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Pledged Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]  
Pledged Assets Pledged Assets
Certain of Northern Trust’s subsidiaries, as required or permitted by law, pledge assets to secure public and trust deposits, repurchase agreements and borrowings, as well as for other purposes, including support for securities settlement, primarily related to client activities, and for derivative contracts.

The following table presents Northern Trust's pledged assets.
TABLE 50: TYPE OF PLEDGED ASSETS
(In Billions)
MARCH 31, 2020

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Securities
 
 
   Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
$
1.3

$
1.0

   Government Sponsored Agency and Other Securities
31.0

33.4

Loans
7.4

7.7

Total Pledged Assets
$
39.7

$
42.1



Collateral required for these purposes totaled $7.5 billion and $8.5 billion at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The following table presents the available for sale debt securities pledged as collateral that are included in pledged assets.
TABLE 51: FAIR VALUE OF AVAILABLE FOR SALE DEBT SECURITIES INCLUDED IN PLEDGED ASSETS
 
SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE
DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS
(In Millions)
MARCH 31, 2020

DECEMBER 31, 2019

MARCH 31, 2020

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Debt Securities
 
 
 
 
   Available for Sale
$
30.4

$
487.1

$
58.3

$
14.4



The secured parties to these transactions have the right to repledge or sell the securities as it relates to $31.4 million and $487.2 million of the pledged collateral as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Northern Trust accepts financial assets as collateral that it is and is not permitted to repledge or sell. The collateral is generally obtained under certain repurchase agreements and derivative contracts. The following table presents the fair value of securities accepted as collateral. There was no repledged or sold collateral at March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

TABLE 52: ACCEPTED COLLATERAL
(In Millions)
MARCH 31, 2020

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Collateral that may be repledged or sold
 
 
   Repurchase agreements
$
998.2

$
707.8

   Derivative contracts
34.6

16.8

 
 
 
Collateral that may not be repledged or sold
 
 
   Repurchase agreements



Deposits maintained to meet Federal Reserve Bank reserve requirements averaged $1.7 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and $1.5 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2019.