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H.4.1
Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and
Condition Statement of Federal Reserve Banks
                                                                                            August 28, 2008
1. Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions
Millions of dollars
Reserve Bank credit, related items, and                            Averages of daily figures
reserve balances of depository institutions at            Week ended   Change from week ended     Wednesday
Federal Reserve Banks                                    Aug 27, 2008 Aug 20, 2008 Aug 29, 2007 Aug 27, 2008

Reserve Bank credit                                         884,355    -   3,286    +  34,261      891,695
  Securities held outright                                  479,604    +     104    - 305,026      479,642       
    U.S. Treasury (1)                                       479,604    +     104    - 305,026      479,642
      Bills (2)                                              21,740            0    - 250,279       21,740
      Notes and bonds, nominal (2)                          411,731            0    -  60,411      411,731
      Notes and bonds, inflation-indexed (2)                 39,832            0    +   4,079       39,832
      Inflation compensation (3)                              6,301    +     104    +   1,584        6,339
    Federal agency (2)                                            0            0            0            0      
  Repurchase agreements (4)                                 103,393    -   4,321    +  78,822      111,000
  Term auction credit                                       150,000            0    + 150,000      150,000  
  Other loans                                                18,570    +     961    +  16,993       19,002
    Primary credit                                           18,469    +     956    +  17,154       18,901
    Secondary credit                                              0            0            0            0
    Seasonal credit                                             100    +       5    -     162          102
    Primary dealer credit facility                                0            0            0            0
    Other credit extensions                                       0            0            0            0
  Net portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane LLC (5)              29,213    +      30    +  29,213       29,247
  Float                                                      -1,213    -     273    -   1,217       -1,688
  Other Federal Reserve assets                              104,788    +     213    +  65,476      104,491
Gold stock                                                   11,041            0            0       11,041
Special drawing rights certificate account                    2,200            0            0        2,200
Treasury currency outstanding (6)                            38,789    +      14    +     205       38,789
       
Total factors supplying reserve funds                       936,384    -   3,273    +  34,465      943,725
                                                                   
Currency in circulation (6)                                 829,569    -     547    +  19,700      832,790
Reverse repurchase agreements (7)                            42,858    -   1,597    +  11,970       43,768
  Foreign official and international accounts                42,858    -   1,597    +  11,970       43,768
  Dealers                                                         0            0            0            0
Treasury cash holdings                                          302    +       5    -       7          281
Deposits with F.R. Banks, other than reserve balances        12,435    +      69    +     146       12,648       
  U.S. Treasury, general account                              4,828    +      63    -     261        4,989
  Foreign official                                              101    -       2    +       6          100
  Service-related                                             7,175    -       5    +     322        7,175
    Required clearing balances                                7,175    -       1    +     322        7,175
    Adjustments to compensate for float                           0    -       3            0            0
  Other                                                         332    +      14    +      80          385
Other liabilities and capital (8)                            42,501    +     767    +   1,784       42,066

Total factors, other than reserve balances,                                        
   absorbing reserve funds                                  927,664    -   1,304    +  33,592      931,553

Reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks                   8,720    -   1,969    +     873       12,172
                                                                
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.

1. Includes securities lent to dealers under the overnight and term securities lending facilities; refer
   to table 1A.  
2. Face value of the securities. 
3. Compensation that adjusts for the effect of inflation on the original face value of inflation-indexed
   securities. 
4. Cash value of agreements.
5. Fair value.  Refer to table 2 and the note on consolidation accompanying table 5.
6. Estimated.
7. Cash value of agreements, which are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities.
8. Includes the liabilities of Maiden Lane LLC to entities other than the Federal Reserve Bank of New
   York, including liabilities that have recourse only to the portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane LLC.
   Refer to table 2 and the note on consolidation accompanying table 5.

Sources: Federal Reserve Banks and the U.S. Department of the Treasury.


1A. Memorandum Items,    August 27, 2008 
Millions of dollars
                                                                   Averages of daily figures
Memorandum item                                           Week ended   Change from week ended     Wednesday
                                                         Aug 27, 2008 Aug 20, 2008 Aug 29, 2007 Aug 27, 2008

Marketable securities held in custody for foreign
      official and international accounts (1)             2,404,896    -     968    + 425,543    2,408,874
  U.S. Treasury                                           1,434,298    +   3,444    + 228,926    1,440,551
  Federal agency                                            970,598    -   4,412    + 196,617      968,323
Securities lent to dealers                                  121,176    -   3,635    + 115,908      124,141   
  Overnight facility (2)                                      3,828    -   1,995    -   1,440        6,793
  Term facility (3,4)                                       117,348    -   1,641    + 117,348      117,348

Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.

1. Face value of the securities.  Includes U.S. Treasury STRIPS and other zero-coupon bonds at face value.
2. Fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities.
3. Fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities, federal agency securities, and highly rated
   non-agency asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.
4. On    August 27, 2008, option contracts on draws on the Term Securities Lending Facility totaling 
   $    24,998 million were outstanding.  The exercise date for the options is September 24, 2008, and the 
   draws have a term of September 25, 2008 through    October 2, 2008.


2. Information on Principal Accounts of Maiden Lane LLC
Millions of dollars
                                                                                                  Wednesday
Account name                                                                                    Aug 27, 2008
         
Net portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane LLC (1)                                                       29,247

Outstanding principal amount of loan extended by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2)           28,820
Accrued interest payable to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2)                                   112
Outstanding principal amount and accrued interest on loan payable to JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3)        1,163
 
1. Fair value. Fair value reflects an estimate of the price that would be received upon selling an asset if
   the transaction were to be conducted in an orderly market on the measurement date.  Revalued quarterly. 
   This table reflects valuations as of      June 30, 2008.
2. Book value.  This amount was eliminated when preparing the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's statement
   of condition consistent with consolidation under generally accepted accounting principles.  Refer to
   the note on consolidation accompanying table 5.
3. Book value.  The fair value of these obligations is included in other liabilities and capital in table 1 
   and in other liabilities and accrued dividends in table 4 and table 5.

Note:  On June 26, 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) extended credit to Maiden Lane LLC 
under the authority of section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act.  This limited liability company was formed 
to acquire certain assets of Bear Stearns and to manage those assets through time to maximize repayment of 
the credit extended and to minimize disruption to financial markets.  Payments by Maiden Lane LLC from the 
proceeds of the net portfolio holdings will be made in the following order: operating expenses of the LLC, 
principal due to the FRBNY, interest due to the FRBNY, principal due to JPMorgan Chase & Co., and interest 
due to JPMorgan Chase & Co.  Any remaining funds will be paid to the FRBNY.


3. Maturity Distribution of Term Auction Credit, Other Loans, and Securities,    August 27, 2008
Millions of dollars
                                                              U.S. Treasury                       Reverse
Remaining maturity                  Term        Other         securities (2)       Repurchase   repurchase
                                  auction       loans                  Weekly      agreements   agreements
                                   credit        (1)       Holdings    changes         (3)          (3)    
Within 15 days                    125,000        3,874       18,455    +   2,967       71,000       43,768
16 days to 90 days                 25,000       15,128       28,214    -   2,968       40,000            0
91 days to 1 year                     ---            0       70,320    +       7          ---          ---
Over 1 year to 5 years                ---          ---      169,539    +      33          ---          ---
Over 5 years to 10 years              ---          ---       91,834    +      22          ---          ---
Over 10 years                         ---          ---      101,280    +      43          ---          ---
                             
All                               150,000       19,002      479,642    +     104      111,000       43,768

Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
---   Not applicable.

1. Excludes the loan from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to Maiden Lane LLC that was eliminated when
   preparing that Bank's statement of condition consistent with consolidation under generally accepted
   accounting principles.  The loan to Maiden Lane LLC is designed to be repaid from the orderly
   liquidation of Maiden Lane LLC's portfolio holdings and does not have a fixed amortization schedule.
2. Includes the original face value of inflation-indexed securities and compensation that adjusts for the 
   effect of inflation on the original face value of such securities. 
3. Cash value of agreements.


4. Consolidated Statement of Condition of All Federal Reserve Banks
Millions of dollars
                                                 Eliminations                          Change since
                                                     from       Wednesday        Wednesday        Wednesday
Assets, liabilities, and capital                consolidation Aug 27, 2008     Aug 20, 2008     Aug 29, 2007

Assets
Gold certificate account                                           11,037                0                0
Special drawing rights certificate account                          2,200                0                0
Coin                                                                1,415        +      13        +     401
Securities, repurchase agreements, term auction
      credit, and other loans                                     759,644        +  10,793        -  60,100
  Securities held outright                                        479,642        +     104        - 304,995
    U.S. Treasury (1)                                             479,642        +     104        - 304,995       
      Bills (2)                                                    21,740                0        - 250,279
      Notes and bonds, nominal (2)                                411,731                0        -  60,411
      Notes and bonds, inflation-indexed (2)                       39,832                0        +   4,079
      Inflation compensation (3)                                    6,339        +     104        +   1,616
    Federal agency (2)                                                  0                0                0
  Repurchase agreements (4)                                       111,000        +  10,250        +  77,250    
  Term auction credit                                             150,000                0        + 150,000
  Other loans                                                      19,002        +     439        +  17,645
Net portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane LLC (5)                      29,247        +      40        +  29,247
Items in process of collection                         (561)          926        -      12        -   2,329
Bank premises                                                       2,166        +       3        +      95
Other assets (6)                                                  102,357        +     463        +  64,907
     
      Total assets                                     (561)      908,991        +  11,299        +  32,220
                          
Liabilities
Federal Reserve notes, net of F.R. Bank holdings                  795,694        +   1,991        +  20,508
Reverse repurchase agreements (7)                                  43,768        +     162        +  12,558
Deposits                                                 (0)       24,850        +   8,799        -   2,011       
  Depository institutions                                          19,377        +   8,914        -   2,215
  U.S. Treasury, general account                                    4,989        -     188        +      65
  Foreign official                                                    100        -       2        +       5
  Other                                                  (0)          385        +      75        +     135
Deferred availability cash items                       (561)        2,614        -      18        -     608
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (8,9)                       1,276        +      12        -   4,730

      Total liabilities                                (561)      868,202        +  10,946        +  25,716
                          
Capital accounts
Capital paid in                                                    20,189                0        +   3,342
Surplus                                                            18,509        +       2        +   3,086
Other capital accounts                                              2,091        +     351        +      76

      Total capital                                                40,789        +     353        +   6,504

Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.

1. Includes securities lent to dealers under the overnight and term securities lending facilities; refer
   to table 1A.
2. Face value of the securities.
3. Compensation that adjusts for the effect of inflation on the original face value of inflation-indexed
   securities. 
4. Cash value of agreements, which are collateralized by U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities.
5. Fair value.  Refer to table 2 and the note on consolidation accompanying table 5.
6. Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, which are revalued daily at market exchange rates. 
7. Cash value of agreements, which are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities.
8. Includes exchange-translation account reflecting the daily revaluation at market exchange rates of
   foreign exchange commitments.
9. Includes the liabilities of Maiden Lane LLC to entities other than the Federal Reserve Bank of New
   York, including liabilities that have recourse only to the portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane LLC. 
   Refer to the note on consolidation accompanying table 5.


5. Statement of Condition of Each Federal Reserve Bank,    August 27, 2008
Millions of dollars
                                                                                                                                                            Kansas                 San
Assets, liabilities, and capital               Total     Boston   New York Philadelphia Cleveland   Richmond   Atlanta    Chicago   St. Louis  Minneapolis   City      Dallas   Francisco

Assets                        
Gold certificate account                      11,037        424      3,935        453        423        891      1,221        913        344        199        349        636      1,249
Special drawing rights certificate acct.       2,200        115        874         83        104        147        166        212         71         30         66         98        234
Coin                                           1,415         37         66        102        125        178        178        165         49         52         99        159        204
Securities, repurchase agreements, term
      auction credit, and other loans        759,644     28,685    309,282     27,156     31,804     66,907     67,277     55,825     23,153     12,198     28,136     27,739     81,483
  Securities held outright                   479,642     20,118    170,654     20,942     18,188     43,493     47,724     42,333     16,575      9,055     17,611     19,896     53,054
    U.S. Treasury (1)                        479,642     20,118    170,654     20,942     18,188     43,493     47,724     42,333     16,575      9,055     17,611     19,896     53,054
      Bills (2)                               21,740        912      7,735        949        824      1,971      2,163      1,919        751        410        798        902      2,405
      Notes and bonds (3)                    457,902     19,206    162,919     19,993     17,363     41,522     45,560     40,414     15,823      8,645     16,813     18,994     50,649
    Federal agency (2)                             0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
  Repurchase agreements (4)                  111,000      4,656     39,493      4,846      4,209     10,065     11,044      9,797      3,836      2,096      4,076      4,604     12,278
  Term auction credit                        150,000      3,900     87,122      1,295      9,400     13,160      8,205      2,765      2,475         31      6,425      2,800     12,422     
  Other loans                                 19,002         11     12,013         73          7        189        304        930        268      1,016         23        438      3,729
Net portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane 
      LLC (5)                                 29,247          0     29,247          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
Items in process of collection                 1,487         55          0        297        437         59         57        149         58         70        114        129         62
Bank premises                                  2,166        120        212         65        150        210        226        208        127        111        275        253        208
Other assets (6)                             102,357      5,553     27,814      9,339      6,693     25,128      8,057      4,986      1,296      1,949      1,413      2,290      7,838
Interdistrict settlement account                   0    + 1,546    -43,276    + 3,947    - 2,029    - 4,676    +23,887    +14,405    + 3,910    + 2,243    -   295    + 3,539    - 3,201

      Total assets                           909,552     36,535    328,153     41,442     37,707     88,844    101,070     76,863     29,008     16,853     30,158     34,844     88,076

Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.

1. Includes securities lent to dealers under the overnight and term securities lending facilities; refer to table 1A.
2. Face value of the securities.
3. Includes the original face value of inflation-indexed securities and compensation that adjusts for the effect of inflation on the original face value of such securities. 
4. Cash value of agreements, which are collateralized by U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities.
5. Fair value.  Refer to the note on consolidation below.
6. Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, which are revalued daily at market exchange rates.

Note on consolidation:
On June 26, 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York extended a loan under the authority of section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act to Maiden Lane LLC, a limited liability company 
formed to acquire certain assets of Bear Stearns.  The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is the primary beneficiary of Maiden Lane LLC.  Consistent with generally accepted accounting 
principles, the assets and liabilities of Maiden Lane LLC have been consolidated with the assets and liabilities of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the preparation of the
statements of condition shown on this release.  As a consequence of the consolidation, the extension of credit from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to Maiden Lane LLC is
eliminated, the net assets of Maiden Lane LLC appear as an asset in this table (and table 1 and table 4), and the liabilities of Maiden Lane LLC to entities other than the Federal 
Reserve Bank of New York, including those with recourse only to the portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane LLC, are included in other liabilities on the next page (and in table 1 and 
table 4). 


5. Statement of Condition of Each Federal Reserve Bank,    August 27, 2008 (continued)
Millions of dollars
                                                                                                                                                            Kansas                 San
Assets, liabilities, and capital                Total     Boston   New York Philadelphia Cleveland   Richmond   Atlanta    Chicago   St. Louis  Minneapolis   City      Dallas   Francisco

Liabilities                         
Federal Reserve notes outstanding             991,668     37,083    352,154     40,947     39,497     80,816    121,460     81,665     30,229     17,614     31,141     55,251    103,812
  Less: Notes held by F.R. Banks              195,974      5,276     57,835      7,017      8,399     13,107     29,602     13,794      3,634      2,913      3,821     24,128     26,447
    Federal Reserve notes, net                795,694     31,807    294,319     33,930     31,098     67,709     91,858     67,871     26,595     14,700     27,320     31,123     77,365
Reverse repurchase agreements (1)              43,768      1,836     15,572      1,911      1,660      3,969      4,355      3,863      1,512        826      1,607      1,816      4,841
Deposits                                       24,850        742      9,016        542      1,053      6,252      1,063      1,962        318        299        466        857      2,281
  Depository institutions                      19,377        647      3,765        538      1,049      6,156      1,060      1,960        306        298        464        856      2,278
  U.S. Treasury, general account                4,989          0      4,989          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
  Foreign official                                100          2         70          4          3         11          3          2          0          1          0          1          3
  Other                                           385         93        192          1          1         85          0          0         11          0          1          0          0
Deferred availability cash items                3,175        139          0        437        836        224        187        247         54        238        197        223        393
Other liabilities and accrued                 
  dividends (2,3)                               1,276        149     -1,173        172        178        435        364        293        149        104        126        173        307
   
      Total liabilities                       868,763     34,673    317,734     36,992     34,825     78,588     97,827     74,236     28,628     16,168     29,715     34,190     85,187
                              
Capital                    
Capital paid in                                20,189        787      5,087      2,328      1,521      5,189      1,596      1,290        182        320        210        267      1,412
Surplus                                        18,509      1,050      4,672      1,814      1,291      4,999      1,425        815        180        355        193        364      1,351
Other capital                                   2,091         26        661        307         70         68        222        521         19         10         39         22        126

      Total liabilities and capital           909,552     36,535    328,153     41,442     37,707     88,844    101,070     76,863     29,008     16,853     30,158     34,844     88,076
                              
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.

1. Cash value of agreements, which are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities.
2. Includes exchange-translation account reflecting the daily revaluation at market exchange rates of foreign exchange commitments.
3. Includes the liabilities of Maiden Lane LLC to entities other than the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, including liabilities that have recourse only to the portfolio holdings of
   Maiden Lane LLC.  Refer to the note on consolidation on the previous page.


6. Collateral Held against Federal Reserve Notes: Federal Reserve Agents' Accounts
Millions of dollars

Federal Reserve notes and collateral                                                              Wednesday
                                                                                                Aug 27, 2008
              
Federal Reserve notes outstanding                                                                  991,668
  Less: Notes held by F.R. Banks not subject to collateralization                                  195,974
    Federal Reserve notes to be collateralized                                                     795,694 
Collateral held against Federal Reserve notes                                                      795,694
  Gold certificate account                                                                          11,037
  Special drawing rights certificate account                                                         2,200
  U.S. Treasury and agency securities pledged (1)                                                  547,720
  Other assets pledged                                                                             234,737

Memo:
Total U.S. Treasury and agency securities (1)                                                      590,642
  Less: Face value of securities under reverse repurchase agreements                                42,922
    U.S. Treasury and agency securities eligible to be pledged                                     547,720
   
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.

1. Includes face value of U.S. Treasury and agency securities held outright, compensation to adjust for
   the effect of inflation on the original face value of inflation-indexed securities, and cash value of
   repurchase agreements.

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