ABA DataBank: Call before you dig
Policymakers should think twice before they adopt academic ideas about fixing the Federal Home Loan Banks.
Tag: FHLBs
ABA, state bankers associations: Congress, not regulators, should set FHLB mission
A recent request for input on the Federal Home Loan Banks’ mission suggests that regulators are considering significant regulatory action ...
FHFA seeks comments on Federal Home Loan Bank affordable housing program
FHFA issued a request for input on opportunities to improve the Federal Home Loan Banks’ processes to apply for affordable ...
FHLB releases 2023 Report to Congress
The report describes the actions undertaken by FHFA to carry out its statutory responsibilities, including a description of the financial ...
FHFA seeks public input on updating FHLB’s mission
A recent FHFA report recommended that the agency clarify the FHLB system’s mission and update how it evaluates system banks ...
FHFA issues fair lending final rule
The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a final rule to codify many of its existing practices and programs regarding fair ...
Federal Home Loan Banks support for affordable housing grew in 2023
Federal Home Loan Banks awarded $446.9 million through their affordable housing programs in 2023, almost $180 million more than in ...
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.
ABA, state bankers associations urge open process for FHLB reforms
As the Federal Housing Finance Agency moves forward with implementing the recommendations in its recently completed review of the Federal ...
FHFA’s Thompson: Home loan banks not meant as lender of last resort
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is seeking to better balance the mission of the Federal Home Loan Bank system to ...
