FHLB

Changes to the regulatory regime surrounding the Federal Home Loan banks should be carefully calibrated so as to do no damage to their successful support for housing and the provision of liquidity to members.

With Americans suffering from high housing costs and declining supply, we cannot afford to watch a massive government-sponsored enterprise sit on billions in retained earnings.

The agency seeks the public's thoughts on how the regulatory statement governing FHLBanks could better reflect the part they play in housing finance.

McCargo will succeed Teresa Bryce Bazemore at what the former sees as a "transitional, pivotal moment" for the Federal Home Loan bank.

As the Federal Housing Finance Agency considers revising Federal Home Loan bank membership standards, it should consider the benefits of scale that large member banks make possible.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle pulled back from criticizing the Federal Home Loan banks, seemingly taking off the table the idea of changing the system's role as a lender to troubled banks.

Heartland Tri-State Bank, which failed after its CEO allegedly embezzled money to fund cryptocurrency investments, had received $21 million in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank System.

The top five banks have combined total advances of nearly $165 billion.