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): December 18, 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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On December 17, 2009, the Board of Directors ("Board") of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka ("FHLBank") approved amendments to FHLBank’s Bylaws. Such amendments became effective on the same date.

The amendments made to Section 4.4 clarify the process to be used when consulting with FHLBank’s Affordable Housing Advisory Council on the nomination of independent directors, as required by the FHLBank Act, as amended by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, and the regulations of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The amendments also include factors the Board may consider in making independent director nominations.

A copy of FHLBank’s amended Bylaws is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 18, 2009, the FHLBank sent a message to members of the FHLBank announcing the declaration of a dividend for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. A copy of the message is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references this Current Report on Form 8-K. In addition, the furnishing of information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the FHLBank that the information is material or complete.

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’s operations. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such "expect," "may," or other variations on these terms. FHLBank 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 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’s results to differ from these forward-looking statements are provided in detail in FHLBank’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov.

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 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

3.2 FHLBank’s Bylaws Amended December 17, 2009.

99.1 Message to FHLBank members dated December 18, 2009, announcing dividend declaration for the quarter ended December 31, 2009.

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
December 18, 2009	By:	/s/ Patrick C. Doran
		Name: Patrick C. Doran
		Title: SVP, General Counsel

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
3.2	FHLBank’s Bylaws Amended December 17, 2009.
99.1	Message to FHLBank members dated December 18, 2009, announcing dividend declaration for the quarter ended December 31, 2009.