The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago’s Mortgage Partnership Finance program posted its best period ever in the second quarter as a booming mortgage market lifted both new production and the volume of MPF loans outstanding. Meanwhile, the Chicago FHLBank facilitated the issuance of the second mortgage security offering backed by MPF-eligible loans in late June. The two senior classes of the new $524 million “Shared Funding” MBS were purchased by the Chicago Bank.