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FHLB Dividends: Low-Hanging Fruit for Reconfiguring FHLB Lending
Read a new piece from the Yale School of Management about the need to revisit the Federal Home Loan Bank dividend practices and the lack of transparency and difficulty of ascertaining key aspects of the banks' activities.
"The Federal Home Loan banks should embrace their housing mission"
Barry Zigas' new piece in American Banker analyzes how the FHLB system has the potential to serve the nation's housing needs if they embrace the proposed FHFA reforms. He leaves readers with this call to action: "The times require a hard look at how these GSEs move forward as an important mechanism of national housing policy. Their current intransigence toward their regulator's recommendations does not serve their long-term viability, nor the urgent needs of America's homebuyers and renters."
The Time for Federal Home Loan Bank Reform has Come
Read founding member Peter Knight's thoughtful analysis on the once in a generation opportunity to refocus the banks' efforts supporting affordable housing and community development.
New blog post:
Reforming the Federal Home Loan Bank System Can Help Address Our Affordable Housing Crisis: A Reaction to the New FHFA Report
Sharon Cornelissen explores how FHLB Reform can lead to a brighter future for many Americans.
FEATURED VOICE:
The Unraveling of the Federal Home Loan Banks
Kathryn Judge explains why the FHLB system needs reform.
