Ritchie Torres (D-NY) introduced a bill in both houses proposing ... There are 11 regional FHLBanks, privately capitalized, working with 6,800 financial institutions to provide funding for ...

The Council of Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) lauded this week’s release of a report from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which highlighted the banks’ growth in support of ...

Presidents and board chairs of the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks), under pressure to pump more money into affordable housing, sent letters to the U.S. Department of Treasury on Thursday ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) review of the Federal Home Loan Bank System (FHLBanks) is a catalyst in the ongoing affordable housing crisis I see in Chicagoland communities ...

Mission of the FHLBank System The RFI states that the FHFA plans to issue a proposed rule to clarify the FHLBanks’ mission of providing liquidity to members and supporting housing and community ...

The government-sponsored Federal Home Loan Bank System has strayed from its housing mission and a clearer distinction needs to be made between it and the Federal Reserve when lending emergency ...

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) today published their Combined Financial Report for 2024 (CFR), reporting strong System financial performance ...

The pace of the decline appears to be slowing but is still in stark contrast to the 2007 liquidity crisis when the FHLBanks increased advances to its members by 58 percent in 15 months.

As a leader in the market transition away from LIBOR, the issuance of SOFR-linked bonds is a key funding tool for the FHLBanks to meet existing and future needs of their members,” said Randy ...

This is precisely what Congress intended when it originally created the FHLBanks during the Great Depression — when bank runs were common, and liquidity issues quickly became solvency crises.

Some in the financial regulatory establishment have long viewed the Federal Home Loan Banks with skepticism and for good reason. Now comes Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Michael ...

On September 27, the FHFA released its NPRM and request for comment to amend capital requirements for FHLBanks to modify limits on unsecured credit extensions. The proposal seeks to exclude ...