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Federal Home Loan Bank Community
Support Program—Opportunity To
Comment on Members Subject To
Review
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Description: In accordance with
Section 1104 (b) of Title XI of the
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery,
and Enforcement Act of 1989, as
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The Federal Housing Finance
Agency (FHFA) is announcing that
FHFA will review all applicable Federal
Home Loan Bank (Bank) members in
2021 under FHFA’s community support
requirements regulation. This Notice
invites the public to comment on the
community support performance of
individual members.
DATES: Public comments on individual
Bank members’ community support
performance must be submitted to
FHFA on or before March 31, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments on members’
community support performance should
be submitted to FHFA by electronic
mail at
hmgcommunitysupportprogram@
fhfa.gov or by fax to 202–649–4308.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deattra Perkins, Senior Policy Analyst,
at hmgcommunitysupportprogram@
fhfa.gov, Division of Housing Mission
and Goals, Federal Housing Finance
Agency, Ninth Floor, 400 Seventh Street
SW, Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Community Support Review
Section 10(g)(1) of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Act (Bank Act) requires
FHFA to promulgate regulations
establishing standards of community
investment or service that Bank
members must meet in order to
maintain access to long-term Bank
advances. See 12 U.S.C. 1430(g)(1). The
regulations promulgated by FHFA must
take into account factors such as the
Bank member’s performance under the
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
(CRA), 12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq., and the
Bank member’s record of lending to
first-time homebuyers. See 12 U.S.C.
1430(g)(2). Pursuant to section 10(g) of
the Bank Act, FHFA has promulgated a
community support requirements
regulation that establishes standards a
Bank member must meet in order to
maintain access to long-term advances,
and establishes review criteria FHFA
must apply in evaluating a member’s
community support performance. See
12 CFR part 1290. The regulation
includes standards and criteria for the
two statutory factors—members’ CRA
performance and members’ record of
lending to first-time homebuyers. 12
CFR 1290.3. Only members subject to
the CRA must meet the CRA standard.
12 CFR 1290.3(b). All members subject
to community support review, including
those not subject to the CRA, must meet
the first-time homebuyer standard. 12
CFR 1290.3(c). Members that have been
certified as community development
financial institutions (CDFIs) are
deemed to be in compliance with the
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community support requirements and
are not subject to periodic community
support review, unless the CDFI
member is also an insured depository
institution or a CDFI credit union. 12
CFR 1290.2(d). In addition, FHFA will
not review an institution’s community
support performance until it has been a
Bank member for at least one year. 12
CFR 1290.2(e).
Under the regulation, FHFA reviews
each applicable member once every two
years. Starting April 1, 2021, each
member that is subject to community
support review will be required to
submit a completed Community
Support Statement to FHFA. All
Community Support Statements for this
review cycle must be submitted by
October 29, 2021. FHFA will review the
community support performance of
each member after receiving the
member’s completed Community
Support Statement.
II. Public Comments
FHFA encourages the public to
submit comments by March 31, 2021, on
the community support performance of
Bank members. Each Bank is required to
post a notice on its public website and
to notify its Advisory Council, nonprofit
housing developers, community groups,
and other interested parties in its
district of the opportunity to submit
comments on the community support
programs and activities of Bank
members, with the name and address of
each member subject to community
support review. 12 CFR 1290.2(c)(1). In
reviewing a member for community
support compliance, FHFA will
consider any public comments it has
received concerning the member. 12
CFR 1290.2(c)(3). To ensure
consideration by FHFA, comments
concerning the community support
performance of members being reviewed
in 2021 must be submitted to FHFA,
either by electronic mail to
hmgcommunitysupportprogram@
fhfa.gov, or by fax to 202–649–4308, on
or before March 31, 2021. 12 CFR
1290.2(c)(2).
The names of applicable members
currently subject to Community Support
review can be found on the public
websites for the individual Banks at:
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston—
District 1 (Connecticut,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Vermont) https://
www.fhlbboston.com/fhlbank-boston/
hci-community-support#/
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York—
District 2 (New Jersey, New York,
Puerto Rico) https://www.fhlbny.com/
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Federal Home Loan Bank of
Pittsburgh—District 3 (Delaware,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia) https://
www.fhlb-pgh.com/Files/Resources/
CSS.pdf
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta—
District 4 (Alabama, District of
Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia) https://corp.fhlbatl.com/
community-support-program/
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Cincinnati—District 5 (Kentucky,
Ohio, Tennessee) https://
www.fhlbcin.com
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Indianapolis—District 6 (Indiana,
Michigan) https://www.fhlbi.com/
products-services/communityinvestment-and-housing
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago—
District 7 (Illinois, Wisconsin) https://
fhlbc.com/community-investment/
community-support-program
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des
Moines—District 8 (Alaska, Guam,
Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota,
Missouri, Montana, North Dakota,
Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington, Wyoming) https://
www.fhlbdm.com/news/businessnews/2021-community-supportstatement/
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas—
District 9 (Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas)
https://www.fhlb.com/membership/
community-support-program
Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka—
District 10 (Colorado, Kansas,
Nebraska, Oklahoma) https://
www.fhlbtopeka.com/communityprograms-community-supportstatements
Federal Home Loan Bank of San
Francisco—District 11 (Arizona,
California, Nevada) www.fhlbsf.com/
community-programs/communitysupport-review
Mark A. Calabria,
Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
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Federal Home Loan Bank Community Support Program--Opportunity To
Comment on Members Subject To Review
AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is announcing that
FHFA will review all applicable Federal Home Loan Bank (Bank) members
in 2021 under FHFA's community support requirements regulation. This
Notice invites the public to comment on the community support
performance of individual members.
DATES: Public comments on individual Bank members' community support
performance must be submitted to FHFA on or before March 31, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments on members' community support performance should be
submitted to FHFA by electronic mail at
hmgcommunitysupport[email protected] or by fax to 202-649-4308.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deattra Perkins, Senior Policy
Analyst, at [email protected], Division of Housing
Mission and Goals, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Ninth Floor, 400
Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Community Support Review
Section 10(g)(1) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (Bank Act)
requires FHFA to promulgate regulations establishing standards of
community investment or service that Bank members must meet in order to
maintain access to long-term Bank advances. See 12 U.S.C. 1430(g)(1).
The regulations promulgated by FHFA must take into account factors such
as the Bank member's performance under the Community Reinvestment Act
of 1977 (CRA), 12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq., and the Bank member's record of
lending to first-time homebuyers. See 12 U.S.C. 1430(g)(2). Pursuant to
section 10(g) of the Bank Act, FHFA has promulgated a community support
requirements regulation that establishes standards a Bank member must
meet in order to maintain access to long-term advances, and establishes
review criteria FHFA must apply in evaluating a member's community
support performance. See 12 CFR part 1290. The regulation includes
standards and criteria for the two statutory factors--members' CRA
performance and members' record of lending to first-time homebuyers. 12
CFR 1290.3. Only members subject to the CRA must meet the CRA standard.
12 CFR 1290.3(b). All members subject to community support review,
including those not subject to the CRA, must meet the first-time
homebuyer standard. 12 CFR 1290.3(c). Members that have been certified
as community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are deemed to
be in compliance with the community support requirements and are not
subject to periodic community support review, unless the CDFI member is
also an insured depository institution or a CDFI credit union. 12 CFR
1290.2(d). In addition, FHFA will not review an institution's community
support performance until it has been a Bank member for at least one
year. 12 CFR 1290.2(e).
Under the regulation, FHFA reviews each applicable member once
every two years. Starting April 1, 2021, each member that is subject to
community support review will be required to submit a completed
Community Support Statement to FHFA. All Community Support Statements
for this review cycle must be submitted by October 29, 2021. FHFA will
review the community support performance of each member after receiving
the member's completed Community Support Statement.
II. Public Comments
FHFA encourages the public to submit comments by March 31, 2021, on
the community support performance of Bank members. Each Bank is
required to post a notice on its public website and to notify its
Advisory Council, nonprofit housing developers, community groups, and
other interested parties in its district of the opportunity to submit
comments on the community support programs and activities of Bank
members, with the name and address of each member subject to community
support review. 12 CFR 1290.2(c)(1). In reviewing a member for
community support compliance, FHFA will consider any public comments it
has received concerning the member. 12 CFR 1290.2(c)(3). To ensure
consideration by FHFA, comments concerning the community support
performance of members being reviewed in 2021 must be submitted to
FHFA, either by electronic mail to [email protected],
or by fax to 202-649-4308, on or before March 31, 2021. 12 CFR
1290.2(c)(2).
The names of applicable members currently subject to Community
Support review can be found on the public websites for the individual
Banks at:
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston--District 1 (Connecticut,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) https://www.fhlbboston.com/fhlbank-boston/hci-community-support#/
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York--District 2 (New Jersey, New York,
Puerto Rico) https://www.fhlbny.com/
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh--District 3 (Delaware,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia) https://www.fhlb-pgh.com/Files/Resources/CSS.pdf
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta--District 4 (Alabama, District of
Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia) https://corp.fhlbatl.com/community-support-program/
Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati--District 5 (Kentucky, Ohio,
Tennessee) https://www.fhlbcin.com
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis--District 6 (Indiana, Michigan)
https://www.fhlbi.com/products-services/community-investment-and-housing
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago--District 7 (Illinois, Wisconsin)
https://fhlbc.com/community-investment/community-support-program
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines--District 8 (Alaska, Guam, Hawaii,
Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South
Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming) https://www.fhlbdm.com/news/business-news/2021-community-support-statement/
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas--District 9 (Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas) https://www.fhlb.com/membership/community-support-program
Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka--District 10 (Colorado, Kansas,
Nebraska, Oklahoma) https://www.fhlbtopeka.com/community-programs-community-support-statements
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco--District 11 (Arizona,
California, Nevada) www.fhlbsf.com/community-programs/community-support-review
Mark A. Calabria,
Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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