FHLBs propose allowing letters of credit for discount window advances
Federal Home Loan Bank members should be allowed to use short-term FHLB letters of credit to secure advances through the ...
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Bill seeks to boost FHLB member funding of community development projects
Lawmakers in the Senate and House have introduced bipartisan legislation to eliminate a regulatory hurdle for Federal Home Loan Bank ...
Study: FHLBank advances boost community lending
Federal Home Loan Bank advances are “strongly associated” with higher lending across banks and credit unions, particularly following the 2008 ...
GAO: Federal Home Loan Banks play ‘key role’ in supporting small banks
Federal Home Loan Banks “can play a key role” in the health of small banks as a source of funding, ...
FHFA issues guidance for FLHBanks when providing liquidity
Guidance meant to emphasize the FHFA’s “longstanding expectations that an FHLBank’s underwriting and credit decisions should reflect a member’s financial ...
FHFA regulatory interpretation aims to make Puerto Rico’s cooperativas part of FHLB system
Cooperativas are state-chartered financial institutions serving rural and low-income urban areas in Puerto Rico. Many of them are CDFIs.
Adding insult to injury: How regulators are making homebuying even more expensive
The wave of new regulations will only exacerbate the crisis, leaving consumers with higher costs and fewer options
FHFA issues Federal Home Loan Bank report
The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued its long-expected report on the comprehensive review of the Federal Home Loan Banks, culminating ...
ABA cautions against opening FHLB System to nonbank entities
Allowing newer, nonbank entities access to the Federal Home Loan Bank system would introduce significant risk, given that they do ...
ABA Urges FHFA to Revisit FHLB Ban on Captive Insurers
As the Federal Housing Finance Agency weighs a rulemaking process on Federal Home Loan Bank membership eligibility, the American Bankers ...
