SAN FRANCISCO, July 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco today announced that its net income for the second quarter of 2015 was $61 million, compared with net income of $39 million for the second quarter of 2014.
The $22 million increase in net income for the second quarter of 2015 relative to the prior-year period reflected net fair value gains associated with derivatives, hedged items, and financial instruments carried at fair value, partially offset by lower net interest income.
Net interest income for the second quarter of 2015 was $108 million, down from $138 million for the second quarter of 2014. The decrease was primarily due to lower average balances of interest-earning assets, higher dividends paid on mandatory redeemable capital stock (which are classified as interest expense), and a decrease in earnings on invested capital because of lower average capital balances.
Other income/(loss) for the second quarter of 2015 was a loss of $2 million, compared with a loss of $54 million for the second quarter of 2014. The change reflected net fair value gains associated with derivatives, hedged items, and financial instruments carried at fair value of $5 million (compared with net fair value losses of $35 million for the second quarter of 2014), which were due to the effects of changes in market interest rates, interest rate spreads, interest rate volatility, and other market factors during the period. The change also reflected expense on derivative instruments used in economic hedges of $4 million (compared with expense of $19 million for the second quarter of 2014). Income/expense on derivative instruments used in economic hedges is generally offset by interest expense/income on the economically hedged assets and liabilities.
During the first six months of 2015, total assets increased $10.2 billion, to $86.0 billion at June 30, 2015, from $75.8 billion at December 31, 2014. Advances increased $11.2 billion, or 29%, to $50.2 billion at June 30, 2015, from $39.0 billion at December 31, 2014.
In addition, investments increased $1.5 billion, to $33.5 billion at June 30, 2015, from $32.0 billion at December 31, 2014, primarily reflecting an increase in securities purchased under agreements to resell. These increases were partially offset by a $2.7 billion decrease in cash and due from banks, from $3.9 billion at December 31, 2014, to $1.2 billion at June 30, 2015.
Accumulated other comprehensive income increased by $12 million during the first six months of 2015, to $68 million at June 30, 2015, from $56 million at December 31, 2014, primarily as a result of improvement in the fair value of PLRMBS classified as available-for-sale.
As of June 30, 2015, the Bank was in compliance with all of its regulatory capital requirements. The Bank’s total regulatory capital ratio was 6.5%, exceeding the 4.0% requirement. The Bank had $5.5 billion in permanent capital, exceeding its risk-based capital requirement of $2.9 billion. Total retained earnings as of June 30, 2015, were $2.7 billion.
On June 23, 2015, the Bank paid a special dividend of $145 million on the capital stock outstanding during the first quarter of 2015, including $25 million in dividends on mandatorily redeemable capital stock that was reflected as interest expense in the second quarter of 2015. Combined with the dividend of $75 million paid on May 14, 2015, the annualized rate for dividends paid during the second quarter of 2015 was 22.65%.
Today, the Bank’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend on the capital stock outstanding during the second quarter of 2015 at an annualized rate of 10.01%. The dividend will total $78 million, including $6 million in dividends on mandatorily redeemable capital stock that will be reflected as interest expense in the third quarter of 2015. The Bank expects to pay the dividend on or about August 13, 2015.
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)
| Selected Balance Sheet Items at Period End | June 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 85,962 | $ | 75,807 | ||||||
| Advances | 50,188 | 38,986 | ||||||||
| Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio, Net | 671 | 708 | ||||||||
| Investments1 | 33,480 | 31,949 | ||||||||
| Consolidated Obligations: | ||||||||||
| Bonds | 45,597 | 47,045 | ||||||||
| Discount Notes | 33,859 | 21,811 | ||||||||
| Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock | 142 | 719 | ||||||||
| Capital Stock - Class B - Putable | 2,751 | 3,278 | ||||||||
| Unrestricted Retained Earnings | 483 | 294 | ||||||||
| Restricted Retained Earnings | 2,170 | 2,065 | ||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) | 68 | 56 | ||||||||
| Total Capital | 5,472 | 5,693 | ||||||||
| Selected Other Data at Period End | June 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | ||||||||
| Regulatory Capital Ratio2 | 6.45 | % | 8.38 | % | ||||||
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| Selected Operating Results for the Period | June 30, 2015 | June 30, 2014 | June 30, 2015 | June 30, 2014 | |||||||||||||
| Net Interest Income | $ | 108 | $ | 138 | $ | 238 | $ | 273 | |||||||||
| Provision for/(Reversal of) Credit Losses on Mortgage Loans | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Other Income/(Loss) | (2 | ) | (54 | ) | 430 | (102 | ) | ||||||||||
| Other Expense | 34 | 37 | 68 | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Affordable Housing Program Assessment | 11 | 8 | 65 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Net Income | $ | 61 | $ | 39 | $ | 535 | $ | 84 | |||||||||
| Selected Other Data for the Period | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Interest Margin3 | 0.53 | % | 0.64 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.64 | % | |||||||||
| Operating Expenses as a | |||||||||||||||||
| Percent of Average Assets | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | |||||||||||||
| Return on Average Assets | 0.29 | 0.18 | 1.35 | 0.19 | |||||||||||||
| Return on Average Equity | 4.27 | 2.80 | 18.39 | 2.96 | |||||||||||||
| Annualized Dividend Rate4 | 22.65 | 6.80 | 14.58 | 6.73 | |||||||||||||
| Average Equity to Average Assets Ratio | 6.86 | 6.42 | 7.35 | 6.58 | |||||||||||||
- Investments consist of Federal funds sold, trading securities, available-for-sale securities, held-to-maturity securities, and securities purchased under agreements to resell.
- This ratio is calculated as regulatory capital divided by total assets. Regulatory capital includes retained earnings, Class B capital stock, and mandatorily redeemable capital stock (which is classified as a liability), but excludes accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss). Total regulatory capital as of June 30, 2015, was $5.5 billion.
- Net interest margin is net interest income (annualized) divided by average interest-earning assets.
- Dividend rates reflect the dividends declared, recorded, and paid during the relevant periods.
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco delivers low-cost funding and other services that help member financial institutions make home mortgage loans to people of all income levels and provide credit that supports neighborhoods and communities. The Bank also funds community investment programs that help members create affordable housing and promote community economic development. The Bank’s members are headquartered in Arizona, California, and Nevada and include commercial banks, credit unions, industrial loan companies, savings institutions, insurance companies, and community development financial institutions.
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