Capitol Federal Financial Inc

Liabilities. Total liabilities were $8.54 billion at December 31, 2023, compared to $9.13 billion at September 30, 2023. The decrease was due primarily to $500.0 million of BTFP borrowings that were paid off in the current quarter as part of the securities strategy, along with a $38.1 million decrease in advances by borrowers due to the payment of property taxes during the current quarter and a $29.6 million decrease in deposits.

Deposits. The following table presents the amount, weighted average rate and percent of total for the components of our deposit portfolio at the dates presented. The $29.6 million decrease in deposits during the current quarter was mainly in public unit certificates of deposit and money market account balances, partially offset by an increase in the retail certificate of deposit portfolio. The weighted average rate on the deposit portfolio increased 13 basis points during the current quarter due mainly to higher rates on retail certificates of deposit.

Borrowings. Total borrowings at December 31, 2023 were $2.37 billion, which was comprised of $2.01 billion in fixed-rate FHLB advances, $365.0 million in variable-rate advances tied to interest rate swaps, and $974 thousand in finance leases.

The following table presents the maturity of term borrowings, which consist of FHLB advances, along with associated weighted average contractual and effective rates as of December 31, 2023. Amortizing FHLB advances are presented based on their maturity dates versus their quarterly scheduled repayment dates.

(1)The effective rate includes the impact of interest rate swaps and the amortization of deferred prepayment penalties resulting from FHLB advances previously prepaid.

The following table presents borrowing activity for the periods shown. The borrowings presented in the table have original contractual terms of one year or longer or are tied to interest rate swaps with original contractual terms of one year or longer. Line of credit borrowings and finance leases are excluded from the table. The effective rate is shown as a weighted average and includes the impact of interest rate swaps and the amortization of deferred prepayment penalties resulting from FHLB advances previously prepaid. The weighted average maturity ("WAM") is the remaining weighted average contractual term in years. The beginning and ending WAMs represent the remaining maturity at each date presented. During the current quarter, BTFP borrowings were paid off with the proceeds received from the securities strategy.

Leverage Strategy

At times, the Bank has utilized a leverage strategy to increase earnings which entails entering into short-term FHLB advances and depositing the proceeds from the borrowings, net of the required FHLB stock holdings, at the FRB of Kansas City. The borrowings are repaid prior to quarter end, or earlier if the strategy is suspended. The leverage strategy was not in place during the current quarter due to the strategy being unprofitable, but it was in place at points during the September 2023 quarter and December 2022 quarter. When the leverage strategy is in place, it reduces the net interest margin due to the amount of earnings from the transaction in comparison to the size of the transaction. Management continues to monitor the net interest rate spread and overall profitability of the leverage strategy.

Maturities of Interest-Bearing Liabilities. The following table presents the maturity and weighted average repricing rate, which is also the weighted average effective rate, of certificates of deposit, split between retail/commercial and public unit amounts, and non-amortizing FHLB advances for the next four quarters as of December 31, 2023.

The following table sets forth the WAM information for our certificates of deposit, in years, as of December 31, 2023.