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GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISES
This chapter contains descriptions of and data on the Government-sponsored enterprises listed below. These enterprises
were established and chartered by the Federal Government.
They are not included in the Federal budget because they
are classified as being private. However, because of their relationship to the Government, detailed statements of financial
operations and condition are presented, to the extent such
information is available, on a basis that is as consistent as
practicable with the basis for the budget data of Government
agencies. These statements are not reviewed by the President;
they are presented as submitted by the enterprises.
—The Student Loan Marketing Association is a for-profit
financial corporation chartered by Congress in 1972 under
the Higher Education Act (HEA) to help increase the
availability of student loans. Sallie Mae carries out secondary market and other functions.
—The College Construction Loan Insurance Association is
organized as a private, for-profit insurance corporation
to guarantee and insure bonds and loans made for construction and renovation of college and university facilities. The Corporation was established by, but was not
chartered by, the Federal Government.
—The Federal National Mortgage Association provides supplementary assistance to the secondary market for home
mortgages. The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation provides a secondary market for mortgage lenders.
Both are supervised by the Department of Housing and
Urban Development for their roles in helping to finance
low- and moderate-income housing; both are regulated
for financial safety and soundness by the newly established Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight.
—The Banks for Cooperatives, Agricultural Credit Bank,
and Farm Credit Banks provide financial assistance to
agriculture. They are supervised by the Farm Credit Administration.
—The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, under
the supervision of the Farm Credit Administration, provides a secondary mortgage market for agricultural real
estate and certain rural housing loans as well as for
farm and business loans guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—The Federal Home Loan Banks assist thrift institutions,
banks, and credit unions and are supervised by the Federal Housing Finance Board.
—The Financing Corporation functions as a financing vehicle for the FSLIC Resolution Fund. It operates under
the supervision and control of the Federal Housing Finance Board.
—The Resolution Funding Corporation provides financing
for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) and is subject
to the general oversight and direction of the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board.
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
is not a Government-sponsored enterprise, but its transactions also are not included in the budget because of its
unique status in the conduct of monetary policy. The Board
provides data on its administrative budget on a calendar year
basis, which is included here for information. Its budget

schedules and statements are not subject to review by the
President.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–1500–0–3–502

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.01
Interest expense ........................................................
00.02
Administrative expenses and taxes ..........................

2,973
507

2,825
496

2,966
536

00.91

3,480

3,321

3,502

01.01
01.02

Total operating expenses ......................................
Capital investment:
Loans, etc ..................................................................
Investments, dividends, and other assets ................

11,021
888

10,553
700

10,441
750

01.91

Total capital investment .......................................

11,909

11,253

11,191

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

15,389

14,574

14,693

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

15,389
–15,389

14,573
–14,574

14,693
–14,693

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Authority to borrow (indefinite) .....................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) ..............................................

–466

–6,982

–2,492

15,855

21,555

17,185

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

15,389

14,573

14,693

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.91
Obligated balance: U.S. Securities: Par value ..........

1,240

1,201

1,167

Total unpaid obligations, start of year ................
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance: U.S. Securities:
Par value ...............................................................

1,240
15,389
–15,428

1,201
14,574
–14,608

1,167
14,693
–14,636

1,201

1,167

1,224

74.99

Total unpaid obligations, end of year ..................

1,201

1,167

1,224

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
Outlays from permanent balances ................................

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

15,428

14,608

14,636

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

–15,855

–21,555

–17,185

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

–466
–427

–6,982
–6,947

–2,492
–2,549

67.15
68.00
70.00

72.99
73.10
73.20
74.91

89.00
90.00

15,419
14,608
14,636
9 ................... ...................

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–1500–0–3–502

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans ............................................. ................... ................... ...................
1131 Direct loan obligations exempt from limitation ............
11,021
10,553
10,441
1150

Total direct loan obligations .....................................

11,021

10,553

10,441

1210

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .............................................

38,071

41,636

38,202

1129

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THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—Continued

STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION—Continued
Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)—Continued
1995 actual

Identification code 99–1500–0–3–502

1231
1251
1252
1264
1290

Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...................
11,021
Repayments:
Repayments and prepayments ..................................
–7,723
Proceeds from loan asset sales to the public or
discounted ............................................................. ...................
Write-offs for default: Other adjustments, net .............
267
Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

41,636

1996 est.

1997 est.

10,553

10,441

–9,034

–6,359

–5,000
47

–6,000
52

38,202

36,336

The Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae), a
shareholder-owned corporation, was created by the Education
Amendments of 1972 to expand funds available for student
loans by providing liquidity to lenders engaged in the Federal
Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), formerly the guaranteed student loan program (GSLP).
Sallie Mae provides liquidity through direct purchase of
insured student loans from eligible lenders and through
warehousing advances, which are loans to lenders secured
by insured student loans, Government or agency securities,
or other acceptable collateral. In capital shortage areas, Sallie
Mae is authorized, at the request of Federal officials, to make
insured loans directly to students. Sallie Mae is authorized
to advance funds to State agencies that will provide loans
to students. Sallie Mae is also authorized to provide a secondary market for noninsured loans; to serve as a guarantee
agency in support of loan availability at the request of the
Secretary of Education; to purchase and underwrite student
loan revenue bonds; to provide certain additional services as
determined by its board of directors to be supportive of the
credit needs of students generally; and to provide financing
for academic facilities and equipment.
Sallie Mae is authorized by the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 to provide a secondary market
for federally insured loans to graduate health professions students.
Operations.—The forecast data with respect to operations
are based on certain general economic and specific FFELP
loan volume assumptions and should not be relied upon as
an official forecast of the corporation’s future business.
ANNUAL LOAN ACTIVITY
[In millions of dollars]

Guaranteed student loans:
Stafford (formerly ‘‘regular’’):
Purchased ...........................................................................
Warehoused ........................................................................
PLUS/SLS: Purchased ..............................................................

1995 actual

1996 est.

6,441
2,358
998

6,700
1,500
830

6,750
1,285
865

Subtotal, Guaranteed student loans .............................
Health professions loans: Purchased ..........................................
Other ............................................................................................

9,797
291
933

9,030
303
1,220

8,900
305
1,236

Total ...............................................................................

11,021

10,553

10,441

Management.—At its annual meeting in May 1995, the
shareholders of Sallie Mae elected 14 members to its board
of directors to serve until May 1996. The shareholders of
Sallie Mae are entitled to elect 14 members to the board.
Pursuant to the Education Amendments of 1972, seven public
directors are appointed by the President, who also names
the chairman from among the 21 members.
Restructuring.—Because of the transition from the guaranteed student loan program to the program of Federal Direct
Student Loans and other reasons, the Administration has
proposed legislation to restructure Sallie Mae into a fully
private company. In any such restructuring, currently outstanding Sallie Mae debt would retain the characteristics of
government sponsored enterprise debt, and customers having
agreements with the GSE would be fully protected. Any new
debt issued by a private company successor to Sallie Mae
would not possess the characteristics of government sponsored
enterprise debt.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–1500–0–3–502

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

0101
0102

Revenue ...................................................
Expense ....................................................

2,827
–2,399

3,959
–3,481

..................
..................

..................
..................

0109

Net income ..............................................

428

478

..................

..................

Note.—The Sallie Mae Board of Directors does not consider it appropriate to forecast
corporate revenue in a public document since such forecasts could be used for speculative
purposes.

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–1500–0–3–502

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
Investments in US securities:
1102
Treasury securities, par ..................
1104
Agency securities, par ....................
1106
Receivables, net .............................
Non-Federal assets:
1201
Investments in non-Federal securities,
net ..................................................
1206
Receivables, net ..................................
1207
Advances and prepayments ................
Net value of assets related to direct
loans receivable and acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable:
1601
Direct loans, gross ..............................
1603
Allowance for estimated uncollectible
loans and interest (–) ....................

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

1,192
48
592

1,173
29
855

1,138
29
897

1,195
29
942

11,720
240
22

9,907
326
13

7,517
342
13

7,824
359
14

38,172

41,739

38,297

36,426

–100

–103

–95

–90

38,072

41,636

38,202

36,336

101
149
38

37
179
144

39
188
151

41
197
159

1997 est.

1699

Financing.—Between 1974 and early 1982, Sallie Mae borrowed through the Federal Financing Bank. The Secretary
of Education was authorized by the Education Amendments
of 1980 to guarantee principal and interest on such obligations issued prior to October 1, 1985. Under an agreement
with the Department of the Treasury reached in early 1981,
Sallie Mae began borrowing directly in the private capital
markets. Its last borrowing through the FFB and its last
issuance of federally guaranteed obligations occurred in January 1982. During the first quarter of 1994, Sallie Mae prepaid
all of the outstanding FFB debt. Its obligations today have
certain characteristics, provided by charter, which give them
‘‘agency’’ status, but they are not federally insured or guaranteed.

1801
1803
1901

Value of assets related to direct
loans ..........................................
Other Federal assets:
Cash and other monetary assets .......
Property, plant and equipment, net
Other assets ........................................

1999

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
Non-Federal liabilities:
2202
Interest payable ..................................
2203
Debt .....................................................
2206
Pension and other actuarial liabilities
2207
Other ...................................................

52,174

54,299

48,516

47,096

401
49,692
9
560

582
51,672
14
746

611
45,757
15
784

642
44,199
16
823

2999

50,662

53,014

47,167

45,680

1,511

1,284

1,349

1,416

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3200 Invested capital .......................................
3999

Total net position ................................

1,511

1,284

1,349

1,416

4999

Total liabilities and net position ............

52,173

54,298

48,516

47,096

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–1500–0–3–502

11.1
12.1
21.0

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................

1995 actual

60
16
6

1996 est.

53
17
6

1997 est.

56
18
6

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1131

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

23.3
25.1
25.2
31.0
33.0
43.0

Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
Other services ................................................................
Equipment ......................................................................
Loans ..............................................................................
Interest, dividends, and taxes .......................................

6
33
260
2
11,022
3,984

6
15
268
2
10,553
3,654

6
16
281
2
10,441
3,867

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

15,389

14,574

14,693

COLLEGE CONSTRUCTION LOAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

The College Construction Loan Insurance Association
(Connie Lee) was authorized by Public Law 99–498 on October 17, 1986. The Corporation was created to insure and
reinsure bonds and loans of educational institutions which
borrow funds to finance the acquisition, construction, or renovation of their facilities. The Association was incorporated
in February 1987, under the District of Columbia Business
Corporation Act.
Connie Lee’s authorizing statute states that ‘‘no obligation
which is insured, guaranteed, or otherwise backed by the
corporation, shall be deemed to be an obligation which is
guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States.’’
Operations.—Connie Lee is structured to operate as a private corporation, subject to the same state laws and regulations as any other insurance company. Accordingly, Connie
Lee secures insurance licenses in each of the various states
in which it expects to conduct its insurance activities.
The Board of Directors authorized management to begin
activities as a reinsuror of educational facilities bonds in
1988. Connie Lee reinsured its first bonds in December 1988.
In fiscal year 1995, Connie Lee insured $913 million of debt
service on bonds benefitting colleges, universities and teaching hospitals.
Connie Lee also provided reinsurance on bonds representing
$43 million of debt service.
The forecast data contained in this material are based on
certain general economic assumptions and should not be construed as an official forecast of the Corporation’s position.

by the Secretary of the Treasury; two directors appointed
by the Secretary of Education; three directors appointed by
the Student Loan Marketing Association; and four directors
elected by the corporation’s shareholders, one of whom must
be an administrator of a college or university.
The Administration has submitted legislation to the Congress which would fully privatize Connie Lee by divesting
the Secretary of Education’s stock ownership in the Corporation and repealing the Corporation’s enabling legislation.
Similar legislation has passed both the House and Senate
and a compromise version is expected to be enacted this year.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
1994 actual

Identification code 99–9931–0–3–502

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
Investments in US securities:
1102
Treasury securities, par ..................
1104
Agency securities, par ....................
Non-Federal assets:
1201
Investments in non-Federal securities,
net ..................................................
1206
Receivables, net ..................................
1207
Advances and prepayments ................
Other Federal assets:
1801
Cash and other monetary assets .......
1803
Property, plant and equipment, net
1999

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
2104 Federal liabilities: Resources payable to
Treasury ...............................................
2201 Non-Federal liabilities: Accounts payable
2999

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

21
25

21
22

25
22

25
22

134
9
25

154
8
34

171
8
37

189
9
42

3
1

5
1

5
1

6
1

218

245

269

293

4
70

8
80

11
87

13
96

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3200 Invested capital .......................................

74

88

98

109

144

157

171

184

3999

Total net position ................................

144

157

171

184

4999

Total liabilities and net position ............

218

245

269

293

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT

INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE ACTIVITY
[In thousands of dollars]

Debt service insured:
Direct insurance .................................................................................................................
Reinsurance .......................................................................................................................
Total ..........................................................................................................................

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

1995 actual

956,141

912,662
43,479

Financing.—In order to provide capitalization, the Secretary
of Education, the Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie
Mae), and other investors are authorized to purchase stock
in the corporation. Sallie Mae made an initial investment
of $2 million in Connie Lee stock in fiscal year 1987. The
Secretary of Education purchased $19.1 million in Connie Lee
stock with funds appropriated for this purpose in fiscal year
1988. Subsequently, the corporation sold an additional $50.9
million of equity securities to Sallie Mae, increasing total
capital of the corporation to $72.0 million. At the end of
1991, Connie Lee placed equity securities with private investors, providing sufficient incremental capital to obtain a triple-A credit rating necessary to engage in the financial guaranty business as a direct writer of insurance.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
1994 actual

1995 actual

0101
0102

Revenue ...................................................
Expense ....................................................

19
–11

19
–11

22
–11

25
–12

0109

Net income ..............................................

8

8

11

1997 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–2500–0–3–371

Management.—Connie Lee is governed by an eleven-member board of directors comprised of two directors appointed

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.01
Interest on borrowings from the public ....................
00.02
Other costs ................................................................

17,309
2,528

19,274
2,650

21,336
2,966

00.91

19,837

21,924

24,302

01.01
01.02

Total operating expenses ......................................
Capital investment:
Mortgage purchases and loans ................................
Lease-Purchase Discounts ........................................

01.91

Total capital investment .......................................

48,329

64,644

68,737

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

68,166

86,568

93,039

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year: Authority
to borrow ...................................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................

339,930
134,406

406,170
165,178

484,780
177,664

474,336
–68,166

571,348
–86,568

662,444
–93,039

406,170

484,780

569,405

96,335

144,115

153,791

–2,950

–3,000

–3,000

48,715
64,644
68,737
–386 ................... ...................

21.47

23.90
23.95
24.47

13

Identification code 99–9931–0–3–502

1996 est.

PORTFOLIO PROGRAMS

67.10
67.15

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year: Authority
to borrow ...................................................................
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Authority to borrow ........................................................
Net increase or decrease in unlimited borrowing authorities .....................................................................

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THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Continued

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION—Continued
PORTFOLIO PROGRAMS—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 99–2500–0–3–371

67.90
68.00

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

Authority to borrow (total) .........................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) ..............................................

93,385

141,115

150,791

41,021

24,063

26,873

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

134,406

165,178

177,664

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.47
Corporate borrowing authority ..............................
72.90
Fund balance ........................................................

28,031
35,687

39,959
24,215

46,572
13,431

63,718
68,166
–67,710

64,174
86,568
–90,739

60,003
93,039
–91,470

74.47
74.90

Total unpaid obligations, start of year ................
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance:
Corporate borrowing authority ..............................
Fund balance: Uninvested balance ......................

39,959
24,215

46,572
13,431

49,527
12,045

74.99

Total unpaid obligations, end of year ..................

64,174

60,003

61,572

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
Outlays from permanent balances ................................

41,021
26,689

24,063
66,676

26,813
64,657

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

67,710

90,739

91,470

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources .....................................................
88.40
Non-Federal sources .............................................

–130
–40,897

–130
–23,806

–130
–26,616

88.90

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

–41,027

–23,936

–26,746

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

93,379
26,683

141,242
66,803

150,918
64,724

70.00

72.99
73.10
73.20

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–2500–0–3–371

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans ............................................. ................... ................... ...................
1131 Direct loan obligations exempt from limitation ............
44,501
64,526
69,773
1150

Total direct loan obligations .....................................

44,501

64,526

69,773

221,766

250,374

282,065

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .............................................
Disbursements:
1231
Direct loan disbursements ........................................
1232
Purchase of loans assets from the public ...............
1251 Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .................
1264 Write-offs for default: Other adjustments, net .............

44,574
63,686
67,815
4,141
957
923
–18,418
–32,952
–35,536
–1,689 ................... ...................

1290

250,374

1210

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

282,065

315,267

The Federal National Mortgage Association, (Fannie Mae)
is a federally-chartered, privately-owned company with a public mission to play a leadership role in mortgage finance,
to improve the liquidity of the residential mortgage market
and increase the availability of mortgage credit to low-and
moderate income families and areas underserved by private
lending institutions. In carrying out its mission, Fannie Mae
engages primarily in two forms of business: investing in portfolios of residential mortgages and guaranteeing residential
mortgage securities. At the end of 1995, Fannie Mae held
a net mortgage portfolio totaling over $250 billion and had
outstanding guaranteed mortgage-backed securities of over
$580 billion. Fannie Mae’s portfolio purchases and MBS finance about one of every five mortgages in the country.

Through a federal charter, Congress has equipped Fannie
Mae with certain attributes to help it carry out its public
mission and help lower the cost of homeownership for lowand moderate-income homebuyers. These include an exemption from state and local taxes (except real property taxes),
an exemption of its debt and mortgage securities from Securities and Exchange Commission registration requirements, and
potential access to U.S. Treasury funds. Fannie Mae’s charter
also prohibits the imposition of user fees. Fannie Mae pays
federal income tax, however, over $1 billion in 1994. Securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae and debt issued by the company are solely the corporation’s obligations and are not
backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
The common stock of the corporation is owned by the public,
if fully transferable, and trades on the New York, Midwest,
and Pacific stock exchanges.
Fannie Mae was established in 1938 to assist private markets in providing a steady supply of funds for housing. Fannie
Mae was originally a subsidiary of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation and was permitted to purchase only loans insured
by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). In 1954,
Fannie Mae was restructured as a mixed ownership (part
government, part private) corporation. Congress sold the government’s remaining interest in Fannie Mae in 1968 and
completed the transformation to private shareholder ownership in 1970. Using the proceeds from the sale of subordinated
debentures, Fannie Mae paid the Treasury $216 million for
the government’s preferred stock, which was retired, and for
the Treasury’s interest in the corporation’s earned surplus.
As a result, the corporation was taken off the federal budget.
In 1992, Congress reaffirmed and clarified Fannie Mae’s
role in the housing finance system through charter act
amendments included in the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (‘‘The Act’’). Fannie
Mae’s charter purposes, as amended by the Act, are: ‘‘to provide stability in the secondary market for residential mortgages; respond appropriately to the private capital market;
provide ongoing assistance to the secondary market for residential mortgages (including activities relating to mortgages
on housing for low- and moderate-income families involving
a reasonable economic return that may be less than the return earned on other activities); and promote access to mortgage credit throughout the Nation (including central cities,
rural areas, and underserved areas) by increasing the liquidity of mortgage investments and improving the distribution
of investment capital for residential mortgage financing.’’
Overall, Fannie Mae’s primary customers are low-, moderate-, or middle-income families. In 1995, over 26 percent
of the one- to four-unit mortgages purchased had balances
of $60,000 or less and the average mortgage purchased was
about $95,000. Also, about 40 percent of the single-family
mortgages and close to 97 percent of the multifamily mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae served families with incomes
below the area median income. Over the last five years,
Fannie Mae has directed almost $23 billion to local housing
markets for financing multi-family housing.
Nevertheless, the Act subjected Fannie Mae to specific affordable housing goals designed to improve the flow of mortgage funds to low- and moderate-income families in central
cities, rural areas, and other underserved areas. On December
1, 1995, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a final rule that sets the levels of the
goals for 1996–2000 and establishes the requirements for
counting mortgage purchases for meeting these goals. During
the transition period prior to the issuance of the final regulation, Fannie Mae was subject to interim affordable housing
goals. These interim goals required Fannie Mae to have 30
percent of the units it finances serve low-and moderate-income families and 30 percent of the units it finances in
central cities. In 1995, Fannie Mae exceeded these goals with

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Continued

about 45 percent of its financings made to low-and moderateincome families and 30.5 percent of its business located in
central cities. Under the interim goals, Fannie Mae also was
required to dedicate $4.6 billion in financings for households
with very low incomes or with low incomes living in lowincome areas. Fannie Mae surpassed this goal with $8.2 billion of such loans in 1995.
To help achieve these affordable housing goals, in 1994
Fannie Mae established its ‘‘Showing America A New Way
Home’’ initiative designed to provide $1 trillion through the
end of the decade to support affordable housing for families
and communities most in need. In addition, the company selected 21 of the planned 25 Fannie Mae partnership offices
around the country, which are working with lenders, local
governments, nonprofit organizations, and neighborhood leaders to tailor affordable housing programs to each community’s
needs.
The Act also established the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), an independent office within
HUD, headed by a Director who reports directly to the Congress. OFHEO is responsible for ensuring that Fannie Mae
is adequately capitalized and operating in a safe and sound
manner. Included among the express statutory authorities of
the Director is the authority to conduct examinations of the
financial health of the company and to issue minimum and
risk-based capital standards. The minimum capital requirements are computed from statutorily established ratios that
are applied to the assets and off-balance sheet risks of Fannie
Mae. The risk-based capital standard determines the amount
of capital that Fannie Mae must hold to withstand the impact
of simultaneous adverse credit and interest rate stresses over
a 10-year period, plus an additional amount to cover management and operations risk. Total capital (shareholder’s equity
plus allowance for loan losses) at the end of December 1995
was $11.8 billion. The company has continued to remain in
compliance with applicable capital standards and has been
deemed adequately capitalized by OFHEO since its first classification in June 1993.
Fannie Mae has pursued its housing mission vigorously
and productively while continuing to maintain its financial
strength. It provides liquidity and stability to the mortgage
market. It also passes on reduced mortgage interest rates
to homebuyers—according to some studies between 25 and
50 basis points. Meanwhile, Fannie Mae has remained profitable. It earned net income of $2.14 billion in 1995, up slightly
from the $2.13 billion earned a year earlier. Also, Fannie
Mae’s earnings included a special one-time charge for a financial restructuring plan that included stock repurchase plans
totaling $1 billion and a $350 million contribution to the
Fannie Mae foundation for expanding homeownership. Absent
this restructuring package, Fannie Mae’s 1995 earnings would
have been just under $2.4 billion, with most of the increase
coming from a $224 million increase net interest income on
the Enterprise’s retained portfolio.
The forecast data contained in this material has been developed based on certain general economic assumptions prevalent in the fourth quarter of 1995 and should not be construed
as an official forecast for Fannie Mae.
Income and retained earnings for the years ended September 30, 1994 and 1995 follow (in thousands of dollars):

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
1996 est.

1997 est.

221

..................

..................

25
35,043

22
47,828

..................
50,469

..................
54,990

206,555
7,728

231,960
8,545

265,119
7,404

298,730
7,052

–280

–287

–274

–277

214,003

240,218

272,249

305,505

4,943
172

5,763
177

7,124
..................

7,821
..................

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101
Accounts payable ................................
2102
Accrued interest payable ....................
2105
Other ...................................................
Non-Federal liabilities:
2203
Debt .....................................................
2204
Estimated Federal liability for loan
guarantees, credit reform ..............
2206
Pension and other actuarial liabilities
2207
Subtotal, Federal taxes payable .........

254,806

294,229

329,842

368,316

602
3,214
5

349
3,712
5

..................
3,833
..................

..................
4,221
..................

239,320

277,192

309,896

345,761

2,304
199
–24

2,028
157
65

3,342
..................
..................

3,607
..................
..................

2999

245,620

283,508

317,071

353,589

9,186

10,721

12,771

14,727

Identification code 99–2500–0–3–371

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101
Fund balances with Treasury .............
Investments in US securities:
1102
Treasury securities, par ..................
1104
Other ...............................................
Net value of assets related to direct
loans receivable and acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable:
1601
Public: direct loans (net of discount)
1602
Federal Agencies .................................
1603
Allowance for estimated uncollectible
loans and interest (–) ....................
1699

1801
1803

Value of assets related to direct
loans ..........................................
Other Federal assets:
Cash and other monetary assets .......
Property, plant and equipment, net

1999

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3300 Cumulative results of operations ............

1994 actual

1995 actual

620

3999

Total net position ................................

9,186

10,721

12,771

14,727

4999

Total liabilities and net position ............

254,806

294,229

329,842

368,316

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–2500–0–3–371

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.3
24.0
25.1
25.2
26.0
31.0
33.0
43.0

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
Other services ................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................
Investments and loans ..................................................
Interest and dividends ...................................................

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

198
335
354
92 ................... ...................
12
10
11
11
12
12
6 ................... ...................
99
104
110
1,320
1,295
1,472
3 ................... ...................
67
70
74
48,329
64,644
68,737
18,029
20,098
22,269
68,166

86,568

93,039

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–2501–0–3–371

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Capital investment: Commitments to issue MBS .........

–51,497

129,045

129,247

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

–51,497

129,045

129,247

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

–51,497
51,497

129,045
–129,045

129,247
–129,247

–104,554

58,802

54,203

53,057

70,243

75,043

–51,497

129,045

129,247

1994 actual

1995 actual

Gross revenue ................................................................................................
Gross expenses ..............................................................................................

17,756,900
14,660,800

21,408,700
18,190,200

Income before Federal income tax .......................................................
Federal income tax ........................................................................................

3,096,100
1,023,400

3,218,500
930,100

Net income ............................................................................................
Retained earnings, beginning of year ...........................................................
Dividends on common stock ..........................................................................

2,072,700
6,117,800
(645,500)

2,288,400
7,545,000
(710,400)

67.15
68.00

Retained earnings, end of year ............................................................

7,545,000

9,123,000

70.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Corporate borrowing authority .......................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) ..............................................
Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Continued

1603

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION—Continued
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—Continued

1699

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
1995 actual

Allowance for estimated uncollectible
loans and interest (–) ....................
Value of assets related to direct
loans ..........................................

–540
523,512

559,585

618,387

672,590

559,585

618,387

672,590

523,512

559,585

618,387

672,590

2999

523,512

559,585

618,387

672,590

255,245
–51,497
–89,130

114,618
129,045
–129,045

114,618
129,247
–129,247

114,618

114,618

114,618

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances ................................

53,057
36,073

70,243
58,802

75,043
54,203

87.00

89,130

129,045

129,247

Identification code 99–4420–0–3–371

Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.01
Interest expense and provision for loan loss ...........
00.02
Administration ...........................................................

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Corporate borrowing authority ...................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.47 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Corporate borrowing authority ...................................

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

Total liabilities ....................................

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
PORTFOLIO PROGRAMS

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

–53,057

–70,243

–75,043

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

–104,554
36,073

58,802
58,802

54,204
54,204

89.00
90.00

–502

523,512

1997 est.

72.47

–500

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
2104 Federal liabilities: Resources payable to
Treasury ...............................................

1999

1996 est.

Identification code 99–2501–0–3–371

–522

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

6,702
390

7,698
424

9,755
461

00.91
01.01

Total operating expenses ......................................
Capital investment: Mortgage purchases for portfolio

7,092
37,389

8,122
48,876

10,216
41,615

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

44,481

56,998

51,831

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year: Authority
to borrow ...................................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
22.60 Redemption of debt .......................................................

21,957
48,607
–4,094

21,989
65,547
–11,896

18,642
72,335
–12,162

66,470
–44,481

75,640
–56,998

78,815
–51,831

21,989

18,642

26,984

30,740

33,143

41,254

17,867

32,404

31,081

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

48,607

65,547

72,335

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Authority to borrow ....................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.47 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Authority to borrow ....................................................

5,281
44,481
–42,865

6,897
56,998
–61,290

2,605
51,831
–52,327

6,897

2,605

2,109

21.47
1995 actual

Identification code 99–2501–0–3–371

1996 est.

1997 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans ............................................. ................... ................... ...................
1131 Direct loan obligations exempt from limitation ............
–51,497
129,045
129,247
1150

23.90
23.95
24.47

Total direct loan obligations .....................................

–51,497

129,045

129,247

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year .............................................
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...................
1251 Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .................

523,512
89,130
–53,057

559,585
129,045
–70,243

618,387
129,247
–75,043

67.15
68.00

1290

559,585

618,387

672,591

70.00

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

According to accounting practices for private corporations,
the mortgages in the pools of loans supporting the mortgagebacked securities are considered to be owned by the holders
of these securities. Consequently, on the books of the Federal
National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), these mortgages
are not considered assets and the securities outstanding are
not considered liabilities. However, the concepts of the budget
of the U.S. Government consider these mortgages and mortgage-backed securities to be assets and liabilities, respectively, of Fannie Mae. For the purposes of this document,
therefore, they are presented as assets and liabilities in the
accompanying schedules. On the schedule of Status of direct
loans for mortgage-backed securities, the items labeled ‘‘New
loans’’ and ‘‘Recoveries: Repayments and prepayments’’ are
budgetary terms. However, from the Corporation’s perspective, these items are ‘‘Amounts issued’’ and ‘‘Amounts passed
through to the holders of securities’’, respectively.
The forecast data contained in this material has been developed based on certain general economic assumptions prevalent in November 1993 and should not be construed as an
official forecast of the Corporation’s position.

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year: Authority
to borrow ...................................................................
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Net change in borrowing authorities .............................
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) ..............................................

72.47

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
Outlays from permanent balances ................................

17,867
24,998

32,404
28,886

31,081
21,247

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

42,865

61,290

52,327

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

–17,867

–26,421

–29,007

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

30,740
24,998

39,126
34,869

43,328
23,320

89.00
90.00

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4420–0–3–371

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–2501–0–3–371

ASSETS:
Net value of assets related to direct
loans receivable and acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable:
1601
Direct loans, gross ..............................

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans ............................................. ................... ................... ...................
1131 Direct loan obligations exempt from limitation ............
37,389
48,876
41,615
1150

524,052

560,107

618,887

673,092

Total direct loan obligations .....................................

37,389

48,876

41,615

1210

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .............................................

66,679

95,052

127,554

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Continued

1231
1251

Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...................
Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .................

37,389
–9,016

48,876
–16,374

41,615
–16,761

1290

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

95,052

127,554

152,408

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, (Freddie Mac)
is a federally-charted, private shareholder-owned company
with a public mission to improve the liquidity of the residential mortgage market and increase the availability of mortgage credit to low- and moderate-income families and areas
underserved by private lending institutions. In carrying out
its mission, Freddie Mac engages primarily in two forms of
business: investing in portfolios of residential mortgages and
guaranteeing residential mortgage securities. At the end of
1995, Freddie Mac held a net mortgage portfolio totaling over
$107 billion and had outstanding guaranteed mortgagebacked securities of just under $460 billion.
Through a federal charter, Congress has equipped Freddie
Mac with certain advantages over wholly private firms in
carrying out these activities. These advantages include an
exemption from state and local taxes (except real property
taxes), an exemption for their debt and mortgage securities
from SEC filing registration requirements, and a potential
access to U.S. Treasury funds. Freddie Mac does pay federal
income tax, however, and securities guaranteed by Freddie
Mac and debt issued by the company are not backed by the
full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. The common
stock of the corporation is owned by the public, is fully transferable, and trades on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges.
Freddie Mac was established in 1970 under the Emergency
Home Finance Act. Congress chartered Freddie Mac to provide mortgage lenders with an organized national secondary
market enabling them to manage their conventional mortgage
portfolio more effectively and gain indirect access to a ready
source of additional funds to meet new demands for mortgages. Freddie Mac served as a conduit facilitating the flow
of investment dollars from the capital markets to mortgage
lenders, and ultimately, to homebuyers increasing the amount
of mortgage credit available and making it more affordable.
The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) significantly changed the corporate governance of Freddie Mac. The company’s three member Board of Directors, which had corresponded with the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, was replaced with an eighteen
member Board of Directors. Thirteen board members are
elected annually by shareholders and five are annually appointed by the President of the United States. In addition,
FIRREA converted Freddie Mac’s 60 million shares of nonvoting, senior participating preferred stock into voting common stock. As a result, the corporation was taken off the
federal budget.
FIRREA also clarified Freddie Mac’s role in the housing
finance delivery system through amendments to its charter
act. Specifically, FIRREA established Freddie Mac’s public
mission: ‘‘to provide stability in the secondary market for
residential mortgages; respond appropriately to the private
capital market; provide ongoing assistance to the secondary
market for residential mortgages (including activities relating
to mortgages on housing for low- and moderate-income families involving a reasonable economic return that may be less
than the return earned on other activities); and promote access to mortgage credit throughout the Nation (including
central cities, rural areas, and underserved areas) by increasing the liquidity of mortgage investments and improving the
distribution of investment capital for residential mortgage financing.’’
The Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and
Soundness Act of 1992 (‘‘The Act’’) added to Freddie Mac’s
public mission by introducing new affordable housing goals
that are designed to improve the flow of mortgage funds to

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low- and moderate-income families in central cities, rural
areas, and other underserved areas. On December 1, 1995,
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) issued a final rule that sets the levels of the goals
for 1996–1999 and establishes the requirements for counting
mortgage purchases for meeting these goals. During the transition period prior to the issuance of the final regulation,
Freddie Mac was subject to interim affordable housing goals.
These interim goals required Freddie Mac to have 30 percent
of the units it finances serve low- and moderate-income families and 30 percent of the units it finances in central cities.
In 1995, Freddie Mac purchased about 39 percent of its
financings from low- and moderate-income families and 23
percent of its business was located in central cities. Under
the interim goals, Freddie Mae also was required to dedicate
$3.357 billion in financings for households with very low incomes or with low incomes living in low-income areas. Freddie
Mac achieved this goal with $5.426 billion of such loans in
1995.
The Act also enhanced the regulatory oversight of Freddie
Mac by establishing the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise
Oversight (OFHEO), an independent office within HUD, headed by a Director who reports directly to the Congress. OFHEO
is responsible for ensuring that Freddie Mac is adequately
capitalized and operating in a safe and sound manner. Included among the express statutory authorities of the Director
is the authority to conduct examinations of the financial
health of the company and to issue minimum and risk-based
capital standards. The minimum capital requirements are
computed from statutorily established ratios that are applied
to the assets and off-balance sheet risks of Freddie Mac. The
risk-based capital standard determines the amount of capital
that Freddie Mac must hold to withstand the impact of simultaneous adverse credit and interest rate stresses over a 10year period, plus an additional amount to cover management
and operations risk.
Meanwhile, Freddie Mac has remained profitable. Freddie
Mac recorded net income of $1.09 billion in 1995, an 11 percent increase over 1994 earnings of $983 million. Most of
Freddie’s increased earnings in 1995 came from a $284 million increase in net interest income as Freddie’s retained portfolio surged by almost 50 percent during the year to pass
the $100 billion mark in the fourth quarter. While accepting
and managing higher interest rate risk, Freddie Mac has
expanded its investments in retained mortgages from only
$34 billion in 1992 to $107 billion at the end of 1995 in
an effort to generate higher overall returns.
The forecast data contained in this material represent estimates and should not be construed as an official forecast
of the corporation’s future position. The data have been developed on the basis of certain economic assumptions that are
reviewed and revised periodically. Consequently, the estimates are subject to forecast error and will normally differ
from actual data when these become available.
According to generally accepted accounting principles utilized by private corporations, the mortgages in the pools of
loans supporting PCs are considered to be owned by the holder of these securities. Therefore, Freddie Mac does not show
these mortgages as assets. However, the budget philosophy
of the United States Government includes these mortgages
and mortgages pass-through securities as assets and liabilities, respectively, of Freddie Mac. For the purpose of this
document, therefore, they are presented as assets and liabilities in the accompanying schedules. On the Status of Direct
Loans schedule for mortgage pass-through securities, the
items labeled ‘‘Disbursements’’ and ‘‘Repayments’’ are budgetary terms. However, from Freddie Mac’s perspective, these
amounts represent ‘‘Sales of PCs’’ and ‘‘Amounts passed
through to PC holders,’’ respectively.

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THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Continued

73.10
73.20

Change in unpaid obligations:
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

70,071
–70,071

110,877
–110,877

108,540
–108,540

86.97

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................

70,071

110,877

108,540

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

70,071

110,877

108,540

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

–76,697

–89,860

–78,047

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

–6,626
–6,626

21,017
21,017

30,493
30,493

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION—Continued
PORTFOLIO PROGRAMS—Continued

Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4420–0–3–371

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

0101
0102

Revenue ...................................................
Expense ....................................................

6,439
–5,504

8,623
–7,571

..................
..................

..................
..................

0109

Net income ..............................................

935

1,052

..................

..................

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4420–0–3–371

ASSETS:
Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury ...............................................
Non-Federal assets:
1201
Investments in non-Federal securities,
net ..................................................
1206
Receivables, net ..................................
Other Federal assets:
1801
Cash and other monetary assets .......
1802
Inventories and related properties .....
1803
Property, plant and equipment, net

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

89.00
90.00

1101

11,688

2,820

4,001

2,983

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
2,443
2,720

2,150
3,680

2,630
6,986

2,700
7,420

13,095
66,393
1,368

23,916
94,875
1,212

14,616
126,718
1,174

23,409
151,297
1,181

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans ............................................. ................... ................... ...................
1131 Direct loan obligations exempt from limitation ............
70,071
110,877
108,540

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
2101 Federal liabilities: Accounts payable ......
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201
Accounts payable ................................
2202
Interest payable ..................................
2203
Debt .....................................................
2207
Other ...................................................

97,707

128,653

156,125

188,990

1150

Total direct loan obligations .....................................

70,071

110,877

108,540

95

73

..................

..................

437
734
83,946
7,516

452
1,090
111,610
9,725

..................
..................
141,129
8,547

..................
..................
173,085
8,484

1210
1231
1251

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .............................................
Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...................
Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .................

463,672
70,071
–76,697

457,046
110,877
–89,860

478,063
108,540
–78,047

1290

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

457,046

478,063

508,556

2999

92,728

122,950

149,676

181,569

4,979

5,703

6,448

7,420

1999

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3200 Invested capital .......................................
3999

Total net position ................................

4,979

5,703

6,448

7,420

4999

Total liabilities and net position ............

97,707

128,653

156,124

Identification code 99–4440–0–3–371

1901

Identification code 99–4420–0–3–371

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Communications, utilities, and other rent ....................
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
Other services ................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Mortgage purchases for portfolio ..................................
Interest and provision for loan losses ..........................

184
59
9
32
3
91
12
37,389
6,702

200
64
10
35
3
99
13
48,876
7,698

219
70
11
38
4
105
14
41,615
9,755

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

44,481

56,998

51,831

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4440–0–3–371

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Capital investment: Issue (sales) of participation certification ....................................................................

70,071

110,877

108,540

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

70,071

110,877

108,540

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

70,071
–70,071

110,877
–110,877

108,540
–108,540

–6,626

21,017

30,493

76,697

89,860

78,047

70,071

110,877

108,540

00.01

67.15
68.00
70.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Corporate borrowing authority (net PC pool change)
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) ..............................................
Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

ASSETS:
Other Federal assets: Other assets ........

1997 est.

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

463,672

457,046

478,063

508,556

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
2104 Federal liabilities: Resources payable to
Treasury ...............................................

463,672

457,046

478,063

508,556

463,672

457,046

478,063

508,556

2999

463,672

457,046

478,063

508,556

1999

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.3
24.0
25.2
26.0
33.0
43.0

1996 est.

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)

188,989

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

1995 actual

Identification code 99–4440–0–3–371

Total liabilities ....................................

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM
The Farm Credit System is a government sponsored enterprise that provides privately financed credit to agricultural
and rural communities. The major functional entities of the
system are: (1) Banks for Cooperatives (BC), (2) Agricultural
Credit Bank (ACB), (3) Farm Credit Banks (FCB), and (4)
direct lender associations. The history and specific functions
of the bank entities are discussed after the presentation of
financial schedules for each bank entity. As part of the Farm
Credit System (FCS), these entities are regulated and examined by the Farm Credit Administration (FCA), an independent Federal agency. The administrative costs of FCA are currently financed by assessments of system institutions. System
banks finance loans primarily from sales of bonds to the public and their own capital funds. The system bonds issued
by the banks are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government
either as to principal or interest. The bonds are backed by
an insurance fund, administered by the Farm Credit System
Insurance Corporation (FCSIC), an independent Federal agency that collects insurance premiums from member banks to
pay its administrative expenses and fund insurance reserves.
All of the banks’ current operating expenses are paid from
their own income and do not require budgetary resources
from the Federal Government. Limited Federal assistance is
provided to support interest payments on special FCS Finan-

GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISES

cial Assistance Corporation (FAC) debt obligations (see discussion of FAC elsewhere in this document).
BANKS

FOR

COOPERATIVES

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4120–0–3–351

1995 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.01
Administrative expenses ............................................
00.02
Interest on borrowings ..............................................
00.03
Insurance premiums ..................................................
00.04
Provision for loan losses ...........................................
00.06
Income tax expense ...................................................
00.07
Other expenses ..........................................................

1996 est.

1997 est.

5
126
3
3
4
7

6
148
3
3
4
8

7
141
3
3
5
9

148
8,690

172
9,976

168
10,076

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

8,838

10,148

10,244

2,309
9,983
–44

2,100
10,082
–32

11,147
–8,838

12,248
–10,148
2,100

1,906

1994 actual

1995 actual

0101
0102

Total interest income ..............................
Total interest expense .............................

120
–80

177
–127

205
–148

201
–141

0109
0111
0112

Net interest income .................................
Other income ...........................................
Other expenses ........................................

40
8
–19

50
10
–21

57
8
–24

60
13
–27

Net income ..............................................

–11

–11

–16

–14

Total revenues .........................................

128

187

213

214

0192

Total expenses .........................................

–99

–148

–172

–168

0199

Net income or loss ..................................

29

39

41

46

Identification code 99–4120–0–3–351

12,150
–10,244

2,309

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year: Authority
to borrow ...................................................................

Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)

0191

Total operating expenses ......................................
Capital investment: Direct loans ...................................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.47 Unobligated balance available, start of year: Authority
to borrow ...................................................................
2,130
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
9,017
22.60 Redemption of debt ....................................................... ...................

first Agricultural Credit Bank. The remaining Cooperative
entity, the St. Paul Bank for Cooperatives, is independently
chartered to provide credit and related services, nationwide,
to eligible cooperatives primarily engaged in farm supply,
grain, marketing and processing (including sugar and dairy.)
Loans are also made to rural utilities, including telecommunications companies. The financial schedules below reflect the
operations of the St. Paul Bank for Cooperatives. Loans are
made for both seasonal and long-term needs.

0119

00.91
01.01

23.90
23.95
24.47

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Net borrowing .................................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) ..............................................

8,258

9,983

10,082

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

9,017

9,983

10,082

73.10
73.20

Change in unpaid obligations:
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

8,838
–8,838

10,148
–10,148

10,244
–10,244

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
8,838
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances ................................ ...................

9,983
165

10,082
162

10,148

87.00

759 ................... ...................

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

8,838

Identification code 99–4120–0–3–351

ASSETS:
Non-Federal assets:
1201
Cash and investment securities .........
1206
Accrued interest receivable on loans
Net value of assets related to direct
loans receivable and acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable:
1601
Direct loans, gross ..............................
1603
Allowance for estimated uncollectible
loans and interest (–) ....................
1699
1803

Value of assets related to direct
loans ..........................................
Other Federal assets: Property, plant
and equipment, net ............................

1999

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

89.00
90.00

–8,258

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

–9,983

–10,082

759 ................... ...................
580
165
162

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4120–0–3–351

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans ............................................. ................... ................... ...................
1131 Direct loan obligations exempt from limitation ............
8,690
9,976
10,076
1150

Total direct loan obligations .....................................

8,690

9,976

10,076

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year .............................................
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...................
1251 Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .................

1,654
8,690
–8,071

2,273
9,976
–9,771

2,478
10,076
–9,868

2,273

2,478

2,686

1290

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

Note.—Direct loan balances exclude nonaccrual loans and sales contracts.

Pursuant to the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, stockholders in 11 of 13 Banks for Cooperatives voted in 1988 to
merge into a single National Bank for Cooperatives. On January 1, 1995, the Springfield Bank for Cooperatives also
merged with other entities, as discussed below, to form the

1996 est.

1997 est.

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)

10,244

67.15
68.00

1137

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM—Continued

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
2104 Federal liabilities: Resources payable to
Treasury ...............................................
Non-Federal liabilities:
Accounts payable:
2201
Consolidated systemwide and other
bank bonds ................................
2201
Consolidated systemwide notes .....
2201
Notes payable and other interestbearing liabilities .......................
2202
Accrued interest payable ....................
2999

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3300 Cumulative results of operations ............

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

236
27

394
40

397
44

428
49

1,687

2,305

2,320

2,271

–21

–24

–25

–29

1,666

2,281

2,295

2,242

68

71

70

79

1,997

2,786

2,806

2,798

26

28

49

36

1,093
643

1,329
1,166

1,194
1,257

1,175
1,244

..................
12

..................
17

..................
31

..................
31

1,774

2,540

2,531

2,486

223

246

275

312

3999

Total net position ................................

223

246

275

312

4999

Total liabilities and net position ............

1,997

2,786

2,806

2,798

Note.—Loans to cooperatives include nonaccrual loans and sales contracts.

Statement of Changes in Net Worth (in millions of dollars)
1994 actual

1995 actual

Beginning balance of net worth .........................

208

224

246

275

Capital stock and participations issued .........
Capital stock and participations retired .........
Surplus retired ..................................................
Net income .......................................................
Cash/Dividends/Patronage Distributions ..........
Other, net .........................................................

8
–14
..................
30
–7
–1

4
–11
..................
39
–10
..................

9
–11
..................
40
–9
..................

10
–8
..................
46
–10
..................

Ending balance of net worth ..............................

224

246

275

313

Identification code 99–4120–0–3–351

1996 est.

1997 est.

1138

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM—Continued

BANKS

FOR

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

COOPERATIVES—Continued

Financing Activities (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4120–0–3–351

Beginning balance of outstanding
system obligation ........................

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

1,573

1,699

2,458

2,451

Consolidated systemwide and other
bank bonds issued .......................
Consolidated systemwide and other
bank bonds retired .......................
Consolidated systemwide notes, net

1,186

1,524

2,213

2,206

–1,141
81

–1,287
523

–2,312
92

–2,226
–14

Ending balance of outstanding system
obligations ...................................

1,699

2,458

2,451

2,419

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4120–0–3–351

1995 actual

–42,474

–44,805

–45,647

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

1,584
1,241

464
441

884
656

1997 est.

1996 est.

1997 est.

11.1

Personnel compensation:
Personnel compensation and benefits ......................

4

5

6

11.9
23.2
25.2
33.0
43.0
92.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Cost of space occupied and equipment .......................
Other services ................................................................
Investments and loans ..................................................
Interest and dividends ...................................................
Undistributed expenses ..................................................

4
1
3
8,690
127
13

5
1
3
9,976
148
15

6
1
3
10,075
142
17

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

8,838

10,148

10,244

AGRICULTURAL CREDIT BANKS

89.00
90.00

On January 1, 1995, the National Bank for Cooperatives,
the Springfield Bank for Cooperatives, and the Farm Credit
Bank of Springfield consolidated to form on Agricultural Credit Bank (ACB), known as CoBank ACB. This bank is
headquartered in Denver, Colorado and serves eligible cooperatives nationwide, and provides funding to Agricultural
Credit Associations (ACAs) in one of its regions. An ACB
operates under statutory authority that combines the authorities of a FCB and a BC. In exercising its FCB authority,
CoBank ACB’s charter limits its lending to ACAs located in
the region previously served by the Farm Credit Bank of
Springfield. As an entity lending to Cooperatives, CoBank
engages in the same business activities as the St. Paul Bank
and it provides international loans for the financing of agricultural exports.
Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)

Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.01
Administrative expenses ............................................
00.02
Interest on borrowings ..............................................
00.03
Insurance premiums ..................................................
00.04
Provision for loan losses ...........................................
00.06
Income tax expense ...................................................
00.07
Other expenses ..........................................................

1995 actual

1150

1996 est.

1997 est.

1996 est.

1997 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans ............................................. ................... ................... ...................
1131 Direct loan obligations exempt from limitation ............
42,644
44,000
45,000

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4130–0–3–351

1995 actual

Identification code 99–4130–0–3–351

1210
1231
1251
1263

Total direct loan obligations .....................................

42,644

44,000

45,000

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .............................................
12,874
Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...................
42,638
Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .................
–41,281
Write-offs for default: Direct loans ............................... ...................

14,231
44,000
–43,427
–4

14,800
45,000
–44,196
–4

14,800

15,600

49
902
14
14
9
89

37
1,097
14
11
24
63

39
1,148
15
10
25
66

1290

Identification code 99–4130–0–3–351

1994 actual

1995 actual

0101
0102

Total interest income ..............................
Total interest expense .............................

..................
..................

1,171
–902

1,368
–1,097

1,441
–1,148

0109
0111
0112

Net interest income .................................
Other income ...........................................
Other expense ..........................................

..................
..................
..................

269
23
–175

271
10
–148

293
9
–155

0119

Net income ..............................................

..................

–152

–138

–146

0191

Total revenues .........................................

..................

1,194

1,378

1,450

0192

Total expenses .........................................

..................

–1,077

–1,245

–1,303

0199

Net income or loss ..................................

..................

117

133

147

00.91
01.01

Total operating expenses ......................................
Capital investment: direct loans ...................................

1,077
42,644

1,246
44,000

1,303
45,000

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

43,721

45,246

46,303

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year: Authority
to borrow ...................................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................

2,211
44,058

2,548
45,269

2,571
46,531

46,269
–43,721

47,817
–45,246

49,102
–46,303

2,548

2,571

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

14,231

Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
1996 est.

1997 est.

2,799

21.47

23.90
23.95
24.47

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year: Authority
to borrow ...................................................................

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
New budget authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Net borrowing .................................................................
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) ..............................................

42,474

44,805

45,647

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

44,058

45,269

46,531

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Fund balance .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Fund balance: Uninvested balance ...........................

326
43,721
–43,715

332
45,246
–45,246

332
46,303
–46,303

332

332

332

1,584

464

884

72.90

Identification code 99–4130–0–3–351

ASSETS:
Non-Federal assets:
1201
Cash and investment securities .........
1206
Accrued interest receivable on loans
Net value of assets related to direct
loans receivable and acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable:
1601
Direct loans, gross ..............................
1603
Allowance for estimated uncollectible
loans and interest (–) ....................
1699

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent authority .........................

43,715

45,245

46,303

87.00

43,715

45,246

Value of assets related to direct
loans ..........................................
Other Federal assets: Property, plant
and equipment, net ............................

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

2,301
139

2,652
165

2,600
172

2,750
181

12,878

14,237

14,800

15,600

–154

–170

–175

–181

12,724

14,067

14,625

15,419

46,303

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

1803
1999

Total assets ........................................

244

131

159

159

15,408

17,015

17,556

18,509

GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISES
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities: Resources payable to
Treasury ...............................................
Non-Federal liabilities:
Accounts payable:
2201
Consolidated systemwide and other
bank bonds ................................
2201
Consolidated systemwide notes .....
2201
Notes payable and other interestbearing liabilities .......................
2202
Accrued interest payable ....................

1139

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM—Continued

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year: Authority
to borrow ...................................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
22.60 Redemption of debt .......................................................
21.47

2104

128

145

10,805
4,717

10,882
5,110

11,045
5,837

24
77

12
126

20
126

20
127

14,197

15,802

16,283

17,174

1,211

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3200 Invested capital .......................................

145

8,567
5,401

2999

142

1,213

1,273

1,335

3999

Total net position ................................

1,211

1,213

1,273

1,335

4999

Total liabilities and net position ............

15,408

17,015

17,556

18,509

Statement of Changes in Net Worth (in millions of dollars)

68.00

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year: Authority
to borrow ...................................................................
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections (gross):
Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Fund balance .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Fund balance: Uninvested balance ...........................

6,161
24,986
–260

6,083
25,482
–562

30,860
–24,699

30,887
–24,804

31,003
–25,216

6,161

6,083

5,787

24,744

24,986

25,482

382
24,699
–24,310

771
24,804
–24,750

825
25,216
–25,091

771

825

950

72.90

1994 actual

1995 actual

Beginning balance of net worth .........................

1,174

1,210

1,213

1,273

86.97

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................

24,310

24,750

25,091

Capital stock and participations issued .........
Capital stock and participations retired .........
Surplus retired ..................................................
Net income .......................................................
Cash/Dividends/Patronage Distributions ..........
Other, net .........................................................

28
–62
..................
119
–25
–23

7
–52
..................
117
–32
–36

25
–65
..................
132
–33
..................

25
–75
..................
148
–35
..................

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

24,310

24,750

25,091

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

–24,744

–24,986

–25,482

Ending balance of net worth ..............................

1,210

1,213

1,273

1,336

Identification code 99–4130–0–3–351

1996 est.

23.90
23.95
24.47

6,660
24,744
–544

1997 est.

89.00
90.00

Financing Activities (in millions of dollars)
1994 actual

Identification code 99–4130–0–3–351

Beginning balance of outstanding
system obligations ......................

1995 actual

13,567

1996 est.

13,736

15,319

1997 est.

15,784

Consolidated systemwide and other
bank bonds issued .......................
Consolidated systemwide and other
bank bonds retired .......................
Consolidated systemwide notes, net

6,945

7,768

7,700

7,900

–6,562
–214

–5,505
–679

–7,626
390

–7,741
725

Ending balance of outstanding system
obligations ...................................

13,736

15,319

15,784

16,668

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1995 actual

Identification code 99–4130–0–3–351

1996 est.

1997 est.

12.1
23.2
25.2
33.0
43.0
92.0

Personnel compensation and benefits ..........................
Cost of space occupied and equipment .......................
Other services ................................................................
Investments and loans ..................................................
Interest and dividends ...................................................
Undistributed expenses ..................................................

42
7
14
42,644
902
112

31
6
14
44,000
1,098
97

33
6
15
45,000
1,148
101

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

43,721

45,246

46,303

FARM CREDIT BANKS
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4160–0–3–371

Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.01
Administrative expenses ............................................
00.02
Interest on borrowings ..............................................
00.03
Insurance premiums ..................................................
00.04
Provision for loan losses ...........................................
00.05
Losses/gains on property ..........................................
00.06
Other expenses ..........................................................

1995 actual

107
2,302
13
–25
–7
273

1996 est.

1997 est.

105
105
2,387
2,490
12
11
4
4
–2 ...................
195
169

00.91
01.01

Total operating expenses ......................................
Capital investment: Direct loans ...................................

2,663
22,036

2,701
22,103

2,779
22,437

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

24,699

24,804

25,216

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ...........................................................................
–434
–236
–391

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4160–0–3–371

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans ............................................. ................... ................... ...................
1131 Direct loan obligations exempt from limitation ............
22,036
22,103
22,436
1150

Total direct loan obligations .....................................

22,036

22,103

22,436

1210
1231
1251
1263

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .............................................
Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...................
Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .................
Write-offs for default: Direct loans ...............................

36,190
22,036
–21,689
–2

36,535
22,492
–21,930
6

37,103
22,880
–22,340
2

1290

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

36,535

37,103

37,645

Note.—Loans outstanding at end of year do not include nonaccrual loans and sales contracts.

The Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (1987 Act) required
the Federal Land Banks (FLBs) and Federal Intermediate
Credit Banks (FICBs) to merge into a Farm Credit Bank
(FCB) in each of the 12 Farm Credit districts. The FCBs
operate under statutory authority that combines the prior
authorities of the FLB and the FICB. No merger occurred
in the Jackson district in 1988 because the FLB was in receivership. Pursuant to section 410(e) of the 1987 Act, as amended by the Farm Credit Banks Safety and Soundness Act of
1992, the FICB of Jackson merged with the FCB of Columbia
on October 1, 1993. Mergers and consolidations of FCBs
across district lines, that began in 1992 continued through
mid-1995. As a result of this restructuring activity, 6 FCBs
headquartered in the following cities, remain: AgFirst FCB,
Columbia, South Carolina; AgAmerica FCB, Spokane, Washington; AgriBank FCB, St. Paul, Minnesota; FCB of Wichita,
Wichita, Kansas; FCB of Texas, Austin, Texas; and Western
FCB, Sacramento, California.
The FCBs serve as discount banks and as of January 1,
1996 provided funds to 32 Federal Land Credit Associations
(FLCA), 66 Production Credit Associations (PCAs), and 60
Agricultural Credit Associations (ACAs). These direct lender
associations, in turn, make short-term production loans (PCAs

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THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM—Continued

FARM CREDIT BANKS—Continued

and ACAs) and long-term real estate loans (FLCAs and ACAs)
to eligible farmers and ranchers. Also, as of January 1, 1996,
70 Federal Land Bank Associations originated and serviced
long-term real estate loans for 2 of the 6 FCBs that have
no affiliated FLCAs. FCBs can also lend to local financing
institutions, including commercial banks, as authorized by
the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended.
All the capital stock of the FICB’s, from organization in
1923 to December 31, 1956, was held by the U.S. Government.
The 1956 Act provided a long-range plan for the eventual
ownership of the credit banks by the production credit associations and the gradual retirement of the Government’s investment in the banks. This retirement was accomplished
in full on December 31, 1968. The last of the Government
capital that had been invested in the FLB’s was repaid in
1947.

1994 actual

1995 actual

128
409
..................
336
–65
–33

37
121
..................
392
–146
3

295
104
..................
356
–463
..................

64
48
..................
362
–235
..................

Ending balance of net worth ..............................

3,964

4,129

4,212

4,356

Financing Activities (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4160–0–3–371

Beginning balance of outstanding
system obligations ......................

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

37,377

38,119

39,041

39,775

1996 est.

Consolidated systemwide and other
bank bonds issued .......................
Consolidated systemwide and other
bank bonds retired .......................
Consolidated systemwide notes, net

29,655

53,468

36,089

36,435

–28,861
–93

–52,831
143

–33,634
–1,721

–34,696
–655

Ending balance of outstanding system
obligations ...................................

Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4160–0–3–371

Capital stock and participations issued .........
Capital stock and participations retired .........
Surplus retired ..................................................
Net income .......................................................
Cash/Dividends/Patronage Distributions ..........
Other, net .........................................................

38,119

39,041

39,775

40,858

1997 est.

0101
0102

Total interest income ..............................
Total interest expense .............................

2,547
–1,731

3,011
–2,302

3,041
–2,387

3,126
–2,490

0109
0111
0112

Net interest income .................................
Other income ...........................................
Other expenses ........................................

816
50
–531

709
44
–361

654
15
–313

636
16
–289

0119

Net income ..............................................

–481

–317

–298

–273

0191

Total revenues .........................................

2,597

3,055

3,056

3,142

0192

Total expenses .........................................

–2,262

–2,663

–2,700

–2,779

0199

Net income or loss ..................................

335

392

356

363

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4160–0–3–371

11.1
23.2
25.2
33.0
43.0
92.0
99.5
99.9

1995 actual

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
85
Cost of space occupied and equipment .......................
22
Other services ................................................................
13
Investments and loans ..................................................
22,036
Interest and dividends ...................................................
2,302
Undistributed expenses ..................................................
241
Below reporting threshold .............................................. ...................
Total obligations ........................................................

24,699

1996 est.

1997 est.

83
22
12
22,103
2,387
196
1

84
21
11
22,437
2,490
172
1

24,804

25,216

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4160–0–3–371

ASSETS:
Non-Federal assets:
1201
Cash and investment securities .........
1206
Accrued Interest Receivable ...............
Net value of assets related to direct
loans receivable and acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable:
1601
Direct loans, gross ..............................
1603
Allowance for estimated uncollectible
loans and interest (–) ....................

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION

1997 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
6,300
731

6,708
810

6,804
685

7,080
707

Identification code 99–4180–0–3–351

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

00.01

36,659

37,080

–548

–477

–477

35,739

36,111

36,603

37,125

464

402

384

406

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
2104 Federal liabilities: Resources payable to
Treasury ...............................................
Non-Federal liabilities:
Accounts payable:
2201
Consolidated systemwide and other
bank bonds ................................
2201
Consolidated systemwide notes .....
2201
Notes payable and other interestbearing liabilities .......................
2202
Accrued interest payable ....................

43,234

44,031

44,476

45,318

273

276

243

258

2999

5

6

Total obligations ........................................................

3

5

6

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year: Authority
to borrow ...................................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................

12
3

11
4

10
7

15
–3

15
–5

17
–6

11

10

11

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections (gross):
Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

3

4

7

73.10
73.20

Change in unpaid obligations:
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

3
–3

5
–5

6
–6

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
3
Outlays from permanent balances ................................ ...................

37,602

–627

3

10.00
36,366

Obligations by program activity:
Administrative expenses and taxes ...............................

1699
1803

Value of assets related to direct
loans ..........................................
Other Federal assets: Property, plant
and equipment, net ............................

1999

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3200 Invested capital .......................................

27,706
10,342

28,532
10,060

28,702
10,150

29,851
9,563

567
382

597
437

704
465

39,902

40,264

40,962

23.90
23.95
24.47

68.00

811
479

39,270

21.47

3,964

4,129

4,212

4,356

3999

Total net position ................................

3,964

4,129

4,212

Total liabilities and net position ............

43,234

44,031

44,476

45,318

4
6
1 ...................

4,356

4999

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year: Authority
to borrow ...................................................................

Statement of Changes in Net Worth (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4160–0–3–371

Beginning balance of net worth .........................

1994 actual

4,007

1995 actual

3,964

1996 est.

4,129

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

3

5

6

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

–3

–4

–7

1997 est.

4,212

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ........................................................................... ...................
1
–1

GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISES

Farmer Mac was established by the Agricultural Credit
Act of 1987 (the Act) to facilitate creation of a secondary
market for farm and rural housing mortgage loans that meet
minimum credit standards. As authorized by the Act, Farmer
Mac guarantees securities formed by certified loan pooling
institutions. In addition, the Farmer Mac title of the Act
was amended by the 1990 farm bill to authorize Farmer Mac
to purchase, pool, and securitize the guaranteed portions of
Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) guaranteed farmer
program loans. These two areas of secondary market authority have been organized by Farmer Mac into two distinct
programs designated as ‘‘Farmer Mac I’’ and ‘‘Farmer Mac
II,’’ respectively. The Farmer Mac title was further amended
in 1991 to clarify Farmer Mac’s authority to issue debt obligations, to provide for the establishment of minimum capital
standards for Farmer Mac, and to expand rulemaking authority for the Farm Credit Administration. The Farm Credit
System Reform Act of 1996 significantly expanded the activities of Farmer Mac by allowing it to directly purchase mortgages and to form loan pools.
In general, the agricultural secondary market is intended
to attract new capital for financing agricultural real estate,
including rural housing, foster increased long-term fixed-rate
lending, and provide greater liquidity to agricultural lenders.
Increased competition among agricultural lenders, stimulated
by access to the secondary market, should result in more
favorable rates and terms for agricultural borrowers.
Farmer Mac is governed by a 15 member Board of Directors. Ten Board members are elected by stockholders, including five by the Farm Credit System, and five are appointed
by the President subject to Senate confirmation.

risk-based capital. The 1991 amendments also clarified FCA’s
regulatory authority, including enforcement of Farmer Mac’s
regulatory capital standards.
Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
1995 actual

Identification code 99–4180–0–3–351

1996 est.

1997 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on commitments:
2131 Guaranteed loan commitments exempt from limitation

155

392

715

2150

Total guaranteed loan commitments ........................

155

392

715

2210
2231
2251

Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .............................................
Disbursements of new guaranteed loans ......................
Repayments and prepayments ......................................

463
155
–112

506
392
–103

795
715
–167

2290

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

506

795

1,343

2299

Memorandum:
Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding,
end of year ................................................................

506

795

1,343

Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
1994 actual

1995 actual

0101
0102

Revenue ...................................................
Expense ....................................................

3
–4

3
–3

4
–5

7
–6

0109

Net loss ...................................................

–1

..................

–1

1

Identification code 99–4180–0–3–351

1996 est.

1997 est.

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4180–0–3–351

FINANCING

Funding for Farmer Mac comes from four sources: common
and preferred stock; debt obligations; guarantee fees and a
$1.5 billion line of credit with the U.S. Treasury.
The actuarial soundness of the guarantee fee is reviewed
annually by the Comptroller General in a report to Congress.
The soundness of Farmer Mac I pools will be determined
through a multi-stage process. First, loans must comply with
the credit underwriting and appraisal standards. Second,
pools of eligible loans must meet Farmer Mac’s standards
for geographic and commodity diversification and be subjected
to economic stress analysis to determine pool performance
characteristics. In the case of Farmer Mac II, only the FmHA
guaranteed portions of the loans will be pooled by Farmer
Mac.
Available funds of Farmer Mac are invested in U.S. agency
securities or other high-grade commercial paper. No stock
dividends are allowed under the Act until the Board determines that an adequate loss reserve has been funded to back
Farmer Mac guarantees.

1141

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM

1201

ASSETS:
Non-Federal assets: Investment in securities ....................................................

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

474

619

592

915

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
2203 Non-Federal liabilities: Debt ...................

474

619

592

915

461

607

581

898

2999

461

607

581

898

1999

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3200 Invested capital .......................................

12

12

11

17

3999

Total net position ................................

12

12

11

17

4999

Total liabilities and net position ............

473

619

592

915

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4180–0–3–351

11.1

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

25.2

Personnel compensation: Personnel compensation and
benefits ......................................................................
Other services ................................................................

2
1

2
3

3
3

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

3

5

6

GUARANTEES

Farmer Mac provides a guarantee of timely payment of
principal and interest on securities backed by pools of eligible
loans. These securities are not guaranteed by the United
States, and are not ‘‘government securities’’. In 1996 Congress
removed requirements that loan originators or poolers maintain cash reserves or subordinated securities.
Farmer Mac guaranteed mortgage-backed securities are
subject to registration requirements established by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 and 1934 Securities Acts.
REGULATION

Farmer Mac is federally regulated by the Farm Credit Administration (FCA). Under 1991 amendments to the Act, regulation is performed by the FCA’s Office of Secondary Market
Oversight. The Office is responsible for examination of and
rulemaking for Farmer Mac (after a transition period), including the determination of the stress test for Farmer Mac’s

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4200–0–3–371

Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.01
Administrative expenses including FHFB assessments ....................................................................
00.02
Affordable Housing program .....................................
00.03
Interest on consolidated obligations and loss on
debt retirement .....................................................
00.04
Interest on members’ deposits and other borrowings .......................................................................
00.05
Payment to REFCORP ................................................
00.06
Cash dividends on capital stock ..............................

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

234
102

243
100

243
100

11,941

10,000

10,000

1,093
300
547

1,000
300
500

1,000
300
500

1142

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM—Continued

1210
1231
1251

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .............................................
Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...................
Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .................

116,567
724,349
–718,788

122,128
725,000
–726,628

120,500
725,000
–725,000

1290

Outstanding, end of year ..........................................

122,128

120,500

120,500

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS—Continued
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 99–4200–0–3–371

00.91
01.01
01.04
01.05

Total operating expenses ......................................
Capital investment:
Investment in bank premises ...................................
Net increase in advances and non-Treasury securities ........................................................................
Repurchase of capital stock .....................................

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

14,217

12,143

12,143

11

12

9

55,757 ................... ...................
4,005
5,074
5,400

01.91

Total capital investment .......................................

59,773

5,086

5,409

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

73,990

17,229

17,552

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
21.41
U.S. Securities: Par value .........................................
21.90
Fund balance .............................................................

910
148
1,248
448 ................... ...................

21.99
22.00
22.60

Total unobligated balance, start of year .............
1,358
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
72,780
Redemption of debt ....................................................... ...................

148
1,248
31,173
17,552
–12,843 ...................

23.90
23.95
24.41

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year: U.S. Securities: Par value .....................................................

74,138
–73,990

18,478
–17,229

18,800
–17,552

148

1,248

1,248

67.15
68.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Authority to borrow (indefinite) .....................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) ..............................................

19,982

31,173

17,552

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

72,780

31,173

17,552

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.41
U.S. Securities: Par value .....................................
3,329
72.47
Authority to borrow (obligated balance net of
U.S. Treasury and agency securities held) ...... ...................
72.90
Fund balance ........................................................ ...................

2,482

2,752

2,379
449

1,048
400

72.99
73.10
73.20

52,798 ................... ...................

3,329
73,990
–72,009

5,310
17,229
–18,340

4,200
17,552
–17,552

74.41
74.47
74.90

Total unpaid obligations, start of year ................
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance:
U.S. Securities: Par value .....................................
Authority to borrow ...............................................
Fund balance: Uninvested balance ......................

2,482
2,379
449

2,752
1,048
400

2,752
1,048
400

74.99

Total unpaid obligations, end of year ..................

5,310

4,200

4,200

86.97

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................

72,009

18,340

17,552

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

72,009

18,340

17,552

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
Non-Federal sources:
88.40
Net decrease in advances and non-Treasury
investments .................................................. ...................
88.40
Other collections from non-Federal sources ....
–19,982

–13,618 ...................
–17,555
–17,552

88.90

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

–31,173

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

–19,982

–17,552

52,798 ................... ...................
52,027
–12,833 ...................

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4200–0–3–371

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation
on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans ............................................. ................... ................... ...................
1131 Direct loan obligations exempt from limitation ............
724,349
725,000
725,000
1150

Total direct loan obligations .....................................

724,349

725,000

725,000

The 12 Federal Home Loan Banks were chartered by the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board under the authority of the
Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932. Subsequent to the
passage of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and
Enforcement Act (FIRREA) of 1989, the FHLBanks are under
the supervision of the Federal Housing Finance Board. The
common mission of the FHLBanks is to facilitate the extension of credit through their members in order to provide access to housing for all Americans and to improve the quality
of their communities. To accomplish this mission, the
FHLBanks make loans, called advances, and provide other
credit products such as letters of credit to member institutions. Advances and letters of credit must be fully secured
by eligible collateral and long-term advances may be made
only for the purpose of providing funds for residential housing
finance. Additionally, specialized community-related advance
programs provide funds for community reinvestment and affordable housing programs. All regulated financial depositories and insurance companies engaged in residential housing finance are eligible for membership. Each FHLBank operates in a geographic district designated by the Board and
together the FHLBanks cover all of the United States as
well as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
Advances outstanding on September 30, 1995 totaled approximately $122.1 billion, a net increase of approximately
$5.9 billion from the September 30, 1994 level of $116.2 billion.
The principal source of funds for the lending operation is
the sale of consolidated obligations to the public. On September 30, 1995, $226.4 billion of these obligations were outstanding. The consolidated obligations are not guaranteed by the
U.S. Government as to principal or interest. Other sources
of lendable funds include a portion of members’ deposits as
determined by Board policy. Deposits totaled $16.9 billion
and total capital amounted to $14.7 billion as of September
30, 1995. Funds not immediately used for advances to members are invested until such times as needed.
The capital stock of the Federal Home Loan Banks is owned
entirely by the members. Initially the U.S. Government purchased stock of the banks in the amount of $125 million.
The banks had repurchased the Government’s investment in
full by mid-1951.
The entire operating expenses of the FHLBanks are paid
from their own income and are not included in the budget
of the United States. Included in these expenses is the assessment by the Federal Housing Finance Board to cover the
Board’s administrative and other costs.
FIRREA contains provisions for the establishment of an
Affordable Housing Program (AHP) by each FHLBank. Each
FHLBank has developed its AHP to enhance the availability
of housing for very low-, low- and moderate-income families
by providing direct subsidies or subsidized advances for members who use the funds for qualifying housing projects. The
FHLBank system sets aside for its AHPs a total of $100
million annually.
The forecast data for 1996 and 1997 contained in this material represents estimates and should not be construed as an
official forecast of the FHLBanks System’s future position.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4200–0–3–371

0101
0102

Revenue ...................................................
Expense
(excludes
payments
to
REFCORP) ............................................

1994 actual

1995 actual

8,985

14,568

1996 est.

12,543

1997 est.

12,543

–8,051

–13,370

–11,343

–11,343

GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISES
0109

Net income ..............................................

934

1,198

1,200

1,200

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4200–0–3–371

ASSETS:
Investments in US securities:
1102
Federal assets: Treasury securities,
net ..................................................
Non-Federal assets:
1201
Investments in non-Federal securities,
net ..................................................
1206
Accounts receivable ............................
1401 Net value of assets related to direct
loans receivable: Direct loans receivable, gross ..........................................
Other Federal assets:
1801
Cash and other monetary assets .......
1803
Property, plant and equipment, net
1901
Other assets ........................................
1999

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
2101 Federal liabilities: REFCORP and AHP ....
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201
Accounts payable ................................
2202
Interest payable ..................................
2203
Debt .....................................................
Other:
2207
Deposit funds and other borrowings ............................................
2207
Other ...............................................
2999

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3200 Invested capital .......................................

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

4,239

2,630

4,000

4,000

84,794
2,053

134,990
3,532

123,000
3,000

123,000
3,000

116,567

122,128

120,500

120,500

448
156
43

449
157
941

400
140
100

400
140
100

208,300

264,828

251,140

251,140

308

347

380

380

196
2,522
168,379

185
3,946
226,406

100
3,000
217,000

100
3,000
217,000

23,666
302

18,437
832

15,000
720

15,000
720

The Act provided formulas pursuant to which the Federal
Home Loan Banks made capital contributions to FICO at
the direction of the Finance Board for the purchase of FICO
capital stock. FICO used the proceeds received from the sales
of such capital stock to purchase non-interest bearing securities for deposit in a segregated account as required by the
Act. The non-interest bearing securities held in the segregated
account will be the primary source of repayment of the principal of the FICO obligations. Securities in the segregated
account are kept separate from other FICO accounts and
funds but are not specifically pledged as collateral for the
payment of obligations. The primary source of payment of
interest on the obligations will be the receipt of assessments
imposed on and collected from institutions’ accounts which
are insured by the Savings Association Insurance Fund (the
‘‘SAIF’’).
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4033–0–3–373

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

1997 est.

0101
0102

Revenue ...................................................
Expense ....................................................

888
–795

897
–795

906
–795

916
–795

0109

Net income ..............................................

93

102

111

121

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)

195,374

250,154

236,200

236,200

12,926

14,674

14,940

14,940

3999

Total net position ................................

12,926

14,674

14,940

14,940

4999

Total liabilities and net position ............

208,300

264,828

251,140

251,140

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4200–0–3–371

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.3
24.0
25.2
31.0
32.0
33.0
41.0

1143

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM—Continued

1995 actual

1994 actual

1995 actual

1,143

1,244

1,354

1,475

344
13

279
13

279
12

279
12

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
Non-Federal liabilities:
2202
Interest payable ..................................
2203
Debt .....................................................
2207
Other ...................................................

1,500

1,536

1,645

1,766

236
8,140
152

236
8,141
85

236
8,142
83

236
8,144
81

2999

8,528

8,462

8,461

8,461

Identification code 99–4033–0–3–373

ASSETS:
Investments in US securities:
1102
Federal assets: Segregated accounts
investment, net ..............................
Other Federal assets:
1801
Cash, cash equivalents, and interest
receivable .......................................
1901
Other assets ........................................
1999

1996 est.

1997 est.

43.0
43.0
92.0

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Communications, utilities, and other rent ....................
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
Other services ................................................................
Equipment ......................................................................
Land and structures ......................................................
Net increase in advances and securities ......................
Subsidies (Affordable Housing Program) ......................
Interest and dividends:
Interest and changes in other assets ......................
REFCORP interest ......................................................
Repurchase of capital stock (gross) .............................

92
95
95
26
26
26
6
8
8
22
22
22
7
9
9
73
75
75
7
8
8
11
12
9
55,757 ................... ...................
102
100
100
13,581
300
4,005

11,500
300
5,074

11,500
300
5,400

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

73,990

17,229

1996 est.

1997 est.

17,552

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3100 FICO capital stock purchased by
FHLBanks ............................................
3300 Cumulative results of operations ............
Other:
3600
Other ...................................................
3600
Other ...................................................

680
463

680
565

680
675

680
796

–7,568
–603

–7,568
–603

–7,568
–603

–7,568
–603

3999

Total net position ................................

–7,028

–6,926

–6,816

–6,695

4999

Total liabilities and net position ............

1,500

1,536

1,645

1,766

RESOLUTION FUNDING CORPORATION
FINANCING CORPORATION

The Financing Corporation (FICO) is a mixed-ownership
government corporation, chartered by the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board pursuant to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Recapitalization Act of 1987, as amended
(the ‘‘Act’’). FICO’s sole purpose was to function as a financing
vehicle for the FSLIC Resolution Fund, formerly the Federal
Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC). FICO operates under the supervision and control of the Federal Housing
Finance Board (the ‘‘Finance Board’’). Pursuant to the Act,
FICO was authorized to issue debentures, bonds and other
obligations subject to limitations contained in the Act, the
net proceeds of which were to be used solely to purchase
capital certificates issued by the FSLIC Resolution Fund, or
to refund any previously issued obligations. The Resolution
Trust Corporation Refinancing, Restructuring, and Improvement Act of 1991 terminated the FICO’s borrowing authority.

The Resolution Funding Corporation (the ‘‘REFCORP’’) is
a mixed-ownership government corporation established by
Title V of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and
Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). The sole purpose of
REFCORP was to provide financing for the Resolution Trust
Corporation (the ‘‘RTC’’). Pursuant to FIRREA, REFCORP
was authorized to issue debentures, bonds, and other obligations, subject to limitations contained in the Act and regulations established by the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight
Board. The proceeds of the debt (less any discount, plus any
premium, net of issuance cost) were used solely to purchase
nonredeemable capital certificates of the RTC or to refund
any previously issued obligations.
REFCORP is subject to the general oversight and direction
of the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board. The dayto-day operations of REFCORP are under the management
of a three-member Directorate comprised of the Director of

1144

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM—Continued

RESOLUTION FUNDING CORPORATION—Continued

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
Uninvested balance ...................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
21.40

the Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Banks and
two members selected by the Oversight Board from among
the presidents of the twelve Federal Home Loan Banks (‘‘the
FHLBanks’’). Members of the Directorate serve without compensation, and REFCORP is not permitted to have any paid
employees. REFCORP and its Directorate are subject to regulations, orders and directions of the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board.
FIRREA and the regulations adopted by the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board provide formulas pursuant to
which the Federal Home Loan Banks made capital contributions to REFCORP’s Principal Fund and continue to make
interest payments on outstanding REFCORP obligations.
FIRREA also provides that the U.S. Treasury cover any interest shortfall. Funds designated for the Principal Funds were
used to purchase zero-coupon bonds. The zero-coupon bonds
will be held in the Principal Fund and are the primary source
of repayment of the principal of the obligations at maturity.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
1994 actual

1995 actual

0101
0102

Revenue ...................................................
Expense ....................................................

2,875
–2,626

2,895
–2,626

2,920
–2,626

2,942
–2,626

0109

Net income ..............................................

249

269

294

316

Identification code 99–4029–0–3–373

1996 est.

1997 est.

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4029–0–3–373

1994 actual

1995 actual

1996 est.

23.90
23.95
24.40

68.00

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

3,567

3,856

4,169

881
1

881
1

881
1

881
..................

1999

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
Non-Federal liabilities:
2202
Accrued interest payable on longterm obligations .............................
2203
Debt .....................................................

4,183

4,449

4,738

5,050

881
30,079

881
30,076

881
30,074

881
30,072

2999

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3100 Nonvoting capital stock issued to
FHLBanks ............................................
3200 RTC nonredeemable capital certificates
3300 Cumulative results of operations ............
3600 Other ........................................................

30,960

30,957

30,955

30,953

2,513
–31,286
939
1,057

2,513
–31,286
1,208
1,057

2,513
–31,286
1,499
1,057

2,513
–31,286
1,813
1,057

3999

Total net position ................................

–26,777

–26,508

–26,217

–25,903

4999

Total liabilities and net position ............

4,183

4,449

4,738

5,050

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL
RESERVE SYSTEM
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4450–0–3–803

Obligations by program activity:
Board operating expenses:
00.01
Monetary and economic policy ..................................
00.02
Services to financial institutions and the public
00.03
Supervision and regulation of financial institutions
00.04
System policy direction and oversight ......................

1994 actual

1995 est.

1996 est.

65
3
57
28

73
3
64
31

74
3
65
32

–6
177

153
–156

168
–174

171
–177

–3

–6

–7

154

171

177

13
156
–152

18
174
–171

21
177
–175

18

21

23

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
Outlays from permanent balances ................................

140
12

157
14

161
14

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

152

171

175

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

–154

–171

–177

89.00
90.00
3,301

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections (gross):
Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

–3
171

72.40

1997 est.

ASSETS:
Investments in US securities:
1102
Federal assets: Principal fund account investment, net ....................
1206 Non-Federal assets: Assessments receivable for interest expense ....................
1901 Other Federal assets: Other assets ........

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
Uninvested balance ...................................................

–1
154

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ...........................................................................
–3 ...................
–2

The figures presented may differ from other Board financial material because they are prepared in accordance
with OMB guidelines which vary from the Board’s budget and accounting procedures.

The Federal Reserve System operates under the provisions
of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, as amended, and other
acts of Congress.
Program.—To carry out its responsibilities under the Act,
the Board determines general monetary, credit, and operating
policies for the System as a whole and formulates the rules
and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of the
Federal Reserve Act. The Board’s principal duties consist of
exerting an influence over credit conditions and supervising
the Federal Reserve banks and member banks.
Financing.—Under the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act, the Board of Governors levies upon the
Federal Reserve banks, in proportion to their capital and
surplus, an assessment sufficient to pay its estimated expenses. The Board, under the Act, determines and prescribes
the manner in which its obligations are incurred and its expenses paid. Funds derived from assessments are deposited
in the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and the Act provides that such funds ‘‘shall not be construed to be Government funds or appropriated moneys.’’ No Government appropriation is required to support operations of the Board.
The information presented pertains to Board operations
only. Expenditures made on behalf of the Federal Reserve
banks for production, issuance, retirement, and shipment of
Federal Reserve notes are not included, since they are reimbursed in full by the Federal Reserve banks.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 99–4450–0–3–803

1994 actual

00.91
01.01

Subtotal: Board operating expenses .....................
Office of Inspector General operating expenses ...........

153
3

171
3

174
3

0101
0102

Revenue ..........................................................................
Expense ..........................................................................

154
–156

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

156

174

177

0109

Net income or loss (–) ..................................................

–2

1995 est.

171
–174

1996 est.

177
–177

–3 ...................

GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISES

1145

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM—Continued

11.3
11.5

Identification code 99–4450–0–3–803

1994 actual

1995 est.

Other than full-time permanent ...........................
Other personnel compensation .............................

11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0
23.3
24.0
25.1
25.2
26.0
31.0

Total personnel compensation .........................
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Benefits for former personnel ...................................
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
Communications, utilities, and other rent ................
Printing and reproduction .........................................
Advisory and assistance services .............................
Other services ............................................................
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................

92
98
103
16
16
16
1 ................... ...................
4
5
5
9
9
10
3
3
3
1
2
3
13
18
16
5
6
7
10
14
11

99.0
25.2
99.5

Subtotal, direct obligations ..................................
Allocation Account—Direct Obligations: Other services
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

154
171
174
3
3
3
–1 ................... ...................

99.9

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)

1
2

1
2

1
2

Total obligations ........................................................

1996 est.

ASSETS:
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables, net ...........................
Other Federal assets:
1801
Cash in bank .............................................................
1803
Property, plant and equipment, net ..........................

4

3

2

15
112

15
125

17
135

1999

Total assets ...............................................................
LIABILITIES:
Non-Federal liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities ....................................................................

131

143

154

22

24

25

Total liabilities ..........................................................
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital ......................................................
3200 Invested capital .............................................................

22

24

25

–3
112

–6
125

–7
136

3999

Total net position ......................................................

109

119

129

4999

Total liabilities and net position ...................................

131

143

154

2201
2999

Identification code 99–4450–0–3–803

11.1

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................

1994 actual

89

1995 est.

95

1996 est.

100

174

177

Personnel Summary
Identification code 99–4450–0–3–803

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

156

1005
1011

Total compensable workyears:
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .....................

1 Includes

1994 actual

38
1,650

32, 32, and 31 positions respectively for the Office of Inspector General.

1995 est.

38
1,659

1996 est.

38
1,665