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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to             
Commission File No. 000-51401
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
Federally chartered corporation
 
36-6001019
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
200 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, IL
 
60601
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 565-5700
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer   o
 
Accelerated filer  o
 
Non-accelerated filer   x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller reporting company   o
 
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company   o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o No x


As of March 31, 2017, including mandatorily redeemable capital stock, registrant had 15,829,748 total outstanding shares of Class B Capital Stock.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.
 
 
 
 
 


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.    Financial Statements.
Statements of Condition (unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except capital stock par value)
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Assets
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
34

 
$
351

Interest bearing deposits
700

 
650

Federal Funds sold
8,317

 
4,075

Securities purchased under agreements to resell
500

 
2,300

Investment securities -
 
 
 
Trading, $78 and $97 pledged
240

 
1,045

Available-for-sale
14,571

 
14,918

Held-to-maturity, $4,642 and $5,516 fair value
4,219

 
5,072

Investment securities
19,030

 
21,035

Advances, $782 and $672 carried at fair value
42,328

 
45,067

MPF Loans held in portfolio, net of allowance for credit losses of $(3) and $(3)
4,940

 
4,967

Derivative assets
3

 
6

Other assets, $56 and $44 carried at fair value
257

 
241

Assets
$
76,109

 
$
78,692

 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Deposits -
 
 
 
Noninterest bearing
$
43

 
$
53

Interest bearing, $14 and $16 from other FHLBs
521

 
443

Deposits
564

 
496

Consolidated obligations, net -
 
 
 
Discount notes, $1,871 and $6,368 carried at fair value
32,806

 
35,949

Bonds, $5,384 and $5,443 carried at fair value
37,662

 
36,903

Consolidated obligations, net
70,468

 
72,852

Derivative liabilities
39

 
43

Affordable Housing Program assessment payable
86

 
86

Mandatorily redeemable capital stock
301

 
301

Other liabilities
233

 
219

Liabilities
71,691

 
73,997

Commitments and contingencies - see notes to the financial statements


 


Capital
 
 
 
Class B1 activity stock - putable $100 par value - 10 million and 12 million shares issued and outstanding
1,037

 
1,160

Class B2 membership stock - putable $100 par value - 2 million and 6 million shares issued and outstanding
245

 
551

Capital stock
1,282

 
1,711

Retained earnings - unrestricted
2,680

 
2,631

Retained earnings - restricted
403

 
389

Retained earnings
3,083

 
3,020

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI)
53

 
(36
)
Capital
4,418

 
4,695

Liabilities and capital
$
76,109

 
$
78,692



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements (unaudited).

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Statements of Income (unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)

 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Interest income
 
$
337

 
$
318

Interest expense
 
224

 
198

Net interest income
 
113

 
120

 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest income -
 
 
 
 
Trading securities
 

 
1

Derivatives and hedging activities
 
3

 
(16
)
Instruments held under fair value option
 
(2
)
 
5

MPF fees from other FHLBs
 
5

 
3

Other, net
 
4

 
4

Noninterest income
 
10

 
(3
)
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest expense -
 
 
 
 
Compensation and benefits
 
25

 
23

Operating expenses
 
15

 
15

Other
 
2

 
2

Noninterest expense
 
42

 
40

 
 
 
 
 
Income before assessments
 
81

 
77

 
 
 
 
 
Affordable Housing Program assessment
 
8

 
8

 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
73

 
$
69



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements (unaudited).



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Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)

 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Net income
 
$
73

 
$
69

 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) -
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gain (loss) available-for-sale securities
 
38

 
(40
)
Noncredit OTTI held-to-maturity securities
 
9

 
11

Net unrealized gain (loss) cash flow hedges
 
44

 
(53
)
Postretirement plans
 
(2
)
 

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
89

 
(82
)
 
 

 
 
Comprehensive income
 
$
162

 
$
(13
)


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements (unaudited).



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Statements of Capital (unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in millions)

 
Capital Stock - Putable - B1 Activity
 
Capital Stock - Putable - B2 Membership
 
Capital Stock
 
Retained Earnings
 
 
 
Capital
 
Shares
 
Value
 
Shares
 
Value
 
Shares
 
Value
 
Unrestricted
 
Restricted
 
Total
 
AOCI
 
December 31, 2016
12

 
$
1,160

 
6

 
$
551

 
18

 
$
1,711

 
$
2,631

 
$
389

 
$
3,020

 
$
(36
)
 
$
4,695

Comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
59

 
14

 
73

 
89

 
162

Proceeds from issuance of capital stock
4

 
533

 

 
1

 
4

 
534

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
534

Repurchases of capital stock

 
(34
)
 
(10
)
 
(926
)
 
(10
)
 
(960
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(960
)
Capital stock reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock (liabilities)

 
(3
)
 

 

 

 
(3
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3
)
Transfers between classes of capital stock
(6
)
 
(619
)
 
6

 
619

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends - class B1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(9
)
 


 
(9
)
 
 
 
(9
)
Class B1 annualized rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.00
%
Cash dividends - class B2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
(1
)
Class B2 annualized rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.85
%
Total change in period
(2
)
 
(123
)
 
(4
)
 
(306
)
 
(6
)
 
(429
)
 
49

 
14

 
63

 
89

 
(277
)
March 31, 2017
10

 
$
1,037

 
2

 
$
245

 
12

 
$
1,282

 
$
2,680

 
$
403

 
$
3,083

 
$
53

 
$
4,418

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
13

 
$
1,313

 
6

 
$
637

 
19

 
$
1,950

 
$
2,407

 
$
323

 
$
2,730

 
$
(28
)
 
$
4,652

Comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55

 
14

 
69

 
(82
)
 
(13
)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock
2

 
183

 

 
1

 
2

 
184

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
184

Repurchases of capital stock
(1
)
 
(104
)
 

 
(3
)
 
(1
)
 
(107
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(107
)
Capital stock reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock (liabilities)
(3
)
 
(294
)
 

 

 
(3
)
 
(294
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(294
)
Transfers between classes of capital stock
(1
)
 
(48
)
 
1

 
48

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Cash dividends - class B1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(8
)
 
 
 
(8
)
 
 
 
(8
)
Class B1 annualized rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.60
%
Cash dividends - class B2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
(1
)
Class B2 annualized rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.60
%
Total change in period
(3
)
 
(263
)
 
1

 
46

 
(2
)
 
(217
)
 
46

 
14

 
60

 
(82
)
 
(239
)
March 31, 2016
10


$
1,050


7


$
683


17


$
1,733


$
2,453


$
337


$
2,790


$
(110
)

$
4,413



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements (unaudited).

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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)

 
Three months ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
Operating
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
$
159

 
$
(9
)
 
Investing
Net change interest bearing deposits
 
(50
)
 

 
 
Net change Federal Funds sold
 
(4,242
)
 
(1,908
)
 
 
Net change securities purchased under agreements to resell
 
1,800

 
1,125

 
 
Trading securities -
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales
 
801

 

 
 
Proceeds from maturities and paydowns
 
1

 
103

 
 
Purchases
 

 
(100
)
 
 
Available-for-sale securities -
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from maturities and paydowns
 
354

 
727

 
 
Purchases
 

 
(2
)
 
 
Held-to-maturity securities -
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term held-to-maturity securities, net
 
619

a 
581

a 
 
Proceeds from maturities and paydowns
 
256

 
232

 
 
Purchases
 
(3
)
 
(11
)
 
 
Advances -
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal collected
 
141,871

 
149,976

 
 
Issued
 
(139,145
)
 
(151,432
)
 
 
MPF Loans held in portfolio -
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal collected
 
264

 
282

 
 
Purchases
 
(241
)
 
(132
)
 
 
Other investing activities
 
9

 
6

 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 
2,294

 
(553
)
 
Financing
Net change deposits
 
68

 
(40
)
 
 
Discount notes -
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net proceeds from issuance
 
320,127

 
42,844

 
 
Payments for maturing and retiring
 
(323,269
)
 
(44,124
)
 
 
Consolidated obligation bonds -
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net proceeds from issuance
 
4,130

 
4,410

 
 
Payments for maturing and retiring
 
(3,380
)
 
(3,050
)
 
 
Capital stock -
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance
 
534

 
184

 
 
Repurchases
 
(960
)
 
(107
)
 
 
Cash dividends paid
 
(10
)
 
(9
)
 
 
Other financing activities
 
(10
)
 
(12
)
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
(2,770
)
 
96

 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks
 
(317
)
 
(466
)
 
 
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period
 
351

 
499

 
 
Cash and due from banks at end of period
 
$
34

 
$
33

 
a 
Short-term held-to-maturity securities, net, consists of investment securities with a maturity of less than 90 days when purchased.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements (unaudited).

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Notes to Financial Statements - (Unaudited)
(Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)


Note 1 – Background and Basis of Presentation

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is a federally chartered corporation and one of 11 Federal Home Loan Banks (the FHLBs) that, with the Office of Finance, comprise the Federal Home Loan Bank System (the System).  The FHLBs are government-sponsored enterprises (GSE) of the United States of America and were organized under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, as amended (FHLB Act), in order to improve the availability of funds to support home ownership.  We are supervised and regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), an independent federal agency in the executive branch of the United States (U.S.) government.

Each FHLB is a member-owned cooperative with members from a specifically defined geographic district. Our defined geographic district is Illinois and Wisconsin. All federally-insured depository institutions, insurance companies engaged in residential housing finance, credit unions and community development financial institutions located in our district are eligible to apply for membership with us. All our members are required to purchase our capital stock as a condition of membership. Our capital stock is not publicly traded, and is issued, repurchased or redeemed at par value, $100 per share, subject to certain statutory and regulatory limits. As a cooperative, we do business with our members, and former members (under limited circumstances). Specifically, we provide credit principally in the form of secured loans called advances. We also provide liquidity for home mortgage loans to members approved as Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) through the Mortgage Partnership Finance® (MPF®) Program.

Our accounting and financial reporting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). Amounts in prior periods may be reclassified to conform to the current presentation and if material are disclosed in the following notes.

In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments have been included for a fair statement of this interim financial information. These unaudited financial statements and the following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2016, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (2016 Form 10-K) starting on page F-1, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Unless otherwise specified, references to we, us, our, and the Bank are to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago.

“Mortgage Partnership Finance”, “MPF”, “MPF Xtra”, and "Community First" are registered trademarks of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago.

See the Glossary of Terms starting on page 59 for the definitions of certain terms used herein.


Use of Estimates and Assumptions

We are required to make estimates and assumptions when preparing our financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The most significant of these estimates and assumptions applies to fair value measurements and allowance for credit losses. Our actual results may differ from the results reported in our financial statements due to such estimates and assumptions. This includes the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the reported amounts of income and expense, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

We are not the primary beneficiary of any variable interest entity. Specifically, we do not have the power to direct the activities of any variable interest entity that would most significantly impact its economic performance and we do not have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from any variable interest entity that could potentially be significant to a variable interest entity. As a result, we do not consolidate any of our investments in variable interest entities. Instead, we classify variable interest entities as investment securities in our statements of condition. Such investment securities include, but are not limited to, senior interests in private-label mortgage backed securities (MBS) and Federal Family Education Loan Program asset backed securities (FFELP ABS). Our maximum loss exposure for these investment securities is limited to their carrying amounts. We have no liabilities related to these investments in variable interest entities. We have not provided financial or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to these investment securities that we were not previously contractually required to provide, nor do we intend to provide such support in the future.


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Gross versus Net Presentation of Financial Instruments

Our over-the-counter derivative transactions may be entered into through a bilateral agreement with an individual counterparty. We present these derivative transactions on a net basis in our statements of condition on the basis that our right to net amounts due to our counterparties is enforceable at law upon early termination. Derivatives are netted by contract (e.g., master netting agreement), to discharge all or a portion of the amounts that would be owed to our counterparty by applying them against the amounts that our counterparty owes to us. If these netted amounts are positive, they are classified as a derivative asset and if negative, they are classified as a derivative liability. The net exposure for these financial instruments can change on a daily basis; therefore, there may be a delay between the time this exposure change is identified and additional collateral is requested, and the time when this collateral is received or pledged. Likewise, there may be a delay for excess collateral to be returned. For derivative instruments that meet the netting requirements, any excess cash collateral received or pledged is recognized as a derivative liability or asset.

We also enter into cleared derivative transactions with clearinghouses classified as a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) through a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), a clearing member of the DCO. Prior to 2017, our accounting presented derivative assets and liabilities of our cleared derivative transactions on a net basis, inclusive of initial and variation margin, and accrued interest receivable/payable and cash collateral. Due to rule changes adopted by our DCOs that characterize the treatment of variation margin payments as settlement of a derivative’s mark-to-market exposure and not as collateral against the derivative’s mark-to-market exposure, we now account for our variation margin payments as settlements to our derivative assets and derivative liabilities. The amendments to the DCOs’ rules have no effect on how we present initial margin, which we include in the carrying amount of our derivative assets or derivative liabilities.
   
See Note 9 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities for further details.

Our policy is to report securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, if any, and securities borrowing transactions, if any, on a gross basis.


Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Our Summary of Significant Accounting Policies through December 31, 2016, can be found in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the financial statements in our 2016 Form 10-K. We adopted the following policies year to date in 2017:

Accounting for Variation Margin Payments

Effective in January of 2017 we began accounting for variation margin payments made to or received by the DCOs through our FCMs as settlements to our cleared derivative assets and derivative liabilities. See Note 1 - Background and Basis for Presentation for further details. This change in accounting did not have any effect on the accounting of our existing hedging relationships. Specifically, the change in accounting would not require us to discontinue existing hedge relationships or preclude us from using the short-cut method of hedge accounting provided no additional changes are made by the DCOs that would preclude the use of the short-cut method of hedge accounting. The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) issued a confirmation letter confirming the SEC staff’s non-objection to the conclusions reached by ISDA related to the accounting implications of the DCO rule changes regarding the characterization of the variation margin payments as daily settlements and the continued application of existing hedge accounting relationships, including the use of the short-cut method of hedge accounting.
Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments

In March of 2016, the FASB issued new guidance clarifying the requirements for assessing whether a contingent call (put) option embedded in a debt instrument is clearly and closely related to that debt instrument, which is referred to as the "host contract". Specifically, entities no longer will be required to assess whether the event triggering the acceleration of an embedded contingent call (put) option within a debt instrument is clearly and closely related to its host contract. We adopted the new guidance using the modified retrospective approach on January 1, 2017. The new guidance did not have any effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows at the time of adoption.



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Note 3 – Recently Issued but Not Yet Adopted Accounting Standards


Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost

In March of 2017, the FASB issued amendments to current GAAP requiring the service cost component of our defined benefit pension and postretirement plans to be classified in the same statement of income line item as our compensation costs. The other components of net benefit cost related to our defined benefit pension and postretirement plans are required to be presented in a statement of income line item that is separate from compensation costs. Currently, we include the total net periodic pension costs and net periodic postretirement costs in the same statement of income line item as our compensation costs. As a result, the amendments will require us to reclassify the other components of net benefit costs into Noninterest Expense - Other operating expenses. Such reclassification would be made on a retrospective basis at the time of adoption, which is January 1, 2018. We do not expect the new guidance to have a significant effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments in the Statement of Cash Flows

In August of 2016, the FASB issued statement of cash flows classification guidance governing certain cash receipts and cash payments. The new guidance becomes effective January 1, 2018, with earlier adoption permitted. The new guidance must be applied retrospectively to each period our statements of cash flows are presented at the time of adoption. Our existing practice is consistent with the requirements outlined below:

We classify cash payments related to prepaying or extinguishing our consolidated obligations as financing activities in our statements of cash flows.

We classify the cash payments attributable to interest expense paid at the maturity of our discount notes, which have a zero coupon rate, as operating activities in our statements of cash flows and in our supplemental disclosure of interest expense paid.

We are reviewing the expected effect of the guidance’s remaining provisions on our statements of cash flows. This guidance does not have any effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

In June of 2016, the FASB amended existing GAAP guidance applicable to measuring credit losses on financial instruments. The amendments are expected to result in recognizing credit losses in the financial statements on a timelier basis by utilizing forward looking information. Key provisions of the amendments relevant to us are outlined below.

Replaces the “incurred loss” impairment methodology applied under current GAAP with an “expected credit losses” methodology.

The expected credit losses methodology requires us to estimate all credit losses on financial instruments carried on an amortized cost basis and off-balance-sheet credit exposures over their contractual term. On balance sheet financial instruments include, but are not limited to, advances, MPF Loans held in portfolio, and Held-to-maturity (HTM) securities. Off-balance-sheet credit exposure refers to unfunded credit exposures, such as standby letters of credit.

The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the financial instrument’s reported amount.

Aligns the income statement recognition of credit losses for securities with the reporting period in which changes in collectability occur by recording credit losses (and subsequent reversals) through an allowance rather than a write-down as currently required under GAAP.

Requires recognition of a credit loss on available-for-sale (AFS) securities into the income statement if the present value of cash flows expected to be collected on the security is less than its amortized cost basis. Additionally, the allowance on AFS debt securities will be limited to the amount by which fair value is less than the amortized cost basis.

Expands upon the current credit quality disclosures by requiring further disaggregation of financial instruments by their year of origination. This disclosure is expected to help financial statement users better understand credit quality trends of asset portfolios.

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The amendments become effective January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted effective January 1, 2019. We plan to implement the expected credit loss methodology through a cumulative-effect adjustment to our beginning retained earnings as of the first reporting period in which the new guidance becomes effective for us. The cumulative effect adjustment will equal the amount required to adjust our existing allowance for credit losses for our on balance-sheet financial instruments and other liabilities for our off-balance sheet financial instruments to the amounts determined under the expected credit losses methodology. A prospective transition approach is required for debt securities in which an OTTI impairment had been recognized before our effective date. The accounting implications of such an approach is outlined below:

Write-downs recognized prior to our effective date on securities may not be reversed at the time of our adoption.

Improvements in expected cash flows subsequent to adoption for such securities will continue to be accounted for as yield adjustments over their remaining life.

Recoveries of amounts previously written off prior to the date of adoption will be recorded in earnings when received.

We are in the process of reviewing the expected effect of this guidance on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Leases

In February of 2016, the FASB issued new guidance pertaining to lease accounting. The primary change to our existing accounting practice resulting from the new guidance is the requirement to recognize operating leases and right-to-use assets with a term exceeding 12 months in our statements of condition rather than to recognize them off-balance sheet. The new guidance becomes effective January 1, 2019. A modified retrospective transition approach is required to be applied to leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. We do not expect the new guidance to have a significant effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows since our existing off-balance sheet operating leases are not material.

Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial

In January of 2016, the FASB issued new guidance governing recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities. The new guidance becomes effective January 1, 2018. The key provisions applicable to us include, but are not limited to, the following:

The ability to elect the fair value option will continue to be permitted.

Requires recognizing the portion of the total change in fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk in other comprehensive income when we elect to carry that liability at fair value under the fair value option. We do not expect the change in fair value attributable to the instrument-specific credit risk on our consolidated obligations carried at fair value to have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows; however, we will continue to monitor its potential effect. This is primarily because of the historically stable high debt ratings for our consolidated obligations and the fact that all FHLBs are joint and severally liable for consolidated obligation debt.

Requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category, such as amortized cost, and form, such as securities or loans, on our statements of condition or the accompanying notes to the financial statements

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May of 2014, the FASB issued new guidance governing revenue recognition from contracts with customers. Subsequently, the FASB deferred the effective date of the new guidance until January 1, 2018 and issued several pronouncements that provide additional revenue recognition guidance and clarifications to new guidance. The new revenue recognition guidance is not expected to have a material effect, if any, on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows at the time of adoption. This is because the majority of our financial instruments and other contractual rights that generate revenue are covered by other GAAP, and therefore, the revenue recognition guidance is not applicable to these financial instruments and other contractual rights.

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Note 4 – Interest Income and Interest Expense
The following table presents interest income and interest expense for the periods indicated:
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Interest income -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell
$
15

 
$
4

 
 
 
 
Trading
1

 
2

 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale interest income
108

 
111

Available-for-sale prepayment fees
4

 
21

Available-for-sale
112

 
132

 
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity interest income
53

 
59

 
 
 
 
Investment securities
166

 
193

 
 
 
 
Advance interest income
98

 
62

Advance prepayment fees
1

 
1

Advances
99

 
63

 
 
 
 
MPF Loans held in portfolio
54

 
57

Other interest bearing assets
3

 
1

 
 
 
 
Interest income
337

 
318

 
 
 
 
Interest expense -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount notes
96

 
82

Bonds
125

 
102

Consolidated obligations
221

 
184

 
 
 
 
Subordinated notes

 
14

Other interest bearing liabilities
3

 

 
 
 
 
Interest expense
224

 
198

 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
113

 
$
120


 

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Note 5 – Investment Securities


We classify securities as either trading, held-to-maturity (HTM), or available-for-sale (AFS). Our security disclosures within these classifications are disaggregated by major security types as shown below. Our major security types are based on the nature and risks of the security.

U.S. Government & other government related may consist of the sovereign debt of the United States; debt issued by government sponsored enterprises (GSE); and non-mortgage-backed securities of the Small Business Administration and Tennessee Valley Authority.
Federal Family Education Loan Program - asset backed securities (FFELP ABS).
GSE residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS) issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Government-guaranteed MBS.
Private-label residential MBS.
State or local housing agency obligations.


Pledged Collateral

We disclose the amount of investment securities pledged as collateral pertaining to our derivatives activity on our statements of condition. Also see Note 9 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities for further details.


Trading Securities

The following table presents the fair value of our trading securities. We had no material unrealized gains or losses on trading securities.

As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
U.S. Government & other government related
 
$
200

 
$
1,005

Residential MBS:
 
 
 
 
GSE
 
39

 
39

Government-guaranteed
 
1

 
1

Trading securities
 
$
240

 
$
1,045




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Amortized Cost Basis and Fair Value – Available-for-Sale Securities (AFS)

 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Gross Unrealized Gains in AOCI
 
Gross Unrealized (Losses) in AOCI
 
Carrying Amount and Fair Value
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government & other government related
$
295

 
$
13

 
$

 
$
308

State or local housing agency
18

 

 

 
18

FFELP ABS
4,317

 
216

 
(9
)
 
4,524

Residential MBS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GSE
8,154

 
242

 
(2
)
 
8,394

Government-guaranteed
1,243

 
29

 

 
1,272

Private-label
47

 
8

 

 
55

Available-for-sale securities
$
14,074

 
$
508

 
$
(11
)
 
$
14,571

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government & other government related
$
322

 
$
15

 
$
(1
)
 
$
336

State or local housing agency
19

 

 

 
19

FFELP ABS
4,431

 
165

 
(24
)
 
4,572

Residential MBS:
 
 
 
 
 
 

GSE
8,291

 
266

 
(2
)
 
8,555

Government-guaranteed
1,346

 
34

 

 
1,380

Private-label
50

 
6

 

 
56

Available-for-sale securities
$
14,459


$
486


$
(27
)

$
14,918



We had no sales of AFS securities for the periods presented.


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Amortized Cost Basis, Carrying Amount, and Fair Value - Held-to-Maturity Securities (HTM)

 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Non-credit OTTI Recognized in AOCI (Loss)
 
Carrying Amount
 
Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains
 
Gross Unrecognized Holding (Losses)
 
Fair Value
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government & other government related
$
1,034

 
$

 
$
1,034

 
$
38

 
$
(1
)
 
$
1,071

State or local housing agency
12

 

 
12

 

 

 
12

Residential MBS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GSE
1,791

 

 
1,791

 
92

 

 
1,883

Government-guaranteed
737

 

 
737

 
9

 

 
746

Private-label
813

 
(168
)
 
645

 
286

 
(1
)
 
930

Held-to-maturity securities
$
4,387

 
$
(168
)
 
$
4,219

 
$
425

 
$
(2
)
 
$
4,642

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government & other government related
$
1,733

 
$

 
$
1,733

 
$
42

 
$
(1
)
 
$
1,774

State or local housing agency
13

 

 
13

 

 

 
13

Residential MBS:
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

GSE
1,856

 

 
1,856

 
100

 

 
1,956

Government-guaranteed
791

 

 
791

 
10

 

 
801

Private-label
856

 
(177
)
 
679

 
294

 
(1
)
 
972

Held-to-maturity securities
$
5,249


$
(177
)

$
5,072


$
446


$
(2
)

$
5,516



We had no sales of HTM securities for the periods presented.

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Aging of Unrealized Temporary Losses

The following tables present unrealized temporary losses on our AFS and HTM portfolio for periods less than 12 months and for 12 months or more. We recognized no OTTI charges on these unrealized loss positions because we expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis, we do not intend to sell these securities, and we believe it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell them prior to recovering their amortized cost basis. In the tables below, in cases where the gross unrealized losses for an investment category are less than $1 million, the losses are not reported.

Available-for-Sale Securities

 
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or More
 
Total
 
Fair Value
 
Gross Unrealized (Losses)
 
Fair Value
 
Gross Unrealized (Losses)
 
Fair Value
 
Gross Unrealized (Losses)
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government & other government related
$

 
$

 
$
47

 
$

 
$
47

 
$

State or local housing agency
5

 

 

 

 
5

 

FFELP ABS

 

 
699

 
(9
)
 
699

 
(9
)
Residential MBS:
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
GSE

 

 
832

 
(2
)
 
832

 
(2
)
Government-guaranteed

 

 
22

 

 
22

 

Private-label

 

 
7

 

 
7

 

Available-for-sale securities
$
5


$


$
1,607


$
(11
)

$
1,612


$
(11
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government & other government related
$

 
$

 
$
47

 
$
(1
)
 
$
47


$
(1
)
State or local housing agency
7

 

 

 

 
7



FFELP ABS

 

 
753

 
(24
)
 
753


(24
)
Residential MBS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



GSE

 

 
991

 
(2
)
 
991


(2
)
Government-guaranteed

 

 
23

 

 
23



Private-label

 

 
8

 

 
8



Available-for-sale securities
$
7


$


$
1,822


$
(27
)

$
1,829


$
(27
)



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Held-to-Maturity Securities

 
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or More
 
Total
 
Fair Value
 
Gross Unrealized (Losses)
 
Fair Value
 
Gross Unrealized (Losses)
 
Fair Value
 
Gross Unrealized (Losses)
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government & other government related
$
22

 
$

 
$
16

 
$
(1
)
 
$
38

 
$
(1
)
State or local housing agency

 

 
1

 

 
1

 

Residential MBS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GSE

 

 
4

 

 
4

 

Private-label

 

 
895

 
(169
)
 
895

 
(169
)
Held-to-maturity securities
$
22


$


$
916


$
(170
)

$
938


$
(170
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government & other government related
$
26

 
$

 
$
17

 
$
(1
)
 
$
43


$
(1
)
State or local housing agency

 

 
1

 

 
1



Residential MBS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





GSE

 

 
4

 

 
4



Government-guaranteed
117

 

 

 

 
117

 

Private-label

 

 
934

 
(178
)
 
934


(178
)
Held-to-maturity securities
$
143


$


$
956


$
(179
)

$
1,099


$
(179
)



Contractual Maturity Terms

The maturity of our investments has not materially changed since December 31, 2016. For details on the aging of our investments see Note 5 - Investment Securities to the financial statements in our 2016 Form 10-K.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Analysis

We recognized no OTTI charges on HTM or AFS securities for the periods presented. This is because we do not intend to sell these securities, we believe it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell them prior to recovering their amortized cost basis, and we expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis.

We assess an HTM or AFS private-label MBS security for OTTI whenever its fair value is less than its amortized cost basis as of the reporting date. Our assessment entails generating cash flow projections to determine OTTI, if any, on our private-label MBS. Our initial cash flow projections are based on key modeling assumptions, significant inputs, and methodologies provided by an FHLB System OTTI Committee, which was formed by the FHLBs to achieve consistency among the FHLBs in their OTTI analyses for private-label MBS. We then determine the final cash flow projections after assessing the reasonableness of, and if necessary, modifying those assumptions, significant inputs, and methodologies used. We also perform present value calculations using appropriate historical cost bases and yields to crosscheck the reasonableness of the final cash flow projections. OTTI exists when a security's cash flow projection is not expected to result in the recovery of its entire amortized cost basis.

As of March 31, 2017, we had a short-term housing price forecast over all markets with projected changes ranging from -5.0% to +10.0% over the twelve month period beginning January 1, 2017. For the vast majority of markets, the short-term forecast has changes ranging from 0.0% to +6.0%

The following table presents the changes in the cumulative amount of previously recorded OTTI credit losses (recognized into earnings) on investment securities for the reporting periods indicated.

 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Beginning Balance
 
$
520

 
$
568

Reductions:
 
 
 
 
Increases in expected future cash flows recorded as accretion into interest income
 
(12
)
 
(13
)
Ending Balance
 
$
508

 
$
555



Ongoing Litigation

On October 15, 2010, we instituted litigation relating to 64 private-label MBS bonds we purchased in an aggregate original principal amount of $4.29 billion. As of March 31, 2017, the remaining litigation covers three private-label MBS bonds in the aggregate original principal amount of $65 million.

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Note 6 – Advances

We offer a wide range of fixed- and variable-rate advance products with different maturities, interest rates, payment characteristics and optionality.

The following table presents our advances by terms of maturity. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because some borrowers have the right to call or prepay advances with or without penalties.

As of March 31, 2017
 
Amount  
 
Weighted Average Contractual Interest Rate
 
Due in one year or less
 
$
18,554

 
0.93
%
 
One to two years
 
4,015

 
1.09
%
 
Two to three years
 
1,553

 
1.48
%
 
Three to four years
 
1,188

 
1.72
%
 
Four to five years
 
1,798

 
1.53
%
 
More than five years
 
15,130

 
1.02
%
a 
Par value
 
$
42,238

 
1.04
%
 

a 
The weighted average interest rate is relatively lower when compared to other categories due to a majority of advances in this category consisting of variable rate advances which reset periodically at current interest rates.


We have no allowance for credit losses on our advances. See Note 8 - Allowance for Credit Losses to the financial statements for further information related to our credit risk on advances.

The following table reconciles the par value of our advances to the carrying amount on our statements of condition as of the dates indicated.

As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Par value
 
$
42,238

 
$
44,965

Fair value hedging adjustments
 
87

 
98

Other adjustments
 
3

 
4

Advances
 
$
42,328

 
$
45,067




The following advance borrowers exceeded 10% of our advances outstanding:

As of March 31, 2017
 
Par Value
 
% of Total Outstanding
One Mortgage Partners Corp.
 
$
11,000

a 
26.0
%
BMO Harris Bank, National Association
 
4,375

 
10.4
%
a 
One Mortgage Partners Corp. is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA.

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(Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 7 – MPF Loans Held in Portfolio

We acquire MPF Loans from PFIs to hold in our portfolio, and in some cases we purchased participations in pools of eligible mortgage loans from other FHLBs (MPF Banks). MPF Loans that are held in portfolio are fixed-rate conventional and government mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties with maturities ranging from 5 years to 30 years or participations in pools of similar eligible mortgage loans from other MPF Banks.

The following table presents information on MPF Loans held in portfolio by contractual maturity at the time of purchase.

As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Medium term (15 years or less)
 
$
364

 
$
417

Long term (greater than 15 years)
 
4,515

 
4,489

Unpaid principal balance
 
4,879

 
4,906

Net premiums, credit enhancement and deferred loan fees
 
40

 
38

Fair value hedging adjustments
 
24

 
26

MPF Loans held in portfolio, before allowance for credit losses
 
4,943

 
4,970

Allowance for credit losses on MPF Loans
 
(3
)
 
(3
)
MPF Loans held in portfolio, net
 
$
4,940

 
$
4,967

 
 
 
 
 
Conventional mortgage loans
 
$
3,823

 
$
3,818

Government Loans
 
1,056

 
1,088

Unpaid principal balance
 
$
4,879

 
$
4,906


The above table excludes MPF Loans acquired under the MPF Xtra, MPF Direct, and MPF Government MBS products, which are classified as MPF Loans held for sale, and depending on timing, may be reflected as Other Assets in our Statements of Condition. We either concurrently sell these loans to third party investors or hold them for a short time period until such loans are securitized.


See Note 8 - Allowance for Credit Losses to the financial statements for information related to our credit losses on MPF Loans held in portfolio.



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Note 8 – Allowance for Credit Losses


See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the financial statements in our 2016 Form 10-K for further details regarding our allowance for credit losses methodology for each of the portfolio segments discussed below.

We have identified our portfolio segments as shown below:

Member credit products (advances, letters of credit and other extensions of credit to borrowers);
Conventional MPF Loans held in portfolio;
Government Loans held in portfolio; and
Federal Funds Sold and Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell.


Member Credit Products

We have not recorded any allowance for credit losses for our member credit products portfolio segment based upon our credit analysis and the repayment history on member credit products. We had no member credit products that were past due, on nonaccrual status, involved in a troubled debt restructuring or otherwise considered impaired. We have not recorded a separate liability to reflect credit losses on our member credit products with off-balance sheet credit exposure.


Conventional MPF Loans Held in Portfolio

For further detail of our MPF Risk Sharing Structure see page F-15 in our 2016 Form 10-K. There has been no material activity in our allowance for credit losses since December 31, 2016. The following table presents the recorded investment and the allowance for credit losses in conventional MPF Loans by impairment methodology.

As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Recorded investment in conventional MPF Loans -
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
68

 
$
74

Collectively evaluated for impairment
 
3,824

 
3,812

Recorded investment
 
$
3,892

 
$
3,886

 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for credit losses on conventional MPF Loans -
 
 
 
 
Homogeneous pools of loans collectively evaluated for impairment
 
$
3

 
$
3




Government Loans Held in Portfolio

Servicers are responsible for absorbing any losses incurred on Government Loans held in portfolio that are not recovered from the government insurer or guarantor. We did not establish an allowance for credit losses on our Government Loans held in portfolio for the reporting periods presented based on our assessment that our servicers have the ability to absorb such losses. Further, Government Loans were not placed on nonaccrual status or disclosed as troubled debt restructurings for the same reason.


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(Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Credit Quality Indicators - MPF Loans Held in Portfolio

The following table summarizes our recorded investment in MPF Loans by our key credit quality indicators, which include:

"Serious delinquency rate" consists of MPF Loans that are 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure, as a percentage of the total recorded investment. MPF Loans that are both 90 days or more past due and in the process of foreclosure are only included once in our serious delinquency rate calculation.

"Past due 90 days or more still accruing interest" consists of MPF Loans that are either insured or guaranteed by the government or conventional mortgage loans that are well secured (by collateral that have a realizable value sufficient to discharge the debt or by the guarantee or insurance, such as primary mortgage insurance, of a financially responsible party) and in the process of collection.

 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
As of
 
Conventional
 
Government
 
Total
 
Conventional
 
Government
 
Total
 
Past due 30-59 days
 
$
78

 
$
48

 
$
126

 
$
83

 
$
57

 
$
140

 
Past due 60-89 days
 
24

 
18

 
42

 
26

 
17

 
43

 
Past due 90 days or more
 
63

 
23

 
86

 
69

 
23

 
92

 
Past due
 
165

 
89

 
254

 
178


97

 
275

 
Current
 
3,727

 
988

 
4,715

 
3,708

 
1,013

 
4,721

 
Recorded investment
 
$
3,892

 
$
1,077

 
$
4,969

 
$
3,886


$
1,110

 
$
4,996

 
In process of foreclosure
 
$
30

 
$
8

 
$
38

 
$
35

 
$
7

 
$
42

 
Serious delinquency rate
 
1.67
%
 
2.14
%
 
1.77
%
 
1.82
%
 
2.07
%
 
1.88
%
 
Past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest
 
$
8

 
$
23

 
$
31

 
$
8

 
$
23

 
$
31

 
On nonaccrual status
 
$
68

 
$

 
$
68

 
$
74

 
$

 
$
74

 



Individually Evaluated Impaired MPF Loans

The following table summarizes the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance, and related allowance for credit losses attributable to individually evaluated impaired conventional MPF Loans. Conventional MPF Loans are individually evaluated for impairment when they are adversely classified. There is no allowance for credit losses attributable to conventional MPF Loans that are individually evaluated for impairment, since the related allowance for credit losses have been charged off.
As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Recorded investment without an allowance for credit losses
 
$
68

 
$
74

Unpaid principal balance without an allowance for credit losses
 
73

 
80



We do not recognize interest income on impaired loans.


Term Federal Funds Sold and Term Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell

We only held overnight Federal Funds sold and Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell as of March 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016. We did not have any longer term Federal Funds sold and Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell arrangements. We did not establish an allowance for credit losses for our overnight Federal Funds sold since all Federal Funds sold were repaid according to their contractual terms. We also did not establish an allowance for credit losses for overnight securities purchased under agreements to resell since all payments due under the contractual terms have been received and we hold sufficient underlying collateral.

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Note 9 – Derivatives and Hedging Activities

See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our 2016 Form 10-K for our accounting policies for derivatives.

We transact most of our derivatives with large banks and major broker-dealers. Some of these banks and broker-dealers or their affiliates buy, sell, and distribute consolidated obligations. We are not a derivatives dealer and do not trade derivatives for speculative purposes. We enter into derivative transactions through either of the following:

A bilateral agreement with an individual counterparty for over-the-counter derivative transactions.

Clearinghouses classified as DCOs through FCMs, which are clearing members of the DCOs, for cleared derivative transactions.

Managing Interest Rate Risk

We use fair value hedges to offset changes in the fair value or a benchmark interest rate (e.g., LIBOR) related to (1) a recognized asset or liability or (2) an unrecognized firm commitment. We use cash flow hedges to offset an exposure to variability in expected future cash flows associated with an existing recognized asset or liability or a forecasted transaction. We use economic hedges in cases where hedge accounting treatment is not permitted or achievable; for example, hedges of portfolio interest rate risk or financial instruments carried at fair value under the fair value option.

Managing Credit Risk on Derivative Agreements

Over-the-counter Derivative Transactions: We are subject to credit risk due to the risk of nonperformance by counterparties to our derivative agreements. For bilateral derivative agreements, the degree of counterparty risk depends on the extent to which master netting arrangements, collateral requirements and other credit enhancements are included in such contracts to mitigate the risk. We manage counterparty credit risk through credit analysis, collateral requirements and adherence to the requirements set forth in our policies and FHFA regulations. We require collateral agreements on all over-the-counter derivatives that establish collateral delivery thresholds. Additionally, collateral related to over-the-counter derivatives with member institutions includes collateral assigned to us, as evidenced by a written security agreement, and which may be held by the member institution for our benefit. Based on credit analyses and collateral requirements, we do not anticipate any credit losses on our over-the-counter derivative agreements. See Note 13 - Fair Value to the financial statements in this Form 10-Q and Note 16 - Fair Value in our 2016 Form 10-K for discussion regarding our fair value methodology for over-the-counter derivative assets and liabilities, including an evaluation of the potential for the fair value of these instruments to be affected by counterparty credit risk.

Our bilateral derivative agreements may contain provisions that require us to post additional collateral with our counterparties if there is deterioration in our credit rating, except for those derivative agreements with a zero unsecured collateral threshold for both parties, in which case positions are required to be fully collateralized regardless of credit rating. If our credit rating is lowered by a major credit rating agency, such as Standard and Poor's or Moody’s, we would be required to deliver additional collateral on derivatives in net liability positions. If our credit rating had been lowered from its current rating to the next lower rating, we would have been required to deliver up to an additional $25 million of collateral at fair value to our derivatives counterparties at March 31, 2017.

Cleared Derivative Transactions: Cleared derivative transactions are subject to variation and initial margin requirements established by the DCO and its clearing members. As a result of rule changes adopted by our DCOs, variation margin payments are characterized as settlement of a derivative’s mark-to-market exposure and not as collateral against the derivative’s mark-to-market exposure. See Note 1 - Background and Basis of Presentation and Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for further discussion. We post our initial margin collateral payments and make variation margin settlement payments through our FCMs, on behalf of the DCO, which could expose us to institutional credit risk in the event that the FCMs or the DCO fail to meet their obligations. Clearing derivatives through a DCO mitigates counterparty credit risk exposure because the DCO is substituted for individual counterparties and variation margin settlement payments are made daily through the FCMs for changes in the value of cleared derivatives. The DCO determines initial margin requirements for cleared derivatives. In this regard, we pledged $78 million of investment securities that can be sold or repledged, as part of our initial margin related to cleared derivative transactions at March 31, 2017. Additionally, an FCM may require additional initial margin to be posted based on credit considerations, including but not limited to, if our credit rating downgrades.  We had no requirement to post additional initial margin by our FCMs at March 31, 2017.


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(Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

The following table presents details on the notional amounts, and derivative assets and liabilities on our statements of condition. Effective in January of 2017, we began treating daily variation margin on our cleared derivatives as cash settlements instead of as cash collateral.

 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
As of
 
Notional Amount
 
Derivative Assets
 
Derivative Liabilities
 
Notional Amount
 
Derivative Assets
 
Derivative Liabilities
 
Derivatives in hedge accounting relationships-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
$
26,303

 
$
46

 
$
813

 
$
25,999

 
$
40

 
$
898

 
Derivatives not in hedge accounting relationships-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
22,593

 
318

 
228

 
27,769

 
353

 
260

 
Interest rate swaptions
 
415

 
41

 

 
415

 
41

 

 
Interest rate caps or floors
 
1,129

 
27

 

 
1,129

 
38

 

 
Mortgage delivery commitments
 
792

 
1

 
1

 
760

 
2

 
2

 
Other
 
132




1

 
132

 

 
1

 
Derivatives not in hedge accounting relationships
 
25,061

 
387

 
230

 
30,205


434


263

 
Variation margin daily settlements on cleared derivatives
 
 
 
(12
)
 
(199
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross derivative amount before netting adjustments and cash collateral
 
$
51,364

 
421

 
844

 
$
56,204


474


1,161

 
Netting adjustments and cash collateral
 
 
 
(418
)
a 
(805
)
a 
 
 
(468
)
a 
(1,118
)
a 
Derivatives on statements of condition
 
 
 
$
3

 
$
39

 
 
 
$
6

 
$
43

 

a 
Cash collateral posted was $415 million and $689 million at March 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, and cash collateral received was $27 million and $40 million.


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The following table presents details regarding the offsetting of our derivative assets and liabilities on our statements of condition. Effective in January of 2017, we began treating daily variation margin on our cleared derivatives as cash settlements instead of as cash collateral.
 
 
Derivative Assets
 
Derivative Liabilities
 
 
 
Bilateral
 
Cleared
 
Total
 
Bilateral
 
Cleared
 
Total
 
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives with legal right of offset -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross recognized amount
 
$
318

 
$
102

 
$
420

 
$
731

 
$
112

 
$
843

 
Netting adjustments and cash collateral
 
(316
)
 
(102
)
 
(418
)
 
(703
)
 
(102
)
 
(805
)
 
Derivatives with legal right of offset - net
 
2

 

 
2

 
28

 
10

 
38

 
Derivatives without legal right of offset
 
1

 

 
1

 
1

 

 
1

 
Derivatives on statements of condition
 
3

 

 
3

 
29

 
10

 
39

 
Noncash collateral received and cannot be sold or repledged
 

 
 
 

 

 
10

 
10

 
Noncash collateral pledged and cannot be sold or repledged
 
 
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net amount
 
$
3

 
$
1

 
$
4

 
$
29

 
$

 
$
29

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives with legal right of offset -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross recognized amount
 
$
339

 
$
133

 
$
472

 
$
820

 
$
339

 
$
1,159

 
Netting adjustments and cash collateral
 
(335
)
 
(133
)
 
(468
)
 
(788
)
 
(330
)
 
(1,118
)
 
Derivatives with legal right of offset - net
 
4




4


32


9


41

 
Derivatives without legal right of offset
 
2

 

 
2

 
2

 

 
2

 
Derivatives on statements of condition
 
6




6


34


9


43

 
Noncash collateral received and cannot be sold or repledged
 

 
 
 

 

 
9

 
9

 
Cash collateral for initial margin
 
 
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncash collateral pledged and cannot be sold or repledged
 
 
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net amount
 
$
6

 
$
3

 
$
9

 
$
34

 
$

 
$
34

 



At March 31, 2017, we had $66 million of additional credit exposure on cleared derivatives due to pledging of noncash collateral to our DCOs for initial margin, which exceeded our derivative liability position. We had $86 million comparable exposure at December 31, 2016.


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(Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)


The following table presents the noninterest income on derivatives and hedging activities as presented in the statements of income.

 
 
Three months ended March 31,
For the periods ending
 
2017
 
2016
Fair value hedges
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
$
2

 
$
(9
)
Cash flow hedges
 
1

 

Economic hedges
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
(5
)
 
(27
)
Interest rate swaptions
 

 
11

Interest rate caps or floors
 
(11
)
 
(3
)
Net interest settlements
 
16

 
12

Economic hedges
 

 
(7
)
Noninterest income on derivatives and hedging activities
 
$
3

 
$
(16
)



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Fair Value Hedges

The following table presents our fair value hedging results by the type of hedged item. We had no gain (loss) for hedges that no longer qualified as a fair value hedge. Additionally, the table indicates where fair value hedging results are classified in our statements of income. In this regard, the Amount Recorded in Net Interest Income column includes the following:

The amortization of closed fair value hedging adjustments, which are included in the interest income/expense line item of the respective hedged item type.

The effect of net interest settlements attributable to open derivative hedging instruments, which are recorded directly to the interest income/expense line item of the respective hedged item type.


 
 
On Derivative
 
On Hedged Item
 
Total Ineffectiveness Recognized in Noninterest Income on Derivatives and Hedging Activities
 
Amount Recorded in Net Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Available-for-sale securities
 
$
25

 
$
(26
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(24
)
Advances
 
12

 
(10
)
 
2

 
(11
)
MPF Loans held for portfolio
 

 

 

 
(2
)
Consolidated obligation bonds
 
9

 
(8
)
 
1

 
13

Total
 
$
46

 
$
(44
)
 
$
2

 
$
(24
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Available-for-sale securities
 
$
(51
)
 
$
48

 
$
(3
)
 
$
(34
)
Advances
 
(110
)
 
109

 
(1
)
 
(20
)
MPF Loans held for portfolio
 

 

 

 
(2
)
Consolidated obligation bonds
 
68

 
(73
)
 
(5
)
 
22

Total
 
$
(93
)
 
$
84

 
$
(9
)
 
$
(34
)



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Cash Flow Hedges

We reclassify amounts in AOCI into our statements of income in the same periods during which the hedged forecasted transaction affects our earnings. We had no discontinued hedges. The deferred net gains (losses) on derivative instruments in AOCI that are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve months were $(6) million as of March 31, 2017. The maximum length of time over which we are hedging our exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions is 4 years.

The following table presents our cash flow hedging results by type of hedged item. Additionally, the table indicates where cash flow hedging results are classified in our statements of income. In this regard, the Amount Recorded in Net Interest Income column includes the following:

The amortization of closed cash flow hedging adjustments, which are reclassified from AOCI into the interest income/expense line item of the respective hedged item type.

The effect of net interest settlements attributable to open derivative hedging instruments, which are recorded directly to the interest income/expense line item of the respective hedged item type.
 
 
 
 
Ineffective Portion Recorded in Noninterest Income on Derivatives and Hedging Activities
 
Effective Portion Recorded in AOCI
 
Amount Recorded in Net Interest Income
Three months ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 

Advances
Interest rate caps or floors
 
$


$

 
$
2

Discount notes
Interest rate swaps
 
1

 
46

 
(45
)
Bonds
Interest rate swaps
 

 

 
(1
)
Total
 
 
$
1

 
$
46

 
$
(44
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 

Advances
Interest rate caps or floors
 
$

 
$

 
$
2

Discount notes
Interest rate swaps
 

 
(52
)
 
(47
)
Bonds
Interest rate swaps
 

 

 
(1
)
Total
 
 
$

 
$
(52
)
 
$
(46
)

 

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Note 10 – Consolidated Obligations

The FHLBs issue consolidated obligations through the Office of Finance as their agent. Consolidated obligations consist of discount notes and consolidated obligation bonds. Consolidated discount notes are issued to raise short-term funds, are issued at less than their face amount and redeemed at par value when they mature. The maturity of consolidated obligation bonds may range from less than one year to over 20 years, but they are not subject to any statutory or regulatory limits on maturity.

The following table presents our consolidated obligation discount notes for which we are the primary obligor. All are due in one year or less.
As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016

Carrying Amount
 
$
32,806

 
$
35,949

Weighted Average Interest Rate
 
0.62
%
 
0.46
%


The following table presents our consolidated obligation bonds, for which we are the primary obligor, including callable bonds that are redeemable in whole, or in part, at our discretion on predetermined call dates.
As of March 31, 2017
 
Contractual Maturity
 
Weighted Average Interest Rate
 
By Maturity or Next Call Date
Due in one year or less
 
$
15,881

 
1.21
%
 
$
29,389

One to two years
 
6,953

 
1.02
%
 
3,877

Two to three years
 
3,833

 
1.32
%
 
2,683

Three to four years
 
2,025

 
1.33
%
 
784

Four to five years
 
3,851

 
1.97
%
 
302

Thereafter
 
5,341

 
2.75
%
 
849

Total par value
 
$
37,884

 
1.49
%
 
$
37,884




The following table presents consolidated obligation bonds outstanding by call feature:
As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Noncallable
 
$
23,626

 
$
22,356

Callable
 
14,258

 
14,778

Par value
 
37,884

 
37,134

Fair value hedging adjustments
 
(218
)
 
(229
)
Other adjustments
 
(4
)
 
(2
)
Consolidated obligation bonds
 
$
37,662

 
$
36,903



The following table summarizes the consolidated obligations of the FHLBs and those for which we are the primary obligor. We did not accrue a liability for our joint and several liability related to the other FHLBs’ share of the consolidated obligations as of March 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016. See Note 17 - Commitments and Contingencies to the financial statements in our 2016 Form 10-K for further details.
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Par values as of
 
Bonds
 
Discount
Notes
 
Total
 
Bonds
 
Discount
Notes
 
Total
FHLB System total consolidated obligations
 
$
581,938

 
$
377,342

 
$
959,280

 
$
579,189

 
$
410,122

 
$
989,311

FHLB Chicago as primary obligor
 
37,884

 
32,829

 
70,713

 
37,134

 
35,969

 
73,103

As a percent of the FHLB System
 
7
%
 
9
%
 
7
%
 
6
%
 
9
%
 
7
%

 

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Note 11 – Capital and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock (MRCS)

Under our Capital Plan our stock consists of two sub-classes of stock, Class B1 activity stock and Class B2 membership stock (together, Class B stock), both with a par value of $100 and redeemable on five years' written notice, subject to certain conditions. Under the Capital Plan, each member is required to own capital stock in an amount equal to the greater of a membership stock requirement or an activity stock requirement. Class B1 activity stock is available to support a member's activity stock requirement. Class B2 membership stock is available to support a member's membership stock requirement and any activity stock requirement.


Minimum Capital Requirements

For details on our minimum capital requirements, including how the ratios below were calculated, see Minimum Capital Requirements on page F-43 of our 2016 Form 10-K. We complied with our minimum regulatory capital requirements as shown below.
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Requirement
 
Actual
 
Requirement
 
Actual
Risk-based capital
 
$
1,096

 
$
4,666

 
$
1,088

 
$
5,032

Total regulatory capital
 
$
3,044

 
$
4,666

 
$
3,148

 
$
5,032

Total regulatory capital ratio
 
4.00
%
 
6.13
%
 
4.00
%
 
6.40
%
Leverage capital
 
$
3,805

 
$
6,999

 
$
3,935

 
$
7,549

Leverage capital ratio
 
5.00
%
 
9.20
%
 
5.00
%
 
9.59
%

Total regulatory capital and leverage capital includes mandatorily redeemable capital stock (MRCS) but does not include AOCI. Under the FHFA regulation on capital classifications and critical capital levels for the FHLBs, we are adequately capitalized.

The following members exceeded 10% of our regulatory capital stock outstanding (which includes MRCS):

As of March 31, 2017
 
Regulatory Capital Stock Outstanding
 
% of Total Outstanding
 
Amount of Which is Classified as a Liability (MRCS)
One Mortgage Partners Corp.
 
$
245

a 
15.5
%
 
$
245

BMO Harris Bank, National Association
 
197

 
12.4
%
 

a 
One Mortgage Partners Corp. is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA.


Repurchase of Excess Capital Stock

On January 26, 2017, we began repurchasing all excess Class B2 stock on a weekly basis at par value, i.e., $100 per shareMembers may continue to request repurchase of excess stock on any business day in addition to the weekly repurchase. All repurchases of excess stock, including automatic weekly repurchases, will continue until otherwise announced, but remain subject to our regulatory requirements, certain financial and capital thresholds, and prudent business practices. Repurchase of excess capital stock held by members is subject to compliance with financial and capital thresholds, as detailed on page 57 of our 2016 Form 10-K.

As of March 31, 2017, our regulatory capital stock outstanding was $1.6 billion, a net decrease of $(429) million from year-end, due in part to these automatic weekly repurchases.


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(Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 12 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)


The following table summarizes the gains (losses) in AOCI for the reporting periods indicated.

 
 
Net Unrealized -
 
Non-credit OTTI -
 
Net Unrealized - Cash Flow Hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale Securities
 
Held-to-maturity Securities
 
 
Post-Retirement Plans
 
AOCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
 
$
459

 
$
(177
)
 
$
(312
)
 
$
(6
)
 
$
(36
)
Change in the period recorded to the statements of condition, before reclassifications to statements of income
 
38

 
9

 
46

 
(2
)
 
91

Amounts reclassified in period to statements of income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Net interest income
 

 

 
(1
)
 
 
 
(1
)
Non-interest gain (loss)
 

 

 
(1
)
 
 
 
(1
)
Non-interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Other comprehensive income in the period
 
38

 
9

 
44

 
(2
)
 
89

Ending balance
 
$
497

 
$
(168
)
 
$
(268
)
 
$
(8
)
 
$
53

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Three months ended March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
 
$
658

 
$
(217
)
 
$
(463
)
 
$
(6
)
 
$
(28
)
Change in the period recorded to the statements of condition, before reclassifications to statements of income
 
(40
)
 
11

 
(52
)
 

 
(81
)
Amounts reclassified in period to statements of income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 

 

 
(1
)
 
 
 
(1
)
Other comprehensive income in the period
 
(40
)
 
11

 
(53
)
 

 
(82
)
Ending balance
 
$
618

 
$
(206
)
 
$
(516
)
 
$
(6
)
 
$
(110
)

 

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(Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 13 - Fair Value

Fair value represents the exit price that we would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with a market participant at the measurement date. See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the financial statements in our 2016 Form 10-K for our fair value measurement policies. For a description of the valuation techniques and significant inputs see Note 16 - Fair Value to the financial statements in our 2016 Form 10-K.

The following tables are a summary of the fair value estimates and related levels in the fair value hierarchy. The carrying amounts are as recorded in the statements of condition. These tables do not represent an estimate of our overall market value as a going concern as they do not take into account future business opportunities and future net profitability of assets and liabilities. We had no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy for the periods shown.

The following table shows the fair values of financial instruments that are measured at amortized cost on our statements of condition, unless we elect the fair value option for such instruments, in which case, such instruments are measured at fair value on our statements of condition. Financial instruments for which we elected the fair value option are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are shown on our statements of condition and are also included in the table on the following page, which details instruments carried at fair value on a recurring basis.

 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Hierarchy
 
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Assets -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
34

 
$
34

 
$
34

 
$

 
$

 
Interest bearing deposits
700

 
700

 
700

 

 

 
Federal Funds sold
8,317

 
8,317

 

 
8,317

 

 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
500

 
500

 

 
500

 

 
Held-to-maturity securities
4,219

 
4,642

 

 
3,712

 
930

 
Advances
42,328

 
42,348

 

 
42,348

 

 
MPF Loans held in portfolio, net
4,940

 
5,121

 

 
5,097

 
24

 
Financial Liabilities -
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Deposits
(564
)
 
(564
)
 

 
(564
)
 

 
Consolidated obligation discount notes
(32,806
)
 
(32,802
)
 

 
(32,802
)
 

 
Consolidated obligation bonds
(37,662
)
 
(37,919
)
 

 
(37,919
)
 

 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock
(301
)
 
(301
)
 
(301
)
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Assets -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
351

 
$
351

 
$
351

 
$

 
$

 
Interest bearing deposits
650

 
650

 
650

 

 

 
Federal Funds sold
4,075

 
4,075

 

 
4,075

 

 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
2,300

 
2,300

 

 
2,300

 

 
Held-to-maturity securities
5,072

 
5,516

 

 
4,544

 
972

 
Advances
45,067

 
45,065

 

 
45,065

 

 
MPF Loans held in portfolio, net
4,967

 
5,162

 

 
5,136

 
26

 
Financial Liabilities -
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
(496
)
 
(496
)
 

 
(496
)
 

 
Consolidated obligation discount notes
(35,949
)
 
(35,949
)
 

 
(35,949
)
 

 
Consolidated obligation bonds
(36,903
)
 
(37,149
)
 

 
(37,149
)
 

 
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock
(301
)
 
(301
)
 
(301
)
 

 

 


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Notes to Financial Statements - (Unaudited)
(Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)


The following table presents financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis on our statements of condition. This includes advances, consolidated obligation discount notes and bonds, and mortgage loans held for sale for which we elected the fair value option. The Netting and Cash Collateral adjustment is attributable to our derivative transactions that are presented on a net basis in our statements of condition. See Note 1 - Background and Basis of Presentation, Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 9 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities for further details.
March 31, 2017
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Netting and Cash Collateral
 
Fair Value
U.S. Government & other government related non-MBS
 
$
200

 
$

 
 
 
$
200

GSE residential MBS
 
39

 

 
 
 
39

U.S. Governmental-guaranteed residential MBS
 
1

 

 
 
 
1

Trading securities
 
240

 

 
 
 
240

U.S. Government & other government related non-MBS
 
308

 

 
 
 
308

State or local housing agency non-MBS
 
18

 

 
 
 
18

FFELP ABS
 
4,524

 

 
 
 
4,524

GSE residential MBS
 
8,394

 

 
 
 
8,394

U.S. Government-guaranteed residential MBS
 
1,272

 

 
 
 
1,272

Private-label residential MBS
 

 
55

 
 
 
55

Available-for-sale securities
 
14,516

 
55

 
 
 
14,571

Advances
 
782

 

 
 
 
782

Derivative assets
 
421

 

 
$
(418
)
 
3

Other assets
 
56

 

 
 
 
56

Financial assets at fair value
 
$
16,015

 
$
55

 
$
(418
)
 
$
15,652

Consolidated obligation discount notes
 
$
(1,871
)
 
$

 
 
 
$
(1,871
)
Consolidated obligation bonds
 
(5,384
)
 

 
 
 
(5,384
)
Derivative liabilities
 
(844
)
 

 
$
805

 
(39
)
Financial liabilities at fair value
 
$
(8,099
)
 
$

 
$
805

 
$
(7,294
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government & other government related non-MBS
 
$
1,005

 
$

 
 
 
$
1,005

GSE residential MBS
 
39

 

 
 
 
39

U.S. Governmental-guaranteed residential MBS
 
1

 

 
 
 
1

Trading securities
 
1,045



 
 
 
1,045

U.S. Government & other government related non-MBS
 
336

 

 
 
 
336

State or local housing agency non-MBS
 
19

 

 
 
 
19

FFELP ABS
 
4,572

 

 
 
 
4,572

GSE residential MBS
 
8,555

 

 
 
 
8,555

U.S. Government-guaranteed residential MBS
 
1,380

 

 
 
 
1,380

Private-label residential MBS
 

 
56

 
 
 
56

Available-for-sale securities
 
14,862


56

 
 
 
14,918

Advances
 
672

 

 
 
 
672

Derivative assets
 
474

 

 
$
(468
)
 
6

Other assets
 
44

 

 
 
 
44

Financial assets at fair value
 
$
17,097


$
56


$
(468
)
 
$
16,685

Consolidated obligation discount notes
 
$
(6,368
)
 
$

 
 
 
$
(6,368
)
Consolidated obligation bonds
 
(5,443
)
 

 
 
 
(5,443
)
Derivative liabilities
 
(1,161
)
 

 
$
1,118

 
(43
)
Financial liabilities at fair value
 
$
(12,972
)

$


$
1,118

 
$
(11,854
)



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Notes to Financial Statements - (Unaudited)
(Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Fair Value Option

We elect the fair value option for financial instruments, such as advances, MPF Loans held for sale, and consolidated obligation discount notes and bonds in cases where hedge accounting treatment may not be achieved due to the inability to meet the hedge effectiveness testing criterion. Financial instruments for which we elected the fair value option along with their related fair value are shown on our Statements of Condition. Refer to our Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the financial statements in our 2016 Form 10-K for further details.

The following table reflects the difference between the aggregate unpaid principal balance (UPB) outstanding and the aggregate fair value for our long term financial instruments for which the fair value option has been elected. None of the advances were 90 days or more past due and none were on nonaccrual status.

 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
As of
 
Advances
 
Consolidated Obligation Bonds
 
Advances
 
Consolidated Obligation Bonds
Unpaid principal balance
 
$
787

 
$
5,390


$
677

 
$
5,447

Fair value over (under) UPB
 
(5
)
 
(6
)
 
(5
)
 
(4
)
Fair value  
 
$
782

 
$
5,384

 
$
672

 
$
5,443





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Notes to Financial Statements - (Unaudited)
(Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies

The following table shows our commitments outstanding, which represent off-balance sheet obligations.

 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
As of
 
Expire within one year
 
Expire after one year
 
Total
 
Expire within one year
 
Expire after one year
 
Total
Unsettled consolidated obligation bonds
 
$
405

 
$

 
$
405

 
$
10

 
$

 
$
10

Member standby letters of credit
 
9,978

 
2,382

a 
12,360

 
8,459

 
2,369

a 
10,828

Housing authority standby bond purchase agreements
 
23

 
307

 
330

 
25

 
281

 
306

Advance commitments
 
1

 
1

 
2

 
15

 
1

 
16

MPF delivery commitments
 
435

 

 
435

 
417

 

 
417

Other commitments
 
11

 

 
11

 
24

 

 
24

Commitments
 
$
10,853

 
$
2,690

 
$
13,543

 
$
8,950

 
$
2,651

 
$
11,601


a 
Contains $709 million and $486 million of member standby letters of credit at March 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, which were renewable annually.

For a description of defined terms see Note 17 - Commitments and Contingencies to the financial statements in our 2016 Form 10-K.


Note 15 – Transactions with Related Parties and Other FHLBs


We define related parties as either members whose officers or directors serve on our Board of Directors, or members that control more than 10% of our total voting interests. We did not have any members that controlled more than 10% of our total voting interests for the periods presented in these financial statements.

In the normal course of business, we may extend credit to or enter into other transactions with a related party. All transactions are done at market terms that are no more favorable than the terms of comparable transactions with other members who are not considered related parties.


Members

The following table summarizes balances we had with our members who are related parties as defined above (including their affiliates) as of the periods presented.

As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Assets - Advances
 
$
123

 
$
107

Liabilities - Deposits
 
14

 
8

Equity - Capital Stock
 
6

 
18




Other FHLBs

From time to time, we may loan to, or borrow from, other FHLBs. All transactions are done at market terms that are no more favorable than the terms of comparable transactions with other counterparties. These transactions are overnight, maturing the following business day.  These transactions with other FHLBs, if any, are identified on the face of our Financial Statements.


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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Selected Financial Data
As of or for the three months ended
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
Selected statements of condition data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments a
 
$
28,547

 
$
28,060

 
$
26,853

 
$
28,964

 
$
27,597

Advances
 
42,328

 
45,067

 
43,117

 
46,424

 
38,353

MPF Loans held in portfolio, gross
 
4,943

 
4,970

 
4,723

 
4,670

 
4,681

Less: allowance for credit losses
 
(3
)
 
(3
)
 
(3
)
 
(3
)
 
(2
)
Total assets
 
76,109

 
78,692

 
74,983

 
80,662

 
70,913

Consolidated obligation discount notes, net
 
32,806

 
35,949

 
39,144

 
45,876

 
40,293

Consolidated obligation bonds, net
 
37,662

 
36,903

 
30,139

 
29,091

 
24,021

Capital stock
 
1,282

 
1,711

 
1,636

 
1,774

 
1,733

Retained earnings
 
3,083

 
3,020

 
2,951

 
2,884

 
2,790

Mandatorily redeemable capital stock (MRCS)
 
301

 
301

 
302

 
302

 
302

Total capital
 
4,418

 
4,695

 
4,515

 
4,507

 
4,413

Other selected data at period end
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MPF off-balance sheet loans outstanding - FHLB System b
 
$
17,180

 
$
16,972

 
$
16,594

 
$
16,061

 
$
15,664

MPF off-balance sheet loans outstanding - FHLBC PFIs b
 
8,214

 
8,196

 
8,100

 
7,892

 
7,827

FHLB systemwide consolidated obligations (par)
 
959,280

 
989,311

 
967,728

 
963,810

 
896,828

Number of members
 
726

 
728

 
730

 
732

 
737

Total employees (full and part time)
 
452

 
440

 
443

 
432

 
425

Selected statements of income data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
 
$
113


$
111


$
113


$
111


$
120

Non-interest gain (loss)
 
10

 
15

 
14

 
50

 
(3
)
Non-interest expense
 
42

 
39

 
42

 
46

 
40

Net income
 
73

 
78

 
76

 
104

 
69

Other selected data during the periods
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MPF off-balance sheet loan volume funded - FHLB System b
 
$
674

 
$
1,305

 
$
1,298

 
$
960

 
$
703

MPF off-balance sheet loan volume funded - FHLBC PFIs b
 
256

 
572

 
609

 
395

 
277

Selected ratios (rates annualized)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory capital to assets ratio
 
6.13
%
 
6.40
%
 
6.52
%
 
6.15
%
 
6.81
%
Market value of equity to book value of equity
 
108
%
 
108
%
 
108
%
 
107
%
 
107
%
Investments - % of total assets
 
38
%

36
%
 
36
%
 
36
%
 
39
%
Advances - % of total assets
 
56
%

57
%
 
58
%
 
58
%
 
54
%
MPF Loans held in portfolio, net - % of total assets
 
6
%

6
%
 
6
%
 
6
%
 
7
%
Dividend rate class B1 activity stock-period paid
 
3.00
%
 
2.80
%
 
2.80
%
 
2.80
%
 
2.60
%
Dividend rate class B2 membership stock-period paid
 
0.85
%
 
0.60
%
 
0.60
%
 
0.60
%
 
0.60
%
Return on average assets
 
0.36
%
 
0.40
%
 
0.38
%
 
0.53
%
 
0.38
%
Return on average equity
 
6.46
%
 
6.84
%
 
6.70
%
 
9.38
%
 
5.87
%
Average equity to average assets
 
5.57
%
 
5.85
%
 
5.67
%
 
5.65
%
 
6.47
%
Net yield on average interest-earning assets
 
0.57
%
 
0.57
%
 
0.57
%
 
0.57
%
 
0.66
%
Return on average Regulatory Capital spread to three month LIBOR index
 
5.09
%
 
5.37
%
 
5.34
%
 
7.97
%
 
5.17
%
Cash dividends
 
$
10

 
$
9

 
$
9

 
$
10

 
$
9

Dividend payout ratio
 
14
%

12
%

12
%

10
%

13
%
a 
Investments includes investment securities, interest bearing deposits, Federal Funds sold, and securities purchased under agreements to resell.
b 
MPF off-balance sheet loans are MPF Loans purchased from PFIs and concurrently resold to Fannie Mae or other third party investors under the MPF Xtra and MPF Direct products or pooled and securitized in Ginnie Mae MBS under the MPF Government MBS product. See Mortgage Partnership Finance Program beginning on page 7 in our 2016 Form 10-K.

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Forward-Looking Information

Statements contained in this report, including statements describing the objectives, projections, estimates, or future predictions of management, may be “forward-looking statements.” These statements may use forward-looking terminology, such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “could,” “estimates,” “may,” “should,” “will,” their negatives, or other variations of these terms. We caution that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties related to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements and could affect the extent to which a particular objective, projection, estimate, or prediction is realized. As a result, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.

These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the following:

changes in the demand by our members for advances, including the impact of the availability of other sources of funding for our members, such as deposits; 

limits on our investments in long-term assets;

the impact of new business strategies, including our ability to develop and implement business strategies focused on maintaining net interest income; the impact of our efforts to simplify our balance sheet on our market risk profile and future hedging costs; our ability to execute our business model, implement business process improvements and scale our size to our members' borrowing needs; the extent to which our members use our advances as part of their core financing rather than just as a back-up source of liquidity; and our ability to implement product enhancements and new products and generate enough volume in new products to cover our costs related to developing such products;

the extent to which amendments to our Capital Plan, including our ability to reduce capital stock requirements for certain future advance borrowings, and our ability to continue to pay enhanced dividends on our activity stock, impact borrowing by our members;

our ability to meet required conditions to repurchase and redeem capital stock from our members (including maintaining compliance with our minimum regulatory capital requirements and determining that our financial condition is sound enough to support such repurchases), and the amount and timing of such repurchases or redemptions;

general economic and market conditions, including the timing and volume of market activity, inflation/deflation, unemployment rates, housing prices, the condition of the mortgage and housing markets, increased delinquencies and/or loss rates on mortgages, prolonged or delayed foreclosure processes, and the effects on, among other things, mortgage-backed securities; volatility resulting from the effects of, and changes in, various monetary or fiscal policies and regulations, such as those determined by the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; impacts from various measures to stimulate the economy and help borrowers refinance home mortgages and student loans; disruptions in the credit and debt markets and the effect on future funding costs, sources, and availability;

volatility of market prices, rates, and indices, or other factors, such as natural disasters, that could affect the value of our investments or collateral; changes in the value or liquidity of collateral securing advances to our members;

changes in the value of and risks associated with our investments in mortgage loans, mortgage-backed securities, and FFELP ABS and the related credit enhancement protections;

changes in our ability or intent to hold mortgage-backed securities to maturity;

changes in mortgage interest rates and prepayment speeds on mortgage assets;



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membership changes, including the withdrawal of members due to restrictions on our dividends or the loss of members through mergers and consolidations or through regulatory requirements; changes in the financial health of our members, including the resolution of some members; risks related to expanding our membership to include more institutions with regulators and resolution processes with which we have less experience;

increased reliance on short-term funding and changes in investor demand and capacity for consolidated obligations and/or the terms of interest rate derivatives and similar agreements, including changes in the relative attractiveness of consolidated obligations as compared to other investment opportunities; changes in our cost of funds due to concerns over U.S. fiscal policy, and any related rating agency actions impacting FHLB consolidated obligations;

political events, including legislative, regulatory, judicial, or other developments that affect us, our members, our counterparties and/or investors in consolidated obligations, including, among other things, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) and related regulations and proposals and legislation related to housing finance and GSE reform; changes by our regulator and changes in the FHLB Act or applicable regulations as a result of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 or as may otherwise be issued by our regulator, including regulatory changes to FHLB membership requirements proposed by the FHFA; the potential designation of us as a nonbank financial company for supervision by the Federal Reserve;

recent regulatory changes to FHLB membership requirements by the FHFA;

the ability of each of the other FHLBs to repay the principal and interest on consolidated obligations for which it is the primary obligor and with respect to which we have joint and several liability;

the pace of technological change and our ability to develop and support technology and information systems, including our ability to protect the security of our information systems and manage any failures, interruptions or breaches in our information systems or technology services provided to us through third-party vendors;

our ability to attract and retain skilled employees;

the impact of new accounting standards and the application of accounting rules, including the impact of regulatory guidance on our application of such standards and rules;

the impact of the application of auditor independence rules to our independent auditor;

the volatility of reported results due to changes in the fair value of certain assets and liabilities; and

our ability to identify, manage, mitigate, and/or remedy internal control weaknesses and other operational risks.

For a more detailed discussion of the risk factors applicable to us, see Risk Factors in our 2016 Form 10-K on page 18.

These forward-looking statements are representative only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances, or any other reason.


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Executive Summary

First Quarter 2017 Financial Highlights

We recorded net income of $73 million in the first quarter of 2017, up from $69 million in the first quarter of 2016.

Net interest income for the first quarter of 2017 was $113 million, down from $120 million for the first quarter of 2016 as our higher-earning investment portfolio continued to pay down, while our cost of funding increased.

Total investment securities decreased 10% to $19.0 billion at March 31, 2017, down from $21.0 billion at December 31, 2016 as our investment portfolio continued to pay down.

Advances outstanding decreased $2.7 billion to $42.3 billion at March 31, 2017, down from $45.1 billion at December 31, 2016.

Total assets declined to $76.1 billion as of March 31, 2017, compared to $78.7 billion as of December 31, 2016.

We reached nearly $3.1 billion in retained earnings at March 31, 2017.

We remained in compliance with all of our regulatory capital requirements as of March 31, 2017.
    

Summary and Outlook

First Quarter 2017 Dividend

On April 25, 2017, the Bank's Board of Directors increased the dividend declared per share on both sub-classes of capital stock. Based on the Bank’s preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2017, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of 3.15% (annualized) for Class B1 activity capital stock (an increase of 15 basis points from the prior quarter) and a dividend of 1.05% (annualized) for Class B2 membership capital stock (an increase of 20 basis points from the prior quarter). The higher dividends enhance the value of our members’ membership and reduce the cost of borrowing from the Bank.

Increasing Members’ Return on Activity

In 2015 and 2016 the Bank made changes to its capital plan with the goals of increasing the value of membership and rewarding members that support the cooperative through borrowings by increasing the dividends paid on class B1 activity stock which reduces the all-in cost of their advances, all while maintaining members’ access to reliable liquidity and long term funding. In the first quarter of 2017, the Bank began to automatically repurchase members’ excess Class B2 stock on a weekly basis, which permits us to more effectively invest our capital with a goal to provide a reasonable return on members’ investment in our stock. As a result, capital stock decreased 25%, from $1.7 billion at December 31, 2016, to $1.3 billion at March 31, 2017. Total capital, however, only decreased 6% to $4.4 billion at March 31, 2017 compared to $4.7 billion at December 31, 2016.




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Results of Operations


Net Interest Income

Net interest income is the difference between the amount we recognize into interest income on our interest earning assets and the amount we recognize into interest expense on our interest bearing liabilities. These amounts were determined in accordance with GAAP and were based on the underlying contractual interest rate terms of our interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities as well as the following items:

Net interest paid or received on interest rate swaps that are accounted for as fair value or cash flow hedges;
Amortization of premiums;
Accretion of discounts and OTTI reversals;
Amortization of hedge adjustments;
Advance and investment prepayment fees; and
MPF credit enhancement fees.

The table on the following page present the increase or decrease in interest income and expense due to volume or rate variances. The calculation of these components includes the following considerations:
 
Average Balance: Average balances are calculated using daily balances. Historical cost balances are used to compute the average balances for most of our financial instruments, including available for sale securities and MPF Loans held in portfolio that are on nonaccrual status. Fair value is used to compute average balances for our trading securities and financial instruments carried at fair value under the fair value option.

Total Interest: Total interest includes all components of net interest income, if applicable, as discussed above.

Yield/Rate: Effective yields/rates are based on average daily balances and includes all components of net interest income as discussed above. Yields/rates are calculated on an annualized basis.

Any changes due to the combined volume/rate variance have been allocated ratably to volume and rate.


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March 31, 2017
 
March 31, 2016
 
Increase (decrease) due to
 
Average Balance
 
Total Interest  
 
Yield/ Rate
 
Average Balance
 
Total Interest  
 
Yield/ Rate
 
Volume
 
Rate
 
Net Change
For the three months ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities
$
19,771

 
$
166

 
3.36
%
 
$
23,339

 
$
193

 
3.31
%
 
$
(30
)
 
$
3

 
$
(27
)
Advances
45,193

 
99

 
0.88
%
 
38,340

 
63

 
0.66
%
 
15

 
21

 
36

MPF Loans held in portfolio
4,956

 
54

 
4.36
%
 
4,729

 
57

 
4.82
%
 
2

 
(5
)
 
(3
)
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell
8,639

 
15

 
0.69
%
 
4,254

 
4

 
0.38
%
 
8

 
3

 
11

Other interest bearing assets
1,329

 
3

 
0.90
%
 
1,523

 
1

 
0.26
%
 

 
2

 
2

Interest income on assets
79,888

 
337

 
1.69
%
 
72,185

 
318

 
1.76
%
 
32

 
(13
)
 
19

Consolidated obligation discount notes
37,121

 
96

 
1.03
%
 
43,283

 
82

 
0.76
%
 
(15
)
 
29

 
14

Consolidated obligation bonds
37,679

 
125

 
1.33
%
 
22,838

 
102

 
1.79
%
 
49

 
(26
)
 
23

Subordinated notes

 

 
%
 
944

 
14

 
5.93
%
 
(14
)
 

 
(14
)
Other interest bearing liabilities
900

 
3

 
1.33
%
 
 
 
 
 

 
3

 

 
3

Interest expense on liabilities
75,700

 
224

 
1.18
%
 
67,065

 
198

 
1.18
%
 
26

 

 
26

Net yield on interest-earning assets
$
79,888

 
$
113

 
0.57
%
 
$
72,185

 
$
120

 
0.66
%
 
$
9

 
$
(16
)
 
$
(7
)


The following is an analysis of the above table. All comparisons are made between the period ending March 31, 2017 and the period ending March 31, 2016. Net interest income changed mainly due to the following:
 
Interest income from investment securities in 2017 declined compared to 2016 primarily due to the reduction in average investment balances as securities matured or paid down during the period. We expect the decline in average balances and related interest income on our investment securities to continue due to FHFA regulatory limits on the amount of investment securities that we may hold on our balance sheet as discussed in Investments starting on page 12 in our 2016 Form 10-K.

Interest income from advances in 2017 increased compared to 2016 due to both a rise in interest rates and higher member demand. Higher interest rates resulted primarily from rate hikes by the Federal Reserve Bank. The majority of the increase in the above advance balance was due to increases in advances made under our Reduced Capitalization Advance Program (RCAP). See Reduced Capitalization Advance Program on page 48 for more information on RCAP.

Interest income from MPF Loans held in portfolio in 2017 declined compared to 2016 primarily due to the paydown of our higher interest rate MPF Loans. The decline in interest income from MPF Loans held in portfolio was partially offset by the increase in average balance of MPF Loans held in portfolio.

Interest income from Federal Funds sold and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in 2017 increased compared to 2016 primarily due to higher volume outstanding year over year. The 2017 increase in interest income compared to 2016 also was due to rate hikes by the Federal Reserve Bank.

Interest expense on our consolidated obligations in 2017 increased compared to 2016 primarily due to overall higher average balances required to fund the increased advance lending to our members. This increase was partially offset by lower interest rates on our consolidated obligation bonds due to money market reform, as there was more demand for FHLB debt in the market, which improved our spreads significantly.

For details of the effect our fair value and cash flow hedge activities had on our net interest income during 2017 see Trading Securities, Derivatives and Hedging Activities, and Instruments Held at Fair Value Option on the following page.



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Noninterest Income 

 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Trading securities
 
$

 
$
1

Derivatives and hedging activities
 
3

 
(16
)
Instruments held under fair value option
 
(2
)
 
5

Trading securities, derivatives and hedging activities, and instruments held under fair value option
 
1

 
(10
)
MPF fees from other FHLBs
 
5

 
3

Other, net
 
4

 
4

Noninterest income
 
$
10

 
$
(3
)


Trading Securities, Derivatives and Hedging Activities, and Instruments Held Under Fair Value Option

Noninterest income on trading securities, derivatives and hedging activities, and instruments held under the fair value option were not significant to our statements of income over the last year. Instead, the majority of the effect from our derivatives and hedging activities is recorded in net interest income. The following table details the effect of all of these transactions on our results of operations. Note that we economically hedge only a portion of our trading securities.

 
Advances
 
Investments
 
MPF Loans
 
Discount Notes
 
Bonds
 
Total
Three months ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recorded in net interest income
$
(9
)

$
(24
)

$
(2
)

$
(45
)

$
12


$
(68
)
Recorded in derivatives & hedging activities
2




(1
)

1


1


3

Recorded in trading securities - hedged only

 
1

 

 

 

 
1

Recorded on instruments held under fair value option

 

 

 

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Total net effect gain (loss)
$
(7
)

$
(23
)

$
(3
)

$
(44
)

$
11


$
(66
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recorded in net interest income
$
(18
)

$
(34
)

$
(2
)

$
(47
)

$
21


$
(80
)
Recorded in derivatives & hedging activities
(14
)

(3
)

4


(1
)

(2
)

(16
)
Recorded in trading securities - hedged only

 
1

 

 

 

 
1

Recorded in instruments held under fair value option
11

 

 

 
(3
)
 
(3
)
 
5

Total net effect gain (loss)
$
(21
)

$
(36
)

$
2


$
(51
)

$
16


$
(90
)


MPF fees from other FHLBs

Other FHLBs pay us a membership fee to participate in the MPF Program and a fee for us to provide services related to their on balance sheet MPF Loans, which offsets a portion of expenses we incur to run the program.

Other, net

Other, net consists primarily of fee income we earn from our off balance sheet MPF Loan products, and fees we earn on a variety of functions we perform for our members.


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Noninterest Expense

 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Compensation and benefits
 
$
25

 
$
23

Operating expenses
 
15

 
15

Other
 
2

 
2

Noninterest expense
 
$
42

 
$
40


Compensation and benefits increased due to increased employee count. We had 452 employees as of March 31, 2017, compared to 425 as of March 31, 2016.


Assessments

We fund the Affordable Housing Program (AHP) program at a calculated rate of 10% of income before assessments, excluding interest expense on MRCS.

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
Balance remaining in AOCI as of March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
Net unrealized gain (loss) available-for-sale securities
 
$
38

 
$
(40
)
 
$
497

Noncredit OTTI held-to-maturity securities
 
9

 
11

 
(168
)
Net unrealized gain (loss) cash flow hedges
 
44

 
(53
)
 
(268
)
Postretirement plans
 
(2
)
 

 
(8
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
89

 
$
(82
)
 
$
53



Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities

The increase in net unrealized gain for 2017 compared to the net unrealized loss for 2016 on our available for sale (AFS) portfolio was primarily due to a decrease in longer term market interest rates during 2017. As these AFS securities move closer to their maturity, this net unrealized gain position in AOCI is expected to reverse to zero as we will only collect the face value at their maturity.


Noncredit OTTI on held-to-maturity securities

The gain in noncredit OTTI held-to-maturity (HTM) securities for 2017 compared to 2016 was lower as a result of these HTM securities moving closer to their maturity. The gain in each period represents the amount we accrete to the carrying amount of these HTM securities. Specifically we reverse the previously recorded noncredit OTTI amount on these HTM securities through the accretion of the amount we expect to collect over their remaining life.


Net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges

Net unrealized gains were $44 million for 2017 compared to net unrealized losses of $53 million for 2016. The gain in the first quarter of 2017 resulted from the impact of an increase in shorter term interest rates on our cash flow hedges.


For further information on the activity in our Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) see Note 12 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to the financial statements.

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Statements of Condition

 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Cash and due from banks, interest bearing deposits, Federal Funds sold, and securities purchased under agreement to resell
$
9,551

 
$
7,376

Investment securities
19,030

 
21,035

Advances
42,328

 
45,067

MPF Loans held in portfolio, net of allowance for credit losses
4,940

 
4,967

Other
260

 
247

Assets
$
76,109

 
$
78,692

Consolidated obligation discount notes
$
32,806

 
$
35,949

Consolidated obligation bonds
37,662

 
36,903

Other
1,223

 
1,145

Liabilities
71,691

 
73,997

Capital stock
1,282

 
1,711

Retained earnings
3,083

 
3,020

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
53

 
(36
)
Capital
4,418

 
4,695

Total liabilities and capital
$
76,109

 
$
78,692


Cash and due from banks, interest bearing deposits, Federal Funds sold, and securities purchased under agreements to resell

Amounts held in these accounts will vary each day based on the following:

Interest rate spreads between Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell and our debt;
Liquidity requirements;
Counterparties available; and
Collateral availability on securities purchased under agreements to resell.

Investment Securities

We are currently unable to make additional investments in MBS/ABS under FHFA regulatory limits as discussed in Investments on page 12 in our 2016 Form 10-K.

Advances

Advances outstanding decreased as of March 31, 2017 compared to amounts outstanding as of December 31, 2016 as many depository members had an increased need for liquidity at December 31, 2016, which did not recur at March 31, 2017.

While advance demand has remained strong, it is possible that member demand for our advances could decline in future periods should their funding needs change, or to the extent they elect alternative funding resources. In addition, as our advances with captive insurance companies mature, our total advance levels could decrease.

MPF Loans Held in Portfolio, Net of Allowance for Credit Losses

We had a small net decrease in our outstanding MPF Loans from year end, as our purchases of new loans during 2017 mostly offset maturities and paydowns experienced in our MPF Loan portfolio. A majority of our new loans were refinancings, and this activity is dependent upon interest rates. If rates were to rise significantly, our refinancings may decline. For the year to date period ended March 31, 2017, we acquired $241 million in new MPF Loans to our portfolio, compared to $132 million in the same period in 2016.

In addition to our MPF Loans held in portfolio, we have MPF off-balance sheet products, where we buy and concurrently resell MPF Loans to Fannie Mae or other third party investors or pool and securitize them into Ginnie Mae MBS.

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Liquidity, Funding, & Capital Resources

Liquidity
For the period ending March 31, 2017, we have maintained a liquidity position in accordance with FHFA regulations and guidance, and policies established by our Board of Directors. Based upon our excess liquidity position described below, we anticipate remaining in compliance with our liquidity requirements. See Liquidity, Funding, & Capital Resources on page 48 in our 2016 Form 10-K for a detailed description of our liquidity requirements. We use different measures of liquidity as follows:
Overnight Liquidity – Our policy requires us to maintain overnight liquid assets at least equal to 3.5% or $2.7 billion of total assets. As of March 31, 2017, our overnight liquidity was $11.1 billion or 15% of total assets, giving us an excess overnight liquidity of $8.4 billion.
Deposit Coverage – To support our member deposits, FHFA regulations require us to have an amount equal to the current deposits invested in obligations of the U.S. Government, deposits in eligible banks or trust companies, or advances with maturities not exceeding five years. As of March 31, 2017, we had excess liquidity of $35.4 billion to support member deposits.

Contingency Liquidity – The cumulative five business day liquidity measurement assumes there is a localized credit crisis for all FHLBs where the FHLBs do not have the ability to issue new consolidated obligations or borrow unsecured funds from other sources (e.g., purchasing Federal Funds or customer deposits). Our net liquidity in excess of our total uses and reserves over a cumulative five-business-day period was $15.3 billion as of March 31, 2017.

In addition to the liquidity measures discussed above, FHFA guidance requires us to maintain daily liquidity through short-term investments in an amount at least equal to our anticipated cash outflows under two different scenarios. One scenario assumes that we cannot access the capital markets for 15 days and that during that time members do not renew any maturing, prepaid, and called advances. The second scenario assumes that we cannot access the capital markets for 5 days and that during that period we will automatically renew maturing and called advances for all members except for very large, highly rated members. These additional requirements are more stringent than the contingency liquidity requirement discussed above and are designed to enhance our protection against temporary disruptions in access to the FHLB debt markets in response to a rise in capital markets volatility. As a result of this guidance, we are maintaining increased balances in short-term investments. In addition, we fund certain overnight or shorter-term investments and advances with debt that has a maturity that extends beyond the maturities of the related investments or advances. For a discussion of how this may impact our earnings, see page 21 in the Risk Factors section of our 2016 Form 10-K.

We are sensitive to maintaining an appropriate liquidity and funding balance between our financial assets and liabilities, and we measure and monitor the risk of refunding such assets as liabilities mature (refunding risk). In measuring the level of assets requiring refunding, we take into account their contractual maturities, as further described in the notes to the financial statements. In addition, we make certain assumptions about their expected cash flows. These assumptions include: calls for assets with such features, projected prepayments and scheduled amortizations for our MPF Loans held in portfolio, MBS and ABS investments. The following table presents the unpaid principal balances of (1) MPF Loans held in portfolio, (2) AFS securities, and (3) HTM securities (including ABS and MBS investments), by expected principal cash flows. The table is illustrative of our assumptions about the expected cash flow of our assets, including prepayments made in advance of maturity.

 
 
MPF Loans Held in Portfolio
 
Investment Securities
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
Available-for Sale
 
Held-to-Maturity
Year of Expected Principal Cash Flows
 
 
 
 
 
 
One year or less
 
$
787

 
$
1,224

 
$
1,374

After one year through five years
 
2,057

 
10,311

 
2,525

After five years through ten years
 
1,201

 
1,585

 
461

After ten years
 
834

 
725

 
174

Total
 
$
4,879

 
$
13,845

 
$
4,534



We consider our liabilities available to fund assets until their contractual maturity. For further discussion of the liquidity risks related to our access to funding, see page 24 of the Risk Factors section in our 2016 Form 10-K.


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Funding

Conditions in Financial Markets

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ended 2016 by delivering an interest rate increase raising the target range for the federal fund rate by 25 basis points.  In March, 2017, it raised the target range again by another 25 basis points to 0.75 to 1.00 percent while signaling to the market that more rate hikes will occur.

We maintained ready access to funding during the quarter.

Cash flows from operating activities with significant changes

Three months ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities -
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
73

 
$
69

 
$
4

Non cash (gain) loss on derivatives and hedging activities
 
96

 
(120
)
 
216

Other
 
(10
)
 
42

 
(52
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
$
159

 
$
(9
)
 
$
168


Our operating assets and liabilities support our mission to provide our member shareholders competitively priced funding, a reasonable return on their investment in our capital stock, and support for community investment activities.  Operating assets and liabilities can vary significantly in the normal course of business due to the amount and timing of cash flows, which are affected by member-driven activities and market conditions. We believe cash flows from operations, available cash balances and our ability to generate cash through short- and long-term borrowings are sufficient to fund our operating liquidity needs. The change of $168 million in net cash provided by (used in) operating activities primarily resulted from the following:

The non-cash adjustment attributable to the unrealized net changes in the fair value of our derivative instruments

Cash flows from investing activities with significant changes

Three months ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities -
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liquid assets (Federal Funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell, interest bearing deposits, and trading securities)
 
$
(1,690
)

$
(780
)

$
(910
)
Securities held for investment (available-for-sale and held-to-maturity)
 
1,226

 
1,527

 
(301
)
Advances
 
2,726


(1,456
)

4,182

Other
 
32

 
156

 
(124
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 
$
2,294

 
$
(553
)
 
$
2,847


Our investing activities consists predominantly of liquid assets, securities held for investment, and advances. The $2.8 billion change in net cash provided by (used in) investing activities primarily resulted from the following:

Liquid assets reflects a desire for increased liquidity to meet the needs of our members

Securities held for investment reflects the continued paydown in our investments portfolio

Advances reflects the recent decline in advances outstanding during 1Q 2017 while they increased during 1Q 2016




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Cash flows from financing activities with significant changes

Three months ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities -
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated obligation discount notes
 
$
(3,142
)
 
$
(1,280
)
 
$
(1,862
)
Consolidated obligation bonds
 
750

 
1,360

 
(610
)
Capital stock
 
(426
)
 
77

 
(503
)
Other
 
48

 
(61
)
 
109

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
$
(2,770
)
 
$
96

 
$
(2,866
)

Our financing activities primarily reflect cash flows related to issuing and repaying consolidated obligations. The proceeds from the net increases in our consolidated obligation discount notes and consolidated obligations bonds were primarily utilized to fund the net increases in our investing activities as noted above. The $(2.9) billion change in net cash provided by (used in) financing activities primarily resulted from the following:

A net decrease in our consolidated obligation debt outstanding, with a shift in funding to longer termed consolidated obligation bonds from shorter termed discount notes

A reduction in capital stock outstanding as we implemented automatic weekly repurchases of members' excess capital stock

Capital Resources

Capital Rules

Under our Second Amended and Restated Capital Plan of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, effective October 1, 2015 (Capital Plan), our stock consists of two sub-classes of stock, Class B1 activity stock and Class B2 membership stock (together, Class B stock), both with a par value of $100 and redeemable on five years' written notice, subject to certain conditions. Each member is required to own capital stock in an amount equal to the greater of a membership stock requirement or an activity stock requirement. Class B1 activity stock is available for purchase only to support a member's activity stock requirement. Class B2 membership stock is available to be purchased to support a member's membership stock requirement and any activity stock requirement.

Under our Capital Plan, our Board of Directors may set a threshold of between $10,000 and $75 million on the amount of Class B2 membership stock that would otherwise be held for membership if a member has advances outstanding that have an activity stock requirement in excess of the threshold amount. In that case, the amount of Class B2 membership stock that exceeds such threshold and is necessary to support advance activity is automatically converted into Class B1 activity stock. That threshold is currently set at $10,000, which means that we will convert to Class B1 activity capital stock any capital stock supporting advances that exceeds the lesser of the member's membership requirement or $10,000.

The Board of Directors may periodically adjust members' activity stock requirement for certain new advances within a range of 2% and 6% of a member's outstanding advances. Our Board implemented this provision through RCAP as further discussed below. Each member’s activity stock requirement remained at 4.5% for non-RCAP advances.

Our Capital Plan allows for an activity stock requirement for MPF Loans acquired for our portfolio within a range of 0% and 6%, which our Board has set at 0%. Should the Board decide to introduce this capital requirement, we intend to notify members sufficiently in advance of the change and apply that change only to future acquisitions.

The Board may periodically adjust members’ membership stock requirement within a range of 0.20% to 2% of a member’s mortgage assets. Each member’s membership stock requirement is the greater of either $10,000 or 0.40% of a member's mortgage assets. A member’s investment in membership stock is subject to a cap equal to the lesser of (1) a dollar cap set by the Board within a range of $10,000 and $75 million, and (2) 9.9% of our total capital stock outstanding as of the prior December 31. The cap on each member’s membership stock requirement is now $5 million, which is less than 9.9% of the Bank’s total capital stock outstanding at December 31, 2016, and is thus the operative cap during the remainder of 2017 unless the Board sets a new cap.

Membership stock requirements will continue to be recalculated annually, whereas the activity stock requirement and any automatic conversion of Class B2 membership stock to Class B1 activity stock related to the threshold will apply on a daily basis.


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For details on our capital stock requirement changes in 2016, see Capital Resource on page 54 of our 2016 Form 10-K.

We may only redeem or repurchase capital stock from a member if, following the redemption or repurchase, the member continues to meet its minimum investment requirement and we remain in compliance with our regulatory capital requirements as discussed in Note 11 - Capital and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock (MRCS) to the financial statements in this Form 10-Q.

Members that withdraw from membership must wait at least five years after their membership was terminated and all of their capital stock was redeemed or repurchased before being readmitted to membership in any FHLB.

Under the terms of our Capital Plan, our Board of Directors is authorized to amend the Capital Plan, and the FHFA must approve all such amendments before they become effective.

Reduced Capitalization Advance Program

RCAP allows members to borrow one or more advances with an activity stock requirement of only 2% for the life of the advance instead of the 4.5% requirement under our Capital Plan’s general provisions as further discussed in Capital Resources on page 54 of our 2016 Form 10-K. As of March 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, RCAP advances outstanding total $22.8 billion to 147 members and $22.7 billion to 147 members.

Repurchase of Excess Capital Stock

On January 26, 2017, we began repurchasing all excess Class B2 membership stock on a weekly basis at par value, i.e., $100 per shareMembers may continue to request repurchase of excess stock on any business day in addition to the weekly repurchase. All repurchases of excess stock, including automatic weekly repurchases, will continue until otherwise announced, but remain subject to our regulatory requirements, certain financial and capital thresholds, and prudent business practices

Repurchase of excess capital stock held by members is subject to compliance with financial and capital thresholds, as detailed on page 57 of our 2016 Form 10-K.
Capital Amounts

The following table reconciles our capital reported in our statements of condition to the amount of capital stock reported for regulatory purposes. MRCS is included in the calculation of the regulatory capital and leverage ratios but is recorded in other liabilities in our statements of condition.

 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Change
Capital Stock
 
$
1,282

 
$
1,711

 
$
(429
)
MRCS
 
301

 
301

 

Regulatory capital stock
 
1,583

 
2,012

 
(429
)
Retained earnings
 
3,083

 
3,020

 
63

Regulatory capital
 
$
4,666

 
$
5,032

 
$
(366
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital stock
 
$
1,282

 
$
1,711

 
$
(429
)
Retained earnings
 
3,083

 
3,020

 
63

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
53

 
(36
)
 
89

GAAP capital
 
$
4,418

 
$
4,695

 
$
(277
)


Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the above table consists of changes in market value of various balance sheet accounts where the change is not recorded in earnings but are instead recorded in equity capital as the income (loss) is not yet realized. For details on these changes please see Note 12 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to the financial statements.


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Although we have had no OTTI year to date in 2017, credit deterioration may negatively impact our remaining private-label MBS portfolio.  We cannot predict if or when impairments will occur, or the impact these impairments may have on our retained earnings and capital position. See page 28 of the Risk Factors section of our 2016 Form 10-K.

We may not pay dividends if we fail to satisfy our minimum capital and liquidity requirements under the FHLB Act and FHFA regulations.

On April 25, 2017, our Board of Directors increased the dividend declared per share on both sub-classes of capital stock. The Board declared a 3.15% dividend (annualized) for Class B1 activity stock and a 1.05% dividend (annualized) for Class B2 membership stock based on our preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2017. This dividend, including dividends on mandatorily redeemable capital stock, totaled $10 million and will be paid on May 15, 2017.  The higher dividend on Class B1 activity stock, in effect, lowers our members’ cost of doing business with us.

Although we continue to work to maintain our financial strength to support a reasonable dividend, any future dividend determination by our Board will be at our Board's sole discretion and will depend on future operating results, our Retained Earnings and Dividend Policy and any other factors the Board determines to be relevant. For further information see Retained Earnings & Dividends on page 57 in our 2016 Form 10-K.

We continue to allocate 20% of our net income each quarter to a restricted retained earnings account in accordance with the Joint Capital Enhancement Agreement that we entered into with the other FHLBs, as further discussed in Joint Capital Enhancement Agreement on page F-44 in our 2016 Form 10-K.


Critical Accounting Policies

For a detailed description of our Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates see page 61 in our 2016 Form 10-K.

Also see Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 3 - Recently Issued but Not Yet Adopted Accounting Standards to the financial statements in this Form 10-Q for the impact of changes in accounting policies and recently issued accounting standards on our financial results subsequent to December 31, 2016.

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Risk Management - Credit Risk

Managing Our Credit Risk Exposure Related to Member Credit Products

Our credit risk rating system focuses primarily on our member's overall financial health and takes into account the member's asset quality, earnings, and capital position. For further information please see Member Credit Risk Ratings on page 64 in our 2016 Form 10-K.

The following table presents the number of members and related credit outstanding to them by credit risk rating. Credit outstanding consists primarily of outstanding advances and letters of credit. MPF credit enhancement obligations, member derivative exposures, and other obligations make up the rest. Of the total credit outstanding, $42.2 billion were advances (par value) and $12.4 billion were letters of credit at March 31, 2017, compared to $45.0 billion and $10.8 billion at December 31, 2016.

 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Rating
 
Borrowing Members
 
% of Total
 
Credit Outstanding
 
% of Total
 
Collateral Loan Value
 
Borrowing Members
 
% of Total
 
Credit Outstanding
 
% of Total
 
Collateral Loan Value
1-3
 
478

 
97
%
 
$
54,621

 
100
%
 
$
106,577

 
483

 
97
%
 
$
55,750

 
100
%
 
$
106,814

4
 
7

 
1
%
 
48

 
%
 
97

 
7

 
1
%
 
47

 
%
 
103

5
 
10

 
2
%
 
72

 
%
 
156

 
11

 
2
%
 
140

 
%
 
390

Total
 
495

 
100
%
 
$
54,741

 
100
%
 
$
106,830

 
501


100
%

$
55,937


100
%

$
107,307


The majority of members assigned a 4 rating in the above table were required to submit specific collateral listings and the majority of members assigned a 5 rating were required to deliver collateral to us or a third-party custodian on our behalf.


MPF Loans and Related Exposures

For details on our allowance for credit losses on MPF Loans, please see Note 8 - Allowance for Credit Losses to the financial statements.

Credit Risk Exposure - Our credit risk exposure on conventional MPF Loans held in portfolio is the potential for financial loss due to borrower default and depreciation in the value of the real estate collateral securing the MPF Loan, offset by our ability to recover losses from PMI, Recoverable CE Fees, and the CE Amount which may include SMI. The PFI is required to pledge collateral to secure any portion of its CE Amount that is a direct obligation of the PFI.

Setting Credit Enhancement Levels - Credit losses in a Master Commitment are first absorbed by the Bank’s FLA but, if applicable to the MPF product, we will withhold a PFI’s scheduled performance credit enhancement fee in order to reimburse ourselves for any losses allocated to the FLA. If the FLA is exhausted, the credit losses are then absorbed by the PFI’s CE Amount that is calculated by utilizing a third party’s credit model. For further details on the FLA and PFI’s CE Amount, refer to Item 1- PFI Responsibilities on page 9 and Note 2 - MPF Risk Sharing Structure on page F-15 of the 2016 10-K.
Pursuant to the revised AMA regulation, effective January 18, 2017, we adjusted our methodology to set the PFI’s CE Amount. The PFI’s CE Amount is determined by the Bank with respect to an asset or a pool, based on documented analysis, that the Bank has a high degree of confidence that it will not bear material losses beyond the losses absorbed by the FLA, even under reasonably likely adverse changes to expected economic conditions.
The CE Amounts and the FLA for certain conventional MPF products held in our portfolio may be periodically reset lower for each Master Commitment after a required period of seasoning because the amount of credit enhancement necessary to maintain our risk of credit losses within our risk tolerance is usually reduced over time.
Under the MPF Plus product, the PFI is required to provide an SMI policy covering MPF Loans in the Master Commitment and having a deductible initially equal to the FLA. Certain SMI providers fell below the requirements in the MPF Guides and instead of replacing the SMI provider or indemnifying us for any losses, most PFIs elected to forfeit future performance CE Fees. Credit losses associated with Master Commitments where the SMI coverage has been discontinued are incorporated into the allowance for credit losses calculation. Such credit losses are immaterial.

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The following table shows the status of our credit enhancement structure on conventional MPF Loans held in portfolio. Unpaid principal balances in this table include REO, as losses in REO impact, and are impacted by, the credit enhancement structure of a Master Commitment. As defined, the CE Amount includes SMI on the MPF Plus product. Government Loans are excluded from the table as they are not directly credit enhanced by the PFI.
 
 
As of March 31, 2017
MPF Product Type
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
90+ Days Delinquent
 
FLA a
 
PFI's CE Amount b
100
 
$
277

 
1.94%
 
4.37%
 
3.82%
125
 
950

 
0.39%
 
1.39%
 
1.65%
Plus
 
1,613

 
4.11%
 
5.19%
 
1.74%
35
 
14

 
—%
 
0.35%
 
3.48%
Original
 
994

 
1.28%
 
1.02%
 
8.91%
a 
For each product above, except MPF Original, a portion of losses experienced at the FLA level may be recovered through the withholding of performance-based CE Fees from PFIs.
b 
Credit losses on a loan may only be absorbed by the CE Amount in the Master Commitment related to the loan. For further detail refer to Note 2 - MPF Risk Sharing Structure on page F-15 of the 2016 10-K.


Mortgage Repurchase Risk

For details on our mortgage repurchase risk in connection with our sale of MPF Loans to third party investors and MPF Loans securitized into MBS when a loan eligibility requirement or other warranty is breached, see Mortgage Repurchase Risk on page 67 in our 2016 Form 10-K.



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Investment Securities

We hold a variety of AA or better rated investment securities, mostly government backed or insured securities such as GSE debt and FFELP ABS, and we believe these investments are low risk. There was no material change in the credit ratings of these securities since December 31, 2016. For further details see page 70 in our 2016 Form 10-K. Except for private-label MBS as noted below, we have never taken an impairment charge on our investment securities.

Our private-label MBS are predominantly variable rate securities rated below investment grade (BBB). There was no material change in overall credit quality since December 31, 2016, nor have we acquired any new private-label MBS. We last had an other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) loss on private-label MBS in 2012. We currently have unrealized gains on these securities as their market values have improved from the impaired values and subsequent to 2012 we have begun recording accretion gains on these securities back into income. For further details see Note 5 - Investments Securities to the financial statements.


Unsecured Short-Term Investments Credit Exposure

For further details on our unsecured short-term investments as well as policies and procedures to limit and monitor our unsecured credit risk exposure, see page 72 in our 2016 Form 10-K.

The following table presents the credit ratings of our unsecured investment credit exposures by the domicile of the counterparty or the domicile of the counterparty's parent for U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks. This table does not reflect the foreign sovereign government's credit rating. The unsecured investment credit exposure presented in the table may not reflect the average or maximum exposure during the period as the table reflects only the balances at period end.

As of March 31, 2017
 
AA
 
A
 
BBB
 
 
Unrated
 
Total
Domestic U.S.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-Bearing Deposits
 
$

 
$
700

 
$

 
 
$

 
$
700

Fed Funds Sold
 

 

 
115

 
 
2

 
117

U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks - Federal Funds sold:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
 
2,000

 

 

 
 

 
2,000

Canada
 

 
1,300

 

 
 

 
1,300

France
 

 
300

 

 
 

 
300

Japan
 

 
700

 

 
 

 
700

Netherlands
 

 
600

 

 
 

 
600

Norway
 

 
600

 

 
 

 
600

Sweden
 
2,000

 
700

 

 
 

 
2,700

Total unsecured credit exposure
 
$
4,000

 
$
4,900

 
$
115

 
 
$
2

 
$
9,017



All $9.0 billion of the unsecured credit exposure shown in the above table were overnight investments.

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Managing Our Credit Risk Exposure Related to Derivative Agreements

See Note 9 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities to the financial statements for a discussion of how we manage our credit risk exposure related to derivative agreements. We have credit exposure on net asset positions where we have not received adequate collateral from our counterparties. We also have credit exposure on net liability positions where we have pledged collateral in excess of our liability to a counterparty.

The following table presents our derivative positions where we have such credit exposures. The rating used was the lowest rating among the three largest Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations. Non-cash collateral pledged consists of initial margin we posted through our FCMs, on behalf of the DCOs for cleared derivatives and is included in our derivative positions with credit exposure.

 
 
Net Derivative Fair Value Before Collateral
 
Cash Collateral Pledged
 
Non-cash Collateral Pledged
 
Net Credit Exposure to Counterparties
 
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-member counterparties -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Overcollateralized liability positions -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bilateral derivatives -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AA rated
 
$
(11
)
 
$
11

 
$

 
$

a 
A rated
 
(46
)
 
47

 

 
1

 
Cleared derivatives
 
(9
)
 

b 
78

 
69

 
Non-member counterparties
 
(66
)
 
58

 
78

 
70

 
Member institutions
 
1

 

 

 
1

 
Total
 
$
(65
)
 
$
58

 
$
78

 
$
71

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-member counterparties -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Overcollateralized liability positions -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bilateral derivatives -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AA rated
 
$
(60
)
 
$
60

 
$

 
$

a 
A rated
 
(57
)
 
60

 

 
3

 
Cleared derivatives
 
(206
)
 
198

b 
97

 
89

 
Non-member counterparties
 
(323
)

318


97


92

 
Member institutions
 
2

 

 

 
2

 
Total
 
$
(321
)

$
318


$
97


$
94

 
a 
Less than $1 million.
b 
Effective in January of 2017 we began accounting for variation margin payments made to or received by the DCOs through our FCMs as settlements to our derivative assets and derivative liabilities. Accordingly, we no longer include variation margin in the Cash Collateral Pledged column. See Note 1 - Background and Basis of Presentation, Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 9 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities for further details.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.


Our Asset/Liability Management Committee provides oversight of risk management practices and policies. This includes routine reporting to senior Bank management and the Board of Directors, as well as maintaining the Income and Market Value Risk Policy, which defines our interest rate risk limits. The table below reflects the change in market risk limits under the policy.

 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Scenario as of
 
Change in Market Value of Equity
 
Loss Limit
 
Change in Market Value of Equity
 
Loss Limit
-200 bp
 
$
241

 
$
(370
)
 
$
192

 
$
(370
)
-100 bp
 
95

 
(155
)
 
101

 
(155
)
-50 bp
 
40

 
(60
)
 
38

 
(60
)
-25 bp
 
18

 
(30
)
 
17

 
(30
)
+25 bp
 
(18
)
 
(30
)
 
(17
)
 
(30
)
+50 bp
 
(37
)
 
(60
)
 
(36
)
 
(60
)
+100 bp
 
(76
)
 
(155
)
 
(76
)
 
(155
)
+200 bp
 
(164
)
 
(370
)
 
(167
)
 
(370
)

Measurement of Market Risk Exposure
To measure our exposure, we discount the cash flows generated from modeling the terms and conditions of all interest rate-sensitive securities using current interest rates to determine their fair values or spreads to the swap curve for securities where third party prices are used. This includes considering explicit and embedded options using a lattice model or Monte Carlo simulation. We estimate yield curve, option, and basis risk exposures by calculating the fair value change in relation to various parallel changes in interest rates, implied volatility, prepayment speeds, spreads to the swap curve and mortgage rates.
 
The table below summarizes our sensitivity to various interest rate risk exposures in terms of changes in market value.

 
 
 
Option Risk
 
Basis Risk
 
Yield Curve Risk
 
Implied Volatility
 
Prepayment Speeds
 
Spread to Swap Curve
 
Mortgage Spread
As of March 31, 2017
$
(1
)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(2
)
 
(14
)
 
$
1

As of December 31, 2016
$
(1
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(2
)
 
(14
)
 
$
1


Yield curve risk – Change in market value for a one basis point parallel increase in the swap curve.
Option risk (implied volatility) – Change in market value for a one percent parallel increase in the swaption volatility.
Option risk (prepayment speeds) – Change in market value for a one percent increase in prepayment speeds.
Basis risk (spread to swap curve) – Change in market value for a one basis point parallel increase in the spread to the swap curve.
Basis risk (mortgage spread) – Change in market value for a one basis point increase in mortgage rates.

As of March 31, 2017, our sensitivity to changes in implied volatility was $(2) million. At December 31, 2016, our sensitivity to changes in implied volatility was $(1) million. These sensitivities are limited in that they do not incorporate other risks, including but not limited to, non-parallel changes in yield curves, prepayment speeds, and basis risk related to differences between the swap and the other curves. Option positions embedded in our mortgage assets and callable debt impact our yield curve risk profile, such that swap curve changes significantly greater than one basis point cannot be linearly interpolated from the table above.


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Duration of equity is another measure to express interest rate sensitivity. We report the results of our duration of equity calculations to the FHFA each quarter. We measure duration of equity in a base case using the actual yield curve as of a specified date and then shock it with an instantaneous shift of the entire curve. The following table presents the duration of equity reported by us to the FHFA in accordance with the FHFA's guidance, which prescribes that down and up interest-rate shocks equal 200 basis points. The results are shown in years of duration equity.

March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Down 200 bps
 
Base
 
Up 200 bps
 
Down 200 bps
 
Base
 
Up 200 bps
2.5
 
1.4
 
1.8
 
2.3
 
1.3
 
1.8


As of March 31, 2017, on a U.S. GAAP basis, our fair value surplus (relative to book value) was $368 million, and our market value of equity to book value of equity ratio was 108%, compared to $388 million and 108% at December 31, 2016. Our market to book value of total capital for regulatory risk-based capital purposes differs from this GAAP calculation, as discussed in Note 11 - Capital and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock (MRCS) to the financial statements.



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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.


Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this report (the Evaluation Date). Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded as of the Evaluation Date that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that information relating to us that is required to be disclosed in reports filed with the SEC (i) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

For the most recent quarter presented in this Form 10-Q, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


Consolidated Obligations

Our disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures for accumulating and communicating information relating to our joint and several liability for the consolidated obligations of other FHLBs. For further information, see Item 9A. Controls and Procedures on page 84 of our 2016 Form 10-K.



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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1. Legal Proceedings.


For a discussion of the litigation relating to private-label MBS bonds purchased by the Bank, see Item 3. Legal Proceedings on page 31 of our 2016 Form 10-K.
The Bank may also be subject to various other legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. After consultation with legal counsel, management is not aware of any other proceedings that might have a material effect on the Bank's financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to the information presented in this report, readers should carefully consider the factors set forth in the Risk Factors section on page 18 in our 2016 Form 10-K, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, or future results. These risks are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also severely affect us.


Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Not applicable.


Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.


Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.


Item 5. Other Information.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

 
 
10.1
Federal Home Loan Bank P&I Funding and Contingency Plan Agreement, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2017, by and among the Office of Finance and each of the Federal Home Loan Banksa
 
 
10.2
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago President and Executive Team Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2017
 
 
31.1
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Principal Executive Officer
 
 
31.2
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Principal Financial Officer
 
 
32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Principal Executive Officer
 
 
32.2
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Principal Financial Officer
 
 
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document - The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document.
 
 
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

a Filed as Exhibit 10.7 with our Form 10-K on March 9, 2017, SEC File No.: 000-51401

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Glossary of Terms

Advances: Secured loans to members.
 
ABS: Asset-backed-securities.
 
AFS: Available-for-sale securities.

AOCI: Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.

Capital Plan: The Second Amended and Restated Capital Plan of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, effective as of October 1, 2015.

CE Amount: A PFI's assumption of credit risk on conventional MPF Loan products held in an MPF Bank's portfolio that are funded by, or sold to, an MPF Bank by providing credit enhancement either through a direct liability to pay credit losses up to a specified amount or through a contractual obligation to provide SMI. Does not apply to the MPF Government, MPF Xtra, MPF Direct or MPF Government MBS product.

CE Fee: Credit enhancement fee. PFIs are paid a credit enhancement fee for managing credit risk and in some instances, all or a portion of the CE Fee may be performance based.

Consolidated Obligations (CO): FHLB debt instruments (bonds and discount notes) which are the joint and several liability of all FHLBs; issued by the Office of Finance.
Consolidated obligation bonds: Consolidated obligations that make periodic interest payments with a term generally over one year, although we have issued for terms of less than one year.
 
DCO: Derivatives Clearing Organization. A clearinghouse, clearing association, clearing corporation, or similar entity that enables each party to an agreement, contract, or transaction to substitute, through novation or otherwise, the credit of the DCO for the credit of the parties; arranges or provides, on a multilateral basis, for the settlement or netting of obligations; or otherwise provides clearing services or arrangements that mutualize or transfer credit risk among participants.

Discount notes: Consolidated obligations with a term of one year or less, which sell at less than their face amount and are redeemed at par value when they mature.
Dodd-Frank Act: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, enacted July 21, 2010.
 
Excess capital stock: Capital stock held by members in excess of their minimum investment requirement.
 
Fannie Mae: Federal National Mortgage Association.
 
FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board.

FCM: Futures Commission Merchant.
 
FFELP: Federal Family Education Loan Program.
 
FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency - The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 enacted on July 30, 2008 created the Federal Housing Finance Agency which became the regulator of the FHLBs.
 
FHLB Act: The Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, as amended.
 
FHLBs: The 11 Federal Home Loan Banks or subset thereof.
 
FHLB System: The 11 FHLBs and the Office of Finance.

FHLBC: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago.

FHLB Chicago: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago.


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FLA: First loss account is a memo account used to track the MPF Bank's exposure to losses until the CE Amount is available to cover losses.
 
Freddie Mac: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
 
GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
 
Ginnie Mae: Government National Mortgage Association.

Ginnie Mae MBS: Mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae. 
 
Government Loans: Mortgage loans insured or guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) or Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (RHS).
 
GSE: Government sponsored enterprise.

HFS: Held for sale.

HTM: Held-to-maturity securities.

LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate.

Master Commitment (MC): Pool of MPF Loans purchased or funded by an MPF Bank.
 
MBS: Mortgage-backed securities.

Moody's: Moody's Investors Service.
 
MPF®: Mortgage Partnership Finance.
 
MPF Banks: FHLBs that participate in the MPF program.

MPF Direct product: The MPF Program product under which we acquire non-conforming (jumbo) MPF Loans from PFIs without any CE Amount and concurrently resell them to a third party investor.

MPF Government MBS product: The MPF Program product under which we aggregate Government Loans acquired from PFIs in order to issue securities guaranteed by the Ginnie Mae that are backed by such Government Loans.

MPF Guides: MPF Program Guide, MPF Selling Guide, and MPF Servicing Guide including the Selling and Servicing Guides and manuals for specific MPF Loan products.

MPF Loans: Conventional and government mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties with maturities from five to 30 years or participations in such mortgage loans that are acquired under the MPF Program.

MPF Program: A secondary mortgage market structure that provides liquidity to FHLB members that are PFIs through the purchase or funding by an FHLB of MPF Loans.

MPF Xtra® product: The MPF Program product under which we acquire MPF Loans from PFIs without any CE Amount and concurrently resell them to Fannie Mae.

MRCS: Mandatorily redeemable capital stock. 

Office of Finance: A joint office of the FHLBs established by the Finance Board to facilitate issuing and servicing of consolidated obligations.

OTTI: Other-than-temporary impairment.

PFI: Participating Financial Institution. A PFI is a member (or eligible housing associate) of an MPF Bank that has applied to and been accepted to do business with its MPF Bank under the MPF Program.
 

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PMI: Primary Mortgage Insurance.

PwC: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

RCAP: Reduced Capitalization Advance Program.

Recorded Investment: Recorded investment in a loan is its amortized cost basis plus related accrued interest receivable, if any. Recorded investment is not net of an allowance for credit losses but is net of any direct charge-off on a loan. Amortized cost basis is defined as either the amount funded or the cost to purchase MPF Loans. Specifically, the amortized cost basis includes the initial fair value amount of the delivery commitment as of the purchase or settlement date, agent fees (i.e., market risk premiums or discounts paid to or received from PFIs), if any, subsequently adjusted, if applicable, for accretion, amortization, collection of cash, charge-offs, and cumulative basis adjustments related to fair value hedges.

Recoverable CE Fee: Under the MPF Program, the PFI may receive a contingent performance based credit enhancement fee whereby such fees are reduced up to the amount of the FLA by losses arising under the Master Commitment.
 
Regulatory capital: Regulatory capital stock plus retained earnings.

Regulatory capital stock: The sum of the paid-in value of capital stock and mandatorily redeemable capital stock.

REO: Real estate owned.

SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission.

SMI: Supplemental mortgage insurance.

System or FHLB System: The Federal Home Loan Bank System consisting of the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks and the Office of Finance.

UPB: Unpaid Principal Balance.

U.S.: United States

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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CHICAGO
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/    Matthew R. Feldman
 
 
Name:
 
Matthew R. Feldman
 
 
Title:
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:
May 8, 2017
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/   Roger D. Lundstrom
 
 
Name:
 
Roger D. Lundstrom
 
 
Title:
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:
May 8, 2017
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)


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