Federal Home Loan Bank System

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The Federal Home Loan Bank System is a U.S. government-sponsored network of regional banks that provides low-cost funding to member financial institutions to support housing finance and community investment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf banking system
government-sponsored enterprise
country United States of America
surface form: United States
foundedBy United States Congress
fundingMethod issuance of consolidated obligations
guaranteeStatus obligations not explicitly guaranteed by the U.S. government
hasMemberType commercial banks
community development financial institutions
credit unions
insurance companies
thrift institutions
hasPart Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1932
industry financial services
housing finance
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalBasis Federal Home Loan Bank Act
memberOfCategory government-sponsored enterprises of the United States
ownershipStructure cooperatively owned by member institutions
predecessor Federal Housing Finance Board
primaryFocus affordable housing support
mortgage lending support
program Affordable Housing Program
Community Investment Program
purpose provide liquidity to member financial institutions
support community investment
support housing finance
regulator Federal Housing Finance Agency
securityTypeIssued bonds
discount notes
serviceProvided advances to member institutions
letters of credit
mortgage purchase programs
supervisingAuthority Federal Housing Finance Agency
targetBeneficiary community development financial institutions
credit unions
insurance companies
member banks

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Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago memberOf Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis memberOf Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Home Loan Bank Board oversaw Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Home Loan Bank Board oversaw Federal Home Loan Bank System
this entity surface form: Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta parentOrganization Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta partOf Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago partOf Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis partOf Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York partOf Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh partOf Federal Home Loan Bank System
FHLBB regulates Federal Home Loan Bank System
this entity surface form: Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Housing Finance Agency regulates Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Housing Finance Agency regulates Federal Home Loan Bank System
this entity surface form: Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Bank System
HERA regulates Federal Home Loan Bank System
this entity surface form: Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Home Loan Bank Board regulatoryScope Federal Home Loan Bank System
this entity surface form: federal home loan banks
FHLBB supervises Federal Home Loan Bank System
this entity surface form: Federal Home Loan Banks