Federal home loan banks

Federal Home Loan Banks
The institutions that regulate and lend to savings and loan associations. The Federal Home Loan Banks play a role analogous to that played by the Federal Reserve Banks vis-à-vis member commercial banks.

Federal Home Loan Banks
Freddie Mac
Fannie Mae
Federal Farm Credit Banks and
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB)
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Federal intrafund transactions
Federal Land Bank
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) ...

Congress created the Federal Reserve System and many privileged lending corporations: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, Sallie Mae, the Federal Housing Administration and the Federal Home Loan Banks, to name a few.

The Federal Home Loan Finance Board ensures that the federal home loan banks operate safely, carry out their housing and community development finance mission, and remain adequately capitalized so they are able to raise funds in the capital markets.

Debt instruments (bonds and discount notes) sold by the Federal Home Loan Banks through the Office of Finance. The obligations consolidate the borrowing needs of all 12 Banks into joint securities offerings sold in the capital markets.

Agency securities are specific securities that are issued by either Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the Federal Home Loan Banks.

The Federal Home Loan Bank System is made up of 12 regional federal home loan banks. The Federal Home Loan Bank System raises money by issuing notes and bonds.

Short-term securities issued by federally sponsored agencies such as the Farm Credit System, the Federal Home Loan Banks and the Federal National Mortgage Association.
Federal Funds.

Federal Home Loan Bank System
A network of regional Federal Home Loan Banks that provides loans to savings banks, savings and loans and other institutions that are important providers of mortgage loans.
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Federal Agency Short-Term Securities - (in the US). Short-term securities issued by government sponsored enterprises such as the Farm Credit System, the Federal Home Loan Banks and the Federal National Mortgage Association.

Issuers include Federal Home Loan Banks, JP Morgan & Co. Inc., Sallie Mae, Salomon Brothers, Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, the U.S. Treasury.

] [Harvey] bank When capitalized in this glossary refers to one of the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks. [OTS] When lower case in this glossary, refers to a commercial bank.

See also: Market, Issue, Securities, Debt, Corporation