By Michael S. Derby 
 

NEW YORK--Some of them own a lot of stock. Some own farms. Some are rich and others aren't, and few have mortgages.

On Friday, the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks released financial disclosure statements for the leaders of those institutions. While the data didn't reveal the total net worth of the central bank officials, it nevertheless provides a window into financial well-being of the men and women who help formulate monetary policy and oversee banks throughout the nation.

The New York Fed noted its leader William Dudley and his wife undertook two "notable equity divestitures" last year. Mr. Dudley unloaded General Electric Co. (GE) stock in a fashion approved by his bank so as to avoid a conflict of interest, while his wife sold Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) stock as the Fed gained regulatory supervision of the company and similar institutions. Mr. Dudley was also granted a waiver to serve as vice chairman of the Economic Club of New York.

Mr. Dudley and his wife listed numerous stock and mutual fund holdings, including over several million dollars invested in several Vanguard funds, as well as substantial holdings in several JPMorgan Chase schemes credited to Mr. Dudley's wife. Mr. Dudley's filings didn't show a mortgage or other liabilities.

Dennis Lockhart of the Atlanta Fed listed extensive stock holdings in his disclosure form for 2011. He had between $50,000 and $250,000, respectively, in firms like Apple Inc. (AAPL), Coca-Cola Co. (KO), McDonald's Corp. (MCD), Tupperware Brands Corp. (TUP) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), as well as similar amounts in a number of mutual funds. Lockhart also listed as liabilities a mortgage of over $1 million in value, and a Mercedes motor credit car loan.

Dallas Fed leader Richard Fisher reported wideranging and substantial stock and mutual fund holdings that included international equities and investments listed as "hedges." Mr. Fisher was unique in reporting substantial real-estate holdings, including a 4,000 acre Texas ranch, another 2,000 acre Texas ranch, as well as undeveloped land in Georgia and farmland in Iowa and Missouri.

Mr. Fisher also had over $1 million invested in a gold fund.

Among the holdings of Kansas City Fed President Esther George was a half-interest in a farm in Missouri valued between $250,000 and $500,000. Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota reported receiving $3,298 in royalties last year on a book he published in July 2010 called "The New Dynamic Public Finance."

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard reported that in 2011 he had no liabilities, no bank accounts, and several college funding programs. He also lists a business operated by his spouse call Pie Oh My, valued at between $1,001 and $50,000.

Cleveland Fed leader Sandra Pianalto noted on her 2011 filing she is a trustee at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

Write to Michael S. Derby at michael.derby@dowjones.com

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