# NAVY FEDERAL INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC X-17A-5 (2022-03-01) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: NAVY FEDERAL INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2022-03-01 - Period: 2021-12-31 - Accession: 0001344803-22-000003 - CIK: 1344803 - File #: 8-67161 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP - Auditor location: McLean, VA - Contact: Tim Rosson - Phone: 15714221591 - Signed by: Diane Young (Chief Operating Officer) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1344803/000134480322000003/21public.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ **UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART Ill FACING PAGE** 0MB APPROVAL 0MB Number: 3235-0123 Expires: Oct. 31, 2023 Estimated average burden hours per response: 12 SEC FILE NUMBER 8-67161 **Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934** FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING 01/01/21 AND ENDING 12/31/21 ---------- ----------- MM/DD/VY MM/DD/VY **A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION** NAME OF FIRM: Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes): [Kl Broker-dealer □ Security-based swap dealer □ Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer □ Major security-based swap participant ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) 1007 Electric A venue (No. and Street) Vienna VA (City) (State) PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING 22180 (Zip Code) Tim Rosson 571-422-1591 timothy \_rosson@navyfederal.org (Name) (Area Code-Telephone Number) (Email Address) **B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION** INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing\* Pricewaterhousecoopers, LLP (Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) 300 Madison Avenue New York NY 10017 (Address) (City) (State) (Zip Code) 10/20/03 238 **(rt• of Registration with PCAOB)(~ applicable) FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY** {PCAOB Registration Number, if applicable) I \* Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports be covered by the reports of an independent public accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 **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.** CFR 240.17a-S(e)(l)(ii), if applicable. {1}------------------------------------------------ #### **OATH OR AFFIRMATION** | Diane Young
I, | , swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the | | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| | financial report pertaining to the firm of | Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC | , as of | | December 31 | , 2Q21_, is true and correct. I further swear (or affirm) that neither the company nor any | | | | partner, officer, director, or equivalent person, as the case may be, has any proprietary interest in any account classified solely | | | as that of a customer. | | | | LORI A CARTER
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:__---- | Chief Operating Officer # d)~ta.c~ Notary Public # **This filing\*\* contains (check all applicable boxes):** - llil (a) Statement of financial condition. - □ (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. - □ (c) Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of comprehensive income (as defined in§ 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X). - □ (d) Statement of cash flows. - □ (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity. - □ (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors. - [xi (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements. - □ (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-1, as applicable. - □ (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. - □ (j) Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - □ (k) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - D (I) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to§ 240.15c3-3. - □ (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - □ (n) Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3(p)(2) or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - □ (o) Reconciliations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capital or tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1, 17 CFR 240.18a-1, or 17 CFR 240.18a-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences exist. - □ (p) Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition. - Ix] (q) Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.17a-12, or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (r) Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - [x] (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition . - D (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial report or financial statements under 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-7, or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - □ (v) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (w) Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - D (x) Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.15c3-le or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - □ (y) Report describing any material inadequacies found to exist or found to have existed since the date of the previous audit, or a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k). □ (z) Other: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_ - - *\*\*To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e){3} or 17 CFR 240.18a-7(d){2}, as applicable.* {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, 2021** > **Pursuant to Rule 17a-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission** {3}------------------------------------------------ # **Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC** (An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Navy Federal Credit Union) **Index December 31, 2021** | | Page(s) | |---------------------------------------------------------|---------| | Form X-17A-5 Part III | 1 | | Oath or Affirmation | 2 | | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 3 | | Statement of Financial Condition | 4 | | Notes to Financial Statements | 5-8 | {4}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_4_Picture_0.jpeg) # Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Member of Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC #### Opinion on the Financial Statement – Statement of Financial Condition We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC (the "Company") as of December 31, 2021, 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, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. # Basis for 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 securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit of this financial statement in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due 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. Washington D.C. February 28, 2022 We have served as the Company's auditor since 2006. {5}------------------------------------------------ # **Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC** (An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Navy Federal Credit Union) **Statement of Financial Condition As of December 31, 2021 \_\_\_\_\_\_** # **Assets:** | Cash and cash equivalents | \$8,379,147 | |--------------------------------------------|--------------| | Restricted cash | 100,367 | | Accounts receivable | 333,298 | | | | | Prepaid expenses | 370,807 | | Other assets | 3,310 | | Total assets | \$9,186,929 | | Liabilities: | | | Accrued expenses | \$3,459,656 | | Accounts payable | 137,930 | | Other liabilities | 352 | | Total liabilities | \$3,597,938 | | Commitments and contingencies (See Note 4) | | | Member's Interest: | | | Member's interest | \$23,250,000 | | Retained deficit | (17,661,009) | | Total member's interest | \$5,588,991 | | Total liabilities and member's interest | \$9,186,929 | {6}------------------------------------------------ # **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, 2021** # **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 and has a perpetual term unless terminated in accordance with the agreement. 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"). As a limited liability company, the member's liability is limited to amounts reflected in its member account. 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. Effective January 1, 2022, Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC changed its name to Navy Federal Investment 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 and Use of Estimates** These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"), and in the format prescribed by Rule 17a-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for brokers and dealers in securities. 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. {7}------------------------------------------------ #### **Cash and cash equivalents** Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits and money market accounts with financial institutions as well as short-term investments with stated maturities of three months or less. #### **Restricted cash** Restricted cash consists of amounts held at the Company's secondary clearing broker as required by the clearing agreement. 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 | \$ 8,379,147 | |---------------------------------------------------|--------------| | Restricted cash | 100,367 | | Total Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: | \$ 8,479,514 | #### **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. #### **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. 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 occurred. 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 its clearing broker or CFS are unable to repay the receivable balance reflected in the Statement of Financial Condition. The carrying {8}------------------------------------------------ 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 receivables due from CFS totaled \$326,110 and \$310,744 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. 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. As a result of the regulation of broker-dealers, the Company is subject to periodic reviews and inspections by regulatory authorities and self-regulatory organizations. The reviews can result in the imposition of sanctions for regulatory violations, ranging from non-monetary censure to fines and, in serious cases, temporary or permanent suspension from conducting business. In addition, regulatory agencies and self-regulatory organizations institute investigations from time to time, into industry practices, which can also result in the imposition of sanctions. As of December 31, 2021, NFBS is not subject to any fines or sanctions. # **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 \$3,114,280 as of December 31, 2021, which is included in Accrued expenses and Accounts payable on the Statement of Financial Condition. In addition, the Company has a receivable from parent entities of \$7,188 as of December 31, 2021, which is included in Accounts Receivable on the Statement of Financial Condition. {9}------------------------------------------------ The support services agreement is month-to-month with a 30 day right to cancel by either party. # **Note 6: Net Capital Requirement** The Company is subject to the Uniform Net Capital Rule under Rule 15c3-1of the 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, 2021, the Company had net capital of \$5,082,956, which was \$4,843,093 in excess of its required net capital of \$239,863. As of December 31, 2021, the Company's aggregate indebtedness to net capital ratio was 0.71 to 1.00. # **Note 7: Rule 15c3-3 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 business activities are contemplated by Footnote 74 of SEC Release No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240.17a-5 and 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 exemption, 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: Subsequent Events** The Company has evaluated subsequent events through February 28, 2022, the date these financial statements were issued and concluded that no subsequent events existed that are material and would require disclosure in this report. Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.