
FHLBs: Meeting liquidity needs in all market conditions
The Federal Home Loan Banks play a critical role in market functioning—especially during periods of volatility.
The Federal Home Loan Banks play a critical role in market functioning—especially during periods of volatility.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) urged the Federal Housing Finance Agency to study what role the Federal Home Loan Bank system might have played in response to recent bank failures.
Federal Home Loan Banks are a vital liquidity source for their member institutions and have been since the FHLB system was established, ABA and 51 state and territorial banking associations said this week in a joint letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
FHLBank members are required to submit a community support statement once every two years that describes their community support activities.
The Federal Home Loan Banks awarded approximately $352.4 million in affordable housing program funds in 2021, a 10% decline from the year before, according to a report released today by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac acquired more than 360,000 loans through their affordable housing programs in 2021, according to a report released today by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees the GSEs and the Federal Home Loan Banks.
In a recent op-ed, ABA’s vice chair pushes back at FHLB critics, saying the system plays a critical lender role in supporting the economy with liquidity in good times and bad.
The Federal Home Loan Banks awarded approximately $393 million in affordable housing program funds in 2020, a 14% decline from the year before, according to a recent report released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency today updated its guidelines for adverse and non-adverse classification of assets at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks.
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks during 2020 decreased about 34% to $422.6 billion, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported today.