Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Guidance

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Mar. 31, 2020

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Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Guidance

ADOPTED ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE

Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract (ASU 2018-15)

On August 29, 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued amended guidance to align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license). The accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract is not affected by this guidance.

The amendments require a customer in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract to follow the guidance outlined in ASC Topic 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as an asset related to the service contract and which costs to expense. They require the customer to expense the capitalized implementation costs over the term of the hosting arrangement. The amendments also require the customer to present the expense in the same line item on the statement of income as the fees associated with the hosting element (service) and classify payments for capitalized implementation costs on the statement of cash flows in the same manner as payments made for fees associated with the hosting element. Lastly, capitalized implementation costs should be presented on the statement of condition in the same line item that a prepayment for the fees of the associated hosting arrangement would be presented.

This guidance became effective for the Bank for the interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2020, and was adopted on a prospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have any effect on the Bank’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (ASU 2018-13)

On August 28, 2018, the FASB issued amended guidance that modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements to improve disclosure effectiveness. This guidance became effective for the Bank for the interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2020. The adoption of this guidance did not have any effect on the Bank’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows; however, it reduced certain disclosures.

Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13)

On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued amended guidance for the accounting of credit losses on financial instruments. The amendments require entities to measure expected credit losses based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. An entity must use judgment in determining the relevant information and estimation methods that are appropriate in its circumstances. The new guidance requires a financial asset, or a group of financial assets, measured at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The guidance also requires, among other things, the following:

• The statement of income to reflect the measurement of credit losses for newly recognized financial assets, as well as the expected increases or decreases of expected credit losses that have taken place during the period.

• Entities to determine the allowance for credit losses for purchased financial assets with a more-than-insignificant amount of purchased credit deterioration (PCD) since origination that is measured at amortized cost in a similar manner to other financial assets measured at amortized cost. The initial allowance for credit losses is required to be added to the purchase price of the assets acquired.

• Entities to record credit losses relating to AFS debt securities through an allowance for credit losses. The amendments limit the allowance for credit losses to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost.

• Public entities to further disaggregate the current disclosure of credit quality indicators in relation to the amortized cost of financing receivables by the year of origination (i.e., vintage).

The FASB issued subsequent amendments to clarify the scope of the credit losses standard and address issues including, but not limited to, accrued interest receivable balances, recoveries, variable interest rates and prepayments. All of this guidance became effective for the Bank for the interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2020 and was adopted on a modified retrospective basis. Upon adoption, the Bank recorded no credit losses on its advances, standby letters of credit, and other extensions of credit to borrowers (collectively, credit products) as well as its investment portfolio. For its mortgage loans held for portfolio, the Bank recorded a $1 million decrease in its allowance for credit losses through a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings on January 1, 2020. This decrease was attributable to recoveries on mortgage loans that were previously written down and have had their collateral values subsequently improve, partially offset by the incorporation of lifetime credit losses on its mortgage loan portfolio.

ISSUED ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE

Reference Rate Reform (ASU 2020-04)

On March 12, 2020, the FASB issued guidance to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions to GAAP on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). Entities can elect to not apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by rate reform, if certain criteria are met. Additionally, entities can elect various optional expedients that would allow them to continue applying hedge accounting for hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform. Lastly, entities can make a one-time election to sell and/or transfer to AFS or trading any HTM debt securities that refer to an interest rate affected by reference rate reform and were classified as HTM before January 1, 2020.

This guidance becomes effective for the Bank upon election of any of the amendments and will be applied prospectively from the date elected until December 31, 2022. For certain hedge accounting optional expedients, they will be applied through the end of the hedging relationship, which could extend beyond December 31, 2022. The Bank is in the process of evaluating this guidance, and its effect on the Bank’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows has not yet been determined.

Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans (ASU 2018-14)

On August 28, 2018, the FASB issued amended guidance that modifies the disclosure requirements for defined benefit plans to improve disclosure effectiveness. This guidance becomes effective for the Bank for annual periods ending on December 31, 2020. Early adoption is permitted; however, the Bank does not intend to early adopt this guidance. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have any effect on the Bank’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows; however, it may reduce certain disclosures.