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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Lily A. Bryant

July 22, 2010

617-292-9771

 

lily.bryant@fhlbboston.com

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES

SECOND QUARTER 2010 RESULTS

 

BOSTON — The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (the Bank) announced the following unaudited results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. “We are pleased to report a third consecutive quarter of positive net income, despite a continued challenging operating environment and additional credit charges against the investment portfolio,” said Edward A. Hjerpe III, president and chief executive officer. “We are focused on building retained earnings and preserving capital in order to restore the Bank to a position where we can resume dividend payments, repurchase stock, and more fully fund the Affordable Housing Program.”

 

Second Quarter 2010 Balance-Sheet Highlights

 

Total assets were $64.7 billion as of June 30, 2010, an increase of $2.2 billion, or 3.6 percent, compared with $62.5 billion at December 31, 2009. The increase was largely attributable to a $4.1 billion increase in investments, partially offset by a $1.6 billion decrease in advances.

 

Total advances were $36.0 billion as of June 30, 2010, a decrease of $1.6 billion, or 4.2 percent, compared with $37.6 billion at December 31, 2009. The reduction in advances was primarily attributable to reduced lending activity and continued high deposit levels at member financial institutions.

 

Total investments were $25.1 billion at June 30, 2010, an increase of $4.1 billion, or 19.8 percent, compared with $20.9 billion at December 31, 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to a $2.2 billion increase in short-term investments, a $1.4 billion increase in agency debentures, and a $440.8 million increase in mortgage-backed securities (MBS). The par value of private-label MBS declined by $280.4 million, from $3.6 billion at December 31, 2009, to $3.3 billion at June 30, 2010, while the carrying value of private-label MBS declined by $160.8 million, from $2.2 billion at December 31, 2009, to $2.0 billion at June 30, 2010.

 

Total mortgage loans were $3.3 billion at June 30, 2010, a decrease of $189.1 million, or 5.4 percent, compared with $3.5 billion at December 31, 2009, as origination volumes remained relatively low.

 

Total GAAP capital was $3.0 billion at June 30, 2010, an increase of $272.9 million, or 9.9 percent, compared with $2.8 billion at December 31, 2009, primarily attributable to a $41.6 million increase in retained earnings, and a $215.5 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss was due to a decline

 



 

in unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities, as well as a decline in the net noncredit portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses.

 

The Bank’s total regulatory capital-to-asset ratio was 6.1 percent at June 30, 2010, exceeding the regulatory minimum requirement by 2.1 percentage points. The Bank’s permanent capital was $3.9 billion.

 

Second Quarter 2010 Operating Results

 

Net income for the second quarter of 2010 was $18.7 million, a $22.9 million increase from a net loss of $4.2 million in the second quarter of 2009. The increase was primarily due to a $40.1 million decrease in the credit-related other-than-temporary impairment charges on certain private-label MBS, partially offset by factors including a $9.6 million decrease in net interest income after provision for credit losses, a $4.7 million increase in REFCorp assessments, and a $2.1 million increase in Affordable Housing Program contributions.

 

Credit-related other-than-temporary impairment charges on certain private-label MBS were $30.4 million for the second quarter of 2010, a $40.1 million, or 56.8 percent, decrease from the $70.5 million recorded in the second quarter of 2009. The $30.4 million charge resulted from an increase in projected losses on the collateral underlying 79 private-label MBS with a combined par value of $1.9 billion. The reduction in credit losses attributable to other-than-temporary impairment, compared with the second quarter of 2009, primarily reflects the relative stabilization in factors, such as home prices and unemployment rates, 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 second quarter of 2010 was $74.4 million, a $9.6 million, or 11.5 percent, decrease from the $84.0 million recorded in the second quarter of 2009. The decrease was primarily attributable to a $10.4 billion reduction in average assets from $75.1 billion during the second quarter of 2009 to $64.7 billion during the second quarter of 2010, and reflects members’ declining needs for wholesale funding due to increases in deposit levels.

 

Net interest margin and net interest spread were essentially stable quarter over quarter, at 0.46 percent and 0.40 percent, respectively, for the second quarter of 2010, compared with 0.45 percent and 0.38 percent, respectively, for the second quarter of 2009.

 

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 460 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)

 

 

 

06/30/2010

 

03/31/2010

 

12/31/2009

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advances

 

$

36,015,723

 

$

35,174,620

 

$

37,591,461

 

Investments (1)

 

25,094,658

 

22,299,907

 

20,947,464

 

Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net

 

3,316,901

 

3,392,872

 

3,505,975

 

Total assets

 

64,706,788

 

61,568,720

 

62,487,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

780,296

 

664,505

 

772,457

 

Consolidated obligations, net

 

59,765,254

 

56,918,300

 

57,686,832

 

Mandatorily redeemable capital stock

 

86,618

 

90,803

 

90,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class B capital stock

 

3,658,866

 

3,646,201

 

3,643,101

 

Retained earnings

 

184,231

 

165,507

 

142,606

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(806,144

)

(926,733

)

(1,021,649

)

Total capital

 

3,036,953

 

2,884,975

 

2,764,058

 

Total liabilities and capital

 

64,706,788

 

61,568,720

 

62,487,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regulatory capital ratio

 

6.1

%

6.3

%

6.2

%

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

 

86.8

%

81.5

%

77.6

%

 

Income Statement Highlights

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

 

06/30/2010

 

03/31/2010

 

06/30/2009

 

06/30/2010

 

06/30/2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest income

 

$

220,812

 

$

211,450

 

$

293,159

 

$

432,262

 

$

670,456

 

Total interest expense

 

146,403

 

143,079

 

208,319

 

289,482

 

528,539

 

Net interest income

 

74,409

 

68,371

 

84,840

 

142,780

 

141,917

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

74,405

 

67,940

 

84,040

 

142,345

 

141,017

 

Net impairment losses on investment securities recognized in income

 

(30,443

)

(22,823

)

(70,526

)

(53,266

)

(197,438

)

Other (loss) income

 

(4,088

)

524

 

(692

)

(3,564

)

1,357

 

Operating expense

 

12,586

 

12,375

 

15,309

 

24,961

 

29,039

 

Other expense

 

1,803

 

2,095

 

1,718

 

3,898

 

3,540

 

Affordable Housing Program

 

2,080

 

2,545

 

 

4,625

 

 

REFCorp

 

4,681

 

5,725

 

 

10,406

 

 

Total assessments

 

6,761

 

8,270

 

 

15,031

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

18,724

 

22,901

 

(4,205

)

41,625

 

(87,643

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

0.12

%

0.15

%

(0.02

)%

0.13

%

(0.23

)%

Return on average equity

 

2.54

%

3.28

%

(0.63

)%

2.90

%

(5.77

)%

Net interest spread

 

0.40

%

0.37

%

0.38

%

0.38

%

0.28

%

Net interest margin

 

0.46

%

0.43

%

0.45

%

0.45

%

0.37

%

 



 


(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—Market Value of Equity Estimation and Market Risk Limit in its annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2010.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This release, including the unaudited quarterly balance sheet 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. The words “may continue,” “may return,” 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 spreads 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.

 

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