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Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Announces First Quarter 2011 Results and Declares Dividend


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Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston

Apr 21, 2011, 08:45 ET

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BOSTON, April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston announced its preliminary, unaudited first quarter financial results for 2011. The Bank expects to file its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2011, with the Securities and Exchange Commission next month.

Additionally, the Bank's board of directors declared a dividend equal to an annual yield of 0.31 percent, which is the approximate daily average three-month LIBOR yield for the first quarter. The dividend, based on average stock outstanding for the first quarter of 2011, will be paid on May 3, 2011. The Bank's board of directors anticipates that it will continue to declare modest cash dividends through 2011, but cautioned that adverse events such as a negative trend in credit losses on the Bank's private-label mortgage-backed securities (MBS) or mortgage portfolio, a meaningful decline in income, or regulatory disapproval could lead to reconsideration of this plan.

"We are very pleased that our efforts to manage risk and expenses, while continuing to meet the evolving funding needs of our members, have led to six consecutive quarters of profitability, growth in retained earnings, and now two successive dividend payments," stated President and Chief Executive Officer Edward A. Hjerpe III.

First Quarter 2011 Balance-Sheet Highlights

Total assets declined 5.2 percent to $55.6 billion at March 31, 2011, down from $58.6 billion at year-end 2010, principally driven by a decrease in demand for advances. From December 31, 2010, to March 31, 2011, advances decreased by $2.1 billion, investments decreased by $1.2 billion, and mortgage loans declined by $80.5 million.

Advances decreased 7.5 percent to $25.9 billion, compared with $28.0 billion at year-end 2010. The reduction in advances was primarily attributable to continued high deposit levels at member financial institutions.

Total investments were $25.9 billion at March 31, 2011, a decrease of $1.2 billion, or 4.5 percent, compared with $27.1 billion at December 31, 2010. The decrease was mainly due to a $0.9 billion decrease in agency and FDIC-guaranteed corporate debentures, and a $0.3 billion decline in short-term investments. The par value of private-label MBS declined to $2.9 billion at March 31, 2011, from $3.0 billion at December 31, 2010, while the carrying value of private-label MBS declined to $1.8 billion at March 31, 2011, from $1.9 billion at December 31, 2010.

Total mortgage loans were $3.2 billion at March 31, 2011, essentially unchanged from year-end 2010.

GAAP capital at March 31, 2011, was $3.3 billion, virtually unchanged from $3.3 billion at year-end 2010. Retained earnings at March 31, 2011, grew to $269.5 million, an increase of $20.4 million from December 31, 2010. Accumulated other comprehensive loss totaled $571.0 million at March 31, 2011, an improvement of $67.1 million from December 31, 2010. At March 31, 2011, the Bank's total regulatory capital-to-assets ratio was 7.2 percent, exceeding the 4.0 percent minimum regulatory requirement as well as the Bank's current 5.5 percent internal minimum requirement, and its permanent capital was $4.0 billion, exceeding its $1.2 billion minimum regulatory risk-based capital requirement. The ratio of the Bank's market value of equity to its par value of capital stock rose to 96 percent at March 31, 2011, compared with 94 percent at December 31, 2010. The Bank remained in compliance with all regulatory capital ratios as of March 31, 2011, and, in the most recent information available, was classified "adequately capitalized" by its regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as of December 31, 2010.

2011 First Quarter Operating Highlights

Net income for the quarter ending March 31, 2011, was $23.1 million, $0.2 million higher than the net income of $22.9 million for the first quarter of 2010. Contributing to the net income during the first quarter of 2011 was a realized gain of $8.4 million on the sale of available-for-sale agency and FDIC-guaranteed corporate debentures.

Credit-related other-than-temporary impairment charges on certain private-label MBS were $30.6 million for the first quarter of 2011, a $7.8 million, or 34 percent, increase from the $22.8 million recorded in the first quarter of 2010. The $30.6 million charge in the quarter ending March 31, 2011, resulted from an increase in projected losses on the collateral underlying private-label MBS with a combined par value of $1.7 billion at March 31, 2011. The increase in credit losses attributable to other-than-temporary impairment, compared with the first quarter of 2010, primarily reflects an increase in the loss severity assumptions resulting from extended foreclosure timelines that affect the expected performance of the mortgage loans underlying the Bank's private-label MBS.

Net interest income after provision for credit losses for the quarter ending March 31, 2011, was $66.9 million, compared with $67.9 million for the first quarter of 2010. This $1.0 million decrease is partially attributable to the decline in average earning assets from $64.2 billion for the first quarter of 2010, to $55.3 billion for the first quarter of 2011. This decline was driven by a $9.4 billion decline in average advances balances, from $36.3 billion during the first quarter of 2010 to $26.9 billion during the first quarter of 2011, as members' deposits continue to be at relatively high levels, resulting in reduced need for FHLB advances.

However, despite the decline in average earning assets during the quarter, both net interest spread and net interest margin increased for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Net interest spread was 0.41 percent for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, a four-basis-point increase from the first quarter of 2010, and net interest margin was 0.49 percent, a six-basis-point increase from the first quarter of 2010. The increase in net interest spread and net interest margin was partly attributable to the cumulative effects of redemption and refinancing of debt in a very low-interest-rate environment, as well as the steepness of the yield curve which has enabled the Bank to earn a higher spread on assets whose average terms to repricing were longer than those of the corresponding liabilities.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is a cooperatively owned wholesale bank for housing finance in the six New England states. Its mission is to support the residential-mortgage and community-development lending activities of its members, which include over 450 financial institutions across New England. To accomplish its mission, the Bank utilizes private-sector capital to provide members and other qualified customers with reliable access to low-cost wholesale funds, liquidity, a competitive outlet for the sale of loans, special lending programs, technical assistance, and other products and services.

Balance Sheet Highlights

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)



3/31/2011


12/31/2010


3/31/2010

ASSETS







Advances

$

25,938,797

$

28,034,949

$

35,174,620

Investments (1)


25,907,601


27,134,475


22,299,907

Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net


3,165,483


3,245,954


3,392,872

Other assets


583,822


231,923


701,321

Total assets

$

55,595,703

$

58,647,301

$

61,568,720








LIABILITIES







Consolidated obligations, net

$

50,512,871

$

53,627,591

$

56,918,300

Deposits


810,529


745,521


664,505

Mandatorily redeemable capital stock


106,608


90,077


90,803

Other liabilities


821,176


908,607


1,010,137








CAPITAL







Class B capital stock


3,646,009


3,664,425


3,646,201

Retained earnings


269,544


249,191


165,507

Accumulated other comprehensive loss


(571,034)


(638,111)


(926,733)

Total capital


3,344,519


3,275,505


2,884,975

Total liabilities and capital

$

55,595,703

$

58,647,301

$

61,568,720








Total regulatory capital-to-assets ratio


7.2%


6.8%


6.3%

Ratio of market value of equity (MVE) to par value of capital stock (2)


96.1%


93.6%


81.5%


Income Statement Highlights

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)



For the Three Months Ended



3/31/2011


12/31/2010


3/31/2010








Total interest income

$

192,483

$

215,462

$

211,450

Total interest expense


125,532


135,979


143,079

Net interest income


66,951


79,483


68,371

Net interest income after provision for credit losses


66,900


73,670


67,940

Net other-than-temporary impairment losses on investment securities recognized in income


(30,584)


(25,620)


(22,823)

Other income


10,492


863


524

Operating expense


12,546


14,250


12,375

Other expense


2,774


2,511


2,095

Affordable Housing Program assessment


2,584


2,625


2,545

REFCorp assessment


5,781


5,905


5,725

Total assessments


8,365


8,530


8,270

Net income

$

23,123

$

23,622

$

22,901








Performance Ratios:







Return on average assets


0.17%


0.15%


0.15%

Return on average equity


2.83%


2.89%


3.28%

Net interest spread


0.41%


0.45%


0.37%

Net interest margin


0.49%


0.52%


0.43%


(1)  Investments include available-for-sale securities, held-to-maturity securities, trading securities, interest-bearing deposits, securities purchased under agreements to resell, and federal funds sold.

(2)  MVE equals the difference between the theoretical market value of assets and the theoretical market value of liabilities, and the ratio of MVE to par value of Bank stock can be an indicator of future net income to the extent that it demonstrates the impact of prior interest-rate movements on the capacity of the current balance sheet to generate net interest income. However, this ratio does not always provide an accurate indication of future net income.  Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on this ratio and are encouraged to read the Bank's discussion of MVE, including discussion of the limitations of MVE as a metric, in Item 7A —Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Market and Interest Rate Risk—Measurement of Market and Interest Rate Risk in its annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2011.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release, including the unaudited balance sheet highlights and income statement highlights, uses forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on the Bank's expectations as of the date hereof. Discussion of the possibility of future declarations of dividends is one such forward-looking statement. The words "preliminary," "expects,"  "will," "anticipates," "plan," and similar statements and their plural and negative forms are used in this notification to identify some, but not all, of such forward-looking statements. The Bank cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the application of accounting standards relating to, among other things, the amortization of discounts and premiums on financial assets, financial liabilities, and certain fair value gains and losses; hedge accounting of derivatives and underlying financial instruments; the fair values of financial instruments, including investment securities and derivatives; and other-than-temporary impairment of investment securities, in addition to instability in the credit and debt markets, economic conditions (including effects on, among other things, mortgage-backed securities), changes in interest rates, and prepayment speeds on mortgage assets. The Bank does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement herein or that may be made from time to time on behalf of the Bank.

CONTACT:  Mark S. Zelermyer
617-292-9750
[email protected]

SOURCE Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston

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