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A Federal Home Loan Bank and a thrift trade group recently urged the Federal Housing Finance Board not to buckle under to regulators' attempts to control loans made by Federal [...]

PITTSBURGH -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh reported second-quarter net income of $14.2 million, more than a sixfold increase from the $2.3 million in earnings in the first [...]

WASHINGTON - Borrowing from the Federal Home Loan Bank system at the end of June was up 19.2% from the same period a year ago. According to the Federal Housing [...]

While banks complain long and loud about the burdens imposed by a major piece of banking legislation, little is said about a change that has had a profound and positive [...]

Renwood Cos, a number of local, state and federal banks and a local private trust management company and the City of Boston have helped Caleb Clapp, a housing developer, begin the construction of housing for AIDS victims in the Boston, MA, area. The three housing units will provide Boston area AIDS victims shelter in a variety of different environments. The Federal National Mortgage Assn, Wainwright Bank and Trust Co, Massachusetts Government Land Bank, the City of Boston, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston and Winslow, Welch and Forbes have provided financing for the project., Caleb Clapp is a housing developer in the Boston area who would like to do well by doing good. He is succeeding, but it hasn't been easy. His latest project, [...]

The banking industry is taking advantage of the Federal Home Loan Bank System by borrowing money from the system at extremely low rates and using the money to fund investments or increase liquidity. Member banks can borrow money from the system at as low as 3.23%, then use the money to buy stock in the bank from which it borrowed. Since the home loan banks generally pay dividends at a much higher rate, the borrowing banks achieve a net gain while the federal banks take a loss on the deal., Am I the person who goes around the country screaming 'TINSTAAFL' (There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch)? No, that must be another Paul Nadler. The present one [...]

WASHINGTON - The Federal Housing Finance Board said that loans made through the Federal Home Loan Bank System's community investment program totaled $804.5 million through June. The amount already exceeds [...]

Where can insurance companies get cast when they need it, even during a run? One long-ignored source is the Federal Home Loan Bank system, which has over $150 billion in [...]

DALLAS FHLBANK ADVANCES FINANCE WAREHOUSE LINES Given a new push for broader membership, it's no surprise to see Federal Home Loan Banks represented at a variety of financial institution meetings [...]

Home Loan Bank System Posts a Decline in Earnings WASHINGTON - Earnings of the 12 Federal Loan banks were off $169 million during the nine months ended Sept. 30, amid [...]

Home Loan Bank Awards Housing Funds WASHINGTON - The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati has awarded $1.1 million in subsidized loans for housing. The funds will be divided among [...]

Local FHLB posts gains The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh for the second quarter reported healthy gains in net income, assets, dividends, return on equity - and member institutions. [...]

Fed Funds Lending Takes Regional Turn The Federal Home Loan banks now have to fend for themselves in the fed funds market. The central funding arm of the Federal Home [...]

A Wish List for Home Loan Banks System's Regulator Wants Changes from Congress Despite abundant capital, a triple-A credit rating, and a unique loan product, the Federal Home Loan Bank [...]

Mortgages For College Woods As part of its expanding commitment to affordable housing, American Savings Bank (Brooklyn) will make low cost mortgages available to qualified home buyers at the new [...]

A hidden gem in the Federal Government's extensive array of housing finance tools is something called the Federal Home Loan Bank system. Originally designed nearly 60 years ago to inject [...]

Albany Savings drops interest fees to assist affordable housing project Albany Savings Bank F.S.B. has agreed to provide no-interest financing to an affordable housing program sponsored by the Albany Community [...]

FHLB lists loans The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh has announced its second round of subsidies for low interest loans for income housing, making $1.5 million available for member [...]