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   Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions and the Monetary Base - H.3 Current Release

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  Current Release (42 KB PDF)   The Board's H.3 statistical release, "Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions and the Monetary Base," for the week ending December 24, 2014, will be published on Monday, December 29, 2014, because the federal government will be closed on both Thursday, December 25, 2014, and Friday, December 26, 2014.
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  Back to top  Table 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars unless otherwise noted.Date

 Reserve balances required

 Reserve balances maintained 4

 Interest rates paid (in percent)Reserve balance 

requirements 1

 Top of penalty- 

free band 2

 Bottom of penalty- 

free band 3

 Total

 Balances 

maintained to 

satisfy reserve 

balance 

requirements 5

 Balances 

maintained that 

exceed the top of 

the penalty- 

free band 6

 Balances 

maintained to 

satisfy reserve 

balance 

requirements

 Balances 

maintained that 

exceed the top of 

the penalty- 

free bandMonth 7Nov. 2013

 70,483

 77,546

 63,421

 2,463,012

 77,246

 2,385,767Dec. 2013

 69,029

 75,948

 62,113

 2,485,248

 75,714

 2,409,534Jan. 2014

 75,901

 83,506

 68,298

 2,498,153

 83,188

 2,414,965Feb. 2014

 77,320

 85,067

 69,574

 2,593,879

 84,858

 2,509,021Mar. 2014

 78,471

 86,333

 70,610

 2,623,027

 86,124

 2,536,902Apr. 2014

 80,203

 88,238

 72,169

 2,660,368

 88,014

 2,572,354May 2014

 82,906

 91,213

 74,603

 2,635,180

 90,873

 2,544,306June 2014

 81,443

 89,603

 73,285

 2,668,354

 89,357

 2,578,997July 2014

 84,590

 93,064

 76,117

 2,704,004

 92,840

 2,611,164Aug. 2014

 86,899

 95,605

 78,196

 2,786,867

 95,348

 2,691,520Sept. 2014

 81,892

 90,096

 73,690

 2,759,284

 89,839

 2,669,445Oct. 2014

 85,026

 93,544

 76,511

 2,705,668

 93,260

 2,612,408Nov. 2014

 86,424

 95,081

 77,769

 2,519,578

 94,838

 2,424,740Two weeks ending 8Oct. 15, 2014

 77,836

 85,635

 70,040

 2,771,319

 85,364

 2,685,955

 0.25

 0.25Oct. 29, 2014

 92,428

 101,686

 83,172

 2,659,211

 101,384

 2,557,827

 0.25

 0.25Nov. 12, 2014

 82,681

 90,964

 74,401

 2,564,581

 90,691

 2,473,890

 0.25

 0.25Nov. 26, 2014

 89,489

 98,451

 80,527

 2,503,373

 98,223

 2,405,150

 0.25

 0.25Dec. 10, 2014

 86,928

 95,635

 78,223

 2,441,291

 95,434

 2,345,857

 0.25

 0.25 Footnotes Equals required reserves (table 2, column 2) less vault cash used to satisfy required reserves (table 2, column 4).

 Equals the sum of each institution's top of the penalty-free band. For each institution, the top of the penalty-free band is equal to the institution's reserve balance requirement plus an amount that is the greater of 10 percent of the institution's reserve balance requirement or $50,000.

 Equals the sum of each institution's bottom of the penalty-free band. For each institution, the bottom of the penalty-free band is equal to the institution's reserve balance requirement less an amount that is the greater of 10 percent of the institution's reserve balance requirement or $50,000.

 Effective February 18, 2014, omits balances held by designated financial market utilities. These balances are reported in the H.4.1 statistical release.

 Equals the sum of balances maintained up to the top of each institution's penalty-free band.

 Equals the sum of balances maintained that exceed the top of each institution's penalty-free band.

 Prorated averages of biweekly averages.

 Averages of daily figures.
 Back to top  Table 2 Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars.Date

 Reserves

 Vault cash 2

 Monetary baseTotal 1

 Required

 Total

 Used to satisfy 

 required 

 reserves 3

 Surplus 4

 Total 5

 Total balances 

maintained 6

 Currency in 

circulationMonth 7Nov. 2013

 2,517,052

 124,522

 64,272

 54,040

 10,232

 3,684,563

 2,463,012

 1,221,551Dec. 2013

 2,541,019

 124,800

 66,276

 55,771

 10,505

 3,717,450

 2,485,248

 1,232,202Jan. 2014

 2,556,400

 134,149

 67,941

 58,248

 9,693

 3,728,483

 2,498,153

 1,230,330Feb. 2014

 2,650,127

 133,568

 67,026

 56,248

 10,778

 3,833,354

 2,593,879

 1,239,476Mar. 2014

 2,676,700

 132,145

 64,132

 53,674

 10,458

 3,885,877

 2,623,027

 1,262,851Apr. 2014

 2,714,901

 134,735

 64,916

 54,532

 10,384

 3,930,681

 2,660,368

 1,270,313May 2014

 2,688,383

 136,110

 63,178

 53,204

 9,975

 3,911,525

 2,635,180

 1,276,345June 2014

 2,722,268

 135,357

 63,510

 53,914

 9,596

 3,948,691

 2,668,354

 1,280,337July 2014

 2,759,023

 139,609

 64,029

 55,019

 9,010

 3,989,076

 2,704,004

 1,285,072Aug. 2014

 2,842,039

 142,071

 64,558

 55,172

 9,386

 4,075,024

 2,786,867

 1,288,157Sept. 2014

 2,814,487

 137,095

 64,817

 55,203

 9,614

 4,049,181

 2,759,284

 1,289,897Oct. 2014

 2,760,317

 139,675

 64,821

 54,648

 10,172

 4,001,440

 2,705,668

 1,295,772Nov. 2014

 2,575,099

 141,945

 65,212

 55,521

 9,691

 3,830,424

 2,519,578

 1,310,846Two weeks ending 8Oct. 15, 2014

 2,825,291

 131,808

 65,852

 53,972

 11,880

 4,065,038

 2,771,319

 1,293,719Oct. 29, 2014

 2,714,548

 147,765

 63,823

 55,337

 8,486

 3,956,002

 2,659,211

 1,296,791Nov. 12, 2014

 2,617,961

 136,061

 64,272

 53,380

 10,892

 3,871,118

 2,564,581

 1,306,538Nov. 26, 2014

 2,559,977

 146,093

 65,479

 56,604

 8,875

 3,815,814

 2,503,373

 1,312,442Dec. 10, 2014

 2,499,441

 145,078

 67,099

 58,150

 8,949

 3,759,481

 2,441,291

 1,318,190 Footnotes Equals total reserve balances maintained (table 1, column 4) plus vault cash used to satisfy required reserves.

 Vault cash eligible to satisfy reserve requirements. It includes only vault cash held by institutions not exempt from reserve requirements. Dates refer to the maintenance periods for which the vault cash can be used to satisfy reserve requirements.

 All vault cash held during the lagged computation period by "bound" institutions (that is, those whose required reserves exceed their vault cash) plus the amount of vault cash applied during the maintenance period by "nonbound" institutions (that is, those whose vault cash exceeds their required reserves) to satisfy current reserve requirements.

 Total vault cash eligible to satisfy reserve requirements, held by institutions not exempt from reserve requirements, minus the amount used to satisfy reserve requirements.

 Equals total balances maintained plus currency in circulation.

 Effective February 18, 2014, omits balances held by designated financial market utilities. These balances are reported in the H.4.1 statistical release.

 Prorated averages of biweekly averages.

 Averages of daily figures.
 Back to top  Table 3 Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars.Date

 Borrowings from the Federal Reserve

 Nonborrowed 

 reserves 2Total

 Primary

 Secondary

 Seasonal

 Term Asset-Backed 

Securities Loan 

Facility 1

 Other credit 

extensionsMonth 3Nov. 2013

 180

 8

 0

 72

 99

 0

 2,516,872Dec. 2013

 170

 13

 0

 59

 98

 0

 2,540,848Jan. 2014

 127

 9

 0

 22

 97

 0

 2,556,273Feb. 2014

 104

 4

 0

 5

 96

 0

 2,650,023Mar. 2014

 105

 8

 0

 7

 90

 0

 2,676,596Apr. 2014

 117

 18

 0

 17

 82

 0

 2,714,784May 2014

 139

 12

 0

 47

 80

 0

 2,688,244June 2014

 179

 17

 0

 102

 60

 0

 2,722,088July 2014

 231

 11

 0

 174

 45

 0

 2,758,793Aug. 2014

 278

 15

 0

 229

 34

 0

 2,841,761Sept. 2014

 300

 18

 0

 253

 29

 0

 2,814,187Oct. 2014

 221

 8

 0

 200

 13

 0

 2,760,096Nov. 2014

 130

 12

 0

 119

 0

 0

 2,574,968Two weeks ending 4Oct. 15, 2014

 228

 5

 0

 209

 14

 0

 2,825,063Oct. 29, 2014

 220

 9

 0

 198

 13

 0

 2,714,329Nov. 12, 2014

 146

 13

 0

 134

 0

 0

 2,617,815Nov. 26, 2014

 125

 13

 0

 113

 0

 0

 2,559,852Dec. 10, 2014

 103

 8

 0

 95

 0

 0

 2,499,339 Footnotes Includes credit extended by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to eligible borrowers through the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility.

 Equals total reserves (table 2, column 1) less total borrowings from the Federal Reserve.

 Prorated averages of biweekly averages.

 Averages of daily figures.
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