Federal Home Loan Bank reform: what could it mean for banks?
Sandra Thompson, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, released a report with potential changes to the Federal Home Loan Banks. Bloomberg

Federal Home Loan Bank reform: what could it mean for banks?

In this weekend's edition of Bank Vault, we're looking at sweeping reforms proposed for the Federal Home Loan Banks and how they could impact the banking system.

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Home Loan Bank reforms could raise bank funding costs — if they happen: Changes being considered by the Federal Housing Finance Agency would make liquidity more expensive and complicated to obtain. But first, those reforms will have to overcome the political power of a wide range of financial institutions that benefit from the status quo.

Will the FHFA's vision for the Federal Home Loan banks work? The Federal Housing Finance Agency says it wants to more closely tether Federal Home Loan bank advances to housing and community development. Doing so will first involve clearly defining the banks' mission through regulation.

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FHFA sets March deadline for community programs at Home Loan banks: Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson is pushing for a quick launch of pilot programs at the 11 Federal Home Loan banks to help underserved communities after its report this week prescribed major reforms to the system.

FHFA: Federal Home Loan Banks can't be a lender of last resort: The Federal Housing Finance Agency said in a long-awaited report that it will set up new guardrails for the Federal Home Loan Banks to ensure that the institutions are serving a housing-centric mission.

Podcast: The 'poignant American drama' of the Home Loan Bank System. The failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic brought to light the Federal Home Loan Banks' role as a 'lender of next-to-last resort.' Some critics say that the review from the Federal Housing Finance Agency should bring the system back to its original purpose of oiling the mortgage finance market.?

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