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1987AnnualReport

TheFederalReserve
Bank of Philadelphia

ABOUTTHECOVER:
Someof theBank's1,200plus employees
are arriving at work.
Thisreportdescribes
whatsomeof thosepeopledo.
CONTENTS:
YearofAchievement
President's
Letter
All in a Day's Work
Directors

1
2
4

Officers

18
19

AdvisoryCouncils
Statementof Condition

21
22

Earningsand Expenses
OperatingStatistics

23
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YEAROfACHIEVEMENT

TheBank had manysatisfyingaccomplishments
in 1987:

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replacedor modifiedvirtually everymajor automatedsystem,eitherto improve

in shared
Banks.Forexample,
the
projects
efficiency
or toparticipate
withotherReserve
Departmentimplementeda newBook-EntrySecuritySystem,Cashput in a new
Pascal
Information/Control
System,
whilebothAccountingand ComputerServices
completed
several
®e
state-ofthe-artinstallations.

tookon the testingof a newcommunications
network,

FedlineII, and becamethefirst Bank to install it. All but thelargestusersof Fedservices
0
7)easurybills and interest
nowhaveone`gateway"toall our on-lineservices. rocessing

Directsystemthat wedesigned
statements
wereaddedto the Theasury
and installedin

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for U.S Theasury
book-entry
1986asa nationwide
securities.
system

therequest
of the

Departmentof Housingand UrbanDevelopment,
weprepareda basicdesignfor a definitive
©he
book-entry
for that agencys debentures.
Bank succeeded
beyondour expectations
system
with theProductivityImprovementProgramin 1987.Our operatingexpenses
werebelow
®e
1986,whileour output volumeswereup substantially.
tightenedour qualitystandards
with improvingresultsat year's end, thuspositioningourselves
wellfor 1988.

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upervision

to reduceexaminationtimeconsiderably.
and Regulationintroducedmorepersonalcomputers
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detailedstudiesof tax reform,federal deficitreduction,newfinancial
esearch
completed
IommunityAffairs
instruments,and theundergroundeconomy,among othertopics.
itsprogramwith a comprehensive
enhanced
reporton Camden,NewJersey,and strengthened
®
ith interstatebankinga reality in the
tieswith both communitygroupsand lenders.
ThirdDistrict,theBank continuedto encourage
itspeopleto search
for waysto increase
productivityand improvequality.

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PRESIDENT'S

LETTER

hebodyof thisreportdescribes
a typicalday at theFederalReserve
Bank of Philadelphia.
Theintent is to giveyou an ideaof whatour
1,200employees
do around theclock.Somemakespeeches,
serveon
like Theasury
Direct.
outsidecommittees,
visit banks,and designnewsystems
Mostof our workforce,however,havejobs with lowerprofilesbut no less
importance.Theyget thework of theBankdonewith quietdedication,day in
and day out. Thisis theirannual reportasmuchasanyone's.

improved
theBank's
In 1987ourpeople,
workingtogether,
in termsof bothcosts
performance
and quality.In addition,they
communityand System
renewedemphasis
on customer,
These
accomplishments
shouldimproveour ability
relationships.

to serveboththenewinterstatebankingindustryand a
growingeconomy.

Aftera longperiodin relativedarkness,theThirdDistrict
hasdonevery well in recentyears.AsI perceiveit, this
economy
newera ofprosperitydawnedearly in the1980s,and it moved
acrosstheDistrict,from eastto westlike thesun.
Thenewera beganin NewJerseyand Delaware.Whilethe
decadestill wasyoung, newjobs wereradiating outfrom
AtlanticCity,and officeexpansion
wasignitingaroundPrinceton.
Delawarepassedlegislationthat sofar hasattracted 24
bankswith an estimated7,300newjobs.
out-of-state
Bothstatesremainedin thesunshinethrough1987.Southern
NewJersey
nowzcgrowingfasterthan thenorthernpart, and eventhepersistent
unemployfinancial
mentproblemsin the Vineland-Millville
areahaveeased.Delaware's
jobs increased
service
at almostthreetimesthenational averageduring the
year, and its unemployment
rate now ranksamongthelowestin thenation.
By mid decade,thePhiladelphia
areacameinto thesunlightasservice
industriesmadeupfor long-lostmanufacturingjobs. In 1987, thedeclineof
thedollar sparkeda turnaroundin localmanufacturing,and thestockmarket
crashdid not bring thefinancial layoffsthat it did in NewYork,in part
because
our officesconcentrate
on generalinvestorserviceratherthan specialtiessuchasinvestmentbankingand arbitrage.
brightestspotbyfar in 1987,with an 88
Construction
wasPhiladelphia's
from theprevious
percentincreasein thevalueof non-residential
contracts
year.Muchof that wasnewofficespace,and beforelong, therewill befive
m

buildingsrisingaboveBilly Penn'shat on thetopof CityHall. Residential
constructionmadea particularlystrongshowingin thesuburbs,ashousing
to otherparts of theNortheast.
remaineda bargainherecompared
Theglow ofprosperityalsomovedthroughtheLehighValley,whichis
usingits strategiclocationto makeupfor declinesin manufacturing.A
havelocatedthereand in otherpartsof the
operations
numberof back-office
in non-manufacturing
Districtfrom NewYork.Lancastersawimprovement
whilemanufacturingheldsteadylastyear. Harrisburgsawbothimprove,
whichdemonstratedthat it hasa lot moreto its economythan thestate
government.
Pavelingnorthto Williamsport,
a numberof companies
enjoyed
good
for
the
increase
result wasan overall
of about
years variousreasons,and
jobs StateCollege
is Pennsylvania's
tenpercentin manufacturing
newestmetroin 1987.
politan area,and it hadanotherexceptionally
strongyear in services
butfull
Johnstownand Altoonahaveseensomeeconomicimprovement,
Unemployment
prosperityhasyet to reachthatpart of Pennsylvania.
ratesare
down there,but in Johnstownthat'sdueas muchto a declinein thelabor
forceas to increases
in employment.
Ofcourse,I'm pleasedwith the ThirdDistricteconomyin 1987.We
from unemployment
continuedto outperformthenation in manymeasures,
to thedemandfor bank loans.In agriculture,diversityand know-howhelped
overcome
an assortmentofproblems.
WhenI readreportsfrom otherparts of thenation,I am gratifiedthat
wehavenot had evenonebankfailure in theDistrictsince1981.Our institutionsareprogressive
and well managedtoday,astheyhavebeenfor years.
Whether
you lookat capitalratios,loan losses,
or any numberof otherindicators,bankshereratehighmarksfor safety,soundness
andprofitability.
Theinterstatemergermovementalreadywasin full swingas 1987
Reserve
cameto an end,and Districtinstitutions,aswell as thePhiladelphia
Bank,seemed
wellpositionedtoparticipatein it.

Rwh4-jý
A4.7.
EdwardG.Boehne

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A

DAY'S

WORK

is midnightand checks
are on the move.HelenEng is
full
boxes
of
of checkstowardanother
wheelinga cart
begins
loading
them
into a high-speed
who
worker,
sortingmachine.Beforethisnight is over,about3.8 million
by thePhiladelphia
Fed.
checks
will beprocessed
Wereceivechecksby thebagand bundle,and wesort them
so theycan be deliveredto thefinancial institution on which
theyare drawn. Onour bookswecreditthesendinginstitutions
and debit thepaying institutions.They,in turn, creditand
debit their customers'accounts,and checkshavedonetheir
workpayingfor thethingsyou and I buy or sell.
Howit addsup! In 1987,our Checks
Departmentprocessed
morethan 948 million checks,
worthmorethan $852 billion.
Tapedend to end, theywouldencircletheworld almostfour
times!
In addition, wehandlemanypaymentsthat are madeelectronically,includingthedirectdepositofpayrolls,SocialSecurity,
intereston U.S. Theasury
securities,
and wire transfersoffunds.
(ACH)
Our automatedclearinghouse
receives
computertapes
instructions
the
and wire messages
with
on
amountsto be
creditedto or chargedagainstindividual accountsat different
financial institutions.
TheACHresembles
our checkoperation,but it receives,
sorts
delivers
and
electronicimpulsesratherthanpaper. Through
ACHand FedWire,anothersystem
for electronicallymoving
$6.9
trillion in 1987.
money,wetransferredabout

Nora Burns labels
computer tapes ...

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loading dock.
.o [ne

GlendaBlakesortscheckson a low-speedmachine.

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in ire :, acing area, Greg Aikins tosses a bundle into a bank's bin.

bout 3 a.in., mostof thenight'sACHprocessing
has
beendone.Muchof theinformationis senttofinancial
lines,with computerstalking
institutionsovertelephone
to computers,
so to speak.Our new,personalcomputer-based
for even
network,FedlineII, makesit easier
communications
have
"on-line"
link
institutions
to
to
small
an
us, and the
numberof institutionsreceivingtheirACHinformationthat
way is growing.
Still, courierspick up as manyas 225 magnetictapesfrom
thisBank eachmorning.JoyceBellingerand NoraBurns in
ACHracetheclockto label tapesand get themto theloading
dockin time.
At 5 a.m., theloadingdock'sin highgear.Boxesofprocessed
checks
and packages
of computertapesare rolledin, and Bob
Brown and theloading dockcreware quicklyputting together
for eachfinancial institution. Couriersbegintheir
packages
pick-upsabout 6 a.m.
Theloading dockisn't the only busyplaceat that time.
Thingsare cooking- literally - in thekitchen.ChefFelipe
Riveraand therestof thestaffarepreparingfor the 1,700
customers
who will cometo oneor moreof thefive meals
servedin the next24 hours.Mary Monzopreparesthefirst of
thegallonsof coffeethat will beserved.In addition to breakfast
and lunch,the cafeteriaservesdinner at threedifferenttimes
- 8."30p.m., midnightand 3 a.m.
Whenthefirst breakfastcustomers
arrive at 7 a.m., the
kitchenstaff hasalready cooked
five poundsof bacon(30
poundsif BLTsare on thelunch menu),preparedsoupin 20and 40gallon caldrons,turned20 headsof lettuceinto salad,
and begunbakingcakesand pies.

F.
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Dave Riverscooks bacon,

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s night workersin Checks
makewayfor theday shy
8.
Wanda
Williamsand MaureenHahn in
at "30a.m.,
the CashDepartmentgreetthefirst of thearmored
trucksthat cometo theBank to depositorpick up currency
and coins.
Whenweshipor receivecoin and currency,the armored
truckactuallydrivesinto theBank, onto an elevatorthat takes
thetruck down35feet belowtheground, wherethevaultsare.
ThisBank is responsible
for meetingthecashneedsoffinaninstitutions
in
the
Third
District, whichconsistsof the
cial
easterntwo-thirdsof Pennsylvania,thesouthernhalf of New
Jerseyand all of Delaware.
A lot of moneypasses
throughthisBank - so muchthat we
countcoinsby weighingbagsand verifypaper moneywith
high-speed
machinesthat countthe bills at therate of 20 notes
per second,automaticallyshreddingthosetoo worn to put back
into circulation.
In 1987, wereceived
and countedmorethan $13 billion in
currency- that'smorethan 1 billion piecesofpaper! Wealso
received
about 1 billion coins,worthabout $169million. Those
coinsweighedmorethan 5,000 tons!
TheProtectionDepartment,whichis on duty 24 hoursa
day, watches
overthewholecashoperationcarefully.Theguards
politely,yet
alsomonitor theBank'sentrances,greetingguests
have
business
here.
they
Through
their
presence
makingsure
by
and watchingon scoresof surveillancecameras,theguards
ensurethesecurityof everycornerof the building.
By 9 a.m., mostof the1,000plus employees
on theday
the
job,
desks,
drafting
tables,printing
workforceare on
at
presses,
computerterminalsand sortingmachines,or in currencycounting areasand electricalshops.Thephonesare
ringing, and meetingshavebegun.
At 9:15 a.m., theBank's boardof directorsmeetsvia telephoneconference
call. Thedirectorsare in theirown offices
around theDistrictand ourpresidentand severalotherofficers

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pazragedano snipped[o rinanclalinstitu[ions.

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Usingmusclesanda forklift,two workersmovebags of coins.

participatefrom theBank'sboard room.Theprimary purpose
of this meetingis to setthediscountrate, whichis theinterest
rate at whichthisBank makesshort-termloanstofinancial
institutions.It is oneof severaltoolstheFederalReserve
usesto
influencethe nation'smoneysupplyand thelevelof market
interestrates,and every1 daysthedirectorsmustconsider
whetherthe rateshouldbechanged.

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boo burns ioaas a press wlin Ink.

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oday,thedirectorsrote to changetheehcouni rat,
and a message
- in code- is on its way to the
Board of Governors,
whichmustapprovea newdisbefore
it
into
countrate
goes
effect.In thiscase,' weget the
4.30
P.m.
approvalabout
Assoonas BernieBeckin theCreditDepartmentlearnsof
theapproval,hepreparesa noticeto sendto banksand other
institutions.Otherpeopleget busytoo.AliceParkeraddresses
Bill Darrell in
and as soonas thenoticeis typeset,
envelopes,
Printingputs it on thepress.Themail roomis alertedthat a
circular is goingout that night.
Whilethepresses
are running thediscountrate notice,Anne
Griith-McNallyof theHumanResources
Departmentbringsin
for 3-C,the monthlymagazinefor employees.
thepaste-ups
PatrickStonein thedarkroomaddsthemagazineto hisstack
to maketoday.
of negatives
Asthedirectorsare votingon thediscountrate,Ann Dwyer
from theBusiness
and TonyWhite,two accountrepresentatives
Planningand Development
Department,are leavingtheBank
financial
institutionsaround theDistrict.
to visittop officersat
Theyarepart of ourforce offield representatives
that talk with
bankersabout their needsand helpsolveproblemswhenthey

II

PhyllisGrecochecksfiles in
theRecordsDepartment.

arise.
Withtheir checksto clear,funds to wire, and currencyand
coin needsto meet,financial institutionsare thisBank'sbigbutfar from our only ones.Wealsosell U.S.
gestcustomers,
bonds
and 7heasury
securitiesto thepublic. Manyof
savings
do businesswith us by mail, but somecome
thosecustomers
right to our teller windowsin theEastburnCourt.
By 12.30p. m., thelinesat theteller windowsaregetting
fill in topurchase
shorter.Sincetenders- theforms customers
due
1
T°easury
securities- are
at p.m. on theday of the
at thetellerwindows
auction,Joan Vicariand herco-workers
lot
buyers.
havealreadyseena
of

ý"ý-Marian Dunn and Berme 6e-,
a bank's discount request.

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LibrarianCarolAldridgeanswersan inquiry.

fier lunch, theResearch
iieparwient s economists
who
specialize
in monetarypolicygatherto go overthelast
detailsof thereportthey'reabout to maketo Bank
PresidentEd Boehne,who'sheadingto Washington,
D.C.,for a
TheMMC, as
meetingof theFederalOpenMarketCommittee.
it zr called,is themonetarypolicyarm of theFederalReserve
System.Thecommittee's
decisions
will affecttheinterestrates
pay whentheyborrow.
consumers
and businesses
In theAccountingDepartment,
LauraElling and Iola Stroud
are readyingtheBank'spayroll Oncethey'vetransferredinformationfrom timecardsinto a computer,the ComputerServices
Departmentprints out theheededchecksand directdeposit
stubsfor everyone,showingearningsand deductions.

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its
AlthoughtheFederalReserve
wascreatedby Congress,
are notpart of theUS government'scivil service
employees
Banks'pay scalesare relatedto marketwage
system.Reserve
ratesin their communities.
TheBank offersmany benefitsto its employees,
including
Today,
dental,
plans.
Linda
Dompert
and
retirement
medical,
has
Resources
Department
the
Human
appointments
schedin
to
the
to
uledthroughtheafternoon explain savingsplan new
employees.

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At the tellerwindow,JoanGarrisontakesa tenderfrom a Treasurysecuritiesbuyer.

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in the
t x:30 p.m.. InezRidgeuay and herco-workers
FiscalDepartmentare busyprocessingthe 7heasury
securitiestendersthat arrived in today'smail or were
brought to theBank's teller windows.Othersare settling
Direct,thebook-entrysystemthat the
accountswith Theasury
FederalReserve
usesto sell U.S. Nasury bills,bondsand notes
by thisBank, and
Treasury
Directwasdesigned
to thepublic.
System.
wenow operateit for theentireFederalReserve
TreasuryDirectisjust oneexampleof theimportanceof
Departcomputers
as toolsin thisBank.Our ComputerServices
"nerve
center"of theBank
ment couldbe thoughtof as the
is
important
information
processed
there.That
sinceso much
department
playsa major rolein all theservicesweperform
for financial institutions,includingcheckclearings,cashshipments,electronictransfersof moneythroughACH,and mai 'i,
nanceoffinancial institutions' reserveaccounts.CSDalso
handlescritical inter
and benefitdeductions
Aboutthetime the f
days paperwork.,
Jim Cuivanaof theSupeivision
and Regulation
Bank.
He
Departmentis returning to the
and a teamof examinershavejust completed
their mostrecentassignment- an
examinationof a commercialbankin centralPennsylvania.
Fedexaminesstatememberbanksand
SincethePhiladelphia
bank holdingcompaniesthroughoutour three-state
District,
fair
time
traveling
and living in
examinersspenda
amountof
hotels.

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CleoColesin the
ChecksDepartment
...

upervisionand Regulationis thedepartmentthat
makessurethat banksand holdingcompaniesare
operatingsoundlyand safely,and are well managed.
S&Ralsohelpsenforcebanking lawsand regulations.
helpsenforceis theCommuA specificlaw theFederalReserve
banks
Act, whichsays
mustplay their role in
nity Reinvestment
legitimate
the
their
meeting
creditneedsof
communities.The
CRAgivescommunitygroupsand otherorganizationsan opportunity toprotestmergersand acquisitionswhentheybelievethe
institutionsinvolvedaren't satisfyingthelaw's requirements.
KeithRollandin our CommunityAffairsDepartmentis oneof
thepeoplewho worksto bring banksand communitygroups
together.
At 6p. m., studentstaking an AmericanInstituteof Banking
coursearrive at theBank.AIBis an educationalarm of the
banking industry,and wemakespaceavailablefree of charge
for theseclasses.
Tonight,TedAlberfrom theFiscalDepartment
is teachinga basicaccountingcourse.
By 8 p. m., muchof theBank is quiet.Day workershave
gonehome.But a shiftis beginningin Checks.
About10p. m., there'saction on theloadingdockagain.
Thucksand vansare deliveringchecksthat we will process
throughoutthe night.
And, by midnight,yet anothershiftof Checks
workersarrive,
and checks
are on the move- again. ThePhiladelphiaFed
beginsanotherday.

handles

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BarryCutler(left)and Phil Farleyfind answersto a bank'sregulatoryquestions.

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BOARDOFDIRECTORS

eviusM. Curtis, chairman and chiefexecutiveofficer of DelmarvaPower& Light Co.,
beganbisfirst term as chairmanof theboard in 1987.He replacedRobertM. Landis,who
E. Bartol, III, chairmanof Hunt Manufacturing
servedas chairmanfor four years.George
Co.of Pbiladelphia,wasdeputychairmanin 1987.
Twonewdirectorsjoined theboard in 1987. George
A Butler,chairmanand chiefexecutive
officerof FirstPennsylvaniaBank and FirstPennsylvaniaCorp.of Philadelphia,
tookofficeas a
ClassA director electedby large memberbanks.He succeeded
John H. Walther,chairman and
chiefexecutiveofficerof NewJerseyNational Bank. PeterA Benoliel,chairmanof QuakerChemical
Corp.of Conshohocken,
wasappointedto a term as a ClassC director,filling theseatformerly held
by Mr. Landis.
In addition, CarlE. Singley,a partner in thePhiladelphialawfirm of White,McClellan& Singley,
wasreelected
a ClassB directorby medium-sized
memberbanksin 1987.
Chairman
NeviusM. Curtis
Chairmanand ChiefExecutive
Officer
DelmarvaPower& Light Co.
Wilmington,DE
DeputyChairman
George
E. Bartol, III
Chairman
Hunt ManufacturingCo.
Philadelphia,PA
PeterA Benoliel
Chairman
QuakerChemicalCorp.
Conshohocken,
PA

CharlesF. Seymour
Chairmanand ChiefExecutive
Officer
Jackson-Crass
Co.
Philadelphia,
PA
Carl E. Singley,Esq.
Partner
white,McClellan& Singley
Phlladelphaia,
PA
Ronald H. Smith
Presidentand ChiefExecutive
Officer
CCNBBank,NA
NewCumberland,PA

George
A Butler
Chairmanand ChiefExecutive
Officer
FirstPennsylvaniaBank,NA
Philadelphia,PA
ClarenceD. McCormick
President
Farmers
National
and Merchants
Bank
Bridgeton,AJ
NicholasRiso
Presidentand ChiefExecutive
Officer
Giant FoodStores,Inc.
Carlisle,PA

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OFFICERS

1987,WilliamH. Stone,Jr., whofirst joined theBank in 1971,waspromotedto First
VicePresident.HereplacedRichardL. Smoot,whoresignedto accepta positionat a
commercialbank.
for PaymentOperations;
DonaldF. DorosbecameSeniorVicePresident
In otherofficial changes,
in Supervision
RobertA. Dobieand LouisN. Sanfelice
werenamedVicePresidents
and Regulation;
MalcolmT. HumphreywasappointedVicePresidentand Directorof ComputerServices,
and Stephen
Directorof Research.
A Meyerwaspromotedto VicePresidentand Associate
Also,RobertJ Buccowaspromotedto AssistantVicePresidentof ElectronicFunds73ansfer;
James
E. Burns became
AssistantVicePresidentof CheckOperations;WilliamJ Evans,Jr., waspromotedto
AssistantVicePresidentof Technical
Services
and Administration;JoannaH. Frodin wasnamed
Planning
Officer;
Stephen
M.
Hoffman
Business
waspromotedto Examining Officer;Edward
became
Associate
General
Counsel;
M. Mahon
and Patrick M. Reganwaspromotedto Data
Communications
Officer.
Steven
P. Cohen
joined theBankas VicePresident
of AccountingHehasmanyyearsof experience
infinancial management.

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Eduard G.Boebne
President
WilliamH. Stone,Jr.
First VicePresident
KonutantyG.Adack
ExecutiveVicePresident
ThomasK. Desch
SeniorVicePresidentand
LendingOfficer

RichardW.Lang
SeniorVicePresidentand
Directorof Research
RonaldD. Watson
SeniorVicePresident

J Warren
Bowman,
Jr.
Vice President

StevenP. Cohen
VicePresident

DonaldF. Doros
SeniorVicePresrülenrt
JamesF. Gaylord
SeniorVicePrecrcle
nl
Hiliary H. Holloway
SeniorVicePresidentand
GeneralCounsel

First Vice President William H. Stone, Jr., (left) ,:na i'raýw m ýýrrýiý ý. cuonue ýun)ý).

EdwardJ Coia
VicePresident
PeterM. DiPlacido
VicePresident
RobertA. Dobie
VicePresident
JamesB. Duffy
VicePresident
RonaldG. Foley
VicePresident
Malcolm T. Humphrey
VicePresident
Stephen
A Meyer
VicePresidentand Associate
Directorof Research
Donaldj McAneny
VicePresidentand General
Auditor
LawrenceC.Murdoch,Jr.
VicePresidentand Secretary
Terence
B. O'Brien
VicePresident
LouisN. Sanfelice
VicePresidentand Assistant
Secretary
LawrenceC.Santana,Jr.
vicePresident
VrshP. Vrswanathan
VicePresident
Robertj Bucco
AssistantVicePresident

JamesE Burns
AssistantVicePresidentand
AssistantSecretary

Theodore
M. Crone
Research
Officerand Economist

Thomas
P. Lambinus
FinancialAccountingOfficer
EdwardM. Mahon
GeneralCounsel
Associate

RobertH. DeFina
Research
Officerand Economrst

FrederickM. Manning
AssistantVicePresidentand
CommunityAffairsOfficer

PatrickL. Donahue
FinancialServices
Officer

JaniceM. Moulton
Research
Officerand Economist

RobertN. Downes,Jr.
ApplicationsOfficer

Patrick M. Regan
Officer
Data Communications

WilliamJ Evans,Jr.
AssistantVicePresident

Edward G. Rutizer
AssistantVicePresident

Edwardj Fox
NationalAccountOfficer

JohnB. Shaffer
AssistantGeneralAuditor

JoannaH. Frodin
Business
Planning Officer

RichardA Sheaffer
SecuritiesOperationsOfficer
Secretary
and Assistant

Judith H. Helmuth
Human Resources
Officer
EugeneE. Hendrzak
AssistantVicePresident
Stephen
M. Hoffman
ExaminingOfficer

Ronald R. Sheldon
Data Services
Officer
Charles
J Sullivan,Jr.
AssistantVicePresident
JoAnneTarnoff
AutomationPlanning Officer

JerryKatz
AssistantVicePresident

Marie Tkaczyk
Officer
Systems
Development

Alan L. Kiel
Staffing and Development
Officer

ElizabethS Webb
AssistantCounsel

RobertB. Klein
AssistantVicePresident

Bernard Wennemer
ExaminationReviewOfficer

Mary M. Labaree
AssistantVicePresident

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ÄDVIS0RYC0UNCILS

facilitate our communication
headi isoryy
councilselectedb) this Bank'sboard of directors
with majorsectorsof theregionaleconomy.
Eachcouncilconsists
of membersdrawnfrom throughouttheDistrict. Thecouncilsmeet
from theBank to exchange
President
Boebne
informationand
regularlywith
and otherexecutives
discuss
problemsand needs.
Thereare nowfour advisorycouncils.The1987 membership
is listedbelow.

U

SMALL BUSINESS/
NONMEMBER
BANK

CREDITUNION
ADVISORYCOUNCIL

AGRICULTURE
COUNCIL

THRIFTINSTITUTIONS

ADVISORY
COUNCIL

Chairman
Peggy
j Bosnia
Letterkenny
FederalCreditUnion

Chairman
RichardM Linder
TheDrovers& Mechanics
Bank

Chairman
DonaldLynch
Animal HealthSales,Inc.

Chairman
Stephen
G. Hargis,Jr.
Artisans'SavingsBank

DeputyChairman
JohnLadd
609AreaFederalCreditUnion

DeputyChairman
F. ParkerRenelt
CitizensStateBank

DeputyChairman
Donald C.Hershey
Hershey
Farms

BettyL. Baker
DelawareStateEmployees
FederalCreditUnion

Theodore
D. Bessler
GardenStateBank

RoyL. Bomberger
Bomberger's
Store,Inc.

DeputyChairman
David W.Lindstrom
Franklin Savings& Loan
Association

WilliamK. Francis
Citizens& NorthernBank

NewJerseyFarmBureau

EdwardJ Boyle
NJDOTCreditUnion

WalterEllis

JosephDuffy
PhiladelphiaInquirer and Daily
NewsEmployees
FederalCredit
Union

WayneH. Hainley
SchuylkillHavenThistCo.

WillieJoimson
FidelitySystems

JohnR. Howell
First ValleyBank

NoahKreider,Jr
KreiderFarms

GladysDuling
LouviersFederalCreditUnion

Jon C.Nichols
FeltonBank

LindaI McAleer
MeliorGroup

Harold A Queen
MauchChunk7hustCo.

HowardPapen
PapenFarmas
Inc.

David L. 7fessler
NortheasternBank of
Pennsylvania

Charles
A Wiggs
Town& CountrySheet
Metal
Corp.

George
R. Welch
ContinentalBank of NewJersey

RobertA. Winner
PleasantAcresDairy Farm

RobertG.Zullinger
Farmersand Merchants7hist Co.

JohnH. Wright,Jr.
WrightMotorSalesCo.

William Gilmore
WestPhiladelphiaFederalCredit
Union

HelenHirsch
Fischer& PorterEmployeeCredit
Union
MichaelR. Prettyman
Defense
ActivitiesFederalCredit
Union

RobertSmith

7h'-County
AreaFederalCredit
Union

DonaldA Stites
Deepwater
IndustriesFederal
CreditUnion
Virginia Williams
FAA TechnicalCenterFederal
CreditUnion

John Mahner
Mahner
BrothersFarms

ADVISORYCOUNCIL

WendellT.Breithaupt
7ienton SavingsFund Society
Robertj Colaa'cco
SouthjerseySavings& Loan
Association
RonaldP. Crouch
Ninth WardSavings& Loan
Association
ArmondoFelicetti
FidelityFederalSavings& Loan
Association
WilliamC. Gamble
DimeSavingsBank of Chester
County
john M. 0 Brien
CentralPennsylvaniaSavings
Association
RobertW Pullo
YorkFederalSavings& Loan
Association
OliverH. Reed,
Jr.
Peoples-Thrift
Building & Loan
Association
RobertH. Thewbella
First FederalSavings& Loan
Association

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STATEMENTOFCONDITION

ASSETS

Goldcertificate
account

Specialdrawing rightscertificates
Othercash
Loansand securities:
Discountsand advances
FederalAgencyobligations
UnitedStatesGovernment
securities
Totalloansand securities

DECEMBER31,1987
$ 385,000,000

31,1986
DECEMBER
$ 431,000,000

162,000,000
23,639,616

162,000,000
20,397,852

131,525,000
228,558,271

178,250,000
250,690,569

6,624,142,252
$6,984,225,523

6,327,830,175
$6,756,770,744

Otherassets:
Cashitemsin processof collection
Bank premises-net
Operatingequipment-net
All other
lnterdistrict settlement
account
Totalassets

542,821,293
(598,874,816)

596,827,502
46,842,992
14,978,258
535,849,077
(466,304,297)

$8,035,168.786

$8,098,362,128

LIABILITIES AND CAPITALACCOUNTS
Noteliabilities
FederalReserve
notes

$5,705,826,311

$5,513,225,564

1,647,973,725
0
7,050,000
28,217,510

1,944,852,395
0

Deposits:
Reserve
accountsof depository
institutions
U.S. Treasury-general account
Foreign
All other
Totaldeposits
Otherliabilities:
Deferredavailability cashitems
All other
Totalliabilities
Capitalaccounts:
Capitalpaid in
Surplus
Totalliabilitiesand capital
accounts

477,347,586
46,222,477
12,787,107

$1,683,241,235

368,685,906
82,923,734

$7,840,677,186

97,245,800
97,245,800

$8,035,168,786

6,900,000
8,334,284
$1,960,086,679

381,505,200
70,613,685
$7,925,431,128

86,465,500
86,465,500

$8,098,362,128

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EARNINGS

AND

EXPENSES

1987

Currentearnings:
FromU.S.Government
securities
Fromdiscounts,
and
advances
miscellaneous
sources
Fromservicesto depository
institutions

1986

$497,305,569

$532,214,470

19,546,033

20,900,972

30,841,255

27,488,236

$547,692,857

$580,603.678

$ 50,643,891
8,970,751
$ 59,614,642

$ 51,969.075
8,790.331
$ 60,759,406

$488,078,215

$519,844,272

$ 1,268,641

$ 2,210,987

84,801,017
4,393

90,648,998
3,225

$ 86,074,051

$ 92.863.210

from current net earnings:
Deductions
Assessment
by theBoard of Governors.
Boardexpenditures
FederalReserve
currency
Lossonforeign currencytransactions
Miscellaneous
nonoperatingexpenses
7btal deductions

$ 3,789,200
4,817,304
00
7,399,965`
$ 16,006,469

$ 4,522,900
5,848,170

$ 16,284,812

Netadditions

$ 70,067,582

$ 76,578,398

Netearningsbeforepaymentto
U.S. 7ieasury

$558,145,797

$596,422,670

$ 5,537,791

$ 4,964,654

541,827,706
10,780,300
$558,145,797

587,538,416
3,919,600

Totalcurrentearnings

Netexpenses
(after
Operating
expenses

deductingreimbursableexpenses)
Costof earningscredits
Totalnet expenses

Currentnetearnings
Additionsto current net earnings:
Gainon salesof Government
securities
Gainonforeign currency
transactions
Miscellaneous
nonoperatingincome
Totaladditions

Dividendspaid
Paidto U.S. Teasury (intereston
FederalReserve
notes)
7Yansferred
to Surplus,additions

5,913,742*

$596.422.670

%ndudesnonreimbursed7Wasurysen4ces

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OPERATINGSTATISTICS

1987

1986

Millionsof Dollars
Loansto depositoryinstitutions
Currencyreceivedand counted
Coin receivedand counted
Checks
handled.
US Government
checks
All other
Issues,redemptions
and exchanges
of
U.S. Government
securities
7hansfers
offunds
Foodstampsredeemed

$

8,276
13,755
169

$

5,701
13,199
169

31,440
821,334

23,919
665,726

4,135,208
6,927,621
405

3,888,293
5,527,775
421

1,694
1,099,500
1,006,600

1,344`
1,015,700
1,010,300

31,700
916,400

29,500
803,500

14,000
3,600
87.100

14,500
3,200
86,300

Thousands
of ItemsProcessed
Loansto depositoryinstitutions
Currencyreceivedand counted
Coinreceivedand counted
Checks
handled.
'

US Government
All other
Issues,
redemptions
and exchanges
of
U.S Governmentsecurities
Transfersoffunds
Foodstampsredeemed

7lnrounded data

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Design
by NGSAssociates
Photography
by JohnMcGrailPhotography
Inc.
Textand projectcoordinationbyJane Hinkle
7jpesettingby TerryRussell
Printed by the FederalReserve
Bank of Philadelphia