BNP US FUNDING LLC
10-Q, 2000-08-15
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                       Securities and Exchange Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 10-Q

                   Quarterly Report under Section 13 or 15 (d)
                     Of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the Quarter Ended: June 30, 2000           Commission File Number: 000-23745

                             BNP U.S. FUNDING L.L.C.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                    13-3972207
           --------                                    ----------
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 Incorporation or organization)


                       499 Park Avenue, New York, New York
                       -----------------------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                      10022
                                      -----
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (212) 415-9400
                                 --------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                           Yes [x]         No [ ]


          Common Stock, $10,000 Par Value               53,011
     Number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
     stock on June 30, 2000

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                                 Form 10-Q Index

Part I                                                                      Page

Item 1.    Financial Statements - BNP U.S. FUNDING L.L.C.:

           Balance Sheet at June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999                3

           Statement of Income for the six months ended June 30, 2000
           and June 30, 1999                                                   4
           Statement of Comprehensive Income for the quarters ended
           June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999                                     5
           Statement of Comprehensive Income for the six months ended
           June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999                                     5
           Statement of Changes in Securityholders' Equity for the
           quarters ended June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999                      6
           Statement of Cash Flows for the six month period ended
           June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999                                     7
           Notes to Financial Statements                                       8

Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
           and Results of Operation                                           15
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk         18

Part II
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings                                                  20

Item 2.    Changes in Securities and Use of the Proceeds                      20

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                    21

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                21

Item 5.    Other Information                                                  21

Item 6.    Exhibits and Current Reports on Form 8-K                           21

<PAGE>

Part I  Item 1.

                             BNP U.S. FUNDING L.L.C.
                                  BALANCE SHEET

                      (in thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
                                                                 June 30, 2000          December 31, 1999
                                                                  (unaudited)               (audited)
                                                            ----------------------    ---------------------
ASSETS:
<S>                                                         <C>                       <C>
Cash and cash equivalents                                         $    54,462               $     27,189

Investment securities (Notes 3 and 4)                                 954,692                    981,352
Available-for-sale, at fair value

Receivable arising from payment for securities,                       216,574                    238,038
pursuant to the application of SFAS 125 (Note 3)

Accounts receivable                                                       ---                         15

Accrued interest receivable                                             6,135                      6,232

Other assets                                                           13,458                     10,367
                                                                       ------               ------------

TOTAL ASSETS                                                      $ 1,245,321               $  1,263,193
                                                                  ===========               ============
LIABILITIES:

Obligation arising from the receipt of securities,                $   209,664               $    233,056
pursuant to the application of SFAS 125 (Note 3)

Accounts payable                                                          220                        ---

Accrued expenses                                                           24                          6
                                                                  -----------               ------------

TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                     209,908                    233,062
                                                                  -----------               ------------

Redeemable common securities, par value and redeemable                530,110                    530,110
value $10,000 per security; 150,000  securities
authorized, 53,011 securities issued and outstanding (Note 5)

Preferred securities, liquidation preference $10,000 per              500,000                    500,000
security; 150,000 securities authorized, 50,000
securities issued and outstanding

Additional paid in capital                                                  6                          6

Accumulated other comprehensive income                                   (243)                    (4,923)

Retained earnings                                                       5,540                      4,938
                                                                  -----------               ------------

TOTAL REDEEMABLE COMMON SECURITIES,
PREFERRED SECURITIES AND
SECURITYHOLDERS' EQUITY                                             1,035,413                  1,030,131
                                                                  -----------               ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND TOTAL REDEEMABLE COMMON
SECURITIES, PREFERRED SECURITIES AND
SECURITYHOLDERS' EQUITY                                           $ 1,245,321               $  1,263,193
                                                                  ===========               ============

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these
Statements.
</TABLE>


                             BNP U.S. FUNDING L.L.C.
                               STATEMENT OF INCOME
                      (in thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
                                                      Three-month period ended      Three-month period
                                                            June 30, 2000          ended June 30, 1999
                                                             (unaudited)                (unaudited)
                                                      ------------------------     -------------------
<S>                                                   <C>                          <C>
INTEREST INCOME:
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:
              Floating-Rate REMICs                          $     1,650                 $   1,903
              Fixed-Rate REMICs                                     913                     1,154
Mortgage Backed Securities:
              Agency ARMs                                         1,525                     1,875
              Agency Hybrid ARMs                                  2,075                     2,490
              Agency DUSs                                         3,145                     1,217
Agency Debentures                                                 6,223                     2,834
Treasury Notes                                                      ---                     2,138

Interest on Deposits                                              1,069                       699
                                                                  -----                       ---
Total                                                            16,600                    14,310
                                                                 ------                    ------
NONINTEREST EXPENSE:
Realized Loss on Treasury Notes                                     ---                        17

Fees and expenses                                                   146                       117
                                                            -----------                 ---------

                                                                    146                       134
                                                            -----------                 ---------

NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO PREFERRED AND
REDEEMABLE COMMON SECURITIES                                $    16,454                $   14,176
                                                            ===========                ==========
NET INCOME PER REDEEMABLE COMMON SECURITY                   $    (54.54)               $   (97.51)
                                                            ===========                ==========


                                                      Six-month period ended     Six-month period ended
                                                          June 30, 2000              June 30, 1999
                                                            (unaudited)                (unaudited)
                                                      ----------------------     ----------------------
INTEREST INCOME:

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:
               Floating-Rate REMICs                         $     3,321                $    4,217
               Fixed-Rate REMICs                                  1,858                     2,505
Mortgage Backed Securities:
               Agency ARMs                                        3,185                     4,032
               Agency Hybrid ARMs                                 4,254                     5,051
               Agency DUSs                                        6,137                     1,355
Agency Debentures                                                12,277                     5,021
Treasury Notes                                                      ---                     4,278
Interest on Deposits                                              1,679                     1,628
                                                            -----------                ----------

Total                                                            32,711                    28,087
                                                            -----------                ----------
NONINTEREST EXPENSE:
Realized loss on Treasury Notes                                     ---                        17
Fees and expenses                                                   256                       229
                                                            -----------                ----------
NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO PREFERRED AND
REDEEMABLE COMMON SECURITIES                                $    32,455                $   27,841
                                                            ===========                ==========

NET INCOME PER REDEEMABLE COMMON SECURITY                   $    247.31                $   160.28
                                                            ===========                ==========


The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these
Statements.
</TABLE>


                             BNP U.S. FUNDING L.L.C.

                        STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>
                                                                         Three-month period      Three-month period
                                                                         ended June 30, 2000    ended June 30, 1999
                                                                             (unaudited)            (unaudited)
                                                                        ---------------------  ----------------------
<S>                                                                     <C>                    <C>
NET INCOME                                                                  $    16,454             $   14,176
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
     Net change in unrealized gain (loss) in fair value of
         securities available-for-sale treated as collateral
         (Note 3)                                                                (2,120)               (2,665)
      Net change in unrealized (gain) loss in fair value of
         obligation arising from the receipt of securities
         pursuant to the application of SFAS 125 (Note 3)                         2,120                 2,665
      Net change in unrealized gain (loss) in fair value of
         securities and related interest and foreign
         exchange rate swaps available-for-sale not treated
         as collateral (Note 3)                                                   4,487                  (547)
                                                                            ------------            -----------
      OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                                  4,487                  (547)
                                                                            ------------            -----------

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                                         $  20,941              $   13,629
                                                                            ============            ===========



                                                                          Six-month period        Six-month period
                                                                         ended June 30, 2000    ended June 30, 1999
                                                                             (unaudited)            (unaudited)
                                                                         -------------------    -------------------

NET INCOME                                                                  $    32,455             $   27,841
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
     Net change in unrealized gain (loss) in fair value of
         securities available-for-sale treated as collateral
         (Note 3)                                                                (1,928)               (11,014)
      Net change in unrealized  gain (loss) in fair value
         of obligation arising from the receipt of
         securities pursuant to the application of SFAS 125
         (Note 3)                                                                 1,928                 11,014
      Net change in unrealized gain (loss) in fair value of
         securities and related interest and foreign exchange
         rate swaps available-for-sale not  treated as
         collateral (Note 3)                                                      4,680                 (9,175)
                                                                            -----------             -----------
      OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                                  4,680                 (9,175)
                                                                            -----------             -----------

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                                        $    37,135             $    18,666
                                                                            ===========             ===========


The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these
Statements.
</TABLE>


                             BNP U.S. FUNDING L.L.C.

         STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN REDEEMABLE COMMON SECURITIES, PREFERRED
                     SECURITIES AND SECURITYHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>

                                                                                  ACCUMULATED                   TOTAL REDEEMABLE
                                                                                     OTHER                      COMMON SECURITIES,
                                   REDEEMABLE                    ADDITIONAL                                   PREFERRED SECURITIES
                                     COMMON       PREFERRED       PAID IN        COMPREHENSIVE     RETAINED   AND SECURITYHOLDERS'
                                   SECURITIES     SECURITIES      CAPITAL           INCOME         EARNINGS          EQUITY
                                   ----------     ----------     ---------       -------------     --------   --------------------
<S>                                <C>            <C>             <C>            <C>               <C>        <C>
Balance at December 31, 1998       $ 530,110      $ 500,000         $ 6             $ 9,285         $4,750        $ 1,044,151
                                   ---------      ---------         ---             -------         ------        -----------
Net income                                                                                          27,842             27,842
Other comprehensive income                                                           (9,175)                           (9,175)
Dividends Paid- Preferred                                                                          (19,345)           (19,345)
Securities
Dividends Paid- Common                   ---            ---         ---                 ---         (8,454)            (8,454)
Securities
                                   ---------      ---------         ---             -------         ------        -----------

Balance at June 30 1999              530,110        500,000           6                 110          4,793          1,035,019
                                   ---------      ---------         ---             -------         ------        -----------
Net income                                                                                          29,843             29,843
Other comprehensive income                                                           (5,033)                           (5,033)
Dividends Paid-Preferred                                                                           (19,345)           (19,345)
Securities
Dividends Paid--Common                   ---            ---         ---                 ---        (10,353)           (10,353)
Securities
                                   ---------      ---------         ---             -------         ------        -----------

Balance at December 31, 1999         530,110        500,000           6              (4,923)         4,938          1,030,131
                                   ---------      ---------         ---             -------         ------        -----------
Net income                                                                                          32,455             32,455
Other comprehensive income                                                            4,680                             4,680
Dividends Paid - Preferred
Securities                                                                                         (19,345)           (19,345)
Dividends Paid--Common
Securities                               ---            ---         ---                 ---        (12,508)           (12,508)
                                   ---------      ---------         ---             -------         ------        -----------
Balance at June 30, 2000           $ 530,110      $ 500,000         $ 6             $ (243)        $ 5,540        $ 1,035,413
                                   =========      =========         ===             =======       ========        ===========



     The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of
     these Statements.
</TABLE>


                             BNP U.S. FUNDING L.L.C.

                             STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>
                                                                           Six-month period      Six-month period
                                                                         ended June 30, 2000    ended June 30, 1999
                                                                             (unaudited)            (unaudited)
                                                                         -------------------    -------------------
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
<S>                                                                      <C>                    <C>
Net income                                                                     $   32,455            $   27,841

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided from
operating activities:
   Premium amortization                                                               457                 2,465
   Net change in interest receivable                                                  116                (1,573)
   Net change in accrued interest payable                                             ---                   437
   Net change in accounts receivable                                                   15               (20,487)
   Net change in accrued expenses                                                      18                   (24)
   Net change in accounts payable                                                     220                35,197
                                                                                  -------               -------

Net cash provided from operating activities                                        33,281                43,856
                                                                                  -------               -------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Purchase of investment securities:
   Agency Debentures                                                                  ---              (175,494)
   Agency DUSs                                                                    (18,068)              (87,774)
   Premium paid/discount received                                                     ---                  (112)
   Interest receivable                                                                (19)                   93
   Sale of treasury note                                                              ---                20,945
Proceeds from principal payments of securities available-for-sale,
not treated as collateral                                                          20,753                87,637
Proceeds from principal payments of securities available-for-sale,
treated as collateral                                                              23,179                94,268
                                                                                  -------               -------

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities                                   25,845               (60,437)
                                                                                  -------               -------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Cash dividends - preferred securities                                             (19,345)              (19,345)
Cash dividends - common securities                                                (12,508)               (8,453)
                                                                                  -------               -------
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities                                  (31,853)              (27,798)
                                                                                  -------               -------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                               27,273               (44,379)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                     27,189                84,013
                                                                                  -------               -------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD                                           54,462                39,634
                                                                                  =======               =======

NONCASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Decrease in receivable arising from payment for securities,
pursuant to the application of SFAS #125 (Note 3)                                  21,464               117,018
Decrease in obligation arising from receipt of securities,
pursuant to the application of SFAS #125 (Note 3)                                 (21,464)             (117,018)
                                                                                  -------               -------

TOTAL NONCASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                 $    ---              $    ---
                                                                                  =======               =======

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these
Statements.
</TABLE>

<PAGE>


NOTE 1--ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BNP U.S. Funding L.L.C. (the "Company") is a Delaware limited liability company
formed on October 14, 1997 for the purpose of acquiring and holding certain
types of eligible securities that generate net income for distribution to the
holders of its Series A Preferred Securities and its redeemable Common
Securities. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the New York Branch (the
"Branch") of BNP Paribas (the "Bank"). The Bank is a French corporation that
conducts retail banking activities in France and corporate and private banking
and other financial activities both in France and throughout the world.

The Company was initially capitalized on October 14, 1997 with the issuance to
the Branch of one share of the Company's redeemable Common Securities, $10,000
par value (the "Common Securities"). On December 5, 1997 (inception), the
Company commenced operations concurrent with the issuance of 50,000
noncumulative preferred securities, Series A, liquidation preference $10,000 per
security, (the "Series A Preferred Securities") to qualified institutional
buyers, and the issuance of 53,010 Common Securities to the Branch. These
issuances raised in the aggregate $1,030,115,873 of net capital (including
$5,873 of additional paid in capital). This entire amount was used to acquire
from the Branch a portfolio of debt securities (including accrued interest) at
their fair values (the "Initial Portfolio").

The accounting and financial reporting policies of the Company conform to U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles and current industry practices. The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make certain estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and revenues during the
reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

NOTE 2--SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

INVESTMENT SECURITIES:

Investments in debt securities, both collateral and noncollateral (Note 3), are
classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains
and losses on these securities are reported as a component of "Other
Comprehensive Income".

Interest on securities is included in interest income and is recognized using
the interest method. Premiums and discounts are amortized using the effective
interest method and are recognized in interest income.

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive
Income," requires the Company to report items of other comprehensive income by
their nature in a financial statement and display the accumulated balance of
other comprehensive income separately in Total Redeemable Common Securities,
Preferred Securities and Securityholders' Equity. Comprehensive income includes
net income, as reported, as well as the change in unrealized gains and losses on
available-for-sale securities and in the obligation arising from the receipt of
securities, pursuant to the application of SFAS 125 (defined below).

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

Cash and cash equivalents include cash and short-term deposits with original
maturities of three months or less.

DIVIDENDS:

Dividends on the Series A Preferred Securities, when, as and if declared by the
Company's Board of Directors, are payable, out of the Company's net income,
determined without regard to capital gains or losses, semi-annually in arrears
on a non-cumulative basis on the fifth day of June and December of each year,
commencing June 5, 1998, at a rate per annum of 7.738% of the liquidation
preference through and including December 5, 2007. Thereafter, dividends, when,
as and if declared by the Company's Board of Directors, will be payable
quarterly in arrears on the third Wednesday of March, June, September, and
December of each year and will be calculated on a weekly basis in each quarter
at a rate per annum of the liquidation preference equal to 2.8% per annum above
one-week LIBOR for the week concerned as determined on the related LIBOR
Determination Date.

Holders of Common Securities are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if
declared by the Company's Board of Directors out of the Company's net income not
required to be applied to fund dividends with respect to the Series A Preferred
Securities.

To date, the Company has declared and paid dividends as follows:

Security                                   Amount                Date Paid
--------                                   ------                ---------

Series A Preferred Securities           $19,345,000           June 5, 1998
                                        $19,345,000           December 5, 1998
                                        $19,345,000           June 5, 1999
                                        $19,345,000           December 5, 1999
                                        $19,345,000           June 5, 2000

Common Securities                        $5,347,365           June 22, 1998
                                         $8,787,127           December 15, 1998
                                         $8,454,284           June 15, 1999
                                        $10,352,672           December 15, 1999
                                        $12,508,486           June 19, 2000


If the Bank's financial condition were to deteriorate with the consequence that
a Shift Event (as defined below) were to occur, substantially all of the Common
Securities would be redeemed automatically without prior redemption of the
Series A Preferred Securities and dividends payable on each Series A Preferred
Security could be substantially reduced or completely eliminated. In addition,
if the Bank's Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio were to decline below the minimum
percentage required by French banking regulations (currently 4%), the Company
would pay a special dividend consisting of all of the Company's net assets
(other than assets having a total market value of approximately $40 million) to
the Bank as holder of the Common Securities.

A "Shift Event" would be deemed to have occurred if (i) the Bank's total
risk-based capital ratio or Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio were to decline
below the minimum percentages required by French banking regulations, (ii) the
Bank were to become subject to certain specified receivership proceedings or
(iii) the French Banking Commission (Commission bancaire), in its sole
discretion, were to notify the Bank and the Company that it has determined that
the Bank's financial condition was deteriorating such that either of the
foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) would apply in the near term. French banking
regulations currently require French banks to maintain a minimum total
risk-based capital ratio of at least 8.0% and a minimum Tier 1 risk-based
capital ratio of at least 4.0%.

The Company may not pay dividends or make other distributions on the Common
Securities or the Series A Preferred Securities if, after giving effect to the
distributions, the Company's liabilities would exceed the fair value of its
assets. Additionally, as long as any Series A Preferred Securities are
outstanding, except during a Shift Period (i.e., following the occurrence of a
Shift Event causing a shift in dividend preference and before the termination
thereof), the amount of dividends on the Common Securities in any fiscal year
may not exceed the amount by which the net income of the Company for such fiscal
year exceeds the stated dividends on the Series A Preferred Securities scheduled
to be paid during such fiscal year irrespective of whether dividends on the
Series A Preferred Securities are in fact declared and paid. Additionally, other
than during a Shift Period, no dividends may be declared, paid or set apart for
payment on the Common Securities (a) with respect to any period of time included
in any Dividend Period unless full dividends have been or contemporaneously are
declared and paid, or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof is
set apart for such payment on the Series A Preferred Securities for the
then-current Dividend Period and (b) the Company may not declare, pay or set
apart funds for any dividends or other distributions with respect to any Common
Securities unless and until (x) full dividends on the Series A Preferred
Securities for the two most recent preceding Dividend Periods are declared and
paid, or declared and a sum sufficient for payment has been paid over to the
dividend disbursing agent for payment of such dividends and (y) the Company has
declared a cash dividend on the Series A Preferred Securities at the annual
dividend rate for the then-current Dividend Period, and sufficient funds have
been paid over to the dividend disbursing agent for payment of such cash
dividends for such then-current Dividend Period.

NET INCOME PER REDEEMABLE COMMON SECURITY:

Net income per redeemable common security is calculated by dividing net income
after preferred dividends by the weighted average number of Common Securities
outstanding.

INCOME TAXES:

The Company expects to be treated as a partnership for U.S. Federal income tax
purposes. As such, a partnership is not a taxable entity, the Company will not
be subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax on its income. Instead,
each securityholder is required to take into account its allocable share of
items of income, gain, loss and deduction of the partnership in computing its
U.S. Federal tax liability. Accordingly, the Company has made no provision for
income taxes in the accompanying statement of income.

DERIVATIVES USED IN ASSET MANAGEMENT ACTIVITES:

As part of its asset management activities the Company uses interest rate swaps
to modify the interest rate and foreign exchange characteristics of existing
assets. The interest rate swaps have a high correlation between the instrument
and the asset being hedged, both at inception and throughout the hedge period.

The interest rate swaps are carried at fair value. The accrual of interest
receivable or interest payable on these interest rate swaps is reported in
Interest Income. Changes in the market values of these interest rate swaps,
exclusive of net interest accruals, are reported in Securityholders' Equity:
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

Assets denominated in foreign currencies are translated to US dollars using
applicable rates of exchange. The entire change in the fair value of foreign
currency denominated investment securities classified as available for sale
(both the change in the market price of the security as expressed in US Dollars
and the change in the exchange rate between the assets denominated in foreign
currencies and the functional currency), together with the effects of hedging
instruments, is reported in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income within
Securityholders' Equity. Revenues and expenses are translated monthly at amounts
which approximate weighted average exchange rates.

ACCOUNTING FOR DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

In June of 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued "Accounting for
Derivatives and Hedging Activities" ("SFAS 133"), which establishes accounting
and reporting standards for all derivative instruments and hedging activities.
SFAS 133 requires that an entity measure all hedging activities. SFAS requires
that an entity measure all derivatives at fair value and recognize those
derivatives as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet. The change in
the derivative's fair value is generally to be recognized in current period
earnings. However, if certain conditions are met, a derivative may be
specifically designated as a hedge of an exposure to changes in fair value,
variability of cash flows, or certain foreign currency exposures. Based on the
hedge designation, special hedge accounting rules would allow the derivative's
change in value to be recognized either in current period earnings, together
with the offsetting change in value of the risk being hedged, or to the extent
the hedge is effective, in comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified
into earnings when the hedge item affects earnings. Depending on the underlying
risk management strategy, these accounting changes could affect reported
earnings, assets, liabilities, and securityholders' equity. As a result, the
Company will have to reconsider their risk management strategies, since the new
standard will not reflect the results of many of those strategies in the same
manner as current accounting practice. The Company is in the process of
evaluating the potential impact of the new accounting standard. SFAS 133 is
effective for all fiscal years beginning after June 15, 1999. The original
effective date for the implementation of SFAS 133 has been amended by the
issuance of SFAS 137, entitled Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging
Activities- Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133. Thus, SFAS
133 is effective for all fiscal quarters of all fiscal years beginning after
June 15, 2000.

NOTE 3--RECEIVABLE ARISING FROM PAYMENT FOR SECURITIES, PURSUANT TO THE
APPLICATION OF SFAS 125, AND OBLIGATION ARISING FROM THE RECEIPT OF SECURITIES,
PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION OF SFAS 125

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 125 "Accounting for Transfers
and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities" ("SFAS
125") governs the accounting for the transfer of financial assets. Under SFAS
125, transfers of financial assets that do not meet certain sale accounting
requirements must be accounted for as a secured borrowing transaction with a
pledge of collateral.

Due to the potential consequences of a Shift Event (as described above), the
Company's purchase of the Initial Portfolio from the Branch did not meet certain
SFAS 125 sale accounting requirements. Therefore, the purchase of the Initial
Portfolio has been accounted for as a secured borrowing transaction with a
pledge of collateral. In accounting for this transaction as a secured borrowing
transaction in accordance with SFAS 125, the Company has recorded a receivable
in an amount equal to the remaining amount paid to the Branch to acquire the
Initial Portfolio. In this case, however, having delivered the securities in the
Initial Portfolio to the Company, neither the Branch nor BNP Paribas has any
further obligation to the Company to repay any part of the purchase price for
the Initial Portfolio or otherwise to repurchase or redeem any securities in the
Initial Portfolio.

Other provisions of SFAS 125 govern the accounting for financial assets treated
as collateral that an entity has the right to sell or repledge. In accordance
with such provisions, the Company has recognized the securities in the Initial
Portfolio and recorded a related obligation. In this case, the Company has in
fact no obligation to return any such securities to the Branch or to BNP
Paribas, except to the extent that the consequences of a Shift Event (as
described above) might affect securities still held by the Company at the time.

As securities within the Initial Portfolio mature or prepay, the Company will
recognize the cash proceeds as a reduction in a receivable arising from payment
for securities. Concurrent with the receipt of such cash proceeds, the Company
will derecognize such securities and reduce the obligation. In accounting for
this transaction as a secured borrowing transaction in accordance with SFAS 125,
the Company has recorded a receivable of $216,573,682 which is equal to the
remaining amount paid by Branch to acquire the Initial Portfolio.

The obligation arising from the receipt of securities is stated at the fair
value of the related securities. Changes in the value of the obligation due to
corresponding changes in the fair value of the related securities are reported
as an element of other comprehensive income.

NOTE 4--INVESTMENT SECURITIES:

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of available-for-sale securities
were as follows ($ in 000's) based on management's prepayment assumptions:

<TABLE>
                                                                     Gross           Gross
                                                  Amortized       Unrealized       Unrealized         Fair
June 30, 2000                                        Cost            Gains           Losses           Value
-------------                                     ---------       ----------       ----------      -----------

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:
<S>                                               <C>             <C>              <C>             <C>
  Floating-Rate REMICs                           $    96,785       $     ---         $  1,522      $    95,263
  Fixed-Rate REMICs                                   58,188             ---            3,278           54,910
Mortgage Backed Securities:
  Agency ARMs                                         93,673              73            1,473           92,273
  Agency Hybrid ARMs                                 123,721             ---            1,925          121,796
  Agency DUSs                                        213,863             ---           10,339          203,524
Agency Debentures                                    389,073           5,422            7,569          386,926
                                                     -------             ---           ------          -------
  Total                                             $975,303       $   5,495          $26,106       $  954,692
                                                    ========       =========          =======       ==========

                                                                     Gross           Gross
                                                  Amortized       Unrealized       Unrealized         Fair
December 31, 1999                                    Cost            Gains           Losses           Value
-----------------                                 ---------       ----------       ----------      -----------

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:
  Floating-Rate REMICs                            $  111,364    $        ---       $    1,090      $   110,274
  Fixed-Rate REMIC                                    61,216             ---            3,349           57,867
Mortgage Backed Securities:
  Agency ARMs                                        106,267              16            1,518          104,765
  Agency Hybrid ARMs                                 137,097             ---            2,596          134,501
  Agency DUSs                                        196,709             ---            8,906          187,803
Agency Debentures                                    388,969           4,046            6,873          386,142
                                                  ----------       ---------       ----------      -----------
  Total                                           $1,001,622       $   4,062       $   24,332      $   981,352
                                                  ==========       =========       ==========      ===========
</TABLE>


The breakdown of the Company's available-for-sale securities by category and
expected weighted average life distribution (stated in terms of amortized cost)
is summarized below ($ in 000's) based on management's prepayment assumptions:

<TABLE>
                                                             Due after 1     Due after
                                               Due in 1 year    through       5 through      Due after
June 30, 2000                                     or less       5 years       10 years       10 years         Total
-------------                                     -------       -------       --------       --------         -----

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:
 <S>                                         <C>            <C>           <C>                <C>           <C>
   Floating-Rate REMICs                       $     535      $   26,637    $    58,678        $ 10,935      $   96,785
   Fixed-Rate REMICs                              9,715           1,657         46,816             ---          58,188
Mortgage Backed Securities:
   Agency ARMs                                      488          42,208         48,623          2,354          93,673
   Agency Hybrid ARMs                               303          44,022         74,181          5,215         123,721
   Agency DUSs                                      ---             ---        213,863            ---         213,863
Agency Debentures                                   ---             ---        389,073            ---         389,073
                                                 ------         -------        -------         ------         -------
   Total                                      $  11,041      $  114,524    $   831,234    $    18,504      $  975,303
                                              =========    ============     ==========    ===========      ==========



                                                          Due after 1        Due after 5
                                           Due in 1 year   Through 5         Through 10     Due after 10
December 31, 1999                             or less       years              years           years           Total
-----------------                             -------       -----              -----           -----           -----
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:
   Floating-Rate REMICs                    $     1,038   $  81,455        $  28,871       $  ---          $ 111,364
   Fixed-Rate REMICs                            14,399        ---            46,817          ---             61,216
Mortgage Backed Securities:
   Agency ARMs                                     261      84,818           20,516          672            106,267
   Agency Hybrid ARMs                           72,106      53,292           11,699          ---            137,097
   Agency DUSs                                     ---         ---          196,709          ---            196,709
Agency Debentures                                  ---         ---          388,969          ---            388,969
                                           -------------   -------------  -------------   ------------- -------------
     Total                                 $    87,804   $ 219,565        $ 693,581        $ 672         $1,001,622
                                           =============   =============  =============   ============= =============


Actual maturities may differ from maturities shown above due to prepayments.

</TABLE>



The breakdown of the Company's available-for-sale securities by category and
yield is summarized below:

<TABLE>

                                                             Due after 1    Due after
                                             Due in 1 year     through      5 through      Due after
June 30, 2000                                    Or less       5 years      10 years        10 years         Total
-------------                                    -------       -------      --------        --------         -----

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:
<S>                                                <C>            <C>            <C>         <C>              <C>
   Floating-Rate REMICs                            5.87%          6.45%          6.06%       6.45%            6.33%
   Fixed-Rate REMICs                               5.76           6.46           6.50         ---             6.35
Mortgage Backed Securities:
   Agency ARMs                                     3.01           6.32           6.52        6.73             6.41
   Agency Hybrid ARMs                              4.61           6.54           6.67        6.18             6.59
   Agency DUSs                                      ---            ---           6.17         ---             6.17
 Agency Debentures                                  ---            ---           6.59         ---             6.59
                                                  -----           -----          -----       -----            -----
   Total                                           5.58%          6.44%          6.43%       6.41%            6.42%
                                                   =====          =====          =====       =====            =====




                                                                              Due after 5
December 31, 1999                            Due in 1        Due after 1        through 10     Due after 10
-----------------                         year or less     through 5 years        years            years        Total
                                          ------------     ---------------        -----            -----        -----

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:
   Floating-Rate REMICs                          4.77%           5.24%            6.25%           ---%          5.44%
   Fixed-Rate REMICs                             6.00             ---             6.47            ---           6.31
Mortgage Backed Securities:
   Agency ARMs                                   3.80            5.75             6.14            5.36          5.81
   Agency Hybrid ARMs                            5.73            6.19             5.94                          5.93
   Agency DUSs                                    ---            ---              6.47            ---           6.47
Agency Debentures                                 ---            ---              6.67            ---           6.67
                                                 -----          -----            -----           -----          -----
   Total                                         5.73%          5.79%             6.50%          5.36%          6.07%
                                                 =====          =====             =====          =====          =====


</TABLE>


For the period, December 31, 1999 to June 30, 2000, the Company had no sales of
its securities.

NOTE 5--REDEEMABLE COMMON SECURITIES:

General

The Company is authorized to issue up to 150,000 Common Securities; as of June
30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, the Company had outstanding 53,011 Common
Securities, all of which were held by the Branch. The Bank has agreed with the
Company in the Contingent Support Agreement that, so long as any Series A
Preferred Securities are outstanding, it will maintain direct or indirect
ownership of 100% of the outstanding Common Securities.

Dividends

Holders of Common Securities are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if
declared by the Company's Board of Directors out of the Company's net income not
required to be applied to fund dividends with respect to the Series A Preferred
Securities; provided that so long as any Series A Preferred Securities are
outstanding, no dividends or other distributions (including redemptions and
purchases) may be made with respect to the Common Securities unless full
dividends on all Series A Preferred Securities have been paid for the current
and the two immediately preceding Dividend Periods (except during a Shift Period
if the Bank does not distribute dividends on its common stock).

Redemption Requirements

If the Bank's financial condition were to deteriorate with the consequence that
a Shift Event were to occur, substantially all the Common Securities would be
redeemed automatically without prior redemption of any Series A Preferred
Securities.

Voting Rights

Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of Series A Preferred Securities
(in particular the right to remove and replace any Independent Director and to
elect an additional Director, in certain circumstances), all voting rights are
vested in the Common Securities. The holders of Common Securities are entitled
to one vote per security.

Rights Upon Liquidation

In the event of the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company,
whether voluntary or involuntary, after there shall have been paid or set aside
for the holders of all Series A Preferred Securities the full preferential
amounts to which such holders are entitled, the holders of Common Securities
will be entitled to share equally and ratably in any assets remaining after the
payment of all debts and liabilities. Upon a liquidation of the Company during a
Shift Period, the Common Securities will have a preference over the Series A
Preferred Securities to the extent, if any, that the liabilities of the Bank
(including any debt instruments, such as titres participatifs and prets
participatifs) have not been paid in full.

NOTE 6--RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

The Company entered into a Services Agreement with the Branch on December 5,
1997 pursuant to which the Branch manages the securities portfolio of the
Company and performs other administrative functions. Expenses incurred under
such Agreement were $128,999 as of June 30, 2000 and $250,000 as of December 31,
1999. While the amount of the fee payable under the Agreement is somewhat less
than the fee which would be payable in an arm's length transaction with a third
party, management does not believe that the difference is material.

The Branch, also, serves as the dividend paying agent, registrar, and transfer
agent with respect to the Series A Preferred Securities. The fee is $4,000 per
annum for these services.

The Company maintains a credit balance account with the Branch for clearing
certain transactions.

All of the Company's officers and employees and all but one of the members of
the Company's Board of Directors are officers and employees of the Branch or BNP
Paribas.

NOTE 7--FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

The fair values of securities at June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999 were
obtained from independent market sources and are summarized in Note 4. The
carrying values of investment securities, as shown in Note 4, and the obligation
arising from the receipt of securities, pursuant to the application of SFAS 125,
approximates their fair value. The fair value of the receivable arising from
payment for securities, pursuant to the application of SFAS 125, approximates
the aggregate carrying value of the investment securities treated as collateral
including accrued interest, which at June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999 was
$209,663,914 and $233,056,326 respectively.

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accrued
interest receivable, accrued expenses, and accounts payable approximates fair
value.

The fair value of the interest rate swaps described in Note 8 below at June 30,
2000 and December 31, 1999 was $13,458,455, and $10,367,233, respectively.

NOTE 8-DERIVATIVE ACTIVITY

In order to modify the interest rate and foreign exchange characteristics of a
portion of its assets, the Company engaged in derivative activities by entering
into interest rate swaps. The assets to which the swaps relate consist of
foreign currency denominated debt instruments and U.S. dollar denominated debt
instruments with fixed rate interest payments. The Company entered into swaps
primarily based on LIBOR, in order to convert fixed rate foreign currency
denominated interest payments on such assets into variable rate U.S. dollar
payments.

At June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, the Company had outstanding interest
rate swap agreements with a notional principal amount of $470,245,383 and
$453,107,327, respectively.

Item 2.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS

General
-------

The Company was formed on October 14, 1997 and commenced operations on December
5, 1997 by the sale to qualified institutional buyers of 50,000 noncumulative,
preferred securities, Series A (the "Series A Preferred Securities") and the
sale to New York Branch of BNP Paribas (the "Branch") of 53,011 common
securities, $10,000 par value per share (the "Common Securities"). Together,
such sales raised net capital of $1,030,115,873, which the Company used to
purchase a portfolio of securities (the "Portfolio") from the Branch.

The Company's sole business is to acquire, hold and manage debt instruments,
largely consisting of mortgage obligations, which generate net income for
distribution to securityholders. The Company's major source of income is
interest generated by the securities in the Portfolio.

Results of Operations
---------------------

SIX MONTH PERIOD
----------------

         The following discussion pertains to the Six-month period ended June
30, 2000 (the "2000 Period") and the Six-month period ended June 30, 1999 (the
"1999 Period").

During the 2000 Period and 1999 Period, the Company had revenues of $32,710,568
and $28,088,258, respectively. This amount consisted entirely of interest
income. Interest on the securities in the Portfolio amounted to $31,031,119 and
$26,460,605, representing an aggregate average yield of 6.42% and 5.54%,
respectively. Interest earned and average yield with respect to each category of
security in the Portfolio was as follows:

                                      2000 Period            1999 Period
                                      -----------            -----------
Floating-Rate REMICs.........    $3,320,763     6.33%    $4,217,303     5.40%
Fixed-Rate REMICs............    $1,857,589     6.35%    $2,505,426     6.58%
Agency ARMs..................    $3,184,538     6.41%    $4,032,302     5.91%
Agency Hybrid ARMs...........    $4,253,863     6.59%    $5,050,874     6.20%
Agency DUSs..................   $ 6,136,568     6.17%    $1,355,242     6.16%
Agency Debentures............   $12,277,869     6.59%    $5,021,377     3.64%
U.S. Treasury Notes..........   $       ---      ---     $4,278,082     5.92%

During the 2000 Period, the yield on the Agency DUSs and Agency Debentures was
approximately 6.25% and 6.31%, respectively, when taking into account the income
from the derivative products used to hedge these securities.

The average book value of the Portfolio during the 2000 Period and the 1999
Period was $978,057,432 and $849,258,811 respectively. This reflects the
following prepayments and reinvestments:

Prepayments                               2000 Period         1999 Period
-----------                               -----------         -----------

Floating-Rate REMICs........              $ 13,981,641        $61,737,236
Fixed-Rate REMICs...........               $ 4,698,306        $29,796,638
Agency ARMs.................              $ 11,219,481        $42,769,705
Agency Hybrid ARMs..........              $ 13,119,253        $47,429,462
Agency DUSs.................                  $913,324        $   171,959





Reinvestments                                   2000 Period        1999 Period
-------------                                   -----------        -----------
Floating-Rate REMICs.....................             ---                ---
Fixed-Rate REMICS                                     ---                ---
Agency ARMs..............................             ---                ---
Agency Hybrid ARMs.......................             ---                ---
Agency DUSs..............................     $18,068,219          $87,773,354
Agency Debentures........................             ---         $175,494,240

The Company also recorded interest income from short-term investments for the
2000 Period and 1999 Period of $1,679,378 and $ 1,627,652, respectively. These
amounts are attributable to the interest earned on (i) interest payments on
securities in the Portfolio and (ii) prepayments of principal pending their
reinvestment.

The increase in the aggregate yield on the securities in the Portfolio to 6.42%
for the 2000 Period from 5.54% for the 1999 Period was due primarily to
prevailing market conditions resulting in an increasing interest rate
environment in the United States.

As of June 30, 2000, approximately 60.11% of the Portfolio consisted of
collateralized mortgage obligations (Floating-Rate REMICs and Fixed-Rate REMICs)
and mortgage backed securities (Agency ARMs, Agency Hybrid ARMs and Agency
DUSs), and approximately 39.89% consisted of Agency Debentures. Floating Rate
securities accounted for approximately 32.21% of the Portfolio's collateralized
mortgage obligations and mortgage backed securities. In addition, the Agency
Debentures and the Agency DUSs are hedged so that the fixed rate payments
received are converted into floating rates. This accounted for approximately
61.82% of the Portfolio.

The aggregate market value of the securities in the Portfolio as of June 30,
2000 was lower than the book value by approximately 2.76%, due to a net increase
in interest rates from the time of their original purchase. These securities are
classified as available for sale and unrealized net gain is recorded in
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.

Operating expenses for the 2000 Period and the 1999 Period totaled $255,541 and
$229,403, respectively. Operating expenses consisted of audit fees, Trustee fees
to Citibank and fees to the Branch under the Services Agreement.

The Company's net income in the 2000 Period was $32,455,026 and for the 1999
Period it was $27,841,461. As of June 30, 2000 the Company has declared and paid
dividends as follows:

       Security                           Amount                   Date Paid
       --------                           ------                   ---------
Series A Preferred Securities           $19,345,000                June 5, 1999
                                        $19,345,000            December 5, 1999
                                        $19,345,000                June 5, 2000

Common Securities                        $8,454,284               June 15, 1999
                                        $10,352,672           December 15, 1999
                                        $12,508,486               June 19, 2000

The June 2000 amounts were paid from the Company's retained earnings, produced
from earnings generated from the period December 1, 1999 to May 31, 2000.

THREE MONTH PERIOD
------------------

         The following discussion pertains to the three-month period ended June
30, 2000 (the "2000 Period") and the three-month period ended June 30, 1999 (the
"1999 Period").

During the 2000 Period and 1999 Period, the Company had revenues of $16,600,447
and $14,310,700, respectively. This amount consisted entirely of interest
income. Interest on the securities in the Portfolio amounted to $15,531,332 and
$13,611,653 representing an aggregate average yield of 6.49% and 6.41%,
respectively. Interest earned and average yield with respect to each category of
security in the Portfolio was as follows:

                                    2000 Period            1999 Period
                                    -----------            -----------
Floating-Rate REMICs.......     $1,650,343     6.43%    $1,903,518     5.23%
Fixed-Rate REMICs..........       $913,814     6.26%    $1,153,911     6.13%
Agency ARMs................     $1,524,544     6.82%    $1,875,058     5.76%
Agency Hybrid ARMs.........     $2,074,548     6.99%    $2,490,546     5.88%
Agency DUSs................     $3,144,653     6.11%    $1,216,946     6.16%
Agency Debentures..........     $6,223,431     6.50%    $2,834,093     3.64%
U.S. Treasury Notes........           ----      ---     $2,137,581     5.92%

The average book value of the Portfolio during the 2000Period and the 1999
Period was $968,047,129 and $890,109,057, respectively. This reflects the
following prepayments and reinvestments:

Prepayments                         2000 Period              1999 Period
-----------                         -----------              -----------
Floating-Rate REMICs.........         $6,663,581            $24,557,205
Fixed-Rate REMICs............         $2,439,272             $9,554,713
Agency ARMs..................        $ 6,554,067            $16,467,184
Agency Hybrid ARMs...........        $ 6,495,348            $19,602,797
Agency DUSs..................           $436,673               $115,314


Reinvestments                       2000 Period                      1999 Period
-------------                       -----------                      -----------
Floating-Rate REMICs.........              ---                             ---
Fixed-Rate REMICS                          ---                             ---
Agency ARMs..................              ---                             ---
Agency Hybrid ARMs...........              ---                             ---
Agency DUSs..................          $18,068,219                 $66,167,833
Agency Debentures............              ---                     $19,094,240

The Company also recorded interest income from the short-term investment for the
2000 Period and 1999 Period of $1,069,115 and $699,047 respectively. These
amounts are attributable to (i) interest payments on securities in the Portfolio
and (ii) prepayments of principal pending their reinvestment.

The increase in the aggregate yield on the securities in the Portfolio to 6.49%
for the 2000 Period from 6.41% for the 1999 Period was due primarily to
prevailing market conditions resulting in an increasing interest rate
environment in the United States.

Operating expenses for the 2000 Period and the 1999 Period totaled $145,659 and
$117,178, respectively. Operating expenses consisted of audit fees, Trustee fees
to Citibank and fees to the Branch under the Services Agreement.

The Company's net income in the 2000 Period was $16,453,787 and for the 1999
Period it was $14,176,128.


SFAS 125 Receivable and Obligation
----------------------------------

Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) 125, transfers of
financial assets that do not meet certain sale accounting requirements must be
accounted for as a secured borrowing transaction with a pledge of collateral.
Due to the potential consequences of a Shift Event, the Company's purchase of
the Initial Portfolio from the Branch did not meet certain SFAS 125 sale
accounting requirements. Accordingly, the Company recorded at December 5, 1997 a
receivable for the consideration paid to the Branch for the Initial Portfolio
treated as collateral. Since the Company has the right to sell and pledge the
securities in the Initial Portfolio treated as collateral, in application of
SFAS 125 the Company recognized the securities in the Initial Portfolio as
assets and recorded at December 5, 1997 a related obligation to return them to
the Branch. As a legal and economic matter, however, there is no such receivable
or obligation since (a) neither the Bank nor the Branch has any obligation to
repay any part of the purchase price for the Initial Portfolio or to repurchase
or redeem any of the securities included therein, and (b) the Company has no
obligation to return any of such securities to the Bank or the Branch (except in
the limited circumstances and to the extent that the occurrence of a Shift Event
under the Charter would require the transfer of any assets held by the Company
at the time).

As the securities in the Initial Portfolio are paid, the receivable will be
deemed to be realized and the obligation will be reduced, each by an amount
corresponding to the amount of the payments received. At June 30, 2000 and
December 31, 1999, respectively, the receivable arising from payment for
securities amounted to $216,573,682 and $238,038,499 and the obligation arising
from the receipt of securities amounted to $209,663,914 and $233,056,326. (The
difference between the amounts of the receivable and the obligation result from
a requirement to mark the obligation to market in parallel with the related
securities). The decrease in the amount of such receivable and such obligation
between the two dates reflects the prepayment of securities in the Initial
Portfolio. The Company recognized the cash proceeds of such prepayments as a
reduction in the receivable and concurrently reduced the associated obligation.
Such decreases in the receivable and the obligation did not affect the Company's
results of operations or cash flow. Such transactions are accounted for as a
purchase under SFAS 125.



Liquidity and Capital Resources
-------------------------------

The objective of liquidity management is to ensure the availability of
sufficient cash flows to meet all of the Company's financial commitments. The
Company's sole liquidity needs are to acquire reinvestment securities as
original securities repay or prepay and to pay dividends on the Series A
Preferred Securities. The acquisition of reinvestment securities is funded with
the proceeds of principal repayments or prepayments on original securities, and
the payments of dividends on the Series A Preferred Securities are funded
through interest income from the securities in the Portfolio. Given the limited
scope of its activities (acquiring and holding eligible securities to fund the
payment of dividends on the Series A Preferred Securities and the Common
Securities), and the fact that the Company is prohibited from incurring
indebtedness, the Company believes that its liquidity and capital resources will
be sufficient to meet its liquidity requirements in the short and long term.


Item 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate Sensitivity
-------------------------

The Company's principal market risk exposure is to changes in interest rates.
This exposure arises from its investments in collateralized mortgage
obligations, mortgage-backed securities, agency debentures, agency DUSs and
certain derivative instruments used by the Company to modify interest rate
exposures.

The outstanding principal amount and estimated fair value as of June 30, 2000,
by each category of investment is depicted in Footnote 4 of the Financial
Statements contained in Item 1 herein.

Interest Rate Risk
------------------

The Company's income consists primarily of interest payments on collateralized
mortgage obligations, mortgage-backed securities, and agency debentures.
Currently, the Company uses derivative products to manage a portion of its
interest rate risk.

Due to an increase in market interest rates, as occurred throughout the 2000
Period, the Company experienced an increase in interest income on its
collateralized mortgage obligations, and its mortgage backed securities. The
increase in interest income resulted from upward adjustments of the indices upon
which the interest rates on floating rate mortgage loans are based.

The Company is a party to sixteen interest rate swaps with BNP Paribas. In all
of these swaps the Company pays a fixed coupon and receives floating rate
payments on the notional balances as set out below:



(000 omitted)
<TABLE>

     Fair Value at     Notional
   June 30, 2000        Balance          Value Date          Maturity Date      Fixed Rate       Receive Rate
   -------------        -------          ----------          -------------      ----------       ------------

<S>                  <C>           <C>                    <C>                 <C>           <C>
$(452)               $42,000        November 25, 1998      March 26, 2008      JPY 1.75      US Three Month Libor
                                                                                             plus Six Basis Points

(1,815)               58,000        November 25, 1998      October 9, 2007     JPY 2.125     US Three Month Libor
                                                                                             plus Six Basis Points

1,334                 19,632        November 25, 1998      August 25, 2008     US 6.15       US One Month Libor
                                                                                             plus Five Basis
                                                                                             Points

1,517                 23,246        May 25, 1999           May 26, 2009        US 6.23       US One Month Libor
                                                                                             Plus One and half
                                                                                             Basis Points

1,391                 50,000        February 12, 1999      March 5, 2007       US 6.68       US One Month Libor
                                                                                             minus Two Basis
                                                                                             Points

1,066                 50,000        February 11, 1999      March 14, 2007      US 6.80       US One Month Libor
                                                                                             minus Two Basis
                                                                                             Points

(1,090)               30,000        March 29, 1999         October 9, 2007     JPY 2.125     US Three Month Libor
                                                                                             minus Two and half
                                                                                             Basis Points

(906)                 26,400        April 6, 1999          October 9, 2007     JPY 2.125     US Three Month Libor
                                                                                             minus One Basis
                                                                                             Points

1,785                 26,562        June 25, 1999          June 25, 2009       US 6.23       US One Month Libor
                                                                                             Plus Three and half
                                                                                             Basis Points

2,497                 21,303        February 25, 1999      February 25, 2009   US 5.41       US One Month Libor
                                                                                             plus Three  Basis
                                                                                             Points

  907                 15,976        July 1, 1999           June 25, 2009       US 6.39       US One Month Libor
                                                                                             Plus Three and half
                                                                                             Basis Points

2,510                 44,225        September 27, 1999     March  28, 2008     US 6.29       US One Month Libor
                                                                                             plus Five Basis
                                                                                             Points

1,244                 15,811        November 26, 1999      April 27, 2009      US 6.04       US One Month Libor
                                                                                             plus Four Basis
                                                                                             Points

2,587                 29,001        September 27, 1999     February 25, 2009   US 5.85       US One Month Libor
                                                                                             Plus Three Basis
                                                                                             Points

  257                 8,516         June  26, 2000         October 1, 2007     US 6.68       US One Month Libor
                                                                                             Plus One and half
                                                                                             Basis Points

 626                  9,573         June  26, 2000         October 1, 2008     US 6.19       US One Month Libor
----                 ------                                                                  Plus Four Basis
                                                                                             Points


$13,458              $470,245
=======              ========
</TABLE>


The Company regularly reviews its hedging requirements. In the future, the
Company expects to enter into additional swaps, unwind part or all of the
initial and any future swaps in order to rebalance the fixed and floating mix of
interest obligations (including those arising as a result of previous interest
rate swaps entered into) and the fixed and floating mix of interest payments.

The Company's interest rate management strategy will continue to be rebalanced
with any purchase of new investments. There can be no assurance, however, that
the Company's interest rate risk management strategies will be effective in this
regard.

The breakdown of the Company's available-for-sale securities by category and
weighted average life distribution (stated in terms of amortized cost) is
summarized below ($ in 000's) based on management's prepayment assumptions:

<TABLE>
<S>                                   <C>      <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>

                                       Due      Due        Due        Due        Due        Due         Due
                                       in      after      after      after      after      after       after
                                      2000      2000       2001       2002       2003       2004        2005       Total
                                       ----     ----       ----       ----       ----       ----        ----       -----
June 30, 2000

Fixed Rate Instruments:
Fixed-Rate REMICs...................   $---    $ 9,715    $1,657     $---       $---       $---     $46,816     $58,188
Agency DUSs.........................    ---        ---       ---      ---        ---        ---     213,863     213,863
Agency Debentures...................    ---        ---       ---      ---        ---      62,701    326,372     389,073
                                       -----     -----     -----     -----      -----     ------    -------     -------
Total Fixed Rate Instruments........    ---      9,715     1,657      ---        ---      62,701    587,051     661,124
                                        ---     ------     -----      ---        ---        ---     -------     -------

Floating-Rate Instruments:
Floating-Rate REMICs................    535        ---     4,295    2,912      6,896     25,666       56,481     96,785
Agency ARMs.........................    ---      2,211     6,120   12,558     20,586      3,821       48,377     93,673
Agency Hybrid ARMs..................    303        ---     1,660    9,425     32,936     42,909       36,488    123,721
                                       ----     ------    ------   ------     ------    -------      -------    -------
Total Floating Rate Instruments.....    838      2,211    12,075   24,895     60,418     72,396      141,346    314,179
                                       ====     ======    ======   ======     ======    =======      =======    =======


Total...............................   $838    $11,926   $13,732  $24,895    $60,418   $135,097     $728,397   $975,303
                                       ====     ======    ======   ======     ======    =======      =======    =======

Actual maturities may differ from maturities shown above due to prepayments.
</TABLE>



Part II
-------

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

None

Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of the Proceeds

None

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None

Item 5.  Other Information

None

Item 6.  Exhibits and Current Reports on Form 8-K

         A)       Exhibits:

                  11)    Computation of net income per common security

                  12)    (a)  Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges
                         (b)  Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges
                              and preferred security dividend requirements

         B)       Reports on Form 8-K:      NONE



<PAGE>


                                    Signature


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereto duly authorized.

                                                 BNP U.S. FUNDING L.L.C.
                                                 -----------------------
                                                              Registrant



Date:  August 15, 2000                           By  /s/ Eric Deudon
                                                     --------------------------
                                                     Eric Deudon
                                                     President and Director

Date: August 15, 2000                            By  /s/ Jean-Pierre Beck
                                                     --------------------------
                                                     Jean-Pierre Beck
                                                     Director


<PAGE>


                                   Exhibit 11

                             BNP U.S. FUNDING L.L.C.
                             -----------------------
                       Computation of net income per share
                      (in thousands, except per share data)

                                                        Six-month period ended
                                                             June 30, 2000
                                                        ----------------------

Net Income                                                       $32,455
Less: Preferred Securities Dividend Requirement.......            19,345
                                                                --------
Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Securities.....          $ 13,110
                                                                 =======
Securities:

Weighted Average Number of Common Securities

Outstanding...........................................            53,011
                                                                ========


Net Income (Loss) per Common Security................          $ 247.31
                                                               ========

<PAGE>


                                 Exhibit 12 (a)

                             BNP U.S. FUNDING L.L.C.
                             -----------------------
                Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges
                          (in thousands, except ratios)

                                      Six-month period ended
                                           June 30, 2000
                                      ----------------------

Net income............................        $32,455
                                              -------
Fixed Charges

         Trustee Fees.................             60
         Audit Fees...................             52
         Administrative Fees..........            129
                                                  ---
Total Fixed Charges...................            241
                                              -------
Earnings before fixed charges.........        $32,214
                                              =======
Fixed charges, as above...............        $   241
                                              =======


Ratio of earnings to fixed charges....         133.67
                                               ======


<PAGE>


                                 Exhibit 12 (b)

                             BNP U.S. FUNDING L.L.C.
                             -----------------------
                Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges
                 and preferred securities dividend requirements
                          (in thousands, except ratios)



                                                        Six-month period ended
                                                            June 30, 2000
                                                     ---------------------------


Net income..................................................     $32,455
                                                                 -------
Fixed Charges
         Trustee Fees.......................................          60
         Audit Fees.........................................          52
         Administrative Fees................................         129
                                                               ---------
Total Fixed Charges.........................................         241
                                                               ---------
Earnings before fixed charges...............................     $32,696
                                                                  ======

Fixed charges, as above.....................................    $    241
Preferred securities dividend...............................      19,345
                                                               ---------
Fixed charges including preferred
securities dividends........................................     $19,586
                                                               =========
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and
preferred securities........................................        1.67
                                                               =========


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