Title 12
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Title 12
Title 12
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS
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Short title
Definitions
Federal Home Loan Bank districts; number and boundaries; establishment of Federal Home Loan Banks; names
Eligibility for membership
Capital structure of Federal home loan banks
Exclusion from certain requirements
Directors
Examination of State laws, regulations, and procedures; studies of values, etc.
Eligibility to secure advances
Advances to members
Advances to nonmember mortgagee; terms and conditions
Housing goals
Powers and duties of banks
Incorporation of banks; corporate powers; housing project loans
Exemption from taxation; obligations acceptable as credit on debt of home owner
Depositaries of public money; financial agents
Obligations as lawful investments; liability of United States for debentures, etc., issued by banks
Reserves and dividends; emergency suspensions of requirements
Nonadministrative expenses; expenses of studies and investigations
Deposits in special fund; availability for all purposes of Federal Home Loan Bank Board and Federal Home Loan Bank Administration
Examinations and audits
Sharing of information among Federal Home Loan Banks
Financing Corporation
Definitions
Authorization for State housing finance agencies and nonprofit entities to purchase mortgage-related assets
RTC and FDIC properties
Resolution Funding Corporation established
Member financial information
Forms of bank stock and obligations
Eligibility to membership in banks
Succession of Federal Home Loan Banks
Liquidation or reorganization; acquisition of assets by other banks; assumption of liabilities
Effect of partial invalidity of chapter
Reservation of right to amend or repeal chapter