Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

55017th Street N.W. Washington D.C. 20429-9990 Deputy to the Chairman and CFO

May 15, 2017

MEMORANDUM TO: The Board of Directors

FROM: Steven O. App

Deputy to the Chairman and

Chief Financial Officer

Craig R. Jarvill

Director, Division of Finance

SUBJECT: First Quarter 2017 CFO Report to the Board

The attached report highlights the FDIC's financial activities and results for the quarter ended

March 31, 2017.

Executive Summary

• During the first quarter of 2017, the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) balance was $84.9 billion,

up $1.8 billion from year-end 2016. The quarterly increase was primarily due to $2.7 billion of

assessment revenue and $227 million of interest on U.S. Treasury securities, partially offset by

$765 million in provision for insurance losses and $442 million of operating expenses.

• The reserve ratio, which is the ratio of the DIF balance to estimated insured deposits, was 1.20

percent for the first quarter 2017, unchanged from the fourth quarter 2016, due in part to

strong growth in estimated insured deposits.

• During the first quarter of 2017, the FDIC was named receiver for three failed institutions. The

combined assets at inception for these failed institutions were $469 million with estimated

losses of $91 million. The corporate cash outlay during the first quarter for these failures was

approximately $101 million.

• Through March 31, 2017, overall FDIC Operating Budget expenditures were below budget by

7 percent ($36 million). This variance was primarily the result of vacancies in budgeted

positions in the Ongoing Operations component of the budget and lower-than-budgeted usage

of contractual services in the Receivership Funding component of the budget.
Financial Results (See pages 6 - 7 for detailed data and charts.)

Deposit Insurance Fund

• For the first quarter of 2017, the DIF's comprehensive income totaled $1.8 billion compared to

comprehensive income of $2.5 billion for the same period last year. This $754 million decline

was primarily the result of an $808 million increase in provision for insurance losses and $405

million lower unrealized gain on U.S. Treasury securities, partially offset by a $409 million

increase in assessment revenue and an $80 million increase in interest revenue.

The provision for insurance losses was $765 million for the first quarter of 2017 primarily

resulting from a $976 million increase in the contingent liability for anticipated failures, partially

offset by a $182 million decrease in the estimated losses for actual failures. The latter

adjustment was primarily attributable to unanticipated recoveries of $46 million in professional

liability claims and tax refunds by the receiverships, a $50 million decrease in the

receiverships' shared-loss liabilities, and settlement of receivership representation and

warranty indemnifications for $80 million less than estimated.

Assessments

• During March, the DIF recognized a total of $2.7 billion in assessment revenue. Of this

amount, $1.5 billion represented the estimate for first quarter 2017 insurance coverage. Also,

the DIF recognized $1.2 billion in estimated large bank surcharges for the first quarter 2017.

• On March 30, 2017, the FDIC collected $1.5 billion in DIF assessments and $1.2 billion in

surcharge assessments for fourth quarter 2016 insurance coverage.

II. Investment Results (See pages 8 - 9 for detailed data and charts.)

DIF Investment Portfolio

• On March 31, 2017, the total liquidity (also total market value) of the DIF investment portfolio

stood at $78.9 billion, up $3.6 billion from its December 31, 2016, balance of $75.3 billion.

During the quarter, interest revenue, receivership dividends, and deposit insurance

assessment collections exceeded resolution-related outlays and operating expenses.

• On March 31, 2017, the DIF investment portfolio's yield was 1.27 percent, up 15 basis points

from its 1.12 percent yield on December 31, 2016. The new Treasury securities purchased

during the quarter generally had higher yields than the maturing securities' yields, some

considerably higher.

• In accordance with the approved first quarter 2017 DIF portfolio investment strategy, staff

purchased a total of 20 short- to intermediate-maturity conventional Treasury securities, all

designated as available-for-sale. The 20 securities had a total par value of $11.0 billion, a

weighted average yield of 1.80 percent, and a weighted average maturity of 3.96 years.

III. Budget Results (See pages 10 - 11 for detailed data.)

Approved Budget Modifications

The 2017 Budget Resolution delegated to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and selected other

officials the authority to make certain modifications to the 2017 FDIC Operating Budget. The following
budget reallocations were approved during the first quarter in accordance with the authority delegated

by the Board of Directors.

• In January 2017, several divisions and offices reallocated their approved budgets within their

existing expense categories to better align their budgets with anticipated spending by expense

category for the year. Most of these administrative realignments were very small amounts.

The largest realignments in the Ongoing Operations budget component were made by

the Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council, the Division of Information Technology

(DIT), and the Information Security and Privacy Staff (ISPS). The CIO Council

reallocated $2.5 million (4.9 percent of its total Ongoing Operations budget) from the

Outside Services—Personnel expense category to the Equipment expense category

for the purchase of subscriptions for an Enterprise Shared Services platform to deliver

an Enterprise Public Inquires and Complaints (EPIC) application. The FDIC will use

EPIC to track and manage inquiries and complaints, replacing three legacy systems in

the process. DIT reallocated $1.5 million (0.7 percent of its total Ongoing Operations

budget) from the Outside Services—Personnel expense category to the Buildings

($1,354,229), Equipment ($175,000), and Outside Services —Other ($13,679)

expense categories, largely to align projected spending across expenses categories

related to the off-site data service center. ISPS redistributed $1.5 million, or 4.0

percent of its budget, from the Outside Services—Personnel expense category to the

Equipment category for IT security subscription costs for the year. Eight other

organizations made small administrative reallocations between expense categories

within their approved Ongoing Operations budgets.

o The largest realignment in the Receivership Funding budget component was made by

the Division of Resolutions and Receiverships (DRR) which realigned $770,000, or 0.5

percent of its total Receivership Funding budget, from Outside Services—Personnel to

the Other Expenses category to provide additional funds for receivership tax

preparation services. DIT realigned $271,393 of its budget from Equipment to various

other expense categories based on updated spending projections.

The Office of Inspector General also realigned $148,966, or 0.4 percent of its budget,

from the Equipment expense category to the Outside Services —Personnel and

Outside Services —Other expense categories.

Budget resources initially realigned constituted approximately 0.3 percent of the total 2017

FDIC Operating Budget. None of these initial budget realignments increased or decreased the

total Board-approved budget for the Ongoing Operations, Receivership Funding, or Office of

Inspector General Budget components or for any individual division/office total budget.

The CFO approved in January 2017 the realignment of $22,267,557 from the Ongoing

Operations budgets of DIT (-$20,861,977) and ISPS (-$1,405,580) to the Corporate

Unassigned contingency reserve. These funds were originally provided to DIT and ISPS for

Technology Refreshment (Tech Refresh), but the CIO requested time to reassess annual Tech

Refresh requirements. These funds will be managed separately within the Corporate

Unassigned contingency reserve and released to DIT and ISPS quarterly based upon Tech

Refresh spending plans submitted in advance. This new procedure will enhance the

transparency of spending for Tech Refresh.

• The CFO also approved in January the realignment of $326,930 from DIT ($324,930 in

Salaries and Compensation and $2,000 in Other Expenses) to the Office of Communications

(OCOM) in conjunction with a transfer of functions (see below).

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• In March, DIT realigned an additional $1,960,000 from its Outside Services —Personnel

expense category to the Outside Services—Other ($1,460,000) and Buildings ($500,000)

expense categories to reflect its projected expenses for telecommunication services and the

off-site data center, respectively.

• Later in March, DIT realigned an additional $3,976,301 from its Outside Services—Personnel

expense category to the Equipment expense category for subscriptions and Wide Area

Network services ($2,865,971) and the Outside Services—Other expense category for

telecommunication services ($1,110,330).

• The CFO approved in March a reallocation of $3,158,376 from the Corporate Unassigned

contingency reserve to DIT's Ongoing Operations budget, to provide funding for various highpriority security and continuity of operations initiatives. The funds were reallocated to DIT's

Outside Services—Personnel ($2,632,878) and Equipment ($525,498) budgets.

Following all budget reallocations during the first quarter, the remaining budget available within the

Corporate Unassigned contingency reserve for the Ongoing Operations budget component was

$44,109,181 (including $22,267,557 set aside for Tech Refresh and $21,841,624 in undesignated

reserves). The Corporate Unassigned reserve within the Receivership Funding budget component

was unchanged at $30,358,032.

Approved Staffing Modifications

The 2017 Budget Resolution delegated to the CFO the authority to modify approved 2017 staffing

authorizations for divisions and offices, as long as those modifications did not increase the total

approved 2017 FDIC Operating Budget. The following changes were approved by the CFO in

accordance with the authority delegated to him by the Board of Directors:

• In January 2017, the CFO approved the transfer of one authorized permanent position from

ISPS to the Division of Administration in conjunction with the transfer of the FDIC's intelligence

support function, including the responsibilities of the Federal Senior Intelligence Coordinator

position.

• The CFO also approved in January the transfer of two authorized permanent positions from

DIT to OCOM in conjunction with the transfer to OCOM of responsibility for the ongoing

administration and modernization of the FDIC's websites.

Spending Variances

Significant spending variances by major expense category and division/office are discussed

below. Significant spending variances for the three months ending March 31, 2017, are defined

as those that either (1) exceed the YTD budget by more than $3 million and represent more than

five percent of a major expense category or total division/office budget; or (2) are under the YTD

budget for a major expense category or division/office by an amount that exceeds $15 million and

represents more than fifteen percent of the major expense category or total division/office budget.

Significant Spending Variances by Major Expense Category

Ongoing Operations

There were no significant spending variances during the first quarter in any major expense

category of the Ongoing Operations budget component of the 2017 FDIC Operating Budget.

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Receivership Funding

The Receivership Funding component of the 2017 FDIC Operating Budget includes funding for

expenses that are incurred in conjunction with institution failures and the management and

disposition of the assets and liabilities of the ensuing receiverships, except for salary and benefits

expenses for permanent employees assigned to the receivership management function.

There was a significant spending variance in only one of the seven major expense categories

during the first quarter in the Receivership Funding budget component of the 2017 FDIC

Operating Budget:

Outside Services-Personnel expenditures were $15 million, or 30 percent, less than

budgeted. This variance was attributable to both DRR and the Legal Division. DRR spent $8

million less than budgeted because Owned Real Estate was liquidated faster than forecast,

therefore reducing contractual support expenses for those properties; fewer loss share/LLC

agreement compliance reviews were conducted than had been planned, fewer security sales

occurred (with less associated contractual support expenses) than anticipated; and less-thanprojected expenses related to records management initiatives were incurred. The Legal

Division spent $7 million less than budgeted because of lower-than-anticipated outside legal

counsel requirements for professional liability cases and receivership claims activities.

Office of Inspector General

There were no significant spending variances during the first quarter in any major expense

category of the Office of Inspector General budget component of the 2017 FDIC Operating

Budget.

Significant Spending Variances by Division/Office'

No organization had significant spending variances during the first quarter.

1 Information on division office variances reflects variances in the total FDIC Operating Budget (both the ongoing

operations and receivership funding budget components).

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FDIC CFA` ~~n►n~T ~~, m~~r~~ ~~ ~ ,r~,~ r.~•~a~- ~rs,~,.~ max. ~~. •

Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,374

--

75,076

$ 1,333 $ 2,041 $ 3,519 $ (145)'

- - -__

73,512 1,564 63,833 11,243

2,666 ~I 43 2,238 471

526 ; (68) 474 (16)'

7,790 (1,030) 9,638 (2,878),

358 (18)j 370 (30)~',,

$ 86,185 $ 2,532 $ 80,072 $ 8,645 ~~~

238 (30) 217 (9)'~,

2,073 (62) 4,059 (2,048)'',

232'x, 233 (1)

477 I, 858 I _ 443 892

0 ~ OJ 3

$ 3,023 $ 766 $ 4,952 $ (1,163)

21 7 403 (375)

(26) - (34) 8

$ 83,162 $ 1,766 $ 75,120 $ 9,808

_-

Investment in U.S. Treasury securities

Assessments receivable, net ~

Interest receivable on in~stments and other assets, net

2,709

458_

Receivables from resolutions, net 6,760

Property and equipment, net 340

Total Assets

--

~ 88,717

- --

Accounts payable and other liabilities 208

Liabilities due to resolutions

Postretirement benefit liability

-

2,011

232

-

Contingent liability for anticipated failures ~----~

1,335

Contingent liability for litigation losses and other _

Total Liabilities

--- -_-

~3

$ 3,789

FYI: Unrealized gain (loss) on U.S. Treasury securities, net 28

FYI: Unrealized postretirement benefit (loss) gain (26)

Fund Balance ~ 84,928

Cumulative Quarter-End Unrealized Gain on U.S.

Treasury Securities, Net

(Dollars in Millions)

600 ~----- __ _ _ --- _ __

513

so0

403

400 _- - -- - ----- _ _-

346

300 --

zoo

100

z1 28

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~a~ 16 ~~~16 SeQ16 ~e~~6 t~a~ 1'I

Change: 110 (167) (325) 7

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The unrealized gain on U.S.

Treasury securities dropped

dramatically beginning in

November 2016. Following the

election results earlier that month,

Treasury yields increased

considerably, as investors

perceived that future fiscal

policies and programs could result

in faster economic growth, higher

inflation, and increased Treasury

security issuance, all of which

would underpin higher interest

rates and Treasury yields. The

higher Treasury yields in late

2016 and year-to-date 2017

resulted in lower market prices for

the investments and the

correspondingly lower unrealized

gains.
Assessments $ 2,737 $ 9,987 $ 2,328 $ 409

Interest on U.S. Treasury securities 227 671

16

147

5

80

Other revenue 2 (3)

Total Revenue $ 2,966 $ 10,674 $ 2,480 $ 486

Operating expenses 442 1,715 415 27

Provision for insurance losses

Insurance and other expenses

~

~

_ 765

0

(1,568) (43)~

~

808

3 0 0

Total Expenses and Losses $ 1,207 $ 150 $ 372 $ 835

Net Income ~ 1,759 10,524 2,108 (349)

Unrealized gain (loss) on U.S. Treasury securities, net

Unrealized postretirement benefit gain (loss) ~

~~

-

~9 412

~

(405)

8 - -

Comprehensive Income $ 1,766 $ 10,561 $ 2,520 $ (754)

Cash and cash equivalents $ 879

t-

$ 874

l~

$

~

•-

5 $ 872

2 (124,617)

2 872

~1

1

(1)

$ 1

$

•

•-

7

8

8

0

(1)

1

0

Accumulated deficit (124,609) (124,611)

To#al resolution equity 880 878

Total revenue 1 5

Qperating expenses 0 3

Losses related to thrift resolutions 0 (1)

Net Income (Loss) $ 1 ~$ 7

uo acsieoi~o aia~~st~

$ in millions

Mar-17~

~

Mar-16' Change Mar-17~~

~

Mar-16 Change Mar-17'~ Mar-16 Change

--- - -

Total Receiu~rships 375 439 (64) - - - 375 439 (64)

-- -

Assets in Liquidation $ 4,433 $ (1,427) $~$ 2 - $

-

3,008 I $ 4,435 $ (1,427)

-

_ (_$ 3,006

YTD Collections $ 379 ~ $ 372 $ 7 - $ 1 $ (1 J $ 379 $ 373 $ 6

YTD DividendlOther Pymts -Cash $ 1,203 ~ $ 1,789 $ (586) - ~~ - - $ 1,203 $ 1,789 $ (586)

3.500

3.000

2.500

2.000

1.500

1.000

0.500

0.000

U.S. Treasury Yield Curve

1M 3M 6M 1Y 2Y 3Y 5Y 7Y 10Y 30Y

~~ 3/31/2017 -i— 3/31/2016

Short-maturity yields have

risen reflecting the Federal

Reserve's December 2016 and

March 2017 hike in the federal

funds target rate, while longermaturity sector securities have

risen due to the expectation of

higher inflation.

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t - e • ~ • •

t• _ — •

3/31/17

•

12/31/16 Change

Par Value $78,191 $74,430 $3,761

Amortized Cost $78,411 $74,947 $3,464

Total Market Value (including accrued interest) $78,865 $75,335 $3,530

Primary Reser~ ~ $78,865 $75,335 $3,530

Primary Reserve % of Total Portfolio 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%

Yield-to-Maturity Z 1.27% 1.12% 0.15%

Weighted Average Maturity (in years) 1.85 1.60 0.25

Effective Duration (in years)

Total Portfolio 1.79 1.55 0.24

Available-for-Sale Securities 1.87 1.66 0.21

Held-to-Maturity Securities 3 not applicable not applicable not applicable

~ Primary Reserve is the total market value (including accrued interest) of overnight investments, all available-for-sale

securities (AFS), and held-to-maturity (HTM) securities maturing within three months.

z The reed-to-Maturity includes the potential yield ofTreasuryInflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), which assumes an

average 2.0%annual increase in the CPI over the remaining life of each TIPS.

3 1n early August 2008, management reclassified all ofthe DIF portfolio's HTM securities as AFS securities effective as of

June 30, 2008, because the FDIC could no longer assert it had the positive intent and ability to hold its HTM securities until

their maturity dates.

4 Due to the current short-term nature ofthis portfolio, its respective Par, Book, and Market Values are identical for reporting

purposes.

5 Due to the short-term nature of the NLF portfolio, its Book and Market Values are identical for reporting purposes.

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DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND Strategy for the 1st Quarter 2017

Purchase up to $14 billion (par value) of Treasury securities with maturity dates

befinreen June 30, 2017, and June 30, 2022, subjectto the following additional

provisions: all newly purchased securities will be designated as available-for-sale;

no more than $2 billion (adjusted par value) ofsuch securities shall consist of

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities; and target at least $5 billion (par value) of

newly purchased securities maturing befinreen January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2022.

Strategy Changes for the 2nd Quarter 2017

Purchase up to $14 billion (par value) of Treasurysecurities with maturitydates

between September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2022, subject to the following

additional provisions: all newly purchased securities will be designated as availablefor-sale; no more than $2 billion (adjusted par value) ofsuch securities shall consist

of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities; and target at least $4 billion (par value) of

newly purchased securities maturing between January 1, 2020, and December 31,

2022.

NATIONAL LIQUIDATION FUND Strategy for the 1st Quarter 2017

Maintain an overnight deposittargetfloorbalance within a range of$100 million to

$300 million.

Strategically invest the remaining funds in the zero-to 12-month maturitysector.

Strategy Changes for the 2nd Quarter 2017

No strategychanges forthe second quarter of2017.
Annual YTD YTD of YTD YTD

Major Expense Category Budget Budget Expenditures Budget Used Variance

FDIC Operating Budget

Ongoing Operations

Salaries &Compensation $1,247,608 $312,340 $295,114 94% ($17,226)

Outside Services -Personnel 259,850 54,248 55,595 102% 1,347

Travel 95,448 23,398 21,564 92% (1,834)

Buildings 97,303 22,103 23,702 107°/a 1,599

Equipment 90,346 13,369 13,716 103°/a 347

Outside Services -Other 16,458 3,259 3,346 103°/a 87

Other Expenses 14,057 3,098 3,555 115% 457

Total Ongoing Operations $1,821,070 $431,815 $416,592 96% ($75,223)

Funding

Salaries &Compensation $37,356 $9,491 $7,662 81°/a ($1,829)

Outside Services -Personnel 230,170 49,656 34,551 70°/a (15,105)

Travel 3,246 715 880 123% 165

Buildings 17,722 4,396 3,002 68% (1,394)

Equipment 1,429 158 111 70% (47)

Outside Services -Other 1,273 321 288 90% (33)

Other Expenses 8,804 2,201 322 15% (1,879)

Total Receivership Funding $300,000 $66,938 $as,876 70% ($20,122)

Office of Inspector General

Salaries &Compensation $32,770 $8,193 $7,456 91% ($737)

Outside Services -Personnel 1,418 354 241 68% (113)

Travel 1,486 371 315 85% (56)

Buildings o 0 0 N/A o

Equipment 487 122 221 181% 99

Outside Services -Other 169 42 4 10% (38)

Other Expenses 423 106 88 83% (18)

Total Office of Inspector General $36,753 $9,188 $8,325 91°/a ($863)

Total FDIC Operating Budget $2,157,823 $507,941 $471,733 93% ($36,208)

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Division/Office

• ~ 1

• •

~ • • •

Annual YTD YTD

Budget Budget Expenditures

% of YTD

Budget Used

YTD

Variance

FDIC Operafing Budget

Risk Management Supervision $594,602 $147,552 $141,173 96% ($6,379)

Resolutions &Receiverships 276,015 69,055 54,395 79% (14,660)

Administration 273,098 63,919 65,942 103% 2,023

Legal 234,860 59,399 49,318 ~ 83% (10,081)

Information Technology 203,962 45,363 46,641 103% 1,278

Depositor &Consumer Protection 183,929 47,023 43,208 92% (3,815)

Insurance &Research 54,246 13,826 11,397 82% (2,429)

CIO Council 50,362 10,652 11,616 109% 964

Finance 40,985 10,401 9,583 92% (818)

Inspector General 36,753 9,188 8,325 91% (863)

Information Security &Privacy Staff 36,273 8,004 7,523 94% (481)

Executive Support ~ 25,266 6,042 5,508 91% (534)

Complex Financial Institutions 21,838 5,024 4,420 88%I (604)

CorporateUniversity-Corporate 20,737 5,073 6,175 122% 1,102

Corporate University -CEP 19,401 4,575 4,150 91% (425)

Executive Offices 2 11,029 2,845 2,359 83% (486)

Corporate Unassigned 74,467 0 0 NSA

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Total FDIC Operating Budget $2,157,823 $507,941 $471,733 93% ($36,208)

1) Executive Support includes the Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion, Communications, Ombudsman,

Legislative Affairs, Corporate Risk Management, and Financial Institution Adjudication.

2) Executive Offices include the offices of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Independent Director, Deputy to the

Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Deputy to the Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Information

Officer.

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