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• The Federal Home Loan Banks are 12 regional cooperative banks that U.S. lending institutions use to finance housing and economic development in their communities. Created by Congress, the FHLBanks have been the largest source of funding for community lending for eight decades. The FHLBanks provide funding to other banks, but not directly to individual borrowers.

  Federal Housing Finance Agency, Office of Inspector General - Cite This Source - This Definition
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  Cite Definition for Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks)

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). (n.d.). Federal Housing Finance Agency Glossary of Terms. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/federal-home-loan-banks-fhlbanks.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). fhfaoig.gov. Federal Housing Finance Agency Glossary of Terms. Federal Housing Finance Agency, Office of Inspector General. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/federal-home-loan-banks-fhlbanks (accessed: March 27, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks)." Federal Housing Finance Agency Glossary of Terms. Federal Housing Finance Agency, Office of Inspector General. 27 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/federal-home-loan-banks-fhlbanks.

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