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Volume 10 - Number 6

March 23, 2011

Downloads Available: FHLBank Combined Operating Highlights 4Q10


FHLBank Advances Continued Their Tumble in 4Q10

The advance business of the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks continued to shrink again in the fourth quarter of 2010, dropping 24.2 percent from the previous year to $478.59 billion, according to preliminary figures released by the FHLBank Office of Finance. The decline came...[Includes one data chart]

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