# NAVY FEDERAL BROKERAGE SERVICES, LLC X-17A-5 (2021-02-25) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: NAVY FEDERAL BROKERAGE SERVICES, LLC - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2021-02-25 - Period: 2020-12-31 - Accession: 0001344803-21-000001 - CIK: 1344803 - File #: 8-67161 - Material weakness: No - Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP - Auditor location: McLean, VA - Contact: Michelle Gunn - Phone: 5714550939 - Website: pwc.com - Signed by: Diane Young (Chief Operating Officer) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1344803/000134480321000001/Public.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 0MB APPROVAL 0MB Number: 3235-0123 Expires: October 31, 2023 Estimated average burden hours er resoonse ...... 12.00 # **ANNUAL AUDITED REPORT FORM X-17A-5 PARTIII** SEC FILE NUMBER **B- 67161** **FACING PAGE** **Information Required of Brokers and Dealers Pursuant to Section 17 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Ruic 17a-5 Thereunder** | REPORT FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING | ___
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XIAONING GUNN | | | 571-455-0939 | | | | | (Arca Code - Telephone Number) | | | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | | | | | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose opinion is contained in this Report*
Pricewaterhousecoopers, LLP | | | | | | (Name - 1/ indil'idual. state las/, first, middle name) | | | | 1800 Tysons Blvd. | Mclean | VA | 22102 | | (Address) | | (State) | (Zip Code) | | CHECK ONE: | | | | | lccrtificd Public Accountant | | | | | Public Accountant | | | | | Accountant not resident in United States or any of its possessions. | | | | | | | | | | | FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | *\*Claims.for exemptionfi-0,11 the requirement that the annual report be covered by the opinion ofan independent public accountant 11111st be supported by a statement of/acts and circumstances relied on as the basis/or the exemption. See Section 240.* J *7a-5(e)(2)* > Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid 0MB control number. {1}------------------------------------------------ #### **OATH OR AFFIRMATION** | J, | ______________
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Computation for Determination of the Reserve Requirements Under Exhibit A of Rule I 5c3-3. | 0 U) A Reconciliation, including appropriate explanation of the Computation of Net Capital Under Rule 15c3-I and the | | | consolidation. | 0 (k) A Reconciliation between the audited and unaudited Statements of Financial Condition with respect to methods of | | | 0 (I} An Oath or Affirmation.
0 (m) A copy of the SIPC Supplemental Report. | 0 (n) A report describing any material inadequacies found to exist or found to have existed since the date of the previous audit. | | | **For conditions o.f confidential treatment o.f certain portions of thisfiling, see section 2-10. 17a-5(e)(3). | | {2}------------------------------------------------ Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC (An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Navy Federal Credit Union) (Sec I.D. No. 8-67161) Statement of Financial Condition and Supplemental Information December 31, 2020 > Pursuant to Ruic 17a-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission {3}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_3_Picture_0.jpeg) ## **Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm** To the Member of Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC ## **Opinion on t-/te Financinl** *Stntement* **-** *Stntement of Financial* **Condition** We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC (the "Company") as of December 31, 2020 including the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statement"). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. #### *Basisf01·* **Opinion** The financial statement is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal secutities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOI3. We conducted our audit of this financial statement in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and petform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether clue to error or fraud. Our audit included peifo1ming procedures to assess the risks of mate1ial misstatement of the financial statement, whether clue to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. McLean, VA Februaiy 23, 2021 We have served as the Company's auditor since 2006 Price\\'a terhouseCoopers LLP, 1800 Tysons BouleYarcl, McLean, VA 22102-4261 T: (703) 918 3000, F: (703) 918 3100, www.pwc.com/11s {4}------------------------------------------------ # **Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC** (An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Navy Federal Credit Union) **Statement of Financial Condition As of December 31 2020** ## **Assets:** | Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Accounts receivable
Prepaid expenses | \$8,763,971
100,183
310,744
345,357 | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| | Other assets | 19 002 | | Total assets | \$9,539,257 | | Liabilities: | | | Accrued expenses
Accounts payable
Other liabilities | \$2,733,086
119,509
181 | | Total liabilities | \$2,852,776 | | Commitments and contingencies (See Note 4) | | | Member's Interest: | | | Member's interest
Retained deficit
Total member's interest | \$23,250,000
(16,563,519)
\$6,686,481 | | Total liabilities and member's interest | \$9,539,257 | *The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.* {5}------------------------------------------------ # **Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC** (An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Navy Federal Credit Union) **Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31. 2020** ## **Note 1: Organization and Nature of Business** Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC ("NFBS" or "the Company") is a registered introducing broker-dealer, a Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") registered investment adviser, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") and Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC"). The Company was formed in the Commonwealth of Virginia on September 6, 2005 as a limited liability company. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Navy Federal Financial Group, LLC ("NFFG"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Navy Federal Credit Union ("NFCU"). NFBS provides broker-dealer and investment advisory services primarily to NFCU members. NFCU is a federally chartered credit union domiciled in the Commonwealth of Virginia. NFCU is the sole member of Navy Federal Financial Group, LLC and NFFG is the sole member of Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC. The Company clears transactions on behalf of customers on a fully disclosed basis with a clearing broker-dealer, and promptly transmits all customer funds and securities to the clearing broker-dealer. The Company's other business activities are limited to effecting securities transactions via direct business where the funds are payable to the issuer or its agent and not to the Company. ## **Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies** ## **Basis of Presentation** The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"), and in format prescribed by Rule l 7a-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for brokers and dealers in securities. ## **Use of Estimates** The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. {6}------------------------------------------------ #### **Cash and cash equivalents** Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits and money market accounts with financial institutions. The Company defines cash and cash equivalents as highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. #### **Restricted cash** Restricted cash consists of an account held at the Company's secondary clearing broker to fund unmet obligations ofNFBS's customers to the clearing broker. The following table reconciles cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash from the Statement of Cash Flows to the amounts reported in the Statement of Financial Condition: | Cash and cash equivalents | \$ 8,763,971 | |---------------------------------------------------|--------------| | Restricted cash | 100,183 | | Total Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: | \$ 8,864,154 | #### **Income Taxes** NFBS is a single member limited liability company and, as such, is not subject to federal and state income tax. #### **Financial Instruments** The carrying amounts of cash, receivables and payables approximated fair value due to the short-term maturity of the instruments. #### **New Accounting Pronouncements** Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-13 "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326). This ASU introduces a new current expected credit losses model, which applies to financial assets subject to credit losses and measured at amortized cost including cash, certain receivables and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures. The Standard requires the cumulative effect of initial application to be recognized in retained earnings at the date of initial application. The Company adopted the Standard on January 1, 2020. The impact of adopting the guidance did not have a material impact on the financial statements. #### **Note 3: Employee Retirement Benefit Plans** NFBS participates in NFCU's retirement benefit plans including a defined benefit pension plan, 401(k) defined contribution and 457(b) savings plan. ### **Note 4: Commitments and Contingencies** In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. {7}------------------------------------------------ The Company's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Company that have not occtmed. The Company believes the risk of loss to be remote. NFBS maintains errors and omissions insurance as well as a fidelity bond to mitigate losses. #### **Receivables from clearing firms and other broker-dealers** Receivables include funds due from CUSO Financial Services, L.P. ("CFS"), which represents commissions receivable from Pershing, LLC, the Company's primary clearing broker, less any fees charged for the services they provide. The Company is subject to credit risk if our clearing broker or CFS are unable to repay the receivable balance reflected in the Statement of Financial Condition. The carrying value of the receivable approximates the fair value as the balance is short term, which is generally considered to be three months or less. The receivable due from CFS totaled \$310,744 as of December 31, 2020. The Company clears its securities transactions through clearing brokers on a fully disclosed basis. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement between the Company and the clearing broker, the clearing broker has the right to charge the Company for losses that result from a counterparty's failure to fulfill its contractual obligations. The Company monitors the credit standing of the clearing brokers and all counterparties with which it conducts business. #### **Note 5: Related Party Transactions** The Company has entered into a support services agreement with NFFG, and indirectly, NFCU, for the provision of services related to the business of the Company. Costs related to employees who provide substantial service to the Company have been identified and allocated to the Company, including compensation and employee benefits expense, general office expense, and administrative services. These expenses are included within Compensation, commission, and benefits and Office operations within the Company's Statement of Loss. Other costs related to the provision of support services such as finance and accounting support, human resources support, marketing support, IT and risk management support, compliance support, legal support, and general management oversight of the Company are also identified and allocated to the Company. The Company pays a management fee to reimburse NFFG for these services. NFFG, and indirectly, NFCU, also provides services such as the payment of direct expenses which are reimbursed by the Company. The Company has a payable to parent entities related to the support services agreement of \$2,605,177 as of December 31, 2020, which is included in Accrued expenses and Accounts payable on the Statement of Financial Condition. The support services agreement is month-to-month with a 30 day right to cancel by either party. {8}------------------------------------------------ ## **Capitalization** In July 2020, NFFG contributed \$6,000,000 of capital to NFBS bringing NFFG' s total investment in NFBS to \$23,250,000. In exchange for the additional capital contribution, NFFG will own a total of23,250,000 economic units and 23,250,000 participation units, which represents 100% economic interest in the Company. ### **Note 6: Net Capital Requirement** The Company is subject to the Uniform Net Capital Rule under Rule 15c3-lofthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital. The Company computes net capital, as defined, of not less than 6.67 percent of aggregate indebtedness, also as defined. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had net capital of \$6,222,614, which was \$6,032,429 in excess of its required net capital of \$190,185. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's aggregate indebtedness to net capital ratio was 0.46 to 1.00. #### **Note 7: Rule 15e3-3 Exemption** The Company is exempt from provisions of Rule 15c3-3 (pursuant to paragraph (k)(2)(ii) of such Rule) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as an introducing broker-dealer. The Company does not hold any customer funds and/or securities and promptly transmits customer funds and/or securities to the clearing brokerdealer. The Company's other exempt business activities are contemplated by Footnote 74 of SEC Release No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240. l 7a-5 are limited to effecting securities transactions via subscriptions on a subscription way basis where the funds are payable to the issuer or its agent and not to the Company. Operating under such exemptions, the Company is not required to provide reserve requirements nor is required to adhere to control requirements for brokers or dealers under Rule 15c3-3. #### **Note 8: Subseqnent Events** The Company has evaluated subsequent events as of the date these financial statements were issued. No subsequent events were identified that would require disclosure in this report. Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.