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Federal Home Loan Banks Launch Inaugural FHLBank Week, Celebrating 94 Years of Impact
Federal Home Loan Banks launch inaugural FHLBank Week, celebrating 94 years of impact.
Policy Brief: Looking Beyond HMDA – Why Mortgage Reporting Data Does Not Tell the Full Story About FHLBank Members and Housing Finance
The FHLBanks' connection to housing finance extends well beyond the mortgages reported under HMDA. Many community lenders that are FHLBank members originate mortgage loans that meet customer and local market needs but do not originate mortgages at volumes that trigger HMDA reporting thresholds.
Policy Brief: Liquidity Drives The FHLBanks’ Mission
Congress created the FHLBank System in 1932 to serve as a stable source of liquidity for member financial institutions through changing economic conditions. The System fulfills this mission primarily through advances – fully collateralized loans provided by the FHLBanks to member institutions.
Policy Brief: The Federal Home Loan Banks Are Delivering on their Mission – Now Is Not the Time to Break What Works
In an environment marked by economic uncertainty and market volatility, the Federal Home Loan Bank System continues to do what it was designed to do: provide reliable, countercyclical, real estate-collateralized liquidity that strengthens financial institutions, increases lending, and supports communities across the country. The evidence is clear—and increasingly hard to ignore. A November 2025 report […]
FHLBank Brief: Our Mission and Impact
The Council of Federal Home Loan Banks’ June edition of FHLBank Brief is now available.
FHLBanks Submit Letter to Federal Financial Regulators on Basel III Endgame Re-proposal
The Council of Federal Home Loan Banks submitted a comment letter to federal financial regulators (OCC, FDIC and the Fed) in response to the agencies' re-proposal of the Basel III Endgame capital framework.
Issue Brief: Voluntary Programs
FHLBank voluntary programs support housing development, homeownership, small businesses, disaster relief efforts, and other community development needs, and include donations to food banks, home repair services for the elderly, support for veterans, and legal aid services.
Policy Brief: The Federal Home Loan Banks Are Delivering on their Mission – Now Is Not the Time to Break What Works
Assertions that the FHLBanks have somehow strayed from their mission often rest on an unduly narrow understanding of what that mission is. The mission of the FHLBank System is not self-defined; it is established by Congress. Since 1932, Congress has affirmed and reaffirmed the System’s core role as a provider of liquidity to member institutions, reflecting the longstanding view that stable and reliable funding is essential to a well-functioning housing finance system.