EXIM Bank is a self-sustaining federal agency and operates at no cost to the taxpayers. Over the last two decades, EXIM Bank has generated a surplus of almost $7 billion for U.S. taxpayers.

“The Bank is proud to help level the playing field for American businesses who offer the world’s highest-quality goods and services to global markets,” said Fred P. Hochberg, EXIM chairman and president.  “In the months ahead, we will redouble our efforts to ensure U.S. businesses – particularly small businesses – have every tool available to be on equal footing with their foreign competitors to win sales and create more jobs.”

Among the highlights from the 2015 Annual Report:

• EXIM support 109,000 American jobs.
• EXIM supported $17 billion in exports at no cost to American taxpayers.
• EXIM supported more than $3.1 billion of exports from U.S. small businesses.
• Nearly 90% of transactions directly supported U.S. small businesses.
• EXIM Bank had a default rate of 0.235 % as of Sept. 30, 2015
• Remitted $431.6 million to the U.S. Treasury for debt reduction.

Read their full press release at http://www.exim.gov/news/exim-bank-releases-its-fy-2015-annual-report