Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
  

Note C - Mortgage Servicing Rights

Entries to mortgage servicing rights for the years ended February 28 (29), 2001, 2000 and 1999 were as follows.

 
February 28 (29), 
(Dollar amounts in thousands) 
2001 
2000 
1999 
Mortgage Servicing Rights 
  Balance at beginning of period 
5,420,239 
4,591,191 
3,653,318 
  Additions, net 
1,785,659 
1,299,909 
1,898,007 
  Securitization of service fees 
(218,770)
  Scheduled amortization 
(518,199)
(459,308)
(556,373)
  Hedge losses (gams) applied 
(811,578)
207,217 
(403,761)
  Balance before valuation reserve at end of period 
5,876,121 
5,420,239 
4,591,191 
       
Reserve for Impairment of Mortgage Servicing Rights 
  Balance at beginning of period 
(23,762)
(94,752)
(41,308)
  Reductions (additions) 
(84,611)
70,990 
(53,444)
  Balance at end of period 
(108,373)
(23,762)
(94,752)
  Mortgage Servicing Rights, net 
5,767,748 
5,396,477 
4,496,439 

  The estimated fair value of mortgage servicing rights was $5.8 billion and $5.7 billion as of February 28 (29), 2001 and 2000, respectively. The fair value was determined by discounting estimated net future cash flows from mortgage servicing activities using discount rates that approximate current market rates.