Selected Rules and Regulations

The following list includes selected rules and regulations from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB). The FHFA was established on July 31, 2008, and has regulatory authority over the Federal Home Loan Banks. The FHFB was the Bank's previous regulator.
 
The list may also include rules and regulations from other federal agencies that may affect the Bank and its members.
 
View more FHFA and FHFB regulations, notices, and public comments.
 
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Members of Federal Home Loan Banks
Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments (PDF)
Federal Register: December 27, 2010
Agency: FHFA
Comments due: March 28, 2011
Bank comment letter, March 23, 2011 (PDF)
 
Voluntary Mergers of Federal Home Loan Banks
Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments (PDF)
Federal Register: November 26, 2010
Agency: FHFA
Comments due: January 25, 2011
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Liabilities
Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments (PDF)
Federal Register: November 8, 2010
Agencies: FHFB, FHFA
Comments due: January 7, 2011
Bank comment letter, January 7, 2011 (PDF)
 
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Authority To Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies
Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (PDF)
Federal Register: October 6, 2010
Agency: FSOC
Comments due: November 5, 2010
Bank comment letter, November 5, 2010 (PDF)
 
Information Sharing Among Federal Home Loan Banks
Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments (PDF)
Federal Register: September 30, 2010
Agency: FHFA
Comments due: November 29, 2010
Bank comment letter, November 29, 2010 (PDF)
 
Office of the Ombudsman
Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments (PDF)
Federal Register: August 6, 2010
Agency: FHFA
Comments due: September 7, 2010
 
Rules of Practice and Procedure
Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments (PDF)
Federal Register: August 12, 2010
Agencies: FHFB; FHFA; and OFHEO, HUD
Comments due: October 12, 2010
Bank comment letter, October 12, 2010 (PDF)
 
Private Transfer Fee Covenants
Notice of proposed guidance; request for comments (PDF)
Federal Register: August 16, 2010
Agency: FHFA
Comments due: October 15, 2010
 
Conservatorship and Receivership
Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments (PDF)
Federal Register: July 9, 2010
Agencies: FHFA; OFHEO
Comments due: September 7, 2010
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Housing Goals
Final rule (PDF)
Federal Register: December 27, 2010
Agency: FHFA
Notice of proposed rulemaking: request for comments (PDF)
Federal Register: May 28, 2010
Comments due: July 12, 2010
 
Affordable Housing Program Amendments: Federal Home Loan Bank Mortgage Refinancing Authority
Final rule (PDF)
Federal Register: May 28, 2010
Agency: FHFA
Effective: May 28, 2010
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Investments
Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments (PDF)
Federal Register: May 4, 2010
Agencies: FHFA, FHFB
Comments due: July 6, 2010
Bank comment letter, July 6, 2010 (PDF)
 
Board of Directors of Federal Home Loan Bank System Office of Finance
Final rule (PDF)
Federal Register: May 3, 2010
Agency: FHFA
Effective date: June 2, 2010
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Directors' Eligibility, Elections, Compensation and Expenses
Final rule (PDF)
Federal Register: April 5, 2010
Agencies: FHFA, FHFB
Effective date: May 5, 2010
 
Request for Public Comment: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Community Development Financial and Technical Assistance Awards, Native Initiatives, and Bank Enterprise Awards
Notice (PDF)
Federal Register: March 8, 2010
Agency: CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Comments due: May 7, 2010
 
Notice of Annual Adjustment of the Cap on Average Total Assets That Defines Community Financial Institutions
Notice (PDF)
Federal Register: March 3, 2010
Agency: FHFA
Effective date: January 1, 2010
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Housing Associates, Core Mission Activities and Standby Letters of Credit
Final rule (PDF)
Federal Register: February 24, 2010
Agencies: FHFA, FHFB
Effective date: March 26, 2010
 
Use of Community Development Loans by Community Financial Institutions To Secure Advances; Secured Lending by Federal Home Loan Banks to Members and Their Affiliates; Transfer of Advances and New Business Activity Regulations
Final Rule (PDF)
Federal Register: December 9, 2010
Agencies: FHFA, FHFB
Effective date: January 10, 2011
 
Minimum Capital
Notice of proposed rulemaking (PDF)
Federal Register: February 8, 2010
Agency: FHFA
Comments due: April 9, 2010
Bank comment letter, April 9, 2010 (PDF)
 
Reporting of Fraudulent Financial Instruments
Final Rule (PDF)
Federal Register: January 27, 2010
Agencies: FHFA, OFHEO, HUD
Effective date: February 26, 2010
 
Minority and Women Inclusion
Final rule (PDF)
Federal Register: December 28, 2010
Agencies: FHFB, FHFA
Notice of proposed rulemaking (PDF)
Federal Register: January 11, 2010
Comments due: April 26, 2010
Extension of comment period (PDF)
Bank comment letter, April 26, 2010 (PDF)
 
Treatment by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Conservator or Receiver of Financial Assets Transferred by an Insured Depository Institution in Connection With a Securitization or Participation After September 30, 2010
Final Rule (PDF)
Federal Register: September 30, 2010
Agency: FDIC
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Membership for Community Development Financial Institutions
Final Rule (PDF)
Federal Register: January 5, 2010
Agencies: FHFB, FHFA
Effective Date: February 4, 2010


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