise this option when interest rates rise, and the borrower may then apply for a new advance at the then-prevailing coupon and terms. In the present interest rate environment, the price advantage has not been significant because of constraints in offering longer-term advances. Maturing and prepaid putable advances were either not replaced or replaced by bullet advances (without the put feature), and outstanding balances of advances that are putable or callable have declined steadily over the years. Balances stood at $14.1 billion at September 30, 2014, compared to $14.5 billion at December 31, 2013.
Short-term Advances — Member demand for short-term fixed-rate advances has fluctuated in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. At September 30, 2014, outstanding balances declined to $8.9 billion from $11.5 billion at June 30, 2014, and $9.9 billion at December 31, 2013. Short term advances are fixed-rate advances with original maturities of one year or less.
Overnight Advances — Member demand for overnight Advances has also fluctuated in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Outstanding balances have declined somewhat at September 30, 2014 to $2.4 billion, compared to $2.9 billion at June 30, 2014, and $3.5 billion at December 31, 2013. Fluctuations in demand reflect the seasonal needs of certain member banks for their short-term liquidity requirements. Some large members also use overnight advances to adjust their balance sheet in line with their own leverage targets. The overnight advances program gives members a short-term, flexible, readily accessible revolving line of credit for immediate liquidity needs. Overnight Advances mature on the next business day, at which time the advance is repaid.
Advances — Interest Rate Terms
The following table summarizes interest-rate payment terms of advances (dollars in thousands):
Table 4.2: Advances by Interest-Rate Payment Terms
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | Percentage | | | | Percentage | |
` | | Amount | | of Total | | Amount | | of Total | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Fixed-rate (a) | | $ | 62,551,264 | | 63.82 | % | $ | 62,575,800 | | 70.52 | % |
Variable-rate (b) | | 35,465,800 | | 36.18 | | 26,153,800 | | 29.47 | |
Variable-rate capped (c) | | — | | — | | 8,000 | | 0.01 | |
Overdrawn demand deposit accounts | | 655 | | — | | — | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total par value | | 98,017,719 | | 100.00 | % | 88,737,600 | | 100.00 | % |
| | | | | | | | | |
Hedge valuation basis adjustments | | 1,517,271 | | | | 2,022,018 | | | |
Fair value option valuation adjustments and accrued interest | | 14,852 | | | | 5,399 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 99,549,842 | | | | $ | 90,765,017 | | | |
(a) Fixed-rate borrowings remained popular with members. Demand has been steady in the 2014 third and second quarters after a weak start in the first quarter. Demand for new long-term fixed rate advances remains weak.
(b) Adjustable-rate LIBOR-based advances have increased primarily due to one member’s borrowings during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The FHLBNY’s larger members are generally borrowers of variable-rate advances, and except for the one large member’s borrowing activity, other members have remained on the side-lines in a weak economy and have not increased their borrowings despite the low short-term rates; it would appear that they have sufficient liquidity in the form of customer deposits.
(c) Typically, capped ARCs were not in demand in a declining interest rate environment, as members would purchase cap options to limit their interest rate exposure in a rising interest rate environment. With a capped variable rate advance, we purchase cap options that mirror the terms of the caps sold to members, offsetting our exposure on the advance.
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The following table summarizes maturity and yield characteristics of advances (dollars in thousands):
Table 4.3: Advances by Maturity and Yield Type
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | Percentage | | | | Percentage | |
| | Amount | | of Total | | Amount | | of Total | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Fixed-rate | | | | | | | | | |
Due in one year or less | | $ | 23,039,418 | | 23.51 | % | $ | 22,226,151 | | 25.05 | % |
Due after one year | | 39,511,846 | | 40.31 | | 40,349,649 | | 45.47 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total Fixed-rate | | 62,551,264 | | 63.82 | | 62,575,800 | | 70.52 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Variable-rate | | | | | | | | | |
Due in one year or less | | 19,955,555 | | 20.36 | | 19,960,500 | | 22.49 | |
Due after one year | | 15,510,900 | | 15.82 | | 6,201,300 | | 6.99 | |
Total Variable-rate | | 35,466,455 | | 36.18 | | 26,161,800 | | 29.48 | |
Total par value | | 98,017,719 | | 100.00 | % | 88,737,600 | | 100.00 | % |
| | | | | | | | | |
Hedge valuation basis adjustments (a) | | 1,517,271 | | | | 2,022,018 | | | |
Fair value option valuation adjustments and accrued interest (b) | | 14,852 | | | | 5,399 | | | |
Total | | $ | 99,549,842 | | | | $ | 90,765,017 | | | |
Fair value basis and valuation adjustments — The carrying values of advances include valuation basis adjustments. Valuation adjustments are impacted by hedge volume, the projected LIBOR and the volatility of the LIBOR, and for advances elected under the FVO, the remaining duration to maturity, volume of FVO advances, and changes in interest receivable and advance pricing.
(a) Hedging valuation adjustments — The reported carrying value of hedged advances is adjusted for changes in their fair value (fair value basis adjustments or fair value) that are attributable to the risk being hedged, which is LIBOR for the FHLBNY, and is the discounting basis for computing changes in fair values for hedges of advances in a fair value hedge. The application of this accounting methodology results in the recognition of fair value hedge valuation basis adjustments, which were net unrealized gains of $1.5 billion and $2.0 billion at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. When medium- and long-term interest rates rise or fall, the fair values of fixed-rate advances move in the opposite direction and valuation basis adjustments will decline or rise. The hedged advances had been issued in prior years at the then-prevailing higher interest rate environment, and recorded gains were consistent with the lower yield curves at the two balance sheet dates. Unrealized gains from fair value basis adjustments on hedged advances were almost entirely offset by net fair value unrealized losses of the derivatives associated with the fair value hedges of advances, thereby achieving our hedging objectives of mitigating fair value basis risk.
Hedging valuation basis adjustment at September 30, 2014 was a little lower than at December 31, 2013, as maturing longer term fixed-rate advances continue to be replaced by shorter term fixed-rate advances, the hedging valuation basis of which are relatively closer to par. The volume of advances that were hedged at September 30, 2014 was only slightly higher than at December 31, 2013, as the growth in advances has been concentrated along ARC advances and short-term fixed-rate advances that are generally not hedged, and therefore no basis adjustments were recorded.
(b) FVO fair values — Carrying values of advances elected under the FVO include valuation adjustments to recognize changes in fair values, which for FVO instrument also include accrued interest receivable. The discounting basis for computing fair values of FVO advances is the Advance pricing curve. Fair value basis reflect changes in the term structure and shape of the Advance pricing curve at the measurement dates.
The valuation adjustment has increased due to increase in the volume of advances elected under the FVO — the volume of advances elected under the FVO was $20.2 billion at September 30, 2014 compared to $19.2 billion at December 31, 2013. All FVO advances were variable rate, LIBOR indexed advances and fluctuations in their valuation, excluding interest receivable, were not significant as the advances re-price frequently to market indices, remaining near to par. The amount of interest receivable, a component of the full fair value of the FVO advance, was a significant component of valuation. The amount of interest receivable is a factor of volume and the timing of the settlements.
We have elected the FVO on an instrument-by-instrument basis for such advances. With respect to credit risk, we have concluded that it was not necessary to estimate changes attributable to instrument-specific credit risk as we consider our advances to remain fully collateralized through to maturity. For more information, see Fair Value Disclosures in Note 16. Fair Values of Financial Instruments.
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Hedge volume — We primarily hedge putable advances and certain “bullet” fixed-rate advances under the hedging accounting provisions when they qualify under those standards and as economic hedges when the hedge accounting provisions are operationally difficult to establish or a high degree of hedge effectiveness cannot be asserted.
The following table summarizes hedged advances by type of option features (in thousands):
Table 4.4: Hedged Advances by Type
Par Amount | | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Qualifying Hedges | | | | | |
Fixed-rate bullets (a) | | $ | 30,147,555 | | $ | 29,231,978 | |
Fixed-rate putable (b) | | 13,591,412 | | 14,170,412 | |
Fixed-rate callable | | 35,000 | | 30,000 | |
Fixed-rate with embedded cap | | — | | 50,000 | |
Total Qualifying Hedges | | $ | 43,773,967 | | $ | 43,482,390 | |
| | | | | |
Aggregate par amount of advances hedged (c) | | $ | 43,776,285 | | $ | 43,495,135 | |
Fair value basis (Qualifying hedging adjustments) | | $ | 1,517,271 | | $ | 2,022,018 | |
(a) Generally, non-callable fixed-rate medium and longer term advances are hedged to mitigate the risk in fixed-rate lending.
(b) Putable advances, which are generally hedged in a fair value qualifying hedge, have remained unchanged, or have declined as members have generally not replaced maturing putable advances.
(c) Except for an insignificant amount of derivatives that were designated as economic hedges of advances, hedged advances were in a qualifying hedging relationship.
Advances elected under the FVO — Significant amounts of LIBOR-indexed advances has been borrowed over the last two years, and we elected to account for them under the FVO. By electing the FVO for an asset instrument (the advance), the objective was to offset some of the volatility in earnings due to the designation of debt (liability) under the FVO. Changes in the fair values of the advance were recorded through earnings, and the offset was recorded as a fair value basis adjustment to the carrying values of the advances. The following table summarizes par amounts of advances elected under the FVO (in thousands):
Table 4.5: Advances under the Fair Value Option (FVO)
| | Advances | |
Par Amount | | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Advances designated under FVO | | $ | 20,200,000 | | $ | 19,200,000 | |
| | | | | | | |
Advances — Call Dates and Exercise Options
Putable and callable advances are structured with one or more put or call dates. The table offers a view of the advance portfolio, including the structured advances, with the possibility of the exercise at the first put and call date. (dollars in thousands):
Table 4.6: Advances by Put Date/Call Date (a)(b)
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Amount | | Percentage of Total | | Amount | | Percentage of Total | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Overdrawn demand deposit accounts | | $ | 655 | | — | % | $ | — | | — | % |
Due or putable in one year or less | | 49,347,168 | | 50.35 | | 48,905,001 | | 55.11 | |
Due or putable after one year through two years | | 18,509,091 | | 18.88 | | 11,485,229 | | 12.94 | |
Due or putable after two years through three years | | 14,506,076 | | 14.80 | | 12,115,765 | | 13.66 | |
Due or putable after three years through four years | | 8,835,795 | | 9.01 | | 8,521,661 | | 9.60 | |
Due or putable after four years through five years | | 3,321,772 | | 3.39 | | 3,982,517 | | 4.49 | |
Thereafter | | 3,497,162 | | 3.57 | | 3,727,427 | | 4.20 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total par value | | 98,017,719 | | 100.00 | % | 88,737,600 | | 100.00 | % |
| | | | | | | | | |
Hedge valuation basis adjustments | | 1,517,271 | | | | 2,022,018 | | | |
Fair value option valuation adjustments and accrued interest | | 14,852 | | | | 5,399 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 99,549,842 | | | | $ | 90,765,017 | | | |
(a) Contrasting advances by contractual maturity dates (See Note 7. Advances) with potential put dates illustrates the impact of hedging on the effective duration of our advances. Although no significant amounts of new putable advances have been issued in 2014 and 2013, outstanding advances included significant amounts of putable advances in which we purchased from members the option to terminate advances at agreed-upon dates. Typically, almost all putable advances are hedged by cancellable interest rate swaps in which the derivative counterparty has the right to exercise and terminate the swap at par on agreed upon dates. When the swap counterparty exercises its right to call the cancellable swap, we would typically also exercise our right to put the advance at par. Under this hedging practice, on a put option basis, the potential exercised maturity is significantly accelerated, and is an important factor in our current hedge strategy. This is best illustrated by the fact that on a contractual maturity basis, 11.5% of advances would mature after five years, while on a put basis, the percentage declined to 3.6% at September 30, 2014.
(b) Callable advances aggregated $35.0 million at September 30, 2014, compared to $30.0 million at December 31, 2013. With a callable advance, borrowers have purchased the option to terminate advances at par at predetermined dates.
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The following table summarizes par amounts of advances that were still putable or callable (one or more pre-determined option exercise dates remaining) (par amounts, in thousands):
Table 4.7: Putable and Callable Advances
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 (a) | |
Putable/callable | | $ | 14,132,412 | | $ | 14,506,412 | |
No-longer putable/callable | | $ | 1,950,000 | | $ | 2,111,000 | |
(a) December 31, 2013 balances were expanded to include callable advances to conform to the presentation adopted in 2014.
Member demand has been weak for putable advances, which are typically medium- and long-term. Maturing advances with put features have been replaced by plain vanilla advances.
Investments
We maintain long-term investment portfolios, which are principally mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs and U.S. Agency, a smaller portfolio of MBS issued by private enterprises, and securities issued by state or local housing finance agencies. We also maintain short-term investments for our liquidity purpose, to fund stock repurchases and redemptions, provide additional earnings, and ensure the availability of funds to meet the credit needs of our members.
We are subject to credit risk on our investments, generally transacted with GSEs and large financial institutions that are considered to be of investment quality. The Finance Agency defines investment quality as a security with adequate financial backings so that full and timely payment of principal and interest on such security is expected and there is minimal risk that the timely payment of principal and interest would not occur because of adverse changes in economic and financial conditions during the projected life of the security.
Investments — Policies and Practices
Regulatory Restrictions on Investments. On November 8, 2013, the Finance Agency (the FHLBanks regulators) issued a final rule implementing Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Act (“Act”). The Act required Federal agencies, including the Finance Agency, to review their regulations and to remove provisions that require the use of ratings issued by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSRO”). The final rule issued by the Finance Agency requires each FHLBank to make its own determination of credit quality with respect to its investments, but does not prevent the FHLBanks from using NRSRO ratings or other third party analysis in their credit determinations. The final rule became effective on May 7, 2014, and the amendments (as discussed above) were incorporated in the Finance Agency’s pre-existing regulations governing investments, which are summarized below:
To minimize credit risk on investments, we are prohibited by Finance Agency regulations from investing in any of the following security types:
· instruments, such as common stock that represent an ownership interest in an entity, other than stock in small business investment companies or certain investments targeted at low-income persons or communities;
· instruments issued by non-U.S. entities, other than those issued by U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks (e.g., federal funds);
· debt instruments that are not investment quality, other than certain investments targeted at low-income persons or communities and instruments that became less than investment quality after their purchase by the FHLBank;
· whole mortgages or other whole loans, or interests in mortgages or loans, other than:
· whole mortgages or loans acquired under an FHLBank’s Acquired Member Asset program;
· certain investments targeted to low-income persons or communities;
· certain marketable direct obligations of state, local, or tribal government units or agencies that are investment quality;
· mortgage-backed securities (which include agency and private-label pools of commercial and residential mortgage loans), or asset-backed securities collateralized by manufactured housing loans or home equity loans that meet the definition of the term “securities” under the Securities Act of 1933; and
· certain foreign housing loans authorized under section 12(b) of the FHLBank Act;
· residual interest and interest accrual classes of securities;
· interest-only and principal-only securities;
· mortgage-backed securities or eligible asset-backed securities that on the trade date are at rates equal to their contractual cap, with average lives that vary more than six years under an assumed instantaneous rate change of 300 basis points, unless the instrument qualifies as an Acquired Member Asset; and
· foreign currency or commodity positions.
The Finance Agency’s rule limits acquisition of mortgage backed securities so that on the day of the purchase of a security, the book value of all investment in MBS does not exceed 300% of regulatory capital.
It is our practice not to lend unsecured funds to members, including overnight Federal funds and certificates of deposit. Unsecured lending to members is not prohibited by Finance Agency regulations or Board of Directors’
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policy. We are prohibited from purchasing a consolidated obligation issued directly from another FHLBank, but may acquire consolidated obligations for investment in the secondary market after the bond settles. We made no investments in consolidated obligations during the periods in this report.
We were in compliance with the Finance Agency rules. For more information about our policies and practices, see the most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014.
The following table summarizes changes in investments by categories (including held-to-maturity securities, available-for-sale securities, and money market investments) (Carrying values; dollars in thousands):
Table 5.1: Investments by Categories
| | September 30, | | December 31, | | Dollar | | Percentage | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | Variance | | Variance | |
| | | | | | | | | |
State and local housing finance agency obligations (a) | | $ | 791,750 | | $ | 714,880 | | $ | 76,870 | | 10.75 | % |
Mortgage-backed securities | | | | | | | | | |
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value (b) | | 1,292,075 | | 1,552,134 | | (260,059 | ) | (16.75 | ) |
Held-to-maturity securities, at carrying value (b) | | 12,012,218 | | 11,821,048 | | 191,170 | | 1.62 | |
Total securities | | 14,096,043 | | 14,088,062 | | 7,981 | | 0.06 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Grantor trust (c) | | 13,862 | | 10,407 | | 3,455 | | 33.20 | |
Federal funds sold | | 5,769,000 | | 5,986,000 | | (217,000 | ) | (3.63 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | $ | 19,878,905 | | $ | 20,084,469 | | $ | (205,564 | ) | (1.02 | )% |
(a) State and local housing finance agency bonds —Bonds are classified as HTM securities, and carried at amortized cost. $88.0 million par amounts of bonds were acquired in the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
(b) Mortgage-backed securities classified as Available-for-sale — No acquisitions were made thus far in 2014. AFS securities outstanding were GSE issued floating-rate Mortgage-backed securities, and were carried at fair value.
Mortgage-backed securities classified as Held-to-maturity — $1.0 billion of GSE issued MBS were acquired in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and designated as HTM; 97.1% of HTM mortgage-backed securities were GSE issued securities.
(c) A grantor trust is classified as available-for-sale and is reported at fair value. An additional $4.1 million was added to the grantor trust in the 2014 third quarter. Trust funds represent investments in registered mutual funds and other fixed-income and equity funds maintained under the grantor trust, which funds current and potential future payments to retirees for supplemental pension plan obligations.
Long-Term Investment Securities
Investments with original long-term contractual maturities were comprised of mortgage-backed securities, and securities issued by state and local housing agencies.
Pricing of GSE-issued MBS has been tight partly due to limited supply, and partly as a result of the Federal Reserve Bank’s continued participation in the market for acquiring GSE-issued MBS. As a result of the unfavorable pricing, acquisitions were only made when pricing justified our risk/reward criteria. The long-term investment portfolios at September 30, 2014, comprising of MBS and housing finance agency bonds in the HTM and AFS portfolios, had an aggregate carrying value of $14.1 billion, almost unchanged from the balance at December 31, 2013.
· The Available-for-sale MBS portfolio, comprising of GSE-issued floating-rate securities, is carried at fair value and was $1.3 billion and $1.6 billion at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. No acquisitions were designated to the AFS portfolio thus far in 2014. Fair values of AFS securities were in unrealized fair value gain positions at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The AFS securities are indexed to LIBOR, and certain securities are capped, typically between 6.5% and 7.5%. No MBS securities were sold. For more information, see Note 6. Available-for-Sale Securities.
· The Held-to-maturity MBS portfolio, comprising of 97.1% of GSE issued fixed and floating-rate MBS aggregated $12.0 billion at September 30, 2014, up from $11.8 billion at December 31, 2013. These amounts represent carrying values, which were amortized cost less credit and non-credit OTTI. Acquisitions made during 2014 totaled $1.0 billion, just ahead of paydowns. HTM floating-rate securities are indexed to LIBOR, and certain securities are capped, typically between 6.5% and 7.5%.
· Carrying values of Housing finance agency bonds, all designated as HTM, were $791.8 million and $714.9 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
With the capped floating-rate securities, we face potential risks in a rising interest rate environment, including cash flow funding exposure, should the LIBOR rates rise above the strike rates of the capped MBS. To reduce the potential risks to our risk tolerance, we have designated $2.7 billion of notional amounts of interest rate caps to accomplish our risk reduction strategies. The interest rate caps are structured such that if LIBOR rates exceed the pre-determined cap strikes, we would receive cash payments for each period the cap strike rate is exceeded, making us indifferent to adverse movements in LIBOR.
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Mortgage-Backed Securities — By Issuer
The following table summarizes our investment securities issuer concentration (dollars in thousands):
Table 5.2: Investment Securities Issuer Concentration
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | | | Carrying value as a | | | | | | Carrying value as a | |
| | Carrying (a) | | | | Percentage | | Carrying (a) | | | | Percentage | |
Long Term Investment | | Value | | Fair Value | | of Capital | | Value | | Fair Value | | of Capital | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MBS | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | $ | 5,931,518 | | $ | 5,980,190 | | 90.39 | % | $ | 6,156,878 | | $ | 6,149,220 | | 94.93 | % |
Freddie Mac | | 6,950,399 | | 7,088,388 | | 105.92 | | 6,731,314 | | 6,781,294 | | 103.79 | |
Ginnie Mae | | 68,481 | | 68,966 | | 1.04 | | 83,023 | | 83,614 | | 1.28 | |
All Others - PLMBS | | 353,895 | | 429,962 | | 5.39 | | 401,967 | | 479,736 | | 6.20 | |
Non-MBS (b) | | 805,612 | | 755,100 | | 12.28 | | 725,287 | | 672,061 | | 11.18 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 14,109,905 | | $ | 14,322,606 | | 215.02 | % | $ | 14,098,469 | | $ | 14,165,925 | | 217.38 | % |
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Categorized as: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Available-for-Sale Securities | | $ | 1,305,937 | | $ | 1,305,937 | | | | $ | 1,562,541 | | $ | 1,562,541 | | | |
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Held-to-Maturity Securities | | $ | 12,803,968 | | $ | 13,016,669 | | | | $ | 12,535,928 | | $ | 12,603,384 | | | |
(a) Carrying values include fair values for AFS securities.
(b) Non-MBS consist of housing finance agency bonds and a grantor trust.
External rating information of the held-to-maturity portfolio was as follows (carrying values; in thousands):
Table 5.3: External Rating of the Held-to-Maturity Portfolio
| | September 30, 2014 | |
| | AAA-rated (a) | | AA-rated (b) | | A-rated | | BBB-rated | | Below Investment Grade | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage-backed securities | | $ | 1,794 | | $ | 11,672,895 | | $ | 207,363 | | $ | 34,391 | | $ | 95,775 | | $ | 12,012,218 | |
State and local housing finance agency obligations | | 61,225 | | 694,040 | | 36,485 | | — | | — | | 791,750 | |
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Total Long-term securities | | $ | 63,019 | | $ | 12,366,935 | | $ | 243,848 | | $ | 34,391 | | $ | 95,775 | | $ | 12,803,968 | |
| | December 31, 2013 | |
| | AAA-rated (a) | | AA-rated (b) | | A-rated | | BBB-rated | | Below Investment Grade | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage-backed securities | | $ | 2,110 | | $ | 11,438,520 | | $ | 234,017 | | $ | 39,488 | | $ | 106,913 | | $ | 11,821,048 | |
State and local housing finance agency obligations | | 65,000 | | 613,270 | | 7,780 | | 28,830 | | — | | 714,880 | |
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Total Long-term securities | | $ | 67,110 | | $ | 12,051,790 | | $ | 241,797 | | $ | 68,318 | | $ | 106,913 | | $ | 12,535,928 | |
(a) Certain PLMBS and housing finance bonds are rated triple-A by S&P and Moody’s.
(b) GSE issued MBS have been classified as double-A, the credit rating assigned to the GSEs. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and U.S. Agency issued MBS are rated double-A (Based on S&P’s rating of AA+ for the GSEs and Double-A for the U.S sovereign; Moody’s affirmed the triple-A status of the two GSEs and the U.S. sovereign rating).
External credit rating information has been provided as it is used as another data point to supplement our credit quality indicators, and serves as a useful indicator when analyzing the degree of credit risk to which we are exposed. Significant changes in credit ratings classifications of our investment securities portfolio could indicate increased credit risk for us that could be accompanied by a reduction in the fair values of our investment securities portfolio.
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External rating information of the available-for-sale portfolio was as follows (the carrying values of AFS investments are at fair values; in thousands):
Table 5.4: External Rating of the Available-for-Sale Portfolio
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | AA-rated (a) | | Unrated | | Total | | AA-rated (a) | | Unrated | | Total | |
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Available-for-sale securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage-backed securities | | $ | 1,292,075 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,292,075 | | $ | 1,552,134 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,552,134 | |
Other - Grantor trust | | — | | 13,862 | | 13,862 | | — | | 10,407 | | 10,407 | |
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Total Available-for-sale securities | | $ | 1,292,075 | | $ | 13,862 | | $ | 1,305,937 | | $ | 1,552,134 | | $ | 10,407 | | $ | 1,562,541 | |
(a) All MBS are GSE/U.S. Agency issued securities and the ratings are based on issuer credit ratings. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and U.S. Agency issued MBS are rated double-A (Based on S&P’s rating of AA+/Stable for the GSEs and Double-A for the U.S sovereign; Moody’s affirmed the triple-A status of the two GSEs and the U.S. sovereign rating).
External credit rating information has been provided as it is used as another data point to supplement our credit quality indicators, and serves as a useful indicator when analyzing the degree of credit risk to which we are exposed. Significant changes in credit ratings classifications of our investment securities portfolio could indicate increased credit risk for us that could be accompanied by a reduction in the fair values of our investment securities portfolio.
Fair Value Levels of investment securities, and Unrecognized and Unrealized holding losses
Except for a small portfolio of non-Agency PLMBS and housing finance agency bonds, our portfolios of MBS were issued by GSEs and U.S. agency. To compute fair values at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, four vendor prices were received for substantially all of our MBS holdings, and substantially all of those prices fell within the specified thresholds. The relative proximity of the prices received from the four vendors supported our conclusion that the final computed prices were reasonable estimates of fair value. GSE securities priced under such a valuation technique using the market approach are typically classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
For a comparison of carrying values and fair values of investment securities, see Note 5. Held-to-Maturity Securities and Note 6. Available-for-Sale Securities. For more information about the corroboration and other analytical procedures performed, see Note 16. Fair Values of Financial Instruments.
Weighted average rates — Mortgage-backed securities (HTM and AFS)
The following table summarizes weighted average rates and amounts by contractual maturities. A significant portion of the MBS portfolio consisted of floating-rate securities and the weighted average rates will change in parallel with changes in the LIBOR rate (dollars in thousands):
Table 5.5: Mortgage-Backed Securities Weighted Average Rates by Contractual Maturities
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Amortized | | Weighted | | Amortized | | Weighted | |
| | Cost | | Average Rate | | Cost | | Average Rate | |
Mortgage-backed securities | | | | | | | | | |
Due in one year or less | | $ | — | | — | % | $ | 19 | | 6.25 | % |
Due after one year through five years | | 2,411,902 | | 1.99 | | 1,665,395 | | 2.21 | |
Due after five years through ten years | | 4,169,355 | | 2.72 | | 4,162,452 | | 2.83 | |
Due after ten years | | 6,755,205 | | 1.63 | | 7,585,946 | | 1.65 | |
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Total mortgage-backed securities | | $ | 13,336,462 | | 2.04 | % | $ | 13,413,812 | | 2.08 | % |
OTTI — Base Case and Adverse Case Scenario
We evaluated our PLMBS under a base case (or best estimate) scenario when we performed a cash flow analysis for each security under assumptions that forecasted increased credit default rates or loss severities, or both. The stress test scenario and associated results do not represent our current expectations and therefore should not be construed as a prediction of future results, market conditions or the actual performance of these securities.
No OTTI was recorded in the 2014 periods or in 2013. Improvements in cash flows were identified on certain previously OTTI non-agency PLMBS in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and $0.8 million was recorded as accretable yield to investment income in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, with an offset to the amortized cost of the securities.
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The results of the adverse case scenario are presented below alongside our expected outcome for the credit impaired securities (the base case) at the OTTI measurement dates (in thousands):
Table 5.6: Base and Adverse Case Stress Scenarios (a)
| | | | As of September 30, 2014 | |
| | | | Actual Results - Base Case Scenario | | Adverse Case Scenario | |
| | | | # of Securities | | UPB | | OTTI Related to Credit Loss | | # of Securities | | UPB | | OTTI Related to Credit Loss | |
RMBS | | Prime | | 8 | | $ | 33,382 | | $ | — | | 8 | | $ | 33,382 | | $ | (85 | ) |
RMBS | | Alt-A | | 5 | | 5,171 | | — | | 5 | | 5,171 | | — | |
HEL | | Subprime | | 30 | | 299,762 | | — | | 30 | | 299,762 | | (195 | ) |
Manufactured housing | | Subprime | | 2 | | 97,963 | | — | | 2 | | 97,963 | | — | |
Total Securities | | | | 45 | | $ | 436,278 | | $ | — | | 45 | | $ | 436,278 | | $ | (280 | ) |
| | | | As of December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | Actual Results - Base Case Scenario | | Adverse Case Scenario | |
| | | | # of Securities | | UPB | | OTTI Related to Credit Loss | | # of Securities | | UPB | | OTTI Related to Credit Loss | |
RMBS | | Prime | | 9 | | $ | 46,007 | | $ | — | | 9 | | $ | 46,007 | | $ | (59 | ) |
RMBS | | Alt-A | | 6 | | 5,700 | | — | | 6 | | 5,700 | | — | |
HEL | | Subprime | | 30 | | 328,488 | | — | | 30 | | 328,488 | | (2,145 | ) |
Manufactured housing | | Subprime | | 2 | | 112,128 | | — | | 2 | | 112,128 | | — | |
Total Securities | | | | 47 | | $ | 492,323 | | $ | — | | 47 | | $ | 492,323 | | $ | (2,204 | ) |
(a) Generally, the Adverse Case is computed by stressing Credit Default Rate and Loss Severity.
FHLBank OTTI Governance Committee Common Platform — Consistent with the guidelines provided by the OTTI Committee, the FHLBNY has contracted with the FHLBanks of San Francisco and Chicago to perform cash-flow analyses for about 50% of our non-Agency PLMBS portfolio that were possible to be cash-flow tested within the Common Platform. The results were reviewed and found reasonable by the FHLBNY. For more information about the OTTI Committee and the Common Platform, see Other-Than-Temporary Impairment — Accounting and governance policies, and impairment analysis in Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates in the Bank’s most recent Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2014.
Up until the 2014 first quarter, the OTTI Committee employed home price recovery projections for the base and the adverse case. Those projections were key inputs used under the Common Platform to generate cash flows for 50% of our non-Agency PLMBS. The model used a short-term component plus static recovery paths over the long term on the assumption that the housing markets were homogenous, and price behaviors can be standardized across geographic housing markets.
In the second quarter of 2014, the OTTI Committee deemed that the previous methodology was inadequate as it had assumed the housing market was homogeneous, not recognizing that certain markets were already transitioning to a housing recovery at a different pace than other markets, and that the cash flow models should recognize the behavior that housing markets would behave more heterogeneously in the transition period and in the long-term. Beginning with the 2014 second quarter, home price projections beyond the short-term is based on the forecasted length of time and the annual appreciation rate during the transition period plus a forecast of the long-term annual appreciation rate for each Core Based Statistical Area (“CBSA”). The cash flow models have been updated with the forecasts in transition period and for the long-term that will more tightly align the forecast to incorporate the appreciation rates based on loan-level CBSA data.
For the 2014 third quarter, the FHLBanks’ OTTI Governance Committee developed a short-term housing price forecast with projected changes ranging from a decrease of 3.0% to an increase of 9.0% over the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2014. For the vast majority of markets, the projected short-term housing price changes range from 0.0% to an increase of 6.0%. Thereafter, a unique path is projected for each geographic area based on an internally developed framework derived from historical data.
Below are the recovery rates employed previously at December 31, 2013. The table below presents projected home price recovery under a base case and an adverse case.
Table 5.7: Projected Home Price Recovery by Months
| | Base Case | | Adverse Case | |
Months | | Recovery Range % (a) | | Recovery Range % (a) | |
1 | - | 6 | | 0.0 - 3.0 | | 0.0 - 2.0 | |
7 | - | 12 | | 1.0 - 4.0 | | 0.7 - 2.7 | |
13 | - | 18 | | 2.0 - 4.0 | | 1.3 - 2.7 | |
19 | - | 30 | | 2.0 - 5.0 | | 1.3 - 3.4 | |
31 | - | 42 | | 2.0 - 6.0 | | 1.3 - 4.0 | |
43 | - | 54 | | 2.0 - 6.0 | | 1.3 - 4.0 | |
55 | - | 66 | | 2.3 - 5.6 | | 1.5 - 3.8 | |
Thereafter | | 2.3 - 5.6 | | 1.5 - 3.8 | |
(a) Annualized Rates.
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Non-Agency Private label mortgage- and asset-backed securities
Our investments in privately-issued MBS are summarized below. All private-label MBS were classified as held-to-maturity (unpaid principal balance (a); in thousands):
Table 5.8: Non-Agency Private Label Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Private-label MBS | | Fixed Rate | | Variable Rate | | Total | | Fixed Rate | | Variable Rate | | Total | |
Private-label RMBS | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Prime | | $ | 31,187 | | $ | 2,195 | | $ | 33,382 | | $ | 43,532 | | $ | 2,475 | | $ | 46,007 | |
Alt-A | | 3,377 | | 1,794 | | 5,171 | | 3,590 | | 2,110 | | 5,700 | |
Total private-label RMBS | | 34,564 | | 3,989 | | 38,553 | | 47,122 | | 4,585 | | 51,707 | |
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Home Equity Loans | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subprime | | 252,003 | | 47,760 | | 299,763 | | 275,246 | | 53,242 | | 328,488 | |
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Manufactured Housing Loans | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subprime | | 97,963 | | — | | 97,963 | | 112,128 | | — | | 112,128 | |
Total UPB of private-label MBS (b) | | $ | 384,530 | | $ | 51,749 | | $ | 436,279 | | $ | 434,496 | | $ | 57,827 | | $ | 492,323 | |
(a) Unpaid principal balance (UPB) is also known as the current face or par amount of a mortgage-backed security.
(b) Paydowns and prepayments of PLMBS have reduced outstanding unpaid principal balances. No acquisitions of PLMBS have been made since 2006.
The following tables present additional information of the fair values and gross unrealized losses of PLMBS by year of securitization and external rating (in thousands):
Table 5.9: PLMBS by Year of Securitization and External Rating
| | September 30, 2014 | | | | | | | |
| | Unpaid Principal Balance | | | | | | | |
Private-label MBS | | Ratings Subtotal | | Triple-A | | Double-A | | Single-A | | Triple-B | | Below Investment Grade | | Amortized Cost | | Gross Unrealized (Losses) | | Fair Value | |
RMBS Prime | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2006 | | $ | 10,283 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 10,283 | | $ | 9,584 | | $ | (260 | ) | $ | 9,466 | |
2005 | | 10,231 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 10,231 | | 9,658 | | — | | 10,303 | |
2004 and earlier | | 12,868 | | — | | 7,645 | | 3,027 | | — | | 2,196 | | 12,817 | | (75 | ) | 12,935 | |
Total RMBS Prime | | 33,382 | | — | | 7,645 | | 3,027 | | — | | 22,710 | | 32,059 | | (335 | ) | 32,704 | |
Alt-A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2004 and earlier | | 5,171 | | 1,794 | | — | | 911 | | 1,131 | | 1,335 | | 5,171 | | (106 | ) | 5,136 | |
Total RMBS | | 38,553 | | 1,794 | | 7,645 | | 3,938 | | 1,131 | | 24,045 | | 37,230 | | (441 | ) | 37,840 | |
HEL Subprime | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2004 and earlier | | 299,763 | | — | | 6,943 | | 111,238 | | 43,431 | | 138,151 | | 265,041 | | (2,866 | ) | 291,398 | |
Manufactured Housing Loans Subprime | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2004 and earlier | | 97,963 | | — | | — | | 97,963 | | — | | — | | 97,952 | | — | | 100,724 | |
Total PLMBS | | $ | 436,279 | | $ | 1,794 | | $ | 14,588 | | $ | 213,139 | | $ | 44,562 | | $ | 162,196 | | $ | 400,223 | | $ | (3,307 | ) | $ | 429,962 | |
| | December 31, 2013 | | | | | | | |
| | Unpaid Principal Balance | | | | | | | |
Private-label MBS | | Ratings Subtotal | | Triple-A | | Double-A | | Single-A | | Triple-B | | Below Investment Grade | | Amortized Cost | | Gross Unrealized (Losses) | | Fair Value | |
RMBS Prime | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2006 | | $ | 12,379 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 12,379 | | $ | 11,669 | | $ | (128 | ) | $ | 11,621 | |
2005 | | 13,285 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 13,285 | | 12,630 | | (3 | ) | 13,220 | |
2004 and earlier | | 20,343 | | — | | 10,269 | | 7,599 | | 2,475 | | — | | 20,261 | | (46 | ) | 20,354 | |
Total RMBS Prime | | 46,007 | | — | | 10,269 | | 7,599 | | 2,475 | | 25,664 | | 44,560 | | (177 | ) | 45,195 | |
Alt-A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2004 and earlier | | 5,700 | | 2,110 | | 911 | | 19 | | 1,214 | | 1,446 | | 5,700 | | (157 | ) | 5,622 | |
Total RMBS | | 51,707 | | 2,110 | | 11,180 | | 7,618 | | 3,689 | | 27,110 | | 50,260 | | (334 | ) | 50,817 | |
HEL Subprime | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2004 and earlier | | 328,488 | | — | | 8,278 | | 121,052 | | 47,572 | | 151,586 | | 292,883 | | (3,659 | ) | 314,038 | |
Manufactured Housing Loans Subprime | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2004 and earlier | | 112,128 | | — | | — | | 112,128 | | — | | — | | 112,115 | | — | | 114,881 | |
Total PLMBS | | $ | 492,323 | | $ | 2,110 | | $ | 19,458 | | $ | 240,798 | | $ | 51,261 | | $ | 178,696 | | $ | 455,258 | | $ | (3,993 | ) | $ | 479,736 | |
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Table 5.10: Weighted-Average Credit support Analysis of MBS
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Private-label MBS | | Original Weighted- Average Credit Support % (a) | | Weighted- Average Credit Support % (b) | | Weighted-Average Collateral Delinquency % (c) | | Original Weighted- Average Credit Support % (a) | | Weighted- Average Credit Support % (b) | | Weighted-Average Collateral Delinquency % (c) | |
RMBS | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Prime | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2006 | | 4.57 | % | 4.29 | % | 20.11 | % | 4.41 | % | 3.96 | % | 18.54 | % |
2005 | | 2.57 | | 6.51 | | 6.82 | | 2.50 | | 6.13 | | 6.78 | |
2004 and earlier | | 1.67 | | 6.73 | | 5.15 | | 1.54 | | 6.79 | | 2.18 | |
Total RMBS Prime | | 2.84 | | 5.91 | | 10.27 | | 2.59 | | 5.84 | | 7.91 | |
Alt-A | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2004 and earlier | | 14.31 | | 39.66 | | 10.18 | | 13.85 | | 38.04 | | 10.01 | |
Total RMBS | | 4.38 | | 10.44 | | 10.26 | | 3.83 | | 9.39 | | 8.14 | |
HEL | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subprime | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2004 and earlier | | 58.09 | | 34.88 | | 18.73 | | 58.02 | | 34.18 | | 19.75 | |
Manufactured Housing Loans | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subprime | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2004 and earlier | | 100.00 | | 31.13 | | 3.41 | | 100.00 | | 29.82 | | 2.90 | |
Total Private-label MBS | | 62.76 | % | 31.88 | % | 14.54 | % | 61.89 | % | 30.58 | % | 14.69 | % |
Weighted-average credit support analysis of unrealized loss percentage; a comparison of the weighted-average credit support to weighted-average collateral delinquency percentage is another indicator of the credit support available to absorb potential cash flow shortfalls.
Definitions:
(a) Original Weighted-Average Credit Support Percentage represents the average of a cohort of securities by vintage; credit support is defined as the credit protection level at the time the mortgage-backed securities closed. Support is expressed as a percentage of the sum of: subordinate bonds, reserve funds, guarantees, overcollateralization, divided by the original collateral balance.
(b) Weighted-Average Credit Support Percentage represents the average of a cohort of securities by vintage; credit support is defined as the credit protection level as of the mortgage-backed securities most current payment date. Support is expressed as a percentage of the sum of: subordinate bonds, reserve funds, guarantees, overcollateralization, divided by the most current unpaid collateral balance.
(c) Weighted-Average Collateral Delinquency Percentage represents the average of a cohort of securities by vintage: collateral delinquency is defined as the sum of the unpaid principal balance of loans underlying the mortgage-backed security where the borrower is 60 or more days past due, or in bankruptcy proceedings, or the loan is in foreclosure, or has become real estate owned divided by the aggregate unpaid collateral balance.
Short-term investments
We typically maintain substantial investments in high quality short- and intermediate-term financial instruments such as secured overnight transactions collateralized by securities, and unsecured overnight and term Federal funds sold to highly-rated financial institutions who also satisfy other credit quality factors. These investments provide the liquidity necessary to meet members’ credit needs. Short-term investments also provide a flexible means of implementing the asset/liability management decisions to increase liquidity.
Monitoring — We actively monitor our credit exposures and the credit quality of our counterparties, including an assessment of each counterparty’s financial performance, capital adequacy, and sovereign support as well as related market signals, and actively limit or suspend existing exposures, as appropriate. In addition, we are required to manage our unsecured portfolio subject to regulatory limits, prescribed by the Finance agency, our regulator. The Finance agency regulations include limits on the amount of unsecured credit that may be extended to a counterparty or a group of affiliated counterparties, based upon a percentage of eligible regulatory capital and the counterparty’s overall credit rating. Under these regulations, the level of eligible regulatory capital is determined as the lesser of our regulatory capital or the eligible amount of regulatory capital of the counterparty determined in accordance with Finance agency regulations. The eligible amount of regulatory capital is then multiplied by a stated percentage. The stated percentage that we may offer for term extensions, which are comprised of on- and off-balance sheet and derivative transactions, of unsecured credit ranges from 1% to 15% based on the counterparty’s credit rating.
The Finance agency regulations also permit us to extend additional unsecured credit, which could be comprised of overnight extensions and sales of Federal funds subject to continuing contract. Our total unsecured overnight exposure to a counterparty may not exceed twice the regulatory limit for term exposures, resulting in a total exposure limit to a counterparty of 2% to 30% of the eligible amount of regulatory capital based on the counterparty’s credit rating. We remain in compliance with the regulatory limits established for unsecured credit in all reported periods.
We are prohibited by Finance agency regulation from investing in financial instruments issued by non-U.S. entities other than those issued by U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks. Our unsecured credit exposures to domestic counterparties and U.S. subsidiaries of foreign commercial banks, includes the risk that these counterparties have extended credit to non-U.S. counterparties and foreign sovereign governments. Our unsecured credit exposures to U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks include the risk that the counterparty may be unable to meet its contractual repayment obligations as a result of political or economic conditions in the country of its incorporation. The FHLBNY did not own any financial instruments issued by foreign sovereign governments, including those countries that are members of the European Union.
Securities purchased with agreement to resell — As part of FHLBNY’s banking activities with counterparties, the FHLBNY has entered into secured financing transactions that mature overnight, and can be extended only at the discretion of the FHLBNY. These transactions involve the lending of cash, against securities that are taken as collateral. There were no outstanding balances at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The average amount of lending was $0.9 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and $72.9 million in the twelve
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months ended December 31, 2013. The secured financing agreements with certain highly-rated counterparties who also met the FHLBNY’s credit quality standards, involve the lending of cash, against which securities are taken as collateral. The amount of cash loaned against the securities collateral is a function of the liquidity and quality of the collateral as well as the credit quality of the counterparty. The collateral is typically in the form of high quality, highly-rated marketable securities. The FHLBNY has the ability to call for additional collateral if the value of the securities falls below a pre-defined threshold. The FHLBNY can terminate the transaction and liquidate the collateral if the counterparty fails to post the additional margin. The FHLBNY does not have the right to re-pledge the securities received. Securities purchased under agreements to resell (reverse repos) generally do not constitute a sale for accounting purposes of the underlying securities, and are treated as collateralized financing transactions.
Federal funds sold and Cash at the Federal Reserve Banks — Federal funds sold at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 represented overnight, unsecured lending to major banks and financial institutions. The amount of unsecured credit risk that may be extended to individual counterparties is commensurate with the counterparty’s credit quality as assessed by the FHLBNY, including credit ratings of counterparty’s debt securities or deposits as reported by NRSROs. Overnight and short-term federal funds allow us to warehouse and provide balance sheet liquidity to meet unexpected member borrowing demands.
The table below presents Federal funds sold, the counterparty credit ratings, and the domicile of the counterparty or the domicile of the counterparty’s parent for U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks in the U.S. (in thousands):
Table 5.11: Federal Funds Sold by Domicile of the Counterparty
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | | Balances at | | Daily average | | Daily average | |
Foreign Counterparties | | S&P Rating | | Moody’s Rating | | S&P Rating | | Moody’s Rating | | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | | AA- | | AA2 | | AA- | | AA2 | | $ | 650,000 | | $ | 1,792,000 | | $ | 1,628,380 | | $ | 2,262,239 | | $ | 1,967,337 | | $ | 2,239,146 | |
Canada | | A to AA- | | AA3 to AA1 | | A to AA- | | AA3 to AA2 | | 2,336,000 | | 1,152,000 | | 4,660,391 | | 3,251,054 | | 4,322,678 | | 3,006,545 | |
Finland | | AA- | | AA3 | | AA- | | AA3 | | 700,000 | | 1,792,000 | | 1,876,620 | | 1,727,663 | | 1,839,051 | | 1,546,114 | |
Germany | | A | | BAA1 | | A | | A2 | | — | | — | | — | | 956,522 | | 453,205 | | 597,590 | |
Netherlands | | AA- | | AA2 | | AA- | | AA2 | | 1,833,000 | | — | | 1,547,457 | | 1,709,913 | | 1,200,575 | | 1,559,689 | |
Norway | | A+ | | A1 | | A+ | | A1 | | — | | 1,000,000 | | 1,207,478 | | 1,122,880 | | 1,176,575 | | 1,046,546 | |
Sweden | | AA- | | AA3 | | AA- | | AA3 | | — | | — | | 1,634,663 | | 1,109,185 | | 1,539,667 | | 1,383,766 | |
UK | | A- | | A2 | | A- | | A3 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 70,879 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subtotal | | | | | | | | | | 5,519,000 | | 5,736,000 | | 12,554,989 | | 12,139,456 | | 12,499,088 | | 11,450,275 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
USA | | A to AA- | | A1 to AA2 | | A to AA- | | A2 to AA2 | | 250,000 | | 250,000 | | 3,216,957 | | 2,764,685 | | 2,265,542 | | 2,457,267 | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,769,000 | | $ | 5,986,000 | | $ | 15,771,946 | | $ | 14,904,141 | | $ | 14,764,630 | | $ | 13,907,542 | |
Table 5.12: Cash Balances at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
In addition, we maintained liquidity at the FRBNY. The following table summarizes outstanding balances at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and the average balances for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (in millions):
| | | | | | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | Balances at | | Daily average | | Daily average | |
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash Balances with Federal Reserve Bank | | $ | 3,657 | | $ | 15,302 | | $ | 265 | | $ | 1,095 | | $ | 397 | | $ | 764 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lower amounts of cash balances at the FRBNY at September 30, 2014 compared to December 31, 2013, were determined based on projected estimated member liquidity requirements.
Cash collateral pledged to derivative counterparties — All cash posted as pledged collateral to derivative counterparties is reported as a deduction to Derivative liabilities in the Statements of Condition. Cash posted in excess of required collateral is reported as a component of Derivative assets. Typically, cash posted as collateral or as margin earn interest at the overnight Federal funds rate. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had deposited $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion in interest-earning cash as pledged collateral or as margins to derivative counterparties. We generally execute derivatives with major financial institutions and enter into bilateral collateral netting agreements for derivatives that have not yet been approved for clearing by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). Such derivatives are also referred to as uncleared derivatives. For derivative contracts that are mandated for clearing under the Dodd-Frank Act, we have obtained legal netting analysis that provide support for the right of offset of posted margins as a netting adjustment to the fair value exposures of the associated derivatives. When our derivatives are in a liability position, counterparties are in a fair value gain position and counterparties are exposed to the non-performance risk of the FHLBNY. For cleared and uncleared derivatives, we are required to post cash collateral or margin to mitigate the counterparties’ credit exposure under agreed upon procedures. For uncleared derivatives, bilateral collateral agreements include certain thresholds and pledge requirements under ISDA agreements that are generally triggered if exposures exceed the agreed-upon thresholds. For cleared derivatives executed in compliance with CFTC rules, margins are posted daily to cover the exposure presented by our open positions. Certain triggering events such as a default by the FHLBNY could result in additional margins to be posted by the FHLBNY to our derivative clearing agents. For more information, see Credit
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Risk Due to Nonperformance by Counterparties in Note 15. Derivatives and Hedging Activities. Also see Tables 9.5 and 9.6 and accompanying discussions in this MD&A.
Mortgage Loans Held-for-Portfolio
Mortgage loans were investments in Mortgage Partnership Finance loans (“MPF” or “MPF Program”). We provide this product to members as another alternative for them to sell their mortgage production, and do not expect the MPF loans to increase substantially. Growth has been weak primarily because of weak origination. MPF loans are fixed rate mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties with maturities ranging from five to 30 years.
Mortgage Partnership Finance Program
We invest in mortgage loans through the MPF Program, which is a secondary mortgage market structure under which eligible mortgage loans are purchased or funded from or through members who are Participating Financial Institutions (“PFI”). We may also acquire MPF loans through participations with other FHLBanks. MPF Loans are conforming conventional and Government i.e., insured or guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”), the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) or the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture (“RHS”), fixed rate mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties with maturities ranging from five to 30 years or participations in such mortgage loans, also referred to as “MPF Government Loans.” The FHLBank of Chicago (“MPF Provider”) developed the MPF Program in order to help fulfill the housing mission and to provide an additional source of liquidity to FHLBank members that choose to sell mortgage loans into the secondary market rather than holding them in their own portfolios. Finance Agency regulations define the acquisition of Acquired Member Assets (“AMA”) as a core mission activity of the FHLBanks. In order for MPF Loans to meet the AMA requirements, the purchase and funding are structured so that the credit risk associated with MPF Loans is shared with PFIs.
For more information about the MPF program, see Mortgage Loans Held-for-Portfolio in the MD&A in the Bank’s most recent Form 10K filed on March 24, 2014.
MPF Loan Types — There are five MPF loan products under the MPF program that we participate in: Original MPF, MPF 100, MPF 125, MPF 125 Plus, and MPF Government. While still held in our Statements of Condition, we currently do not offer the MPF 100 or MPF 125 Plus loan products. Original MPF, MPF 125, MPF 125 Plus, and MPF Government are closed loan products in which we purchase loans acquired or closed by the PFI.
The following table summarizes MPF loan by product types (par value, in thousands):
Table 6.1: MPF by Product Types
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | | |
Original MPF (a) | | $ | 441,750 | | $ | 444,470 | |
MPF 100 (b) | | 5,922 | | 7,197 | |
MPF 125 (c) | | 1,214,383 | | 1,105,644 | |
MPF 125 Plus (d) | | 193,826 | | 223,506 | |
Other | | 148,228 | | 116,561 | |
Total par MPF loans | | $ | 2,004,109 | | $ | 1,897,378 | |
(a) Original MPF — The first layer of losses is applied to the First Loss Account. We are responsible for the first layer of losses. The member then provides a credit enhancement up to “AA” rating equivalent. We would absorb any credit losses beyond the first two layers, though the possibility of any such losses is remote.
(b) MPF 100 — The first layer of losses is applied to the First Loss Account. We are responsible for the first layer of losses. Losses incurred in the First Loss Account are deducted from credit enhancement fees payable to the member after the third year. The member then provides a credit enhancement up to “AA” rating equivalent less the amount placed in the FLA. We absorb any losses incurred in the FLA that are not recovered through credit enhancement fees (should the pool liquidate prior to repayment of losses). We would absorb any credit losses beyond the first two layers.
(c) MPF 125 — The first layer of losses is applied to the First Loss Account. We are responsible for the first layer of losses. Losses incurred in the First Loss Account are deducted from the credit enhancement fees payable to the member. The member then provides a credit enhancement up to “AA” rating equivalent less the amount placed in the FLA. We absorb any losses incurred in the FLA that are not recovered through credit enhancement fees (if the pool should liquidate prior to repayment of losses). We would absorb any credit losses beyond the first two layers.
(d) MPF 125 Plus —The first layer of losses is applied to the First Loss Account (“FLA”) in an amount equal to a specified percentage of loans in the pool as of the sale date. Losses incurred in the First Loss Account are deducted from the credit enhancement fees payable to the member. We absorb any losses incurred in the FLA that are not recovered through credit enhancement fees (should the pool liquidate prior to repayment of losses). The member acquires an additional Credit Enhancement (“CE”) coverage through a supplemental mortgage insurance policy (“SMI”) to cover second layer losses that exceed the deductible (“FLA”) of the Supplemental Mortgage Insurance policy. Losses not covered by the First Loss Account or Supplemental Mortgage Insurance coverage will be paid by the member’s Credit Enhancement obligation up to “AA” rating equivalent. We would absorb losses that exceeded the Credit Enhancement obligation, though such losses are a remote possibility.
The category Other includes FHA and VA insured loans.
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Mortgage loans — Conventional and Insured Loans
The following table classifies mortgage loans between conventional loans and loans insured by FHA/VA (in thousands):
Table 6.2: MPF by Conventional and Insured Loans
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | | |
Federal Housing Administration and Veteran Administration insured loans | | $ | 148,164 | | $ | 116,496 | |
Conventional loans | | 1,855,881 | | 1,780,817 | |
Others | | 64 | | 65 | |
| | | | | |
Total par MPF loans | | $ | 2,004,109 | | $ | 1,897,378 | |
Mortgage Loans — Loss sharing and the credit enhancement waterfall
In the credit enhancement waterfall, we are responsible for the first loss layer. The second loss layer is the amount of credit obligation that the PFI has taken on that will equate the loan to a double-A rating. We assume all residual risk. Also, see Note 8. Mortgage Loans Held-for-Portfolio.
First loss layer — The amount of the first layer or the First Loss Account (“FLA”) serves as an information or memorandum account, and as an indicator of the amount of losses that the FHLBNY is responsible for in the first layer. A table below provides changes in the FLA for the periods in this report. Losses that exceed the liquidation value of the real property, and the value of any primary mortgage insurance (“PMI”) for loans with a loan-to-value ratio greater than 80% at origination, will be absorbed by the FHLBNY up to the FLA for each Master Commitment.
Table 6.3: Roll-Forward First Loss Account (in thousands)
| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | $ | 20,038 | | $ | 18,794 | | $ | 19,716 | | $ | 18,436 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Additions | | 1,090 | | 603 | | 1,878 | | 2,478 | |
Resets(a) | | — | | — | | — | | (1,226 | ) |
Charge-offs | | (119 | ) | — | | (585 | ) | (291 | ) |
Ending balance | | $ | 21,009 | | $ | 19,397 | | $ | 21,009 | | $ | 19,397 | |
(a) For the Original MPF, MPF 100, MPF 125 and MPF 125 Plus products, the Credit Enhancement is periodically recalculated. If the recalculated Credit Enhancement would result in a PFI Credit Enhancement obligation lower than the remaining obligation, the PFI’s Credit Enhancement obligation will be reset to the new, lower level.
Second loss layer — The PFI is required to cover the next layer of losses up to an agreed-upon credit enhancement obligation amount, which may consist of a direct liability of the PFI to pay credit losses up to a specified amount, or through a contractual obligation of a PFI to provide supplemental mortgage insurance, or a combination of both.
The amount of the credit enhancement is computed with the use of S&P’s model for determining the amount of credit enhancement necessary to bring a pool of uninsured loans to “AA” credit risk. The credit enhancement becomes an obligation of the PFI. For taking on the credit enhancement obligation, we pay to the PFI a credit enhancement fee. For certain MPF products, the credit enhancement fee is accrued and paid each month. For other MPF products, the credit enhancement fee is accrued and paid monthly after being deferred for 12 months. CE Fees are paid on a pool level, and if the pool runs down, the amount of future CE fees would shrink in line.
The portion of the credit enhancement that is an obligation of the PFI must be fully secured with pledged collateral. A portion of the credit enhancement may also be covered by insurance, subject to limitations specified in the Acquired Member Assets regulation. Each PFI/member or housing associate (at this time, we have no housing associates as a PFI) that participates in the MPF program must meet our established financial performance criteria. In addition, we perform financial reviews of each approved PFI annually. Housing Associate are entities that (i) are approved mortgagees under Title II of the National Housing Act, (ii) chartered under law and have succession, (iii) subject to inspection and supervision by a governmental agency, and (iv) lend their own funds as their principal activity in the mortgage field.
PMI is required for loans with a loan-to-value ratio greater than 80% at origination. In addition, for MPF 125 Plus products, Supplemental Mortgage Insurance (“SMI”) may be required from the PFI. Typically, the FHLBNY will pay the PFI a higher credit enhancement fee in return for the PFI taking on the additional obligation.
Table 6.4: Second Losses and SMI Coverage (in thousands)
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Second Loss Position (a) | | $ | 79,052 | | $ | 70,095 | |
SMI Coverage - NY share only (b) | | $ | 17,593 | | $ | 17,593 | |
SMI Coverage - portfolio (b) | | $ | 17,958 | | $ | 17,958 | |
(a) Increase due to increase in overall outstanding of MPF.
(b) SMI coverage has remained unchanged since December 31, 2013 as no new master commitments have been added under the MPF 125 Plus Program.
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Loan and PFI Concentration — Loan concentration was in New York State, which is to be expected since the largest PFIs are located in New York. The tables below summarize MPF loan and PFI concentration:
Table 6.5: Concentration of MPF Loans
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Number of loans % | | Amounts outstanding % | | Number of loans % | | Amounts outstanding % | |
| | | | | | | | | |
New York State | | 70.8 | % | 61.0 | % | 70.1 | % | 60.6 | % |
Table 6.6: Top Five Participating Financial Institutions — Concentration (Single-family, par value, dollars in thousands)
| | September 30, 2014 | |
| | Mortgage | | Percent of Total | |
| | Loans | | Mortgage Loans | |
| | | | | |
Astoria Bank | | $ | 310,211 | | 15.48 | % |
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | | 194,300 | | 9.70 | |
Investors Bank | | 171,015 | | 8.53 | |
Elmira Savings Bank | | 129,677 | | 6.47 | |
First Choice Bank | | 117,457 | | 5.86 | |
All Others | | 1,081,385 | | 53.96 | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | 2,004,045 | | 100.00 | % |
| | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Mortgage | | Percent of Total | |
| | Loans | | Mortgage Loans | |
| | | | | |
Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association | | $ | 313,686 | | 16.53 | % |
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | | 224,053 | | 11.81 | |
Investors Bank | | 167,428 | | 8.82 | |
Elmira Savings Bank | | 114,685 | | 6.05 | |
Watertown Savings Bank | | 86,402 | | 4.55 | |
All Others | | 991,059 | | 52.24 | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | 1,897,313 | | 100.00 | % |
Accrued interest receivable
Other assets
Accrued interest receivable was $169.6 million and $173.6 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and represented interest receivable primarily from advances and investments. Changes in balances represent the timing of coupons receivable from advances and investments at the balance sheet dates.
Other assets included prepayments and miscellaneous receivables, and were $14.9 million and $17.1 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Debt Financing Activity and Consolidated Obligations
Our primary source of funds continued to be the issuance of consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes.
The carrying value of consolidated obligation bonds outstanding was $79.9 billion (par, $79.5 billion) at September 30, 2014, compared to $73.3 billion (par, $72.9 billion) at December 31, 2013. The carrying values included fair value basis adjustments. For bonds hedged under fair value accounting, unrealized net fair value hedge basis losses were $407.3 million and $337.0 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. For bonds elected under the FVO, unrealized fair values were net losses were $9.1 million and $8.4 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
The carrying value of consolidated obligation discount notes outstanding was $36.1 billion (par, $36.1 billion) at September 30, 2014, compared to $45.9 billion (par, $45.9 billion) at December 31, 2013, and included unrealized valuation losses of $3.1 million and $1.7 million on discount notes elected under the FVO. No discount notes had been hedged under a fair value accounting hedge. Certain discount notes were hedged under a cash flow accounting hedge.
The funding mix between the use of discount notes and bonds has changed at September 30, 2014, relative to prior periods in 2014 and December 31, 2013, and the FHLBNY has reduced its reliance on discount notes at September 30, 2014, primarily due to the narrowing of spreads between the yields paid on discount notes and similar maturity/duration consolidated bonds on a swapped out basis. Discount notes funded 28.8% of total assets at September 30, 2014, 33.8% at June 30, 2014, 29.8% at March 31, 2014, and 35.7% at December 31, 2013.
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A FHLBank’s ability to access the capital markets to issue debt, as well as our cost of funds, is dependent on our credit ratings from major ratings organizations. Please see Table 7.10 for our credit ratings.
The issuance and servicing of consolidated obligations debt are performed by the Office of Finance, a joint office of the FHLBanks established by the Finance Agency. Each FHLBank independently determines its participation in each issuance of consolidated obligations based on, among other factors, its own funding and operating requirements, maturities, interest rates and other terms available for consolidated obligations in the market place. The two major debt programs offered by the Office of Finance are the Global Debt Program and the TAP issue programs. We participate in both programs. For a discussion of issuance practices, see Debt Financing — Consolidated Obligations in Item 1. Business in the most recent Form 10K filed on March 24, 2014.
Joint and Several Liability
Although we are primarily liable for our portion of consolidated obligations (i.e. those issued on our behalf), we are also jointly and severally liable with the other FHLBanks for the payment of principal and interest on the consolidated obligations of all the FHLBanks. For more information, see Note 17. Commitments and Contingencies.
Consolidated obligation bonds
The following summarizes types of bonds issued and outstanding (dollars in thousands):
Table 7.1: Consolidated Obligation Bonds by Type
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Amount | | Percentage of Total | | Amount | | Percentage of Total | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Fixed-rate, non-callable | | $ | 55,297,200 | | 69.57 | % | $ | 51,487,625 | | 70.64 | % |
Fixed-rate, callable | | 9,744,500 | | 12.26 | | 7,292,500 | | 10.01 | |
Step Up, callable | | 2,635,000 | | 3.32 | | 2,026,000 | | 2.78 | |
Step Down, callable | | 25,000 | | 0.03 | | 25,000 | | 0.03 | |
Single-index floating rate | | 11,780,000 | | 14.82 | | 12,055,000 | | 16.54 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total par value | | 79,481,700 | | 100.00 | % | 72,886,125 | | 100.00 | % |
| | | | | | | | | |
Bond premiums | | 51,106 | | | | 68,737 | | | |
Bond discounts | | (29,542 | ) | | | (24,931 | ) | | |
Hedge valuation basis adjustments (a) | | 311,972 | | | | 261,480 | | | |
Hedge basis adjustments on terminated hedges (b) | | 95,342 | | | | 75,500 | | | |
FVO (c) - valuation adjustments and accrued interest | | 9,143 | | | | 8,401 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total Consolidated obligation-bonds | | $ | 79,919,721 | | | | $ | 73,275,312 | | | |
Fair value basis and valuation adjustments — The carrying values of consolidated obligation bonds include hedging basis adjustments (LIBOR benchmark hedging adjustments) for those bonds recorded under hedge accounting provisions, or at fair value for those bonds elected under the FVO. Fair value basis adjustments are impacted by hedge volume, the interest rate environment, and the volatility of the interest rates; for bonds elected under the FVO, changes in the CO pricing curve and interest payable are also the primary drivers.
(a) Hedge valuation basis — The reported carrying value of hedged consolidated bonds is adjusted for changes in the bond’s fair value (fair value basis adjustments or fair value) that are attributable to the risk being hedged, which is LIBOR for the FHLBNY, and is the discounting basis for computing changes in fair values basis for hedges of debt in a fair value hedge. The application of the accounting methodology resulted in the recognition of $312.0 million in hedge valuation basis losses at September 30, 2014, compared to losses of $261.5 million at December 31, 2013.
Most of our existing hedged bonds were fixed-rate liabilities, which had been issued in prior years at the then prevailing higher interest rate environment. In a lower interest rate environment at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, these fixed-rate bonds reported unrealized fair value basis losses.
Valuation basis were not significant, relative to their par values, because the terms to maturity of the hedged bonds were, on average, short- and medium-term. The valuation losses have increased at September 30, 2014, relative to December 31, 2013, due to decline in market observed yields relative to the coupons of the hedged fixed-rated debt. Volume of hedged bonds at September 30, 2014 was also higher relative to December 31, 2013.
(b) Valuation basis of terminated hedges — When certain hedges were terminated before their stated maturities, the hedge valuation basis of the debt at the hedge termination date was no longer adjusted for changes in the benchmark rate, and is being amortized on a level yield method as a reduction of Interest expense. Unamortized basis adjustments were $95.3 million and $75.5 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and the amounts will be amortized through the contractual maturities of the bonds. Increase in basis represents hedges that were terminated in the 2014 periods and the basis reclassified to this category.
(c) FVO fair values — Carrying values of bonds elected under the FVO include valuation adjustments and accrued unpaid interest to recognize changes in full fair values of the bonds. The discounting basis for computing changes in fair values of bonds elected under the FVO is the observed CO pricing bond yield curve. Valuation adjustments of $9.1 million and $8.4 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 represented the premium over market values. Volume of bonds elected under the FVO was $21.1 billion at September 30, 2014, compared to $22.9 billion at December 31, 2013. All FVO bonds are short or medium term and fluctuations in their valuation, excluding interest receivable, were not significant as the bonds re-price relatively frequently to market indices, remaining near to par, although there could be inter-period volatility over the life cycle of the bonds. The amount of interest payable, a component of the full fair value of the FVO bonds, could be significant depending on the timing of the settlement date.
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We have elected the FVO on an instrument-by-instrument basis. For bonds elected under the FVO, it was not necessary to estimate changes attributable to instrument-specific credit risk as we consider the credit worthiness of the FHLBanks to be secure and credit related adjustments unnecessary.
Hedge volume — Tables 7.2 — 7.4 provide information with respect to par amounts of bonds based on accounting designation: (1) under hedge qualifying rules, (2) under the FVO, and (3) as an economic hedge (in thousands):
Table 7.2: Bonds Hedged under Qualifying Fair Value Hedges
| | Consolidated Obligation Bonds | |
Par Amount | | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Qualifying Hedges | | | | | |
Fixed-rate bullet bonds | | $ | 25,370,015 | | $ | 23,269,810 | |
Fixed-rate callable bonds | | 10,356,000 | | 5,076,000 | |
| | $ | 35,726,015 | | $ | 28,345,810 | |
Bonds elected under the FVO — If at inception of a hedge we do not believe that a hedge would be highly effective in offsetting fair value changes between the derivative and the debt (hedged item), we may designate the debt under the FVO if operationally practical. We would record fair value changes of the debt through earnings, and to the extent the debt is economically hedged, record changes of the fair values of the derivatives through earnings. The recorded balance sheet value of debt under the FVO would include the fair value basis adjustments, so that the debt’s balance sheet carrying values would be its fair value.
Table 7.3: Bonds Elected under the Fair Value Option (FVO)
(Economically hedged)
| | Consolidated Obligation Bonds | |
Par Amount | | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Bonds designated under FVO | | $ | 21,090,080 | | $ | 22,860,000 | |
| | | | | | | |
Bonds elected under the FVO were generally economically hedged by interest rate swaps. Election of short-term bonds under the FVO has largely been in parallel with the election of advances under the FVO. By electing the FVO of both the liability (Consolidated bond) and the asset (Advances), we have reduced the potential earnings volatility if the advance asset was marked to fair value and the debt liability was not also marked to fair value. We elected to account for the bonds under the FVO as we were unable to assert with confidence that the short- and intermediate-term bonds, or with short lock-out periods to the exercise of call options, would remain effective hedges as required under hedge accounting rules. We opted instead to elect to hedge such FVO bonds on an economic basis with an interest rate swap. See Table 7.4 for more information. For more information, also see Fair Value Option disclosures in Note 16. Fair Values of Financial Instruments.
Economically hedged bonds — We also issue variable rate debt with coupons that are not indexed to the 3-month LIBOR, our preferred funding base. To mitigate the economic risk of a change in the basis between the 1-month LIBOR and the 3-month LIBOR, we have executed basis rate swaps that have synthetically created 3-month LIBOR debt. The operational cost of electing the FVO or designating the instruments in a fair value hedge outweighed the accounting benefits of offsetting fair value gains and losses. We opted instead to designate the basis swap as a standalone derivative, and recorded changes in their fair values through earnings. The carrying value of the debt would not include fair value basis since the debt is recorded at amortized cost.
Table 7.4: Economically Hedged Bonds
(Excludes consolidated obligation bonds elected under the FVO and hedged economically)
| | Consolidated Obligation Bonds | |
Par Amount | | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Bonds designated as economically hedged | | | | | |
Floating-rate bonds (a) | | $ | 3,500,000 | | $ | 6,500,000 | |
Fixed-rate bonds (b) | | 165,000 | | — | |
| | $ | 3,665,000 | | $ | 6,500,000 | |
(a) Floating-rate debt — Floating-rate bonds indexed to 1-month LIBOR were swapped in economic hedges to 3-month LIBOR with the execution of basis swaps.
(b) Fixed-rate debt — These primarily represent bond hedges that have fallen out of effectiveness. We do not consider this to be significant and the fair values were also not significant.
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Consolidated obligation bonds — maturity or next call date (a)
Callable bonds contain an exercise date or a series of exercise dates that may result in a shorter redemption period. The following table summarizes consolidated bonds outstanding by years to maturity or next call date (dollars in thousands):
Table 7.5: Consolidated Obligation Bonds — Maturity or Next Call Date
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Amount | | Percentage of Total | | Amount | | Percentage of Total | |
Year of maturity or next call date | | | | | | | | | |
Due or callable in one year or less | | $ | 55,905,575 | | 70.34 | % | $ | 54,896,925 | | 75.32 | % |
Due or callable after one year through two years | | 12,496,540 | | 15.72 | | 8,157,800 | | 11.19 | |
Due or callable after two years through three years | | 3,673,090 | | 4.62 | | 2,602,960 | | 3.57 | |
Due or callable after three years through four years | | 2,104,615 | | 2.65 | | 1,774,390 | | 2.43 | |
Due or callable after four years through five years | | 1,464,820 | | 1.84 | | 1,135,840 | | 1.56 | |
Thereafter | | 3,837,060 | | 4.83 | | 4,318,210 | | 5.93 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total par value | | 79,481,700 | | 100.00 | % | 72,886,125 | | 100.00 | % |
| | | | | | | | | |
Bond premiums | | 51,106 | | | | 68,737 | | | |
Bond discounts | | (29,542 | ) | | | (24,931 | ) | | |
Hedge valuation basis adjustments | | 311,972 | | | | 261,480 | | | |
Hedge basis adjustments on terminated hedges | | 95,342 | | | | 75,500 | | | |
FVO - valuation adjustments and accrued interest | | 9,143 | | | | 8,401 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total bonds | | $ | 79,919,721 | | | | $ | 73,275,312 | | | |
(a) Contrasting consolidated obligation bonds by contractual maturity dates with potential put dates illustrates the impact of hedging on the effective duration of the bond. With a callable bond, we have purchased the option to terminate debt at agreed upon dates from investors. Call options are exercisable either as a one-time option or as quarterly. Our current practice is to exercise our option to call a bond when the swap counterparty exercises its option to call the cancellable swap hedging the callable bond. Thus, issuance of a callable bond with an associated callable swap significantly alters the contractual maturity characteristics of the original bond and introduces the possibility of an exercise call date that is significantly shorter than the contractual maturity.
The following table summarizes callable bonds outstanding (par amounts, in thousands):
Table 7.6: Outstanding Callable Bonds
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Callable | | $ | 12,404,500 | | $ | 9,343,500 | |
Non-Callable | | $ | 67,077,200 | | $ | 63,542,625 | |
Discount Notes
The following table summarizes discount notes issued and outstanding (dollars in thousands):
Table 7.7: Discount Notes Outstanding
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | | |
Par value | | $ | 36,074,482 | | $ | 45,876,381 | |
Amortized cost | | $ | 36,064,053 | | $ | 45,868,730 | |
Fair value option valuation adjustments (a) | | 3,146 | | 1,740 | |
Total discount notes | | $ | 36,067,199 | | $ | 45,870,470 | |
| | | | | |
Weighted average interest rate | | 0.08 | % | 0.07 | % |
(a) Carrying values of discount notes elected under the FVO include valuation adjustments to recognize changes in fair values. The discounting basis for computing changes in fair values of discount notes elected under the FVO is the observed FHLBank discount note yield curve. Changes in fair value basis reflect changes in the term structure of interest rates, the shape of the yield curve at the measurement dates, and the growth or decline in volume. Consolidated notes elected under the FVO were exhibiting fair value losses due to declining yields of equivalent maturity discount notes offered in the bond markets. Valuation adjustments at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 represented the premium over market values.
The following table summarizes discount notes under the FVO (par amounts, in thousands):
Table 7.8: Discount Notes under the Fair Value Option (FVO)
Par Amount | | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Discount Notes designated under FVO (a) | | $ | 6,898,175 | | $ | 4,258,896 | |
| | | | | | | |
(a) We elected the FVO for the discount notes to partly offset the volatility of floating-rate advances elected under the FVO.
For discount notes elected under the FVO, it was not necessary to estimate changes attributable to instrument-specific credit risk as we consider the credit worthiness of the FHLBanks to be secure and credit related adjustments unnecessary.
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The following table summarizes Cash flow hedges of discount notes (par amounts, in thousands):
Table 7.9: Cash Flow Hedges of Discount Notes
| | Consolidated Obligation Discount Notes | |
Principal Amount | | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Discount notes hedged under qualifying hedge (a) | | $ | 1,256,000 | | $ | 1,256,000 | |
| | | | | | | |
(a) Par amounts represent discounts notes issued in cash flow “rollover” hedge strategies that hedged the variability of 91-day discount notes issued in sequence for periods up to 15 years. In this strategy, the discount note expense, which resets every 91 days, is synthetically changed to fixed cash flows over the hedge periods, thereby achieving hedge objectives. For more information, see Cash Flow Hedges in Note 15. Derivatives and Hedging Activities.
Recent Rating Actions
Table 7.10 below presents FHLBank’s long-term credit rating, short-term credit rating and outlook at October 31, 2014.
Table 7.10: FHLBNY Ratings
| | | | S&P | | | | Moody’s | |
| | | | Long-Term/ Short-Term | | | | Long-Term/ Short-Term | |
Year | | | | Rating | | Outlook | | | | Rating | | Outlook | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2014 | | August 19, 2014 | | AA+/A-1+ | | Stable/Affirmed | | July 2, 2014 | | Aaa/P-1 | | Stable/Affirmed | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2013 | | June 10, 2013 | | AA+/A-1+ | | Stable/Affirmed | | July 18, 2013 | | Aaa/P-1 | | Stable/Affirmed | |
| | | | | | | | April 13, 2013 | | Aaa/P-1 | | Negative/Affirmed | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2012 | | August 15, 2012 | | AA+/A-1+ | | Negative/Affirmed | | August 15, 2012 | | Aaa/P-1 | | Negative/Affirmed | |
Accrued interest payable
Other liabilities
Accrued interest payable — Amounts outstanding were $125.8 million and $112.0 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Accrued interest payable was comprised primarily of interest due and unpaid on consolidated obligation bonds, which are generally payable on a semi-annual basis. Fluctuations in unpaid interest balances on bonds are due to the timing of semi-annual coupon accruals and payments at the balance sheet dates.
Other liabilities — Amounts outstanding were $144.9 million and $163.9 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Other liabilities comprised of unfunded pension liabilities, pass through reserves held on behalf of members at the FRBNY, commitments and miscellaneous payables. Other liabilities declined primarily due to lower amounts of miscellaneous payables, pass-through reserves and the liability obligation for the postretirement health benefit plan.
Stockholders’ Capital
The following table summarizes the components of Stockholders’ capital (in thousands):
Table 8.1: Stockholders’ Capital
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
Capital Stock (a) | | $ | 5,597,994 | | $ | 5,571,400 | |
Unrestricted retained earnings (b) | | 858,117 | | 841,412 | |
Restricted retained earnings (c) | | 204,691 | | 157,114 | |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | | (98,638 | ) | (84,272 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Capital | | $ | 6,562,164 | | $ | 6,485,654 | |
(a) Stockholders’ Capital — Capital stock has increased with the increase in advances borrowed by members. Members are required to purchase stock as a percentage of advances borrowed. Under our present practice, we generally redeem any stock in excess of the amount necessary to support advance activity. Therefore, the amount of capital stock outstanding varies directly with members’ outstanding borrowings. On July 2, 2014, the FHLBNY informed its membership of certain amendments to the FHLBNY’s Capital Plan (“Plan”). The amendments to the Plan became effective on August 1, 2014, and reduced the capital stock purchase requirement for membership of the FHLBNY from 20 basis points to 15 basis points of members’ mortgage-related Assets, subject to a $1,000 minimum. On August 1, 2014, the FHLBNY repurchased $374.0 million of excess Membership stock as a result of the reduction in the Membership stock requirement. The Bank remains in compliance with all capital requirements.
(b) Unrestricted retained earnings — Net Income in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $237.9 million; $47.6 million was set aside towards Restricted retained earnings. From the remaining amounts, we paid $173.6 million to members as dividends in the period. As a result, Unrestricted retained earnings increased by $16.7 million to $858.1 million at September 30, 2014.
(c) Restricted retained earnings — Restricted retained earnings at September 30, 2014 have grown to $204.7 million from the third quarter of 2011 when the FHLBanks, including the FHLBNY agreed to set up a restricted retained earnings account. The FHLBNY will allocate at least 20% of its net income to a restricted retained earnings account until the balance of the account equals at least 1% of FHLBNY’s average balance of outstanding Consolidated Obligations for the previous quarter. By way of reference, if the Restricted retained earnings target was to be calculated at September 30, 2014, the target amount would be $1.1 billion based on the FHLBNY’s average consolidated obligations outstanding during the previous quarter. For more information about Restricted retained earnings, see Note 12. Capital Stock, Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock and Restricted Retained Earnings in the Bank’s most recent Form 10K filed on March 24, 2014.
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The following table summarizes the components of AOCI (in thousands):
Table 8.2: Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (“AOCI”)
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | | | | |
Non-credit portion of OTTI on held-to-maturity securities, net of accretion (a) | | $ | (46,329 | ) | $ | (53,291 | ) |
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities (b) | | 16,071 | | 14,505 | |
Net unrealized losses on hedging activities (c) | | (60,488 | ) | (30,983 | ) |
Employee supplemental retirement plans (d) | | (7,892 | ) | (14,503 | ) |
Total Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | $ | (98,638 | ) | $ | (84,272 | ) |
(a) OTTI — Non-credit OTTI losses recorded in AOCI declined at September 30, 2014 due to non-credit accretion recorded as a reduction in AOCI and a corresponding increase in the balance sheet carrying values of the securities previously deemed to be OTTI. No securities were deemed to be OTTI or re-impaired in the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
(b) Fair values of available-for-sale securities — Balance represents net unrealized fair value gains of MBS securities and a grantor trust fund. The pricing of the securities in the AFS portfolio has continued to improve and fair values were almost entirely in gain positions at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
(c) Cash flow hedge losses — Represents unrealized valuation losses on interest rate swaps in cash flow “rollover” strategies that hedged the variability of 91-day discount notes that will be issued in sequence for periods up to 15 years. Fair values of the swaps were in net unrealized loss positions primarily due to the prevailing low interest rates, relative to those prevailing when the hedges were initially executed. Valuation losses have increased due to decline in the relevant segments of the yield curve at September 30, 2014 relative to December 31, 2013. Fair value changes will be recorded through AOCI over the life of the hedges for the effective portion of the cash flow hedge strategy.
Hedges of anticipatory issuance of debt — Fair value realized net losses of $6.4 million represented unamortized basis of swaps that had been terminated swaps as part of cash flow hedge strategies to hedge the anticipated issuance of debt. Amounts are amortized in AOCI and reclassified to interest expense over the terms of the issued debt.
(d) Employee supplemental plans — Represent minimum additional actuarially determined supplemental pension and postretirement health benefit liabilities that were not recognized through earnings. Amounts will be amortized as an expense through Compensation and benefits over an actuarially determined period. Unrecognized losses declined at September 30, 2014 primarily due to amendments to the postretirement health benefit plan. For more information, see Note 14. Employee Retirement Plans.
Dividends — By Finance Agency regulation, dividends may be paid out of current earnings or if certain conditions are met, may be paid out of previously retained earnings. We may be restricted from paying dividends if we do not comply with any of its minimum capital requirements or if payment would cause us to fail to meet any of its minimum capital requirements, including our Retained earnings target as established by the Board of Directors of the FHLBNY. In addition, we may not pay dividends if any principal or interest due on any consolidated obligations has not been paid in full, or if we fail to satisfy certain liquidity requirements under applicable Finance Agency regulations. None of these restrictions applied for any period presented.
The following table summarizes dividends paid and payout ratios (on all Class B stocks):
Table 8.3: Dividends Paid and Payout Ratios
| | Nine months ended | |
| | September 30, 2014 | | September 30, 2013 | |
Cash dividends paid per share | | $ | 3.17 | | $ | 3.11 | |
Dividends paid (a) (c) | | $ | 174,363 | | $ | 146,943 | |
Pay-out ratio (b) | | 73.30 | % | 68.09 | % |
(a) In thousands.
(b) Dividend paid during the period divided by net income for the period.
(c) Includes dividend paid to non-member; for accounting purposes, such dividends are recorded as interest expense.
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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Interest rate swaps, swaptions, cap and floor agreements (collectively, derivatives) enable us to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates by adjusting the effective maturity, repricing frequency, or option characteristics of financial instruments. To a limited extent, we also use interest rate swaps to hedge changes in interest rates prior to debt issuance and essentially lock in funding costs. Finance Agency regulations prohibit the speculative use of derivatives. For additional information about the methodologies adopted for the fair value measurement of derivatives, see Note 16. Fair Values of Financial Instruments.
The following tables summarize the principal derivatives hedging strategies outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
Table 9.1: Derivative Hedging Strategies — Advances
Derivatives/Terms | | Hedging Strategy | | Accounting Designation | | September 30, 2014 Notional Amount (in millions) | | December 31, 2013 Notional Amount (in millions) | |
Pay fixed, receive floating interest rate swap non-cancellable | | To convert fixed rate on a fixed rate advance to a LIBOR floating rate non-putable advance | | Economic Hedge of Fair Value Risk | | $ | 2 | | $ | 5 | |
Pay fixed, receive adjustable interest rate swap | | To convert fixed rate advance (with embedded caps) to a LIBOR adjustable rate | | Fair Value Hedge | | $ | — | | $ | 50 | |
Pay fixed, receive floating interest rate swap cancellable by FHLBNY | | To convert fixed rate on a fixed rate advance to a LIBOR floating rate callable advance | | Fair Value Hedge | | $ | 35 | | $ | 30 | |
Pay fixed, receive floating interest rate swap cancellable by counterparty | | To convert fixed rate on a fixed rate advance to a LIBOR floating rate putable advance | | Fair Value Hedge | | $ | 13,591 | | $ | 14,170 | |
Pay fixed, receive floating interest rate swap no longer cancellable by counterparty | | To convert fixed rate on a fixed rate advance to a LIBOR floating rate no-longer putable advance | | Fair Value Hedge | | $ | 2,196 | | $ | 2,120 | |
Pay fixed, receive floating interest rate swap non-cancellable | | To convert fixed rate on a fixed rate advance to a LIBOR floating rate non-putable advance | | Fair Value Hedge | | $ | 27,952 | | $ | 27,112 | |
Purchased interest rate cap | | To offset the cap embedded in the variable rate advance | | Economic Hedge of Fair Value Risk | | $ | — | | $ | 8 | |
Table 9.2: Derivative Hedging Strategies - Consolidated Obligation Liabilities
Derivatives/Terms | | Hedging Strategy | | Accounting Designation | | September 30, 2014 Notional Amount (in millions) | | December 31, 2013 Notional Amount (in millions) | |
Receive fixed, pay floating interest rate swap cancellable by counterparty | | To convert fixed rate consolidated obligation bond debt to a LIBOR floating rate callable bond | | Economic Hedge of Fair Value Risk | | $ | 150 | | $ | — | |
Receive fixed, pay floating interest rate swap no longer cancelable | | To convert fixed rate consolidated obligation bond debt to a LIBOR floating rate no-longer callable | | Economic Hedge of Fair Value Risk | | $ | 15 | | $ | — | |
Receive fixed, pay floating interest rate swap cancellable by counterparty | | To convert fixed rate consolidated obligation bond debt to a LIBOR floating rate callable bond | | Fair Value Hedge | | $ | 10,356 | | $ | 5,076 | |
Receive fixed, pay floating interest rate swap no longer cancelable | | To convert fixed rate consolidated obligation bond debt to a LIBOR floating rate no-longer callable | | Fair Value Hedge | | $ | 120 | | $ | 40 | |
Receive fixed, pay floating interest rate swap non-cancellable | | To convert fixed rate consolidated obligation bond debt to a LIBOR floating rate non-callable | | Fair Value Hedge | | $ | 25,250 | | $ | 23,230 | |
Pay fixed, receive LIBOR interest rate swap | | To offset the variability of cash flows associated with interest payments on forecasted issuance of fixed rate consolidated obligation discount note debt. | | Cash flow hedge | | $ | 1,256 | | $ | 1,256 | |
Basis swap | | To convert 1M LIBOR index to 3M LIBOR to reduce interest rate sensitivity and repricing gaps | | Economic Hedge of Cash Flows | | $ | 3,500 | | $ | 6,500 | |
Receive fixed, pay floating interest rate swap cancellable by counterparty | | Fixed rate callable bond converted to a LIBOR floating rate; matched to callable bond accounted for under fair value option | | Fair Value Option | | $ | 1,350 | | $ | 3,485 | |
Receive fixed, pay floating interest rate swap non-cancellable | | Fixed rate non-callable bond converted to a LIBOR floating rate; matched to non-callable bond accounted for under fair value option | | Fair Value Option | | $ | 19,740 | | $ | 19,375 | |
Receive fixed, pay floating interest rate swap non-cancellable | | Fixed rate consolidated obligation discount note converted to a LIBOR floating rate; matched to discount note accounted for under fair value option | | Fair Value Option | | $ | 6,898 | | $ | 4,259 | |
Table 9.3: Derivative Hedging Strategies - Balance Sheet and Intermediation
Derivatives/Terms | | Hedging Strategy | | Accounting Designation | | September 30, 2014 Notional Amount (in millions) | | December 31, 2013 Notional Amount (in millions) | |
Purchased interest rate cap | | Economic hedge on the Balance Sheet | | Economic Hedge | | $ | 2,692 | | $ | 2,692 | |
Intermediary positions-interest rate swaps and caps | | To offset interest rate swaps and caps executed with members by executing offsetting derivatives with counterparties | | Economic Hedge of Fair Value Risk | | $ | 260 | | $ | 260 | |
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Derivatives Financial Instruments by Product
The following table summarizes the notional amounts and estimated fair values of derivative financial instruments (excluding accrued interest) by product and type of accounting treatment. The table also provides a reconciliation of fair value basis gains and (losses) of derivatives to the Statements of Condition (in thousands):
Table 9.4: Derivatives Financial Instruments by Product
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | Total Estimated | | | | Total Estimated | |
| | | | Fair Value | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | (Excluding | | | | (Excluding | |
| | Total Notional | | Accrued | | Total Notional | | Accrued | |
| | Amount | | Interest) | | Amount | | Interest) | |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments (a) | | | | | | | | | |
Advances-fair value hedges | | $ | 43,773,967 | | $ | (1,527,067 | ) | $ | 43,482,390 | | $ | (2,033,574 | ) |
Consolidated obligations-fair value hedges | | 35,726,015 | | 307,183 | | 28,345,810 | | 255,839 | |
Cash Flow-anticipated transactions | | 1,256,000 | | (54,097 | ) | 1,256,000 | | (22,296 | ) |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (b) | | | | | | | | | |
Advances hedges | | 2,318 | | (38 | ) | 12,745 | | (100 | ) |
Consolidated obligations hedges | | 3,665,000 | | (445 | ) | 6,500,000 | | 498 | |
Mortgage delivery commitments | | 23,101 | | (5 | ) | 7,563 | | (29 | ) |
Balance sheet | | 2,692,000 | | 8,980 | | 2,692,000 | | 27,196 | |
Intermediary positions hedges | | 260,000 | | 97 | | 260,000 | | 157 | |
Derivatives matching COs designated under FVO (c) | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps-consolidated obligations-bonds | | 21,090,080 | | (2,616 | ) | 22,860,000 | | (495 | ) |
Interest rate swaps-consolidated obligations-discount notes | | 6,898,175 | | 496 | | 4,258,896 | | 148 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total notional and fair value | | $ | 115,386,656 | | $ | (1,267,512 | ) | $ | 109,675,404 | | $ | (1,772,656 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Total derivatives, excluding accrued interest | | | | $ | (1,267,512 | ) | | | $ | (1,772,656 | ) |
Cash collateral pledged to counterparties (d) | | | | 1,137,988 | | | | 1,499,588 | |
Cash collateral received from counterparties | | | | (100,924 | ) | | | (3,971 | ) |
Accrued interest | | | | (29,266 | ) | | | (28,809 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net derivative balance | | | | $ | (259,714 | ) | | | $ | (305,848 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net derivative asset balance (d) | | | | $ | 43,680 | | | | $ | 43,302 | |
Net derivative liability balance | | | | (303,394 | ) | | | (349,150 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net derivative balance | | | | $ | (259,714 | ) | | | $ | (305,848 | ) |
(a) Derivatives that qualified as a fair value or cash flow hedge under hedge accounting rules.
(b) Derivatives that did not qualify under hedge accounting rules, but were utilized as an economic hedge (“standalone”).
(c) Derivatives that were utilized as economic hedges of debt elected under the FVO.
(d) Net derivative asset balance included $30.4 million and $34.9 million of excess cash collateral or margins posted by the FHLBNY at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Excess margins are typically the initial margins posted to Derivative Clearing Organizations in compliance with rules for cleared swaps.
The categories of “Fair value,” “Commitment,” and “Cash flow” hedges represented derivative transactions accounted for as hedges. The category of “Economic” hedges represented derivative transactions under hedge strategies that did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment but were an approved risk management strategy.
Derivative Credit Risk Exposure and Concentration
In addition to market risk, we are subject to credit risk in derivative transactions because of the potential for non-performance by the counterparties, which could result in the FHLBNY having to acquire a replacement derivative from a different counterparty at a cost that may exceed its recorded fair values. We are also subject to operational risks in the execution and servicing of derivative transactions. The degree of counterparty credit risk may depend on, among other factors, the extent to which netting procedures and/or the provision of collateral are used to mitigate the risk. See Table 9.5 for summarized information. Summarized below are our risk measurement and mitigation processes:
Risk measurement — We estimate exposure to credit loss on derivative instruments by calculating the replacement cost, on a present value basis, to settle at current market prices of all outstanding derivative contracts in a gain position, net of collateral pledged by the counterparty. All derivative contracts with non-members are also subject to master netting agreements or other right of offset arrangements.
Exposure — In determining credit risk, we consider accrued interest receivable and payable, and the legal right to offset assets and liabilities by counterparty. We attempt to mitigate exposure by requiring derivative counterparties to pledge cash collateral if the amount of exposure is above the collateral threshold agreements.
Our credit exposures (derivatives in a net gain position) were to highly-rated counterparties and Derivative Clearing Organizations (“DCO”) that met our credit quality standards. Our exposures also included open derivative contracts executed on behalf of member institutions, and the exposures were collateralized under standard advance collateral agreements with our members. For such transactions, acting as an intermediary, we offset the transaction by purchasing equivalent notional amounts of derivatives from unrelated derivative counterparties. For more information, see Credit Risk due to nonperformance by counterparties, in Note 15. Derivatives and Hedging Activities.
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Risk mitigation — We attempt to mitigate derivative counterparty credit risk by contracting only with experienced counterparties with investment-quality credit ratings that met our credit quality standards. Annually, our management and Board of Directors review and approve all non-member derivative counterparties. We monitor counterparties on an ongoing basis for significant business events, including ratings actions taken by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations. All approved derivatives counterparties must enter into a master ISDA agreement with our bank before we execute a trade through that counterparty. In addition, for all bilateral OTC derivatives, we have executed the Credit Support Annex to the ISDA agreement that provides for collateral support at predetermined thresholds. For Cleared-OTC derivatives, margin requirements are mandated under the Dodd-Frank Act. We believe that these arrangements have sufficiently mitigated our exposures, and we do not anticipate any credit losses on derivative contracts.
Derivatives Counterparty Credit Ratings
The following tables summarize our fair value exposure to counterparties, their ratings and notional amounts outstanding (in thousands):
Table 9.5: Derivatives Counterparty Credit Ratings
| | September 30, 2014 | |
Credit Rating | | Notional Amount | | Net Derivatives Fair Value Before Collateral | | Cash Collateral Pledged To (From) Counterparties (a) | | Balance Sheet Net Credit Exposure | | Non-cash Collateral Pledged To (From) Counterparties (b) | | Net Credit Exposure to Counterparties | |
Non-member counterparties | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset positions with credit exposure | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bilateral derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Single-A | | $ | 8,184,693 | | $ | 35,979 | | $ | (24,860 | ) | $ | 11,119 | | $ | — | | $ | 11,119 | |
Cleared derivatives | | 56,966,159 | | 76,263 | | (75,770 | ) | 493 | | — | | 493 | |
Excess margins posted on cleared derivatives | | — | | — | | 30,439 | | 30,439 | | — | | 30,439 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total derivative positions with non-member counterparties to which the Bank had credit exposure | | 65,150,852 | | 112,242 | | (70,191 | ) | 42,051 | | — | | 42,051 | |
Member institutions | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative positions with member counterparties to which the Bank had credit exposure | | 130,000 | | 1,629 | | — | | 1,629 | | (1,629 | ) | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Delivery Commitments | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative position with delivery commitments | | 23,101 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total derivative position with members | | 153,101 | | 1,629 | | — | | 1,629 | | (1,629 | ) | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative positions with credit exposure | | 65,303,953 | | $ | 113,871 | | $ | (70,191 | ) | $ | 43,680 | | $ | (1,629 | ) | $ | 42,051 | |
| | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Derivative positions without fair value credit exposure | | 50,082,703 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total notional | | $ | 115,386,656 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | December 31, 2013 | |
Credit Rating | | Notional Amount | | Net Derivatives Fair Value Before Collateral | | Cash Collateral Pledged To (From) Counterparties (a) | | Balance Sheet Net Credit Exposure | | Non-cash Collateral Pledged To (From) Counterparties (b) | | Net Credit Exposure to Counterparties | |
Non-member counterparties | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset positions with credit exposure | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bilateral derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Double-A | | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 125 | | $ | — | | $ | 125 | | $ | — | | $ | 125 | |
Single-A | | 4,094,000 | | 5,116 | | (500 | ) | 4,616 | | — | | 4,616 | |
Cleared derivatives | | 4,509,709 | | 4,013 | | (3,471 | ) | 542 | | — | | 542 | |
Excess margins posted on cleared derivatives | | — | | — | | 34,922 | | 34,922 | | — | | 34,922 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total derivative positions with non-member counterparties to which the Bank had credit exposure | | 9,603,709 | | 9,254 | | 30,951 | | 40,205 | | — | | 40,205 | |
Member institutions | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative positions with member counterparties to which the Bank had credit exposure | | 130,000 | | 3,097 | | — | | 3,097 | | (3,097 | ) | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total derivative position with members | | 130,000 | | 3,097 | | — | | 3,097 | | (3,097 | ) | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative positions with credit exposure | | 9,733,709 | | $ | 12,351 | | $ | 30,951 | | $ | 43,302 | | $ | (3,097 | ) | $ | 40,205 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative positions without fair value credit exposure | | 99,941,695 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total notional | | $ | 109,675,404 | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) Includes excess margins posted to counterparties and to Derivative Clearing Organization on derivatives that were classified as derivative assets, which are an exposure for the FHLBNY.
(b) Members pledge non-cash collateral to fully collateralize their exposures. Non-cash collateral is not deducted from net derivative assets on the balance sheet.
Uncleared derivatives — For bilateral executed OTC derivatives (uncleared derivatives), many of the Credit Support Amount (“CSA”) agreements with swap dealers stipulate that so long as we retain our GSE status, ratings downgrades would not result in the posting of additional collateral. Other CSA agreements with derivative counterparties would require us to post additional collateral based solely on an adverse change in our credit rating by S&P and Moody’s. In the event of a split rating, the lower rating will apply. In 2011, S&P had downgraded the credit rating of the FHLBank long-term debt from AAA to AA+/Negative and lowered one notch the credit ratings of those FHLBanks rated AAA (including the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York) to AA+/Negative. In June 2013, S&P revised its outlook from negative to stable. Moody’s has affirmed the AAA status of the FHLBank’s long-term debt and the AAA credit rating of the FHLBNY. Notional amounts of uncleared derivatives at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were $58.4 billion and $76.8 billion.
Cleared derivatives — For cleared OTC derivatives, margin requirements are determined by the DCO, and generally credit ratings are not factored into the margin amounts. Clearing agents may require additional margin amounts to be posted based on credit considerations. The FHLBNY was not subject to additional margin calls by its clearing agents at September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013. Notional amounts of cleared derivatives at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were $57.0 billion and $32.9 billion.
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Collateral and margin posted — The FHLBNY had posted cash collateral of $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion to swap dealers and to a DCO at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The amounts were expected to mitigate the potential nonperformance risk of the FHLBNY with respect to derivatives in a fair value liability positions.
The fair values of our derivative instruments that were in a net liability position at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was approximately $303.4 million and $349.2 million after posting cash collateral at those dates, and on the assumption that we will retain our status as a GSE, we estimate that a one notch downgrade of our credit rating by S&P would have permitted swap dealers and counterparties to make additional collateral calls of up to $45.9 million at September 30, 2014 and $78.1 million at December 31, 2013. Additional collateral postings upon an assumed downgrade were estimated based on the individual collateral posting provisions of the CSA of the counterparty and the actual bilateral exposure of the counterparty and the FHLBNY at those dates.
Derivative Counterparty Country Concentration Risk
The following tables summarize derivative notional amounts and fair values by significant counterparty by country of incorporation for derivatives in a favorable gain position, which represents the FHLBNY’s credit exposure. The fair values were after deducting cash collateral received, and were aggregated by country of domicile of the counterparties.
For derivatives in a liability position, only notional amounts are presented below. If a counterparty’s notional amount exceeds 10% of the total notional of all counterparties, its country of domicile is reported, otherwise counterparties are aggregated by country of domicile (dollars in thousands):
Table 9.6: FHLBNY Exposure Concentration (a)
| | | | September 30, 2014 | |
| | Ultimate Country | | Notional | | Percentage | | Fair Value | | Percentage | |
Counterparties (Asset position) | | of Incorporation (b) | | Amount (c) | | of Total | | Exposure | | of Total | |
Counterparties | | U.S.A. | | $ | 63,403,852 | | 54.96 | % | $ | 42,051 | | 96.27 | % |
Counterparty | | France | | 1,747,000 | | 1.51 | | — | | — | |
Members and Delivery Commitments | | | | 153,101 | | 0.13 | | 1,629 | | 3.73 | |
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Total Credit Exposure (Fair values, net) - Balance sheet assets | | | | 65,303,953 | | 56.60 | | $ | 43,680 | | 100.00 | % |
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Counterparties (Liability position) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparties below 10% aggregate by country | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparties | | U.S.A. | | 28,941,348 | | 25.08 | | | | | |
Counterparties | | United Kingdom | | 9,605,939 | | 8.32 | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Germany | | 7,564,400 | | 6.56 | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Switzerland | | 2,803,016 | | 2.43 | | | | | |
Counterparties | | Canada | | 1,153,000 | | 1.00 | | | | | |
Counterparty | | France | | 15,000 | | 0.01 | | | | | |
| | | | 50,082,703 | | 43.40 | | | | | |
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Total notional | | | | $ | 115,386,656 | | 100.00 | % | | | | |
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| | | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Ultimate Country | | Notional | | Percentage | | Fair Value | | Percentage | |
Counterparties (Asset position) | | of Incorporation (b) | | Amount (c) | | of Total | | Exposure | | of Total | |
Counterparties | | U.S.A. | | $ | 32,939,778 | | 30.03 | % | $ | 35,464 | | 81.90 | % |
Counterparty | | France | | 4,094,000 | | 3.73 | | 4,616 | | 10.66 | |
Counterparty | | Canada | | 1,000,000 | | 0.91 | | 125 | | 0.29 | |
Members and Delivery Commitments | | | | 137,563 | | 0.13 | | 3,097 | | 7.15 | |
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Total Credit Exposure (Fair values, net) - Balance sheet assets | | | | 38,171,341 | | 34.80 | | $ | 43,302 | | 100.00 | % |
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Counterparties (Liability position) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty in excess of 10% (one counterparty) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Germany | | 12,346,400 | | 11.26 | | | | | |
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Counterparties below 10% aggregate by country | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparties | | U.S.A. | | 38,904,137 | | 35.47 | | | | | |
Counterparties | | United Kingdom | | 11,624,591 | | 10.60 | | | | | |
Counterparties | | Switzerland | | 8,440,935 | | 7.70 | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Canada | | 173,000 | | 0.16 | | | | | |
Counterparty | | France | | 15,000 | | 0.01 | | | | | |
| | | | 71,504,063 | | 65.20 | | | | | |
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Total notional | | | | $ | 109,675,404 | | 100.00 | % | | | | |
(a) Notional concentration — We measure concentration by fair value exposure and not by notional. We have reported fair values for derivative contracts in a gain position, which is our credit exposure due to potential non-performance of the derivative counterparties. Derivative contracts with remaining counterparties were in a liability position in which the swap counterparties were exposed to a default by the FHLBNY. The FHLBNY’s exposure with such contracts would be measured by the FHLBNY’s inability to replace the contracts at a value that was equal to or greater than the cash posted to the defaulting counterparty.
(b) Country of incorporation is based on domicile of the ultimate parent company.
(c) Total notional for all counterparties. Fair values are reported only when the FHLBNY has an exposure. Fair values in a liability position represent our exposure to counterparties. For such derivatives, we have reported notionals and country of domicile. Fair values of derivatives in a liability position were $303.4 million and $349.2 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013; amounts do not represent credit exposure for the FHLBNY.
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The following table summarizes derivative notional and fair values (a) by contractual maturities (in thousands):
Table 9.7: Notional and Fair Value by Contractual Maturity
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | Notional | | Fair Value (a) | | Notional | | Fair Value (a) | |
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Maturity less than one year | | $ | 51,338,448 | | $ | (16,056 | ) | $ | 52,018,032 | | $ | (4,585 | ) |
Maturity from one year to less than three years | | 34,534,935 | | (682,702 | ) | 26,272,581 | | (664,252 | ) |
Maturity from three years to less than five years | | 14,069,309 | | (250,552 | ) | 15,286,583 | | (686,696 | ) |
Maturity from five years or greater | | 15,420,863 | | (318,197 | ) | 16,090,645 | | (417,094 | ) |
Delivery Commitments | | 23,101 | | (5 | ) | 7,563 | | (29 | ) |
| | $ | 115,386,656 | | $ | (1,267,512 | ) | $ | 109,675,404 | | $ | (1,772,656 | ) |
(a) Derivative fair values were in a net liability position at the two dates.
Liquidity, Cash Flows, Short-Term Borrowings and Short-Term Debt
Our primary source of liquidity is the issuance of consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes. To refinance maturing consolidated obligations, we rely on the willingness of our investors to purchase new issuances. We have access to the discount note market, and the efficiency of issuing discount notes is an important factor as a source of liquidity, since discount notes can be issued any time and in a variety of amounts and maturities. Member deposits and capital stock purchased by members are another source of funds. Short-term unsecured borrowings from other FHLBanks and in the Federal funds market provide additional sources of liquidity. In addition, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to purchase up to $4.0 billion of consolidated obligations from the FHLBanks. Our liquidity position remains in compliance with all regulatory requirements and management does not foresee any changes to that position.
Finance Agency Regulations — Liquidity
Regulatory requirements are specified in Parts 917, 932 and 1270 of Finance Agency regulations and are summarized below. Each FHLBank shall at all times have at least an amount of liquidity equal to the current deposits received from its members that may be invested in: (1) Obligations of the United States; (2) Deposits in banks or trust companies; or (3) Advances with a maturity not to exceed five years.
In addition, each FHLBank shall provide for contingency liquidity, which is defined as the sources of cash a FHLBank may use to meet its operational requirements when its access to the capital markets is impeded. We met our contingency liquidity requirements. Liquidity in excess of requirements is summarized in the table titled Contingency Liquidity. Violations of the liquidity requirements would result in non-compliance penalties under discretionary powers given to the Finance Agency under applicable regulations, which include other corrective actions.
Liquidity Management
We actively manage our liquidity position to maintain stable, reliable, and cost-effective sources of funds while taking into account market conditions, member demand and the maturity profile of our assets and liabilities. We recognize that managing liquidity is critical to achieving our statutory mission of providing low-cost funding to our members. In managing liquidity risk, we are required to maintain certain liquidity measures in accordance with the FHLBank Act and policies developed by management and approved by our Board of Directors. The applicable liquidity requirements are described in the next four sections.
Deposit Liquidity. We are required to invest an aggregate amount at least equal to the amount of current deposits received from members in: (1) Obligations of the U.S. government; (2) Deposits in banks or trust companies; or (3) Advances to members with maturities not exceeding five years. In addition to accepting deposits from our members, we may accept deposits from other FHLBanks or from any other governmental instrumentality. Deposit liquidity is calculated daily. Quarterly average reserve requirements and actual reserves are summarized below (in millions). We met these requirements at all times.
Table 10.1: Deposit Liquidity
| | Average Deposit | | Average Actual | | | |
For the Quarters Ended | | Reserve Required | | Deposit Liquidity | | Excess | |
September 30, 2014 | | $ | 1,689 | | $ | 83,851 | | $ | 82,162 | |
June 30, 2014 | | 1,777 | | 76,001 | | 74,224 | |
March 31, 2014 | | 1,551 | | 75,381 | | 73,830 | |
December 31, 2013 | | 1,699 | | 74,445 | | 72,746 | |
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Operational Liquidity. We must be able to fund our activities as our balance sheet changes from day to day. We maintain the capacity to fund balance sheet growth through regular money market and capital market funding activities. We monitor our operational liquidity needs by regularly comparing our demonstrated funding capacity with potential balance sheet growth. We take such actions as may be necessary to maintain adequate sources of funding for such growth. Operational liquidity is measured daily. We met these requirements at all times.
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The following table summarizes excess operational liquidity (in millions):
Table 10.2: Operational Liquidity
| | Average Balance Sheet | | Average Actual | | | |
For the Quarters Ended | | Liquidity Requirement | | Operational Liquidity | | Excess | |
September 30, 2014 | | $ | 8,380 | | $ | 30,871 | | $ | 22,491 | |
June 30, 2014 | | 8,939 | | 27,457 | | 18,518 | |
March 31, 2014 | | 12,185 | | 30,575 | | 18,390 | |
December 31, 2013 | | 10,349 | | 29,367 | | 19,018 | |
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Contingency Liquidity. We are required by Finance Agency regulations to hold “contingency liquidity” in an amount sufficient to meet our liquidity needs if we are unable to access the consolidated obligation debt markets for at least five business days. Contingency liquidity includes (1) marketable assets with a maturity of one year or less; (2) self-liquidating assets with a maturity of one year or less; (3) assets that are generally acceptable as collateral in the repurchase market; and (4) irrevocable lines of credit from financial institutions receiving not less than the second-highest credit rating from a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization. We consistently exceeded the regulatory minimum requirements for contingency liquidity. Contingency liquidity is reported daily. We met these requirements at all times.
The following table summarizes excess contingency liquidity (in millions):
Table 10.3: Contingency Liquidity
| | Average Five Day | | Average Actual | | | |
For the Quarters Ended | | Requirement | | Contingency Liquidity | | Excess | |
September 30, 2014 | | $ | 3,699 | | $ | 30,646 | | $ | 26,947 | |
June 30, 2014 | | 2,937 | | 27,214 | | 24,277 | |
March 31, 2014 | | 3,367 | | 30,347 | | 26,980 | |
December 31, 2013 | | 2,953 | | 29,410 | | 26,457 | |
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The standards in our risk management policy address our day-to-day operational and contingency liquidity needs. These standards enumerate the specific types of investments to be held to satisfy such liquidity needs and are outlined above. These standards also establish the methodology to be used in determining our operational and contingency needs. We continually monitor and project our cash needs, daily debt issuance capacity, and the amount and value of investments available for use in the market for repurchase agreements. We use this information to determine our liquidity needs and to develop appropriate liquidity plans.
Advance “Roll-Off” and “Roll-Over” Liquidity Guidelines. The Finance Agency’s Minimum Liquidity Requirement Guidelines expanded the existing liquidity requirements to include additional cash flow requirements under two scenarios: Advance “Roll-Over” and “Roll-Off” scenarios. Each FHLBank, including the FHLBNY, must have positive cash balances to be able to maintain positive cash flows for 15 days under the Roll-Off scenario, and for five days under the Roll-Over scenario. The Roll-Off scenario assumes that advances maturing under their contractual terms would mature, and in that scenario we would maintain positive cash flows for a minimum of 15 days on a daily basis. The Roll-Over scenario assumes that our maturing advances would be rolled over, and in that scenario we would maintain positive cash flows for a minimum of 5 days on a daily basis. We calculate the amount of cash flows under each scenario on a daily basis and have been in compliance with these guidelines.
Other Liquidity Contingencies. As discussed more fully under the section Debt Financing Activity and Consolidated Obligations, we are primarily liable for consolidated obligations issued on our behalf. We are also jointly and severally liable with the other FHLBanks for the payment of principal and interest on the consolidated obligations of all the FHLBanks. If the principal or interest on any consolidated obligation issued on our behalf is not paid in full when due, we may not pay dividends, redeem or repurchase shares of stock of any member or non-member stockholder until the Finance Agency approves our consolidated obligation payment plan or other remedy and until we pay all the interest or principal currently due on all our consolidated obligations. The Finance Agency, at its discretion, may require any FHLBank to make principal or interest payments due on any consolidated obligations.
Finance Agency regulations also state that the FHLBanks must maintain, free from any lien or pledge, the following types of assets in an amount at least equal to the amount of consolidated obligations outstanding: Cash; Obligations of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States; Secured advances; Mortgages that have any guaranty, insurance, or commitment from the United States or any agency of the United States; and investments described in section 16(a) of the FHLBank Act, including securities that a fiduciary or trust fund may purchase under the laws of the state in which the FHLBank is located.
Cash flows
Cash and due from banks was $3.7 billion at September 30, 2014, compared to $15.3 billion at December 31, 2013. See Table 5.12 for a fuller understanding of cash held at the FRBNY. Also see Statements of Cash Flows in the financial statements. The following discussion highlights the major activities and transactions that affected our cash flows.
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Cash flows from operating activities — Operating assets and liabilities support our lending activities to members, and can vary significantly in the normal course of business due to the amount and timing of cash flows, which are affected by member-driven borrowing, our investment strategies, and market conditions. Management believes cash flows from operations, available cash balances and our ability to generate cash through the issuance of consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes are sufficient to fund our operating liquidity needs.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $444.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $390.0 million in same period in 2013. Net income was $237.9 million in the 2014 period, and $215.8 million in the 2013 period. Net cash flows were higher than Net income largely as a result of adjustments for noncash items, fair value adjustments on derivatives and hedging activities, amortization of premiums and discounts on assets and liabilities, and derivative financing elements.
Derivative financing elements have been a significant favorable reporting adjustment to Operating cash flows in each period in this report. For cash flow reporting, cash outflows (expenses) associated with swaps with off-market terms are considered to be principal repayments of certain off-market swap transactions, although they are reported as an expense to Net income in the Statements of Income. Certain interest rate swaps at inception of the contracts included off-market terms, and required up-front cash exchanges, and were largely outstanding in the periods in this report. We view these swaps to contain “financing elements”, as defined under hedge accounting rules. The amounts classified within the Statements of Cash Flows as Financing activities rather than Operating activities were $178.3 million in the 2014 period, compared to $176.4 million in the 2013 period. They represented interest payments to certain swap counterparties for the off-market swaps.
Cash flows used in investing activities — Investing activities were a net user of cash of $8.8 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $14.8 billion in the same period in 2013. In both periods, growth in advances borrowed by members exceeded funds collected from maturing advances by $9.3 billion and $14.5 billion in the 2014 and 2013 periods.
Short-term Borrowings and Short-term Debt.
Our primary source of funds is the issuance of FHLBank debt. Consolidated obligation discount notes are issued with maturities up to one year and provide us with short-term funds. Discount notes are principally used in funding short-term advances, some long-term advances, as well as money market instruments. We also issue short-term consolidated obligation bonds as part of our asset-liability management strategy. We may also borrow from another FHLBank, generally for a period of one day. Such borrowings have been insignificant historically.
The following table summarizes short-term debt and their key characteristics (dollars in thousands):
Table 10.4: Short-term Debt
| | Consolidated Obligations-Discount Notes | | Consolidated Obligations-Bonds With Original Maturities of One Year or Less | |
| | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | | September 30, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
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Outstanding at end of the period (a) | | $ | 36,067,199 | | $ | 45,870,470 | | $ | 22,944,075 | | $ | 32,650,000 | |
Weighted-average rate at end of the period | | 0.08 | % | 0.07 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.12 | % |
Average outstanding for the period (a) | | $ | 38,931,108 | | $ | 36,872,187 | | $ | 29,988,688 | (b) | $ | 22,102,671 | (b) |
Weighted-average rate for the period | | 0.08 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.13 | % |
Highest outstanding at any month-end (a) | | $ | 47,001,070 | | $ | 45,870,470 | | $ | 33,847,000 | | $ | 32,650,000 | |
(a) Outstanding balances represent the carrying value of discount notes and par value of bonds (one year or less) issued and outstanding at the reported dates.
(b) The amount represents the monthly average par value outstanding balance at the reported dates.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Guarantees, and Other Commitments — In accordance with regulations governing the operations of the FHLBanks, each FHLBank, including the FHLBNY, is jointly and severally liable for the FHLBank System’s consolidated obligations issued under Section 11(a) of the FHLBank Act, and in accordance with the FHLBank Act, each FHLBank, including the FHLBNY, is jointly and severally liable for consolidated obligations issued under Section 11(c) of the FHLBank Act. 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.
In addition, in the ordinary course of business, the FHLBNY engages in financial transactions that, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, are not recorded on the FHLBNY’s balance sheet or may be recorded on the FHLBNY’s balance sheet in amounts that are different from the full contract or notional amount of the transactions. For example, the Bank routinely enters into commitments to purchase MPF loans from PFIs, and issues standby letters of credit. These commitments may represent future cash requirements of the Bank, although the standby letters of credit usually expire without being drawn upon. For more information about contractual obligations and commitments, see Note 17. Commitments and Contingencies.
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Legislative and Regulatory Developments
The legislative and regulatory environment in which the Bank and its members operate continues to evolve as a result of regulations enacted pursuant to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, as amended (Housing Act) and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act). The Bank’s business operations, funding costs, rights, obligations, and/or the environment in which the Bank carries out its housing finance mission are likely to continue to be significantly impacted by these changes. Significant regulatory actions and developments for the period covered by this report are summarized below.
Joint Final Rule on Credit Risk Retention for Asset-backed Securities. On October 22, 2014, the FHFA and other U.S. federal regulators jointly approved a final rule requiring sponsors of asset-backed securities to retain credit risk in those transactions. The final rule largely retains the risk retention framework contained in the proposal issued by the agencies in August 2013, and generally requires sponsors of asset-backed securities to retain a minimum 5% economic interest in a portion of the credit risk of the assets collateralizing the asset-backed securities, unless all the securitized assets satisfy specified qualifications. The final rule specifies criteria for qualified residential mortgage (QRM), commercial real estate, auto, and commercial loans that would make them exempt from the risk retention requirement. The definition of QRM is aligned with the definition of “qualified mortgage” (QM) as provided in Section 129C of the Truth in Lending Act, and its implementing regulations, as adopted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The QM definition requires, among other things, full documentation and verification of consumers’ debt and income and a debt-to-income ratio that does not exceed 43%; and restricts the use of certain product features, such as negative amortization and interest-only and balloon payments.
Other exemptions from the credit risk requirement include certain owner-occupied mortgage loans secured by three-to-four unit residential properties that meet the criteria for QM and certain types of community-focused residential mortgages (including extensions of credit made by community development financial institutions). The final rule also includes a provision that requires the agencies to periodically review the definition of QRM, the exemption for certain community-focused residential mortgages, and the exemption for certain three-to-four unit residential mortgage loans and consider whether they should be modified.
The final rule exempts agency mortgage-backed securities from the risk retention requirements as long as the sponsoring agency is operating under the conservatorship or receivership of the FHFA and fully guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest on all assets in the issued security. Further, mortgage-backed securities issued by any limited-life regulated entity succeeding to either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac operating with capital support from the United States would be exempt from the risk retention requirements. The final rule will be effective one year after publication in the Federal Register for residential mortgage-backed securitizations and two years after publication for all other securitization types. The Bank has not yet determined the effect, if any, that this rule may have on the Bank’s operations.
FHFA Proposed Rule on FHLBank Capital Stock and Capital Plans. On October 8, 2014, the FHFA issued a proposed rule that would transfer existing parts 931 and 933 of the Federal Housing Finance Board regulations, which address requirements for FHLBanks’ capital stock and capital plans, to new Part 1277 of the FHFA regulations (Capital Proposed Rule). The Capital Proposed Rule would not make any substantive changes to these requirements, but would delete certain provisions that applied only to the one-time conversion of FHLBank capital stock to the new capital structure required by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The Capital Proposed Rule would also make certain clarifying changes so that the rules would more precisely reflect long-standing practices and requirements with regard to transactions in FHLBank capital stock. The Capital Proposed Rule would add appropriate references to “former members” to clarify when a former FHLBank member can be required to
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maintain its investment in FHLBank capital stock after withdrawal from an FHLBank. The FHLBanks are currently evaluating the Capital Proposed Rule. Comments on the Capital Proposed Rule are due by December 8, 2014.
FHFA Proposed Rule on FHLBank Membership. On September 12, 2014, the FHFA issued a proposed rule that would:
· Impose a new test on all FHLBank members that requires them to maintain at least 1% of their assets in first-lien home mortgage loans, including mortgage-backed securities, on an ongoing basis, with maturities of five years or more to maintain their membership in their respective FHLBank. The proposal also suggests the possibility of a 2% or a 5% test as options.
· Require all insured depository members (other than FDIC-insured depositories with less than $1.1 billion in assets) to maintain, on an ongoing basis, at least 10% of their assets in a broader range of residential mortgage loans, including those secured by junior liens and mortgage-backed securities, in order to maintain their membership in their respective FHLBank.
· Eliminate all currently eligible captive insurance companies from FHLBank membership. Current captive insurance company members would have their memberships terminated five years after this rule is finalized. There would be restrictions on the level and maturity of advances that FHLBanks could make to these members during the sunset period. Under the proposed rule, a “captive” insurance company is a company that is authorized under state law to conduct an insurance business but whose primary business is not the underwriting of insurance for nonaffiliated persons or entities.
· Clarify how a FHLBank should determine the principal place of business of certain insurance companies or community development financial institutions for purposes of membership. The proposed rule would also change the way the principal place of business is determined for an institution that becomes a member of an FHLBank after issuance of a final rule. Current rules define an institution’s “principal place of business” as the state in which it maintains its home office. The proposal would add a second component requiring an institution to conduct business operations from the home office for that state to be considered its principal place of business. The changes would apply prospectively.
Comments on the proposed rule are due by January 12, 2015. The Bank has not yet reached a conclusion regarding the effect, if any, that this rule, if adopted in its proposed form, may have on the Bank’s operations.
Basel Committee on Bank Supervision Final Rule on Liquidity Coverage Ratio. On September 3, 2014, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the FDIC finalized the liquidity coverage ratio (the LCR) rule, applicable to: (i) U.S. banking organizations with $250 billion or more in total consolidated assets or $10 billion or more in total consolidated on-balance sheet foreign exposure, and their consolidated subsidiary depository institutions with $10 billion or more in total consolidated assets; and (ii) certain other U.S. bank or savings and loan holding companies having at least $50 billion in total consolidated assets (which will be subject to less stringent requirements under the LCR rule). The LCR rule requires such covered companies to maintain an amount of high-quality liquid assets that is no less than 100% of their total net cash outflows over a prospective 30-day stress period. Among other things, the final rule defines the various categories of high-quality liquid assets, called Levels 1, 2A, or 2B. The treatment of high-quality liquid assets for the LCR is most favorable under the Level 1 category, less favorable under the Level 2A category, and least favorable under the Level 2B category.
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Under the final rule, collateral pledged to the FHLBanks but not securing existing borrowings may be considered eligible high-quality liquid assets to the extent the collateral itself qualifies as eligible high-quality liquid assets; qualifying FHLBank System consolidated obligations are categorized as Level 2A high-quality liquid assets; and the amount of a covered company’s funding that is assumed to run off includes 25% of FHLBank advances maturing within 30 days, to the extent such advances are not secured by level 1 or level 2A high-quality liquid assets, where 0% and 15% run-off assumptions apply, respectively. At this time, the impact of the final rule is uncertain. The final rule requires that all covered companies be fully compliant by January 1, 2017.
Joint Proposed Rule on Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities. On September 3, 2014, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC, the Farm Credit Administration, and the FHFA (collectively, the Agencies) jointly proposed a rule to establish minimum margin and capital requirements for registered swap dealers, major swap participants, security-based swap dealers, and major security-based swap participants (collectively, Swap Entities) that are subject to the jurisdiction of one of the Agencies (the Proposed Rule). In addition, the Proposed Rule affords the Agencies discretion to subject other persons to the Proposed Rule’s requirements (such persons, together with Swap Entities, Covered Swap Entities). Comments on the Proposed Rule are due by November 24, 2014.
In addition, on September 17, 2014, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) adopted its version of the Proposed Rule (CFTC Proposed Rule) that generally mirrors the Proposed Rule. The CFTC Proposed Rule will only apply to a limited number of registered swap dealers and major swap participants that are not subject to the jurisdiction of one of the Agencies. Comments on the CFTC Proposed Rule are due by December 2, 2014.
The Proposed Rule would subject non-cleared swaps and non-cleared security-based swaps between Covered Swap Entities, and between Covered Swap Entities and financial end users that have material swaps exposure (i.e., an average daily aggregate notional of $3 billion or more in uncleared swaps), to a mandatory two-way initial margin requirement. The amount of initial margin required to be posted or collected would be either the amount calculated using a standardized schedule set forth in the Proposed Rule, which provides the gross initial margin (as a percentage of total notional exposure) for certain asset classes, or an internal margin model conforming to the requirements of the Proposed Rule that is approved by the applicable Agency. The Proposed Rule specifies the types of collateral that may be posted by either side as initial margin (generally, cash, certain government securities, certain liquid debt, certain equity securities and gold); and sets forth haircuts for certain collateral asset classes. Initial margin must be segregated with an independent, third-party custodian and may not be rehypothecated.
The Proposed Rule would require variation margin to be exchanged daily for non-cleared swaps and non-cleared security-based swaps between Covered Swap Entities and between Covered Swap Entities and all financial end users (without regard to the swaps exposure of the particular financial end-user). The variation margin amount is the daily mark-to-market change in the value of the swap to the Covered Swap Entity, taking into account variation margin previously paid or collected. Variation margin may only be paid or collected in cash, is not required to be segregated with an independent, third-party custodian, and may, if permitted by contract, be rehypothecated.
Under the Proposed Rule, the variation margin requirement would become effective on December 1, 2015, and the initial margin requirement would be phased in over a four-year period commencing on that date. For entities that have less than a $1 trillion notional amount of non-cleared derivatives, the Proposed Rule’s initial margin requirement would not come into effect until December 1, 2019.
The Bank would not be a Covered Swap Entity under the Proposed Rule, although the FHFA has discretion to designate the Bank a Covered Swap Entity. Rather, the Bank would be a financial end-user under the Proposed Rule, and it would likely have material swaps exposure upon the effective date of the Proposed Rule’s initial margin requirement.
Since the Bank is currently posting and collecting variation margin on its non-cleared swaps, it is not anticipated that the Proposed Rule’s variation margin requirement, if adopted, would have a material impact on the Bank’s costs. However, if the Proposed Rule’s initial margin requirement is adopted, it is anticipated that the Bank’s cost of engaging in non-cleared swaps would increase.
SEC Final Regulations on Money Market Mutual Fund Reform. On June 19, 2013, the SEC proposed two alternatives for amending rules that govern money market mutual funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. On July 23, 2014, the SEC approved final regulations governing money market mutual funds. The final regulations, among other things, will:
· require institutional prime money market funds (including institutional municipal money market funds) to sell and redeem shares based on their floating net asset value, which would result in the daily share prices of these money market funds fluctuating along with changes in the market-based value of the funds’ investments;
· allow money market fund boards of directors to directly address a run on a fund by imposing liquidity fees or suspending redemptions temporarily; and
· include enhanced diversification, disclosure and stress testing-requirements, as well as provide updated reporting by money market funds and private funds that operate like money market funds.
The final regulations do not change the existing regulatory treatment of FHLBank consolidated obligations as liquid assets. FHLBank consolidated discount notes continue to be included in the definition of “daily liquid assets,” and the definition of “weekly liquid assets” continues to include FHLBank consolidated discount notes with a remaining maturity up to 60 days. At this time, the future impact of these regulations on demand for FHLBank consolidated obligations is unknown.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Market Risk Management. Market risk or interest rate risk (“IRR”) is the risk of loss to market value or future earnings that may result from changes in the interest rate environment. Embedded in IRR is a tradeoff of risk versus reward. We could earn higher income by having higher IRR through greater mismatches between our assets and liabilities at the cost of potentially significant declines in market value and future income if the interest rate environment turned against our expectations. We have opted to retain a modest level of IRR which allows us to preserve our capital value while generating steady and predictable income. In keeping with that philosophy, our balance sheet consists of predominantly short-term and LIBOR-based assets and liabilities. More than 85% of our financial assets are either short-term or LIBOR-based, and a similar percentage of our liabilities are also either short-term or LIBOR-based. These positions protect our capital from large changes in value arising from interest rate or volatility changes.
Our primary tool to achieve the desired risk profile is the use of interest rate exchange agreements (“Swaps”). All the LIBOR-based advances are long-term advances that are swapped to 3- or 1-month LIBOR or possess adjustable rates which periodically reset to a LIBOR index. Similarly, a majority of the long-term consolidated obligations are swapped to 3- or 1-month LIBOR. These features create a relatively steady income that changes in concert with prevailing interest rate changes to maintain a spread to short-term rates.
Despite the conservative philosophy, IRR does arise from a number of aspects in our portfolio. These include the embedded prepayment rights, refunding needs, rate resets between short-term assets and liabilities, and basis risks arising from differences between the yield curves associated with assets and liabilities. To address these risks, we use certain key IRR measures including re-pricing gaps, duration of equity (“DOE”), value at risk (“VaR”), net interest income (“NII”) at risk, key rate durations (“KRD”), and forecasted dividend rates.
Risk Measurements. Our Risk Management Policy sets up a series of risk limits that we calculate on a regular basis. The risk limits are as follows:
· The option-adjusted DOE is limited to a range of +2.0 years to -3.5 years in the rates unchanged case, and to a range of +/-6.0 years in the +/-200bps shock cases. Due to the low interest rate environment beginning in early 2008, the September 2013, December 2013, March 2014, June 2014 and September 2014 rates were too low for a meaningful parallel down-shock measurement.
· The one-year cumulative re-pricing gap is limited to 10 percent of total assets.
· The sensitivity of expected net interest income over a one-year period is limited to a -15 percent change under both the +/-200bps shocks compared to the rates unchanged case.
· The potential decline in the market value of equity is limited to a 10 percent change under the +/-200bps shocks.
· KRD exposure at any of nine term points (3-month, 1-year, 2-year, 3-year, 5-year, 7-year, 10-year, 15-year, and 30-year) is limited to between +/-12 months through the 3-year term point and a cumulative limit of +/-30 months from the 5-year through 30-year term points. KRD exposure has largely remained unchanged year-over-year.
Our portfolio, including derivatives, is tracked and the overall mismatch between assets and liabilities is summarized by using a DOE measure. Our last five quarterly DOE results are shown in years in the table below (due to the on-going low interest rate environment, there was no down-shock measurement performed between the third quarter of 2013 and the third quarter of 2014):
| | Base Case DOE | | -200bps DOE | | +200bps DOE | |
September 30, 2014 | | -0.36 | | N/A | | 1.14 | |
June 30, 2014 | | -0.50 | | N/A | | 1.26 | |
March 31, 2014 | | -0.10 | | N/A | | 1.27 | |
December 31, 2013 | | 0.60 | | N/A | | 1.46 | |
September 30, 2013 | | 1.11 | | N/A | | 1.70 | |
The DOE has remained within policy limits. Duration indicates any cumulative re-pricing/maturity imbalance in the portfolio’s financial assets and liabilities. A positive DOE indicates that, on average, the liabilities will re-price or mature sooner than the assets, while a negative DOE indicates that, on average, the assets will re-price or mature earlier than the liabilities. We measure DOE using software that incorporates any optionality within our portfolio using well-known and tested financial pricing theoretical models.
We do not solely rely on the DOE measure as a mismatch measure between assets and liabilities. We also perform the more traditional gap measure that subtracts re-pricing/maturing liabilities from re-pricing/maturing assets over time. We observe the differences over various horizons, but have set a 10 percent of assets limit on cumulative re-pricings at the one-year point. This quarterly observation of the one-year cumulative re-pricing gap is provided in the table below and all values are below 10 percent of assets, well within the limit:
| | One Year Re-pricing Gap | |
September 30, 2014 | | $ | 5.675 Billion | |
June 30, 2014 | | $ | 6.052 Billion | |
March 31, 2014 | | $ | 5.804 Billion | |
December 31, 2013 | | $ | 5.747 Billion | |
September 30, 2013 | | $ | 6.406 Billion | |
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Our review of potential interest rate risk issues also includes the effect of changes in interest rates on expected net income. We project asset and liability volumes and spreads over a one-year horizon and then simulate expected income and expenses from those volumes and other inputs. The effects of changes in interest rates are measured to test whether the portfolio has too much exposure in its net interest income over the coming 12-month period. To measure the effect, the change to the spread in the shocks is calculated and compared against the base case and subjected to a -15 percent limit. The quarterly sensitivity of our expected net interest income under both +/-200bps shocks over the next 12 months is provided in the table below (due to the ongoing low interest rate environment, the down-shock measurement was not performed between the third quarter of 2013 and the third quarter of 2014):
| | Sensitivity in the -200bps Shock | | Sensitivity in the +200bps Shock | |
September 30, 2014 | | N/A | | 5.47 | % |
June 30, 2014 | | N/A | | 6.08 | % |
March 31, 2014 | | N/A | | 10.09 | % |
December 31, 2013 | | N/A | | 12.12 | % |
September 30, 2013 | | N/A | | 15.45 | % |
Aside from net interest income, the other significant impact on changes in the interest rate environment is the potential impact on the value of the portfolio. These calculated and quoted market values are estimated based upon their financial attributes (including optionality) and then re-estimated under the assumption that interest rates suddenly rise or fall by 200bps. The worst effect, whether it is the up or the down shock, is compared to the internal limit of 10 percent. The quarterly potential maximum decline in the market value of equity under these 200bps shocks is provided below (due to the ongoing low interest rate environment, the down-shock measurement was not performed between the third quarter of 2013 and the third quarter of 2014):
| | Down- shock Change in MVE | | +200bps Change in MVE | |
September 30, 2014 | | N/A | | -0.70 | % |
June 30, 2014 | | N/A | | -0.84 | % |
March 31, 2014 | | N/A | | -1.16 | % |
December 31, 2013 | | N/A | | -2.16 | % |
September 30, 2013 | | N/A | | -2.50 | % |
As noted, the potential declines under these shocks are within our limits of a maximum 10 percent.
The following table displays the portfolio’s maturity/re-pricing gaps as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
| | Interest Rate Sensitivity | |
| | September 30, 2014 | |
| | | | More Than | | More Than | | More Than | | | |
| | Six Months | | Six Months to | | One Year to | | Three Years to | | More Than | |
| | or Less | | One Year | | Three Years | | Five Years | | Five Years | |
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Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Non-MBS Investments | | $ | 11,404 | | $ | 173 | | $ | 508 | | $ | 376 | | $ | 935 | |
MBS Investments | | 6,314 | | 289 | | 1,044 | | 2,088 | | 3,636 | |
Adjustable-rate loans and advances | | 35,466 | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
Net unswapped | | 53,184 | | 462 | | 1,552 | | 2,464 | | 4,571 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed-rate loans and advances | | 16,072 | | 7,018 | | 19,531 | | 9,734 | | 10,198 | |
Swaps hedging advances | | 41,620 | | (4,523 | ) | (18,304 | ) | (8,769 | ) | (10,024 | ) |
Net fixed-rate loans and advances | | 57,692 | | 2,495 | | 1,227 | | 965 | | 174 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Total interest-earning assets | | $ | 110,876 | | $ | 2,957 | | $ | 2,779 | | $ | 3,429 | | $ | 4,745 | |
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Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | $ | 2,196 | | $ | 8 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Discount notes | | 31,761 | | 4,304 | | — | | — | | — | |
Swapped discount notes | | 944 | | (2,200 | ) | — | | — | | 1,256 | |
Net discount notes | | 32,705 | | 2,104 | | — | | — | | 1,256 | |
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Consolidated Obligation Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | |
FHLBank bonds | | 27,831 | | 20,711 | | 18,389 | | 6,288 | | 6,383 | |
Swaps hedging bonds | | 42,400 | | (19,797 | ) | (16,229 | ) | (3,123 | ) | (3,251 | ) |
Net FHLBank bonds | | 70,231 | | 914 | | 2,160 | | 3,165 | | 3,132 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | | $ | 105,132 | | $ | 3,026 | | $ | 2,160 | | $ | 3,165 | | $ | 4,388 | |
Post hedge gaps (a): | | | | | | | | | | | |
Periodic gap | | $ | 5,744 | | $ | (69 | ) | $ | 619 | | $ | 264 | | $ | 357 | |
Cumulative gaps | | $ | 5,744 | | $ | 5,675 | | $ | 6,294 | | $ | 6,558 | | $ | 6,915 | |
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| | Interest Rate Sensitivity | |
| | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | More Than | | More Than | | More Than | | | |
| | Six Months | | Six Months to | | One Year to | | Three Years to | | More Than | |
| | or Less | | One Year | | Three Years | | Five Years | | Five Years | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Non-MBS Investments | | $ | 23,566 | | $ | 130 | | $ | 434 | | $ | 344 | | $ | 963 | |
MBS Investments | | 6,329 | | 232 | | 913 | | 1,712 | | 4,264 | |
Adjustable-rate loans and advances | | 26,162 | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
Net unswapped | | 56,057 | | 362 | | 1,347 | | 2,056 | | 5,227 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed-rate loans and advances | | 18,323 | | 3,945 | | 17,980 | | 11,896 | | 10,433 | |
Swaps hedging advances | | 39,983 | | (1,663 | ) | (16,882 | ) | (11,194 | ) | (10,244 | ) |
Net fixed-rate loans and advances | | 58,306 | | 2,282 | | 1,098 | | 702 | | 189 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Total interest-earning assets | | $ | 114,363 | | $ | 2,644 | | $ | 2,445 | | $ | 2,758 | | $ | 5,416 | |
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Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | $ | 1,892 | | $ | 15 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Discount notes | | 44,286 | | 1,584 | | — | | — | | — | |
Swapped discount notes | | (1,256 | ) | — | | — | | — | | 1,256 | |
Net discount notes | | 43,030 | | 1,584 | | — | | — | | 1,256 | |
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Consolidated Obligation Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | |
FHLBank bonds | | 30,066 | | 19,571 | | 11,372 | | 4,671 | | 7,329 | |
Swaps hedging bonds | | 33,741 | | (18,639 | ) | (9,191 | ) | (2,130 | ) | (3,781 | ) |
Net FHLBank bonds | | 63,807 | | 932 | | 2,181 | | 2,541 | | 3,548 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | | $ | 108,729 | | $ | 2,531 | | $ | 2,181 | | $ | 2,541 | | $ | 4,804 | |
Post hedge gaps (a): | | | | | | | | | | | |
Periodic gap | | $ | 5,634 | | $ | 113 | | $ | 264 | | $ | 217 | | $ | 612 | |
Cumulative gaps | | $ | 5,634 | | $ | 5,747 | | $ | 6,011 | | $ | 6,228 | | $ | 6,840 | |
(a) Re-pricing gaps are estimated at the scheduled rate reset dates for floating rate instruments, and at maturity for fixed rate instruments. For callable instruments, the re-pricing period is estimated by the earlier of the estimated call date under the current interest rate environment or the instrument’s contractual maturity.
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures: An evaluation of the Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”)) was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Bank’s President and Chief Executive Officer, José R. González, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Kevin M. Neylan, as of September 30, 2014. Based on this evaluation, they concluded that as of September 30, 2014, the Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, at a reasonable level of assurance, in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by the Bank in the reports it files or submits under the Act is (i) accumulated and communicated to the Bank’s management (including the President and Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer) in a timely manner, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: There were no changes in the Bank’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Act) during the Bank’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Bank’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York is involved in disputes or regulatory inquiries that arise in the ordinary course of business. There has been no material change with respect to the matter involving the FHLBNY that was previously disclosed in Part 1, Item 3 of the FHLBNY’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the “Part I — Item 1A - Risk Factors” section of the FHLBNY’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
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.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
No. | | Exhibit Description | | Filed with this Form 10-Q | | Form | | Date Filed |
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4.01 | | Amended and Restated Capital Plan of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York | | | | 8-K | | 7/2/2014 |
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31.01 | | Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | X | | | | |
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31.02 | | Certification of the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | X | | | | |
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32.01 | | 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 | | X | | | | |
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32.02 | | Certification of the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | X | | | | |
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101.01 | | Pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, the following financial information from the Bank’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2014, is formatted in XBRL interactive data files: (i) Statements of Condition (Unaudited) at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013; (ii) Statements of Income (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013; (iii) Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (iv) Statements of Capital (Unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013; (v) Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013; and (vi) Notes to Financial Statements. | | X | | | | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
| Federal Home Loan Bank of New York |
| (Registrant) |
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| /s/ Kevin M. Neylan |
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| Kevin M. Neylan |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (on behalf of the registrant and as the Principal Financial Officer) |
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Date: November 7, 2014 | |
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