FHLB Advances, Collateral Jump in 2014
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks during 2014 increased from the year before by 15 percent to $566 billion, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Friday.
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ABA: Legislation Needed to Address FHLB Membership Plan
Arguing that the proposal runs against congressional intent and sound public policy, ABA today called on Congress to pass legislation requiring the Federal Housing Finance Agency to withdraw its proposal on Federal Home Loan Bank membership.
ABA Welcomes Relief Bill for FHLB Mortgages
ABA wrote to Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) yesterday thanking her for introducing S. 1974, the Relationship Lending Preservation Act. The bill would provide the same regulatory treatment to mortgages sold to the Federal Home Loan Banks that Qualified Mortgages and GSE loans currently enjoy.