UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 26, 2009

Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Federally Chartered Corporation	000-52004	48-0561319
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
One Security Benefit Pl. Suite 100, Topeka, Kansas		66606
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 785.233.0507

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 26, 2009, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka ("FHLBank Topeka") sent a message to members of FHLBank Topeka announcing FHLBank Topeka's GAAP and core earnings for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2008. The message includes information as to how FHLBank Topeka management evaluated FHLBank Topeka’s financial performance for the 12-month period. A copy of the message is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. FHLBank Topeka plans to file its 2008 Form 10-K in late March 2009. FHLBank Topeka's 10-K will be posted to the SEC Web site (www.sec.gov) as well as FHLBank's Web site (www.fhlbtopeka.com).

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information provided in Item 2.02 of this current report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Forward Looking Statements

The information contained in exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements describing the objectives, projections, estimates or future predictions of FHLBank Topeka’s operations. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "will" or other variations on these terms. FHLBank Topeka cautions that by their nature forward-looking statements involve risk or uncertainty and that actual results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of such risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: legislative and regulatory actions or changes; future economic and market conditions; changes in demand for advances or consolidated obligations of FHLBank Topeka and/or of the FHLBank System; and adverse developments or events affecting or involving other Federal Home Loan Banks, housing GSEs or the FHLBank System in general. Additional risks that might cause FHLBank Topeka’s results to differ from these forward-looking statements are provided in detail in FHLBank Topeka’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov. Actual results as of December 31, 2008, are preliminary and unaudited.

All forward-looking statements contained in exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice. The reader should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, since the statements speak only as of the date that they are made and FHLBank Topeka has no obligation and does not undertake publicly to update, revise or correct any forward-looking statement for any reason.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Message dated February 26, 2009, announcing FHLBank Topeka's GAAP and core earnings for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2008.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
February 26, 2009	By:	/s/ Patrick Doran
		Name: Patrick Doran
		Title: SVP, General Counsel

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Message dated February 26, 2009, announcing FHLBank Topeka's GAAP and core earnings for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2008.