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The Federal Reserve
Bank of Boston
Financial Statements as of and for the Years Ended
December 31, 2013 and 2012 and
Independent Auditors' Report
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON
Table of Contents
Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Independent Auditors' Report
Abbreviations
Page
1
Pages
2-4
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5
Financial Statements:
Statements of Condition as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
Page
6
Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, Page 7
2013 and December 31, 2012
Statements of Changes in Capital for the years ended December 31, 2013
December 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements
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Page
8
9-36
FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK OF BOSTON™
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Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
March 14,2014
To the Board of Directors
The management of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Bank) is responsible for the preparation and fair
presentation of the Statements of Condition as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the Statements of Income and
Comprehensive Income, and Statements of Changes in Capital for the years then ended (the financial statements).
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the accounting principles, policies, and practices
established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as set forth in the Financial Accounting
Manual for Federal Reserve Banks (FAM), and, as such, include some amounts that are based on management
judgments and estimates. To our knowledge, the financial statements are, in all material respects, fairly presented in
conformity with the accounting principles, policies and practices documented in the FAM and include all disclosures
necessary for such fair presentation.
The management of the Bank is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over
financial reporting as it relates to the financial statements. The Bank's internal control over financial reporting is
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with the FAM. The Bank's internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in
reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Bank's assets; (ii) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with FAM, and that the Bank's receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of its management and directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Bank's assets that could have a material effect on its
financial statements.
Even effective internal control, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations, including the
possibility of human error, and therefore can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to the preparation of
reliable financial statements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the
risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate.
The management of the Bank assessed its internal control over financial reporting based upon the criteria
established in the Internal Control - Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, we believe that the Bank maintained effective
internal control over financial reporting.
Signed by Eric S. Rosengren, President
Eric S. Rosengren, President
Signed by Jon D. Colvin CPA, Chief Financial Officer
Jon D. Colvin, CPA, Chief Financial Officer
Signed by Kenneth C Montgomery, First Vice President
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
and the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston:
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
("FRB Boston"), which are comprised of the statements of condition as of December 31, 2013 and
2012, and the related statements of income and comprehensive income, and of changes in capital for
the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements. We also have audited the FRB
Boston's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria
established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Management's Responsibility
The FRB Boston's management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these
financial statements in accordance with accounting principles established by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System (the "Board") as described in Note 3 to the financial statements. The
Board has determined that this basis of accounting is an acceptable basis for the preparation of the
FRB Boston's financial statements in the circumstances. The FRB Boston's management is also
responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the
preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error. The FRB Boston's management is also responsible for its assertion of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying
Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
Auditors' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and an opinion on the FRB
Boston's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We conducted our audits of the
financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America and in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and we conducted our audit of internal control over financial
reporting in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants and in accordance with the auditing standards of the PCAOB. Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free from material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial
reporting was maintained in all material respects.
An audit of the financial statements involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the
auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers
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internal control relevant to the FRB Boston's preparation and fair presentation of the financial
statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit of
the financial statements also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and
the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall presentation of the financial statements. An audit of internal control over financial reporting
involves obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that
a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal
control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary
in the circumstances.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
for our audit opinions.
Definition of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The FRB Boston's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the
supervision of, the FRB Boston's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons
performing similar functions, and effected by the FRB Boston's board of directors, management, and
other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the accounting principles
established by the Board. The FRB Boston's internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the FRB Boston; (2)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in accordance with the accounting principles established by the Board, and that
receipts and expenditures of the FRB Boston are being made only in accordance with authorizations of
management and directors of the FRB Boston; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding
prevention or timely detection and correction of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
FRB Boston's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the
possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to
error or fraud may not be prevented or detected and corrected on a timely basis. Also, projections of
any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are
subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that
the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinions
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of the FRB Boston as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of its
operations for the years then ended in accordance with the basis of accounting described in Note 3 to
the financial statements. Also, in our opinion, the FRB Boston maintained, in all material respects,
effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on the criteria
established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Basis of Accounting
We draw attention to Note 3 to the financial statements, which describes the basis of accounting. The
FRB Boston has prepared these financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
established by the Board, as set forth in the Financial Accounting Manual for Federal Reserve Banks,
which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America. The effects on such financial statements of the differences between the accounting
principles established by the Board and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America are also described in Note 3 to the financial statements. Our opinion is not modified with
respect to this matter.
Signed by Deloitte & Touche LLP
March 14, 2014
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON
Abbreviations:
ACH
Automated clearinghouse
ASC
Accounting Standards Codification
ASU
Accounting Standards Update
BEP
Benefit Equalization Retirement Plan
Bureau
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
FAM
Financial Accounting Manual for Federal Reserve Banks
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FOMC
Federal Open Market Committee
FRBNY
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
GAAP
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
GSE
Government-sponsored enterprise
IMF
International Monetary Fund
MBS
Mortgage-backed securities
OFR
Office of Financial Research
SDR
Special drawing rights
SERP
Supplemental Retirement Plan for Select Officers of the Federal Reserve Banks
SOMA
System Open Market Account
TBA
To be announced
TDF
Term Deposit Facility
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON
STATEMENTS OF CONDITION
As of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(in millions)
header row
col
1:
category
col
2:
2013
col
3:
2012
end
header row
ASSETS
Gold
certificates
col
2:
$
391
col
3:
$
408
Special
drawing
rights
certificates
col
196
Coin
col
2:
35 col
3: institutions
38
ASSETS Loans
to
depository
2: 2:
- col
3: col
2 3: 196
ASSETS
System
Open
Market
Account:Treasury
securities,
net enterprise
(of which $449
and $222 is
lent
as
of December
31, is
2013
2012,
respectively)
col
2:Open
61,697
col
3:respectively)
43,942 col col
ASSETS
System
Market
Account:Government-sponsored
debt securities,
net
(of
which
$29 and $17
lentand
asnet
of
December
31,
2013
and
2012,
2:
1,546
3:government-sponsored
1,930
ASSETS
System
Open Market
Market Account:Foreign
Account:Federal currency
agency col
and
enterprise
mortgage-backed
securities,
col 2:
40,109
colSystem
3: 23,082
ASSETS
System
Open
denominated
investments,
net
col
2:
1,166
col
3:
872
ASSETS
Open
Market
Account:Central
bank
liquidity
swaps
col
2:
13
col
3:
312
ASSETS System
System
Open Market
Market
Account:Accrued
interest
receivable
col3:2:1 616 col 3: 463
ASSETS
Open
Account:Other
investments
col
2: - col
Bank
premises
and
equipment,
net
col
2:
146
col
3:
140
ASSETS
Interdistrict
settlement
account
col
2:
6,796
col
3:
31,984
Other
assets
col2:
2:$System
41
col 3:Reserve
35
Total
assets
col
112,752
col 3: $notes
103,405
LIABILITIES
AND
outstanding,
net colsold
2: $under
35,194
col 3: $ 41,220
LIABILITIES
CAPITAL
LIABILITIES
AND CAPITAL
CAPITAL Federal
System Open
Open Market
Market Account:
Account:
Securities
agreements
LIABILITIES AND
AND
CAPITAL
System
Open
Market
Account:
Other
liabilities
col3:2:56,666
35
col 3: 77 to repurchase col 2: 8,261 col 3: 2,603
LIABILITIES
AND
CAPITAL
Deposits:
Deposits:Depository
institutions
col
2:
66,567
col
LIABILITIES
AND
CAPITAL
Deposits:Other
deposits
col
2:
10
col
3:
9
Interest
payable
to
depository
institutions
col
2:
2
col
3:
5
benefit
costs
col
2:
80
col
3:
94
LIABILITIES
AND
CAPITAL
Accrued
remittances
to
Treasury
col
2:
87
col
3:
31
Other
liabilities
col2:
2:110,250
14 col
3:col
103:
LIABILITIES
AND
CAPITAL
Total
liabilities
col
Capital
paid-in
col
2:
1,251 col
3:other
1,345
Surplus
(including
accumulated
comprehensive
income
of100,715
$3 and accumulated other comprehensive loss of $14 at December 31
2013 capital
and
2012,
respectively)
1,251
col
Total
coland
2:
2,502
liabilities
capitalcol
col3:col
2:2,690
$2:112,752
col3:3:1,345
$ 103,405
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
header
row INCOME
col 1: category
colOpen
2: 2013
col 3:Account:
2012 end
header securities,
row
INTEREST
System
Market
Treasury
net
col
2: $ 1,324
colsecurities,
3: $enterprise
1,131net col 2: 55 col 3: 64
INTEREST
INCOME
System
Open
Market
Account:
Government-sponsored
enterprise
debt
INTEREST
INCOME
System
Open
Market
Account:
Federal
agency and
government-sponsored
securities,
net
col 2: 941
col 3:Open
766 Market
INTEREST
INCOME
System
Account:
Foreign
currency
denominated
assets,
net
col 2: 5 col 3: mortgage-backed
5
INTEREST
INCOME
System
Open
Market
Account:
Central
bank
liquidity
swaps
col
2:
1
col
3:
8
INTEREST
INCOME
System
Open
Market
Account:
Total
interest
income
col
2:
2,326
col
3:
1,974
INTEREST EXPENSE
EXPENSE Deposits:
System Open
Marketinstitutions
Account: Securities
sold
under
agreements to repurchase col 2: 2 col 3: 3
INTEREST
Depository
col
2:
82
col
3:
73
INTEREST
EXPENSE
Total
interest
expense
col
2:
84
col
3:
76
Net System
interest income
col 2: Account:
2,242 col Treasury
3: 1,898agency
NON-INTEREST
INCOME
Open
securities
gains,
net col 2: - col 3: 323
NON-INTEREST
INCOME
Open
Market
Federal
and
government-sponsored
enterprise
mortgage-backed
securitiesSystem
gains, net
colMarket
2:
1 colAccount:
3:for
6 service
NON-INTEREST
INCOME
System
Open
Market
Account:
Foreign
currency
translation
losses,
NON-INTEREST
INCOME
Compensation
received
costs
provided
col
2:
15
col
NON-INTEREST
INCOME
Reimbursable
services
to
government
agencies
col
2:
38
col
3: 3:
3215 net col 2: (60) col 3: (39)
NON-INTEREST
INCOME
Other
col
2:
15
col
3:
16
NON-INTEREST
INCOME
Total
non-interest
income
col
2:
9
col
3:
353
Salaries
benefits
col
2:12
142 col operating
3: 129
OPERATING
EXPENSES
Occupancy
col
2:
27 col
col
3:
26
OPERATING
EXPENSES
Equipment
2:
12
Other
coland
2:col
32
col
30
EXPENSES
Assessments:
OPERATING
EXPENSES
Assessments:
Board
ofof3:
Governors
expenses
currency
costs
Assessments:
Bureau
Consumer
Financial
Protection
col 2:
27 col 3:
18 col 2: 62 col 3: 55
OPERATING
EXPENSES
Total
operating
expenses
col 2:
col 3: col
2703:
Net
income
before
providing
for remittances
to3:
Treasury
col302
2: 1,949
1,981 and
Earnings
remittances
to
Treasury
col
2:
1,982
col
3:
1,498
Net
(loss)
income
col
2:
(33)
col
3:
483
Change
in
prior
service
costs
related
to
benefit
plans
col
2:
col
3:
(1)
Change
in
actuarial
gains
(losses)
related
to
benefit
plans
col
2:
17
col
3:
(2)
Total other comprehensive
income
Comprehensive
(loss) income
col 2:(loss)
$ (16)col
col2:3:17$ col
4803: (3)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(in millions, except share data)
header
row
colcol
1: 5:
category
col
2:
Capital
paid-in
col 3:
Surplus
Net
income
4:col
Surplus
Accumulated
other comprehensive
(loss)
income
Surplus
Total
surplus
colin
6:capital
Total
capital
end
header
Balance
at
31,
(18,859,465
shares)
col
2: $issued
943
col
3: $ row
954retained
col
4: $col
(11)
5: $col
943
6:4:
$ -1,886
Balance
at December
December
31, 2011
2011
Net
change
stock
(8,035,015
shares)
col
2:
402
3: col
- col
col 5: - col 6: 402
Balance
at
December
31,
2011
Comprehensive
income:
Net
income
col
2:
col
3:
483
col
4:
col
5:
483
col
6:
483
Balance
at
December
31,
2011
Comprehensive
income:
Other
comprehensive
loss
col
2:
col
3:
col
4:
(3)
col
5:
(3) col 6: (3)
Balance
at
December
31,
2011
Dividends
onshares)
capital stock
2:col
- col
col
- col
col
5:(14)
(78)col
col5:
6:$804
(78)
Balance
change
col
402
3: 3:
405
4: 4:
(3)
402
col
6:
Balance at
at December
December 31,
31, 2011
2012 Net
(26,894,480
col
2:2:col
$redeemed
1,345
col
3:(78)
$ col
1,359
col
4: $5:
1,345
col
2,690
Balance
at
December
31,
2012
Net
change in
in capital
capital
stock
(1,871,611
shares)
col
2:
(94)
col
3:
-(33)
col 6:
4: $- col
5: - col 6: (94)
income:
Balance
at
December
31,
2012
Comprehensive
income:Net
loss
col
2:
col
3:
(33)
col
4:
col
5:
(33)
col
6:
Balance
at
December
31,
2012
Comprehensive
income:Other
comprehensive
income
col
2:
- col
3:6:6:
- (78)
col
4: 17 col 5: 17 col 6: 17
Balance
at
December
31,
2012
Dividends
on
capital
stock
col
2:
col
3:
(78)
col
4:
col
5:
(78)
col
Balance
at
December
31,
2012
Net
change
in
capital
col
2:
(94)
col
3:
(111)
col
4:
17
col
5:
(94)
col
(188)
Balance at December 31, 2013 (25,022,869 shares) col 2: $ 1,251 col 3: $ 1,248 col 4: $ 3 col 5: $ 1,251 col 6: $ 2,502
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
STRUCTURE
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Bank) is part of the Federal Reserve System (System) and is one of the 12
Federal Reserve Banks (Reserve Banks) created by Congress under the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 (Federal
Reserve Act), which established the central bank of the United States. The Reserve Banks are chartered by the
federal government and possess a unique set of governmental, corporate, and central bank characteristics. The
Bank serves the First Federal Reserve District, which includes the states of Maine, Massachussetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and a portion of the state of Connecticut.
In accordance with the Federal Reserve Act, supervision and control of the Bank is exercised by a board of
directors. The Federal Reserve Act specifies the composition of the board of directors for each of the Reserve
Banks. Each board is composed of nine members serving three-year terms: three directors, including those
designated as chairman and deputy chairman, are appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (Board of Governors) to represent the public, and six directors are elected by member banks. Banks
that are members of the System include all national banks and any state-chartered banks that apply and are
approved for membership. Member banks are divided into three classes according to size. Member banks in
each class elect one director representing member banks and one representing the public. In any election of
directors, each member bank receives one vote, regardless of the number of shares of Reserve Bank stock it
holds.
In addition to the 12 Reserve Banks, the System also consists, in part, of the Board of Governors and the Federal
Open Market Committee (FOMC). The Board of Governors, an independent federal agency, is charged by the
Federal Reserve Act with a number of specific duties, including general supervision over the Reserve Banks.
The FOMC is composed of members of the Board of Governors, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York (FRBNY), and, on a rotating basis, four other Reserve Bank presidents.
2.
OPERATIONS AND SERVICES
The Reserve Banks perform a variety of services and operations. These functions include participating in
formulating and conducting monetary policy; participating in the payment system, including large-dollar
transfers of funds, automated clearinghouse (ACH) operations, and check collection; distributing coin and
currency; performing fiscal agency functions for the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), certain
federal agencies, and other entities; serving as the federal government's bank; providing short-term loans to
depository institutions; providing loans to participants in programs or facilities with broad-based eligibility in
unusual and exigent circumstances; serving consumers and communities by providing educational materials
and information regarding financial consumer protection rights and laws and information on community
development programs and activities; and supervising bank holding companies, state member banks, savings
and loan holding companies, U.S. offices of foreign banking organizations, and designated financial market
utilities pursuant to authority delegated by the Board of Governors. Certain services are provided to foreign
and international monetary authorities, primarily by the FRBNY.
The FOMC, in conducting monetary policy, establishes policy regarding domestic open market operations,
oversees these operations, and issues authorizations and directives to the FRBNY to execute transactions. The
FOMC authorizes and directs the FRBNY to conduct operations in domestic markets, including the direct
purchase and sale of Treasury securities, government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) debt securities, and federal
agency and GSE mortgage-backed securities (MBS); the purchase of these securities under agreements to
resell; and the sale of these securities under agreements to repurchase. The FRBNY holds the resulting
securities and agreements in a portfolio known as the System Open Market Account (SOMA). The FRBNY is
authorized and directed to lend the Treasury securities and GSE debt securities that are held in the SOMA.
To counter disorderly conditions in foreign exchange markets or to meet other needs specified by the FOMC to
carry out the System's central bank responsibilities, the FOMC has authorized and directed the FRBNY to
execute spot and forward foreign exchange transactions in 14 foreign currencies, to hold balances in those
currencies, and to invest such foreign currency holdings, while maintaining adequate liquidity. The FOMC has
also authorized the FRBNY to maintain reciprocal currency arrangements with the Bank of Canada and the
Bank of Mexico in the maximum amounts of $2 billion and $3 billion, respectively, and to warehouse foreign
currencies for the Treasury and the Exchange Stabilization Fund in the maximum amount of $5 billion.
Because of the global character of bank funding markets, the System has at times coordinated with other central
banks to provide liquidity. The FOMC authorized and directed the FRBNY to establish temporary U.S. dollar
liquidity swap lines with the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Bank of
Japan, and the Swiss National Bank. In addition, as a contingency measure, the FOMC authorized and
directed the FRBNY to establish temporary foreign currency liquidity swap arrangements with these five
central banks to allow for the System to access liquidity, if necessary, in any of the foreign central banks'
currencies. On October 31, 2013, the Federal Reserve and five other central banks agreed to convert their
existing temporary liquidity swap arrangements to standing agreements which will remain in effect until
further notice.
Although the Reserve Banks are separate legal entities, they collaborate on the delivery of certain services to
achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness. This collaboration takes the form of centralized operations and
product or function offices that have responsibility for the delivery of certain services on behalf of the Reserve
Banks. Various operational and management models are used and are supported by service agreements
between the Reserve Banks. In some cases, costs incurred by a Reserve Bank for services provided to other
Reserve Banks are not shared; in other cases, the Reserve Banks are reimbursed for costs incurred in providing
services to other Reserve Banks. Major services provided by the Bank on behalf of the System for which the
costs were not reimbursed by the other Reserve Banks include Internet and Directory Services, Financial
Support Office, and Centralized Accounting Technology Services. A portion of the Centralized Accounting
Technology Services costs related to services provided to the System in support of the electronic access
channel is redistributed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The Bank's reimbursement for these services
was $1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and is included as a component of
"Non-Interest Income: Other" in the Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
3.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting principles for entities with the unique powers and responsibilities of the nation's central bank have not
been formulated by accounting standard-setting bodies. The Board of Governors has developed specialized
accounting principles and practices that it considers to be appropriate for the nature and function of a central
bank. These accounting principles and practices are documented in the Financial Accounting Manual for
Federal Reserve Banks (FAM), which is issued by the Board of Governors. The Reserve Banks are required to
adopt and apply accounting policies and practices that are consistent with the FAM. The financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with the FAM.
Limited differences exist between the accounting principles and practices in the FAM and accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), due to the unique nature of the Bank's powers
and responsibilities as part of the nation's central bank and given the System's unique responsibility to conduct
monetary policy. The primary differences are the presentation of all SOMA securities holdings at amortized
cost, adjusted for credit impairment, if any, and the recording of all SOMA securities on a settlement-date
basis. Amortized cost, rather than the fair value presentation, more appropriately reflects the Bank's securities
holdings given the System's unique responsibility to conduct monetary policy. Although the application of
fair value measurements to the securities holdings may result in values substantially greater or less than their
carrying values, these unrealized changes in value have no direct effect on the quantity of reserves available to
the banking system or on the ability of the Reserve Banks, as the central bank, to meet their financial
obligations and responsibilities. Both the domestic and foreign components of the SOMA portfolio may
involve transactions that result in gains or losses when holdings are sold before maturity. Decisions regarding
securities and foreign currency transactions, including their purchase and sale, are motivated by monetary
policy objectives rather than profit. Accordingly, fair values, earnings, and gains or losses resulting from the
sale of such securities and currencies are incidental to open market operations and do not motivate decisions
related to policy or open market activities. Accounting for these securities on a settlement-date basis, rather
than the trade-date basis required by GAAP, better reflects the timing of the transaction's effect on the quantity
of reserves in the banking system. The cost bases of Treasury securities, GSE debt securities, and foreign
government debt instruments are adjusted for amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts on a straightline basis, rather than using the interest method required by GAAP.
In addition, the Bank does not present a Statement of Cash Flows as required by GAAP because the liquidity and
cash position of the Bank are not a primary concern given the Reserve Banks' unique powers and
responsibilities as a central bank. Other information regarding the Bank's activities is provided in, or may be
derived from, the Statements of Condition, Income and Comprehensive Income, and Changes in Capital, and
the accompanying notes to the financial statements. Other than those described above, there are no significant
differences between the policies outlined in the FAM and GAAP.
Preparing the financial statements in conformity with the FAM requires management to make certain estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
In 2013, the description of certain line items presented in the Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
and the Statements of Condition have been revised to better reflect the nature of these items. Amounts related
to these line items were not changed from the prior year, only the nomenclature for the line item was revised,
as further noted below:
•
The line item, "Accrued interest on Federal Reserve notes" has been revised in the Statements of
Condition to "Accrued remittances to Treasury."
•
The line item, "Net income before interest on Federal Reserve notes expense remitted to Treasury" has
been revised in the Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income to "Net income before providing for
remittances to Treasury."
•
The line item, "Interest on Federal Reserve notes expense remitted to Treasury" has been revised in the
Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income to "Earnings remittances to Treasury."
Certain amounts relating to the prior year have been reclassified in the Statements of Condition to conform to the
current year presentation. The amount reported as "System Open Market Account: Accrued interest
receivable" for the year ended December 31, 2012 ($460 million) was previously reported as a component of
"System Open Market Account: Foreign currency denominated investments, net" ($3 million) and "Accrued
interest receivable" ($460 million).
Significant accounts and accounting policies are explained below.
a.
Consolidation
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) established the
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) as an independent bureau within the System that has
supervisory authority over some institutions previously supervised by the Reserve Banks in connection
with those institutions' compliance with consumer protection statutes. Section 1017 of the Dodd-Frank
Act provides that the financial statements of the Bureau are not to be consolidated with those of the Board
of Governors or the System. The Board of Governors funds the Bureau through assessments on the
Reserve Banks as required by the Dodd-Frank Act. Section 152 of the Dodd-Frank Act established the
Office of Financial Research (OFR) within the Treasury and required the Board of Governors to fund the
OFR for the two-year period ended July 21, 2012. The Reserve Banks reviewed the law and evaluated the
design of and their relationships to the Bureau and the OFR and determined that neither should be
consolidated in the Bank's financial statements.
b.
Gold and Special Drawing Rights Certificates
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to issue gold certificates to the Reserve Banks. Upon authorization,
the Reserve Banks acquire gold certificates by crediting equivalent amounts in dollars to the account
established for the Treasury. The gold certificates held by the Reserve Banks are required to be backed by
the gold owned by the Treasury. The Treasury may reacquire the gold certificates at any time, and the
Reserve Banks must deliver them to the Treasury. At such time, the Treasury's account is charged, and
the Reserve Banks' gold certificate accounts are reduced. The value of gold for purposes of backing the
gold certificates is set by law at $42 2/9 per fine troy ounce. Gold certificates are recorded by the Banks
at original cost. The Board of Governors allocates the gold certificates among the Reserve Banks once a
year based on each Reserve Bank's average Federal Reserve notes outstanding during the preceding
twelve months.
Special drawing rights (SDR) are issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to its members in
proportion to each member's quota in the IMF at the time of issuance. SDRs serve as a supplement to
international monetary reserves and may be transferred from one national monetary authority to another.
Under the law providing for U.S. participation in the SDR system, the Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized to issue SDR certificates to the Reserve Banks. When SDR certificates are issued to the
Reserve Banks, equivalent amounts in U.S. dollars are credited to the account established for the Treasury
and the Reserve Banks' SDR certificate accounts are increased. The Reserve Banks are required to
purchase SDR certificates, at the direction of the Treasury, for the purpose of financing SDR acquisitions
or for financing exchange-stabilization operations. At the time SDR certificate transactions occur, the
Board of Governors allocates the SDR certificates among the Reserve Banks based upon each Reserve
Bank's Federal Reserve notes outstanding at the end of the preceding calendar year. SDR certificates are
recorded by the Banks at original cost. There were no SDR certificate transactions during the years ended
December 31, 2013 and 2012.
c.
Coin
The amount reported as coin in the Statements of Condition represents the face value of all United States coin
held by the Bank. The Bank buys coin at face value from the U.S. Mint in order to fill depository
institution orders.
d.
Loans
Loans to depository institutions are reported at their outstanding principal balances and interest income is
recognized on an accrual basis.
Loans are impaired when current information and events indicate that it is probable that the Bank will not
receive the principal and interest that are due in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan
agreement. Impaired loans are evaluated to determine whether an allowance for loan loss is required. The
Bank has developed procedures for assessing the adequacy of any allowance for loan losses using all
available information to identify incurred losses. This assessment includes monitoring information
obtained from banking supervisors, borrowers, and other sources to assess the credit condition of the
borrowers and, as appropriate, evaluating collateral values. Generally, the Bank would discontinue
recognizing interest income on impaired loans until the borrower's repayment performance demonstrates
principal and interest would be received in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement. If the Bank
discontinues recording interest on an impaired loan, cash payments are first applied to principal until the
loan balance is reduced to zero; subsequent payments are applied as recoveries of amounts previously
deemed uncollectible, if any, and then as interest income.
e.
Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell, Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase, and
Securities Lending
The FRBNY may engage in purchases of securities with primary dealers under agreements to resell
(repurchase transactions). These repurchase transactions are settled through a tri-party arrangement. In a
tri-party arrangement, two commercial custodial banks manage the collateral clearing, settlement, pricing,
and pledging, and provide cash and securities custodial services for and on behalf of the FRBNY and
counterparty. The collateral pledged must exceed the principal amount of the transaction by a margin
determined by the FRBNY for each class and maturity of acceptable collateral. Collateral designated by
the FRBNY as acceptable under repurchase transactions primarily includes Treasury securities (including
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of
Securities Treasury securities); direct obligations of several federal and GSE-related agencies, including
Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and Federal Home
Loan Banks; and pass-through federal agency and GSE MBS. The repurchase transactions are accounted
for as financing transactions with the associated interest income recognized over the life of the transaction.
These transactions are reported at their contractual amounts as "System Open Market Account: Securities
purchased under agreements to resell" and the related accrued interest receivable is reported as a
component of "System Open Market Account: Accrued interest receivable" in the Statements of
Condition.
The FRBNY may engage in sales of securities under agreements to repurchase (reverse repurchase
transactions) with primary dealers and with the set of expanded counterparties which includes banks,
savings associations, GSEs, and domestic money market funds. These reverse repurchase transactions,
when arranged as open market operations, are settled through a tri-party arrangement, similar to
repurchase transactions. Reverse repurchase transactions may also be executed with foreign official and
international account holders as part of a service offering. Reverse repurchase agreements are
collateralized by a pledge of an amount of Treasury securities, GSE debt securities, and federal agency
and GSE MBS that are held in the SOMA. Reverse repurchase transactions are accounted for as financing
transactions, and the associated interest expense is recognized over the life of the transaction. These
transactions are reported at their contractual amounts as "System Open Market Account: Securities sold
under agreements to repurchase" and the related accrued interest payable is reported as a component of
"Other liabilities" in the Statements of Condition.
Treasury securities and GSE debt securities held in the SOMA may be lent to primary dealers, typically
overnight, to facilitate the effective functioning of the domestic securities markets. The amortized cost
basis of securities lent continues to be reported as "Treasury securities, net" and "Government-sponsored
enterprise debt securities, net," as appropriate, in the Statements of Condition. Securities lending
transactions are fully collateralized by Treasury securities that have fair values in excess of the securities
lent. The FRBNY charges the primary dealer a fee for borrowing securities, and these fees are reported as
a component of "Non-interest income: Other' in the Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
Activity related to securities purchased under agreements to resell, securities sold under agreements to
repurchase, and securities lending is allocated to each of the Reserve Banks on a percentage basis derived
from an annual settlement of the interdistrict settlement account that occurs in the second quarter of each
year.
f.
Treasury Securities; Government-Sponsored Enterprise Debt Securities; Federal Agency and GovernmentSponsored Enterprise Mortgage-Backed Securities; Foreign Currency Denominated Assets; and
Warehousing Agreements
Interest income on Treasury securities, GSE debt securities, and foreign currency denominated assets included
in the SOMA is accrued on a straight-line basis. Interest income on federal agency and GSE MBS is
accrued using the interest method and includes amortization of premiums, accretion of discounts, and
gains or losses associated with principal paydowns. Premiums and discounts related to federal agency and
GSE MBS are amortized or accreted over the term of the security to stated maturity, and the amortization
of premiums and accretion of discounts are accelerated when principal payments are received. Gains and
losses resulting from sales of securities are determined by specific issue based on average cost. Treasury
securities, GSE debt securities, and federal agency and GSE MBS are reported net of premiums and
discounts in the Statements of Condition and interest income on those securities is reported net of the
amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts in the Statements of Income and Comprehensive
Income.
In addition to outright purchases of federal agency and GSE MBS that are held in the SOMA, the FRBNY
enters into dollar roll transactions (dollar rolls), which primarily involve an initial transaction to purchase
or sell "to be announced" (TBA) MBS for delivery in the current month combined with a simultaneous
agreement to sell or purchase TBA MBS on a specified future date. During the years ended December 31,
2013 and 2012, the FRBNY executed dollar rolls primarily to facilitate settlement of outstanding
purchases of federal agency and GSE MBS. The FRBNY accounts for dollar rolls as purchases or sales
on a settlement-date basis. In addition, TBA MBS transactions may be paired off or assigned prior to
settlement. Net gains resulting from these MBS transactions are reported as "Non-interest income:
System Open Market Account: Federal agency and government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed
securities gains, net" in the Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
Foreign currency denominated assets, which can include foreign currency deposits, securities purchased under
agreements to resell, and government debt instruments, are revalued daily at current foreign currency
market exchange rates in order to report these assets in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency translation gains
and losses that result from the daily revaluation of foreign currency denominated assets are reported as
"Non-interest income: System Open Market Account: Foreign currency translation losses, net" in the
Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
Because the FRBNY enters into commitments to buy Treasury securities, federal agency and GSE MBS, and
foreign government debt instruments and records the related securities on a settlement-date basis in
accordance with the FAM, the related outstanding commitments are not reflected in the Statements of
Condition.
Activity related to Treasury securities, GSE debt securities, and federal agency and GSE MBS, including the
premiums, discounts, and realized gains and losses, is allocated to each Reserve Bank on a percentage
basis derived from an annual settlement of the interdistrict settlement account that occurs in the second
quarter of each year. Activity related to foreign currency denominated assets, including the premiums,
discounts, and realized and unrealized gains and losses, is allocated to each Reserve Bank based on the
ratio of each Reserve Bank's capital and surplus to the Reserve Banks' aggregate capital and surplus at the
preceding December 31.
Warehousing is an arrangement under which the FOMC has approved the exchange, at the request of the
Treasury, of U.S. dollars for foreign currencies held by the Treasury over a limited period. The purpose of
the warehousing facility is to supplement the U.S. dollar resources of the Treasury for financing purchases
of foreign currencies and related international operations. Warehousing agreements are valued daily at
current market exchange rates. Activity related to these agreements is allocated to each Reserve Bank
based on the ratio of each Reserve Bank's capital and surplus to the Reserve Banks' aggregate capital and
surplus at the preceding December 31.
g.
Central Bank Liquidity Swaps
Central bank liquidity swaps, which are transacted between the FRBNY and a foreign central bank, can be
structured as either U.S. dollar or foreign currency liquidity swap arrangements.
Central bank liquidity swaps activity, including the related income and expense, is allocated to each Reserve
Bank based on the ratio of each Reserve Bank's capital and surplus to the Reserve Banks' aggregate
capital and surplus at the preceding December 31. The foreign currency amounts associated with these
central bank liquidity swap arrangements are revalued daily at current foreign currency market exchange
rates.
U.S. dollar liquidity swaps
At the initiation of each U.S. dollar liquidity swap transaction, the foreign central bank transfers a specified
amount of its currency to a restricted account for the FRBNY in exchange for U.S. dollars at the
prevailing market exchange rate. Concurrent with this transaction, the FRBNY and the foreign central
bank agree to a second transaction that obligates the foreign central bank to return the U.S. dollars and the
FRBNY to return the foreign currency on a specified future date at the same exchange rate as the initial
transaction. The Bank's allocated portion of the foreign currency amounts that the FRBNY acquires are
reported as "System Open Market Account: Central bank liquidity swaps" in the Statements of Condition.
Because the swap transaction will be unwound at the same U.S. dollar amount and exchange rate that were
used in the initial transaction, the recorded value of the foreign currency amounts is not affected by
changes in the market exchange rate.
The foreign central bank compensates the FRBNY based on the amount outstanding and the rate under the
swap agreement. The Bank's allocated portion of the amount of compensation received during the term of
the swap transaction is reported as "Interest income: System Open Market Account: Central bank liquidity
swaps" in the Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
Foreign currency liquidity swaps
The structure of foreign currency liquidity swap transactions involves the transfer by the FRBNY, at the
prevailing market exchange rate, of a specified amount of U.S. dollars to an account for the foreign central
bank in exchange for its currency. The foreign currency amount received would be reported as a liability
by the Bank.
h.
Bank Premises, Equipment, and Software
Bank premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on a
straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 2 to 50 years. Major
alterations, renovations, and improvements are capitalized at cost as additions to the asset accounts and are
depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset or, if appropriate, over the unique useful life of the
alteration, renovation, or improvement. Maintenance, repairs, and minor replacements are charged to
operating expense in the year incurred.
Costs incurred to acquire software are capitalized based on the purchase price. Costs incurred during the
application development stage to develop internal-use software are capitalized based on the cost of direct
services and materials associated with designing, coding, installing, and testing the software. Capitalized
software costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the software
applications, which generally range from two to five years. Maintenance costs related to software are
charged to operating expense in the year incurred.
Capitalized assets, including software, buildings, leasehold improvements, furniture, and equipment, are
impaired and an adjustment is recorded when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of assets or asset groups is not recoverable and significantly exceeds the assets' fair value.
i.
Interdistrict Settlement Account
At the close of business each day, each Reserve Bank aggregates the payments due to or from other Reserve
Banks. These payments result from transactions between the Reserve Banks and transactions that involve
depository institution accounts held by other Reserve Banks, such as Fedwire funds and securities
transfers and check and ACH transactions. The cumulative net amount due to or from the other Reserve
Banks is reflected in the "Interdistrict settlement account" in the Statements of Condition.
An annual settlement of the interdistrict settlement account occurs in the second quarter of each year. As a
result of the annual settlement, the balance in each Bank's interdistrict settlement account is adjusted by
an amount equal to the average balance in the account during the previous twelve-month period ended
March 31. An equal and offsetting adjustment is made to each Bank's allocated portion of SOMA assets
and liabilities.
j.
Federal Reserve Notes
Federal Reserve notes are the circulating currency of the United States. These notes, which are identified as
issued to a specific Reserve Bank, must be fully collateralized. All of the Bank's assets are eligible to be
pledged as collateral. The collateral value is equal to the book value of the collateral tendered with the
exception of securities, for which the collateral value is equal to the par value of the securities tendered.
The par value of securities sold under agreements to repurchase is deducted from the eligible collateral
value.
The Board of Governors may, at any time, call upon a Reserve Bank for additional security to adequately
collateralize outstanding Federal Reserve notes. To satisfy the obligation to provide sufficient collateral
for outstanding Federal Reserve notes, the Reserve Banks have entered into an agreement that provides for
certain assets of the Reserve Banks to be jointly pledged as collateral for the Federal Reserve notes issued
to all Reserve Banks. In the event that this collateral is insufficient, the Federal Reserve Act provides that
Federal Reserve notes become a first and paramount lien on all the assets of the Reserve Banks. Finally,
Federal Reserve notes are obligations of the United States government.
"Federal Reserve notes outstanding, net" in the Statements of Condition represents the Bank's Federal Reserve
notes outstanding, reduced by the Bank's currency holdings of $9,987 million and $6,244 million at
December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, all Federal Reserve notes outstanding, reduced by the Reserve Bank's
currency holdings, were fully collateralized. At December 31, 2013, all gold certificates, all special
drawing rights certificates, and $1,182 billion of domestic securities held in the SOMA were pledged as
collateral. At December 31, 2013, no investments denominated in foreign currencies were pledged as
collateral.
k.
Deposits
Depository Institutions
Depository institutions' deposits represent the reserve and service-related balances in the accounts that
depository institutions hold at the Bank. The interest rates paid on required reserve balances and excess
balances are determined by the Board of Governors, based on an FOMC-established target range for the
federal funds rate. Interest payable is reported as a component of "Interest payable to depository
institutions" in the Statements of Condition.
The Term Deposit Facility (TDF) consists of deposits with specific maturities held by eligible institutions at
the Reserve Banks. The Reserve Banks pay interest on these deposits at interest rates determined by
auction. Interest payable is reported as a component of "Interest payable to depository institutions" in the
Statements of Condition. There were no deposits held by the Bank under the TDF at December 31, 2013
and 2012.
Other
Other deposits include the Bank's allocated portion of foreign central bank and foreign government deposits
held at the FRBNY.
l.
Capital Paid-in
The Federal Reserve Act requires that each member bank subscribe to the capital stock of the Reserve Bank in
an amount equal to six percent of the capital and surplus of the member bank. These shares are nonvoting,
with a par value of $100, and may not be transferred or hypothecated. As a member bank's capital and
surplus changes, its holdings of Reserve Bank stock must be adjusted. Currently, only one-half of the
subscription is paid in, and the remainder is subject to call. A member bank is liable for Reserve Bank
liabilities up to twice the par value of stock subscribed by it.
By law, each Reserve Bank is required to pay each member bank an annual dividend of six percent on the
paid-in capital stock. This cumulative dividend is paid semiannually.
m.
Surplus
The Board of Governors requires the Reserve Banks to maintain a surplus equal to the amount of capital paidin. On a daily basis, surplus is adjusted to equate the balance to capital paid-in. Accumulated other
comprehensive income is reported as a component of "Surplus" in the Statements of Condition and the
Statements of Changes in Capital. Additional information regarding the classifications of accumulated
other comprehensive income is provided in Notes 9 and 10.
n.
Remittances to Treasury
The Board of Governors requires the Reserve Banks to transfer excess earnings to the Treasury as interest on
Federal Reserve notes after providing for the costs of operations, payment of dividends, and reservation of
an amount necessary to equate surplus with capital paid-in. Currently, remittances to Treasury are made
on a weekly basis. This amount is reported as "Earnings remittances to Treasury" in the Statements of
Income and Comprehensive Income. The amount due to the Treasury is reported as "Accrued remittances
to Treasury" in the Statements of Condition. See Note 12 for additional information on interest on Federal
Reserve notes.
If earnings during the year are not sufficient to provide for the costs of operations, payment of dividends, and
equating surplus and capital paid-in, remittances to the Treasury are suspended. A deferred asset is
recorded that represents the amount of net earnings a Reserve Bank will need to realize before remittances
to the Treasury resume. This deferred asset is periodically reviewed for impairment.
o.
Income and Costs Related to Treasury Services
When directed by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Bank is required by the Federal Reserve Act to serve as
fiscal agent and depositary of the United States Government. By statute, the Treasury has appropriations
to pay for these services. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Bank was reimbursed
for all services provided to the Treasury as its fiscal agent.
p.
Compensation Received for Service Costs Provided
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has overall responsibility for managing the Reserve Banks' provision of
check and ACH services to depository institutions, the FRBNY has overall responsibility for managing the
Reserve Banks' provision of Fedwire funds and securities services, and the Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago has overall responsibility for managing the Reserve Banks' provision of electronic access
services to depository institutions. The Reserve Bank that has overall responsibility for managing these
services recognizes the related total System revenue in its Statements of Income and Comprehensive
Income. The Bank is compensated for costs incurred to provide these services by the Reserve Banks
responsible for managing these services and reports this compensation as "Non-interest income:
Compensation received for service costs provided" in its Statements of Income and Comprehensive
Income.
q.
Assessments
The Board of Governors assesses the Reserve Banks to fund its operations, the operations of the Bureau and,
for a two-year period following the July 21, 2010 effective date of the Dodd-Frank Act, the OFR. These
assessments are allocated to each Reserve Bank based on each Reserve Bank's capital and surplus
balances. The Board of Governors also assesses each Reserve Bank for expenses related to producing,
issuing, and retiring Federal Reserve notes based on each Reserve Bank's share of the number of notes
comprising the System's net liability for Federal Reserve notes on December 31 of the prior year.
The Dodd-Frank Act requires that, after the transfer date of July 21, 2011, the Board of Governors fund the
Bureau in an amount not to exceed a fixed percentage of the total operating expenses of the System as
reported in the Board of Governors' 2009 annual report, which totaled $4.98 billion. The fixed percentage
of total operating expenses of the System for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was 12 percent
($597.6 million) and 11 percent ($547.8 million), respectively. After 2013, the amount will be adjusted in
accordance with the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Bank's assessment for Bureau funding is
reported as "Assessments: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection" in the Statements of Income and
Comprehensive Income.
The Board of Governors assessed the Reserve Banks to fund the operations of the OFR for the two-year period
ended July 21, 2012, following enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act; thereafter, the OFR is funded by fees
assessed on bank holding companies and nonbank financial companies that meet the criteria specified in
the Dodd-Frank Act.
r.
Taxes
The Reserve Banks are exempt from federal, state, and local taxes, except for taxes on real property. The
Bank's real property taxes were $6 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and
are reported as a component of "Operating expenses: Occupancy" in the Statements of Income and
Comprehensive Income.
s.
Restructuring Charges
The Reserve Banks recognize restructuring charges for exit or disposal costs incurred as part of the closure of
business activities in a particular location, the relocation of business activities from one location to
another, or a fundamental reorganization that affects the nature of operations. Restructuring charges may
include costs associated with employee separations, contract terminations, and asset impairments.
Expenses are recognized in the period in which the Bank commits to a formalized restructuring plan or
executes the specific actions contemplated in the plan and all criteria for financial statement recognition
have been met.
Note 11 describes the Bank's restructuring initiatives and provides information about the costs and liabilities
associated with employee separations and contract terminations. Costs and liabilities associated with
enhanced pension benefits in connection with the restructuring activities for all of the Reserve Banks are
recorded on the books of the FRBNY.
The Bank had no significant restructuring activities in 2013 and 2012.
t.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update
(ASU) 2011-12, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to
the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in
Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05. This update indefinitely deferred the requirements of ASU
2011-05, which required an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated
other comprehensive income on the respective net income line items. Subsequently, in February 2013, the
FASB issued ASU 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out
of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, which established an effective date for the requirements of
ASU 2011-05 related to reporting of significant reclassification adjustments from accumulated other
comprehensive income. This update improves the transparency of changes in other comprehensive
income and items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income in the financial statements.
These presentation requirements of ASU 2011-05 and the required disclosures in ASU 2013-02 are
effective for the Bank for the year ending December 31, 2013, and are reflected in the Bank's 2013
financial statements and Note 10.
4.
LOANS
Loans to Depository Institutions
The Bank offers primary, secondary, and seasonal loans to eligible borrowers, and each program has its own
interest rate. Interest is accrued using the applicable interest rate established at least every 14 days by the
Bank's board of directors, subject to review and determination by the Board of Governors. Primary and
secondary loans are extended on a short-term basis, typically overnight, whereas seasonal loans may be
extended for a period of up to nine months.
Primary, secondary, and seasonal loans are collateralized to the satisfaction of the Bank to reduce credit risk.
Assets eligible to collateralize these loans include consumer, business, and real estate loans; Treasury
securities; GSE debt securities; foreign sovereign debt; municipal, corporate, and state and local government
obligations; asset-backed securities; corporate bonds; commercial paper; and bank-issued assets, such as
certificates of deposit, bank notes, and deposit notes. Collateral is assigned a lending value that is deemed
appropriate by the Bank, which is typically fair value reduced by a margin. Loans to depository institutions
are monitored daily to ensure that borrowers continue to meet eligibility requirements for these programs. If a
borrower no longer qualifies for these programs, the Bank will generally request full repayment of the
outstanding loan or, for primary or seasonal loans, may convert the loan to a secondary credit loan. Collateral
levels are reviewed daily against outstanding obligations, and borrowers that no longer have sufficient
collateral to support outstanding loans are required to provide additional collateral or to make partial or full
repayment.
The Bank had no loans outstanding as of December 31, 2013. Loans to depository institutions was $2 million as of
December 31, 2012, with a remaining maturity within 15 days.
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Bank did not have any loans that were impaired, restructured, past due, or on
non-accrual status, and no allowance for loan losses was required. There were no impaired loans during the
years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
5.
SYSTEM OPEN MARKET ACCOUNT
a.
Domestic Securities Holdings
The FRBNY conducts domestic open market operations and, on behalf of the Reserve Banks, holds the resulting
securities in the SOMA.
During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the FRBNY continued the purchase of Treasury securities
and federal agency and GSE MBS under the large-scale asset purchase programs authorized by the FOMC. In
September 2011, the FOMC announced that the Federal Reserve would reinvest principal payments from the
SOMA portfolio holdings of GSE debt securities and federal agency and GSE MBS in federal agency and GSE
MBS. In June 2012, the FOMC announced that it would continue the existing policy of reinvesting principal
payments from the SOMA portfolio holdings of GSE debt securities and federal agency and GSE MBS in
federal agency and GSE MBS. In September 2012, the FOMC announced that the Federal Reserve would
purchase additional federal agency and GSE MBS at a pace of $40 billion per month. In December 2012, the
FOMC announced that the Federal Reserve would purchase longer-term Treasury securities initially at a pace
of $45 billion per month after its program to extend the average maturity of its holdings of Treasury securities
was completed at the end of 2012. In December 2012, the FOMC announced that the Federal Reserve would
continue the policy of rolling over maturing Treasury securities into new issues at auction.
During the year ended December 31, 2012, the FRBNY also continued the purchase and sale of SOMA portfolio
holdings under the maturity extension programs authorized by the FOMC. In September 2011, the FOMC
announced that the Federal Reserve would extend the average maturity of the SOMA portfolio holdings of
securities by purchasing $400 billion par value of Treasury securities with maturities of six to thirty years and
selling or redeeming an equal par amount of Treasury securities with remaining maturities of three years or
less by the end of June 2012. In June 2012, the FOMC announced that the Federal Reserve would continue
through the end of 2012 its program to extend the average maturity of securities by purchasing $267 billion par
value of Treasury securities with maturities of six to thirty years and selling or redeeming an equal par amount
of Treasury securities with maturities of three and a quarter years or less by the end of 2012.
The Bank's allocated share of activity related to domestic open market operations was 2.615 percent and 2.429
percent at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
The Bank's allocated share of Treasury securities, GSE debt securities, and federal agency and GSE MBS, net,
excluding accrued interest, held in the SOMA at December 31 was as follows (in millions):
header
row
col
1: $2013
col2:
Par3,361
col
3:col
2013
Unamortized
premiums
col$ 4:
2013 Unaccreted discounts col 5: 2013 Total
amortized
cost
end
header
row
Notes
col2:
2013
38,372
col2013
2013
$ 873
col
2013
$$(149)
col
5: 2013
39,096
Bonds
col2:
2013
19,385
col
3:3:
4:4:3:
2013
(145)
5:
22,601
Total
Treasury
securities
col2:
2013
$2013
57,757
col
2013
4,234
col2013
2013
$2013
(294)
col 5:col
2013
$ 61,697
GSE
debt
securities
col2:
2013
$2013
1,496
col
3:38,966
2013
$col
503:
col
4:col
2013
$4:
- col
5:
$4:1,546
Federal
agency
and
GSE
MBS
col2:
$
2013
$
1,171
4:
(28)
5: 2013
$ 40,109
header
row
col
1:
2012
col2:
2012
2012
Par
col
3:
2012
Unamortized
premiums
col
2012 Unaccreted
discounts col 5: 2012
Total
amortized
cost
end header
row
Notes
col2:
2012
$13,498
26,969
col3:3:
2012
$ 790col
col
4:3:
2012
$$(17)
col2012
5: 4:
2012
$ 27,742
Bonds
col2:
2012
col
2012
2,705
4:
2012
(3)
col
5:
16,200
Total
Treasury
securities
col2:
2012
$
40,467
col
2012
3,495
col
2012
$
(20)
col
5:
2012
$
43,942
GSE debt
securities
col2:MBS
2012 col2:
$ 1,865
col$3:22,507
2012 $col
653:col
4: 2012
- col4:5:2012
2012$ $(17)
1,930
Federal
agency
and GSE
2012
2012
$ 592$ col
col 5: 2012
$ 23,082
The FRBNY enters into transactions for the purchase of securities under agreements to resell and transactions to
sell securities under agreements to repurchase as part of its monetary policy activities. In addition, transactions
to sell securities under agreements to repurchase are entered into as part of a service offering to foreign official
and international account holders.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
There were no material transactions related to securities purchased under agreements to resell during the years
ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. Financial information related to securities sold under agreements to
repurchase for the years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
Allocated to the Bank
2013
2012
Contract amount outstanding, end of year
Average daily amount outstanding, during the year
Maximum balance outstanding, during the year
Securities pledged (par value), end of year
Securities pledged (market value), end of year
$
8,261
2,557
8,261
8,118
8,234
$
Total SOMA
2013
2012
2,603
2,240
2,976
2,272
2,603
$
315,924
99,681
315,924
310,452
314,901
$ 107,188
91,898
122,541
93,547
107,188
The remaining maturity distribution of Treasury securities, GSE debt securities, federal agency and GSE MBS
bought outright, and securities sold under agreements to repurchase that were allocated to the Bank at
December 31, 2013 and 2012 was as follows (in millions):
December 31, 2013:
Treasury securities
(par value)
GSE debt securities
(par value)
Federal agency and GSE
Within 15
days
16 days to
90 days
91 days to
1 year
Over 1 year
to 5 years
Over 5 years
to 10 years
$
$
$
$
$
1
MBS (par value)
Securities sold under
agreements to repurchase
(contract amount)
December 31, 2012:
Treasury securities
(par value)
GSE debt securities
(par value)
Federal agency and GSE
1
MBS (par value)
Securities sold under
agreements to repurchase
(contract amount)
1
$
-
8
5
19,960
22,611
Over 10
years
$
Total
15,173
$
57,757
60
198
227
948
2
61
1,496
-
-
-
-
67
38,899
38,966
8,261
-
-
-
-
-
8,261
-
$
-
$
-
$
9,193
$
20,946
$
10,328
$
40,467
38
68
369
1,283
50
57
1,865
-
-
-
-
58
22,449
22,507
2,603
-
-
-
-
-
2,603
The par amount shown for federal agency and GSE MBS is the remaining principal balance of the securities.
Federal agency and GSE MBS are reported at stated maturity in the table above. The estimated weighted average
life of these securities, which differs from the stated maturity primarily because it factors in scheduled
payments and prepayment assumptions, was approximately 6.5 years and 3.3 years as of December 31, 2013
and 2012, respectively.
21
The amortized cost and par value of Treasury securities and GSE debt securities that were loaned from the SOMA
at December 31 was as follows (in millions):
header
row
col2012
1: category
col 2:
Allocated
the$Bank
2013
3: Allocated
the Bank 2012 col 4: Total SOMA 2013 col 5:
Total
SOMA
end
Treasury
securities
(amortized
cost)
col 2:securities
$to449
222
col
4: $col
17,153
col 5: $to9,139
Treasury
securities
(par
value)
GSE
(amortized
1,099debt
col 5:
8,460 col
5:header
697 row
GSE
securities
(par
value)
col 2:debt
28 col 3: 16 col
4: 1,055 cost)
col 5:col
6762:404 col 2: 29 col 3: 205 col 3: 17 col 4: 15,447 col 4:
The FRBNY enters into commitments to buy and sell Treasury securities and records the related securities on a
settlement-date basis. As of December 31, 2013, there were no outstanding commitments.
The FRBNY enters into commitments to buy and sell federal agency and GSE MBS and records the related
securities on a settlement-date basis. As of December 31, 2013, the total purchase price of the federal agency
and GSE MBS under outstanding purchase commitments was $59,350 million, of which $479 million was
related to dollar rolls. The total purchase price of outstanding purchase commitments allocated to the Bank
was $1,552 million, of which $13 million was related to dollar rolls. As of December 31, 2013, there were no
outstanding sales commitments for federal agency and GSE MBS. These commitments, which had contractual
settlement dates extending through February 2014, are for the purchase of TBA MBS for which the number
and identity of the pools that will be delivered to fulfill the commitment are unknown at the time of the trade.
These commitments are subject to varying degrees of off-balance-sheet market risk and counterparty credit
risk that result from their future settlement. The FRBNY requires the posting of cash collateral for
commitments as part of the risk management practices used to mitigate the counterparty credit risk.
Other liabilities, which are related to federal agency and GSE MBS purchases and sales, includes the FRBNY's
obligation to return cash margin posted by counterparties as collateral under commitments to purchase and sell
federal agency and GSE MBS. In addition, other liabilities includes obligations that arise from the failure of a
seller to deliver securities to the FRBNY on the settlement date. Although the FRBNY has ownership of and
records its investments in the MBS as of the contractual settlement date, it is not obligated to make payment
until the securities are delivered, and the amount included in other liabilities represents the FRBNY's
obligation to pay for the securities when delivered. The amount of other investments and other liabilities
allocated to the Bank and held in the SOMA at December 31 was as follows (in millions):
headerinvestments
row col 1:Cash
category
2:3:Allocated
to
Bank
2013
col 3:col
Allocated
to the Bank 2012 col 4: Total SOMA 2013 col 5: Total SOMA 2012 en
Other
col 2:
$ -col
colcol
1 35
col
4:3:
$3:22the
col
5:
$ 4:
23
liabilities:
margin
2:$fails
$3:
col
$4:
75
col11
$ 1,320
5: $ 3,092
Obligations
from MBS
transaction
col
col
5:5:85
Total other
liabilities
col
2: $ 35
col
$col
77
col
$ 4:
1,331
col
$ 3,177
Accrued interest receivable on domestic securities holdings was $23,405 million and $18,924 million as of
December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, of which $612 million and $460 million, respectively, was
allocated to the Bank. These amounts are reported as a component of "System Open Market Account:
Accrued interest receivable" in the Statements of Condition.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Information about transactions related to Treasury securities, GSE debt securities, and federal agency and GSE
MBS during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, is summarized as follows (in millions):
Allocated to the Bank
Bills
Balance at December 31, 2011
Purchases
Sales
$
1
2
4
Annual reallocation adjustment
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
1
1
2
Realized gains, net
Principal payments and maturities
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, net
Inflation adjustment on inflation-indexed securities
4
$
9,706
10,324
6,435
GSE debt
securities
Federal
agency
and GSE
MBS
$ 43,033
$
2,651
$ 20,856
19,048
-
10,511
(12,368)
(286)
(12,654)
-
-
(3,355)
-
292
(1,647)
(133)
16
31
(183)
26
323
(5,002)
(316)
42
(5)
-
(380)
$ 27,742
(147)
16,200
(532)
$ 43,942
$
$
(664)
(28)
-
(7,895)
(128)
-
(29)
1,930
(262)
$ 23,082
-
9,182
5,273
14,455
-
22,056
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Annual reallocation adjustment
Balance at December 31, 2013
Bonds
$ 32,256
-
Realized gains, net
Principal payments and maturities
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, net
Inflation adjustment on inflation-indexed securities
Sales
453
2,907
1
Purchases
Notes
Total
Treasury
securities
$
-
$
2,907
(1)
(154)
8
(244)
17
(1)
(398)
25
(503)
(20)
-
(6,999)
(179)
-
2,319
$ 39,096
$
1,355
22,601
3,674
$ 61,697
$
139
1,546
2,149
$ 40,109
$
$
5,000
$ 17,249
$
-
$ 10,065
-
-
-
$ 21,372
-
-
Year-ended December 31, 2012
Supplemental information - par value of transactions:
Purchases
Sales
3
3
-
9,342
(11,998)
(221)
(12,219)
Year-ended December 31, 2013
Supplemental information - par value of transactions:
Purchases
Sales
3
$
3
-
$
9,144
-
$
4,739
$ 13,883
-
-
$
1
Purchases and sales may include payments and receipts related to principal, premiums, discounts, and inflation compensation adjustments to the basis
of inflation-indexed securities. The amount reported as sales includes the realized gains and losses on such transactions. Purchases and sales exclude
MBS TBA transactions that are settled on a net basis.
2
Realized gains, net offset the amount of realized gains and losses included in the reported sales amount.
3
Includes inflation compensation.
Reflects the annual adjustment to the Bank's allocated portion of the related SOMA securities that results from the annual settlement of the
interdistrict settlement account, as discussed in Note 3i.
4
23
header rowcol
col6:1:Total
category
colGSE
2:
SOMA
Bills
col
3:
Total
SOMA
col col
4: Total
SOMA
Bonds
col
5: Total
SOMA
Treasury
securities
SOMA
debt
securities
col
7:1,311,917
Total
SOMA
agency
and
MBS
end6:header
rowtocol
colTotal
2:
$adjustments
18,423
col
3:
colsales
4:Federal
$Notes
419,937
5:
$ GSE
1,750,277
col
$ related
107,828
7: includes
$ Total
848,258
Balance
at and
December
31,
2011
Purchases
Footnote
1 $Purchases
may
include
payments
receipts
principal,
premiums,
discounts,
inflation
compensation
to
the
basis
ofand
inflation-indexed
securities.
Theand
amount
reported
asasales
the
realized
gains
and
losses
on
such
transactions.
Purchases
and
sales
exclude
MBS
TBA
transactions
that
are
settled
on
net basis.
end
footnote
col
2:
118,886
col
3:
397,999
col
4:
263,991
col
5:
780,876
col
6:
col
7:
431,487
Balance
at
December
31,
2011
Sales
Footnote
1
Purchases
and
sales
may
include
payments
and
receipts
related
to
principal,
premiums,
discounts,
and footnote
inflation
compensation
adjustments
to4:the
basis of
inflation-indexed
securities.
The
amount reported
as
saleson
includes
the realized
gains
and
losses
on
such
transactions.
Purchases
and
sales exclude
MBS
TBA
transactions
that
are
settled
a
net
basis.
end
col
2:
col
3:
(507,420)
col
(11,727)
col
5:
(519,147)
col
6:
col
7:
Balance
at
December
31,
2011
Realized
gains,
net
Footnote
2
Realized
gains,
net
offset
the
amount
of
realized
gains
and
losses
included
inDecember
the
reported
sales
endpayments
footnote.and
colmaturities
2: - col 3: col
12,003
col 4: 1,252
col(67,462)
5: 13,255
- col
Balance
at
31,
2011amount.
Principal
2: (137,314)
col net
3:
colcol
4:6:
- col
5:7:
(204,776)
col 6:
(27,211)
col
7: (324,181)
Balance
at
31,
of premiums
and accretion
of
discounts,
col
2:3:5643
col
3:
(5,461)
col
4:5:
(7,531)
col
5: (12,987)
col 6: (1,138)
7:2:(5,243)
Balance
at December
December
31, 2011
2011colAmortization
Inflation
adjustment
on
inflation-indexed
securities
col
2:
col
col
4:
1,047
col
1,690 col 6: - col 7: Balance
at
December
31,
2012
col
$
col
3:
$
1,142,219
col
4:
$
666,969
col
5:
$
1,809,188
col
6:
$
79,479
col
7: to
$reported
950,321
Purchases
Footnote
1
Purchases
and
sales
may
include
payments
and
receipts
related
principal,
premiums,
discounts,
and
inflation
compensation
adjustments
to
the
basis
of
inflation-indexed
securities.
The
amount
as
sales
includes
the
realized
gains
losses
on such
transactions.
Purchases
and sales
MBS
TBA related
transactions
that arepremiums,
settled
on
a net
basis.
end
footnote
col Sales
2:and
- col
3: 358,656
col
4: 206,208
col
5: 564,864
col
6:exclude
- col 7:
864,537
Balance
at and
December
31,compensation
2012
Footnote
1Purchases
Purchases
andsales
sales
may
include
payments
and
receipts
to principal,
discounts,
inflation
adjustments
to
the
basis
of
inflation-indexed
securities.
The
amount
reported
asasales
includes the
realized
gains
and
losses
on
such
transactions.
and
exclude
MBS
TBA
transactions
that
are
settled
on
net
basis.
end
footnote
col
2:
col
3:
col
4:
col
5:
col
6:
col
7:
Balance
at
December
31,
2012
Realized
gains,
net- Footnote
net(21)
offset
of realized
gains and
included
in
the reported
sales amount.
end
footnote.
colof2:
col
- and
col2 Realized
4:
- col
col 2:
5:gains,
col
6:
- col
7:
-the
Balance
at
December
31,
2012
Principal
payments
and3:maturities
--ofcol
3:
col
4:col
-amount
col
(21)
col
6: (19,562)
collosses
7: (273,990)
Balance
at
December
31,
2012
Amortization
premiums
accretion
discounts,
net
2:3:-5:285
col
3:
(6,024)
col
4:
(9,503)
col
(15,527)
col
6: (795)
col 7: (7,008)
Balance
at
December
31,
2012
Inflation
adjustment
on
inflation-indexed
securities
col
2:
col
col
4:
645
col
5:
930
col
6:
-5:col
7: Balance
at
December
31,
2013
col
2:
$
col
3:
$
1,495,115
col
4:
$
864,319
col
5:
$
2,359,434
col
6:
$
59,122
col
7:
$
1,533,860
Year-ended
December
31,
2012
information
-- par
value
transactions:
3: Includes
inflation
compensation.
end
footnote
col
2:
$- col
118,892
colSupplemental
3: $col
383,106
col 4:col
$ 205,115
col
5:col
$of
707,113
col
6: Purchases
$ - colFootnote
7: $Footnote
413,160
Year-ended
December
31,
2012
Supplemental
information
par
value
of
transactions:
Sales
3:
Includes
inflation
compensation.
end
footnote
col
2:
3:
(492,234)
4:
(9,094)
5:
(501,328)
6:
col
7:
Year-ended
December
31,
2013
Supplemental
information
par
value
of
transactions:
Purchases
Footnote
3:
Includes
inflation
compensation.
end
footnote
col
2:
$
col
3:
$
356,766
col
4:
$
184,956
col
5:
$
541,722
col
6:
$
col
7:
$
837,490
Year-ended
Supplemental
end
footnoteDecember
col 2: - col31,
3: 2013
- col 4:
- col 5: - colinformation
6: - col 7: - - par value of transactions: Sales Footnote 3: Includes inflation compensation.
b.
Foreign Currency Denominated Investments
The FRBNY conducts foreign currency operations and, on behalf of the Reserve Banks, holds the resulting foreign
currency denominated assets in the SOMA.
The FRBNY holds foreign currency deposits with foreign central banks and the Bank for International Settlements
and invests in foreign government debt instruments of Germany, France, and Japan. These foreign
government debt instruments are guaranteed as to principal and interest by the issuing foreign governments. In
addition, the FRBNY enters into transactions to purchase Euro-denominated government debt securities under
agreements to resell for which the accepted collateral is the debt instruments issued by the governments of
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain.
The Bank's allocated share of activity related to foreign currency operations was 4.915 percent and 3.506 percent at
December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Information about foreign currency denominated investments valued at amortized cost and foreign currency market
exchange rates at December 31 was as follows (in millions):
header
row
col
1:purchased
category
col
2:col
Allocated
col
3: $Allocated
to5:Bank
2012colcol5:4:659
Total SOMA 2013 col 5:Total
SOMA
2012 end
header
row
Euro:
Foreign
currency
deposits
2: $ 370tocol
col
3:118
$2013
313
col
4:
7,530
colcol
$ 8,925
Euro:
Securities
under
agreements
toBank
resell
col
2:3:85
125
col
3:2,397
23
4:
2,549
Euro:
German
government
debt
instruments
2:
col
75
col
4:
2,396
col
5:
2,133
Euro:
French
government
debt
instruments
col
2:
118
col
3:
col
4:
col
5:
2,421
Japanese
yen:
Foreign
currency
deposits
col
2:
144
col
3:
124
col
4:
2,927
col
5:
3,553
Japanese
2: 291 col 3: 252 col 4: 5,925 col 5: 7,182
Total
col yen:Japanese
2: $ 1,166 colgovernment
3: $ 872 coldebt
4: $ instruments
23,724 col 5:col
$ 24,873
Accrued interest receivable on foreign currency denominated investments was $88 million and $99 million as of
December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, of which $4 million and $3 million, respectively, was allocated to
the Bank. These amounts are reported as a component of "System Open Market Account: Accrued interest
receivable" in the Statements of Condition.
The remaining maturity distribution of foreign currency denominated investments that were allocated to the Bank
at December 31, 2013 and 2012, was as follows (in millions):
header
row31,
col
1:header
category
col yen
2: Within
153:days
col
3:col
16 4:
days
to
90$days
col
4:
91
days to 1 year col 5: Over 1 year to 5 years
col
6: Total
end2013:
rowcol
December
Euro
col
col
col
5:
col
6:6:
$ $731
Japanese
col
153
3:
19
92
col
171
col
6:
435
December
31,
2013:
Total
col 2:
2: $$$ 346
4992:
col
3: $$col
$ 89
108
col4:
4:$$ $106
198
col
5:128
$190
361
col
1,166
Euro
col
3:
4:
col
5:5:$5:
December
yen
col
133
17
col
4:
75
col
5:
col
376
December 31,
31, 2012:
2012: Japanese
Total col
col 2:
2: $ 231
3642:
col
3: col
$ 61
783:col
col
4:
$ 76
151
col
$151
279col
col6:6:6:496
$ 872
There were no foreign exchange contracts related to open market operations outstanding as of December 31, 2013.
As of December 31, 2013, there were no outstanding commitments to purchase foreign government debt
instruments. During 2013, there were purchases, sales, and maturities of foreign government debt instruments
of $3,539 million, $0, and $3,431 million, respectively, of which $174 million, $0, and $169 million,
respectively, were allocated to the Bank.
In connection with its foreign currency activities, the FRBNY may enter into transactions that are subject to
varying degrees of off-balance-sheet market risk and counterparty credit risk that result from their future
settlement. The FRBNY controls these risks by obtaining credit approvals, establishing transaction limits,
receiving collateral in some cases, and performing daily monitoring procedures.
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, there was no balance outstanding under the authorized warehousing facility.
There were no transactions related to the authorized reciprocal currency arrangements with the Bank of Canada and
the Bank of Mexico during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
c.
Central Bank Liquidity Swaps
U.S. Dollar Liquidity Swaps
The Bank's allocated share of U.S. dollar liquidity swaps was approximately 4.915 percent and 3.506 percent at
December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
The total foreign currency held under U.S. dollar liquidity swaps in the SOMA at December 31, 2013 and 2012,
was $272 million and $8,889 million, respectively, of which $13 million and $312 million, respectively, was
allocated to the Bank.
The remaining maturity distribution of U.S. dollar liquidity swaps that were allocated to the Bank at December 31
was as follows (in millions):
header
row
col
1: category
2013
2013
days to 90 days col 4: 2013 Total col 5: 2012 Within 15 days col 6: 2012 16 d
Euro col 2: $ 5 col
3: $ 8 colcol
4: 2:
$ 13
colWithin
5: $ 6115
coldays
6: $ col
2513:col
7: $16
312
Foreign Currency Liquidity Swaps
There were no transactions related to the foreign currency liquidity swaps during the years ended December 31,
2013 and 2012.
d.
Fair Value of SOMA Assets
The fair value amounts below are presented solely for informational purposes. Although the fair value of SOMA
security holdings can be substantially greater than or less than the recorded value at any point in time, these
unrealized gains or losses have no effect on the ability of the Reserve Banks, as the central bank, to meet their
financial obligations and responsibilities.
The fair value of the Treasury securities, GSE debt securities, federal agency and GSE MBS, and foreign
government debt instruments in the SOMA's holdings is subject to market risk, arising from movements in
market variables such as interest rates and credit risk. The fair value of federal agency and GSE MBS is also
affected by the expected rate of prepayments of mortgage loans underlying the securities. The fair value of
foreign government debt instruments is also affected by currency risk. Based on evaluations performed as of
December 31, 2013, there are no credit impairments of SOMA securities holdings.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following table presents the amortized cost and fair value of and cumulative unrealized gains (losses) on the
Treasury securities, GSE debt securities, and federal agency and GSE MBS, net held in the SOMA at
December 31 (in millions):
Allocated to the Bank
2013
Amortized cost
Fair value
Cumulative
unrealized gains
(losses)
2012
Amortized cost
Fair value
Cumulative
unrealized gains
Treasury securities:
Notes
$
Bonds
Total Treasury securities
$
GSE debt securities
Federal agency and GSE MBS
Total domestic SOMA portfolio securities holdings
$
39,096 $
39,198 $
22,601
22,026
(575)
102
61,697 $
61,224 $
(473)
$
$
27,742 $
29,466 $
1,724
16,200
18,487
2,287
43,942 $
47,953 $
4,011
1,546
1,627
81
1,930
2,065
135
40,109
39,108
(1,001)
23,082
24,142
1,060
68,954 $
74,160 $
5,206
103,352 $
101,959 $
(1,393)
$
-
$
Memorandum - Commitments for:
Purchases of Treasury securities
$
Purchases of Federal agency and GSE MBS
Sales of Federal agency and GSE MBS
-
$
-
1,552
1,546
-
-
$
(6)
-
-
$
-
2,871
2,875
-
-
$
4
-
Total SOMA
2013
Amortized cost
Fair value
Cumulative
unrealized gains
(losses)
2012
Amortized cost
Fair value
Cumulative
unrealized gains
Treasury securities:
Notes
$
Bonds
Total Treasury securities
864,319
$
GSE debt securities
Federal agency and GSE MBS
Total domestic SOMA portfolio securities holdings
1,495,115 $
$
1,499,000 $
842,336
2,359,434 $
3,885
$
(21,983)
2,341,336 $
(18,098)
1,142,219 $
666,969
$
1,213,177 $
761,138
1,809,188 $
70,958
94,169
1,974,315 $
165,127
59,122
62,236
3,114
79,479
85,004
5,525
1,533,860
1,495,572
(38,288)
950,321
993,990
43,669
3,952,416 $
3,899,144 $
(53,272)
$
-
$
2,838,988 $
3,053,309 $
214,321
Memorandum - Commitments for:
Purchases of Treasury securities
Purchases of Federal agency and GSE MBS
Sales of Federal agency and GSE MBS
$
-
$
-
59,350
59,129
-
-
$
(221)
-
118,215
-
$
118,397
-
$
182
-
The fair value of Treasury securities and GSE debt securities was determined using pricing services that provide
market consensus prices based on indicative quotes from various market participants. The fair value of federal
agency and GSE MBS was determined using a pricing service that utilizes a model-based approach that
considers observable inputs for similar securities.
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the fair value of foreign currency denominated investments was $23,802 million
and $25,042 million, respectively, of which $1,170 million and $878 million, respectively, was allocated to the
Bank. The fair value of government debt instruments was determined using pricing services that provide
market consensus prices based on indicative quotes from various market participants. The fair value of foreign
currency deposits and securities purchased under agreements to resell was determined by reference to market
interest rates.
The cost basis of securities purchased under agreements to resell, securities sold under agreements to repurchase,
and other investments held in the SOMA approximate fair value.
27
The following table provides additional information on the amortized cost and fair values of the federal agency and
GSE MBS portfolio at December 31 (in millions):
header rowtocost
col
Distribution
ofvalue
holdings
by
coupon
rate
col
2:
2013
Amortized cost col 3: 2013 Fair value col 4: 2012
Amortized
col
5: 2012
end
header
row
Allocated
the1:
Bank:
2.0%
col
2:MBS
$13,645
371
col
354
col
4:
$912
21
col
5:
$5:213,929
2.5%Fair
3,238
3,098
col
5:
917
3.0%
col3:3:$8,848
12,663
col
4:
3,901
col
Allocated
col
col
col
4:
col
5:
4.0%
6,021
6,043
3,346
3,545
Allocated to
to the
the Bank:
Bank: 3.5%
4.5%
col 2:
2: 9,144
4,859
col3:3:
3:594
5,112
col971
4: 4,362
6,375
col
5: 4,487
6,853
5.0%
2,178
2,300
3,039
3,211
5.5%
562
col
col
4:
col
5:
1,016
Allocated
to
the
Bank:
6.0%
col
2:
80
col
3:
84
col
4:
137
col
5:
143
6.5%
12
18
col
5: 20
Total
$col
40,109
col 3:col
$col
39,108
col
4:
$5:23,082
2.0%
$521,809
14,19111
3:118,458
$ 13,529
4:37,562
$ 845
$161,757
846col 5: $ 24,142
Total
SOMA: 2.5%
col
123,832
col
3:
4:
col
37,766
3.0%
484,275
160,613
Total
col 2:
2:
col
338,357
4:
179,587
col
5:
184,752
4.0%
230,256
231,113 col
137,758
145,955
Total SOMA:
SOMA: 3.5%
4.5%
2: 349,689
185,825
col3:3:
3:22,718
195,481
col
4:
262,484
col
5:
282,181
5.0% col
83,290col
87,968
125,107
col
5:41,819
132,214
5.5%
21,496
col
col
4:
39,970
col
5:
Total SOMA: 6.0%
col
2:
3,051
3:
3,225
col
4:
5,642
col
5:
5,888
6.5%
421
col 3: 448
753 col 5: 8124: $ 950,321 col 5: $ 993,990
Total
$ 1,533,860
colcol
3: 4:
$ 1,495,572
Because SOMA securities are recorded at amortized cost, the change in the cumulative unrealized (losses) gains is
not reported in the Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The following tables present the
realized gains and the change in the cumulative unrealized losses presented as "Fair value changes unrealized
losses," of the domestic securities holdings during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (in millions):
header row
colare
1: category
col 2: Allocated income:
to Bank 2013
Total
portfolio
holdings
realized
Footnote 1 of
Total
portfolio
holdings
realized
gains
reported
in
System
Open
Market
Account"
in thecol
Statements
Income
and
Comprehensive
Income
end footnote
gains
col"Non-interest
3: Footnote
Allocated1to
Bank
Fair
value
changes
unrealized
losses
4: Allocated
to Bankincome:
2012
Total
portfolio
holdings
realized
Total
portfolio
holdings
realized
gains
arefootnote
reported
in "Non-interest
System
Open
Market
Account"
in
the
Statements
of
Income
and
Comprehensive
Income
end
gains
col
5:
Allocated
to
Bank
2012
Fair
value
changes unrealized
losses
header
row
Treasury
securities
col
2:2:$- -col
col
3:(62)
$ end
(4,802)
col
4:5:$ (22)
323 col 5: $ (31)
GSE
debt
securities
col
3:
col
4:
col
Federal
agency
and
GSE
MBS
col
2:
1
col
3:
(2,133)
col
4:
6
col
5:
(86)
Total col 2: $ 1 col 3: $ (6,997) col 4: $ 329 col 5: $ (139)
header
row
colare
1: category
col"Non-interest
2: Total SOMA
2013 System
Total portfolio
holdings
realizedingains
Footnote 1ofTotal
portfolio
holdings
realized
gains
reported
income:
Open Market
Account"
the
Statements
Income
and
Comprehensive
Income end
footnote
colFootnote
3: in
Total 1SOMA
2013
Fairholdings
value changes
colin
4:"Non-interest
Total
SOMAincome:
2012
Total
portfolio
holdings
realized
gains
Total
portfolio
realizedunrealized
gains
are losses
reported
System
Open Market
Account"
in
the
Statements
of
Income
and
Comprehensive
Income
end
footnote
col
5:
Total
SOMA
2012
Fair
value
changes
unrealized
lossesand
end
header
row
Treasury
securities
col
2:2:$- -col
col3:3:(2,411)
$ (183,225)
col
4: 5:
$ 13,255
col 5: $ (1,142)
GSE
debt
securities
col
col
4:
col
(885)
Federal
agency
GSE
MBS col
col 2:
2: $5151colcol3:3:(81,957)
col 4:col
241
5: (3,568)
Total
$ (267,593)
4:col
$ 13,496
col 5: $ (5,595)
The amount of change in unrealized gains position, net, related to foreign currency denominated assets was a
decrease of $90 million and an increase of $3 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012,
respectively, of which $4 million and $92 thousand, respectively, were allocated to the Bank.
Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 820 (ASC 820) defines fair value as the price that would be
received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at
the measurement date. ASC 820 establishes a three-level fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between
assumptions developed using market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the
Bank's assumptions developed using the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable
inputs). The three levels established by ASC 820 are described as follows:
•
Level 1 - Valuation is based on quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.
•
Level 2 - Valuation is based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices
for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation
techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.
•
Level 3 - Valuation is based on model-based techniques that use significant inputs and assumptions
not observable in the market. These unobservable inputs and assumptions reflect the Bank's
estimates of inputs and assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets and
liabilities. Valuation techniques include the use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow
models, and similar techniques.
Treasury securities, GSE debt securities, Federal agency and GSE MBS, and foreign government debt instruments
are classified as Level 2 within the ASC 820 hierarchy because the fair values are based on indicative quotes
and other observable inputs obtained from independent pricing services. The fair value hierarchy level of
SOMA financial assets is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with those assets.
6.
BANK PREMISES, EQUIPMENT, AND SOFTWARE
Bank premises and equipment at December 31 were as follows (in millions):
header
row col and
1: category
col 2:
2013and
colland
3: 2012
row
Bank
premises
equipment:
Land
col
2: col
$ 272:col
3: $ 27
Bank
premises
and
equipment:
Buildings
col
2:improvements
174end
colheader
3:
169
Bank
premises
and
equipment:
Building
machinery
and
equipment
Bank
premises
and
equipment:
Construction
in
progress
col
2:
10
Bank
premises
and
equipment:
Furniture
and
equipment
col
2:
66 col
col 3:
3: 16232 col 3: 32
Bank
premises
and
equipment:
Subtotal
col
2:
309
col
3:
291
Accumulated
depreciation
col
2:
(163)
col
3:
(151)
Bank premisesexpense,
and equipment,
net col
2: $December
146 col 3: 31
$ 140
Depreciation
for the years
ended
col 2: $ 16 col 3: $ 16
The Bank leases space to outside tenants with remaining lease terms ranging from 1 to 11 years. Rental income
from such leases was $12 million and $13 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012,
respectively, and is reported as a component of "Non-interest income: Other" in the Statements of Income and
Comprehensive Income. Future minimum lease payments that the Bank will receive under noncancelable
lease agreements in existence at December 31, 2013, are as follows (in millions):
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Thereafter
Total
$11
$10
$6
$5
$4
$8
$44
The Bank had capitalized software assets, net of amortization, of $21 million and $7 million at December 31, 2013
and 2012, respectively. Amortization expense was $3 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2013
and 2012. Capitalized software assets are reported as a component of "Other assets" in the Statements of
Condition and the related amortization is reported as a component of "Operating expenses: Other" in the
Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
7.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In conducting its operations, the Bank enters into contractual commitments, normally with fixed expiration dates or
termination provisions, at specific rates and for specific purposes.
At December 31, 2013, the Bank was obligated under one noncancelable lease for premises with a remaining term
of approximately 4 years. This lease provides for increased lease payments based upon increases in real estate
taxes, operating costs, or selected price indexes.
Rental expense under operating leases for certain operating facilities, warehouses, and data processing and office
equipment (including taxes, insurance, and maintenance when included in rent), net of sublease rentals, were
not material for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases, net of sublease rentals, with remaining
terms of one year or more, at December 31, 2013, were not material.
At December 31, 2013, there were no material unrecorded unconditional purchase commitments or obligations in
excess of one year.
Under the Insurance Agreement of the Reserve Banks, each of the Reserve Banks has agreed to bear, on a perincident basis, a share of certain losses in excess of 1 percent of the capital paid-in of the claiming Reserve
Bank, up to 50 percent of the total capital paid-in of all Reserve Banks. Losses are borne in the ratio of a
Reserve Bank's capital paid-in to the total capital paid-in of all Reserve Banks at the beginning of the calendar
year in which the loss is shared. No claims were outstanding under the agreement at December 31, 2013 and
2012.
The Bank is involved in certain legal actions and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Although it is
difficult to predict the ultimate outcome of these actions, in management's opinion, based on discussions with
counsel, the legal actions and claims will be resolved without material adverse effect on the financial position
or results of operations of the Bank.
8.
RETIREMENT AND THRIFT PLANS
Retirement Plans
The Bank currently offers three defined benefit retirement plans to its employees, based on length of service and
level of compensation. Substantially all of the employees of the Reserve Banks, Board of Governors, and
Office of Employee Benefits of the Federal Reserve System participate in the Retirement Plan for Employees
of the Federal Reserve System (System Plan). Under the Dodd-Frank Act, newly hired Bureau employees are
eligible to participate in the System Plan. In addition, employees at certain compensation levels participate in
the Benefit Equalization Retirement Plan (BEP) and certain Reserve Bank officers participate in the
Supplemental Retirement Plan for Select Officers of the Federal Reserve Banks (SERP).
The FRBNY, on behalf of the System, recognizes the net asset or net liability and costs associated with the System
Plan in its consolidated financial statements. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, certain
costs associated with the System Plan were reimbursed by the Bureau.
The Bank's projected benefit obligation, funded status, and net pension expenses for the BEP and the SERP at
December 31, 2013 and 2012, and for the years then ended, were not material.
Thrift Plan
Employees of the Bank participate in the defined contribution Thrift Plan for Employees of the Federal Reserve
System (Thrift Plan). The Bank matches 100 percent of the first six percent of employee contributions from
the date of hire and provides an automatic employer contribution of one percent of eligible pay. The Bank's
Thrift Plan contributions totaled $6 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and are
reported as a component of "Operating expenses: Salaries and benefits" in the Statements of Income and
Comprehensive Income.
9.
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN RETIREMENT PLANS AND POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Retirement Plans
In addition to the Bank's retirement plans, employees who have met certain age and length-of-service requirements
are eligible for both medical and life insurance benefits during retirement.
The Bank funds benefits payable under the medical and life insurance plans as due and, accordingly, has no plan
assets.
Following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the benefit obligation (in millions):
header
row
colpostretirement
1: category
col
2: 2013
col
3: 2012
header
Accumulated
benefit
obligation
at January
1 col
2:
Service
cost
earned
during
the
period
col
2:end
3:3:row
2.2
Interest
cost benefits
on
accumulated
benefit
obligation
2:2.7
3.0col
col
3.3$ 79.4 col 3: $ 73.1
Net
actuarial
(gain)
loss
col
2:
(16.1)
col
3: 2.9
Contributions
by
plan
participants
col
2: 3:
2.2
colcol
3: 2.1
Benefits
paid
col
2:
(5.0)
col
3:
(5.0)
Medicare
Part
D
subsidies
col
2:
0.3
col
0.2
Plan
amendments
col
2:
(0.2)
col
3:
0.6
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at December 31 col 2: $ 66.3 col 3: $ 79.4
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the weighted-average discount rate assumptions used in developing the
postretirement benefit obligation were 4.79 percent and 3.75 percent, respectively.
Discount rates reflect yields available on high-quality corporate bonds that would generate the cash flows necessary
to pay the plan's benefits when due. Beginning in 2013, the System Plan discount rate assumption setting
convention changed from rounding the rate to the nearest 25 basis points to using an unrounded rate.
Following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of the plan assets, the unfunded postretirement
benefit obligation, and the accrued postretirement benefit costs (in millions):
header
rowofcol
1: the
category
col 2:
2013
col2:
3:$3:
2012
end header row
Fair
value
plan
assets
at January
- col
Contributions
by
employer
col
2:1 col
2.5
col
2.7 3:
Contributions
by
plan
participants
col
2: 3:
2.2
col
2.1$3:- $ Benefits
paid
col
2:assets
(5.0)
3:2:
(5.0)
Medicare
Part
D1:Amounts
subsidies
col
0.3
col
Fair
value
ofcol
plan
atcol
December
31
col0.2
2: $3:benefit
- col
Unfunded
obligation
and
accrued
postretirement
col 2: $ 66.3income
col 3: $(loss)
79.4 are shown below: end header row
header
row
included
in
accumulated
othercost
comprehensive
Prior
service
cost
2: $col
1.52:col
$ 2.0
Net
gain col
(loss)
1.33:col
3: income
(16.0) (loss)
Totalactuarial
accumulated
other
comprehensive
col 2: $ 2.8 col 3: $ (14.0)
Accrued postretirement benefit costs are reported as a component of "Accrued benefit costs" in the Statements of
Condition.
For measurement purposes, the assumed health-care cost trend rates at December 31 are as follows:
header
row
col
1:trend
category
col
2:is2013
col
3:to
2012
end2:(the
header
row 3:trend
Health-care
assumed
fortrend
next
year
col
7.00%
7.00%
Rate
which
the
cost rate
trend
rate
assumed
decline
ultimate
rate) col 2: 5.00% col 3: 5.00%
Year to
that
thecost
rate
reaches
the
ultimate
rate
col
2: 2019
colcol
3: 2018
Assumed health-care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for health-care plans. A one
percentage point change in assumed health-care cost trend rates would have the following effects for the year
ended December 31, 2013 (in millions):
header
row
col 1: category
col and
2: One
percentage
point increase
colcol
3: 3:
One
percentage
point
decrease
row
Effect on
on
aggregate
of service
interest
costobligation
components
net
periodic
postretirement
benefit
costsend
colheader
2: $ 1.1
col 3: $ (0.8)
Effect
accumulated
postretirement
benefit
col of
2: 8.6
(7.2)
The following is a summary of the components of net periodic postretirement benefit expense for the years ended
December 31 (in millions):
header
row
1: category
col
2: 2013
col 3: 2012
header
row
Service
cost-benefits
earned
during
the
col
2:end
$3.0
2.7
col3:3:
$ 2.2
Interest
costcol
on
benefit
obligation
col
col
Amortization
of
prior
servicebenefit
cost col
col
2:period
(0.6)
Amortization
ofaccumulated
net actuarial
loss
2:
1.1
col
3:
0.9
Net
periodic
postretirement
expense
colcol
2:3:
$2:(0.8)
6.2
col
3: $3.3
5.6
Estimated amounts that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic
postretirement benefit expense in 2014 are shown below:
Prior service cost
Net actuarial loss
Total
$
$
(0.6)
(0.6)"
Net postretirement benefit costs are actuarially determined using a January 1 measurement date. At January 1,
2013 and 2012, the weighted-average discount rate assumptions used to determine net periodic postretirement
benefit costs were 3.75 percent and 4.50 percent, respectively.
Net periodic postretirement benefit expense is reported as a component of "Operating expenses: Salaries and
benefits" in the Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 established a prescription drug
benefit under Medicare (Medicare Part D) and a federal subsidy to sponsors of retiree health-care benefit plans
that provide benefits that are at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D. The benefits provided under
the Bank's plan to certain participants are at least actuarially equivalent to the Medicare Part D prescription
drug benefit. The estimated effects of the subsidy are reflected in actuarial loss in the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation and net periodic postretirement benefit expense.
Federal Medicare Part D subsidy receipts were $217 thousand and $233 thousand in the years ended December 31,
2013 and 2012, respectively. Expected receipts in 2014, related to benefits paid in the years ended December
31, 2013 and 2012, are $166 thousand.
Following is a summary of expected postretirement benefit payments (in millions):
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row
col
1:
category
col21.3
2: Without subsidy col3: With subsidy end header row
2014
$$col
3.8
2015
3.9
2016
4.0
3.6$col3:
2017
4.1
3.8
2018
2:
col3:
3.9
2019
2023
2:col3:
23.6
Total -col
col
2: 4.3
43.7
col3:
$3.5
39.7
Postemployment Benefits
The Bank offers benefits to former or inactive employees. Postemployment benefit costs are actuarially
determined using a December 31 measurement date and include the cost of providing disability; medical,
dental, and vision insurance; and survivor income benefits. The accrued postemployment benefit costs
recognized by the Bank at December 31, 2013 and 2012, were $6.3 million and $6.9 million, respectively.
This cost is included as a component of "Accrued benefit costs" in the Statements of Condition. Net periodic
postemployment benefit expense included in 2013 and 2012 operating expenses were $0.4 million and $1.7
million, respectively, and are recorded as a component of "Operating expenses: Salaries and benefits" in the
Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
10. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME A N D OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Following is a reconciliation of beginning and ending balances of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
as of December 31 (in millions):
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row
col 1: category
col
2: 2013
related plans
to postretirement
benefits other than retirement plans col 3: 2012 Amount
related
toin
benefits
other
than
retirement
end headercost
row
Balance
atpostretirement
January
1 col of
2:
$ (14)
col
3:Amount
$Amortization
(11)
Change
funded
status
benefit
plans:
of prior
col
2: - Footnote
1 declassification
is reported
as a
component
of "Operating
Expenses:
Salaries
andasbenefits"
in theservice
Statements
ofExpenses:
Income
and
Comprehensive
Income.
footnote
col
3:
(1)
Footnote
1
declassification
is
reported
a
component
of
"Operating
Salaries
and benefits"
in theend
Statements
of
Income
and
Comprehensive
Income.
end
footnote
Change
in
funded
status
of
benefit
plans:Change
in
prior
service
costs
related
to
benefit
plans
col
2:
col
3:
(1)
Change
in funded
funded
status of
ofExpenses:
benefit plans:
plans:
Net and
actuarial
gain
(loss)
arising
during
the
yearand
colComprehensive
2:
16 col 3: (3) Income.
Change
in
status
benefit
Amortization
of net
actuarial
loss
col
2:
1 Footnote
declassification
is reported
as
a
component
of
"Operating
Salaries
benefits"
in
the
Statements
of
Income
end
footnote
col
3: 1 Footnote
1 declassification
isend
reported
as a component of "Operating Expenses: Salaries and benefits" in the Statements of
Income
Comprehensive
Income.
footnote
Change
in
status
in actuarial gain
(losses)
related
to17
benefit
Change and
in
funded
status
of
benefit
plans
other
income
(loss)
col 2:
col 3:plans
(3) col 2: 17 col 3: (2)
Balance
at funded
December
31 of
colbenefit
2: $ 3 plans:
col 3: -$Change
(14) comprehensive
Additional detail regarding the classification of accumulated other comprehensive loss is included in Note 9.
11. BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
The Bank had no business restructuring charges in 2013 or 2012.
In years prior to 2012, the Reserve Banks announced the acceleration of their check restructuring initiatives to
align the check processing infrastructure and operations with declining check processing volumes. The new
infrastructure consolidated paper and electronic check processing at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The
Bank had no remaining liability as of December 31, 2013 or 2012.
12. DISTRIBUTION OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
In accordance with Board policy, Reserve Banks remit excess earnings, after providing for dividends and the
amount necessary to equate surplus with capital paid-in, to the U.S. Treasury as earnings remittances to
Treasury. The following table presents the distribution of the Bank's comprehensive income in accordance
with the Board's policy for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
header
row
colcapital
1:tocategory
col
2: $2013
col3:3:$to
2012
end surplus
header row
Dividends
on
stock
2:
78
78
Transfer
(from)
surplus
-col
amount
required
equate
with capital paid-in col 2: (94) col 3: 402
Earnings
remittances
to
col
2:col
3: 1,498
Total distribution
col
2: Treasury
$ 1,966
col
3:
$1,982
1,978col
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Bank recorded a reduction in the amount of capital paid-in and a
corresponding reduction of surplus, which is presented in the above table as "Transfer from surplus - amount
required to equate surplus with capital paid-in." The reduction of surplus resulted in an equivalent increase in
"Earnings remittances to Treasury" and a reduction in "Comprehensive income" for the year ended December
31, 2013.
13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
There were no subsequent events that require adjustments to or disclosures in the financial statements as of
December 31, 2013. Subsequent events were evaluated through March 14, 2014, which is the date that the
financial statements were available to be issued.