S1439-119

In Committee

Federal Home Loan Banks' Mission Activities Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 10, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill creates states the purpose of the Act to reaffirm and improve Federal Home Loan Bank System participation in affordable housing, small business lending, and community development financing for underserved communities, expands the definition of community financial institution to include credit unions with NCUA-insured deposits and certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), enabling them to access Federal Home Loan, and expands the affordable housing program to allow Federal Home Loan Banks to provide grants (not just subsidized advances) to members for financing low- and moderate-income housing, and increases the mandatory. It relies on definition changes, grants, appropriations, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Housing and Finance.

Who Benefits and How

Credit unions with NCUA-insured deposits could gain revenue opportunities, Certified Community Development Financial Institutions could gain revenue opportunities, and Low- and moderate-income homebuyers could see lower costs.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal Home Loan Banks could face higher costs, Federal Housing Finance Agency would take on compliance duties, and Federal Home Loan Bank executive officers would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Creates states the purpose of the Act to reaffirm and improve Federal Home Loan Bank System participation in affordable housing, small business lending, and community development financing for underserved communities.
  • Expands the definition of community financial institution to include credit unions with NCUA-insured deposits and certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), enabling them to access Federal Home Loan...
  • Expands the affordable housing program to allow Federal Home Loan Banks to provide grants (not just subsidized advances) to members for financing low- and moderate-income housing, and increases the mandatory...
  • Requires the FHFA Director to establish executive compensation for Federal Home Loan Bank officers based on mission achievement metrics including community investment advances, affordable housing program sponsorship...
  • Requires the FHFA Director to annually report to Congress on collateral pledged to Federal Home Loan Banks, including analysis by collateral type and by Bank district.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill creates states the purpose of the Act to reaffirm and improve Federal Home Loan Bank System participation in affordable housing, small business lending, and community development financing for underserved communities, expands the definition of community financial institution to include credit unions with NCUA-insured deposits and certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), enabling them to access Federal Home Loan, and expands the affordable housing program to allow Federal Home Loan Banks to provide grants (not just subsidized advances) to members for financing low- and moderate-income housing, and increases the mandatory.

Key Policy Areas

Housing, Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill creates states the purpose of the Act to reaffirm and improve Federal Home Loan Bank System participation in affordable housing, small business lending, and community development financing for underserved communities, expands the definition of community financial institution to include credit unions with NCUA-insured deposits and certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), enabling them to access Federal Home Loan, and expands the affordable housing program to allow Federal Home Loan Banks to provide grants (not just subsidized advances) to members for financing low- and moderate-income housing, and increases the mandatory.

Policy Domains

Housing Finance

Federal Home Loan Banks Mission Activities Act

Identified Gains
  • Credit unions with NCUA-insured deposits
  • Certified Community Development Financial Institutions
  • Low- and moderate-income homebuyers
  • Affordable rental housing developers
  • Small community banks under USD 1 billion in assets
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Low- and moderate-income homebuyers:
Affordable rental housing developers:
Credit unions with NCUA-insured deposits:
Small community banks under USD 1 billion in assets:
Certified Community Development Financial Institutions:
Identified Costs
  • Federal Home Loan Banks
  • Federal Housing Finance Agency
  • Federal Home Loan Bank executive officers
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Federal Home Loan Banks: ,
Federal Housing Finance Agency: ,
Federal Home Loan Bank executive officers:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 10, 2025

Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read …

Apr 10, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
6 mentions across 3 clauses
+1 positive -5 negative

Congressional oversight committees, Federal Home Loan Bank executive officers, Federal Home Loan Banks

Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees

Negative-direction: Federal Home Loan Bank executive officers, Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Housing Finance Agency

Financial Services
4 mentions across 2 clauses
+4 positive

Certified Community Development Financial Institutions, Community financial institutions receiving FHLB services, Credit unions with NCUA-insured deposits

Consumers
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Low- and moderate-income homebuyers

Construction
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Affordable rental housing developers

6/6
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Housing Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_banks"
→ Federal Home Loan Banks
"the_director"
→ Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury (for CDFI certification)

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"community financial institution" §3

An institution with insured deposits under FDIC or NCUA, or qualifying under section 4(a)(5), with less than $1 billion in average total assets over the preceding 3 years; OR a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)

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