Foreign central bank U.S. debt holdings rise - Fed

NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks' ownership of U.S. Treasuries and agency securities at the Federal Reserve rose for an 11th consecutive week, data from the U.S. central bank showed on Thursday.

The combined holdings of Treasuries and agency securities by foreign central banks at the Fed rose by $13.08 billion to $3.052 trillion in the week ended April 21.

Treasuries held by overseas central banks at the Fed rose by $12.12 billion to $2.267 trillion.

Foreign central banks' holdings of securities issued or guaranteed by the two biggest U.S. mortgage financing agencies, Fannie Mae FNM.N and Freddie Mac FRE.N, rose by $963 million to $785.6 billion in the latest week.

Overseas central banks, particularly in Asia, have been huge buyers of U.S. debt in recent years and own more than a quarter of marketable Treasuries. Japan and China are the biggest two holders of Treasuries.

The full Fed report can be found on: here (Reporting by Chris Reese; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)