Report on Collateral Pledged to Federal Home Loan Banks

摘要

The 2011 Collateral Data Survey provides the information available in previous surveys, as well as additional information. As in prior years, the Collateral Data Survey collected specific data on the levels of collateral required by the FHLBanks policies to secure advances made to members and housing associates.1 As explained below, we refer to this as the adjusted minimum level of collateral. This years Collateral Data Survey was expanded to also capture total collateral pledged by members and housing associates. Total collateral pledged additionally captures the amounts of collateral pledged to support non-advance products as well as collateral in excess of the amount necessary to secure outstanding advances.