by Council of FHLBanks | Jul 12, 2023 | FHLBanks, News
Limiting large-bank access to the system could have an unintended negative impact on smaller banks, writes Ryan Donovan, president and CEO of the Council of Federal Home Loan banks. While it may have gone largely unnoticed, Bloomberg recently reported that the Federal...
by Council of FHLBanks | Jun 30, 2023 | FHLBanks, Press Releases
The Federal Home Loan Bank System was created to help provide a reliable and readily accessible flow of liquidity to member financial institutions. For more than 90 years, this foundational liquidity mission has driven everything that the Federal Home Loan Banks have...
by Council of FHLBanks | Apr 27, 2023 | FHLBanks, News
In the wake of recent banking sector volatility, the Urban Institute recently published a compelling paper “In Defense of the Federal Home Loan Banks” authored by Jim Parrott and Mark Zandi. The piece highlights the essential value the 11 regional Federal Home Loan...
by Council of FHLBanks | Mar 1, 2023 | Comment Letters
The Council of Federal Home Loan Banks, with the unanimous support of the eleven Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks), submitted a second comment letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) pursuant to the agency’s review of the FHLBanks. To view the...
by Council of FHLBanks | Oct 26, 2022 | FHFA, FHLBanks, Press Releases
The Council of Federal Home Loan Banks submitted a comment letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) underlining the System’s work to enhance home ownership and support affordable housing and economic development. The letter includes a number of testimonials...
