Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Federal Funds Sold or Purchased, Securities Financing Agreements and Short-term Borrowings

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Federal Funds Sold or Purchased, Securities Financing Agreements and Short-term Borrowings
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Federal Funds Sold, Securities Borrowed or Purchased Under Agreements to Resell and Short-term Borrowings [Abstract]  
Federal Funds Sold or Purchased, Securities Financing Agreements and Short-term Borrowings
Federal Funds Sold or Purchased, Securities Financing Agreements and Short-term Borrowings
The table below presents federal funds sold or purchased, securities financing agreements, which include securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase, and short-term borrowings. The Corporation elects to account for certain securities financing agreements and short-term borrowings under the fair value option. For more information on the election of the fair value option, see Note 21 – Fair Value Option.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
(Dollars in millions)
Amount
 
Rate
 
Amount
 
Rate
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Average during year
$
216,161

 
0.52
%
 
$
211,471

 
0.47
%
Maximum month-end balance during year
225,015

 
n/a

 
226,502

 
n/a

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Average during year
$
183,818

 
0.97
%
 
$
213,497

 
0.89
%
Maximum month-end balance during year
196,631

 
n/a

 
235,232

 
n/a

Short-term borrowings
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Average during year
29,440

 
1.95

 
32,798

 
1.49

Maximum month-end balance during year
33,051

 
n/a

 
40,110

 
n/a

n/a = not applicable
Bank of America, N.A. maintains a global program to offer up to a maximum of $75 billion outstanding at any one time, of bank notes with fixed or floating rates and maturities of at least seven days from the date of issue. Short-term bank notes outstanding under this program totaled $9.3 billion and $16.8 billion at December 31, 2016 and 2015. These short-term bank notes, along with FHLB advances, U.S. Treasury tax and loan notes, and term federal funds purchased, are included in short-term borrowings on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Offsetting of Securities Financing Agreements
The Corporation enters into securities financing agreements to accommodate customers (also referred to as "matched-book transactions"), obtain securities to cover short positions, and to finance inventory positions. Substantially all of the Corporation’s securities financing activities are transacted under legally enforceable master repurchase agreements or legally enforceable master securities lending agreements that give the Corporation, in the event of default by the counterparty, the right to liquidate securities held and to offset receivables and payables with the same counterparty. The Corporation offsets securities financing transactions with the same counterparty on the Consolidated Balance Sheet where it has such a legally enforceable master netting agreement and the transactions have the same maturity date.
The Securities Financing Agreements table presents securities financing agreements included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell, and in federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase at December 31, 2016 and 2015. Balances are presented on a gross basis, prior to the application of counterparty netting. Gross assets and liabilities are adjusted on an aggregate basis to take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. For more information on the offsetting of derivatives, see Note 2 – Derivatives.
The “Other” amount in the table, which is included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in accrued expenses and other liabilities, relates to transactions where the Corporation acts as the lender in a securities lending agreement and receives securities that can be pledged as collateral or sold. In these transactions, the Corporation recognizes an asset at fair value, representing the securities received, and a liability, representing the obligation to return those securities.
Gross assets and liabilities in the table include activity where uncertainty exists as to the enforceability of certain master netting agreements under bankruptcy laws in some countries or industries and, accordingly, these are reported on a gross basis.
The column titled “Financial Instruments” in the table includes securities collateral received or pledged under repurchase or securities lending agreements where there is a legally enforceable master netting agreement. These amounts are not offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, but are shown as a reduction to the net balance sheet amount in this table to derive a net asset or liability. Securities collateral received or pledged where the legal enforceability of the master netting agreements is not certain is not included.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities Financing Agreements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Gross Assets/Liabilities
 
Amounts Offset
 
Net Balance Sheet Amount
 
Financial Instruments
 
Net Assets/Liabilities
Securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell (1)
$
326,970

 
$
(128,746
)
 
$
198,224

 
$
(154,974
)
 
$
43,250

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase
$
299,028

 
$
(128,746
)
 
$
170,282

 
$
(140,774
)
 
$
29,508

Other
14,448

 

 
14,448

 
(14,448
)
 

Total
$
313,476

 
$
(128,746
)
 
$
184,730

 
$
(155,222
)
 
$
29,508

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell (1)
$
347,281

 
$
(154,799
)
 
$
192,482

 
$
(144,332
)
 
$
48,150

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase
$
329,078

 
$
(154,799
)
 
$
174,279

 
$
(135,737
)
 
$
38,542

Other
13,235

 

 
13,235

 
(13,235
)
 

Total
$
342,313

 
$
(154,799
)
 
$
187,514

 
$
(148,972
)
 
$
38,542


(1) 
Excludes repurchase activity of $10.1 billion and $9.3 billion reported in loans and leases on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Repurchase Agreements and Securities Loaned Transactions Accounted for as Secured Borrowings
The tables below present securities sold under agreements to repurchase and securities loaned by remaining contractual term to maturity and class of collateral pledged. Included in “Other” are transactions where the Corporation acts as the lender in a securities lending agreement and receives securities that can be pledged as collateral or sold. Certain agreements contain a right to substitute collateral and/or terminate the agreement prior to maturity at the option of the Corporation or the counterparty. Such agreements are included in the table below based on the remaining contractual term to maturity. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Corporation had no outstanding repurchase-to-maturity transactions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Remaining Contractual Maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Overnight and Continuous
 
30 Days or Less
 
After 30 Days Through 90 Days
 
Greater than 90 Days (1)
 
Total
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
$
129,853

 
$
77,780

 
$
31,851

 
$
40,752

 
$
280,236

Securities loaned
8,564

 
6,602

 
1,473

 
2,153

 
18,792

Other
14,448

 

 

 

 
14,448

Total
$
152,865

 
$
84,382

 
$
33,324

 
$
42,905

 
$
313,476

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
$
126,694

 
$
86,879

 
$
43,216

 
$
27,514

 
$
284,303

Securities loaned
39,772

 
363

 
2,352

 
2,288

 
44,775

Other
13,235

 

 

 

 
13,235

Total
$
179,701

 
$
87,242

 
$
45,568

 
$
29,802

 
$
342,313

(1) 
No agreements have maturities greater than three years.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class of Collateral Pledged
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase
 
Securities Loaned
 
Other
 
Total
U.S. government and agency securities
$
153,184

 
$

 
$
70

 
$
153,254

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
11,086

 
1,630

 
127

 
12,843

Equity securities
24,007

 
11,175

 
14,196

 
49,378

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
84,171

 
5,987

 
55

 
90,213

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
7,788

 

 

 
7,788

Total
$
280,236

 
$
18,792

 
$
14,448

 
$
313,476

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
U.S. government and agency securities
$
142,572

 
$

 
$
27

 
$
142,599

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
11,767

 
265

 
278

 
12,310

Equity securities
32,323

 
13,350

 
12,929

 
58,602

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
87,849

 
31,160

 
1

 
119,010

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
9,792

 

 

 
9,792

Total
$
284,303

 
$
44,775

 
$
13,235

 
$
342,313


The Corporation is required to post collateral with a market value equal to or in excess of the principal amount borrowed under repurchase agreements. For securities loaned transactions, the Corporation receives collateral in the form of cash, letters of credit or other securities. To help ensure that the market value of the underlying collateral remains sufficient, collateral is generally valued daily and the Corporation may be required to deposit additional collateral or may receive or return collateral pledged when appropriate. Repurchase agreements and securities loaned transactions are generally either overnight, continuous (i.e., no stated term) or short-term. The Corporation manages liquidity risks related to these agreements by sourcing funding from a diverse group of counterparties, providing a range of securities collateral and pursuing longer durations, when appropriate.