The FHFA is looking for stakeholder views on the risks faced by the GSEs and the supervisory and regulatory framework necessary to meet these challenges.

The FHLBank System’s outstanding advances fell to $479 billion in the third quarter, down from $557.55 billion in 2Q and $806.94 billion in 1Q. Borrowings by insurance companies were unchanged. (Includes two data charts.)

The third-quarter gain in combined FHLBank profits came despite a slightly lower net interest income, which fell to $1.17 billion from $1.25 billion in the second quarter. (Includes data chart.)