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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)   Table 1 
 Table 2 
 Table 3
  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 7Mar. 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 
 2,424,740Dec. 2014 
 82,770 
 91,061 
 74,481 
 2,606,700 
 90,852 
 2,515,848Jan. 2015 
 90,522 
 99,589 
 81,458 
 2,683,709 
 99,273 
 2,584,437Feb. 2015 
 89,118 
 98,045 
 80,193 
 2,496,868 
 97,853 
 2,399,015Mar. 2015 
 91,495 
 100,660 
 82,333 
 2,675,202 
 100,477 
 2,574,726Two weeks ending 8Feb. 4, 2015 
 96,881 
 106,584 
 87,179 
 2,674,708 
 106,240 
 2,568,468 
 0.25 
 0.25Feb. 18, 2015 
 80,039 
 88,059 
 72,023 
 2,497,013 
 87,919 
 2,409,094 
 0.25 
 0.25Mar. 4, 2015 
 98,722 
 108,609 
 88,836 
 2,425,529 
 108,407 
 2,317,122 
 0.25 
 0.25Mar. 18, 2015 
 87,017 
 95,733 
 78,303 
 2,735,596 
 95,518 
 2,640,078 
 0.25 
 0.25Apr. 1, 2015 
 94,094 
 103,519 
 84,673 
 2,686,986 
 103,377 
 2,583,609 
 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 7Mar. 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 
 64,917 
 54,532 
 10,384 
 3,930,681 
 2,660,368 
 1,270,313May 2014 
 2,688,383 
 136,110 
 63,189 
 53,204 
 9,985 
 3,911,525 
 2,635,180 
 1,276,345June 2014 
 2,722,268 
 135,357 
 63,523 
 53,914 
 9,609 
 3,948,691 
 2,668,354 
 1,280,337July 2014 
 2,759,023 
 139,609 
 64,041 
 55,019 
 9,022 
 3,989,076 
 2,704,004 
 1,285,072Aug. 2014 
 2,842,040 
 142,072 
 64,598 
 55,173 
 9,426 
 4,075,024 
 2,786,867 
 1,288,157Sept. 2014 
 2,814,487 
 137,095 
 64,831 
 55,203 
 9,628 
 4,049,181 
 2,759,284 
 1,289,897Oct. 2014 
 2,760,317 
 139,675 
 64,834 
 54,648 
 10,186 
 4,001,440 
 2,705,668 
 1,295,772Nov. 2014 
 2,575,099 
 141,945 
 65,217 
 55,521 
 9,697 
 3,830,428 
 2,519,578 
 1,310,850Dec. 2014 
 2,665,936 
 142,006 
 69,361 
 59,236 
 10,125 
 3,934,491 
 2,606,700 
 1,327,791Jan. 2015 
 2,745,584 
 152,397 
 71,383 
 61,875 
 9,508 
 4,017,059 
 2,683,709 
 1,333,350Feb. 2015 
 2,556,071 
 148,320 
 70,098 
 59,203 
 10,895 
 3,840,359 
 2,496,868 
 1,343,491Mar. 2015 
 2,732,862 
 149,155 
 68,041 
 57,660 
 10,381 
 4,030,561 
 2,675,202 
 1,355,358Two weeks ending 8Feb. 4, 2015 
 2,739,038 
 161,211 
 73,379 
 64,330 
 9,049 
 4,004,656 
 2,674,708 
 1,329,948Feb. 18, 2015 
 2,555,733 
 138,759 
 71,411 
 58,720 
 12,691 
 3,839,128 
 2,497,013 
 1,342,115Mar. 4, 2015 
 2,483,357 
 156,550 
 66,947 
 57,828 
 9,119 
 3,776,365 
 2,425,529 
 1,350,836Mar. 18, 2015 
 2,790,931 
 142,352 
 67,100 
 55,335 
 11,765 
 4,090,858 
 2,735,596 
 1,355,262Apr. 1, 2015 
 2,747,098 
 154,206 
 69,390 
 60,112 
 9,278 
 4,043,840 
 2,686,986 
 1,356,854 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 3Mar. 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 
 2,574,969Dec. 2014 
 102 
 22 
 0 
 80 
 0 
 0 
 2,665,835Jan. 2015 
 66 
 48 
 0 
 18 
 0 
 0 
 2,745,518Feb. 2015 
 18 
 13 
 0 
 5 
 0 
 0 
 2,556,053Mar. 2015 
 20 
 11 
 0 
 9 
 0 
 0 
 2,732,842Two weeks ending 4Feb. 4, 2015 
 45 
 38 
 0 
 7 
 0 
 0 
 2,738,994Feb. 18, 2015 
 15 
 9 
 1 
 6 
 0 
 0 
 2,555,718Mar. 4, 2015 
 13 
 9 
 0 
 4 
 0 
 0 
 2,483,345Mar. 18, 2015 
 17 
 10 
 0 
 7 
 0 
 0 
 2,790,915Apr. 1, 2015 
 26 
 15 
 0 
 12 
 0 
 0 
 2,747,072 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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