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Held-to-Maturity Securities

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Held-to-Maturity Securities
Securities, especially debt securities, which an investor owns until they mature and therefore cease to exist. This entitles the holder to all coupon and other payments, as well as reimbursement for the principal amount. Because these securities are held until maturity, investors generally do not need to care about fluctuations in their prices that occur in the meantime.


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Classification of Investments As debt and equity securities are acquired, they now must be classified into one of the following three categories, each of which has different accounting treatments and financial statement implications: 1 Held-to-maturity securities - debt securities that the enterprise has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity.
The decrease primarily reflected a decline in net interest income and an increase in net losses associated with derivatives, hedged items, and financial instruments carried at fair value, partially offset by a decrease in other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) charges on some of the private-label residential mortgage-backed securities (PLRMBS) in the Bank's held-to-maturity securities portfolio.
The decrease in total assets was primarily a result of a decrease in advances and held-to-maturity securities during the year.
 
 
 
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