10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012

or

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________.

Commission File No. 000-51399

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Federally chartered corporation	31-6000228
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1000 Atrium Two, P.O. Box 598,
Cincinnati, Ohio	45201-0598
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(513) 852-7500

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    

x Yes   o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

x Yes   o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer o	Non-accelerated filer x	Smaller reporting company o
		(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

o Yes   x No

As of April 30, 2012, the registrant had 34,217,706 shares of capital stock outstanding, which included stock classified as mandatorily redeemable. The capital stock of the registrant is not listed on any securities exchange or quoted on any automated quotation system, only may be owned by members and former members and is transferable only at its par value of $100 per share.

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Table of Contents

	PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited):
	Statements of Condition - March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011	3
	Statements of Income - Three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011	4
	Statements of Comprehensive Income - Three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011	5
	Statements of Capital - Three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011	6
	Statements of Cash Flows - Three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011	7
	Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements	9
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	43
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	77
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	78
	PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	79
Item 6.	Exhibits	79
Signatures		80

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.     Financial Statements

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

(In thousands, except par value)

(Unaudited)

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	7,533		$	2,033,944
Interest-bearing deposits	242			119
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	2,600,000			—
Federal funds sold	3,055,000			2,270,000
Investment securities:
Trading securities	3,085,041			2,862,648
Available-for-sale securities	4,263,383			4,171,142
Held-to-maturity securities (includes $0 and $0 pledged as collateral at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, that may be repledged) (a)	13,415,460			12,637,373
Total investment securities	20,763,884			19,671,163
Advances	27,177,220			28,423,774
Mortgage loans held for portfolio:
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	8,236,277			7,871,019
Less: allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans	21,000			20,750
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	8,215,277			7,850,269
Accrued interest receivable	128,991			114,266
Premises, software, and equipment, net	8,798			9,193
Derivative assets	3,944			4,912
Other assets	15,326			18,891
TOTAL ASSETS	$	61,976,215		$	60,396,531
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Interest bearing	$	1,216,369		$	1,067,288
Non-interest bearing	17,433			16,244
Total deposits	1,233,802			1,083,532
Consolidated Obligations, net:
Discount Notes	27,076,353			26,136,303
Bonds (includes $4,202,540 and $4,900,296 at fair value under fair value option at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively)	29,316,420			28,854,544
Total Consolidated Obligations, net	56,392,773			54,990,847
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	270,014			274,781
Accrued interest payable	135,154			142,212
Affordable Housing Program payable	78,537			74,195
Derivative liabilities	83,566			105,284
Other liabilities	184,477			166,573
Total liabilities	58,378,323			56,837,424
Commitments and contingencies
CAPITAL
Capital stock Class B putable ($100 par value); 31,409 and 31,259 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	3,140,903			3,125,895
Retained earnings:
Unrestricted	443,369			432,530
Restricted	23,221			11,683
Total retained earnings	466,590			444,213
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(9,601		)	(11,001		)
Total capital	3,597,892			3,559,107
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL	$	61,976,215		$	60,396,531

(a) Fair values: $13,795,020 and $13,035,503 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
INTEREST INCOME:
Advances	$	59,989		$	60,665
Prepayment fees on Advances, net	3,419			501
Interest-bearing deposits	127			159
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	714			1,179
Federal funds sold	799			1,943
Trading securities	9,975			8,383
Available-for-sale securities	1,595			3,381
Held-to-maturity securities	81,237			109,665
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	88,597			91,175
Loans to other FHLBanks	1			1
Total interest income	246,453			277,052
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Consolidated Obligations - Discount Notes	3,927			11,665
Consolidated Obligations - Bonds	157,836			190,544
Deposits	86			276
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	3,476			4,214
Other Borrowings	1			—
Total interest expense	165,326			206,699
NET INTEREST INCOME	81,127			70,353
Provision for credit losses	1,410			2,559
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	79,717			67,794
OTHER NON-INTEREST (LOSS) INCOME:
Net losses on trading securities	(8,880		)	(3,316		)
Net gains (losses) on Consolidated Obligation Bonds held under fair value option	2,621			(111		)
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	3,754			5,066
Service fees	376			406
Other, net	1,462			1,810
Total other non-interest (loss) income	(667		)	3,855
OTHER EXPENSE:
Compensation and benefits	8,391			8,053
Other operating	3,537			3,797
Finance Agency	1,704			898
Office of Finance	816			1,001
Other	113			382
Total other expense	14,561			14,131
INCOME BEFORE ASSESSMENTS	64,489			57,518
Affordable Housing Program	6,796			5,125
REFCORP	—			10,479
Total assessments	6,796			15,604
NET INCOME	$	57,693		$	41,914

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Net income	$	57,693	$	41,914
Other comprehensive income adjustments:
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	1,058		(38		)
Pension and postretirement benefits	342		216
Total other comprehensive income adjustments	1,400		178
Total comprehensive income	$	59,093	$	42,092

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

STATEMENTS OF CAPITAL

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Capital Stock Class B - Putable					Retained Earnings
	Shares		Par Value			Unrestricted			Restricted		Total			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Capital
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2010	30,924		$	3,092,377		$	437,874		$	—	$	437,874		$	(7,723	)	$	3,522,528
Proceeds from sale of capital stock	38		3,804														3,804
Comprehensive income						41,914			—		41,914			178			42,092
Dividends on capital stock:
Cash						(35,172		)			(35,172		)				(35,172		)
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2011	30,962		$	3,096,181		$	444,616		$	—	$	444,616		$	(7,545	)	$	3,533,252
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2011	31,259		$	3,125,895		$	432,530		$	11,683	$	444,213		$	(11,001	)	$	3,559,107
Proceeds from sale of capital stock	307		30,712														30,712
Net shares reclassified to mandatorily    redeemable capital stock	(157	)	(15,704		)												(15,704		)
Comprehensive income						46,155			11,538		57,693			1,400			59,093
Dividends on capital stock:
Cash						(35,316		)			(35,316		)				(35,316		)
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2012	31,409		$	3,140,903		$	443,369		$	23,221	$	466,590		$	(9,601	)	$	3,597,892

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	57,693		$	41,914
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	7,715			1,642
Change in net fair value adjustment on derivative and hedging activities	28,814			34,141
Net change in fair value adjustments on trading securities	8,880			3,316
Net change in fair value adjustments on Consolidated Obligation Bonds held at fair value	(2,621		)	111
Other adjustments	1,400			2,556
Net change in:
Accrued interest receivable	(14,742		)	(5,730		)
Other assets	2,559			3,082
Accrued interest payable	(7,195		)	(409		)
Other liabilities	15,279			(5,488		)
Total adjustments	40,089			33,221
Net cash provided by operating activities	97,782			75,135
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Net change in:
Interest-bearing deposits	64,965			59,622
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	(2,600,000		)	1,075,000
Federal funds sold	(785,000		)	1,750,000
Premises, software, and equipment	(179		)	(212		)
Trading securities:
Net increase in short-term	(231,230		)	(1,559,337		)
Proceeds from maturities of long-term	48			88
Available-for-sale securities:
Net (increase) decrease in short-term	(91,183		)	490,008
Held-to-maturity securities:
Net increase in short-term	(1,180,072		)	(779,790		)
Proceeds from maturities of long-term	856,409			1,055,249
Purchases of long-term	(452,601		)	(555,000		)
Advances:
Proceeds	143,651,562			61,439,363
Made	(142,476,529		)	(59,647,339		)
Mortgage loans held for portfolio:
Principal collected	615,805			554,592
Purchases	(980,998		)	(249,883		)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(3,609,003		)	3,632,361

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase (decrease) in deposits and pass-through reserves	$	150,870		$	(115,841	)
Net payments on derivative contracts with financing elements	(44,433		)	(42,069		)
Net proceeds from issuance of Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	48,407,843			230,097,537
Bonds	5,206,868			2,701,658
Payments for maturing and retiring Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	(47,468,707		)	(229,941,308		)
Bonds	(4,742,556		)	(3,224,444		)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock	30,712			3,804
Payments for redemption of mandatorily redeemable capital stock	(20,471		)	(25,885		)
Cash dividends paid	(35,316		)	(35,172		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,484,810			(581,720		)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(2,026,411		)	3,125,776
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	2,033,944			197,623
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	7,533		$	3,323,399
Supplemental Disclosures:
Interest paid	$	171,508		$	213,250
AHP payments, net	$	2,454		$	5,524
REFCORP assessments paid	$	—		$	11,003

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Background Information

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (the FHLBank), a federally chartered corporation, is one of 12 District Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). The FHLBanks serve the public by enhancing the availability of credit for residential mortgages and targeted community development. The FHLBank is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (Finance Agency).

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

The accompanying interim financial statements of the FHLBank have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make assumptions and estimates. These assumptions and estimates affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of income and expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The interim financial statements presented are unaudited, but they include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for such periods. These financial statements do not include all disclosures associated with annual financial statements and accordingly should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes included in the FHLBank's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Results for the three months ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year.

The FHLBank has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure through the issuance of these financial statements and believes there have been no material subsequent events requiring additional disclosure or recognition in these financial statements.

Note 2 - Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations

Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.On December 16, 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued common disclosure requirements intended to help investors and other financial statement users better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a company's financial position, whether a company's financial statements are prepared on the basis of GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This guidance will require the FHLBank to disclose both gross and net information about financial instruments, including derivative instruments, which are either offset on the statement of condition or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2013 and will be applied retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The adoption of this guidance will result in increased interim and annual financial statement disclosures, but will not affect the FHLBank's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Presentation of Comprehensive Income. On June 16, 2011, FASB issued guidance to increase the prominence of other comprehensive income in financial statements. This guidance requires an entity that reports items of other comprehensive income to present comprehensive income in either a single statement or in two consecutive statements. This guidance eliminates the option to present other comprehensive income in a statement of capital. This guidance was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 (January 1, 2012 for the FHLBank) and was applied retrospectively for all periods presented. The FHLBank elected the two-statement approach beginning on January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance was limited to the presentation of the interim and annual financial statements and did not affect the FHLBank's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

On December 23, 2011, the FASB issued guidance to defer the effective date of the new requirement to present reclassifications of items out of accumulated other comprehensive income in the income statement. This guidance was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 (January 1, 2012 for the FHLBank). The FHLBank has adopted the remaining guidance contained in the new accounting standard for the presentation of comprehensive income.

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Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Convergence. On May 12, 2011, the FASB and the IASB issued substantially converged guidance on fair value measurement and disclosure requirements. This guidance clarifies how fair value accounting should be applied where its use is already required or permitted by other guidance within GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards. These amendments do not require additional fair value measurements. This guidance generally represents clarifications to the application of existing fair value measurement and disclosure requirements, and includes some instances where a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or disclosing information about fair value measurements has changed. This guidance was effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011 (January 1, 2012 for the FHLBank) and was applied prospectively. The adoption of this guidance resulted in increased financial statement disclosures, but did not have a material effect on the FHLBank's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Framework for Adversely Classifying Loans, Other Real Estate Owned, and Other Assets and Listing Assets for Special Mention. On April 9, 2012, the Finance Agency issued Advisory Bulletin 2012-02, Framework for Adversely Classifying Loans, Other Real Estate Owned, and Other Assets and Listing Assets for Special Mention (AB 2012-02). The guidance establishes a standard and uniform methodology for classifying assets and prescribes the timing of asset charge-offs, excluding investment securities. The guidance in AB 2012-02 is generally consistent with the Uniform Retail Credit Classification and Account Management Policy issued by the federal banking regulators in June 2000. AB 2012-02 was effective upon issuance. The FHLBank has not yet determined the effect, if any, that this guidance will have on its results of operations or financial condition.

Note 3 - Trading Securities

Table 3.1 - Trading Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	Fair Value		Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
U.S. Treasury obligations	$	301,772	$	331,207
Government-sponsored enterprises *	2,781,187		2,529,311
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	3,082,959		2,860,518
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation residential mortgage-backed securities **	2,082		2,130
Total	$	3,085,041	$	2,862,648

*	Consists of debt securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) or Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) which have the backing of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.
**	Consists of Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) mortgage-backed securities.

Table 3.2 - Net Losses on Trading Securities (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net losses on trading securities held at period end	$	(8,586	)	$	(2,380	)
Net losses on securities matured during the period	(294		)	(936		)
Net losses on trading securities	$	(8,880	)	$	(3,316	)

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Note 4 - Available-for-Sale Securities

Table 4.1 - Available-for-Sale Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Fair Value
Commercial paper	$	274,981	$	—	$	(15	)	$	274,966
Certificates of deposit	3,975,000		177		(117		)	3,975,060
Other *	13,358		—		(1		)	13,357
Total	$	4,263,339	$	177	$	(133	)	$	4,263,383
	December 31, 2011
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Fair Value
Certificates of deposit	$	3,954,999	$	6	$	(988	)	$	3,954,017
Other *	217,157		—		(32		)	217,125
Total	$	4,172,156	$	6	$	(1,020	)	$	4,171,142

* Consists of debt securities issued by International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

All securities outstanding with gross unrealized losses at March 31, 2012 have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months.

Table 4.2 - Available-for-Sale Securities by Contractual Maturity (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
Year of Maturity	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	4,263,339	$	4,263,383	$	4,172,156	$	4,171,142

Table 4.3 - Interest Rate Payment Terms of Available-for-Sale Securities (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Amortized cost of available-for-sale securities:
Fixed-rate	$	4,263,339	$	4,172,156

Realized Gains and Losses. The FHLBank did not sell any securities out of its available-for-sale portfolio during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 or 2011.

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Note 5 - Held-to-Maturity Securities

Table 5.1 - Held-to-Maturity Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012
	Amortized Cost (1)		Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains		Gross Unrecognized Holding (Losses)			Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
Government-sponsored enterprises *	$	25,901	$	2	$	—		$	25,903
TLGP **	2,594,191		232		(762		)	2,593,661
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	2,620,092		234		(762		)	2,619,564
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation residential    mortgage-backed securities ***	1,450,761		2,413		—			1,453,174
Government-sponsored enterprise residential    mortgage-backed securities ****	9,329,971		378,979		(1,484		)	9,707,466
Private-label residential mortgage-backed    securities	14,636		180		—			14,816
Total mortgage-backed securities	10,795,368		381,572		(1,484		)	11,175,456
Total	$	13,415,460	$	381,806	$	(2,246	)	$	13,795,020
	December 31, 2011
	Amortized Cost (1)		Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains		Gross Unrecognized Holding (Losses)			Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
Government-sponsored enterprises *	$	23,900	$	1	$	—		$	23,901
TLGP **	1,411,131		458		(323		)	1,411,266
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	1,435,031		459		(323		)	1,435,167
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation residential    mortgage-backed securities ***	1,500,781		1,799		(3,071		)	1,499,509
Government-sponsored enterprise residential    mortgage-backed securities ****	9,684,628		401,754		(2,678		)	10,083,704
Private-label residential mortgage-backed    securities	16,933		190		—			17,123
Total mortgage-backed securities	11,202,342		403,743		(5,749		)	11,600,336
Total	$	12,637,373	$	404,202	$	(6,072	)	$	13,035,503

(1)	Carrying value equals amortized cost.
*	Consists of debt securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the backing of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.
**	Represents corporate debentures issued or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP).
***	Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the U.S. government.
****	Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the backing of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

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Table 5.2 - Net Purchased Premiums Included in the Amortized Cost of Mortgage-backed Securities Classified as Held-to-Maturity (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Premiums	$	56,147		$	60,080
Discounts	(18,425		)	(18,863		)
Net purchased premiums	$	37,722		$	41,217

Table 5.3 summarizes the held-to-maturity securities with unrealized losses, which are aggregated by major security type and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

Table 5.3 - Held-to-Maturity Securities in a Continuous Unrealized Loss Position (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or more				Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
TLGP *	$	2,143,072	$	(762	)	$	—	$	—	$	2,143,072	$	(762	)
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	2,143,072		(762		)	—		—		2,143,072		(762		)
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government-sponsored enterprise    residential mortgage-backed securities **	992,667		(1,484		)	—		—		992,667		(1,484		)
Total mortgage-backed securities	992,667		(1,484		)	—		—		992,667		(1,484		)
Total	$	3,135,739	$	(2,246	)	$	—	$	—	$	3,135,739	$	(2,246	)
	December 31, 2011
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or more				Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
TLGP *	$	830,369	$	(323	)	$	—	$	—	$	830,369	$	(323	)
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	830,369		(323		)	—		—		830,369		(323		)
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation residential    mortgage-backed securities ***	967,312		(3,071		)	—		—		967,312		(3,071		)
Government-sponsored enterprise    residential mortgage-backed securities **	1,283,456		(2,678		)	—		—		1,283,456		(2,678		)
Total mortgage-backed securities	2,250,768		(5,749		)	—		—		2,250,768		(5,749		)
Total	$	3,081,137	$	(6,072	)	$	—	$	—	$	3,081,137	$	(6,072	)

*	Represents corporate debentures issued or guaranteed by the FDIC under the TLGP.
**	Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the backing of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.
***	Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the NCUA and the U.S. government.

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Table 5.4 - Held-to-Maturity Securities by Contractual Maturity (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
Year of Maturity	Amortized Cost (1)		Fair Value		Amortized Cost (1)		Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
Due in 1 year or less	$	2,620,092	$	2,619,564	$	1,435,031	$	1,435,167
Due after 1 year through 5 years	—		—		—		—
Due after 5 years through 10 years	—		—		—		—
Due after 10 years	—		—		—		—
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	2,620,092		2,619,564		1,435,031		1,435,167
Mortgage-backed securities (2)	10,795,368		11,175,456		11,202,342		11,600,336
Total	$	13,415,460	$	13,795,020	$	12,637,373	$	13,035,503

(1) Carrying value equals amortized cost.

(2) Mortgage-backed securities are not presented by contractual maturity because their expected maturities will likely differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment fees.

Table 5.5 - Interest Rate Payment Terms of Held-to-Maturity Securities (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Amortized cost of non-mortgage-backed securities:
Fixed-rate	$	2,620,092	$	1,435,031
Variable-rate	—		—
Total amortized cost of non-mortgage-backed securities	2,620,092		1,435,031
Amortized cost of mortgage-backed securities:
Fixed-rate	7,379,880		8,165,857
Variable-rate	3,415,488		3,036,485
Total amortized cost of mortgage-backed securities	10,795,368		11,202,342
Total	$	13,415,460	$	12,637,373

Realized Gains and Losses. The FHLBank did not sell securities out of its held-to-maturity portfolio during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 or 2011.

Note 6 - Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Analysis

The FHLBank evaluates its individual available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investment securities holdings in an unrealized loss position for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. As part of its securities' evaluation for other-than-temporary impairment, the FHLBank considers its intent to sell each debt security and whether it is more likely than not that the FHLBank will be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery. If either of these conditions is met, the FHLBank recognizes an other-than-temporary impairment in earnings equal to the entire difference between the security's amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date. For securities in unrealized loss positions that meet neither of these conditions, the FHLBank performs analyses to determine if any of these securities are other-than-temporarily impaired. At March 31, 2012, the FHLBank's private-label residential mortgage-back security was in an unrealized gain position. As a result, the FHLBank did not consider this investment to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2012.

For its other U.S. obligations, government-sponsored enterprise investments (mortgage-backed securities and non-mortgage-backed securities) and TLGP investments, the FHLBank determined that the strength of the issuers' guarantees through direct obligations or support from the U.S. government is sufficient to protect the FHLBank from losses based on current expectations. As a result, the FHLBank determined that, as of March 31, 2012, all of the gross unrealized losses on these investments were temporary as the declines in market value of these securities were not attributable to credit quality. Furthermore, the FHLBank does not intend to sell the investments, and it is not more likely than not that the FHLBank will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases. As a result, the FHLBank did not consider any of these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2012.

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The FHLBank also reviewed its available-for-sale securities and the remainder of its held-to-maturity securities that have experienced unrealized losses at March 31, 2012 and determined that the unrealized losses were temporary, based on the creditworthiness of the issuers and the related collateral characteristics, and that the FHLBank will recover its entire amortized cost basis. Additionally, because the FHLBank does not intend to sell these securities, nor is it more likely than not that the FHLBank will be required to sell the securities before recovery, it did not consider the investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2012.

The FHLBank did not consider any of its investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2011.

Note 7 - Advances

The FHLBank offers a wide range of fixed- and variable-rate Advance products with different maturities, interest rates, payment characteristics and optionality. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the FHLBank had Advances outstanding, including Affordable Housing Program (AHP) Advances (see Note 13), at interest rates ranging from 0.00 percent to 9.20 percent. Advances with interest rates of 0.00 percent are AHP-subsidized Advances.

Table 7.1 - Advance Redemption Terms (dollars in thousands)

	March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
Redemption Term	Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate		Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate
Due in 1 year or less	$	11,264,059		1.97	%	$	10,351,507		2.17	%
Due after 1 year through 2 years	1,644,611			2.75		3,590,712			1.53
Due after 2 years through 3 years	3,471,203			1.66		3,140,472			1.63
Due after 3 years through 4 years	3,449,855			2.14		2,083,094			1.66
Due after 4 years through 5 years	3,110,418			1.68		4,280,282			2.12
Thereafter	3,724,047			2.42		4,392,430			2.36
Total par value	26,664,193			2.03		27,838,497			2.01
Commitment fees	(981		)			(996		)
Discount on AHP Advances	(22,102		)			(22,955		)
Premiums	4,039					4,126
Discount	(13,141		)			(13,485		)
Hedging adjustments	545,212					618,587
Total	$	27,177,220				$	28,423,774

The FHLBank offers Advances to members that may be prepaid on specified dates (call dates) without incurring prepayment or termination fees (callable Advances). Other Advances may only be prepaid subject to a fee to the FHLBank (prepayment fee) that makes the FHLBank financially indifferent to the prepayment of the Advance. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the FHLBank had callable Advances (in thousands) of $9,715,861 and $9,798,715.

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Table 7.2 - Advances by Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date for Callable Advances (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Due in 1 year or less	$	17,546,902	$	18,589,350
Due after 1 year through 2 years	1,851,889		1,833,661
Due after 2 years through 3 years	1,879,787		1,648,651
Due after 3 years through 4 years	1,711,405		1,087,444
Due after 4 years through 5 years	1,116,363		1,854,961
Thereafter	2,557,847		2,824,430
Total par value	$	26,664,193	$	27,838,497

The FHLBank also offers putable Advances. With a putable Advance, the FHLBank effectively purchases a put option from the member that allows the FHLBank to terminate the Advance at predetermined dates. The FHLBank normally would exercise its option when interest rates increase relative to contractual rates. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the FHLBank had putable Advances, excluding those where the related put options have expired, totaling (in thousands) $5,991,950 and $6,204,450.

Through December 2005, the FHLBank offered convertible Advances. Convertible Advances allow the FHLBank to convert an Advance from one interest-payment term structure to another. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the FHLBank had convertible Advances, excluding those where the related conversion options have expired, totaling (in thousands) $1,173,500 and $1,178,500.

Table 7.3 - Advances by Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Put/Convert Date for Putable/Convertible Advances (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Put/Convert Date	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Due in 1 year or less	$	15,034,509	$	14,267,457
Due after 1 year through 2 years	1,480,111		3,475,312
Due after 2 years through 3 years	2,867,403		2,727,572
Due after 3 years through 4 years	2,404,855		1,731,594
Due after 4 years through 5 years	2,745,918		3,113,282
Thereafter	2,131,397		2,523,280
Total par value	$	26,664,193	$	27,838,497

Table 7.4 - Advances by Interest Rate Payment Terms (in thousands)

Par value of Advances	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Fixed-rate (1)
Due in one year or less	$	7,610,308	$	8,565,327
Due after one year	9,240,024		9,395,455
Total fixed-rate	16,850,332		17,960,782
Variable-rate (1)
Due in one year or less	3,272,063		1,390,502
Due after one year	6,541,798		8,487,213
Total variable-rate	9,813,861		9,877,715
Total par value	$	26,664,193	$	27,838,497

(1) Payment terms based on current interest rate terms, which would reflect any option exercises or rate conversions subsequent to the related Advance issuance.

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At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 55 percent and 54 percent, respectively, of the FHLBank's fixed-rate Advances were swapped to a variable rate.

Table 7.5 - Borrowers Holding Five Percent or more of Total Advances, Including Any Known Affiliates that are Members of the FHLBank (dollars in millions)

March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
	Principal		% of Total			Principal		% of Total
U.S. Bank, N.A.	$	7,314	27	%	U.S. Bank, N.A.	$	7,314	26	%
PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	3,995		15		PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	3,996		14
Fifth Third Bank	2,358		9		Fifth Third Bank	2,533		9
Total	$	13,667	51	%	Total	$	13,843	49	%

(1) Former member.

Note 8 - Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio

Table 8.1 - Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Unpaid principal balance:
Fixed rate medium-term single-family mortgages (1)	$	1,906,942		$	1,655,696
Fixed rate long-term single-family mortgages	6,171,311			6,095,880
Total unpaid principal balance	8,078,253			7,751,576
Premiums	146,523			110,663
Discounts	(4,463		)	(4,136		)
Hedging basis adjustments (2)	15,964			12,916
Total mortgage loans held for portfolio	$	8,236,277		$	7,871,019

(1) Medium-term is defined as a term of 15 years or less.

(2) Represents the unamortized balance of the mortgage purchase commitments' market values at the time of settlement. The market value of the commitment is included in the basis of the mortgage loan and amortized accordingly.

Table 8.2 - Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio by Collateral/Guarantee Type (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Unpaid principal balance:
Conventional loans	$	6,885,219	$	6,502,550
Government-guaranteed/insured loans	1,193,034		1,249,026
Total unpaid principal balance	$	8,078,253	$	7,751,576

For information related to the FHLBank's credit risk on mortgage loans and allowance for credit losses, see Note 9.

Table 8.3 - Members, Including Any Known Affiliates that are Members of the FHLBank, and Former Members Selling Five Percent or more of Total Unpaid Principal (dollars in millions)

	March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
	Principal		% of Total			Principal		% of Total
Union Savings Bank	$	2,503	31	%	PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	$	2,338	30	%
PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	2,214		27		Union Savings Bank	2,068		27
Guardian Savings Bank FSB	593		7		Guardian Savings Bank FSB	643		8
Liberty Savings Bank	398		5		Liberty Savings Bank	419		5
Total	$	5,708	70	%	Total	$	5,468	70	%

(1) Former member.

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Note 9 - Allowance for Credit Losses

The FHLBank has established an allowance methodology for each of the FHLBank's portfolio segments: credit products; government-guaranteed or insured mortgage loans held for portfolio; and conventional mortgage loans held for portfolio.

Credit products

The FHLBank manages its credit exposure to credit products through an integrated approach that provides for a credit limit to be established for each borrower, includes an ongoing review of each borrower's financial condition and is coupled with detailed collateral and lending policies to limit risk of loss while balancing borrowers' needs for a reliable source of funding. In addition, the FHLBank lends to its members in accordance with federal statutes, including the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (FHLBank Act), and Finance Agency Regulations, which require the FHLBank to obtain sufficient collateral to fully secure credit products. The estimated value of the collateral required to secure each member's credit products is calculated by applying collateral discounts, or haircuts, to the value of the collateral. The FHLBank accepts certain investment securities, residential mortgage loans, deposits, and other real estate related assets as collateral. In addition, community financial institutions (CFIs) are eligible to utilize expanded statutory collateral provisions for small business and agriculture loans. The FHLBank's capital stock owned is also pledged as collateral. Collateral arrangements and a member’s borrowing capacity vary based on the financial condition and performance of the institution, the types of collateral pledged and the overall quality of those assets. The FHLBank can call for additional or substitute collateral to protect its security interest. Management of the FHLBank believes that these policies effectively manage the FHLBank's credit risk from credit products.

Members experiencing financial difficulties are subject to FHLBank-performed “stress tests” of the impact of poorly performing assets on the member’s capital and loss reserve positions. Depending on the results of these tests and the level of overcollateralization, a member may be allowed to maintain pledged loan assets in its custody, may be required to deliver those loans into the custody of the FHLBank or its agent, and/or may be required to provide details on these loans to facilitate an estimate of their fair value. The FHLBank perfects its security interest in all pledged collateral. The FHLBank Act affords any security interest granted to the FHLBank by a member priority over the claims or rights of any other party except for claims or rights of a third party that would be entitled to priority under otherwise applicable law and that are held by a bona fide purchaser for value or by a secured party holding a prior perfected security interest.

Using a risk-based approach, the FHLBank considers the payment status, collateral types and concentration levels, and borrower's financial condition to be indicators of credit quality on its credit products. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the FHLBank had rights to collateral on a member-by-member basis with an estimated value in excess of its outstanding extensions of credit.

The FHLBank continues to evaluate and make changes to its collateral guidelines, as necessary, based on current market conditions. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the FHLBank did not have any Advances that were past due, in non-accrual status, or impaired. In addition, there were no troubled debt restructurings related to credit products of the FHLBank during three months endedMarch 31, 2012 or 2011.

The FHLBank has not experienced any credit losses on Advances since it was founded in 1932. Based upon the collateral held as security, its credit extension and collateral policies, management's credit analysis and the repayment history on credit products, the FHLBank has not incurred any credit losses on credit products as of March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011. Accordingly, the FHLBank has not recorded any allowance for credit losses on Advances.

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, no liability to reflect an allowance for credit losses for off-balance sheet credit exposures was recorded. See Note 19 for additional information on the FHLBank's off-balance sheet credit exposure.

MortgageLoans- Government-guaranteed or Insured

The FHLBank invests in government-guaranteed or insured fixed-rate mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties. Government-guaranteed mortgage loans are mortgage loans guaranteed or insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Any losses from such loans are expected to be recovered from the FHA. Any losses from such loans that are not recovered from the FHA would be due to a claim rejection by the FHA and, as such, would be recoverable from the selling participating financial institutions (PFIs). Therefore, the FHLBank only has credit risk for these loans if the seller or servicer fails to pay for losses not covered by insurance or guarantees. As a result, the FHLBank did not establish an allowance for credit losses on government-guaranteed or insured mortgage loans. Furthermore, due to the government guarantee or insurance, none of these mortgage loans have been placed on non-accrual status.

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Mortgage Loans - Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program

The allowance for conventional loans is determined by analyses that include consideration of various data observations such as past performance, current performance, loan portfolio characteristics, collateral-related characteristics, industry data, and prevailing economic conditions. The measurement of the allowance for credit losses consists of: (1) collectively evaluating homogeneous pools of residential mortgage loans; (2) reviewing specifically identified loans for impairment; and (3) estimating a margin of imprecision.

Collectively Evaluated Mortgage Loans. The credit risk analysis of conventional loans evaluated collectively for impairment considers historical delinquency migration, applies estimated loss severities, and incorporates the credit enhancements of the Mortgage Purchase Program in order to determine the FHLBank's best estimate of probable incurred losses. The credit risk analysis of all conventional mortgage loans is performed at the individual Master Commitment Contract level to properly determine the credit enhancements available to recover losses on loans under each individual Master Commitment Contract. The Master Commitment Contract is an agreement with a member in which the member agrees to make every attempt to sell a specific dollar amount of loans to the FHLBank over a one-year period. Migration analysis is a methodology for determining, through the FHLBank's experience over a historical period, the rate of default on pools of similar loans. The FHLBank applies migration analysis to loans based on payment status categories such as current, 30, 60, and 90 days past due. The FHLBank then estimates how many loans in these categories may migrate to a loss realization event and applies a current loss severity to estimate losses. The estimated losses are then reduced for the benefit of projected credit enhancements available in order to estimate the losses incurred at the Statement of Condition date.

Individually Evaluated Mortgage Loans. Conventional mortgage loans that are considered troubled debt restructurings are specifically identified for purposes of calculating the allowance for credit losses. The FHLBank measures impairment of these specifically identified loans by either estimating the present value of expected cash flows, or estimating the loan's observable market price. Specifically identified loans evaluated for impairment are removed from the collectively evaluated mortgage loan population.

Estimating a Margin of Imprecision. The FHLBank also assesses a factor for the margin of imprecision to the estimation of loan losses for the homogeneous population. This amount represents a subjective management judgment, based on facts and circumstances that exist as of the reporting date, that is unallocated to any specific measurable economic or credit event and is intended to cover other inherent losses that may not otherwise be captured in the methodology described above.

Rollforward of Allowance for Credit Losses on Mortgage Loans. The following tables present a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses on conventional mortgage loans as well as the recorded investment in mortgage loans by impairment methodology. The recorded investment in a loan is the unpaid principal balance of the loan adjusted for accrued interest, unamortized premiums or discounts, and direct write-downs. The recorded investment is not net of any allowance.

Table 9.1 - Rollforward of Allowance for Credit Losses on Conventional Mortgage Loans (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Allowance for credit losses:	2012			2011
Balance, beginning of period	$	20,750		$	12,100
Charge-offs	(1,160		)	(459		)
Provision for credit losses	1,410			2,559
Balance, end of period	$	21,000		$	14,200

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Table 9.2 - Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment on Conventional Mortgage Loans by Impairment Methodology (in thousands)

Allowance for credit losses, end of period:	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	20,800	$	20,653
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	200	$	97
Recorded investment, end of period:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	7,054,225	$	6,633,380
Individually evaluated for impairment	3,005		2,650
Total recorded investment	$	7,057,230	$	6,636,030

Credit Enhancements. The FHLBank's allowance for credit losses considers the credit enhancements associated with conventional mortgage loans. The amount of credit enhancements needed to protect the FHLBank against credit losses is determined through use of a third-party default model. Any incurred losses that are expected to be recovered from the credit enhancements are not reserved as part of the FHLBank's allowance for credit losses.

The conventional mortgage loans under the Mortgage Purchase Program are supported by some combination of credit enhancements (primary mortgage insurance (PMI), supplemental mortgage insurance (SMI) and the Lender Risk Account (LRA), including pooled LRA for those members participating in an aggregated Mortgage Purchase Program pool). These credit enhancements apply after a homeowner's equity is exhausted. Beginning in February 2011, the FHLBank discontinued the use of SMI for all new loan purchases and replaced it with expanded use of the LRA. The LRA is funded by the FHLBank as a portion of the purchase proceeds to cover expected losses. Excess funds over required balances are distributed to the member in accordance with a step-down schedule that is established at the time of a Master Commitment Contract, subject to performance of the related loan pool. The LRA established for a pool of loans is limited to only covering losses of that specific pool of loans.

Table 9.3 - Changes in the LRA (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2012
LRA at beginning of year	$	68,684
Additions	16,468
Claims	(788		)
Scheduled distributions	(509		)
LRA at end of period	$	83,855

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Credit Quality Indicators. Key credit quality indicators for mortgage loans include the migration of past due loans, non-accrual loans, and loans in process of foreclosure. The table below summarizes the FHLBank's key credit quality indicators for mortgage loans.

Table 9.4 - Recorded Investment in Delinquent Mortgage Loans (dollars in thousands)

	March 31, 2012
	Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program Loans			Government-Guaranteed or Insured Loans			Total
Past due 30-59 days delinquent	$	62,909		$	64,137		$	127,046
Past due 60-89 days delinquent	18,540			22,442			40,982
Past due 90 days or more delinquent	100,538			47,276			147,814
Total past due	181,987			133,855			315,842
Total current mortgage loans	6,875,243			1,076,624			7,951,867
Total mortgage loans	$	7,057,230		$	1,210,479		$	8,267,709
Other delinquency statistics:
In process of foreclosure, included above (1)	$	83,718		$	23,261		$	106,979
Serious delinquency rate (2)	1.44		%	3.91		%	1.80		%
Past due 90 days or more still accruing interest (3)	$	99,955		$	47,276		$	147,231
Loans on non-accrual status, included above	$	2,450		$	—		$	2,450
	December 31, 2011
	Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program Loans			Government-Guaranteed or Insured Loans			Total
Past due 30-59 days delinquent	$	58,559		$	80,457		$	139,016
Past due 60-89 days delinquent	25,861			26,893			52,754
Past due 90 days or more delinquent	90,835			55,720			146,555
Total past due	175,255			163,070			338,325
Total current mortgage loans	6,460,775			1,103,124			7,563,899
Total mortgage loans	$	6,636,030		$	1,266,194		$	7,902,224
Other delinquency statistics:
In process of foreclosure, included above (1)	$	76,471		$	27,154		$	103,625
Serious delinquency rate (2)	1.38		%	4.41		%	1.87		%
Past due 90 days or more still accruing interest (3)	$	90,835		$	55,720		$	146,555
Loans on non-accrual status, included above	$	1,699		$	—		$	1,699

(1) Includes loans where the decision of foreclosure or a similar alternative such as pursuit of deed-in-lieu has been reported. Loans in process of foreclosure are included in past due or current loans dependent on their delinquency status.

(2) Loans that are 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure (including past due or current loans in the process of foreclosure) expressed as a percentage of the total loan portfolio class recorded investment amount.

(3) Each conventional loan past due 90 days or more is on a schedule/scheduled monthly settlement basis and contains one or more credit enhancements. Loans that are well secured and in the process of collection as a result of remaining credit enhancements and schedule/scheduled settlement are not placed on non-accrual status.

The FHLBank did not have any real estate owned at March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

Troubled Debt Restructurings. A troubled debt restructuring is considered to have occurred when a concession is granted to a borrower for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower's financial difficulties and that concession would not have been considered otherwise. The FHLBank's troubled debt restructurings primarily involve loans where an agreement permits the recapitalization of past due amounts up to the original loan amount. Under this type of modification, no other terms of the original loan are modified, including the borrower's original interest rate and contractual maturity. The FHLBank had 15 and 13 modified loans considered troubled debt restructurings at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

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A loan considered a troubled debt restructuring is individually evaluated for impairment when determining its related allowance for credit losses. Credit loss is measured by factoring in expected cash shortfalls (i.e., loss severity rate) incurred as of the reporting date.

Table 9.5 - Recorded Investment in Troubled Debt Restructurings (in thousands)

Troubled debt restructurings:	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program Loans	$	3,005	$	2,650

Due to the minimal change in terms of modified loans (i.e., no principal forgiven), the FHLBank's pre-modification recorded investment was not materially different than the post-modification recorded investment in troubled debt restructurings.

Certain conventional Mortgage Purchase Program loans modified within the previous twelve months and considered troubled debt restructurings experienced a payment default during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 and 2011 as noted in the table below.

Table 9.6 - Recorded Investment of Financing Receivables Modified within the Previous 12 Months and Considered Troubled Debt Restructurings that Subsequently Defaulted (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		March 31, 2011
Defaulted troubled debt restructurings:
Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program Loans	$	1,420	$	—

Modified loans that subsequently default recognize a higher probability of loss when calculating the allowance for credit losses.

Individually Evaluated Impaired Loans. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, only certain conventional Mortgage Purchase Program loans individually evaluated for impairment required an allowance for credit losses. Table 9.7 presents the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance, and related allowance associated with these loans.

Table 9.7 - Individually Evaluated Impaired Loan Statistics by Product Class Level (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program loans:	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
With no related allowance	$	739	$	729	$	—	$	951	$	934	$	—
With an allowance	2,266		2,238		200		1,699		1,682		97
Total	$	3,005	$	2,967	$	200	$	2,650	$	2,616	$	97

Table 9.8 - Average Recorded Investment of Individually Evaluated Impaired Loans and Related Interest Income Recognized (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012				2011
Individually impaired loans:	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program Loans	$	2,885	$	40	$	—	$	—

Note 10 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Nature of Business Activity

The FHLBank is exposed to interest rate risk primarily from the effect of interest rate changes on its interest-earning assets and on the funding sources that finance these assets. The goal of the FHLBank's interest-rate risk management strategies is not to eliminate interest-rate risk, but to manage it within appropriate limits. To mitigate the risk of loss, the FHLBank has established

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policies and procedures, which include guidelines on the amount of exposure to interest rate changes it is willing to accept. In addition, the FHLBank monitors the risk to its interest income, net interest margin and average maturity of interest-earning assets and funding sources.

Consistent with Finance Agency Regulations, the FHLBank enters into derivatives to manage the interest rate risk exposures inherent in otherwise unhedged assets and funding positions, to achieve the FHLBank's risk management objectives and to act as an intermediary between its members and counterparties. The use of derivatives is an integral part of the FHLBank's financial management strategy. However, Finance Agency Regulations and the FHLBank's financial management policy prohibit trading in or the speculative use of derivative instruments and limit credit risk arising from them.

The most common ways in which the FHLBank uses derivatives are to:

▪ reduce the interest rate sensitivity and repricing gaps of assets and liabilities;

▪ manage embedded options in assets and liabilities;

▪ reduce funding costs by combining a derivative with a Consolidated Obligation, as the cost of a combined funding structure can be lower than the cost of a comparable Consolidated Obligation Bond;

▪ preserve a favorable interest rate spread between the yield of an asset (e.g., an Advance) and the cost of the related liability (e.g., the Consolidated Obligation Bond used to fund the Advance); without the use of derivatives, this interest rate spread could be reduced or eliminated when a change in the interest rate on the Advance does not match a change in the interest rate on the Bond; and

▪ protect the value of existing asset or liability positions.

Types of Derivatives

The FHLBank may enter into interest rate swaps (including callable and putable swaps), swaptions, interest rate cap and floor agreements, calls, puts, futures, and forward contracts to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates.

An interest rate swap is an agreement between two entities to exchange cash flows in the future. The agreement sets the dates on which the cash flows will be paid and the manner in which the cash flows will be calculated. One of the simplest forms of an interest rate swap involves the promise by one party to pay cash flows equivalent to the interest on a notional principal amount at a predetermined fixed rate for a given period of time. In return for this promise, this party receives cash flows equivalent to the interest on the same notional principal amount at a variable-rate index for the same period of time. The variable-rate received by the FHLBank in its derivatives is the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).

Application of Interest Rate Swaps

The FHLBank generally uses derivatives as fair value hedges of underlying financial instruments. However, because the FHLBank uses interest rate swaps when they are considered to be the most cost-effective alternative to achieve the FHLBank's financial and risk management objectives, it may enter into interest rate swaps that do not necessarily qualify for hedge accounting (economic hedges). The FHLBank re-evaluates its hedging strategies from time to time and may change the hedging techniques it uses or adopt new strategies.

The FHLBank transacts most of its derivatives with large banks and major broker-dealers. Some of these banks and broker-dealers or their affiliates buy, sell, and distribute Consolidated Obligations. The FHLBank is not a derivatives dealer and thus does not trade derivatives for short-term profit.

Types of Hedged Items

The FHLBank documents at inception all relationships between derivatives designated as hedging instruments and the hedged items, its risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking various hedge transactions, and its method of assessing effectiveness. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges to assets and liabilities on the Statements of Condition. The FHLBank also formally assesses (both at the hedge's inception and at least quarterly) whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions have been effective in offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged items

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and whether those derivatives may be expected to remain effective in future periods. The FHLBank currently uses regression analyses to assess the effectiveness of its hedges.The types of assets and liabilities currently hedged with derivatives are:

▪ Consolidated Obligations

▪ Advances

▪ Firm Commitments

Financial Statement Effect and Additional Financial Information

The notional amount of derivatives serves as a factor in determining periodic interest payments or cash flows received and paid. The notional amount represents neither the actual amounts exchanged nor the overall exposure of the FHLBank to credit and market risk. The risks of derivatives only can be measured meaningfully on a portfolio basis that takes into account the derivatives, the items being hedged and any offsets between the two.

Table 10.1 summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments. For purposes of this disclosure, the derivative values include the fair value of derivatives and the related accrued interest.

Table 10.1 - Fair Value of Derivative Instruments (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012
	Notional Amount of Derivatives		Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	14,605,475	$	77,548		$	(583,489	)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	4,374,000		1,592			(14,398		)
Forward rate agreements	30,000		118			—
Mortgage delivery commitments	151,614		40			(1,425		)
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	4,555,614		1,750			(15,823		)
Total derivatives before netting and collateral adjustments	$	19,161,089	79,298			(599,312		)
Netting adjustments			(72,554		)	72,554
Cash collateral and related accrued interest			(2,800		)	443,192
Total collateral and netting adjustments (1)			(75,354		)	515,746
Derivative assets and derivative liabilities as reported on the Statement of    Condition			$	3,944		$	(83,566	)
	December 31, 2011
	Notional Amount of Derivatives		Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	13,673,975	$	77,803		$	(665,903	)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	5,079,000		216			(17,609		)
Forward rate agreements	375,000		—			(3,143		)
Mortgage delivery commitments	431,264		2,281			(79		)
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,885,264		2,497			(20,831		)
Total derivatives before netting and collateral adjustments	$	19,559,239	80,300			(686,734		)
Netting adjustments			(73,188		)	73,188
Cash collateral and related accrued interest			(2,200		)	508,262
Total collateral and netting adjustments (1)			(75,388		)	581,450
Derivative assets and derivative liabilities as reported on the Statement of    Condition			$	4,912		$	(105,284	)

(1) Amounts represent the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the FHLBank to settle positive and negative positions and of cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.

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Table 10.2 presents the components of net gains on derivatives and hedging activities as presented in the Statements of Income.

Table 10.2 - Net Gains on Derivatives and Hedging Activities (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Derivatives and hedged items in fair value hedging relationships:
Interest rate swaps	$	3,454		$	5,846
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Economic hedges:
Interest rate swaps	4,586			939
Forward rate agreements	(3,049		)	1,029
Net interest settlements	(1,223		)	1,581
Mortgage delivery commitments	(14		)	(4,329		)
Total net gains (losses) related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	300			(780		)
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	$	3,754		$	5,066

Table 10.3 presents by type of hedged item, the gains (losses) on derivatives and the related hedged items in fair value hedging relationships and the impact of those derivatives on the FHLBank's net interest income.

Table 10.3 - Effect of Fair Value Hedge Related Derivative Instruments (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
2012	Gain/(Loss) on Derivative			Gain/(Loss) on Hedged Item			Net Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness			Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income(1)
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	76,502		$	(72,716	)	$	3,786		$	(81,105	)
Consolidated Bonds	1,279			(1,611		)	(332		)	8,881
Total	$	77,781		$	(74,327	)	$	3,454		$	(72,224	)
2011
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	103,031		$	(97,440	)	$	5,591		$	(94,248	)
Consolidated Bonds	(14,906		)	15,161			255			21,378
Total	$	88,125		$	(82,279	)	$	5,846		$	(72,870	)

(1) The net interest on derivatives in fair value hedge relationships is included in the interest income/expense line item of the respective hedged item.

Managing Credit Risk on Derivatives

The FHLBank is subject to credit risk due to nonperformance by counterparties to its derivative agreements. The degree of counterparty risk depends on the extent to which master netting arrangements are included in the contracts to mitigate the risk. The FHLBank manages counterparty credit risk through credit analysis, collateral requirements and adherence to the requirements set forth in FHLBank policies and Finance Agency Regulations. The FHLBank requires collateral agreements on all derivatives that establish collateral delivery thresholds. Based on credit analyses and collateral requirements at March 31, 2012 andDecember 31, 2011, the management of the FHLBank did not anticipate any credit losses on its derivative agreements. See Note 18 for discussion regarding the FHLBank's fair value methodology for derivative assets/liabilities, including the evaluation of the potential for the fair value of these instruments to be affected by counterparty credit risk and Note 19 for a discussion of a dispute with a past counterparty.

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Table 10.4 presents credit risk exposure on derivative instruments, excluding circumstances where a counterparty's pledged collateral to the FHLBank exceeds the FHLBank's net position.

Table 10.4 - Credit Risk Exposure (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Total net exposure at fair value (1)	$	6,744	$	7,112
Cash collateral	2,800		2,200
Net positive exposure after cash collateral	$	3,944	$	4,912

(1) Includes net accrued interest receivables of (in thousands) $1,059 and $1,060 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Certain of the FHLBank's interest rate swap contracts contain provisions that require the FHLBank to post additional collateral with its counterparties if there is deterioration in the FHLBank's credit ratings. The aggregate fair value of all interest rate swaps with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position at March 31, 2012 was (in thousands) $525,333, for which the FHLBank had posted collateral of (in thousands) $443,192 in the normal course of business, resulting in a net balance of (in thousands) $82,141.

If one of the FHLBank's credit ratings had been lowered to the next lower rating that would have triggered additional collateral to be delivered, the FHLBank would have been required to deliver up to an additional (in thousands) $28,389 of collateral (at fair value) to its derivatives counterparties at March 31, 2012.

Note 11 - Deposits

Table 11.1- Deposits (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Interest bearing:
Demand and overnight	$	1,102,686	$	952,743
Term	91,425		90,925
Other	22,258		23,620
Total interest bearing	1,216,369		1,067,288
Non-interest bearing:
Other	17,433		16,244
Total non-interest bearing	17,433		16,244
Total deposits	$	1,233,802	$	1,083,532

The average interest rates paid on interest bearing deposits were 0.03 percent and 0.08 percent in the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The aggregate amount of time deposits with a denomination of $100 thousand or more was (in thousands) $91,350 and $90,850 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

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Note 12 - Consolidated Obligations

Table 12.1 - Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Contractual Maturity (dollars in thousands)

	March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
Year of Contractual Maturity	Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate		Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate
Due in 1 year or less	$	10,078,600		1.38	%	$	10,198,600		1.52	%
Due after 1 year through 2 years	7,056,450			1.84		6,351,450			2.08
Due after 2 years through 3 years	3,323,500			2.67		2,723,500			3.01
Due after 3 years through 4 years	1,378,000			2.81		1,600,000			2.81
Due after 4 years through 5 years	2,025,000			3.00		1,873,000			3.36
Thereafter	5,224,000			3.42		5,861,000			3.59
Index amortizing notes	107,842			4.99		118,397			4.99
Total par value	29,193,392			2.20		28,725,947			2.41
Premiums	71,871					76,482
Discounts	(19,803		)			(19,990		)
Hedging adjustments	68,420					66,809
Fair value option valuation adjustment and    accrued interest	2,540					5,296
Total	$	29,316,420				$	28,854,544

Table 12.2 - Consolidated Discount Notes Outstanding (dollars in thousands)

	Book Value		Par Value		Weighted Average Interest Rate(1)
March 31, 2012	$	27,076,353	$	27,079,418	0.08	%
December 31, 2011	$	26,136,303	$	26,137,977	0.03	%

(1) Represents an implied rate without consideration of concessions.

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 34 percent and 33 percent of the FHLBank's fixed-rate Consolidated Bonds were swapped to a variable rate.

Table 12.3 - Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Features (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Par value of Consolidated Bonds:
Non-callable/nonputable	$	22,036,392	$	20,981,947
Callable	7,157,000		7,744,000
Total par value	$	29,193,392	$	28,725,947

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Table 12.4 - Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Due in 1 year or less	$	15,700,600	$	15,855,600
Due after 1 year through 2 years	5,976,450		5,703,450
Due after 2 years through 3 years	2,988,500		2,406,500
Due after 3 years through 4 years	973,000		1,080,000
Due after 4 years through 5 years	1,380,000		1,403,000
Thereafter	2,067,000		2,159,000
Index amortizing notes	107,842		118,397
Total par value	$	29,193,392	$	28,725,947

Table 12.5 - Consolidated Bonds by Interest-rate Payment Type (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Par value of Consolidated Bonds:
Fixed-rate	$	27,753,392	$	27,285,947
Variable-rate	1,440,000		1,440,000
Total par value	$	29,193,392	$	28,725,947

Concessions on Consolidated Obligations. Unamortized concessions included in other assets were (in thousands) $10,701 and $11,707 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The amortization of such concessions is included in Consolidated Obligation interest expense and totaled (in thousands) $5,325 and $2,675 during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Note 13 - Affordable Housing Program (AHP)

Table 13.1 - Analysis of the FHLBank's AHP Liability (in thousands)

Balance at December 31, 2011	$	74,195
Expense (current year additions)	6,796
Subsidy uses, net	(2,454		)
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	78,537

Note 14 - Capital

Table 14.1 - Capital Requirements (dollars in thousands)

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Required			Actual			Required			Actual
Risk-based capital	$	389,024		$	3,877,507		$	387,038		$	3,844,889
Capital-to-assets ratio (regulatory)	4.00		%	6.26		%	4.00		%	6.37		%
Regulatory capital	$	2,479,049		$	3,877,507		$	2,415,861		$	3,844,889
Leverage capital-to-assets ratio (regulatory)	5.00		%	9.38		%	5.00		%	9.55		%
Leverage capital	$	3,098,811		$	5,816,261		$	3,019,827		$	5,767,334

Restricted Retained Earnings. In accordance with the Joint Capital Enhancement Agreement, starting in the third quarter of 2011, each FHLBank contributes 20 percent of its net income to a separate restricted retained earnings account. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 the FHLBank had (in thousands) $23,221 and $11,683 in restricted retained earnings. These restricted retained earnings are not available to pay dividends.

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Table 14.2 - Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock Roll Forward (in thousands)

Balance, December 31, 2011	$	274,781
Capital stock subject to mandatory redemption reclassified    from equity:
Other redemptions	15,704
Redemption (or other reduction) of mandatorily redeemable    capital stock:
Withdrawals	(4,766		)
Other redemptions	(15,705		)
Balance, March 31, 2012	$	270,014

Table 14.3 - Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock by Contractual Year of Redemption (in thousands)

Contractual Year of Redemption	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Due in 1 year or less	$	43	$	104
Due after 1 year through 2 years	2,209		1,976
Due after 2 years through 3 years	265,470		268,675
Due after 3 years through 4 years	530		530
Due after 4 years through 5 years	—		1,800
Past contractual redemption date due to remaining activity(1)	1,762		1,696
Total par value	$	270,014	$	274,781

(1) Represents mandatorily redeemable capital stock that is past the end of the contractual redemption period because there is activity outstanding to which the mandatorily redeemable capital stock relates.

Note 15 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

Table 15.1 - Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (in thousands)

	Net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities			Pension and postretirement benefits			Total accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2010	$	(264	)	$	(7,459	)	$	(7,723	)
Current period other comprehensive (loss) income	(38		)	216			178
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2011	$	(302	)	$	(7,243	)	$	(7,545	)
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2011	$	(1,014	)	$	(9,987	)	$	(11,001	)
Current period other comprehensive income	1,058			342			1,400
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2012	$	44		$	(9,645	)	$	(9,601	)

Note 16 - Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans

Qualified Defined Benefit Multi-employer Plan. The FHLBank participates in the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions (Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan), a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan. Under the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan, contributions made by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers because assets contributed by an employer are not segregated in a separate account or restricted to provide benefits

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only to employees of that employer. Also, in the event a participating employer is unable to meet its contribution requirements, the required contributions for the other participating employers could increase proportionately. The Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan covers substantially all officers and employees of the FHLBank who meet certain eligibility requirements. Contributions to the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan charged to compensation and benefit expense were $1,089,000 and $1,047,000 in the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively

Qualified Defined Contribution Plan. The FHLBank also participates in the Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions, a tax-qualified, defined contribution pension plan. The FHLBank contributes a percentage of the participants' compensation by making a matching contribution equal to a percentage of voluntary employee contributions, subject to certain limitations. The FHLBank contributed $341,000 and $331,000 in the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Nonqualified Supplemental Defined Benefit Retirement Plan. The FHLBank maintains a nonqualified, unfunded defined benefit plan. The plan ensures that participants receive the full amount of benefits to which they would have been entitled under the qualified defined benefit plan in the absence of limits on benefit levels imposed by the IRS. There are no funded plan assets. The FHLBank has established a grantor trust to meet future benefit obligations and current payments to beneficiaries.

Postretirement Benefits Plan. The FHLBank also sponsors a postretirement benefits plan that includes health care and life insurance benefits for eligible retirees. Future retirees are eligible for the postretirement benefits plan if they were hired prior to August 1, 1990, are age 55 or older, and their age plus years of continuous service at retirement are greater than or equal to 80. Spouses are covered subject to required contributions. There are no funded plan assets that have been designated to provide postretirement benefits.

Table 16.1 - Net Periodic Benefit Cost (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Nonqualified Defined Benefit Retirement Plan				Postretirement Benefits Plan
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	139	$	126	$	15	$	13
Interest cost	253		279		57		47
Amortization of net loss	336		216		6		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	728	$	621	$	78	$	60

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Note 17 - Segment Information

The FHLBank has identified two primary operating segments based on its method of internal reporting: Traditional Member Finance and the Mortgage Purchase Program. These segments reflect the FHLBank's two primary Mission Asset Activities and the manner in which they are managed from the perspective of development, resource allocation, product delivery, pricing, credit risk and operational administration. The segments identify the principal ways the FHLBank provides services to member stockholders.

Table 17.1 - Financial Performance by Operating Segment (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Traditional Member Finance		Mortgage Purchase Program			Total
2012
Net interest income	$	51,683	$	29,444		$	81,127
Provision for credit losses	—		1,410			1,410
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	51,683		28,034			79,717
Other income (loss)	2,394		(3,061		)	(667		)
Other expenses	12,548		2,013			14,561
Income before assessments	41,529		22,960			64,489
Affordable Housing Program	4,500		2,296			6,796
Net income	$	37,029	$	20,664		$	57,693
Average assets	$	54,847,679	$	7,998,737		$	62,846,416
Total assets	$	53,728,382	$	8,247,833		$	61,976,215
2011
Net interest income	$	44,022	$	26,331		$	70,353
Provision for credit losses	—		2,559			2,559
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	44,022		23,772			67,794
Other income (loss)	7,153		(3,298		)	3,855
Other expenses	12,133		1,998			14,131
Income before assessments	39,042		18,476			57,518
Affordable Housing Program	3,617		1,508			5,125
REFCORP	7,085		3,394			10,479
Total assessments	10,702		4,902			15,604
Net income	$	28,340	$	13,574		$	41,914
Average assets	$	63,107,507	$	7,637,255		$	70,744,762
Total assets	$	63,833,802	$	7,491,706		$	71,325,508

Note 18 - Fair Value Disclosures

The fair value amounts recorded on the Statements of Condition and presented in the related note disclosures have been determined by the FHLBank using available market information and the FHLBank's best judgment of appropriate valuation methods. These estimates are based on pertinent information available to the FHLBank as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The fair values reflect the FHLBank's judgment of how a market participant would estimate the fair values.

The Fair Value Summary Table included in this note does not represent an estimate of the overall market value of the FHLBank as a going concern, which would take into account future business opportunities and the net profitability of assets versus liabilities.

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Table 18.1 - Fair Value Summary (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012
			Fair Value
Financial Instruments	Carrying Value		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustments and Cash Collateral
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	7,533	$	7,533	$	7,533	$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest-bearing deposits	242		242		—		242		—		—
Securities purchased under resale agreements	2,600,000		2,600,000		—		2,600,000		—		—
Federal funds sold	3,055,000		3,055,000		—		3,055,000		—		—
Trading securities	3,085,041		3,085,041		—		3,085,041		—		—
Available-for-sale securities	4,263,383		4,263,383		—		4,263,383		—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	13,415,460		13,795,020		—		13,780,204		14,816		—
Advances	27,177,220		27,421,798		—		27,421,798		—		—
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	8,215,277		8,604,454		—		8,604,454		—		—
Accrued interest receivable	128,991		128,991		—		128,991		—		—
Derivative assets	3,944		3,944		—		79,298		—		(75,354		)
Liabilities:
Deposits	1,233,802		1,233,735		—		1,233,735		—		—
Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	27,076,353		27,076,309		—		27,076,309		—		—
Bonds (1)	29,316,420		30,113,549		—		30,113,549		—		—
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	270,014		270,014		270,014		—		—		—
Accrued interest payable	135,154		135,154		—		135,154		—		—
Derivative liabilities	83,566		83,566		—		599,312		—		(515,746		)
Other:
Standby bond purchase agreements	—		1,448		—		1,448		—		—

(1) Includes (in thousands) $4,202,540 of Consolidated Bonds recorded under the fair value option at March 31, 2012.

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	December 31, 2011
Financial Instruments	Carrying Value		Fair Value
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	2,033,944	$	2,033,944
Interest-bearing deposits	119		119
Securities purchased under resale agreements	—		—
Federal funds sold	2,270,000		2,270,000
Trading securities	2,862,648		2,862,648
Available-for-sale securities	4,171,142		4,171,142
Held-to-maturity securities	12,637,373		13,035,503
Advances	28,423,774		28,699,758
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	7,850,269		8,342,709
Accrued interest receivable	114,266		114,266
Derivative assets	4,912		4,912
Liabilities:
Deposits	1,083,532		1,083,312
Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	26,136,303		26,137,014
Bonds (1)	28,854,544		29,774,780
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	274,781		274,781
Accrued interest payable	142,212		142,212
Derivative liabilities	105,284		105,284
Other:
Standby bond purchase agreements	—		1,595

(1) Includes (in thousands) $4,900,296 of Consolidated Bonds recorded under the fair value option at December 31, 2011.

Fair Value Hierarchy. The FHLBank records trading securities, available-for-sale securities, derivative assets, derivative liabilities and certain Consolidated Obligation Bonds at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair value hierarchy requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The inputs are evaluated and an overall level for the measurement is determined. This overall level is an indication of how market observable the fair value measurement is. An entity must disclose the level within fair value hierarchy in which the measurements are classified for all assets and liabilities measured on a recurring or non-recurring basis.

The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels:

Level 1 Inputs - Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the reporting entity can access on the measurement date.

Level 2 Inputs - Inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable inputs for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, a Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following: (1) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; (2) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and (3) implied volatilities.

Level 3 Inputs - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The FHLBank utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

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The FHLBank reviews the fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of the valuation attributes may result in a reclassification of certain financial assets or liabilities. Such reclassifications are reported as transfers in/out at fair value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the changes occur. The FHLBank did not have any transfers during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 or 2011.

Valuation Methodologies and Primary Inputs.

Cash and due from banks: The fair value equals the carrying value.

Interest-bearing deposits: The fair value is determined based on each security's quoted prices, excluding accrued interest, as of the last business day of the period.

Securities purchased under agreements to resell:The fair value approximates the carrying value.

Federal funds sold: The fair value of overnight Federal funds sold approximates the carrying value. The fair value of term Federal funds sold is determined by calculating the present value of the expected future cash flows. The discount rates used in these calculations are the rates for Federal funds with similar terms, as approximated by adding an estimated current spread to the LIBOR Swap Curve for Federal funds with similar terms. The fair value excludes accrued interest.

Trading securities: The FHLBank's trading portfolio consists of U.S. Treasury obligations, discount notes and bonds issued by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae (non-mortgage-backed securities), and mortgage-backed securities issued by Ginnie Mae. Quoted market prices in active markets are not available for these securities.

In general, in order to determine the fair value of its non-mortgage backed securities, the FHLBank can use either (a) an income approach based on a market-observable interest rate curve that may be adjusted for a spread, or (b) prices received from third-party pricing vendors. The income approach uses indicative fair values derived from a discounted cash flow methodology. The FHLBank believes that both methodologies result in fair values that are reasonable and similar in all material respects based on the nature of the financial instruments being measured.

For its U.S. Treasury obligations and discount notes and bonds issued by Freddie Mac, and/or Fannie Mae, the FHLBank determines the fair value using the income approach. The market-observable interest rate curves used by the FHLBank and the related financial instruments they measure are as follows:

▪ Treasury Curve: U.S. Treasury obligations; and

▪ U.S. Government Agency Fair Value Curve: Government-sponsored enterprises.

To value mortgage-backed security holdings, the FHLBank obtains prices from four designated third-party pricing vendors when available. The pricing vendors use proprietary models to price mortgage-backed securities. The inputs to those models are derived from various sources including, but not limited to: benchmark yields, reported trades, dealer estimates, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers and other market-related data. Since many mortgage-backed securities do not trade on a daily basis, the pricing vendors use available information such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing to determine the prices for individual securities. Each pricing vendor has an established challenge process in place for all mortgage-backed security valuations, which facilitates resolution of potentially erroneous prices identified by the FHLBank.

The FHLBank conducted reviews of the pricing methods employed by the third-party vendors, to confirm and further augment its understanding of the vendors' pricing processes, methodologies and control procedures for agency and private-label mortgage-backed securities.

The FHLBank's valuation technique first requires the establishment of a “median” price for each security using a formula-driven price based upon the number of prices received from the pricing vendors. If four prices are received, the average of the middle two prices is the median price; if three prices are received, the middle price is the median price; if two prices are received, the average of the two prices is the median price; and if one price is received, it is the median price (and also the final price) subject to validation. All prices that are within a specified tolerance threshold of the median price are included in the “cluster” of prices that are averaged to compute a “default” price.

All prices that are outside the threshold (“outliers”) are subject to further analysis (including, but not limited to, comparison to prices provided by an additional third-party valuation service, prices for similar securities, non-binding dealer estimates, and/or use of an internal model that is deemed most appropriate) to determine if an outlier is a better estimate of fair value. If an

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outlier (or some other price identified in the analysis) is determined to be a better estimate of fair value, then the outlier (or the other price as appropriate) is used as the final price rather than the default price. If, on the other hand, the analysis confirms that an outlier is in fact not representative of fair value and the default price is the best estimate, then the default price is used as the final price. In all cases, the final price is used to determine the fair value of the security.

If all prices received for a security are outside the tolerance threshold level of the median price, then there is no default price, and the final price is determined by an evaluation of all outlier prices as described above.

Four vendor prices were received for substantially all of the FHLBank's mortgage-backed security holdings and the final prices for substantially all of those securities were computed by averaging the prices received. Based on the FHLBank's review of the pricing methods and controls employed by the third-party pricing vendors and the relative lack of dispersion among the vendor prices, the FHLBank believes its final prices result in reasonable estimates of fair value and further that the fair value measurements are classified appropriately in the fair value hierarchy.

Available-for-sale securities: The FHLBank's available-for-sale portfolio consists of certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and other debt securities. Quoted market prices in active markets are not available for these securities. Therefore, the fair value is determined based on each security's indicative fair value obtained from a third-party vendor. The FHLBank performs several validation steps in order to verify the accuracy and reasonableness of these fair values. These steps may include, but are not limited to, a detailed review of instruments with significant periodic price changes and a derived fair value from an option-adjusted discounted cash flow methodology using market-observed inputs for the interest rate environment and similar instruments.

Held-to-maturity securities:The FHLBank's held-to-maturity portfolio consists of discount notes issued by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, TLGP notes, and mortgage-backed securities. Quoted market prices are not available for these securities. The fair value for each individual mortgage-backed security is determined by using the third-party vendor approach described above. The fair value for discount notes is determined using the income approach described above. The fair value for TLGP notes is determined based on each security's indicative market price obtained from a third-party vendor excluding accrued interest. The FHLBank uses various techniques to validate the fair values received from third-party vendors for accuracy and reasonableness.

Based on the lack of significant market activity for private-label mortgage-backed securities, the fair values for those securities were classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2012.

Advances: The FHLBank determines the fair values of Advances by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the Advances excluding accrued interest. The discount rates used in these calculations are the replacement rates for Advances with similar terms, as approximated either by adding an estimated current spread to the LIBOR Swap Curve or by using current indicative market yields, as indicated by the FHLBank's pricing methodologies for Advances with similar current terms. Advance pricing is determined based on the FHLBank's rates on Consolidated Obligations. In accordance with Finance Agency Regulations, Advances with a maturity and repricing period greater than six months require a prepayment fee sufficient to make the FHLBank financially indifferent to the borrower's decision to prepay the Advances. Therefore, the fair value of Advances does not assume prepayment risk.

For swapped option-based Advances, the fair value is determined (independently of the related derivative) by the discounted cash flow methodology based on the LIBOR Swap Curve and forward rates at period end adjusted for the estimated current spread on new swapped Advances to the swap curve. For swapped Advances with a conversion option, the conversion option is valued by taking into account the LIBOR Swap Curve and forward rates at period end and the market's expectations of future interest rate volatility implied from current market prices of similar options.

Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net: The fair values of mortgage loans are determined based on quoted market prices offered to approved members as indicated by the FHLBank's Mortgage Purchase Program pricing methodologies for mortgage loans with similar current terms excluding accrued interest. The quoted prices offered to members are based on Fannie Mae price indications on to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities and FHA price indications on government-guaranteed loans; the FHLBank then adjusts these indicative prices to account for particular features of the FHLBank's Mortgage Purchase Program that differ from the Fannie Mae and FHA securities. These features include, but may not be limited to:

▪ the Mortgage Purchase Program's credit enhancements; and

▪ marketing adjustments that reflect the FHLBank's cooperative business model and preferences for particular kinds of loans and mortgage note rates.

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These quoted prices, however, can change rapidly based upon market conditions and are highly dependent upon the underlying prepayment assumptions.

In order to determine the fair values, the adjusted prices are also reduced for the FHLBank's estimate of expected net credit losses.

Accrued interest receivable and payable: The fair value approximates the carrying value.

Derivative assets/liabilities: The FHLBank's derivative assets/liabilities consist of interest rate swaps, to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities (forward rate agreements), and mortgage delivery commitments. The FHLBank's interest rate swaps are not listed on an exchange. Therefore, the FHLBank determines the fair value of each individual interest rate swap using market value models that use readily observable market inputs as their basis (inputs that are actively quoted and can be validated to external sources). The FHLBank uses a mid-market pricing convention as a practical expedient for fair value measurements within a bid-ask spread. These models reflect the contractual terms of the interest rate swaps, including the period to maturity, as well as the significant inputs noted below. The fair value determination uses the standard valuation technique of discounted cash flow analysis.

The FHLBank performs several validation steps to verify the reasonableness of the fair value output generated by the primary market value model. In addition to an annual model validation, the FHLBank prepares a monthly reconciliation of the model's fair values to estimates of fair values provided by the derivative counterparties and to another third-party model. The FHLBank believes these processes provide a reasonable basis for it to place continued reliance on the derivative fair values generated by the primary model.

The fair value of TBA mortgage-backed securities is based on independent indicative and/or quoted prices generated by market transactions involving comparable instruments. The FHLBank determines the fair value of mortgage delivery commitments using market prices from the TBA/mortgage-backed security market or TBA/Ginnie Mae market and adjustments noted below.

The FHLBank's discounted cash flow analysis uses market-observable inputs. Inputs, by class of derivative, are as follows:

Interest-rate swaps:

▪ LIBOR Swap Curve; and

▪ Volatility assumption. Market-based expectations of future interest rate volatility implied from current market prices for similar options.

To-be-announced mortgage-backed securities:

▪ Market-based prices by coupon class and expected term until settlement.

Mortgage delivery commitments:

▪ TBA price. Market-based prices of TBAs by coupon class and expected term until settlement, adjusted to reflect the contractual terms of the mortgage delivery commitments, similar to the mortgage loans held for portfolio process. The adjustments to the market prices are market observable, or can be corroborated with observable market data.

The FHLBank is subject to credit risk in derivatives transactions due to potential nonperformance by its derivatives counterparties, all of which are highly rated institutions. To mitigate this risk, the FHLBank has entered into master netting agreements with all of its derivative counterparties. In addition, to limit the FHLBank's net unsecured credit exposure to these counterparties, the FHLBank has entered into bilateral security agreements with all active derivatives dealer counterparties that provide for delivery of collateral at specified levels. The FHLBank has evaluated the potential for the fair value of the instruments to be impacted by counterparty credit risk and has determined that no adjustments were significant or necessary to the overall fair value measurements at March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

The fair values of the FHLBank's derivatives include accrued interest receivable/payable and cash collateral remitted to/received from counterparties. The estimated fair values of the accrued interest receivable/payable and cash collateral approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature. The fair values of derivatives are netted by counterparty pursuant to the provisions of the FHLBank's master netting agreements. If these netted amounts are positive, they are classified as an asset and if negative, they are classified as a liability.

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Deposits: The FHLBank determines the fair values of FHLBank deposits with fixed rates by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the deposits and reducing this amount for accrued interest payable. The discount rates used in these calculations are the cost of deposits with similar terms.

Consolidated Obligations: The FHLBank determines the fair values of Discount Notes by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the Discount Notes excluding accrued interest. The discount rates used in these calculations are current replacement rates for Discount Notes with similar current terms, as approximated by adding an estimated current spread to the LIBOR Swap Curve. Each month's cash flow is discounted at that month's replacement rate.

The FHLBank determines the fair values of non-callable Consolidated Obligation Bonds (both unswapped and swapped) by calculating the present value of scheduled future cash flows from the bonds excluding accrued interest. Inputs used to determine fair value of these Consolidated Obligation Bonds are as follows:

▪ The discount rates used, which are estimated current market yields, as indicated by the Office of Finance, for bonds with similar current terms. 

The FHLBank determines the fair values of callable Consolidated Obligation Bonds (both unswapped and swapped) by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the bonds excluding accrued interest. The fair values are determined by the discounted cash flow methodology based on the following inputs for these Consolidated Obligations:

▪ LIBOR Swap Curve;

▪ Volatility assumption. Market-based expectations of future interest rate volatility implied from current market prices for similar options; and

▪ Spread adjustment. Represents an adjustment to the curve.

Adjustments may be necessary to reflect the 12 FHLBanks' credit quality when valuing Consolidated Obligation Bonds measured at fair value. Due to the joint and several liability for Consolidated Obligations, the FHLBank monitors its own creditworthiness and the creditworthiness of the other FHLBanks to determine whether any credit adjustments are necessary in its fair value measurement of Consolidated Obligation Bonds. The credit ratings of the FHLBanks and any changes to these credit ratings are the basis for the FHLBanks to determine whether the fair values of Consolidated Obligation Bonds have been significantly affected during the reporting period by changes in the instrument-specific credit risk. The FHLBank had no adjustments at March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

Mandatorily redeemable capital stock:The fair value of capital stock subject to mandatory redemption is par value for the dates presented, as indicated by member contemporaneous purchases and sales at par value. FHLBank stock can only be acquired by members at par value and redeemed at par value. FHLBank stock is not traded and no market mechanism exists for the exchange of stock outside the cooperative structure. 

Commitments: The fair values of standby bond purchase agreements are based on the present value of the estimated fees taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements.

Subjectivity of estimates. Estimates of the fair values of Advances with options, mortgage instruments, derivatives with embedded options and bonds with options using the methods described above and other methods are highly subjective and require judgments regarding significant matters such as the amount and timing of future cash flows, prepayment speeds, interest rate volatility, distributions of future interest rates used to value options, and discount rates that appropriately reflect market and credit risks. The judgments also include the parameters, methods, and assumptions used in models to value the options. The use of different assumptions could have a material effect on the fair value estimates. Since these estimates are made as of a specific point in time, they are susceptible to material near term changes.

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Fair Value on a Recurring Basis.

Table 18.2 presents the fair value of financial assets and liabilities, by level, within the fair value hierarchy which are recorded on a recurring basis at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Table 18.2 - Fair Value Measurements - Recurring (in thousands)

	Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2012
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral (1)
Assets
Trading securities:
U.S. Treasury obligations	$	301,772	$	—	$	301,772	$	—	$	—
Government-sponsored enterprises debt securities	2,781,187		—		2,781,187		—		—
Other U.S. obligation residential mortgage-backed securities	2,082		—		2,082		—		—
Total trading securities	3,085,041		—		3,085,041		—		—
Available-for-sale securities:
Commercial paper	274,966				274,966
Certificates of deposit	3,975,060		—		3,975,060		—		—
Other non-mortgage-backed securities	13,357		—		13,357		—		—
Total available-for-sale securities	4,263,383		—		4,263,383		—		—
Derivative assets:
Interest rate swaps	3,786		—		79,140		—		(75,354		)
Forward rate agreements	118		—		118		—		—
Mortgage delivery commitments	40		—		40		—		—
Total derivative assets	3,944		—		79,298		—		(75,354		)
Total assets at fair value	$	7,352,368	$	—	$	7,427,722	$	—	$	(75,354	)
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligation Bonds (2)	$	4,202,540	$	—	$	4,202,540	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	82,141		—		597,887		—		(515,746		)
Mortgage delivery commitments	1,425		—		1,425		—		—
Total derivative liabilities	83,566		—		599,312		—		(515,746		)
Total liabilities at fair value	$	4,286,106	$	—	$	4,801,852	$	—	$	(515,746	)

(1) Amounts represent the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the FHLBank to settle positive and negative positions and of cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.

(2) Includes Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option.

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	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral (1)
Assets
Trading securities:
U.S. Treasury obligations	$	331,207	$	—	$	331,207	$	—	$	—
Government-sponsored enterprises debt securities	2,529,311		—		2,529,311		—		—
Other U.S. obligation residential mortgage-backed securities	2,130		—		2,130		—		—
Total trading securities	2,862,648		—		2,862,648		—		—
Available-for-sale securities:
Certificates of deposit	3,954,017		—		3,954,017		—		—
Other non-mortgage-backed securities	217,125		—		217,125		—		—
Total available-for-sale securities	4,171,142		—		4,171,142		—		—
Derivative assets:
Interest rate swaps	2,631		—		78,019		—		(75,388		)
Mortgage delivery commitments	2,281		—		2,281		—		—
Total derivative assets	4,912		—		80,300		—		(75,388		)
Total assets at fair value	$	7,038,702	$	—	$	7,114,090	$	—	$	(75,388	)
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligation Bonds (2)	$	4,900,296	$	—	$	4,900,296	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	102,062		—		683,512		—		(581,450		)
Forward rate agreements	3,143		—		3,143		—		—
Mortgage delivery commitments	79		—		79		—		—
Total derivative liabilities	105,284		—		686,734		—		(581,450		)
Total liabilities at fair value	$	5,005,580	$	—	$	5,587,030	$	—	$	(581,450	)

(1) Amounts represent the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the FHLBank to settle positive and negative positions and of cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.

(2) Includes Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option.

Fair Value Option. The fair value option provides an irrevocable option to elect fair value as an alternative measurement for selected financial assets, financial liabilities, unrecognized firm commitments, and written loan commitments not previously carried at fair value. It requires a company to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which it has chosen to use fair value on the face of the Statements of Condition. Fair value is used for both the initial and subsequent measurement of the designated assets, liabilities and commitments, with the changes in fair value recognized in net income. If elected, interest income and interest expense on Advances and Consolidated Bonds carried at fair value are recognized based solely on the contractual amount of interest due or unpaid and any transaction fees or costs are immediately recognized into other non-interest income or other non-interest expense. Additionally, concessions paid on Consolidated Obligations designated under the fair value option are expensed as incurred in other non-interest expense.

The FHLBank has elected the fair value option for certain Consolidated Obligation Bond transactions. The FHLBank elected the fair value option for these transactions so as to mitigate the income statement volatility that can arise when only the corresponding derivatives are marked at fair value in transactions that do not, or may not, meet hedge effectiveness requirements or otherwise qualify for hedge accounting (i.e., economic hedging transactions).

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Table 18.3 – Fair Value Option Financial Liabilities (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	Consolidated Bonds			Consolidated Bonds
Balance, beginning of period	$	(4,900,296	)	$	—
New transactions elected for fair value option	(1,115,000		)	(2,131,000		)
Maturities and terminations	1,810,000			1,000,000
Net gains (losses) on instruments held under fair value option	2,621			(111		)
Change in accrued interest	135			(480		)
Balance, end of period	$	(4,202,540	)	$	(1,131,591	)

Table 18.4 – Changes in Fair Values for Items Measured at Fair Value Pursuant to the Election of the Fair Value Option (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	Consolidated Bonds			Consolidated Bonds
Interest expense	$	(2,891	)	$	(1,730	)
Net gains (losses) on changes in fair value under fair value option	2,621			(111		)
Total changes in fair value included in current period earnings	$	(270	)	$	(1,841	)

For items recorded under the fair value option, the related contractual interest income and contractual interest expense are recorded as part of net interest income on the Statement of Income. The remaining changes in fair value for instruments in which the fair value option has been elected are recorded as “Net gains (losses) on Consolidated Obligation Bonds held under fair value option” in the Statements of Income. The change in fair value does not include changes in instrument-specific credit risk. The FHLBank has determined that no adjustments to the fair values of its instruments recorded under the fair value option for instrument-specific credit risk were necessary as of March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

The following table reflects the difference between the aggregate unpaid principal balance outstanding and the aggregate fair value for Consolidated Bonds for which the fair value option has been elected.

Table 18.5 – Aggregate Unpaid Balance and Aggregate Fair Value (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Fair Value		Fair Value Over/(Under) Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Fair Value		Fair Value Over/(Under) Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance
Consolidated Bonds	$	4,200,000	$	4,202,540	$	2,540	$	4,895,000	$	4,900,296	$	5,296

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Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies

Table 19.1 - Off-Balance Sheet Commitments (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
Notional Amount	Expire within one year		Expire after one year		Total		Expire within one year		Expire after one year		Total
Standby Letters of Credit outstanding	$	4,037,496	$	180,610	$	4,218,106	$	4,684,850	$	152,933	$	4,837,783
Commitments for standby bond purchases	181,720		207,780		389,500		35,000		363,780		398,780
Commitments to fund additional Advances	50,000		—		50,000		—		—		—
Commitment to purchase mortgage loans	151,614		—		151,614		431,264		—		431,264
Unsettled Consolidated Bonds, at par (1) (2)	575,000		—		575,000		540,000		—		540,000
Unsettled Consolidated Discount Notes, at par (2)	282,552		—		282,552		57,729		—		57,729

(1) Of the total unsettled Consolidated Bonds, $210,000 and $500,000 (in thousands) were hedged with associated interest rate swaps at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

(2) Expiration is based on settlement period rather than underlying contractual maturity of Consolidated Obligations.

Legal Proceedings. The FHLBank is subject to legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. In early March 2010, the FHLBank was advised by representatives of the Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. bankruptcy estate that they believed that the FHLBank had been unjustly enriched in connection with the close out of its interest rate swap transactions with Lehman at the time of the Lehman bankruptcy in 2008 and that the bankruptcy estate was entitled to the $43 million difference between the settlement amount the FHLBank paid Lehman in connection with the automatic early termination of those transactions and the market value fee the FHLBank received when replacing the swaps with new swaps transacted with other counterparties. In early May 2010, the FHLBank received a Derivatives Alternative Dispute Resolution notice from the Lehman bankruptcy estate with a settlement demand of $65.8 million, plus interest accruing primarily at LIBOR plus 14.5 percent since the bankruptcy filing, based on their view of how the settlement amount should have been calculated. In accordance with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Order of the Bankruptcy Court administering the Lehman estate, senior management of the FHLBank participated in a non-binding mediation in New York in August 2010, and counsel for the FHLBank continued discussions with the court-appointed mediator for several weeks thereafter. The mediation concluded in October 2010 without a settlement of the claims asserted by the Lehman bankruptcy estate. The FHLBank believes that it correctly calculated, and fully satisfied its obligation to Lehman in September 2008, and the FHLBank intends to vigorously dispute any claim for additional amounts.

The FHLBank also is subject to other legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. After consultation with legal counsel, management does not anticipate that the ultimate liability, if any, arising out of these matters will have a material effect on the FHLBank's financial condition or results of operations.

Note 20 - Transactions with Other FHLBanks

The FHLBank notes all transactions with other FHLBanks on the face of its financial statements. Occasionally, the FHLBank loans short-term funds to and borrows short-term funds from other FHLBanks. These loans and borrowings are transacted at then current market rates when traded. There were no such loans or borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011. The following table details the average daily balance of lending between the FHLBank and other FHLBanks for the three months endedMarch 31.

Table 20.1 - Lending Between the FHLBank and Other FHLBanks (in thousands)

	Average Daily Balances for the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Loans to other FHLBanks	$	3,297	$	3,433

The FHLBank may, from time to time, assume the outstanding primary liability for Consolidated Obligations of another FHLBank (at then current market rates on the day when the transfer is traded) rather than issuing new debt for which the FHLBank is the primary obligor. The FHLBank then becomes the primary obligor on the transferred debt. There were no

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Consolidated Obligations transferred to the FHLBank during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 or 2011. The FHLBank did not transfer any Consolidated Obligations to other FHLBanks during these periods.

Note 21 - Transactions with Stockholders

Transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions. In the ordinary course of its business, the FHLBank may provide products and services to members whose officers or directors serve as directors of the FHLBank (Directors' Financial Institutions). Finance Agency Regulations require that transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions be made on the same terms as those with any other member. The following table reflects balances with Directors' Financial Institutions for the items indicated below.

Table 21.1 - Transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions (dollars in millions)

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Balance		% of Total(1)		Balance		% of Total (1)
Advances	$	822	3.1	%	$	883	3.2	%
Mortgage Purchase Program	37		0.5		42		0.5
Mortgage-backed securities	—		—		—		—
Regulatory capital stock	226		6.6		173		5.1
Derivatives	—		—		—		—

(1) Percentage of total principal (Advances), unpaid principal balance (Mortgage Purchase Program), principal balance (mortgage-backed securities), regulatory capital stock, and notional balances (derivatives).

Concentrations. The following table shows regulatory capital stock balances, outstanding Advance principal balances, and unpaid principal balances of mortgage loans held for portfolio at the dates indicated to members and former members holding five percent or more of regulatory capital stock and include any known affiliates that are members of the FHLBank.

Table 21.2 - Capital Stock, Advances, and Mortgage Purchase Program Principal Balances to Members and Former Members (dollars in millions)

							Mortgage Purchase
	Regulatory Capital Stock				Advance		Program Unpaid
March 31, 2012	Balance		% of Total		Principal		Principal Balance
U.S. Bank, N.A.	$	592	17	%	$	7,314	$	64
Fifth Third Bank	401		12		2,358		7
PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	240		7		3,995		2,214
KeyBank, N.A.	179		5		209		—
Total	$	1,412	41	%	$	13,876	$	2,285

(1) Former member.

							Mortgage Purchase
	Regulatory Capital Stock				Advance		Program Unpaid
December 31, 2011	Balance		% of Total		Principal		Principal Balance
U.S. Bank, N.A.	$	591	17	%	$	7,314	$	67
Fifth Third Bank	401		12		2,533		7
PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	243		7		3,996		2,338
KeyBank, N.A.	179		5		220		—
Total	$	1,414	41	%	$	14,063	$	2,412

(1) Former member.

Nonmember Affiliates. The FHLBank has relationships with three nonmember affiliates, the Kentucky Housing Corporation, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and the Tennessee Housing Development Agency. The FHLBank did not have any investments in or borrowings extended to any of these nonmember affiliates during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 or 2011.

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Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This document contains forward-looking statements that describe the objectives, expectations, estimates, and assessments of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (FHLBank). These statements use words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “may,” and “should.” By their nature, forward-looking statements relate to matters involving risks or uncertainties, some of which we may not be able to know, control, or completely manage. Actual future results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements or could affect the extent to which we are able to realize an objective, expectation, estimate, or assessment. Some of the risks and uncertainties that could affect our forward-looking statements include the following:

▪ the effects of economic, financial, credit, market, and member conditions on our financial condition and results of operations, including changes in economic growth, general liquidity conditions, inflation and deflation, interest rates, interest rate spreads, interest rate volatility, mortgage originations, prepayment activity, housing prices, asset delinquencies, and members' mergers and consolidations, deposit flows, liquidity needs, and loan demand;

▪ political events, including legislative, regulatory, federal government, judicial or other developments that could affect us, our members, our counterparties, other FHLBanks and other government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), and/or investors in the Federal Home Loan Bank System's (FHLBank System) debt securities, which are called Consolidated Obligations or Obligations;

▪ competitive forces, including those related to other sources of funding available to members, to purchases of mortgage loans, and to our issuance of Consolidated Obligations;

▪ the financial results and actions of other FHLBanks that could affect our ability, in relation to the FHLBank System's joint and several liability for Consolidated Obligations, to access the capital markets on favorable terms or preserve our profitability, or could alter the regulations and legislation to which we are subject;

▪ changes in ratings assigned to FHLBank System Obligations or our FHLBank that could raise our funding cost;

▪ changes in investor demand for Obligations;

▪ the volatility of market prices, interest rates, credit quality, and other indices that could affect the value of investments and collateral we hold as security for member obligations and/or for counterparty obligations;

▪ the ability to attract and retain skilled management and other key employees;

▪ the ability to develop and support technology and information systems that effectively manage the risks we face;

▪ the ability to successfully manage new products and services; and

▪ the risk of loss arising from litigation filed against us or one or more other FHLBanks.

We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this document.

In this filing, the interrelated disruptions in the financial, credit, housing, capital, and mortgage markets during 2008 and 2009 are referred to generally as the “financial crisis.”

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EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

Financial Highlights

The following table presents selected Statement of Condition information, Statement of Income data and financial ratios for the periods indicated.

(Dollars in millions)	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011			September 30, 2011			June 30, 2011			March 31, 2011
STATEMENT OF CONDITION DATA AT QUARTER END:
Total assets	$	61,976		$	60,397		$	66,921		$	66,618		$	71,326
Advances	27,177			28,424			30,345			29,173			28,292
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	8,237			7,871			7,889			7,561			7,473
Allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans	21			21			15			15			14
Investments (1)	26,419			21,941			26,054			27,940			32,080
Consolidated Obligations, net:
Discount Notes	27,076			26,136			33,339			32,916			35,160
Bonds	29,317			28,855			27,511			28,052			30,155
Total Consolidated Obligations, net	56,393			54,991			60,850			60,968			65,315
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	270			275			331			324			331
Capital:
Capital stock - putable	3,141			3,126			3,106			3,113			3,096
Retained earnings	467			444			436			448			445
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(10		)	(11		)	(8		)	(7		)	(8		)
Total capital	3,598			3,559			3,534			3,554			3,533
STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA FOR THE QUARTER:
Net interest income	$	81		$	68		$	44		$	66		$	70
Provision for credit losses	1			7			2			1			2
Other (loss) income	(1		)	(2		)	(6		)	—			4
Other expenses	14			14			15			13			14
Assessments	7			5			2			14			16
Net income	$	58		$	40		$	19		$	38		$	42
Dividend payout ratio (2)	61		%	79		%	167		%	91		%	84		%
Weighted average dividend rate (3)	4.50		%	4.00		%	4.00		%	4.50		%	4.50		%
Return on average equity	6.50			4.44			2.07			4.28			4.80
Return on average assets	0.37			0.25			0.11			0.22			0.24
Net interest margin (4)	0.52			0.42			0.27			0.39			0.40
Average equity to average assets	5.68			5.57			5.36			5.23			5.01
Regulatory capital ratio (5)	6.26			6.37			5.79			5.83			5.43
Operating expense to average assets	0.076			0.065			0.072			0.065			0.068

(1) Investments include interest bearing deposits in banks, securities purchased under agreements to resell, Federal funds sold, trading securities, available-for-sale securities, and held-to-maturity securities.

(2) Dividend payout ratio is dividends declared in the period as a percentage of net income.

(3) Weighted average dividend rates are dividends paid in stock and cash divided by the average number of shares of capital stock eligible for dividends.

(4) Net interest margin is net interest income before provision for credit losses as a percentage of average earning assets.

(5) Regulatory capital ratio is period-end regulatory capital (capital stock, mandatorily redeemable capital stock and retained earnings) as a percentage of period-end total assets.

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Financial Condition

Mission Asset Activity

The following table summarizes our financial condition.

	Ending Balances						Average Balances
	March 31,				December 31,		Three Months Ended March 31,				Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)	2012		2011		2011		2012		2011		2011
Total Assets	$	61,976	$	71,326	$	60,397	$	62,846	$	70,745	$	67,288
Mission Asset Activity:
Advances (principal)	26,664		27,721		27,839		27,792		28,521		28,635
Mortgage Purchase Program:
Mortgage loans held for portfolio (principal)	8,079		7,394		7,752		7,850		7,535		7,610
Mandatory Delivery Contracts (notional)	152		253		431		432		112		268
Total Mortgage Purchase Program	8,231		7,647		8,183		8,282		7,647		7,878
Letters of Credit (notional)	4,218		5,387		4,838		4,472		6,173		5,219
Total Mission Asset Activity	$	39,113	$	40,755	$	40,860	$	40,546	$	42,341	$	41,732

The first three months of 2012 continued the trends in our financial condition experienced since Mission Asset Activity peaked in the fourth quarter of 2008. Our business is cyclical and Mission Asset Activity normally stabilizes or declines in periods of difficult macro-economic conditions, when financial institutions have ample liquidity, or when there is significant growth in the money supply. A modest to moderately growing economy continued to generate slow growth in new consumer, mortgage and commercial loans, which resulted in members' on-going subdued demand for Advances during the first three months of 2012. In addition, significant government funding and liquidity programs continued to be available to members.

Total assets at March 31, 2012 increased $1.6 billion (three percent) from year-end 2011. However, average asset balances in the first quarter were $7.9 billion (11 percent) lower compared to the same period of 2011, mostly due to lower investment balances especially liquidity investments.

The balance of the Mission Asset Activity – comprising Advances, Letters of Credit, and the Mortgage Purchase Program – was $39.1 billion at March 31, 2012, a decrease of $1.7 billion (four percent) from year-end 2011. The reduction was led by a $1.2 billion decrease in the principal balance of Advances. Average Advance principal balances in the first quarter decreased $0.7 billion (three percent) from the same period of 2011.

The principal balance of mortgage loans held for portfolio (the Mortgage Purchase Program) rose $0.3 billion (four percent) from year-end 2011. During the first three months of 2012, the FHLBank purchased $0.9 billion of mortgage loans, while principal paydowns totaled $0.6 billion.

Despite the recent years' difficulties in the economy and housing market and lower overall Mission Asset Activity, we continued to fulfill our mission of providing reliable and favorably priced wholesale funding to our members. As of March 31, 2012, members funded on average 3.4 percent of their assets with Advances, and the penetration rate was relatively stable with almost 75 percent of members holding Mission Asset Activity. These ratios were similar to those of 2011. The number of active sellers and participants, and member interest, in the Mortgage Purchase Program remained at elevated levels compared to prior years.

Based on our first-quarter earnings, we contributed $7 million to the Affordable Housing Program pool of funds to be awarded to members in 2013. This continued a trend of adding to the available funds each quarter since the inception of the program in 1990. In March 2012, the Board of Directors authorized another $1 million for the Carol M. Peterson Housing Fund and established the Disaster Reconstruction Program. The Disaster Reconstruction Program is a $5 million voluntary housing program that provides grants for purchase or rehabilitation of a home to Fifth District residents that have suffered loss or damage to their primary residence as a result of a state or federally declared disaster occurring within the Fifth District.

Other Assets

The balance of investments at March 31, 2012 was $26.4 billion, an increase of $4.5 billion (20 percent) from year-end 2011. The increase reflected normal periodic variation in holdings of short-term liquidity investments as well as the investment of

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$2.0 billion in deposits held at the Federal Reserve at the end of 2011. The investment balance at the end of the quarter included $10.8 billion of mortgage-backed securities and $15.6 billion of other investments, which are mostly short-term liquidity instruments. All but $15 million of our mortgage-backed securities held at March 31, 2012 were issued and guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or a U.S. agency. Average investment balances were $26.3 billion in the first three months of 2012, a decrease of 22 percent from the same period in 2011. The reduction resulted primarily from our decision to decrease short-term investment holdings beginning in the last several months of 2011 due to narrower spreads and fewer eligible counterparties available for these types of investments.

Capital

Capital adequacy continued to be strong in the first three months of 2012, exceeding all minimum regulatory capital requirements. The GAAP capital-to-assets ratio at March 31, 2012 was 5.81 percent, while the regulatory capital-to-assets ratio was 6.26 percent. Both ratios were well above the regulatory required minimum of 4.00 percent. Regulatory capital includes mandatorily redeemable capital stock accounted for as a liability under GAAP. The amounts of GAAP and regulatory capital changed only one percent between year-end 2011 and the end of the first quarter.

Total retained earnings at quarter end were $467 million and grew $23 million (five percent) from year-end 2011. We believe that the amount of retained earnings is sufficient to protect against impairment risk of capital stock and to provide the opportunity for dividend stability.

Results of Operations

The table below summarizes our results of operations.

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2012			2011			2011
Net income	$	58		$	42		$	138
Affordable Housing Program accrual	7			5			17
Return on average equity (ROE)	6.50		%	4.80		%	3.89		%
Return on average assets	0.37			0.24			0.21
Weighted average dividend rate	4.50			4.50			4.25
Average 3-month LIBOR	0.51			0.31			0.34
Average overnight Federal funds effective rate	0.10			0.15			0.10
ROE spread to 3-month LIBOR	5.99			4.49			3.55
Dividend rate spread to 3-month LIBOR	3.99			4.19			3.91
ROE spread to Federal funds effective rate	6.40			4.65			3.79
Dividend rate spread to Federal funds effective rate	4.40			4.35			4.15

The spreads between ROE and both 3-month LIBOR and the Federal funds effective rate are two market benchmarks we believe stockholders use to assess the competitiveness of return on their capital investment. In the first quarter of 2012, these ROE spreads were higher than those in the same period of 2011, and continued to represent competitive returns to stockholders. We paid stockholders a 4.50 percent annualized cash dividend in the first quarter.

For both periods, ROE was significantly above the levels of short-term interest rates and the ROE spreads were wider than long-term historical averages. We estimate, using on our current balance sheet and operating expense structure, that the long-term average ROE in a stable market and interest rate environment would be in the range of 2.50 to 3.50 percentage points above short-term interest rates. The factors determining the current elevated level of ROE compared with market interest rates, relative to the long-term historical range, include the extremely low level of short-term rates, an ability to retire a large amount of high-cost Consolidated Obligation Bonds before their final maturities, muted acceleration of mortgage prepayment speeds, and relatively wider spreads to funding costs on new mortgage assets.

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The increase in operating results and profitability in the first three months of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 resulted primarily from the following favorable factors, which more than offset the combined effect of several smaller unfavorable factors.

▪ The FHLBank System’s REFCORP obligation was satisfied at the end of the second quarter of 2011. REFCORP, which had been recorded as a reduction to net income, was replaced with an allocation of 20 percent of net income to a separate restricted retained earnings account under the Joint Capital Enhancement Agreement (the "Capital Agreement"). This change had an $11 million favorable impact to first quarter net income, which increased ROE 1.18 percentage points.

▪ We called a significant amount of high-cost Consolidated Bonds before their final maturities throughout 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 and replaced them with new Consolidated Obligations at substantially lower rates. The resulting savings in interest expense exceeded the decrease in interest income from paydowns of high-yielding mortgage loans, which were reinvested into new mortgage assets also at lower yields.

▪ Interest income rose due to wider average spreads between LIBOR-indexed assets (mostly Advances) and short-term Discount Note debt. We use Discount Notes to fund a large amount (normally between $10 billion and $20 billion) of LIBOR-indexed assets. These spreads widened in the last quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 primarily because of the financial turmoil in Europe.

Net amortization expense of purchase premiums on mortgage assets and of premium/discounts and concession costs on Consolidated Bonds was relatively modest at $5 million and $3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Recognition of net amortization has been substantially higher in other quarters in the last several years during periods when mortgage rates declined, and has been volatile during periods when mortgage rates fluctuated.

Update on Business Outlook, Risk Factors, and Risk Exposures

This section summarizes and updates from the Form 10-K filing our major current risk exposures and current business outlook. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Risk Management” provides details on current risk exposures.

Business Outlook--Strategic/Business Risk

Advances.We cannot predict the future trend of Mission Asset Activity because it depends on, among other things, the state of the economy, conditions in the housing markets, the government's liquidity programs, the willingness and ability of financial institutions to expand lending, and regulatory initiatives that could affect demand for our Mission Asset Activity. We would expect to see an increase in Advance demand across our membership when one or more of the following occur: the economy experiences a sustained improvement; the Federal Reserve System's monetary policy tightens; or the government's liquidity programs wind down. Additionally, there is a substantial amount ($4.7 billion) of Advances held by nonmembers that will pay down over the next several years.

Recently, two national financial institutions were approved for membership in the FHLBank. The addition of these new members may, over time, result in increased Advance balances that also may change the composition of our largest Advance borrowers. 

We continue to be concerned about several regulatory initiatives that could affect Advance demand. One ruling already implemented increased FDIC assessments for large financial institutions that utilize Advances, effectively raising the cost of borrowing from an FHLBank. Potential regulatory changes that could affect our business include: limitations on Advance lending to large financial institutions; prohibition under Basel III for institutions to incorporate unused FHLBank System borrowing capacity as sources of liquidity; development of a covered bond market; and members' implementation of rules and requirements related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Mortgage Purchase Program. We will continue to have a strategy for the Mortgage Purchase Program of moderate growth and a prudent limit on the Program's size relative to capital. This strategy will help ensure that our exposure to market and credit risk remains consistent with our conservative risk management principles, cooperative business model, and status as a government-sponsored enterprise. We will continue to emphasize recruiting community financial institution members to the Program and increasing the number of regular sellers. Moderate growth may result in the intermediate term based on the low levels of mortgage rates that promote mortgage refinancing activity, continued additions to the number of regular sellers, several new mid-sized sellers joining the Program, and continued activity with our two largest sellers. However, higher mortgage rates would likely slow growth.

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The primary regulation currently affecting growth of balances in the Mortgage Purchase Program is that if our purchases in a calendar year exceed $2.5 billion, we are required by regulation to enact affordable housing goals for the Program. We believe these would be operationally costly to administer and could harm the Program's credit risk exposure and reputational risk. As a result, we currently plan to limit our calendar year purchases to less than $2.5 billion.

Legislative and Regulatory Risk

On April 9, 2012, the Finance Agency issued Advisory Bulletin 2012-02, Framework for Adversely Classifying Loans, Other Real Estate Owned, and Other Assets and Listing Assets for Special Mention, that establishes guidance that is generally consistent with the Uniform Retail Credit Classification and Account Management Policy issued by federal banking regulators in June 2000. We have not yet determined the effect, if any, that this guidance will have on our results of operations or financial statements. 

On April 11, 2012, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the Oversight Council) issued a final rule to be effective May 11, 2012 and guidance on the standards and procedures the Oversight Council will follow in determining whether to designate a nonbank financial company for supervision by the Federal Reserve Board (the Federal Reserve) and to be subject to certain heightened prudential standards. We would be designated a nonbank financial company pursuant to a separate rule that has been proposed by the Federal Reserve. If we are designated by the Oversight Council for supervision by the Federal Reserve and subject to additional prudential standards, our operations and business could be adversely impacted by resulting additional regulatory costs and potential restrictions on our business activities.

Market Risk and Profitability

Market risk exposure was moderate in the first three months of 2012, well within policy limits, and consistent with the normal historical range. Based on the totality of our market risk analysis, we expect that profitability, defined as the level of ROE compared with short-term market rates, will remain competitive unless interest rates would change by extremely large amounts in a short period of time. Decreases in long-term interest rates even up to 2.00 percentage points (which would put fixed-rate mortgages at two percent or less) would still result in ROE being above market interest rates. However, sharp reductions in long-term rates could result in an immediate, one-time large amount of amortization of mortgage asset premiums, which could negatively impact our results of operations for one quarter.

We believe that profitability would not become uncompetitive unless long-term rates were to increase immediately and permanently by 4.00 percentage points or more combined with short-term rates increasing to at least seven percent. Such large changes in interest rates would not result in negative earnings, unless these rate environments occurred quickly, lasted for a long period of time, and were coupled with very unfavorable changes in other market and business variables or our business model. We believe such a scenario is extremely unlikely to occur.

Credit Risk

In the first quarter of 2012, we continued to experience limited overall credit risk exposure from offering Advances, making investments, and executing derivative transactions; and a moderate amount of credit risk exposure related to credit losses in the Mortgage Purchase Program. Consistent with previous years, the FHLBank required no loss reserve for Advances and considered no investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2012. We believe policies and procedures related to credit underwriting, Advance collateral management, and transactions with investment and derivative counterparties continue to mitigate these risks.

The allowance for credit losses in the Mortgage Purchase Program was $21 million at both March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. We believe the portfolio's credit risk will remain moderate and manageable. However, in an adverse scenario of further large reductions in home prices, sustained elevated levels of unemployment, or failure of one or more mortgage insurance providers, credit losses experienced in the portfolio net of credit enhancements could increase significantly.

Funding and Liquidity Risk

Our liquidity position remained ample and strong during the first three months of 2012, as did our overall ability to fund operations through Consolidated Obligation issuances at acceptable terms, availability, and interest costs. While there can be no assurances, the possibility of a funding or liquidity crisis in the FHLBank System that would impair our FHLBank's ability to access the capital markets, service debt or pay competitive dividends is considered to be remote. Although the government continues to face serious fiscal challenges and Standard & Poor's downgraded the long-term credit ratings of the United States in August 2011 and subsequently the FHLBank System's debt to AA+, the System continues to experience uninterrupted access on acceptable terms to the capital markets for its debt issuance and funding needs. Spreads on the System's longer-term Consolidated Obligations to U.S. Treasury rates and LIBOR have not changed materially.

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Capital Adequacy

We have always maintained compliance with our capital requirements, and we believe that the current amount of total retained earnings is sufficient to protect against impairment risk of capital stock and to provide the opportunity for dividend stability. Our Capital Plan has safeguards to prevent financial leverage from increasing beyond regulatory minimums or safe levels. We believe members continue to place a high value on their capital investment in our company.

CONDITIONS IN THE ECONOMY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS

Effect of Economy and Financial Markets on Mission Asset Activity

The primary external factors that affect our Mission Asset Activity and earnings are the general state and trends of the economy and financial institutions, especially in our Fifth District; conditions in the financial, credit, mortgage, and housing markets; interest rates; and competitive alternatives to our products, such as retail deposits and other sources of wholesale funding.

The relatively weak economy and continued housing and mortgage market stresses have resulted in minimal growth, or even reductions, in new consumer, mortgage and commercial loans, which has limited members' demand for Advances and wholesale funding in general. From December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011 (the most recent data period available), Fifth District depository institutions' aggregate loan portfolios grew only $17.2 billion (3.2 percent) while their aggregate deposit balances increased $36.9 billion (5.9 percent). A significant amount of the loan and deposit growth came from our largest member and borrower (U.S. Bank, N.A.). Excluding the impact of this member, aggregate loans increased only $4.9 billion (1.4 percent) in the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011 while aggregate deposits grew only $12.3 billion (3.0 percent).

Also continuing to negatively impact demand for our credit services is the substantial liquidity still being made available to depository institutions by the federal government in an attempt to stimulate economic growth, extending a practice that began in late 2008. The government's activities are being led by the Federal Reserve System and its quantitative easing programs, which have resulted in an historic expansion of its balance sheet and in the banking system holding extremely large and unprecedented levels of excess reserves instead of using the liquidity to expand lending.

The sluggish economy is impacting our Advance growth mostly through reduced lending growth by our members. We have no reason to believe that these trends changed materially during the first quarter of 2012, although we have seen indications of potential stabilization of Advance demand.

To the extent the economic and monetary conditions continue, we expect Advance activity across our membership to remain slow. The weak economy and housing market also negatively affected, to a lesser degree, Mortgage Purchase Program balances in the first three months of 2012, compared to the amount of activity that would be expected in more normal conditions.

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Interest Rates

Trends in market interest rates affect members' demand for Mission Asset Activity, earnings, spreads on assets, funding costs and decisions in managing the tradeoffs in our market risk/return profile. The following table presents key market interest rates (obtained from Bloomberg L.P.).

	Quarter 1 2012		Year 2011		Quarter 1 2011
	Average	Ending	Average	Ending	Average	Ending
Federal funds target	0-0.25%	0-0.25%	0-0.25%	0-0.25%	0-0.25%	0-0.25%
Federal funds effective	0.10	0.09	0.10	0.04	0.15	0.10
3-month LIBOR	0.51	0.47	0.34	0.58	0.31	0.30
2-year LIBOR	0.59	0.57	0.72	0.72	0.89	1.00
5-year LIBOR	1.17	1.27	1.79	1.23	2.32	2.47
10-year LIBOR	2.12	2.29	2.90	2.04	3.54	3.58
2-year U.S. Treasury	0.28	0.33	0.44	0.24	0.67	0.83
5-year U.S. Treasury	0.89	1.04	1.51	0.83	2.10	2.28
10-year U.S. Treasury	2.02	2.21	2.76	1.88	3.44	3.47
15-year mortgage current coupon (1)	1.92	2.04	2.83	2.05	3.46	3.48
30-year mortgage current coupon (1)	2.90	3.10	3.74	2.92	4.26	4.33
15-year mortgage note rate (2)	3.19	3.23	3.68	3.24	4.12	4.09
30-year mortgage note rate (2)	3.92	3.99	4.45	3.95	4.85	4.86

(1) Simple average of current coupon rates of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac par mortgage-backed security indications.

(2) Simple weekly average of 125 national lenders' mortgage rates for prime borrowers having a 20 percent down payment as surveyed and published by Freddie Mac.

Short-term rates remained at historic lows in the first three months of 2012. The Federal Reserve maintained the overnight Federal funds target and effective rates between zero and 0.25 percent, with other short-term rates generally consistent with their historical relationships to Federal funds. The spread between short-term LIBOR and our Discount Note funding costs continued to be wider than historical averages, due to concerns with the financial condition in Europe. This benefited our earnings because we fund a significant amount of adjustable-rate LIBOR-indexed assets with Discount Notes.

Average and ending intermediate- and long-term rates for the first quarter were relatively similar to those at the end of 2011, although there was substantial fluctuation during the quarter. However, these rates, both on an average and ending basis, were substantially lower in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.

The trends in interest rates had several impacts on our results of operations in the first quarter of 2012, as discussed in the "Executive Overview" and the "Results of Operations." Although it cannot perfectly control most interest rates, the Federal Reserve has indicated that it currently plans to hold certain short-term rates at or near zero until 2014 or beyond, although this could change if their forecast of slow economic growth and subdued inflation changes. As discussed in the "Executive Overview" and "Market Risk" section of "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Risk Management," we believe our market risk profile is positioned to remain moderate and our profitability competitive, across a wide range of interest rate and business environments.

Despite the continued trend of declining intermediate- and long-term rates during the first three months of 2012, the interest rate environment remained favorable for our FHLBank's results of operations in terms of the longer-term trend level of profitability (ROE) compared to the levels of interest rates. This difference, or spread, averaged 5.99 percentage points (relative to three-month LIBOR) in the first quarter of 2012 and 4.49 percentage points in the same period of 2011. In the ten years prior to 2011, this spread averaged 3.18 percentage points.

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The rate environment has been a net benefit to our relative profitability for several reasons:

▪ In general, lower market rates raise our relative ROE compared to market rates.

▪ The lower intermediate- and long-term rates have provided us the opportunity to retire many Consolidated Bonds before their final maturities and replace them with lower cost Obligations.

▪ Earnings generated from funding assets with interest-free capital have not decreased as much as the reduction in overall interest rates because long-term assets do not reprice immediately to the lower rates.

However, if interest rates remain low for a prolonged period of time, as suggested by the Federal Reserve's indications, the earnings we can generate from funding assets with interest-free capital will continue to decline.

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

Credit Services

Credit Activity and Advance Composition

The table below shows trends in Advance balances by major programs and in the notional amount of Letters of Credit.

(Dollars in millions)	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011				March 31, 2011
	Balance		Percent(1)		Balance		Percent(1)		Balance		Percent(1)
Adjustable/Variable Rate Indexed:
LIBOR	$	9,659	36	%	$	9,649	35	%	$	10,881	39	%
Other	155		1		229		1		156		1
Total	9,814		37		9,878		36		11,037		40
Fixed-Rate:
REPO	2,322		9		3,085		11		750		3
Regular Fixed Rate	4,940		19		5,013		18		5,650		20
Putable (2)	5,992		22		6,204		22		6,592		24
Convertible (2)	1,174		4		1,178		4		1,282		4
Amortizing/Mortgage Matched	2,209		8		2,232		8		2,222		8
Other	213		1		249		1		188		1
Total	16,850		63		17,961		64		16,684		60
Total Advances Principal	$	26,664	100	%	$	27,839	100	%	$	27,721	100	%
Letters of Credit (notional)	$	4,218			$	4,838			$	5,387

(1) As a percentage of total Advances principal.    

(2) Excludes Putable/Convertible Advances where the related put/conversion options have expired. Such Advances are classified based on their current terms.

Both ending and average Advance balances declined in the first quarter of 2012. The slower rate of reductions in Advance balances experienced in 2011 continued in the first three months of 2012. However, we do not know if Advances will grow substantially this year from the current membership base because it is not clear that the economy's growth rate will substantially improve, and the Federal Reserve continues to provide an extraordinary amount of liquidity to financial institutions. An additional factor putting downward pressure on Advance balances is that former members hold $4.7 billion (18 percent), of which approximately 65 percent are scheduled to mature by the end of 2013. These will pay down without opportunity for replacement with new Advances by former members. "Executive Overview" and "Conditions in the Economy and Financial Markets" above provide more detail on trends in Advance balances.

Members reduced their available lines in the Letters of Credit program by $0.6 billion in the first three months of 2012. The lines fell principally because of decreased activity from a few large members who heavily use Letters of Credit and whose usage can be volatile. We earn fees on Letters of Credit based on the actual notional amount of the Letters utilized, which normally is less than the available lines.

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The following tables present principal balances for our top five Advance borrowers. Advances continued to be concentrated, with the concentration ratio of the top five borrowers fluctuating in the range of 50 to 65 percent in the last several years. We believe that having large members who actively use our Mission Asset Activity augments the value of membership to all members because it enables us to improve operating efficiency, increase financial leverage, possibly enhance dividend returns, obtain more favorable funding costs, and provide competitively priced Mission Asset Activity.

(Dollars in millions)
March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
Name	Par Value of Advances		Percent of Total Par Value of Advances		Name	Par Value of Advances		Percent of Total Par Value of Advances
U.S. Bank, N.A.	$	7,314	27	%	U.S. Bank, N.A.	$	7,314	26	%
PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	3,995		15		PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	3,996		14
Fifth Third Bank	2,358		9		Fifth Third Bank	2,533		9
Protective Life Insurance Company	1,200		5		Protective Life Insurance Company	1,000		4
Western-Southern Life Assurance Co.	817		3		Republic Bank & Trust Company	935		4
Total of Top 5	$	15,684	59	%	Total of Top 5	$	15,778	57	%

(1)Former member.

The following table shows the unweighted average ratio of each member's Advance balance to its most-recently available figures for total assets.

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Average Advances-to-Assets for Members
Assets less than $1.0 billion (679 members)	3.43	%	3.69	%
Assets over $1.0 billion (64 members)	2.80	%	3.04	%
All members	3.37	%	3.63	%

Continuing a trend from the last several years and consistent with the trends in balances, Advance usage ratios declined in the first three months of 2012 from the end of 2011. Despite the difficult economic environment and significant levels of financial institution liquidity, our membership still funded over three percent of their assets with Advances.

Mortgage Purchase Program (Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio)

The table below shows principal paydowns and purchases for the first three months of 2012.

(In millions)	Mortgage Purchase Program Principal
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	7,752
Principal purchases	944
Principal paydowns	(617		)
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	8,079

The principal loan balance in the Mortgage Purchase Program grew moderately (four percent) in the first quarter. The recent acceleration in purchases and moderate expansion in the principal balance was due to the declines in mortgage rates (which prompted an increase in net loan refinancings among our sellers), an increase in the number of regular sellers, and renewed activity with our two largest sellers.

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Our focus for the Program continues to be on recruiting community-based members to sell us mortgage loans and on increasing the number of regular sellers. The number of regular sellers remains at a high level compared to historical trends, and a substantial number of other members either are actively interested in joining the Program or are in the process of joining.

We closely track the refinancing incentives of our mortgage assets because the option for homeowners to change their principal payments normally represents almost all of our market risk exposure. Principal paydowns in the first three months of 2012 equated to a 25 percent annual constant prepayment rate, moderately higher than the 20 percent rate for all of 2011. The Program’s composition of balances, by loan type and original final maturity, did not change materially. Yields earned in the first quarter on new mortgage loans in the Program, relative to funding costs, continued to offer acceptable risk-adjusted returns.

Investments

We hold investments in order to provide liquidity, enhance earnings, help manage market risk, and, in the case of mortgage-backed securities, help support the housing market. We hold both shorter-term investments, which we refer to as "liquidity investments" because most of them serve to augment asset liquidity, and longer-term mortgage-backed securities.

The investment balance on March 31, 2012 included $10.8 billion of mortgage-backed securities and $15.6 billion of liquidity instruments, for a total of $26.4 billion, an increase of $4.5 billion (20 percent) from year-end 2011. The increase was led by $4.9 billion more liquidity investments and reflected normal periodic variation in holdings of these types of investments as well as the investment of $2.0 billion in deposits held at the Federal Reserve at the end of 2011.

The book balance of the liquidity portfolio averaged $14.6 billion in the first three months of 2012, compared to $22.0 billion in the same period of 2011. The lower average balance in the first quarter of 2012 was due to narrower spreads and fewer eligible counterparties available for these types of investments.

Our overarching strategy for mortgage-backed securities is to maximize their holdings close to the regulatory maximum of three times capital, subject to the availability of securities that we believe provide us favorable risk/return tradeoffs. The book balance of the mortgage-backed securities portfolio averaged $11.2 billion in the first quarter of 2012 and was $10.8 billion on March 31, 2012 (down $0.4 billion, or four percent, from the end of 2011), which represented a multiple of regulatory capital of 2.78.

On March 31, 2012, mortgage-backed securities primarily consisted of $9.3 billion of securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (of which $2.0 billion were floating-rate securities) and $1.5 billion of floating-rate securities issued by the National Credit Union Administration.

The table below shows principal purchases and paydowns of our mortgage-backed securities for the first three months of 2012.

(In millions)	Mortgage-backed Securities Principal
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	11,163
Principal purchases	453
Principal paydowns	(857		)
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	10,759

Principal paydowns in the quarter equated to a 27 percent annual constant prepayment rate, almost the same as the 28 percent rate for all of 2011. During the quarter we purchased floating-rate securities issued by a government sponsored agency. This practice was driven by our assessment that these types of securities had a more favorable risk/return tradeoff compared to fixed-rate securities, especially when considering the relatively high premium prices of many fixed-rate securities. We did not sell any securities in the first quarter. Yields earned in the first quarter on new mortgage-backed securities, relative to funding costs, offered acceptable risk-adjusted returns.

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Consolidated Obligations

The table below presents the ending and average balances of our participations in Consolidated Obligations.

	Three Months Ended						Year Ended
(In millions)	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Ending Balance			Average Balance			Ending Balance			Average Balance
Consolidated Discount Notes:
Par	$	27,079		$	27,307		$	26,138		$	32,295
Discount	(3		)	(2		)	(2		)	(3		)
Total Consolidated Discount Notes	27,076			27,305			26,136			32,292
Consolidated Bonds:
Unswapped fixed-rate	18,399			18,615			18,882			20,123
Unswapped adjustable-rate	1,440			1,440			1,440			681
Swapped fixed-rate	9,355			9,375			8,404			7,904
Total par Consolidated Bonds	29,194			29,430			28,726			28,708
Other items (1)	123			130			129			140
Total Consolidated Bonds	29,317			29,560			28,855			28,848
Total Consolidated Obligations (2)	$	56,393		$	56,865		$	54,991		$	61,140

(1) Includes unamortized premiums/discounts, fair value option valuation adjustments and hedging and other basis adjustments.

(2) The 12 FHLBanks have joint and several liability for the par amount of all of the Consolidated Obligations issued on their behalves. The par amount of the outstanding Consolidated Obligations of all 12 FHLBanks was (in millions) $658,015 and $691,868 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Balances and composition of Consolidated Obligations fluctuate with changes in the amount and composition of total assets. We fund short-term and adjustable-rate Advances, Advances hedged with interest rate swaps, and most liquidity investments with a combination of Discount Notes, unswapped adjustable-rate Bonds, and swapped fixed-rate Bonds (which effectively create short-term funding). We fund long-term assets principally with unswapped fixed-rate Bonds, in order to effectively reduce market risk exposure.

The $1.4 billionincrease in the total ending balance of Consolidated Obligations from year-end 2011 to March 31, 2012 corresponded to the modest increase in total assets (driven by a higher balance of liquidity investments) and the relatively stable amount of deposits and capital. The composition of Consolidated Obligations did not change materially in the first three months of 2012.

Long-term Consolidated Obligation Bonds normally have an interest cost at a spread above U.S. Treasury securities and below LIBOR. The level of spreads and amounts of volatility were at levels comparable to historical averages in the first three months of 2012, which benefited our earnings. For discussion of the cost of Discount Note funding relative to LIBOR, see the “Net Interest Income” section of “Results of Operations.”

Deposits

Members' deposits with us are normally a relatively minor source of low-cost funding. Total interest bearing deposits at March 31, 2012 were $1.2 billion, an increase of $0.1 billion (14 percent) from year-end 2011. The average balance of total interest bearing deposits in the first quarter of 2012 was $1.2 billion, a decrease of $0.3 billion (18 percent) from the average balance during the same period of 2011. Although the percentage changes in ending and average deposit balances were substantial, the dollar changes were modest.

Derivatives Hedging Activity and Liquidity

Our use of and accounting for derivatives is discussed in the "Effect of the Use of Derivatives on Net Interest Income" section in "Results of Operations." Liquidity is discussed in the "Liquidity Risk" section in “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Risk Management.” We did not change our strategy of using derivatives solely to manage market risk exposure in the first quarter of 2012.

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Capital Resources

The following tables present capital amounts and capital-to-assets ratios, on both a GAAP and regulatory basis.

GAAP and Regulatory Capital	Three Months Ended				Year Ended
	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
(In millions)	Period End		Average		Period End		Average
GAAP Capital Stock	$	3,141	$	3,118	$	3,126	$	3,109
Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock	270		275		275		327
Regulatory Capital Stock	3,411		3,393		3,401		3,436
Retained Earnings	467		461		444		455
Regulatory Capital	$	3,878	$	3,854	$	3,845	$	3,891

GAAP and Regulatory Capital-to-Assets Ratio	Three Months Ended				Year Ended
	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Period End		Average		Period End		Average
GAAP	5.81	%	5.68	%	5.89	%	5.29	%
Regulatory	6.26		6.13		6.37		5.78

We consider the regulatory capital-to-assets ratio to be a better representation of financial leverage than the GAAP ratio because, although the GAAP ratio treats mandatorily redeemable capital stock as a liability, it provides the same function as GAAP capital stock and retained earnings in protecting investors in our debt. Both ratios were well above the regulatory required minimum of 4.00 percent.

Our capital base and capital-to-asset ratios were relatively stable in the first three months of 2012, with the amount of regulatory capital changing only $33 million from year-end 2011. Similarly, average GAAP and regulatory financial leverage, as represented by the average capital-to-assets ratio in which a lower ratio indicates more leverage, did not change materially in the first quarter.

The table below shows the amount of excess capital stock.

(In millions)	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Excess capital stock (Capital Plan definition)	$	1,345	$	1,321
Cooperative utilization of capital stock	$	188	$	197
Mission Asset Activity capitalized with cooperative capital stock	$	4,708	$	4,917

The amount of excess capital stock rose slightly in the first three months of 2012 due to a $1.7 billion reduction in Mission Asset Activity. A Finance Agency Regulation prohibits us from paying stock dividends if the amount of our regulatory excess stock (defined by the Finance Agency to include stock used cooperatively) exceeds one percent of our total assets on a dividend payment date. Since the end of 2008, we have exceeded the regulatory threshold and, therefore, have been required to pay cash dividends.

At March 31, 2012, retained earnings were comprised of $444 million unrestricted (an increase of $12 million for the quarter) and $23 million restricted (an increase of $11 million). We believe that the amount of retained earnings is sufficient to protect against impairment risk of capital stock and to provide the opportunity for dividend stability.

Membership and Stockholders

During the first quarter of 2012, we added five new member stockholders and lost three, ending the quarter at 743. The new members were comprised of three insurance companies, one commercial bank, and one credit union. With regard to the three institutions that are no longer members, one merged with another member in our district and two were closed by the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions. The impact on our earnings and mission asset activity from membership changes in the first quarter was negligible. We will continue to recruit institutions eligible for membership in order to maintain and expand our customer base, with a continuing focus on insurance companies.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Components of Earnings and Return on Equity

The following table is a summary income statement for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. Each ROE percentage is computed by dividing income or expense for the category by the average amount of stockholders' equity for the period.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2012					2011
	Amount			ROE (a)		Amount			ROE (a)
Net interest income	$	81		9.15	%	$	70		8.06	%
Provision for credit losses	(1		)	(0.16	)	(2		)	(0.29	)
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	80			8.99		68			7.77
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	4			0.42		5			0.58
Other non-interest loss	(5		)	(0.50	)	(1		)	(0.14	)
Total non-interest (loss) income	(1		)	(0.08	)	4			0.44
Total revenue	79			8.91		72			8.21
Total other expense	(14		)	(1.64	)	(14		)	(1.62	)
Assessments	(7		)	(0.77	)	(16		)	(1.79	)
Net income	$	58		6.50	%	$	42		4.80	%

(a) The ROE amounts have been computed using dollars in thousands. Accordingly, recalculations based upon the disclosed amounts (millions) in this table may produce nominally different results.

The most significant individual contributors to the higher net income in the first quarter of 2012 were 1) satisfying the FHLBank's REFCORP obligation in June 2011; 2) calling Bonds and replacing them at lower rates; 3) a wider spread between LIBOR-indexed assets and Discount Note funding costs; and 4) Advance prepayment fees.

Net Interest Income

Components of Net Interest Income

The following table shows the major components of net interest income. Reasons for the variance in net interest income between the comparison periods are discussed below.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2012					2011
	Amount			Pct of Earning Assets		Amount			Pct of Earning Assets
Components of net interest rate spread:
Other components of net interest rate spread	$	71		0.46	%	$	59		0.34	%
Net (amortization)/accretion (1) (2)	(5		)	(0.04	)	(3		)	(0.01	)
Prepayment fees on Advances, net (2)	3			0.02		—			—
Total net interest rate spread	69			0.44		56			0.33
Earnings from funding assets with interest-free capital	12			0.08		14			0.07
Total net interest income/net interest margin (3)	$	81		0.52	%	$	70		0.40	%

(1) Includes (amortization)/accretion of premiums/discounts on mortgage assets and Consolidated Obligations and deferred transaction costs (concession fees) for Consolidated Obligations.

(2) These components of net interest rate spread have been segregated here to display their relative impact.

(3) Net interest margin is net interest income before provision for credit losses as a percentage of average total interest earning assets.

Earnings From Capital. The earnings from capital was relatively similar in the two comparison periods. Although market interest rates, especially long-term rates, continued their downward trends of the last several years, the reduction in overall

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average rates of assets and liabilities was not significant between the two comparison periods, as shown in the "Average Balance Sheet and Rates" table below.

Net Amortization/Accretion. Net amortization/accretion (generally referred to as "amortization") includes recognition of premiums and discounts paid on purchases of mortgage assets (which include loans in the Mortgage Purchase Program and investments in mortgage-backed securities) and premiums, discounts and concessions paid on most Consolidated Bonds.

Although net amortization has been significantly higher in several quarters in the last four years during periods when mortgage rates declined and has been volatile during periods when mortgage rates fluctuated, the amount of net amortization was moderate in the first quarters of both 2012 and 2011. The $2 million increase in total net amortization expense resulted from larger amortization associated with Consolidated Bonds.

The amount of mortgage assets with premium balances increased in the first quarter of 2012, compared with the first quarter of 2011 and the end of 2011, primarily because we purchased loans in the Mortgage Purchase Program at higher prices (and correspondingly above market coupons) than the loans that paid down. Conditions prevailing in the mortgage markets limited the availability and risk-return attractiveness of mortgage assets with prices closer to par or at discounts. Our mortgage assets had a net premium balance of $196 million at March 31, 2012.

Despite the increase in premium balance and lower average mortgage rates in the first three months of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, the net amortization associated with mortgage assets was $5 million in each period. Although mortgage amortization was relatively stable between the two periods, amortization can be volatile due to trends in average mortgage rates.

Prepayment Fees on Advances. Fees for members' early repayment of certain Advances are designed to make us economically indifferent to whether members hold Advances to maturity or repay them before maturity. Although Advance prepayment fees can be, and in the past have been, significant, they were relatively modest in each of the periods presented.

Other Components of Net Interest Rate Spread. Excluding net amortization and prepayment fees, the other components of the net interest rate spread increased by $12 million (20 percent) in the first quarter of 2012 versus the same period of 2011. Several factors, discussed below in estimated approximate order of impact from largest to smallest, were primarily responsible for the changes in the net interest rate spread due to other components.

▪ Re-issuing called Consolidated Bonds at lower debt costs-Favorable: In the last nine months of 2011 and the first three months of 2012, we called $6.7 billion of unswapped Bonds before their final maturities and replaced them with new Consolidated Obligations at substantially lower rates than the Bonds called. Most of the Bonds called funded mortgage assets. By contrast, there were fewer principal paydowns ($5.5 billion) of mortgage assets, which we reinvested in new mortgage assets with lower yields corresponding to the general trend of declining mortgage rates. In addition, on average, the called Bonds were replaced at lower rates compared to the reduction in yields from reinvesting mortgage asset paydowns into new mortgage assets. We estimate this component increased net interest income by approximately $6 million.

▪ Wider portfolio spreads on LIBOR-indexed assets-Favorable: We normally use short-term Discount Notes to fund a substantial amount of LIBOR-indexed assets. The current amount of such funding is approximately $12 billion. In the first three months of 2012, the average portfolio spread between LIBOR and Discount Notes was between five and 30 basis points wider than the first quarter of 2011 (depending on the interest reset period), which increased interest income by approximately $5 million.

▪ Trading securities-Favorable: Throughout 2011 and in the first quarter of 2012, we held a large amount of investments in short-term trading securities (including instruments of the U.S. Treasury and government-sponsored enterprises) in order to enhance asset liquidity and manage counterparty credit risk. Many of the trading securities were purchased with above-market coupon rates, which resulted in an estimated $4 million increase in net interest income in the first three months of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. However, this was offset by earnings reductions in other non-interest income (specifically, net unrealized market value losses on trading securities), with the resulting combined earnings from the trading securities reflecting at-market rates. See “Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense” below for a discussion of the net losses on trading securities.

▪ Lower balances of Advances and non-mortgage assets-Unfavorable:The average balance of interest-earnings assets declined by $7.9 billion. Most of the reduction occurred from non-mortgage assets (i.e., liquidity investments). Because these instruments normally carry the lowest net interest spreads, the effect on net interest income was only approximately $2 million.

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Average Balance Sheet and Rates

The following table provides average rates and average balances for major balance sheet accounts, which determine the changes in the net interest rate spread. All data include the impact of interest rate swaps, which we allocate to each asset and liability category according to their designated hedging relationship. The changes in the net interest rate spread and net interest margin between the two periods shown occurred mostly from the net impact of the factors discussed above in “Components of Net Interest Income.”

	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)	March 31, 2012						March 31, 2011
	Average Balance		Interest		Average Rate (1)		Average Balance		Interest		Average Rate (1)
Assets
Advances	$	28,373	$	63	0.90	%	$	29,156	$	61	0.85	%
Mortgage loans held for portfolio (2)	7,985		89		4.46		7,615		91		4.86
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements	6,065		1		0.10		8,252		3		0.15
Interest-bearing deposits in banks (3) (4) (5)	4,131		2		0.17		5,903		4		0.24
Mortgage-backed securities	11,163		80		2.89		11,400		109		3.87
Other investments (4)	4,936		11		0.89		8,214		9		0.46
Loans to other FHLBanks	3		—		0.12		3		—		0.12
Total earning assets	62,656		246		1.58		70,543		277		1.59
Less: allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans	21						13
Other assets	211						215
Total assets	$	62,846					$	70,745
Liabilities and Capital
Term deposits	$	97	—		0.23		$	240	—		0.28
Other interest bearing deposits (5)	1,068		—		0.01		1,179		—		0.04
Short-term borrowings	27,305		4		0.06		33,684		12		0.14
Unswapped fixed-rate Consolidated Bonds	18,670		151		3.25		20,781		185		3.61
Unswapped adjustable-rate Consolidated Bonds	1,440		1		0.31		—		—		—
Swapped Consolidated Bonds	9,450		6		0.26		9,942		6		0.23
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	275		3		5.08		339		4		5.05
Other borrowings	1		—		0.37		—		—		—
Total interest-bearing liabilities	58,306		165		1.14		66,165		207		1.26
Non-interest bearing deposits	17						12
Other liabilities	956						1,026
Total capital	3,567						3,542
Total liabilities and capital	$	62,846					$	70,745
Net interest rate spread					0.44	%					0.33	%
Net interest income and net interest margin (6)			$	81	0.52	%			$	70	0.40	%
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities					107.46	%					106.62	%

(1	)	Amounts used to calculate average rates are based on dollars in thousands. Accordingly, recalculations based upon the disclosed amounts (millions) may not produce the same results.
(2	)	Non-accrual loans are included in average balances used to determine average rate.
(3	)	Includes certificates of deposit and bank notes that are classified as available-for-sale securities.
(4	)	Includes available-for-sale securities based on their amortized costs. The yield information does not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected as a component of stockholders' equity for available-for-sale securities.
(5	)	The average balance amounts include the rights or obligations to cash collateral, which are included in the fair value of derivative assets or derivative liabilities on the Statements of Condition at period end.
(6	)	Net interest margin is net interest income before provision for credit losses as a percentage of average total interest earning assets.

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The fact that there was only a 0.01 percentage points decline in the average rate on total earning assets reflected: 1) a slight increase (0.05 percentage points) in the average rate of the largest category (Advances), primarily due to the increase in LIBOR; 2) a 0.43 percentage points increase in the average rate of other investments; and 3) most importantly, a change in the composition of earning assets away from shorter-term assets (Federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits, and other investments) that tend to have lower rates than longer-term assets.

These factors more than offset the reductions in average rates on Federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits and the sharp reductions in average rates on longer-term mortgage assets including mortgage loans held for portfolio and mortgage-backed securities. Rate reductions on these accounts, as well as on unswapped fixed-rate Consolidated Bonds, reflected the declines in market rates on long-term instruments. As long-term assets and liabilities mature or are paid down over time, new long-term assets and liabilities are put on the balance sheet at lower rates, which cumulatively builds over time to reduced portfolio rates.

The 0.12 percentage points decline in the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities was due to reductions in the average rate of short-term borrowings (i.e., Discount Note Obligations) and of unswapped fixed-rate Bonds. The composition of interest-bearing liabilities was relatively stable.

Combining all these factors, the net interest rate spread rose 0.11 percentage points. This was due primarily to the wider spread between LIBOR-indexed assets and Discount Note funding costs and the shift in asset composition away from shorter-term instruments that tend to have narrower net interest rate spreads.

Discussing more detail, the average rate on other investments rose 0.43 percentage points because many of these investments were trading securities purchased with above market coupons purchased at premiums, as discussed further in "Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense." Additionally, the increase in short-term LIBOR resulted in a slightly higher average rate on the swapped Obligation liability account.

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Volume/Rate Analysis

Changes in both average balances (volume) and interest rates influence changes in net interest income. The following table summarizes these changes and trends in interest income and interest expense.

(In millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 over 2011
	Volume (1)(3)			Rate (2)(3)			Total
Increase (decrease) in interest income
Advances	$	(2	)	$	4		$	2
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	5			(7		)	(2		)
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements	(1		)	(1		)	(2		)
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	(1		)	(1		)	(2		)
Mortgage-backed securities	(2		)	(27		)	(29		)
Other investments	(5		)	7			2
Loans to other FHLBanks	—			—			—
Total	(6		)	(25		)	(31		)
Increase (decrease) in interest expense
Term deposits	—			—			—
Other interest-bearing deposits	—			—			—
Short-term borrowings	(2		)	(6		)	(8		)
Unswapped fixed-rate Consolidated Bonds	(18		)	(16		)	(34		)
Unswapped adjustable-rate Consolidated Bonds	1			—			1
Swapped Consolidated Bonds	—			—			—
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	(1		)	—			(1		)
Other borrowings	—			—			—
Total	(20		)	(22		)	(42		)
Increase (decrease) in net interest income	$	14		$	(3	)	$	11

(1) Volume changes are calculated as the change in volume multiplied by the prior year rate.

(2) Rate changes are calculated as the change in rate multiplied by the prior year average balance.

(3) Changes that are not identifiable as either volume-related or rate-related, but rather are equally attributable to both volume and rate changes, have been allocated to the volume and rate categories based upon the proportion of the absolute value of the volume and rate changes.

Effect of the Use of Derivatives on Net Interest Income

The following table shows the effect of using derivatives on net interest income. The table does not show the effect on earnings from the non-interest components of derivatives related to market value adjustments; this is provided in the next section “Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense.”

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2012			2011
Advances:
Amortization/accretion of hedging activities in net interest income	$	(1	)	$	—
Net interest settlements included in net interest income	(80		)	(94		)
Mortgage loans:
Amortization of derivative fair value adjustments in net interest income	(1		)	—
Consolidated Obligation Bonds:
Net interest settlements included in net interest income	9			21
Decrease to net interest income	$	(73	)	$	(73	)

Most of our derivatives synthetically convert the intermediate- and long-term fixed interest rates on certain Advances and Consolidated Obligation Bonds to adjustable-coupon rates tied to short-term LIBOR (mostly three-month). These adjustable-rate coupons normally carry lower interest rates than the fixed rates. The use of derivatives lowered net interest income in the first three months of both 2012 and 2011 primarily because the Advances that were swapped to short-term LIBOR had higher

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fixed interest rates than the Bonds that were swapped to short-term LIBOR. This reduction in earnings was acceptable because it enabled us, as designed, to significantly lower market risk exposure by resulting in a much closer match of actual cash flows between assets and liabilities than would occur otherwise.

Provision for Credit Losses

In the first quarter of 2012, we recorded a $1.4 million provision for future credit losses in the Program compared to $2.6 million in the same period of 2011. The modest decrease was based on our assessment that incurred losses stabilized in each period. Further information is in the "Credit Risk - Mortgage Purchase Program" section in "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Risk Management" and Note 9 of the Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements.

Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense

The following table presents non-interest income and non-interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

(Dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Other Income
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	$	4		$	5
Other non-interest loss, net	(5		)	(1		)
Total other (loss) income	$	(1	)	$	4
Other Expense
Compensation and benefits	$	8		$	8
Other operating expense	3			4
Finance Agency	2			1
Office of Finance	1			1
Total other expense	$	14		$	14
Average total assets	$	62,846		$	70,745
Average regulatory capital	3,854			3,889
Total other expense to average total assets (1)	0.09		%	0.08		%
Total other expense to average regulatory capital (1)	1.52			1.47

(1) Amounts used to calculate percentages are based on dollars in thousands. Accordingly, recalculations based upon the disclosed amounts (millions) may not produce the same results.

The net gains on derivatives and hedging activities are detailed below.

The $4 million increase in other non-interest loss was mostly due to $6 million more losses on trading securities offset by $3 more unrealized gains on Bonds held at fair value. As discussed above in “Components of Net Interest Income,” the losses on the trading securities were because these securities were purchased at above-market coupon rates and, therefore, at prices above par. The related premiums paid are reflected as mark-to-market losses to the securities as their fair values approach par at maturity.

Total other expense had a small increase (three percent) between the two periods. We continue to maintain a sharp focus on controlling operating costs.

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Net Effect of Derivatives and Hedging Activities

(In millions)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities
Advances:
Gains on fair value hedges	$	4		$	6
Mortgage loans:
Losses on derivatives not receiving hedge accounting	(3		)	(3		)
Consolidated Obligation Bonds:
Gains on derivatives not receiving hedge accounting	3			2
Total net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	4			5
Net gains on financial instruments held at fair value (1)	2			—
Total net effect of derivatives and hedging activities	$	6		$	5

(1) Includes only those gains or losses on financial instruments held at fair value that have an economic derivative "assigned."

The changes in net gains on derivatives and hedging activities primarily represented unrealized market value adjustments, which resulted principally from lower interest rates at March 31, 2012 than March 31, 2011 and, secondarily, from amortization of certain market value gains. The amount of income volatility in derivatives and hedging activities in the period presented was modest, well within the range of normal historical fluctuation relative to the notional amount of derivatives, and consistent with the close hedging relationships of our derivative transactions. In each of the periods shown, the market value adjustment, as a percentage of notional derivatives principal, was less than 0.04 percentage points.

REFCORP and Affordable Housing Program Assessments

Until the third quarter of 2011, assessments against earnings had included both a REFCORP obligation and expenses for the Affordable Housing Program. The FHLBank System's REFCORP obligation was satisfied at the end of the second quarter of 2011. Under the Capital Agreement among all 12 FHLBanks, REFCORP, which had been recorded as reduction to net income, has been replaced with a 20 percent allocation of net income to restricted retained earnings. The restricted retained earnings are not recorded in the income statement and are not available to be distributed as dividends to stockholders. This change resulted in an $11 million increase in the first quarter of 2012's net income and a corresponding reduction in assessments. There has been no change in our Affordable Housing Program.

In the first three months of 2012, assessments totaled $7 million and lowered ROE by 0.77 percentage points. In the first three months of 2011, assessments totaled $16 million and lowered ROE by 1.79 percentage points. The smaller impact of assessments on ROE in the first three months of 2012 was due to the satisfaction of the REFCORP obligation.

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Segment Information

Note 17 of the Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements presents information on our two operating business segments. We manage financial operations and market risk exposure primarily at the level, and within the context, of the entire balance sheet, rather than exclusively at the level of individual segments. Under this approach, the market risk/return profile of each segment may not match, or possibly even have the same trends as, what would occur if we managed each segment on a stand-alone basis. The table below summarizes each segment's operating results for the periods shown.

(Dollars in millions)	Traditional Member Finance			Mortgage Purchase Program			Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	$	52		$	28		$	80
Net income	$	37		$	21		$	58
Average assets	$	54,847		$	7,999		$	62,846
Assumed average capital allocation	$	3,113		$	454		$	3,567
Return on Average Assets (1)	0.27		%	1.04		%	0.37		%
Return on Average Equity (1)	4.78		%	18.29		%	6.50		%
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	$	44		$	24		$	68
Net income	$	28		$	14		$	42
Average assets	$	63,108		$	7,637		$	70,745
Assumed average capital allocation	$	3,159		$	383		$	3,542
Return on Average Assets (1)	0.18		%	0.72		%	0.24		%
Return on Average Equity (1)	3.64		%	14.39		%	4.80		%

(1) Amounts used to calculate returns are based on numbers in thousands. Accordingly, recalculations based upon the disclosed amounts (millions) may not produce the same results.

Traditional Member Finance Segment

The increase in net income and ROE in the first three months of 2012 reflected the following factors, each of which is discussed in more detail above in "Net Interest Income": the ending of the REFCORP obligation; a wider average LIBOR to Discount Note spread; our calls of Consolidated Bonds (that funded mortgage-backed securities) and their replacement with lower cost debt; and Advance prepayment fees. These favorable factors were partially offset by a lower average principal balance on Advances and liquidity investments and lower yields on assets funded with interest-free capital.

Mortgage Purchase Program Segment

The profitability of the Mortgage Purchase Program continued to be at a substantial level over market interest rates, with a moderate amount of market risk and credit risk. In the first three months of 2012, the Program averaged 13 percent of total average assets but accounted for 36 percent of earnings. The segment's ROE for both the first three months of 2012 and 2011 was consistent with its historical average ROE (after adjustment for the REFCORP obligation).

The increase in the Program's net income and ROE reflected the satisfaction of the REFCORP obligation; our actions to replace called Consolidated Bonds at lower rates of interest; modest growth in average principal balances; and a $1 million decrease in provision for credit losses. These favorable factors were partially offset by an increase in net amortization and lower yields on assets funded with interest-free capital.

Compared to the Traditional Member Finance segment, the Mortgage Purchase Program segment can exhibit more earnings volatility relative to short-term interest rates and more credit risk exposure, but also provides the opportunity for enhancing risk-adjusted returns which normally augments earnings. As discussed elsewhere, although mortgage assets are the largest source of our market risk, we believe that we have historically managed the risk prudently and that these assets do not excessively elevate the balance sheet's overall market risk exposure.

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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT RISK MANAGEMENT

Market Risk

Market Value of Equity and Duration of Equity - Entire Balance Sheet

Market risk exposure is the risk that net income and the value of stockholders' capital investment in the FHLBank may decrease, and that profitability may be uncompetitive, as a result of changes and volatility in the market environment and business conditions. Along with business/strategic risk, market risk is normally one of our largest residual risks. We attempt to minimize market risk exposure within a prudent range while earning a competitive return on members' capital stock investment. We have five sets of policy limits regarding market risk exposure, which primarily address long-term market risk exposure. In addition, Finance Agency Regulations and an internal policy provide controls on market risk exposure by restricting the types of mortgage loans, mortgage-backed securities and other investments we can hold, and the types and purpose of derivatives transactions in which we may engage.

Two key measures of long-term market risk exposure are the sensitivities of the market value of equity and the duration of equity to changes in interest rates and other variables, as presented in the following tables for various instantaneous and permanent interest rate shocks. Average results are compiled using data for each month end. Given the very low level of rates, the down rate shocks are nonparallel scenarios, with short-term rates decreased less than long-term rates so that no rate falls below zero.

Market Value of Equity

(Dollars in millions)	Down 300			Down 200			Down 100			Flat Rates		Up 100			Up 200			Up 300
Average Results
2012 Year-to-Date
Market Value of Equity	$	4,002		$	4,003		$	4,029		$	4,105	$	4,163		$	4,041		$	3,821
% Change from Flat Case	(2.5		)%	(2.5		)%	(1.9		)%	—		1.4		%	(1.6		)%	(6.9		)%
2011 Full Year
Market Value of Equity	$	3,944		$	3,972		$	4,026		$	4,108	$	4,075		$	3,904		$	3,692
% Change from Flat Case	(4.0		)%	(3.3		)%	(2.0		)%	—		(0.8		)%	(5.0		)%	(10.1		)%
Month-End Results
March 31, 2012
Market Value of Equity	$	4,008		$	4,009		$	4,035		$	4,099	$	4,071		$	3,891		$	3,649
% Change from Flat Case	(2.2		)%	(2.2		)%	(1.6		)%	—		(0.7		)%	(5.1		)%	(11.0		)%
December 31, 2011
Market Value of Equity	$	3,958		$	3,964		$	3,996		$	4,090	$	4,191		$	4,102		$	3,915
% Change from Flat Case	(3.2		)%	(3.1		)%	(2.3		)%	—		2.5		%	0.3		%	(4.3		)%

Duration of Equity

(In years)	Down 300		Down 200		Down 100		Flat Rates		Up 100	Up 200	Up 300
Average Results
2012 Year-to-Date	1.5		0.6		(0.3	)	(2.7	)	1.2	4.7	6.4
2011 Full Year	(0.2	)	(0.8	)	(1.4	)	(1.1	)	3.2	5.3	6.0
Month-End Results
March 31, 2012	1.6		0.9		(0.1	)	(1.6	)	2.9	5.8	6.9
December 31, 2011	0.5		(0.3	)	(1.2	)	(3.8	)	0.5	3.7	5.5

In the first three months of 2012, the average market risk exposure to both higher and lower interest rates was moderate, well within policy limits, and consistent with long-term historical average exposure. The greater exposure to higher interest rates at the end of March versus year-end 2011 reflected higher long-term rates, a steeper yield curve, and changes in market prices of

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mortgages. The market risk metrics are computed for parallel changes in interest rates (except for down rate shocks, as explained above). If interest rates were to increase sharply, we believe that, based on historical movements in rates, short-term rates would increase more than longer-term rates. In this scenario, our metrics indicate that market risk exposure could be materially less than under the parallel shock scenarios provided above.

Although declines in mortgage rates would accelerate mortgage prepayment speeds and require reinvestment of asset principal paydowns at lower yields, the effect on ongoing earnings would be significantly offset by the ability to call Consolidated Bonds before their final maturities and replace them at lower funding costs. The result would be that earnings would decrease moderately and profitability would remain competitive compared with market interest rates.

Based on the totality of our market risk analysis, we expect that profitability, defined as the level of ROE compared with short-term market rates, would remain competitive unless interest rates would change by extremely large amounts in a short period of time. We believe that profitability would not become uncompetitive unless long-term rates were to increase immediately and permanently by 4.00 percentage points or more combined with short-term rates increasing to at least seven percent.

Decreases in long-term interest rates even up to 2.00 percentage points (which would put fixed-rate mortgages at two percent or less) would still result in ROE being above market interest rates. However, sharp reductions in long-term rates could result in an immediate, one-time large amount of amortization of mortgage purchase premiums, which could negatively impact our results of operations for one quarter.

Market Capitalization Ratio

The following table presents the market capitalization ratios for the interest rate environments for which we have policy limits, as described above.

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Market Value of Equity to Par Value of Regulatory Capital Stock	120	%	120	%
Market Value of Equity to Par Value of Regulatory Capital Stock - Down Shock of 200 bps	118		118
Market Value of Capital to Par Value of Regulatory Capital Stock - Up Shock of 200 bps	114		121

At March 31, 2012, the market capitalization ratios in the scenarios indicated continued to be well above 100 percent and in compliance with policy limits. Currently the ratios are at favorable (high) levels due to the combination of 1) the fact that retained earnings currently comprise 14 percent of regulatory capital stock, 2) we have maintained market risk exposure at moderate levels, and 3) the anomaly that market prices of mortgage assets are at elevated levels compared to prices of our Consolidated Bonds. These measures provide additional support for our assessment that we have a moderate amount of market risk exposure.

Market Risk Exposure of the Mortgage Assets Portfolio

The mortgage assets portfolio accounts for almost all of our market risk exposure because of prepayment volatility that we cannot completely hedge while maintaining positive net spreads. Sensitivities of the market value of equity for the mortgage assets portfolio under interest rate shocks (in basis points) are shown below. Average results are compiled using data for each month-end.

% Change in Market Value of Equity-Mortgage Assets Portfolio

	Down 300		Down 200		Down 100		Flat Rates	Up 100		Up 200		Up 300
Average Results
2012 Year-to-Date	(15.3	)%	(13.5	)%	(9.1	)%	—	7.7	%	(0.1	)%	(16.4	)%
2011 Full Year	(20.1	)%	(15.8	)%	(9.2	)%	—	(1.0	)%	(14.6	)%	(32.1	)%
Month-End Results
March 31, 2012	(15.0	)%	(12.9	)%	(8.4	)%	—	0.3	%	(12.9	)%	(31.8	)%
December 31, 2011	(17.1	)%	(15.2	)%	(10.3	)%	—	10.3	%	4.2	%	(10.6	)%

These measures indicate that the average market risk exposure of the mortgage assets portfolio had similar trends across interest rate shocks as those of the entire balance sheet. As expected, the mortgage assets portfolio have substantially greater

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risk than the entire balance sheet due to the market risks inherent in owning mortgage assets and our practice of generally hedging the market risk of Advances and liquidity investments with similar duration funding. Market risk exposure to higher rates at March 31, 2012 was higher than that at the end of 2011 and more consistent with historical risk exposure.

We believe that the mortgage assets portfolio continues to have a moderate amount of market risk exposure that is consistent with our conservative risk philosophy, cooperative business model, and the risk exposure generally associated with investing in mortgage assets.

Use of Derivatives in Market Risk Management

In addition to issuing long-term Consolidated Bonds, an important way that we manage and hedge market risk exposure is by engaging in derivatives transactions, primarily interest rate swaps. Our hedging and risk management strategies in using derivatives did not change in the first three months of 2012 compared to historical strategies, nor were there changes in the accounting treatment of new or existing derivative hedge transactions that materially impacted our results of operations.

Capital Adequacy

Capital Leverage

Prudent risk management dictates that we maintain effective financial leverage to minimize risk to our capital stock while preserving profitability and that we hold an adequate amount of retained earnings. We have always complied with each capital requirement. The regulatory capital ratio at March 31, 2012 was 6.26 percent, which means that, given the amount of regulatory capital, total assets could increase by at least $35 billion before the capital-to-assets ratio would fall to 4.00 percent. This amount of growth in assets is unlikely to occur and, if it did, we would require additional amounts of capital under our Capital Plan before the 4.00 percent policy limit on capitalization would be reached.

See the “Capital Resources” section of “Analysis of Financial Condition” and Note 14 of the Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements for more information on our capital adequacy.

Retained Earnings

Our Retained Earnings Policy sets forth a range for the amount of retained earnings we believe is needed to mitigate impairment risk and augment dividend stability in light of the risks we face. In 2011, the Board of Directors approved a retained earnings requirement of $350 million, based on mitigating all of our combined risks under stress scenarios to at least a 99 percent confidence level. Given the recent financial and regulatory environment, we have been carrying a greater amount of retained earnings in the last several years than required by the Policy. As discussed elsewhere, we will continue to bolster capital adequacy over time by allocating a portion of earnings to a separate restricted retained earnings account in accordance with the FHLBank System's Capital Agreement.

Credit Risk

Overview

We assume a substantial amount of inherent credit risk exposure in our dealings with members, purchases of investments, and transactions of derivatives. For the reasons detailed below, we believe we have a minimal overall amount of residual credit risk exposure related to our Credit Services, purchases of investments, and transactions in derivatives and a moderate amount of legacy credit risk exposure related to the Mortgage Purchase Program.

Credit Services

Overview. We have policies and practices to manage credit risk exposure from our secured lending activities, which include Advances and Letters of Credit. The objective of our credit risk management is to equalize risk exposure across members and counterparties to a zero level of expected losses. Despite ongoing deterioration in the credit conditions of many of our members and in the value of some pledged collateral, we believe that credit risk exposure in our secured lending activities continued to be minimal in the first three months of 2012. We base this assessment on the following factors:

▪ a conservative approach to collateralizing credit services that results in significant over-collateralization;

▪ close monitoring of members' financial conditions and repayment capacities;

▪ a risk-focused process for reviewing and verifying the quality, documentation, and administration of pledged loan collateral;

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▪ significant upward adjustments on collateral margins assigned to almost all of the subprime and nontraditional mortgages pledged as collateral; and

▪ a history of never experiencing a credit loss or delinquency on any Advance.

Because of these factors, we have never established a loan loss reserve for Advances. We expect to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of Advances and Letters of Credit.

Collateral. We require each member to provide us a security interest in eligible collateral before it can undertake any secured borrowing. At March 31, 2012, our policy on over-collateralization resulted in total collateral pledged of $157.4 billion with total borrowing capacity of $105.2 billion. Lower borrowing capacity results because we apply Collateral Maintenance Requirements (CMRs) to discount the value of pledged collateral in order to recognize market, credit, and liquidity risks that may affect the collateral's realizable value in the event we must liquidate it. Over-collateralization by one member is not applied to another member.

As indicated in the table below, the allocation of total pledged collateral (unadjusted for CMRs) between March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 did not change materially. At March 31, 2012, 79 percent of collateral was related to residential mortgage lending in single family loans and home equity lines.

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Percent of Total		Collateral Amount		Percent of Total		Collateral Amount
	Pledged Collateral		($ Billions)		Pledged Collateral		($ Billions)
Single family loans	63	%	$	98.4	62	%	$	97.0
Home equity loans/lines of credit	16		25.6		17		26.2
Commercial real estate	11		17.1		11		17.1
Bond securities	8		13.1		8		13.5
Multi-family loans	2		2.7		2		2.6
Farm real estate	(a)		0.5		(a)		0.4
Total	100	%	$	157.4	100	%	$	156.8

(a) Less than one percent of total pledged collateral.

We assign each member one of four levels of collateral status-Blanket, Securities, Listing, and Physical Delivery-

based in part on our internal credit rating model that reflects our view of the member's current financial condition, capitalization, level of problem assets, and other risk factors. We assign Blanket collateral status to approximately 85 percent of members and borrowing nonmembers. Over 90 percent of single family mortgage loan collateral and commercial real estate collateral is under blanket status and almost all home equity loan collateral is under Blanket status. We monitor eligible collateral pledged under Blanket status using quarterly regulatory financial reports or periodic collateral “Certification” documents submitted by all significant borrowers. Some members may pledge bond securities, which we hold in physical delivery collateral status. We regularly estimate market values of collateral under Listing and Physical status using a third-party pricing service.

Borrowing Capacity/Lendable Value. We determine borrowing capacity against pledged collateral by applying CMRs. CMRs are intended to capture market, credit, liquidity, and prepayment risks that may affect the realizable value of each pledged asset in the event we must liquidate collateral. They are percentage adjustments (i.e., discounts) applied to the estimated market value of pledged collateral, and therefore their application results in borrowing capacity that is less than the amount of pledged collateral. The discounts are determined by dividing one by the CMR; for example, a CMR of 150 percent translates into a discount of 66.7 percent, which means that 66.7 percent of the market value is eligible for borrowing. Members and collateral with a higher risk profile, more risky credit quality, and/or less favorable performance are generally assigned higher CMRs.

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The table below indicates the range of lendable values remaining after the application of CMRs for each major collateral type pledged at March 31, 2012. The ranges of lendable values are expressed as percentages of collateral market value and exclude subprime and nontraditional mortgage loan collateral. Loans pledged under a Blanket status generally are haircut more aggressively than loans on which we have detailed loan structure and underwriting information.

	Lending Values Applied to Collateral
Blanket Status
1-4 family loans	67-83%
Multi-family loans	41-53%
Home equity loans/lines of credit	37-63%
Commercial real estate loans	44-56%
Farm real estate loans	51-69%
Listing Status/Physical Delivery
Cash/U.S. Government/U.S. Treasury/U.S. agency securities	93-100%
U.S. agency MBS/CMOs	90-96%
Private-label MBS/CMOs	65-87%
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	48-83%
Small Business Administration certificates	91%
1-4 family loans	70-83%
Multi-family loans	49-63%
Home equity loans/lines of credit	53-69%
Commercial real estate loans	53-67%

Subprime and Nontraditional Mortgage Loan Collateral.Based on our collateral reviews, we estimate that approximately 20 to 25 percent of pledged residential loan collateral has one or more subprime characteristics and that approximately five to seven percent of pledged collateral meets the industry definition of “nontraditional.”These percentages have increased slightly over the last several years. We apply significantly higher adjustments to the standard CMRs on almost all collateral identified as subprime and/or nontraditional mortgages. No security known to have more than one-third subprime collateral is eligible for pledge to support additional credit borrowings.

Internal Credit Ratings of Members. We assign each borrower an internal credit rating, based on a combination of internal credit analysis and consideration of available credit ratings from independent credit rating organizations. The analysis focuses on asset quality, financial performance, earnings quality, liquidity, and capital adequacy. The credit ratings are used in conjunction with other measures of the credit risk posed by members and pledged collateral, as described above, in managing credit risk exposure of Advances. A lower internal credit rating can cause us to 1) decrease the institution's borrowing capacity via higher CMRs, 2) require the institution to provide an increased level of detail on pledged collateral, 3) require it to deliver collateral into our custody, and/or 4) prompt us to more closely and/or frequently monitor the institution using several established processes.

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The following tables show the distribution of internal credit ratings we assigned to member and nonmember borrowers, which we use to help manage credit risk exposure. The lower the numerical rating, the higher our assessment of the member's credit quality. A “4” rating is our assessment of the lowest level of satisfactory performance.

(Dollars in billions)
March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	All Members and Borrowing Nonmembers				All Members and Borrowing Nonmembers
		Collateral-Based				Collateral-Based
Credit		Borrowing		Credit		Borrowing
Rating	Number	Capacity		Rating	Number	Capacity
1-3	432	$	60.4	1-3	420	$	57.0
4	161	39.8		4	181	41.0
5	75	2.3		5	72	2.0
6	40	1.0		6	34	0.7
7	46	1.7		7	46	1.8
Total	754	$	105.2	Total	753	$	102.5

Many members continue to be adversely affected by the last recession, the weak economic recovery, and the continued distress in the housing market. As of March 31, 2012, 161 members and borrowing nonmembers (21 percent of the total) had credit ratings of 5 through 7, with $5.0 billion of borrowing capacity.

Member Failures, Closures, and Receiverships. There were two member failures during the first three months of 2012. These institutions had no Advances outstanding with us.

Mortgage Purchase Program

Overview. We believe that the residual amount of credit risk exposure to loans in the Mortgage Purchase Program is moderate, an assessment made based on the following factors:

▪ various credit enhancements for conventional loans, which are designed to protect us against credit losses;

▪ conservative underwriting and loan characteristics consistent with favorable expected credit performance;

▪ a relatively moderate overall amount of delinquencies and defaults experienced when compared to national averages;

▪ only $1.2 million of year-to-date and $6.6 million of program-to-date charge-offs through March 31, 2012; and

▪ in addition to the program-to-date charge-offs, financial analysis suggesting that future credit losses will not materially harm capital adequacy and will not significantly affect profitability except under the most extreme and unlikely conditions for mortgage defaults.

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Portfolio Loan Characteristics. The following table shows Fair Isaac and Company (FICO^®) credit scores of homeowners at origination dates for the conventional loan portfolio. There was little change in the FICO^® score distribution in the first three months of 2012 compared with prior periods. We believe the distribution of FICO^® scores is one indication of the portfolio's overall favorable credit quality, with 70 percent of the portfolio having scores above an excellent level of 740 and 88 percent having scores above 700 which is the threshold generally considered indicative of homeowners' good credit quality.

FICO® Score (1)	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
< 620	—	%	—	%
620 to < 660	3		4
660 to < 700	9		10
700 to < 740	18		18
>= 740	70		68
Weighted Average	756		754

(1) Represents the original FICO^® score.

A high loan-to-value ratio, in which a homeowner has little or no equity at stake, is a key driver in many mortgage delinquencies and defaults. The following tables show loan-to-value ratios for conventional loans based on values estimated at the origination dates and current values estimated at the noted periods. The estimated current ratios are based on original loan values, principal paydowns that have occurred since origination, and a third-party estimate of changes in historical home prices for the metropolitan statistical area in which each loan resides. Both measures are weighted by current unpaid principal.

	Based on Estimated Origination Value					Based On Estimated Current Value
Loan-to-Value	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011		Loan-to-Value	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
<= 60%	22	%	21	%	<= 60%	25	%	26	%
> 60% to 70%	19		18		> 60% to 70%	17		17
> 70% to 80%	51		52		> 70% to 80%	28		29
> 80% to 90%	5		6		> 80% to 90%	17		14
> 90%	3		3		> 90% to 100%	6		6
					> 100%	7		8
Weighted Average	70	%	70	%	Weighted Average	72	%	72	%

Overall loan-to-value ratios deteriorated only slightly in the first three months of 2012. At March 31, 2012, 13 percent of loans were estimated to have current loan-to-value ratios above 90 percent, up from three percent at origination, despite significant deterioration in national average housing prices in recent years. There has been a more substantial increase in the percentage of loans with current loan-to-value ratios between 80 and 90 percent, from five percent at origination to 17 percent at March 31, 2012. Further significant reductions in home prices could move the ratios on these loans above 100 percent and increase loan defaults.

Based on the available data, we believe we have little exposure to loans in the Program considered to have characteristics of “subprime” or “alternative/nontraditional” loans. Further, we do not knowingly purchase any loan that violates the terms of our Anti-Predatory Lending Policy.

Lender Risk Account. Conventional mortgage loans are supported against credit losses by various combinations of primary mortgage insurance, supplemental mortgage insurance and the Lender Risk Account. The Lender Risk Account is a purchase-price holdback that PFIs may receive back from us, starting five years from the loan purchase date, for managing credit risk to pre-defined acceptable levels of exposure on loan pools they sell to us. The Lender Risk Account is funded by the FHLBank as a portion of the purchase proceeds to cover expected credit losses for a specific pool of loans. As a result, some pools of loans may have sufficient credit enhancements to recapture all losses while other pools of loans may not have enough credit enhancements to recapture all losses. The amount of loss claims against the Lender Risk Account in the first three months of 2012 was approximately $1 million. The Account had balances of $84 million and $69 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Also, see Note 9 of the Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements.

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Credit Performance. The table below provides an analysis of conventional loans delinquent or in foreclosure, along with the national average serious delinquency rate.

	Conventional Loan Delinquencies
(Dollars in millions)	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Early stage delinquencies - unpaid principal balance (1)	$	79		$	82
Serious delinquencies - unpaid principal balance (2)	101			91
Early stage delinquency rate (3)	1.1		%	1.3		%
Serious delinquency rate (4)	1.5			1.4
National average serious delinquency rate (5)	4.1			4.1

(1) Includes conventional loans 30 to 89 days delinquent and not in foreclosure.

(2) Includes conventional loans that are 90 days or more past due or where the decision of foreclosure or a similar alternative such as pursuit of deed-in-lieu has been reported.

(3) Early stage delinquencies expressed as a percentage of the total conventional loan portfolio.

(4) Serious delinquencies expressed as a percentage of the total conventional loan portfolio.

(5) National average number of fixed-rate prime conventional loans that are 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure is based on the most recent national delinquency data available. The March 31, 2012 rate is based on December 31, 2011 data.

The Mortgage Purchase Program has experienced a moderate amount of delinquencies and foreclosures. The rates continued to be well below national averages and we expect this to continue to be the case. Growth in overall delinquency rates slowed in the first quarter of 2012, with early stage delinquency rates actually falling. These data may not indicate a sustainable trend of a subsiding of stresses in the housing market or a respite based on slowdown of the rate at which financial institutions are initiating foreclosures.

We consider a high risk loan as having a current loan-to-value ratio above 100 percent. At March 31, 2012, high risk loans had experienced relatively moderate serious delinquencies (i.e., delinquencies that are 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure). For example, of the $492 million of conventional principal balances with current loan-to-values above 100 percent, only $39 million (eight percent) were seriously delinquent. We believe these data further support our view that the overall portfolio is comprised of high quality loans.

Credit Losses. The following table shows the effects of credit enhancements on the determination of the allowance for credit losses at the noted periods.

(In millions)	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Estimated incurred credit losses, before credit enhancements	$	(67	)	$	(64	)
Estimated amounts to be covered by:
Primary mortgage insurance	5			5
Supplemental mortgage insurance	31			30
Lender Risk Account	10			8
Allowance for credit losses, after credit enhancements	$	(21	)	$	(21	)

The data presented above are aggregated, which provide useful information on the health of the overall portfolio. Credit risk exposure depends on the actual and potential credit performance of the loans in each pool compared to the pool's equity (on individual loans) and credit enhancements, including primary mortgage insurance (for individual loans), the Lender Risk Account, and supplemental mortgage insurance (SMI).

The constant allowance for credit losses in the first quarter compared to year-end 2011 was based on a relative stabilization of home prices, losses given default ("loss severities"), and the number of loans assessed to have incurred losses. However, we cannot predict the future course of factors that determine incurred credit losses, including home prices, macro-economic conditions such as unemployment rates, estimated loss severities, the health of mortgage insurance providers, and regulatory or accounting guidance.

In addition to the credit loss allowance, we regularly analyze, using recognized third-party credit and prepayment models, potential ranges of lifetime credit risk exposure for the loans in the Program. We believe that future credit losses will be moderately higher. However, even under adverse scenarios for home prices or unemployment rates (and assuming the two SMI

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providers continue to pay claims), we do not expect further credit losses to significantly decrease our overall annual profitability or dividends payable to members, or to materially affect our capital adequacy. For example, for an additional 20 percent decline in all home prices over the next two years, we estimate that our lifetime credit losses could increase by approximately $60 million, which would decrease annual ROE by 0.30 percentage points over the next five years (most of the losses are estimated to occur in the next five years).

Credit Risk Exposure to Insurance Providers.

Primary Mortgage Insurance

Some of our conventional loans carry primary mortgage insurance (PMI) as a credit enhancement feature. Based on the guidelines of the Mortgage Purchase Program, we have assessed that we do not have any credit risk exposure to the primary mortgage insurance providers.

Supplemental Mortgage Insurance

Another credit enhancement feature is SMI purchased from Genworth and MGIC. Beginning February 1, 2011, we no longer use SMI as a credit enhancement for all new business; instead, we augment credit enhancements with a greater amount of the purchase proceeds added to the Lender Risk Account. However, we have $4.5 billion of conventional loans purchased prior to February 2011 with outstanding SMI coverage through Genworth and MGIC.

We subject both SMI providers to a standard credit underwriting analysis. Both providers have experienced weakened financial conditions in the last several years. The lowest credit rating from NRSROs is B for both MGIC and Genworth, with both on negative outlook. Our exposure to these providers is that they may be unable to fulfill their contractual coverage on loss claims. In a scenario in which home prices do not change and both providers fail to fulfill any of their insurance coverage on defaulting loans (with an assumption that we would obtain a limited recovery rate), we estimate exposure at March 31, 2012 to the providers over the life of the loans to be approximately $20 million. In a more adverse scenario in which home prices decline an additional 20 percent over the next two years and both providers fail to pay claims (with the same limited recovery rate assumption), we estimate exposure to be approximately $30 million.

We currently do not expect either of the providers to fail to fulfill their insurance contracts. Over time, as existing business in the Mortgage Purchase Program pays off and is replaced with new business which does not rely on SMI, the amount of exposure will diminish.

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Investments

Liquidity Investments. The following table presents the carrying value of liquidity investments outstanding in relation to the counterparties' lowest long-term credit ratings provided by Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and/or Fitch Advisory Services.

(In millions)	March 31, 2012
	Long-Term Rating or Short-Term Equivalent
	AAA		AA		A		Total
Unsecured Liquidity Investments
Federal funds sold	$	—	$	1,260	$	1,795	$	3,055
Certificates of deposit	—		2,625		1,350		3,975
Commercial paper	—		—		275		275
Other (1)	14		—		—		14
Total unsecured liquidity investments	14		3,885		3,420		7,319
Guaranteed/Secured Liquidity Investments
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	—		2,600		—		2,600
U.S. Treasury obligations	—		302		—		302
Government-sponsored enterprises (2)	—		2,807		—		2,807
TLGP (3)	—		2,594		—		2,594
Total guaranteed/secured liquidity investments	—		8,303		—		8,303
Total liquidity investments	$	14	$	12,188	$	3,420	$	15,622

	December 31, 2011
	Long-Term Rating or Short-Term Equivalent
	AAA		AA		A		Total
Unsecured Liquidity Investments
Federal funds sold	$	—	$	540	$	1,730	$	2,270
Certificates of deposit	—		2,329		1,625		3,954
Other (1)	217		—		—		217
Total unsecured liquidity investments	217		2,869		3,355		6,441
Guaranteed/Secured Liquidity Investments
U.S. Treasury obligations	—		331		—		331
Government-sponsored enterprises (2)	—		2,554		—		2,554
TLGP (3)	—		1,411		—		1,411
Total guaranteed/secured liquidity investments	—		4,296		—		4,296
Total liquidity investments	$	217	$	7,165	$	3,355	$	10,737

(1) Consists of debt securities issued by International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

(2) Consists of securities that are issued and effectively guaranteed by Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac, which have the backing of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

(3) Represents corporate debentures issued or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP).

We believe these investments were purchased from counterparties that have a strong ability to repay principal and interest. We currently limit such investments to counterparties with credit ratings at time of purchase above triple-B and are aggressive in restricting maturities, reducing dollar limits, and suspending new investments with counterparties we deem to represent elevated credit risk. At March 31, 2012, 53 percent of our liquidity investments were purchased from counterparties that provide explicit guarantees from the U.S. government (Treasuries and TLGP securities), that are effectively guaranteed (government-sponsored enterprises), or that are secured with collateral (securities purchased under agreements to resell). Despite Standard & Poor's downgrade of certain of these securities, we believe they continue to represent minimal credit risk exposure to us.

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We believe we face minimal exposure in our unsecured investments to counterparties that could have significant direct or indirect exposure to European sovereign debt, especially to those countries experiencing financial distress. We are aggressive in limiting exposure to such counterparties. At March 31, 2012, our exposure to foreign unsecured counterparties totaled $5.5 billion, all of which being short-term liquidity investments. These investments were to counterparties with holding companies domiciled in countries receiving triple-A sovereign ratings. The following table presents our exposure to foreign unsecured counterparties by country.

(In millions)
	March 31, 2012
Canada	$	2,221
Australia	925
United Kingdom	660
Netherlands	535
Finland	425
Sweden	425
Norway	345
Total	$	5,536

Mortgage-Backed Securities

GSE Mortgage-Backed Securities. Historically, almost all of our mortgage-backed securities have been residential GSE securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which provide credit safeguards by guaranteeing either timely or ultimate payments of principal and interest, and agency securities issued by Ginnie Mae, which the federal government guarantees. We believe that the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lower the chance that they would not be able to fulfill their credit guarantees. In addition, based on the data available to us and on our purchase practices, we believe that most of the mortgage loans backing our GSE mortgage-backed securities are of high quality with strong credit performance.

As indicated in Note 5 of the Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements, at March 31, 2012, our GSE mortgage-backed securities had a total book value of $9.3 billion and an estimated net unrealized market value gain totaling $0.4 billion, which resulted in a market value of 104 percent of book value. The market value gain reflected the overall lower level of mortgage rates at quarter end, compared to when the securities were originated, and elevated market prices on GSE mortgage-backed securities. The elevated market prices are commonly attributed to the combination of the high demand for mortgage-related securities, compared to the supply, and the view of market participants that GSE mortgage-backed securities have little if any credit risk.

Mortgage-Backed Securities Issued by Other Government Agencies. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2010, we invested in mortgage-backed securities issued and guaranteed by the National Credit Union Administration. These securities have floating rate coupons tied to one-month LIBOR with interest rate caps ranging from seven to eight percent. At March 31, 2012, their book value totaled $1.5 billion, with an estimated net market value gain of $2 million. The strength of the issuer's guarantee and backing by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government is sufficient to protect us against credit losses on these securities.

Private Label Mortgage-Backed Securities. The following table presents information on the one private-label mortgage-backed security we had outstanding at March 31, 2012.

(Dollars in millions)	Investment Rating	Fair Value		Unpaid Principal Balance		Fair Value as a Percent of Unpaid Principal Balance (1)
March 31, 2012	AAA	$	15	$	15	101.3	%
December 31, 2011	AAA	17		17		101.2

(1) Amounts used to calculate percentages are based on dollars in thousands. Accordingly, recalculations based upon the disclosed amounts (millions) may not produce the same results.

This private-label security exposes us to credit risk because the issuer does not guarantee principal and interest payments. The security is composed of high quality mortgages and has had, and we believe will continue to have, a minimal amount of

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characteristics associated with credit risk. We have never considered any private-label mortgage-backed security that we have owned to be other-than-temporarily impaired on any date.

Derivatives

Credit Risk Exposure. The table below presents the gross credit risk exposure (i.e., the market value) and net exposure of derivatives outstanding at March 31, 2012. On this date, and throughout the first quarter of 2012 we had a minimal amount of residual credit risk exposure.

(In millions)
Credit Rating (1)	Total Notional		Gross Credit Exposure		Cash Collateral Held			Credit Exposure Net of Cash Collateral Held
Aaa/AAA	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—
Aa/AA	1,445		3		—			3
A	17,564		4		(3		)	1
Member institutions (2)	152		—		—			—
Total	$	19,161	$	7	$	(3	)	$	4

(1) Each category includes the related plus (+) and minus (-) ratings (i.e., “A” includes “A+” and “A-” ratings).

(2) Represents Mandatory Delivery Contracts.

The following table presents counterparties that provided 10 percent or more of the total notional amount of interest rate swap derivatives outstanding. Although we cannot predict if we will realize credit risk losses from any of our derivatives counterparties, we continue to have no reason to believe any of them will be unable to continue making timely interest payments or, more generally, to continue to satisfy the terms and conditions of their derivative contracts with us. For the periods noted, no counterparty of our interest rate swaps had any Credit Services outstanding.

(In millions)
March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
Counterparty	Credit Rating Category	Notional Principal		Net Unsecured Exposure		Counterparty	Credit Rating Category	Notional Principal		Net Unsecured Exposure
Barclays Bank PLC	A	$	3,580	$	—	Barclays Bank PLC	A	$	3,596	$	—
BNP Paribas	A	3,368		—		BNP Paribas	A	2,830		—
Citigroup Financial Products Inc.	A	2,047		—		Deutsche Bank AG	A	2,116		—
Morgan Stanley Capital Services	A	1,937		—		Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A	1,981		—
All others    (9 counterparties)	A to Aa/AA	8,047		4		All others    (9 counterparties)	A to Aa/AA	8,230		3
Total		$	18,979	$	4	Total		$	18,753	$	3

Lehman Brothers Derivatives. On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. ("Lehman Brothers") filed a petition for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. We had 87 derivative transactions (interest rate swaps) outstanding with a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers, Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc. ("LBSF"), with a total notional principal amount of $5.7 billion. Under the provisions of our master agreement with LBSF, all of these swaps automatically terminated immediately prior to the bankruptcy filing by Lehman Brothers. The close-out provisions of the Agreement required us to pay LBSF a net fee of approximately $189 million, which represented the swaps' total estimated market value at the close of business on Friday, September 12, 2008. We paid LBSF approximately $14 million to settle all of the transactions, comprised of the $189 million market value fee minus the value of collateral we had delivered previously and other interest and expenses. On Tuesday, September 16, 2008, we replaced these swaps with new swaps transacted with other counterparties. The new swaps had the same terms and conditions as the terminated LBSF swaps. The counterparties to the new swaps paid us a net fee of approximately $232 million to enter into these transactions based on the estimated market values at the time we replaced the swaps.

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termination date and the replacement date. Although the difference was a gain to us in this instance, because it represented exposure from terminating and replacing derivatives, it could have been a loss if the interest rate environment had been different. We are amortizing the gain into earnings according to the swaps' final maturities, most of which will occur by the end of 2012.

In early March 2010, representatives of the Lehman bankruptcy estate advised us that they believed that we had been unjustly enriched and that the bankruptcy estate was entitled to the $43 million difference between the settlement amount we paid Lehman and the market value fee we received on the replacement swaps. In early May 2010, we received a Derivatives Alternative Dispute Resolution notice from the Lehman bankruptcy estate with a settlement demand of $65.8 million, plus interest accruing primarily at LIBOR plus 14.5 percent since the bankruptcy filing, based on their view of how the settlement amount should have been calculated. In accordance with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Order of the Bankruptcy Court administering the Lehman estate, senior management participated in a non-binding mediation in New York in August 2010, and our legal counsel continued discussions with the court-appointed mediator for several weeks thereafter. The mediation concluded in October 2010 without a settlement of the claims asserted by the Lehman bankruptcy estate. We believe that we correctly calculated, and fully satisfied, our obligation to Lehman in September 2008, and we intend to vigorously dispute any claim for additional amounts.

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity Overview

Our principal long-term source of funding and liquidity is through cost effective access to the capital markets for participation in the issuance of FHLBank System debt securities (Consolidated Obligations) and for execution of derivative transactions. We also raise liquidity via our liquidity investment portfolio and the ability to sell certain investments without significant accounting consequences. As shown on the Statements of Cash Flows, in the first three months of 2012, our share of participations in debt issuances totaled $48.4 billion for Discount Notes and $5.2 billion for Consolidated Bonds. The System's favorable debt ratings, the implicit U.S. government backing of our debt, and our effective funding management were, and continue to be, instrumental in ensuring satisfactory access to the capital markets.

Our liquidity position remained strong in the first quarter of 2012 and our overall ability to fund our operations through debt issuance at acceptable interest costs remained sufficient. Although we can make no assurances, we expect this to continue to be the case, and we believe the possibility of a liquidity or funding crisis in the FHLBank System that would impair our FHLBank's ability to participate in issuances of new debt, service outstanding debt, maintain adequate capitalization, or pay competitive dividends is remote.

We must meet both operational and contingency liquidity requirements. We satisfied the operational liquidity requirement both as a function of meeting the contingency liquidity requirement and because we were able to adequately access the capital markets to issue Obligations. In addition, Finance Agency guidance requires us to target at least 15 consecutive days of positive liquidity based on specific assumptions. In practice, we tend to hold over 20 days of positive liquidity. The amount of liquidity per the Finance Agency guidance and our internal operational liquidity measures tended to be in the range of $4 billion to $8 billion during the first three months of 2012.

Contingency Liquidity Requirement

Contingency liquidity risk is the potential inability to meet liquidity needs because our access to the capital markets to issue Consolidated Obligations is restricted or suspended for a period of time due to a market disruption, operational failure, or real or perceived credit quality problems. We continued to hold an ample amount of liquidity reserves to protect against contingency liquidity risk.

Contingency Liquidity Requirement (in millions)	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Total Contingency Liquidity Reserves (1)	$	25,119		$	23,599
Total Requirement (2)	(8,176		)	(6,669		)
Excess Contingency Liquidity Available	$	16,943		$	16,930

(1) Includes, among others, cash, overnight Federal funds, overnight deposits, self-liquidating term Federal funds, 95 percent of the market value of available-for-sale negotiable securities, and 75 percent of the market value of certain held-to-maturity obligations, including obligations of the United States, U.S. government agency obligations and mortgage-backed securities.

(2) Includes maturing net liabilities in the next seven business days, assets traded not yet settled, Advance commitments outstanding, Advances maturing in the next seven business days, and a three percent hypothetical increase in Advances.

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Deposit Reserve Requirement

To support our member deposits, we also must meet a statutory deposit reserve requirement. The sum of our investments in obligations of the United States, deposits in eligible banks or trust companies, and Advances with a final maturity not exceeding five years must equal or exceed the current amount of member deposits. The following table presents the components of this liquidity requirement.

Deposit Reserve Requirement (in millions)	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Total Eligible Deposit Reserves	$	32,965		$	33,733
Total Member Deposits	(1,216		)	(1,067		)
Excess Deposit Reserves	$	31,749		$	32,666

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at March 31, 2012. The allocations according to the expiration terms and payment due dates of these obligations were not materially different from those at the end of 2011. Changes reflected normal business variations. We believe that, as in the past, we will continue to have sufficient liquidity, including from access to the debt markets to issue Consolidated Obligations, to satisfy these obligations timely.

(In millions)	< 1 year		1<3 years		3<5 years		> 5 years		Total
Contractual Obligations
Long-term debt (Consolidated Bonds) - par (1)	$	10,111	$	10,380	$	3,479	$	5,224	$	29,194
Operating leases (include premises and equipment)	1		2		—		—		3
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	2		268		—		—		270
Commitments to fund mortgage loans	152		—		—		—		152
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	2		4		4		20		30
Total Contractual Obligations	$	10,268	$	10,654	$	3,483	$	5,244	$	29,649

(1) Does not include Discount Notes and contractual interest payments related to Consolidated Bonds. Total is based on contractual maturities; the actual timing of payments could be affected by factors affecting redemptions.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The following table summarizes our off-balance sheet items at March 31, 2012. The allocations according to the expiration terms and payment due dates of these items were not materially different from those at the end of 2011, and changes reflected normal business variations.

(In millions)	< 1 year		1<3 years		3<5 years		> 5 years		Total
Off-balance sheet items(1)
Commitments to fund additional Advances	$	50	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	50
Standby Letters of Credit	4,038		80		46		54		4,218
Standby bond purchase agreements	182		208		—		—		390
Consolidated Obligations traded, not yet settled	283		—		415		160		858
Total off-balance sheet items	$	4,553	$	288	$	461	$	214	$	5,516

(1) Represents notional amount of off-balance sheet obligations.

Operational Risk

There were no material developments regarding our operational risk exposure during the first three months of 2012.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Information required by this Item is set forth under the caption “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Risk Management” in Part I, Item 2, of this filing.

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Item 4.    Controls and Procedures.

DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of March 31, 2012, the FHLBank's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, these two officers each concluded that as of March 31, 2012, the FHLBank maintained effective disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files under the Exchange Act is (1) accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure and (2) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

As of March 31, 2012, the FHLBank's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the FHLBank's internal control over financial reporting. Based upon that evaluation, these two officers each concluded that there were no changes in the FHLBank's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the FHLBank's internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A.Risk Factors.

Information relating to this Item is set forth under the caption “Update on Business Outlook, Risk Factors, and Risk Exposure” in Part I, Item 2, of this filing.

Item 6. Exhibits.

(a) Exhibits.

See Index of Exhibits

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as of the 14th day of May 2012.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

(Registrant)

By:	/s/ David H. Hehman
	David H. Hehman
	President and Chief Executive Officer    (principal executive officer)
By:	/s/ Donald R. Able
	Donald R. Able
	Senior Vice President - Chief Accounting and    Technology Officer (principal financial officer)

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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number (1)	Description of exhibit	Document filed or furnished, as indicated below
10	Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati Benefit Equalization Plan (As amended through March 15, 2012)	Filed Herewith
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer	Filed Herewith
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer	Filed Herewith
32	Section 1350 Certifications	Furnished Herewith
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document	Furnished Herewith
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	Furnished Herewith
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	Furnished Herewith
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document	Furnished Herewith
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	Furnished Herewith
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document	Furnished Herewith

(1) Numbers coincide with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

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EX-10

Exhibit 10

CONFORMED COPY OF THE

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

BENEFIT EQUALIZATION PLAN

As amended through March 15, 2012

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this Benefit Equalization Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide to a certain select group of management and highly compensated employees of the FHLBank the benefits which would have been payable under the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions (“Retirement Fund”) but for the limitations placed on benefits and contributions for such employees by Sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code.

The principal reason for this amended instrument is to conform the provisions of this Plan with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Accordingly, the Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A and the Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A. Previously, the Plan also had a Thrift Benefit component which provided benefits equivalent to the matching, 401(k), and Roth contributions which would have been available under the Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions, but for the limitations placed on benefits and contributions for such employees by Sections 401(a)(17), 401(k)(3)(A)(ii), 401(m), 402(g), and 415 of the Code. The Grandfathered (pre-Section 409A) portion of the Thrift Benefit was terminated effective January 1, 2010 and benefits distributed during calendar year 2010. The Non-Grandfathered (post-Section 409A) portion of the Thrift Benefit was terminated effective December 23, 2009 and all Non-Grandfathered Thrift Benefits were distributed during the 12-24 month period following December 23, 2009.

This Plan is unfunded and all benefits shall be paid solely out of the general assets of the FHLBank. No benefits under this Plan shall be payable by the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund.

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

For purposes of the Plan, these terms shall have the following meanings:

1.01"Actuary" means the independent consulting actuary retained by the FHLBank to assist the Committee in its administration of the Plan.

1.02[Removed]

1.03"Beneficiary" means the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries designated in accordance with Article VI of the Plan to receive the benefit, if any, payable upon the death of a Participant of the Plan.

1.04"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the FHLBank.

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1.05"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.

1.06"Code Limitations" means the cap on compensation taken into account by a plan under Code Section 401(a)(17), and the overall limitations on contributions and benefits imposed on qualified plans by Code Section 415, as such provisions may be amended from time to time, and any similar successor provisions of federal tax law.

1.07"Committee" means the Personnel Committee of the Board of Directors, which is authorized to administer the Plan, or other person(s) or sub-committee(s) as it may appoint from time to time to supervise certain administrative functions of the Plan.

1.08 “Disability” or “Disabled” shall mean, with respect to payment of benefits attributable to a Non-Grandfathered account or benefit, that the Participant, (i) in the opinion of the Committee based upon a medical certificate from a physician satisfactory to the Committee, is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months; (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the FHLBank, or (iii) is determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration. In all events, the terms “Disability” or “Disabled” shall be interpreted, with respect to payment of benefits attributable to a Non-Grandfathered account, in a manner that is consistent with Code section 409A and the final regulations promulgated thereunder. With respect to payment of benefits attributable to a Grandfathered account or benefit, “Disability” or “Disabled” shall mean that the Participant either (i) has been determined by the Social Security Administration to be eligible for disability benefits under Title II of the Federal Social Security Act, (ii) is eligible for disability benefits under the FHLBank’s long-term disability plan, or (iii) is eligible for disability retirement benefits under the Retirement Fund.

1.09"FHLBank" means the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati and each subsidiary or affiliated company thereof which participates in the Plan.

1.10 “Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit” means the benefit described in Section 3.01(a).

1.11[Removed]

1.12[Removed]

1.13 “Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit” means the benefit described in Section 3.01(b).

1.14[Removed]

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1.15 “One to Three Times Death Benefit” means the dollar amount equal to the Participant’s last twelve months’ salary, plus an additional ten percent of such salary for each full year of the Participant’s employment service with the FHLBank, up to a maximum of 300 percent (a Participant with 20 or more years of service will have reached the maximum 300 percent).

1.16"Participant" means any person participating in the Plan as provided in Article II.

1.17[Removed]

1.18"Plan" means the “Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati Benefit Equalization Plan”, as set forth herein and as amended or restated from time to time.

1.19“Redeferral Distribution Date” has the meaning given to that phrase in Section 3.03(b)(iii)(C), below.

1.20For purposes of Article III of this Plan, the "Regular Form" of payment means an annual pension benefit payable for the Participant's lifetime commencing at age 65 and the death benefit described in Section 3.04(a) or (b) below.

1.21“Retirement Date”, "Retirement", “Retire”, or “Retired” means the first date on which the Participant Separates From Service after attaining the earliest age and fulfilling the service requirement making such Participant eligible for Retirement. With respect to a Participant who was a Participant as of midnight January 31, 2006, he or she fulfills the age requirement on the date on which he or she attains age 45 and there is no service requirement applicable to such Participant. With respect to a Participant hired on or after February 1, 2006, he or she fulfills the age requirement on the date on which he or she attains age 55 and he or she fulfills the service requirement on the date he or she has been employed by the FHLBank for a period of at least ten years. Whether or not a Participant has fulfilled these requirements will be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

1.22"Retirement Fund" means the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions, a qualified and tax-exempt defined benefit pension plan and trust under Sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Code, as adopted by the FHLBank.

1.23[Removed]

1.24 “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code.

1.25 “Separation From Service” or “Separates From Service” shall in all events be interpreted in a manner consistent with the meaning of that term under Code section 409A and the final regulations promulgated thereunder.

1.26“Service Year” means the calendar year.

1.27[Removed]

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ARTICLE II. PARTICIPATION

2.01Participation in Retirement Fund Benefit Component. Each employee who was a Participant prior to the adoption of this restatement of the Plan shall continue to remain a Participant. Each other employee of the FHLBank who is a participant in the Retirement Fund and who is one of a select group of management and highly compensated employees, shall become a Participant in the Retirement Fund portion of the Plan on the earliest date on which he or she is selected by the Committee. If on the date that payment of a Participant’s benefit from the Retirement Fund commences, the Participant is not entitled under Section 3. of the Plan to receive a benefit under the Plan, his participation pursuant to this provision shall terminate on such date.

2.02[Removed]

2.03Payment Only Upon Certain Events. A benefit shall be payable under the Plan to or on account of a Participant only upon the Participant's Retirement, death, Disability, or other Separation From Service (or attainment of a chosen age following Separation From Service) with the FHLBank.

ARTICLE III. AMOUNT AND PAYMENT OF PENSION BENEFITS

3.01A Participant’s benefit under this Article will be calculated as of the earliest date the Participant is eligible for commencement of benefit payments under either the Retirement Fund or Article III of this Plan and such calculation shall be based upon the Regular Form of payment.

(a) Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit. The amount, if any, of the Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit payable to or on account of a Participant pursuant to the Plan shall equal the excess of (i) over (ii), as determined by the Committee, where:

“(i)”is the annual pension benefit (as calculated by the Retirement Fund) that would otherwise be payable to or on account of the Participant by the Retirement Fund if its provisions were administered without regard to the Code Limitations and on the basis of salary unreduced by the amount of any elective contributions under Article IV of this Plan, calculated as if the Participant voluntarily terminated services without cause on December 31, 2004, and received a payment of those benefits on the earliest possible date allowed under the Plan to receive a payment of those benefits following the termination of services, and received the benefits in the form with the maximum value; and

“(ii)”    is the annual pension benefit (as calculated by the Retirement Fund) that would otherwise be payable to or on account of the Participant by the Retirement Fund after giving effect to any reduction of such benefit required by the Code Limitations and on the basis of salary reduced by the amount of any elective contributions under Article IV of this Plan, calculated as if the Participant voluntarily terminated services without cause on December 31, 2004, and received a payment of those benefits on the earliest possible date allowed under the Plan to receive a payment of those benefits

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following the termination of services, and received the benefits in the form with the maximum value.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount calculated above may increase to equal the present value of the benefit the Participant actually becomes entitled to, in the form and at the time actually paid, determined under the terms of the Plan (including applicable limits under the Code), as in effect on October 3, 2004, without regard to any further services rendered by the service provider after December 31, 2004, or any other events affecting the amount of or the entitlement to benefits (other than a Participant election with respect to the time or form of an available benefit). For purposes of calculation the present value of a benefit under this paragraph, reasonable actuarial assumptions and methods must be used. Whether assumptions and methods are reasonable for this purpose is determined as of each date the benefit is valued for purposes of determining the Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit, provided that any reasonable actuarial assumptions and methods that were used by the FHLBank with respect to such benefit as of December 31, 2004, will

continue to be treated as reasonable assumptions and methods for purposes of calculating the grandfathered benefit. Actuarial assumptions and methods will be presumed reasonable if they are the same as those used to value benefits under the Retirement Fund.

(b)Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit. The amount, if any, of the Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit payable to or on account of a Participant pursuant to the Plan shall equal the excess of (i) over (ii) and (iii), where:

“(i)”    is the annual pension benefit payable in the Regular Form that would otherwise be payable to or on account of the Participant by the Retirement Fund if its provisions were administered without regard to the Code Limitations and on the basis of salary unreduced by the amount of any elective contributions under Article IV of this Plan; and

“(ii)”    is the annual pension benefit payable in the Regular Form that would be payable to or on account of the Participant by the Retirement Fund after giving effect to any reduction of such benefit required by the Code Limitations and on the basis of salary reduced by the amount of any elective contributions under Article IV of this Plan; and

“(iii)” is the Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit calculated in 3.01(a), above.

For purposes of this Section 3.01, "annual pension benefit" includes any "Active Service Death Benefit," “Disability Retirement Benefit,” "Retirement Adjustment Payment," "Annual Increment" and "Single Purchase Fixed Percentage Adjustment" which the FHLBank elected to provide its employees under the Retirement Fund.

3.02Regular Form of Benefit. Unless the Participant elects an optional form of payment under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.03 below, the Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit and/or Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit, as applicable, payable to or on account of a Participant under Section 3.01 above, shall be payable to

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or on account of the Participant in the "Regular Form" of payment, utilizing for that purpose the actuarial factors described in Section 3.03(b)(iv), below.

3.03(a)    Optional Forms of Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit.

(i)A Participant may, with the consent of the Committee, elect in writing to have the Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit, if any, payable to or on account of a Participant under Section 3.02 above converted by the Actuary to any optional form of payment permitted under the Retirement Fund on October 3, 2004. The Actuary shall utilize for the purpose of that conversion the actuarial assumptions set forth in Section 3.03(b)(iv) of the Plan, or other reasonable actuarial assumptions.

(ii)If a Participant who had elected an optional form of payment under this Section 3.03(a) dies after the date the Participant Separates From Service, the only death benefit, if any, payable under the Plan in respect of said Participant and attributable to the Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit shall be the amount, if any, payable under the optional form of payment which the Participant had elected under the Plan. If a Participant who had elected an optional form of payment under this Section 3.03(a) dies before the Participant Separates From Service, the Participant’s election of an optional form of Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit shall be inoperative and the death benefit described in Section 3.04(a)(i) shall be payable to the Participant’s Beneficiary.

(iii)An election of an optional form of payment under this Section 3.03(a) may be made only on a form and in the manner prescribed by the Committee, and must be made no later than the end of the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the Participant Separates From Service, at least one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date the Participant Separates From Service, and prior to the date when the payment of the Participant’s Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit are due to commence.

(b)Optional Forms of Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit.

(i)A Participant may elect (by timely submitting a Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Distribution Election Form as described in 3.03(b)(iii), below) to have the Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit, if any, payable to or on account of a Participant under Section 3.02 converted by the Actuary to any of the following optional forms of payment (the Actuary shall utilize for the purpose of that conversion the actuarial factors described in Section 3.03(b)(iv), below). The optional forms of payment include:

(A)Lump Sum Settlement. This option may be elected if the Participant retires after attaining age 45, or is an early retiree and defers commencement of his or her benefit until such age. The election of this option requires written consent of the Participant’s spouse. Benefits accrued after January 31, 2006 shall not be available in the form of a single lump sum nor shall the lump sum form of

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payment be available for any individual whose employment with the FHLBank commenced on or after January 1, 2006.

(B)Partial Lump Sum Settlement equal to 25 percent, 50 percent, or 75 percent of the total benefit and a monthly allowance for the remainder of the benefit which must commence at the time of the partial lump sum settlement. This may be elected if the Participant retires after attaining age 45, or if the Participant is an early retiree and defers commencement of his or her benefit until such age. The election of this option requires written consent of the Participant’s spouse. Benefits accrued after January 31, 2006 shall not be available in the form of a partial lump sum nor shall the lump sum form of payment be available for any individual whose employment with the FHLBank commenced on or after January 1, 2006.

(C)    Five-Year, Ten-Year, Fifteen-Year, or Twenty-Year Installment Payment. This form of payment pays annual installments to the Participant (or if the Participant dies, to his or her Beneficiary) for the period of years (five, ten, fifteen, or twenty years) elected by the Participant.

(D)    Single Life Annuity. A benefit payable annually for the lifetime of the Participant, ending with the year in which the Participant dies.

(E)    Joint and 50, 75, or 100 Percent Survivor Annuity, with a Five-Year, Ten-Year, Fifteen-Year, or Twenty-Year Certain Guaranteed Payment Period. This is a form of benefit paid to the Participant for life, and after the Participant's death, his or her spouse continues to receive, for the remainder of the spouse's life, a certain percentage (50 percent, 75 percent, or 100 percent) of the annual benefit the Participant had been receiving, but if at the time both the spouse and the Participant have died, fewer annual payments have been made than the number of payments for the selected guaranteed payment period, the remainder of the guaranteed payments will be made to the Participant's designated Beneficiary. A person who becomes married to the Participant after the pension begins is not entitled to any survivorship benefits under the Plan, except as a designated Beneficiary.

(F)Joint and 50 Percent, 75 Percent, or 100 Percent Survivor Annuity, with no Guaranteed Payment Period. This is a form of benefit paid to the Participant for life, and after the Participant's death, his or her spouse continues to receive, for the remainder of the spouse's life, 50 percent, 75 percent, or 100 percent (as elected by the Participant) of the annual benefit the Participant had been receiving. A person who becomes married to the Participant after the pension begins is not entitled to any survivorship benefits under the Plan.

(ii)If a Participant who elected an optional form of payment under this Section 3.03(b) dies after the Participant Separates From Service, the only death benefit, if any, payable under the Plan in respect of said Participant and attributable to such Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit shall be the amount, if any, payable under the optional form of payment which the Participant elected under the Plan. If a Participant who elected an optional form of payment under this Section 3.03(b) dies

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before the Participant Separates From Service, the Participant’s election of an optional form of Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit shall be inoperative and the death benefit described below in Section 3.04(a)(i), if any, shall be payable to the Participant’s Beneficiary.

(iii)Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit Distribution Payment Elections. Elections of an optional form of payment under this Section 3.03(b) may be made as follows:

(A)Special Election Period. During the Special Election Period, a Participant may elect on the Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit Distribution Election Form to receive payment of his or her Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit in any of the optional forms of payment. The Special Election Period ends on December 31, 2008. Any Non-Grandfathered Benefit Distribution Election Form submitted to the Committee after December 31, 2008 will be considered a change to the Participant’s prior election, and will be subject to the timing rules outlined in 3.03(b)(iii)(C), below.

(B)Initial Election Period. No later than 30 days after the date a Participant is selected for participation in the Plan, an election of an optional form of payment under this Section 3.03(b) may be made by filing a Non-Grandfathered Benefit Distribution Election Form with the Committee. In all events, no election may be made under this Section 3.03(b)(iii)(B) later than 30 days immediately following the close of the first calendar year the Participant accrues a benefit under this Article III. Any Non-Grandfathered Benefit Distribution Election Form submitted to the Committee after such period will be considered a change to the Participant’s prior election, subject to the timing rules outlined in 3.03(b)(iii)(C), below.

(C)Subsequent Changes to Election. Any election with respect to the payment of the Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit that is made after the latter of the Special Election Period (described in 3.03(b)(iii)(A), above), or after the Initial Election Period (described in 3.03(b)(iii)(B), above), is subject to the following rules. The Participant may change any such election to an allowable alternative form of payment by submitting a new Non-Grandfathered Benefit Distribution Election Form to the Committee, provided, however, that (i) any new Non-Grandfathered Benefit Distribution Election Form shall not take effect until at least twelve months after the date on which the new Non-Grandfathered Benefit Distribution Election Form is submitted to and accepted by the Committee in its sole discretion, and (ii) in the case of a payment of a benefit other than a Disability benefit or survivor benefit, the date of payment (or in the case of installment payments, the date the first scheduled amount is to be paid) shall not occur before the fifth anniversary of the previously elected Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit Distribution Date (the “Re-Deferral Distribution Date”). The limitations described in (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence shall not apply if the Participant’s initial election is for payment of a life annuity (as defined in the §1.409A-2(b)(ii)) and the change is to an allowable alternate form of life annuity that is actuarially equivalent to and has the same commencement date as the then-effective election. The Election Form applicable to the Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit that

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was most recently accepted by the Committee and meeting the above criteria shall govern the payout of the Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit. For purposes of changing an existing election, each separately identified amount to which the Participant is entitled to payment under the Plan shall be considered a single payment, except that entitlement to a series of payments under an installment method shall be treated as a single payment.

(iv)Actuarial Factors. The Actuary shall use the reasonable actuarial and early retirement factors adopted by the Committee from time to time in the conversion of any benefit under this Plan. If the Committee fails to choose actuarial and/or early retirement factors to be used in the calculation of any benefit under this Plan, then the Actuary shall utilize for the purpose of that conversion the actuarial factors and assumptions then used by the Retirement Fund to determine actuarial equivalence.

(v)The following provisions shall apply with respect to the benefit of any Participant whose benefit commencement date is on or after March 15, 2012 and who elected to have a portion of his or her Retirement Fund Benefit combined with his or her Thrift Benefit and distributed in installments in accordance with the election applicable thereto. From time to time, the Committee or its designee, may choose a menu of hypothetical investment options from among which a Participant may choose and which shall then be used to calculate a hypothetical return on the Participant’s hypothetical investment (positive or negative) of his or her remaining installment payments. The hypothetical return on the investment shall be calculated for the portion of the Participant’s benefit which is to be paid in installments in the years after the year in which the Participant’s benefit payment commences, and the return is to be calculated on those installments from the time the Participant’s benefit commences until the last installment is distributed. If the Committee or its designee fails to choose a menu of investment options for this purpose, then the menu shall be deemed to be the menu of investment options available under the FHLB’s qualified Thrift Plan, and additionally shall include an investment option which mimics the applicable rate of return on an annuity of the duration of the installment period. If the Participant fails to choose by his or her benefit commencement date which investments are to be used for this purpose, then the Participant’s installments shall be deemed to earn a rate of return substantially equivalent to the appropriate annuity rate or such other rate of return as the Committee or its designee deems appropriate. The Participant may change his or her investment elections in the manner and as frequently as deemed appropriate by the Committee or its designee.

3.04    (a)    (i) Active Service Death Benefit. If a Participant dies before Separation From Service, an active service death benefit shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary over a period of ten years in approximately equal annual installments. The Beneficiary of any Participant whose first date of hire by the FHLBank was prior to January 1, 2006 shall be paid an enhanced active service death benefit equal to the greater of (1) the present value of the Participant’s benefit calculated under Sections 3.01(a) plus 3.01(b), above, and (2) the One to Three Times Death Benefit. The Beneficiary of any Participant first hired on or after January 1, 2006, shall be paid

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an active service death benefit equal to the Participant’s benefit calculated under Section 3.01(b), above.

(ii)Payment of Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit Upon Death After Separation From Service. Upon the death of a Participant who Separated From Service but had not elected an optional form of payment under Section 3.03(a) above, a death benefit shall be paid to the Participant's Beneficiary in annual installments over a period of ten years. The Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit under this Section is equal to the excess, if any, of (x) over (y), where

“(x)”    is an amount equal to twelve times the annual pension benefit, if any, payable under Section 3.02 above and attributable to the Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit, and

“(y)”    is the sum of the Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit payments, if any, which the Participant had received under the Plan.

(b)Payment of Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit Upon Death After Separation From Service. Upon the death of a Participant who Separated From Service but who had not elected an optional form of payment under Section 3.03(b) above, a death benefit shall be paid to the Participant's Beneficiary in annual installments over a period of tenyears; provided, however, that no death benefit is payable under this Section 3.04(b) with regard to any Participant first hired on or after January 1, 2006. The Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit under this Section is equal to the excess, if any, of (i) over (ii), where

“(i)”    is an amount equal to twelve times the annual pension benefit, if any, payable under Section 3.02 above and attributable to the Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit, and

“(ii)”    is the sum of the Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit payments, if any, which the Participant had received under the Plan.

3.05Timing of Retirement Fund Benefit Payment to the Participant’s Beneficiary. The death benefit payable under Section 3.04(a)(i), (ii), and/or 3.04(b) shall be payable to the Participant's Beneficiary beginning as soon as reasonably practicable following the Participant’s death.

3.06Payment of Retirement Fund Benefit Upon Disability Prior to the Commencement of Benefit Payments. If a Participant to whom a Retirement Fund Benefit is payable under the Plan becomes Disabled before the commencement of the payment of the Participant’s benefit, and the Participant files an application for Grandfathered and/or Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefits with the Plan within 13 months of the date the Participant became Disabled, a disability benefit equal to the annual pension benefit earned by the Participant pursuant to Section 3.01(a) and/or (b), as applicable, shall be payable to the Participant. For purposes of the Plan, unless the Participant selects an optional form of benefit under the Plan before the date the Participant became Disabled, the disability benefit attributable to the Grandfathered

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and/or Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefits, as applicable, will be made in the “Regular Form” of payment.

3.07Reemployment After Commencement of Retirement Fund Benefit Payments. If a Participant is restored to employment with the FHLBank after payment of his Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit has commenced, all payments of Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefits shall thereupon be discontinued. In the Participant's subsequent Retirement or other termination of employment with the FHLBank, his Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefit shall be recomputed in accordance with Sections 3.01 and 3.02 and shall be paid to such Participant in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. No such cessation or discontinuance shall occur with respect to the Non-Grandfathered Retirement Fund Benefits.

3.08Lump Sum Payment of Small Benefits. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan, if on the earliest date payment under the Plan would otherwise commence, the lump sum settlement value of a Participant's total Plan benefit determined by the Actuary does not exceed the applicable dollar amount under Code section 402(g)(1)(B), then such Participant's benefit shall be paid in the form of a lump sum.

3.09Form of Benefit Payment; Benefit Commencement Date. All benefits paid under this Article III to be paid in installment or annuity form shall be paid in annual installments. Benefit payments shall commence as soon as reasonably practicable following the earliest to occur of the following events: (a) the later of (i) the Participant's Retirement and (ii) a fixed date after the Participant’s Separation From Service timely chosen by the Participant in accordance with Section 3.03(a) and/or 3.03(b)(iii), as applicable, (b) the date the Participant became Disabled and properly applied for benefits under the Plan, or (c) the Participant's death, except that no benefits shall be paid prior to the date that benefits under the Plan can be definitely determined by the Committee.

ARTICLE IV. [Removed]

ARTICLE V. SOURCE OF PAYMENTS

5.01All payments of benefits under the Plan shall be paid from, and shall only be a general claim upon, the general assets of the FHLBank, notwithstanding that the FHLBank, in its discretion, may establish a bookkeeping reserve or a grantor trust (as such term is used in Code Sections 671 through 677) to reflect or to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan with respect to any Participant or prospective Participant or Beneficiary. No benefit whatever provided by the Plan shall be payable from the assets of the Retirement Fund.

5.02No Participant shall have any right, title or interest whatever in or to any investments which the FHLBank may make or any specific assets which the FHLBank may reserve to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan. To the extent that any

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person acquires a right to receive payments from the FHLBank under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the FHLBank.

ARTICLE VI. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARIES

6.01Each Participant of the Plan may file with the Committee a written designation of one or more persons as the Beneficiary who shall be entitled to receive the amount, if any, payable under the Plan upon his death. The Participant may, from time to time, revoke or change his Beneficiary designation without the consent of any prior Beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Committee. The last such designation received by the Committee shall be controlling; provided, however, that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be effective unless received by the Committee prior to the Participant's death, and in no event shall it be effective as of a date prior to such receipt.

6.02If no such Beneficiary designation is in effect at the time of a Participant's death, or if no designated Beneficiary survives the Participant, or if, in the opinion of the Committee, such designation conflicts with applicable law, the Participant's estate shall be deemed to have been the designated Beneficiary and shall be paid the amount, if any, payable under the Plan upon the Participant's death. If the Committee is in doubt as to the right of any person to receive such amount, the Committee may retain such amount, without liability for any interest thereon, until the rights thereto are determined, or the Committee may pay such amount into any court of appropriate jurisdiction and such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Plan and the FHLBank therefor.

ARTICLE VII. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

7.01The Committee shall have general authority over and responsibility for the administration and interpretation of the Plan. The Committee shall have full power and authority to interpret and construe the Plan, to make all determinations considered necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan and any trust referred to in Article V above, and the calculation of the amount of benefits payable thereunder, and to review claims for benefits under the Plan. Unless arbitrary or capricious, the Committee's interpretations and constructions of the Plan and its decisions or actions thereunder shall be binding and conclusive on all persons for all purposes.

7.02The Committee shall arrange for the engagement of the Actuary, and if the Committee deems it advisable, it shall arrange for the engagement of legal counsel and certified public accountants (who may be counsel or accountants for the FHLBank), and other consultants, and make use of agents and clerical or other personnel, for purposes of the Plan. The Committee may rely upon the written opinions of such Actuary, counsel, accountants, and consultants, and upon any information supplied by the Retirement Fund for purposes of Sections 3.01 of the Plan, and delegate to any agent or to any sub-committee or Committee member its authority to perform any act hereunder, including without limitations those matters involving the exercise of discretion; provided, however, that such delegation shall be subject to revocation at any time at the discretion

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of the Committee. The Committee shall report to the Board of Directors, or to a committee designated by the Board, at such intervals as shall be specified by the Board of such designated committee, with regard to the matters for which it is responsible under the Plan.

7.03No Committee member shall be entitled to act on or decide any matters relating solely to such Committee member or any of his rights or benefits under the Plan.

7.04A Committee member shall not receive any special compensation for serving in such capacity but shall be reimbursed for any reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith. No bond or other security need be required of the Committee or any Committee member in any jurisdiction.

7.05All claims for benefits under the Plan shall be submitted in writing to the Chairman of the Committee. Written notice of the decision on each such claim shall be furnished with reasonable promptness to the Participant or other claimant (the “claimant”). The claimant may request a review by the Committee of any decision denying the claim in whole or in part. Such request shall be made in writing and filed with the Committee within 30 days of such denial. A request for review shall contain all additional information which the claimant wishes the Committee to consider. The Committee may hold any hearing or conduct any independent investigation which it deems desirable to render its decision, and the decision on review shall be made as soon as feasible after the Committee's receipt of the request for review. Written notice of the decision on review shall be furnished to the claimant. For all purposes under the Plan, such decisions on claims (where no review is requested) and decisions on review (where review is requested) shall be final, binding and conclusive on all interested persons as to all matters relating to the Plan.

7.06All expenses incurred by the Committee in its administration of the Plan shall be paid by the FHLBank.

ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

8.01Amendment by the Board of Directors. This Plan may be amended or modified at any time, in whole or in part, by the action of the Board of Directors without the consent of the Committee, any Participant, Beneficiary, or other person; provided, however, that: (i) no amendment or modification shall be effective to decrease or restrict the value of a Participant's vested Benefits in existence at the time the amendment or modification is made, calculated as if the Participant had experienced a Separation From Service as of the effective date of the amendment or modification or, if the amendment or modification occurs after the date upon which the Participant was eligible to Retire, the Participant had Retired as of the effective date of the amendment or modification. The amendment or modification of the Plan shall not have a material adverse effect on any Participant or Beneficiary who has become entitled to the payment of benefits under the Plan as of the date of the amendment or modification; provided, however, that the FHLBank, in its sole discretion, may amend the Plan in

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order to cause the provisions of the Plan relating to Non-Grandfathered Benefits to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the provisions of the Plan relating to Grandfathered Benefits to remain beyond the scope of the types of compensatory arrangements that are subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. If any amendment to the Plan would cause a Participant to be subject to a tax penalty under Section 409A of the Code, such amendment shall be deemed modified in such manner as to render the Plan exempt from, or compliant with, the requirements of Section 409A and to effectuate as nearly as possible the original intention of the FHLBank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to the Plan or transaction having the effect of an amendment to this Plan (such as a Plan merger, spinoff or similar transaction) shall be effective if it: provides that assets may be set aside (directly or indirectly) in a trust or other arrangement for purposes of paying benefits under this Plan and such assets (or trust or other arrangement) are located outside the United States or are subsequently transferred outside of the United States, permits or otherwise results in the acceleration of the payment of any benefits provided under this Plan in violation of Section 409A, or except as permitted by regulations or other IRS guidance, materially enhances a benefit or right existing as of October 3, 2004 or adds a new material benefit or right and such material enhancement or addition affects deferred amounts earned and vested in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2005 (i.e., Grandfathered Benefits).

8.02Amendment by the Committee. The Committee may adopt any amendment or take any other action which may be necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration, management and interpretation of the Plan or to conform the Plan thereto, provided any such amendment or action does not have a material effect on the then currently estimated cost to the FHLBank of maintaining the Plan.

8.03Plan Termination. With respect to benefits attributable to Non-Grandfathered Benefits, the following rules shall apply:

(a)Upon the termination of the Plan, the benefits attributable to Non-Grandfathered Benefits will be paid in accordance with terms of this Plan as if no Plan termination had occurred, neither the time nor the schedule of any payment or amount scheduled to be paid under the Plan may be permitted to be accelerated, and the elected deferral amount shall continue to be withheld in accordance with Article IV except as provided in Section 8.03(b) below.

(b)The FHLBank shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to accelerate the time or schedule of any payment or amount scheduled to be paid to Participants under the Plan attributable to Non-Grandfathered Benefits without a premium or prepayment penalty with respect to such benefits (including the acceleration of the time or schedule of payments to a Participant or Beneficiary whose benefits are being paid under the Plan as of the date of termination), in which case such Participants shall be excused from fulfilling their deferred commitments that would otherwise have been withheld during the remainder of the year in which the FHLBank terminated the Plan or a subsequent year, where the right to the payment arises due to a termination of the Plan in accordance with one of the following:

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(i)In the case the FHLBank terminates and liquidates the Plan within twelve months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331, or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 503(b)(1)(A), provided that the amounts deferred under the Plan that are attributable to Non-Grandfathered Benefits are included in the gross incomes of the Participants in the latest of the following years (or if earlier, the taxable year in which the amount is actually or constructively received): the calendar year in which the Plan termination and liquidation occurs; the first calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (within the meaning of Code Section 409A); or the first calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable.

(ii)In the case the Plan is terminated and liquidated pursuant to irrevocable action taken by the FHLBank within the 30 days preceding or the twelve months following a change in control event (as defined in Code Section 409A and the final regulations promulgated thereunder), provided that irrevocable action is taken by the FHLBank within the same time frame and with respect to all substantially similar agreements, methods, programs, and other arrangements sponsored by the FHLBank are terminated and liquidated, so that those agreements, methods, programs, and other arrangements are terminated and liquidated.

(iii)In the case the Plan is terminated and liquidated provided that: the termination and liquidation does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the FHLBank; the FHLBank terminates and liquidates all agreements, methods, programs, and other arrangements sponsored by the FHLBank that would be aggregated with any terminated and liquidated agreements, methods, programs, and other arrangements under §1.409A-1(c) if the same Participant had deferrals of compensation under all of the agreements, methods, programs, and other arrangements that are terminated and liquidated; no payments in liquidation of the Plan are made within twelve months of the date FHLBank takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan other than payments that would be payable under the terms of the Plan if the action to terminate and liquidate the Plan had not occurred; all payments are made within 24 months of the date the FHLBank takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan; and the FHLBank does not adopt a new plan that would be aggregated with any terminated and liquidated plan under §1.409A-1(c) if the same Participant participated in both plans, at any time within three years following the date the FHLBank takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan.

(iv)The Plan is terminated under such other events and conditions as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service may prescribe in generally applicable guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin.

8.04The FHLBank may not terminate the Plan and make distributions to a Participant due solely to a change in the financial health of the FHLBank. This provision shall apply to both Grandfathered and Non-Grandfathered accounts and benefits.

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ARTICLE IX. GENERAL PROVISIONS

9.01Successors and Assigns. The Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the FHLBank and its successors and assigns and the Participants, and the successors, assigns, designees, and estates of the Participants. The Plan shall also be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor bank or organization succeeding to substantially all of the assets and business of the FHLBank, but nothing in the Plan shall preclude the FHLBank from merging or consolidating into or with, or transferring all or substantially all of its assets to, another bank which assumes the Plan and all obligations of the FHLBank hereunder. The FHLBank agrees that it will make appropriate provision for the preservation of Participants' rights under the Plan in any agreement or plan which it may enter into to effect any merger, consolidation, reorganization or transfer of assets. In such a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or transfer of assets, and assumption of Plan obligations of the FHLBank, the term “bank” or “FHLBank” shall refer to such other bank and the Plan shall continue in full force and effect.

9.02No Right to Employment. Neither the Plan nor any action taken thereunder shall be construed as giving to a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the FHLBank or as affecting the right of the FHLBank to dismiss any Participant from its employ.

9.03Taxes. The FHLBank shall withhold or cause to be withheld from all benefits payable under the Plan all federal, state, local or other taxes required by applicable law to be withheld with respect to such payments. The FHLBank shall file or cause to be filed all information returns required by applicable law to be filed with respect to such payments.

9.04Nonassignability. Except as provided in Section 9.19, “Court Order”, neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate, alienate or convey in advance of actual receipt, the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights to which are expressly declared to be, unassignable and non-transferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure, attachment, garnishment or sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant's or any other person's bankruptcy or insolvency or be transferable to a spouse as a result of a property settlement or otherwise, except as provided in Section 9.19, “Court Order”.

9.05Incapacity of Participant or Beneficiary. If the Committee shall find that any person to whom any amount is or was payable under the Plan is unable to care for his affairs because of illness, accident or is a minor, or has died, then any payment, or any part thereof, due to such person or his estate (unless a prior claim therefor has been made by a duly appointed legal representative), may, if the Committee is so inclined, be paid to such person's spouse, child or other relative, an institution

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maintaining or having custody of such person, or any other person deemed by the Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such person otherwise entitled to payment. Any such payment shall be in complete discharge of the liability of the Plan and the FHLBank therefor.

9.06Communications. In general, all elections, designations, requests, notices, instructions, and other communications from a Participant, Beneficiary or other person to the Committee required or permitted under the Plan shall be in such form as is prescribed from time to time by the Committee and shall be mailed by first-class mail or delivered to such location as shall be specified by the Committee and shall be deemed to have been given and delivered only upon actual receipt thereof at such location. If a Participant's Election Form contains limitations that are not in this Plan instrument, the FHLBank may only amend or terminate such provisions with the written consent of the Participant; provided that no such limitation will cause the Plan or amounts subject to the Election to fail to satisfy, or be exempt from, the requirements under Section 409A of the Code. The provisions of this Section shall prevail over any such limitation. The full payment of the Participant’s vested Benefits under the Plan shall fully and completely discharge the FHLBank and the Committee from all further obligations to a Participant and his or her Beneficiaries under this Plan and the Participant’s participation in the Plan shall terminate.

9.07Benefits Additional to Other Benefits. The benefits payable under the Plan shall be in addition to all other benefits provided for employees of the FHLBank and shall not be deemed salary or other compensation by the FHLBank for the purpose of computing benefits to which a Participant may be entitled under any other plan or arrangement of the FHLBank.

9.08Liability of Committee Members. No Committee member shall be personally liable by reason of any instrument executed by him or on his behalf, or action taken by him or her, in his or her capacity as a Committee member nor for any mistake of judgment made in good faith. The FHLBank shall indemnify and hold harmless each Committee member and each employee, officer, or director of the FHLBank, to whom any duty, power, function or action in respect of the Plan may be delegated or assigned, or from whom any information is requested for Plan purposes, against any cost or expense (including fees of legal counsel) and liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim or legal action with the approval of the FHLBank) arising out of anything done or omitted to be done in connection with the Plan, unless arising out of such person's fraud or bad faith.

9.09Captions. The captions preceding the Sections of the Plan have been inserted solely as a matter of convenience and shall not in any manner define or limit the scope or intent of any provisions of the Plan.

9.10Status of Plan. For purposes of federal income taxation, the Plan is intended to be a plan that is not qualified within the meaning of Code Section 401(a) and the benefits attributable to Non-Grandfathered Benefits are intended to be subject to and to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and the benefits

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attributable to the Grandfathered Benefits are intended to be outside the scope of and exempt from the requirement of Code Section 409A. The Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with that intent.

9.11Unsecured General Creditor. Participants and their Beneficiaries, heirs, successors and assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, interests or claims in any property or assets of the FHLBank. For purposes of the payment of benefits under this Plan, any and all of the FHLBank’s assets shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged unrestricted assets of the FHLBank. The Bank’s obligation under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.

9.12Employer's Liability. The FHLBank shall not have an obligation to a Participant under the Plan except as expressly provided in the Plan and a Participant’s Election Form.

9.13Furnishing Information. A Participant or his or her Beneficiary will cooperate with the Committee by furnishing any and all information requested by the Committee and take such other actions as may be requested in order to facilitate the administration of the Plan and the payments of benefits hereunder, including but not limited to taking such physical examinations as the Committee may deem necessary.

9.14Venue. Any legal actions, suits or proceedings pertaining to this Plan shall be brought in the courts of Ohio (whether federal or state) and by execution of the Election Form, the Participant on his or her behalf and on behalf of his or her Beneficiaries, persons claiming to be a Beneficiary or any other persons who claim to derive a benefit under this Plan by reference to the Participant hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of said courts. The Participant on his or her behalf and on behalf of his or her Beneficiaries, persons claiming to be a Beneficiary or any other persons who claim to derive a benefit under this Plan by reference to the Participant hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objections he or she, his or her Beneficiaries or any such persons may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue in any suit, action or proceeding hereunder in any court, as well as any right he or she, his or her Beneficiaries or any such persons may now or hereafter have to remove any such suit, action or proceeding once commenced to another court in any jurisdiction on the grounds of forum non conveniens or otherwise.

9.15Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Committee under this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail, to the address below:     

Personnel Committee

Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati

221 East Fourth Street, Suite 1000

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Such notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification.

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Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to a Participant under this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by mail, to the last known address of the Participant.

9.16Spouse's Interest. The interest in the benefits hereunder of a spouse of a Participant who has predeceased the Participant shall automatically pass to the Participant and shall not be transferable by such spouse in any manner, including but not limited to such spouse's will, nor shall such interest pass under the laws of intestate succession. The interest and benefits hereunder of a spouse of a Participant who has not predeceased the Participant shall not be transferable by such spouse's disclaimer.

9.17Reformation of Non-Compliant Section 409A Provision; Severability. In the event that any provision of this Plan or an Election Form would cause a Participant to be subject to a tax penalty under Section 409A of the Code, such provision shall be deemed reformed in a manner that renders the Plan exempt from, or compliant with, the requirements of Section 409A and preserves as nearly as possible the original intention of the provision. In case any provision of this Plan shall be declared illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof, but shall be fully severable and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

9.18Incompetent. If the Committee determines in its discretion that a benefit under this Plan is to be paid to a minor, a person declared incompetent or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of that person's property, the Committee may direct payment of such benefit to the guardian, legal representative or person having the care and custody of such minor, incompetent or incapable person. The Committee may require proof of minority, incompetence, incapacity or guardianship, as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution of the benefit. Any payment of a benefit shall be a payment for the account of the Participant and the Participant's Beneficiary, as the case may be, and shall be a complete discharge of any liability under the Plan for such payment amount.

9.19Court Order. The Committee is authorized to make any payments directed by court order in any action in which the Plan or the Committee has been named as a party. In addition, if a court determines that a spouse or former spouse of a Participant has an interest in the Participant’s benefits under the Plan in connection with a property settlement or otherwise, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the right, notwithstanding any election made by a Participant, to immediately distribute the spouse's or former spouse's interest in the Participant’s benefits under the Plan to that spouse or former spouse as may be necessary to fulfill a domestic relations order (as defined in Code Section 414(p)(1)(B)).

9.20Distribution in the Event of Taxation Under Section 409A. If, for any reason, all or any portion of a Participant's benefits under this Plan becomes taxable to the Participant prior to actual receipt because the Plan fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A, a Participant may request that portion of his or her benefit that is required to be included in income as a result of such failure be distributed. Following

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the Committee’s approval of such request, the FHLBank shall distribute to the Participant immediately available funds in an amount equal to the portion of his or her benefit that is required to be included in income as a result of the failure of the Plan to meet the requirements of Section 409A (which amount shall not exceed a Participant's unpaid benefits under the Plan). If the request is approved, this distribution upon inclusion under Section 409A shall be made within 90 days of the date when the Participant's request is approved. Such a distribution shall affect and reduce the benefits to be paid under this Plan.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION

I, David H. Hehman, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 14, 2012

  /s/ David H. Hehman

David H. Hehman

President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION

I, Donald R. Able, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 14, 2012

/s/ Donald R. Able

Donald R. Able

Senior Vice President - Chief Accounting and Technology Officer (principal financial officer)

EX-32

Exhibit 32

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS

In connection with the Quarterly Report of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (the “FHLBank”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the FHLBank.

  /s/ David H. Hehman

David H. Hehman

President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)

May 14, 2012

  /s/ Donald R. Able

Donald R. Able

Senior Vice President - Chief Accounting and Technology Officer (principal financial officer)

May 14, 2012

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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]

Segment Information [Text Block]

Segment Information

The FHLBank has identified two primary operating segments based on its method of internal reporting: Traditional Member Finance and the Mortgage Purchase Program. These segments reflect the FHLBank's two primary Mission Asset Activities and the manner in which they are managed from the perspective of development, resource allocation, product delivery, pricing, credit risk and operational administration. The segments identify the principal ways the FHLBank provides services to member stockholders.

Table 17.1 - Financial Performance by Operating Segment (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Traditional Member Finance		Mortgage Purchase Program			Total
2012
Net interest income	$	51,683	$	29,444		$	81,127
Provision for credit losses	—		1,410			1,410
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	51,683		28,034			79,717
Other income (loss)	2,394		(3,061		)	(667		)
Other expenses	12,548		2,013			14,561
Income before assessments	41,529		22,960			64,489
Affordable Housing Program	4,500		2,296			6,796
Net income	$	37,029	$	20,664		$	57,693
Average assets	$	54,847,679	$	7,998,737		$	62,846,416
Total assets	$	53,728,382	$	8,247,833		$	61,976,215
2011
Net interest income	$	44,022	$	26,331		$	70,353
Provision for credit losses	—		2,559			2,559
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	44,022		23,772			67,794
Other income (loss)	7,153		(3,298		)	3,855
Other expenses	12,133		1,998			14,131
Income before assessments	39,042		18,476			57,518
Affordable Housing Program	3,617		1,508			5,125
REFCORP	7,085		3,394			10,479
Total assessments	10,702		4,902			15,604
Net income	$	28,340	$	13,574		$	41,914
Average assets	$	63,107,507	$	7,637,255		$	70,744,762
Total assets	$	63,833,802	$	7,491,706		$	71,325,508

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Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation [Text Block]

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying interim financial statements of the FHLBank have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make assumptions and estimates. These assumptions and estimates affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of income and expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The interim financial statements presented are unaudited, but they include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for such periods. These financial statements do not include all disclosures associated with annual financial statements and accordingly should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes included in the FHLBank's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Results for the three months ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year.

The FHLBank has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure through the issuance of these financial statements and believes there have been no material subsequent events requiring additional disclosure or recognition in these financial statements.

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Transactions with Stockholders

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Transactions with Stockholders [Abstract]

Transactions with Stockholders [Text Block]

Transactions with Stockholders

Transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions. In the ordinary course of its business, the FHLBank may provide products and services to members whose officers or directors serve as directors of the FHLBank (Directors' Financial Institutions). Finance Agency Regulations require that transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions be made on the same terms as those with any other member. The following table reflects balances with Directors' Financial Institutions for the items indicated below.

Table 21.1 - Transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions (dollars in millions)

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Balance		% of Total(1)		Balance		% of Total (1)
Advances	$	822	3.1	%	$	883	3.2	%
Mortgage Purchase Program	37		0.5		42		0.5
Mortgage-backed securities	—		—		—		—
Regulatory capital stock	226		6.6		173		5.1
Derivatives	—		—		—		—

(1) Percentage of total principal (Advances), unpaid principal balance (Mortgage Purchase Program), principal balance (mortgage-backed securities), regulatory capital stock, and notional balances (derivatives).

Concentrations. The following table shows regulatory capital stock balances, outstanding Advance principal balances, and unpaid principal balances of mortgage loans held for portfolio at the dates indicated to members and former members holding five percent or more of regulatory capital stock and include any known affiliates that are members of the FHLBank.

Table 21.2 - Capital Stock, Advances, and Mortgage Purchase Program Principal Balances to Members and Former Members (dollars in millions)

							Mortgage Purchase
	Regulatory Capital Stock				Advance		Program Unpaid
March 31, 2012	Balance		% of Total		Principal		Principal Balance
U.S. Bank, N.A.	$	592	17	%	$	7,314	$	64
Fifth Third Bank	401		12		2,358		7
PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	240		7		3,995		2,214
KeyBank, N.A.	179		5		209		—
Total	$	1,412	41	%	$	13,876	$	2,285

(1) Former member.

							Mortgage Purchase
	Regulatory Capital Stock				Advance		Program Unpaid
December 31, 2011	Balance		% of Total		Principal		Principal Balance
U.S. Bank, N.A.	$	591	17	%	$	7,314	$	67
Fifth Third Bank	401		12		2,533		7
PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	243		7		3,996		2,338
KeyBank, N.A.	179		5		220		—
Total	$	1,414	41	%	$	14,063	$	2,412

(1) Former member.

Nonmember Affiliates. The FHLBank has relationships with three nonmember affiliates, the Kentucky Housing Corporation, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and the Tennessee Housing Development Agency. The FHLBank did not have any investments in or borrowings extended to any of these nonmember affiliates during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 or 2011.

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Transactions with Other FHLBanks

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Transactions with Other FHLBanks [Abstract]

Transactions with Other FHLBanks [Text Block]

Transactions with Other FHLBanks

The FHLBank notes all transactions with other FHLBanks on the face of its financial statements. Occasionally, the FHLBank loans short-term funds to and borrows short-term funds from other FHLBanks. These loans and borrowings are transacted at then current market rates when traded. There were no such loans or borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011. The following table details the average daily balance of lending between the FHLBank and other FHLBanks for the three months endedMarch 31.

Table 20.1 - Lending Between the FHLBank and Other FHLBanks (in thousands)

	Average Daily Balances for the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Loans to other FHLBanks	$	3,297	$	3,433

The FHLBank may, from time to time, assume the outstanding primary liability for Consolidated Obligations of another FHLBank (at then current market rates on the day when the transfer is traded) rather than issuing new debt for which the FHLBank is the primary obligor. The FHLBank then becomes the primary obligor on the transferred debt. There were no

Consolidated Obligations transferred to the FHLBank during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 or 2011. The FHLBank did not transfer any Consolidated Obligations to other FHLBanks during these periods.

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Background Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Background Information [Abstract]

Nature of Operations [Text Block]

Background Information

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (the FHLBank), a federally chartered corporation, is one of 12 District Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). The FHLBanks serve the public by enhancing the availability of credit for residential mortgages and targeted community development. The FHLBank is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (Finance Agency).

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Statements of Condition (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$ 7,533		$ 2,033,944
Interest-bearing deposits	242		119
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	2,600,000		0
Federal funds sold	3,055,000		2,270,000
Investment securities:
Trading securities	3,085,041		2,862,648
Available-for-sale securities	4,263,383		4,171,142
Held-to-maturity securities	13,415,460	[1]	12,637,373	[1]
Total investment securities	20,763,884		19,671,163
Advances	27,177,220		28,423,774
Mortgage loans held for portfolio:
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	8,236,277		7,871,019
Less: allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans	21,000		20,750
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	8,215,277		7,850,269
Accrued interest receivable	128,991		114,266
Premises, software, and equipment, net	8,798		9,193
Derivative assets	3,944		4,912
Other assets	15,326		18,891
TOTAL ASSETS	61,976,215		60,396,531
Deposits:
Interest bearing	1,216,369		1,067,288
Non-interest bearing	17,433		16,244
Total deposits	1,233,802		1,083,532
Consolidated Obligations, net:
Discount Notes	27,076,353		26,136,303
Bonds	29,316,420		28,854,544
Total Consolidated Obligations, net	56,392,773		54,990,847
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	270,014		274,781
Accrued interest payable	135,154		142,212
Affordable Housing Program payable	78,537		74,195
Derivative liabilities	83,566		105,284
Other liabilities	184,477		166,573
Total liabilities	58,378,323		56,837,424
Commitments and contingencies
CAPITAL
Capital stock Class B putable	3,140,903		3,125,895
Retained earnings:
Unrestricted	443,369		432,530
Restricted	23,221		11,683
Total retained earnings	466,590		444,213
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(9,601)		(11,001)
Total capital	3,597,892		3,559,107
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL	$ 61,976,215		$ 60,396,531

[1] Fair values: $13,795,020 and $13,035,503 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

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Statement of Equity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Retained Earnings, Unrestricted [Member]	Retained Earnings, Restricted [Member]	Retained Earnings, Total [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 3,522,528	$ 3,092,377	$ 437,874	$ 0	$ 437,874	$ (7,723)
Shares, Issued beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2010		30,924
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Proceeds from sale of capital stock, shares		38
Proceeds from sale of capital stock, par value	3,804	3,804
Comprehensive Income	42,092		41,914	0	41,914	178
Dividends on capital stock:
Cash	(35,172)		(35,172)		(35,172)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2011	3,533,252	3,096,181	444,616	0	444,616	(7,545)
Shares, Issued ending balance at Mar. 31, 2011		30,962
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2011	3,559,107	3,125,895	432,530	11,683	444,213	(11,001)
Shares, Issued beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2011		31,259
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Proceeds from sale of capital stock, shares		307
Proceeds from sale of capital stock, par value	30,712	30,712
Net shares reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock, shares		(157)
Net shares reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock, par value	(15,704)	(15,704)
Comprehensive Income	59,093		46,155	11,538	57,693	1,400
Dividends on capital stock:
Cash	(35,316)		(35,316)		(35,316)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2012	$ 3,597,892	$ 3,140,903	$ 443,369	$ 23,221	$ 466,590	$ (9,601)
Shares, Issued ending balance at Mar. 31, 2012		31,409

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Capital

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Capital [Text Block]

Capital

Table 14.1 - Capital Requirements (dollars in thousands)

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Required			Actual			Required			Actual
Risk-based capital	$	389,024		$	3,877,507		$	387,038		$	3,844,889
Capital-to-assets ratio (regulatory)	4.00		%	6.26		%	4.00		%	6.37		%
Regulatory capital	$	2,479,049		$	3,877,507		$	2,415,861		$	3,844,889
Leverage capital-to-assets ratio (regulatory)	5.00		%	9.38		%	5.00		%	9.55		%
Leverage capital	$	3,098,811		$	5,816,261		$	3,019,827		$	5,767,334

Restricted Retained Earnings. In accordance with the Joint Capital Enhancement Agreement, starting in the third quarter of 2011, each FHLBank contributes 20 percent of its net income to a separate restricted retained earnings account. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 the FHLBank had (in thousands) $23,221 and $11,683 in restricted retained earnings. These restricted retained earnings are not available to pay dividends.

Table 14.2 - Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock Roll Forward (in thousands)

Balance, December 31, 2011	$	274,781
Capital stock subject to mandatory redemption reclassified    from equity:
Other redemptions	15,704
Redemption (or other reduction) of mandatorily redeemable    capital stock:
Withdrawals	(4,766		)
Other redemptions	(15,705		)
Balance, March 31, 2012	$	270,014

Table 14.3 - Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock by Contractual Year of Redemption (in thousands)

Contractual Year of Redemption	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Due in 1 year or less	$	43	$	104
Due after 1 year through 2 years	2,209		1,976
Due after 2 years through 3 years	265,470		268,675
Due after 3 years through 4 years	530		530
Due after 4 years through 5 years	—		1,800
Past contractual redemption date due to remaining activity(1)	1,762		1,696
Total par value	$	270,014	$	274,781

(1) Represents mandatorily redeemable capital stock that is past the end of the contractual redemption period because there is activity outstanding to which the mandatorily redeemable capital stock relates.

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Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

General Discussion of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans [Text Block]

Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans

Qualified Defined Benefit Multi-employer Plan. The FHLBank participates in the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions (Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan), a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan. Under the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan, contributions made by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers because assets contributed by an employer are not segregated in a separate account or restricted to provide benefits only to employees of that employer. Also, in the event a participating employer is unable to meet its contribution requirements, the required contributions for the other participating employers could increase proportionately. The Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan covers substantially all officers and employees of the FHLBank who meet certain eligibility requirements. Contributions to the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan charged to compensation and benefit expense were $1,089,000 and $1,047,000 in the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively

Qualified Defined Contribution Plan. The FHLBank also participates in the Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions, a tax-qualified, defined contribution pension plan. The FHLBank contributes a percentage of the participants' compensation by making a matching contribution equal to a percentage of voluntary employee contributions, subject to certain limitations. The FHLBank contributed $341,000 and $331,000 in the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Nonqualified Supplemental Defined Benefit Retirement Plan. The FHLBank maintains a nonqualified, unfunded defined benefit plan. The plan ensures that participants receive the full amount of benefits to which they would have been entitled under the qualified defined benefit plan in the absence of limits on benefit levels imposed by the IRS. There are no funded plan assets. The FHLBank has established a grantor trust to meet future benefit obligations and current payments to beneficiaries.

Postretirement Benefits Plan. The FHLBank also sponsors a postretirement benefits plan that includes health care and life insurance benefits for eligible retirees. Future retirees are eligible for the postretirement benefits plan if they were hired prior to August 1, 1990, are age 55 or older, and their age plus years of continuous service at retirement are greater than or equal to 80. Spouses are covered subject to required contributions. There are no funded plan assets that have been designated to provide postretirement benefits.

Table 16.1 - Net Periodic Benefit Cost (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Nonqualified Defined Benefit Retirement Plan				Postretirement Benefits Plan
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	139	$	126	$	15	$	13
Interest cost	253		279		57		47
Amortization of net loss	336		216		6		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	728	$	621	$	78	$	60

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Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 57,693	$ 41,914
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	7,715	1,642
Change in net fair value adjustment on derivative and hedging activities	28,814	34,141
Net change in fair value adjustments on trading securities	8,880	3,316
Net change in fair value adjustments on Consolidated Obligation Bonds held at fair value	(2,621)	111
Other adjustments	1,400	2,556
Net change in:
Accrued interest receivable	(14,742)	(5,730)
Other assets	2,559	3,082
Accrued interest payable	(7,195)	(409)
Other liabilities	15,279	(5,488)
Total adjustments	40,089	33,221
Net cash provided by operating activities	97,782	75,135
Net change in:
Interest-bearing deposits	64,965	59,622
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	(2,600,000)	1,075,000
Federal funds sold	(785,000)	1,750,000
Premises, software, and equipment	(179)	(212)
Trading securities:
Net increase in short-term	(231,230)	(1,559,337)
Proceeds from maturities of long-term	48	88
Available-for-sale securities:
Net (increase) decrease in short-term	(91,183)	490,008
Held-to-maturity securities:
Net increase in short-term	(1,180,072)	(779,790)
Proceeds from maturities of long-term	856,409	1,055,249
Purchases of long-term	(452,601)	(555,000)
Advances:
Proceeds	143,651,562	61,439,363
Made	(142,476,529)	(59,647,339)
Mortgage loans held for portfolio:
Principal collected	615,805	554,592
Purchases	(980,998)	(249,883)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(3,609,003)	3,632,361
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase (decrease) in deposits and pass-through reserves	150,870	(115,841)
Net payments on derivative contracts with financing elements	(44,433)	(42,069)
Net proceeds from issuance of Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	48,407,843	230,097,537
Bonds	5,206,868	2,701,658
Payments for maturing and retiring Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	(47,468,707)	(229,941,308)
Bonds	(4,742,556)	(3,224,444)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock	30,712	3,804
Payments for redemption of mandatorily redeemable capital stock	(20,471)	(25,885)
Cash dividends paid	(35,316)	(35,172)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,484,810	(581,720)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(2,026,411)	3,125,776
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	2,033,944	197,623
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	7,533	3,323,399
Supplemental Disclosures:
Interest paid	171,508	213,250
AHP payments, net	2,454	5,524
REFCORP assessments paid	$ 0	$ 11,003

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Statements of Condition (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	$ 0	$ 0
Bonds at fair value under fair value option	4,202,540	4,900,296
Common stock, par value	$ 100	$ 100
Capital stock Class B, shares issued	31,409	31,259
Capital stock Class B, shares outstanding	31,409	31,259
Held-to-Maturity Securities at fair value	$ 13,795,020	$ 13,035,503

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Allowance for Credit Losses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Allowance for Credit Losses [Abstract]

Allowance for Credit Losses [Text Block]

Allowance for Credit Losses

The FHLBank has established an allowance methodology for each of the FHLBank's portfolio segments: credit products; government-guaranteed or insured mortgage loans held for portfolio; and conventional mortgage loans held for portfolio.

Credit products

The FHLBank manages its credit exposure to credit products through an integrated approach that provides for a credit limit to be established for each borrower, includes an ongoing review of each borrower's financial condition and is coupled with detailed collateral and lending policies to limit risk of loss while balancing borrowers' needs for a reliable source of funding. In addition, the FHLBank lends to its members in accordance with federal statutes, including the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (FHLBank Act), and Finance Agency Regulations, which require the FHLBank to obtain sufficient collateral to fully secure credit products. The estimated value of the collateral required to secure each member's credit products is calculated by applying collateral discounts, or haircuts, to the value of the collateral. The FHLBank accepts certain investment securities, residential mortgage loans, deposits, and other real estate related assets as collateral. In addition, community financial institutions (CFIs) are eligible to utilize expanded statutory collateral provisions for small business and agriculture loans. The FHLBank's capital stock owned is also pledged as collateral. Collateral arrangements and a member’s borrowing capacity vary based on the financial condition and performance of the institution, the types of collateral pledged and the overall quality of those assets. The FHLBank can call for additional or substitute collateral to protect its security interest. Management of the FHLBank believes that these policies effectively manage the FHLBank's credit risk from credit products.

Members experiencing financial difficulties are subject to FHLBank-performed “stress tests” of the impact of poorly performing assets on the member’s capital and loss reserve positions. Depending on the results of these tests and the level of overcollateralization, a member may be allowed to maintain pledged loan assets in its custody, may be required to deliver those loans into the custody of the FHLBank or its agent, and/or may be required to provide details on these loans to facilitate an estimate of their fair value. The FHLBank perfects its security interest in all pledged collateral. The FHLBank Act affords any security interest granted to the FHLBank by a member priority over the claims or rights of any other party except for claims or rights of a third party that would be entitled to priority under otherwise applicable law and that are held by a bona fide purchaser for value or by a secured party holding a prior perfected security interest.

Using a risk-based approach, the FHLBank considers the payment status, collateral types and concentration levels, and borrower's financial condition to be indicators of credit quality on its credit products. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the FHLBank had rights to collateral on a member-by-member basis with an estimated value in excess of its outstanding extensions of credit.

The FHLBank continues to evaluate and make changes to its collateral guidelines, as necessary, based on current market conditions. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the FHLBank did not have any Advances that were past due, in non-accrual status, or impaired. In addition, there were no troubled debt restructurings related to credit products of the FHLBank during three months endedMarch 31, 2012 or 2011.

The FHLBank has not experienced any credit losses on Advances since it was founded in 1932. Based upon the collateral held as security, its credit extension and collateral policies, management's credit analysis and the repayment history on credit products, the FHLBank has not incurred any credit losses on credit products as of March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011. Accordingly, the FHLBank has not recorded any allowance for credit losses on Advances.

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, no liability to reflect an allowance for credit losses for off-balance sheet credit exposures was recorded. See Note 19 for additional information on the FHLBank's off-balance sheet credit exposure.

MortgageLoans- Government-guaranteed or Insured

The FHLBank invests in government-guaranteed or insured fixed-rate mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties. Government-guaranteed mortgage loans are mortgage loans guaranteed or insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Any losses from such loans are expected to be recovered from the FHA. Any losses from such loans that are not recovered from the FHA would be due to a claim rejection by the FHA and, as such, would be recoverable from the selling participating financial institutions (PFIs). Therefore, the FHLBank only has credit risk for these loans if the seller or servicer fails to pay for losses not covered by insurance or guarantees. As a result, the FHLBank did not establish an allowance for credit losses on government-guaranteed or insured mortgage loans. Furthermore, due to the government guarantee or insurance, none of these mortgage loans have been placed on non-accrual status.

Mortgage Loans - Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program

The allowance for conventional loans is determined by analyses that include consideration of various data observations such as past performance, current performance, loan portfolio characteristics, collateral-related characteristics, industry data, and prevailing economic conditions. The measurement of the allowance for credit losses consists of: (1) collectively evaluating homogeneous pools of residential mortgage loans; (2) reviewing specifically identified loans for impairment; and (3) estimating a margin of imprecision.

Collectively Evaluated Mortgage Loans. The credit risk analysis of conventional loans evaluated collectively for impairment considers historical delinquency migration, applies estimated loss severities, and incorporates the credit enhancements of the Mortgage Purchase Program in order to determine the FHLBank's best estimate of probable incurred losses. The credit risk analysis of all conventional mortgage loans is performed at the individual Master Commitment Contract level to properly determine the credit enhancements available to recover losses on loans under each individual Master Commitment Contract. The Master Commitment Contract is an agreement with a member in which the member agrees to make every attempt to sell a specific dollar amount of loans to the FHLBank over a one-year period. Migration analysis is a methodology for determining, through the FHLBank's experience over a historical period, the rate of default on pools of similar loans. The FHLBank applies migration analysis to loans based on payment status categories such as current, 30, 60, and 90 days past due. The FHLBank then estimates how many loans in these categories may migrate to a loss realization event and applies a current loss severity to estimate losses. The estimated losses are then reduced for the benefit of projected credit enhancements available in order to estimate the losses incurred at the Statement of Condition date.

Individually Evaluated Mortgage Loans. Conventional mortgage loans that are considered troubled debt restructurings are specifically identified for purposes of calculating the allowance for credit losses. The FHLBank measures impairment of these specifically identified loans by either estimating the present value of expected cash flows, or estimating the loan's observable market price. Specifically identified loans evaluated for impairment are removed from the collectively evaluated mortgage loan population.

Estimating a Margin of Imprecision. The FHLBank also assesses a factor for the margin of imprecision to the estimation of loan losses for the homogeneous population. This amount represents a subjective management judgment, based on facts and circumstances that exist as of the reporting date, that is unallocated to any specific measurable economic or credit event and is intended to cover other inherent losses that may not otherwise be captured in the methodology described above.

Rollforward of Allowance for Credit Losses on Mortgage Loans. The following tables present a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses on conventional mortgage loans as well as the recorded investment in mortgage loans by impairment methodology. The recorded investment in a loan is the unpaid principal balance of the loan adjusted for accrued interest, unamortized premiums or discounts, and direct write-downs. The recorded investment is not net of any allowance.

Table 9.1 - Rollforward of Allowance for Credit Losses on Conventional Mortgage Loans (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Allowance for credit losses:	2012			2011
Balance, beginning of period	$	20,750		$	12,100
Charge-offs	(1,160		)	(459		)
Provision for credit losses	1,410			2,559
Balance, end of period	$	21,000		$	14,200

Table 9.2 - Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment on Conventional Mortgage Loans by Impairment Methodology (in thousands)

Allowance for credit losses, end of period:	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	20,800	$	20,653
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	200	$	97
Recorded investment, end of period:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	7,054,225	$	6,633,380
Individually evaluated for impairment	3,005		2,650
Total recorded investment	$	7,057,230	$	6,636,030

Credit Enhancements. The FHLBank's allowance for credit losses considers the credit enhancements associated with conventional mortgage loans. The amount of credit enhancements needed to protect the FHLBank against credit losses is determined through use of a third-party default model. Any incurred losses that are expected to be recovered from the credit enhancements are not reserved as part of the FHLBank's allowance for credit losses.

The conventional mortgage loans under the Mortgage Purchase Program are supported by some combination of credit enhancements (primary mortgage insurance (PMI), supplemental mortgage insurance (SMI) and the Lender Risk Account (LRA), including pooled LRA for those members participating in an aggregated Mortgage Purchase Program pool). These credit enhancements apply after a homeowner's equity is exhausted. Beginning in February 2011, the FHLBank discontinued the use of SMI for all new loan purchases and replaced it with expanded use of the LRA. The LRA is funded by the FHLBank as a portion of the purchase proceeds to cover expected losses. Excess funds over required balances are distributed to the member in accordance with a step-down schedule that is established at the time of a Master Commitment Contract, subject to performance of the related loan pool. The LRA established for a pool of loans is limited to only covering losses of that specific pool of loans.

Table 9.3 - Changes in the LRA (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2012
LRA at beginning of year	$	68,684
Additions	16,468
Claims	(788		)
Scheduled distributions	(509		)
LRA at end of period	$	83,855

Credit Quality Indicators. Key credit quality indicators for mortgage loans include the migration of past due loans, non-accrual loans, and loans in process of foreclosure. The table below summarizes the FHLBank's key credit quality indicators for mortgage loans.

Table 9.4 - Recorded Investment in Delinquent Mortgage Loans (dollars in thousands)

	March 31, 2012
	Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program Loans			Government-Guaranteed or Insured Loans			Total
Past due 30-59 days delinquent	$	62,909		$	64,137		$	127,046
Past due 60-89 days delinquent	18,540			22,442			40,982
Past due 90 days or more delinquent	100,538			47,276			147,814
Total past due	181,987			133,855			315,842
Total current mortgage loans	6,875,243			1,076,624			7,951,867
Total mortgage loans	$	7,057,230		$	1,210,479		$	8,267,709
Other delinquency statistics:
In process of foreclosure, included above (1)	$	83,718		$	23,261		$	106,979
Serious delinquency rate (2)	1.44		%	3.91		%	1.80		%
Past due 90 days or more still accruing interest (3)	$	99,955		$	47,276		$	147,231
Loans on non-accrual status, included above	$	2,450		$	—		$	2,450
	December 31, 2011
	Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program Loans			Government-Guaranteed or Insured Loans			Total
Past due 30-59 days delinquent	$	58,559		$	80,457		$	139,016
Past due 60-89 days delinquent	25,861			26,893			52,754
Past due 90 days or more delinquent	90,835			55,720			146,555
Total past due	175,255			163,070			338,325
Total current mortgage loans	6,460,775			1,103,124			7,563,899
Total mortgage loans	$	6,636,030		$	1,266,194		$	7,902,224
Other delinquency statistics:
In process of foreclosure, included above (1)	$	76,471		$	27,154		$	103,625
Serious delinquency rate (2)	1.38		%	4.41		%	1.87		%
Past due 90 days or more still accruing interest (3)	$	90,835		$	55,720		$	146,555
Loans on non-accrual status, included above	$	1,699		$	—		$	1,699

(1) Includes loans where the decision of foreclosure or a similar alternative such as pursuit of deed-in-lieu has been reported. Loans in process of foreclosure are included in past due or current loans dependent on their delinquency status.

(2) Loans that are 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure (including past due or current loans in the process of foreclosure) expressed as a percentage of the total loan portfolio class recorded investment amount.

(3) Each conventional loan past due 90 days or more is on a schedule/scheduled monthly settlement basis and contains one or more credit enhancements. Loans that are well secured and in the process of collection as a result of remaining credit enhancements and schedule/scheduled settlement are not placed on non-accrual status.

The FHLBank did not have any real estate owned at March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

Troubled Debt Restructurings. A troubled debt restructuring is considered to have occurred when a concession is granted to a borrower for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower's financial difficulties and that concession would not have been considered otherwise. The FHLBank's troubled debt restructurings primarily involve loans where an agreement permits the recapitalization of past due amounts up to the original loan amount. Under this type of modification, no other terms of the original loan are modified, including the borrower's original interest rate and contractual maturity. The FHLBank had 15 and 13 modified loans considered troubled debt restructurings at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

A loan considered a troubled debt restructuring is individually evaluated for impairment when determining its related allowance for credit losses. Credit loss is measured by factoring in expected cash shortfalls (i.e., loss severity rate) incurred as of the reporting date.

Table 9.5 - Recorded Investment in Troubled Debt Restructurings (in thousands)

Troubled debt restructurings:	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program Loans	$	3,005	$	2,650

Due to the minimal change in terms of modified loans (i.e., no principal forgiven), the FHLBank's pre-modification recorded investment was not materially different than the post-modification recorded investment in troubled debt restructurings.

Certain conventional Mortgage Purchase Program loans modified within the previous twelve months and considered troubled debt restructurings experienced a payment default during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 and 2011 as noted in the table below.

Table 9.6 - Recorded Investment of Financing Receivables Modified within the Previous 12 Months and Considered Troubled Debt Restructurings that Subsequently Defaulted (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		March 31, 2011
Defaulted troubled debt restructurings:
Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program Loans	$	1,420	$	—

Modified loans that subsequently default recognize a higher probability of loss when calculating the allowance for credit losses.

Individually Evaluated Impaired Loans. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, only certain conventional Mortgage Purchase Program loans individually evaluated for impairment required an allowance for credit losses. Table 9.7 presents the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance, and related allowance associated with these loans.

Table 9.7 - Individually Evaluated Impaired Loan Statistics by Product Class Level (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program loans:	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
With no related allowance	$	739	$	729	$	—	$	951	$	934	$	—
With an allowance	2,266		2,238		200		1,699		1,682		97
Total	$	3,005	$	2,967	$	200	$	2,650	$	2,616	$	97

Table 9.8 - Average Recorded Investment of Individually Evaluated Impaired Loans and Related Interest Income Recognized (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012				2011
Individually impaired loans:	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program Loans	$	2,885	$	40	$	—	$	—

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

General Discussion of Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]

Derivatives and Hedging Activities [Text Block]

Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Nature of Business Activity

The FHLBank is exposed to interest rate risk primarily from the effect of interest rate changes on its interest-earning assets and on the funding sources that finance these assets. The goal of the FHLBank's interest-rate risk management strategies is not to eliminate interest-rate risk, but to manage it within appropriate limits. To mitigate the risk of loss, the FHLBank has established policies and procedures, which include guidelines on the amount of exposure to interest rate changes it is willing to accept. In addition, the FHLBank monitors the risk to its interest income, net interest margin and average maturity of interest-earning assets and funding sources.

Consistent with Finance Agency Regulations, the FHLBank enters into derivatives to manage the interest rate risk exposures inherent in otherwise unhedged assets and funding positions, to achieve the FHLBank's risk management objectives and to act as an intermediary between its members and counterparties. The use of derivatives is an integral part of the FHLBank's financial management strategy. However, Finance Agency Regulations and the FHLBank's financial management policy prohibit trading in or the speculative use of derivative instruments and limit credit risk arising from them.

The most common ways in which the FHLBank uses derivatives are to:

▪ reduce the interest rate sensitivity and repricing gaps of assets and liabilities;

▪ manage embedded options in assets and liabilities;

▪ reduce funding costs by combining a derivative with a Consolidated Obligation, as the cost of a combined funding structure can be lower than the cost of a comparable Consolidated Obligation Bond;

▪ preserve a favorable interest rate spread between the yield of an asset (e.g., an Advance) and the cost of the related liability (e.g., the Consolidated Obligation Bond used to fund the Advance); without the use of derivatives, this interest rate spread could be reduced or eliminated when a change in the interest rate on the Advance does not match a change in the interest rate on the Bond; and

▪ protect the value of existing asset or liability positions.

Types of Derivatives

The FHLBank may enter into interest rate swaps (including callable and putable swaps), swaptions, interest rate cap and floor agreements, calls, puts, futures, and forward contracts to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates.

An interest rate swap is an agreement between two entities to exchange cash flows in the future. The agreement sets the dates on which the cash flows will be paid and the manner in which the cash flows will be calculated. One of the simplest forms of an interest rate swap involves the promise by one party to pay cash flows equivalent to the interest on a notional principal amount at a predetermined fixed rate for a given period of time. In return for this promise, this party receives cash flows equivalent to the interest on the same notional principal amount at a variable-rate index for the same period of time. The variable-rate received by the FHLBank in its derivatives is the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).

Application of Interest Rate Swaps

The FHLBank generally uses derivatives as fair value hedges of underlying financial instruments. However, because the FHLBank uses interest rate swaps when they are considered to be the most cost-effective alternative to achieve the FHLBank's financial and risk management objectives, it may enter into interest rate swaps that do not necessarily qualify for hedge accounting (economic hedges). The FHLBank re-evaluates its hedging strategies from time to time and may change the hedging techniques it uses or adopt new strategies.

The FHLBank transacts most of its derivatives with large banks and major broker-dealers. Some of these banks and broker-dealers or their affiliates buy, sell, and distribute Consolidated Obligations. The FHLBank is not a derivatives dealer and thus does not trade derivatives for short-term profit.

Types of Hedged Items

The FHLBank documents at inception all relationships between derivatives designated as hedging instruments and the hedged items, its risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking various hedge transactions, and its method of assessing effectiveness. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges to assets and liabilities on the Statements of Condition. The FHLBank also formally assesses (both at the hedge's inception and at least quarterly) whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions have been effective in offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged items

and whether those derivatives may be expected to remain effective in future periods. The FHLBank currently uses regression analyses to assess the effectiveness of its hedges.The types of assets and liabilities currently hedged with derivatives are:

▪ Consolidated Obligations

▪ Advances

▪ Firm Commitments

Financial Statement Effect and Additional Financial Information

The notional amount of derivatives serves as a factor in determining periodic interest payments or cash flows received and paid. The notional amount represents neither the actual amounts exchanged nor the overall exposure of the FHLBank to credit and market risk. The risks of derivatives only can be measured meaningfully on a portfolio basis that takes into account the derivatives, the items being hedged and any offsets between the two.

Table 10.1 summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments. For purposes of this disclosure, the derivative values include the fair value of derivatives and the related accrued interest.

Table 10.1 - Fair Value of Derivative Instruments (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012
	Notional Amount of Derivatives		Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	14,605,475	$	77,548		$	(583,489	)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	4,374,000		1,592			(14,398		)
Forward rate agreements	30,000		118			—
Mortgage delivery commitments	151,614		40			(1,425		)
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	4,555,614		1,750			(15,823		)
Total derivatives before netting and collateral adjustments	$	19,161,089	79,298			(599,312		)
Netting adjustments			(72,554		)	72,554
Cash collateral and related accrued interest			(2,800		)	443,192
Total collateral and netting adjustments (1)			(75,354		)	515,746
Derivative assets and derivative liabilities as reported on the Statement of    Condition			$	3,944		$	(83,566	)
	December 31, 2011
	Notional Amount of Derivatives		Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	13,673,975	$	77,803		$	(665,903	)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	5,079,000		216			(17,609		)
Forward rate agreements	375,000		—			(3,143		)
Mortgage delivery commitments	431,264		2,281			(79		)
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,885,264		2,497			(20,831		)
Total derivatives before netting and collateral adjustments	$	19,559,239	80,300			(686,734		)
Netting adjustments			(73,188		)	73,188
Cash collateral and related accrued interest			(2,200		)	508,262
Total collateral and netting adjustments (1)			(75,388		)	581,450
Derivative assets and derivative liabilities as reported on the Statement of    Condition			$	4,912		$	(105,284	)

(1) Amounts represent the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the FHLBank to settle positive and negative positions and of cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.

Table 10.2 presents the components of net gains on derivatives and hedging activities as presented in the Statements of Income.

Table 10.2 - Net Gains on Derivatives and Hedging Activities (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Derivatives and hedged items in fair value hedging relationships:
Interest rate swaps	$	3,454		$	5,846
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Economic hedges:
Interest rate swaps	4,586			939
Forward rate agreements	(3,049		)	1,029
Net interest settlements	(1,223		)	1,581
Mortgage delivery commitments	(14		)	(4,329		)
Total net gains (losses) related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	300			(780		)
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	$	3,754		$	5,066

Table 10.3 presents by type of hedged item, the gains (losses) on derivatives and the related hedged items in fair value hedging relationships and the impact of those derivatives on the FHLBank's net interest income.

Table 10.3 - Effect of Fair Value Hedge Related Derivative Instruments (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
2012	Gain/(Loss) on Derivative			Gain/(Loss) on Hedged Item			Net Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness			Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income(1)
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	76,502		$	(72,716	)	$	3,786		$	(81,105	)
Consolidated Bonds	1,279			(1,611		)	(332		)	8,881
Total	$	77,781		$	(74,327	)	$	3,454		$	(72,224	)
2011
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	103,031		$	(97,440	)	$	5,591		$	(94,248	)
Consolidated Bonds	(14,906		)	15,161			255			21,378
Total	$	88,125		$	(82,279	)	$	5,846		$	(72,870	)

(1) The net interest on derivatives in fair value hedge relationships is included in the interest income/expense line item of the respective hedged item.

Managing Credit Risk on Derivatives

The FHLBank is subject to credit risk due to nonperformance by counterparties to its derivative agreements. The degree of counterparty risk depends on the extent to which master netting arrangements are included in the contracts to mitigate the risk. The FHLBank manages counterparty credit risk through credit analysis, collateral requirements and adherence to the requirements set forth in FHLBank policies and Finance Agency Regulations. The FHLBank requires collateral agreements on all derivatives that establish collateral delivery thresholds. Based on credit analyses and collateral requirements at March 31, 2012 andDecember 31, 2011, the management of the FHLBank did not anticipate any credit losses on its derivative agreements. See Note 18 for discussion regarding the FHLBank's fair value methodology for derivative assets/liabilities, including the evaluation of the potential for the fair value of these instruments to be affected by counterparty credit risk and Note 19 for a discussion of a dispute with a past counterparty.

Table 10.4 presents credit risk exposure on derivative instruments, excluding circumstances where a counterparty's pledged collateral to the FHLBank exceeds the FHLBank's net position.

Table 10.4 - Credit Risk Exposure (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Total net exposure at fair value (1)	$	6,744	$	7,112
Cash collateral	2,800		2,200
Net positive exposure after cash collateral	$	3,944	$	4,912

(1) Includes net accrued interest receivables of (in thousands) $1,059 and $1,060 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Certain of the FHLBank's interest rate swap contracts contain provisions that require the FHLBank to post additional collateral with its counterparties if there is deterioration in the FHLBank's credit ratings. The aggregate fair value of all interest rate swaps with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position at March 31, 2012 was (in thousands) $525,333, for which the FHLBank had posted collateral of (in thousands) $443,192 in the normal course of business, resulting in a net balance of (in thousands) $82,141.

If one of the FHLBank's credit ratings had been lowered to the next lower rating that would have triggered additional collateral to be delivered, the FHLBank would have been required to deliver up to an additional (in thousands) $28,389 of collateral (at fair value) to its derivatives counterparties at March 31, 2012.

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Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
INTEREST INCOME:
Advances	$ 59,989	$ 60,665
Prepayment fees on Advances, net	3,419	501
Interest-bearing deposits	127	159
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	714	1,179
Federal funds sold	799	1,943
Trading securities	9,975	8,383
Available-for-sale securities	1,595	3,381
Held-to-maturity Securities	81,237	109,665
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	88,597	91,175
Loans to other FHLBanks	1	1
Total interest income	246,453	277,052
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Consolidated Obligations - Discount Notes	3,927	11,665
Consolidated Obligations - Bonds	157,836	190,544
Deposits	86	276
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	3,476	4,214
Other Borrowings	1	0
Total interest expense	165,326	206,699
NET INTEREST INCOME	81,127	70,353
Provision for credit losses	1,410	2,559
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	79,717	67,794
OTHER NON-INTEREST (LOSS) INCOME:
Net losses on trading securities	(8,880)	(3,316)
Net gains (losses) on Consolidated Obligation Bonds held under fair value option	2,621	(111)
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	3,754	5,066
Service fees	376	406
Other, net	1,462	1,810
Total other non-interest (loss) income	(667)	3,855
OTHER EXPENSE:
Compensation and benefits	8,391	8,053
Other operating	3,537	3,797
Finance Agency	1,704	898
Office of Finance	816	1,001
Other	113	382
Total other expense	14,561	14,131
INCOME BEFORE ASSESSMENTS	64,489	57,518
Affordable Housing Program	6,796	5,125
REFCORP	0	10,479
Total assessments	6,796	15,604
NET INCOME	$ 57,693	$ 41,914

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Available-for-Sale Securities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Available-for-sale Securities, Balance Sheet, Reported Amounts [Abstract]

Available-for-Sale Securities [Text Block]

Available-for-Sale Securities

Table 4.1 - Available-for-Sale Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Fair Value
Commercial paper	$	274,981	$	—	$	(15	)	$	274,966
Certificates of deposit	3,975,000		177		(117		)	3,975,060
Other *	13,358		—		(1		)	13,357
Total	$	4,263,339	$	177	$	(133	)	$	4,263,383
	December 31, 2011
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Fair Value
Certificates of deposit	$	3,954,999	$	6	$	(988	)	$	3,954,017
Other *	217,157		—		(32		)	217,125
Total	$	4,172,156	$	6	$	(1,020	)	$	4,171,142

* Consists of debt securities issued by International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

All securities outstanding with gross unrealized losses at March 31, 2012 have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months.

Table 4.2 - Available-for-Sale Securities by Contractual Maturity (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
Year of Maturity	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	4,263,339	$	4,263,383	$	4,172,156	$	4,171,142

Table 4.3 - Interest Rate Payment Terms of Available-for-Sale Securities (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Amortized cost of available-for-sale securities:
Fixed-rate	$	4,263,339	$	4,172,156

Realized Gains and Losses. The FHLBank did not sell any securities out of its available-for-sale portfolio during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 or 2011.

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Trading Securities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Trading Securities, Balance Sheet, Reported Amounts [Abstract]

Trading Securities [Text Block]

Trading Securities

Table 3.1 - Trading Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	Fair Value		Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
U.S. Treasury obligations	$	301,772	$	331,207
Government-sponsored enterprises *	2,781,187		2,529,311
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	3,082,959		2,860,518
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation residential mortgage-backed securities **	2,082		2,130
Total	$	3,085,041	$	2,862,648

*	Consists of debt securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) or Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) which have the backing of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.
**	Consists of Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) mortgage-backed securities.

Table 3.2 - Net Losses on Trading Securities (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net losses on trading securities held at period end	$	(8,586	)	$	(2,380	)
Net losses on securities matured during the period	(294		)	(936		)
Net losses on trading securities	$	(8,880	)	$	(3,316	)

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Text Block]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

Table 15.1 - Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (in thousands)

	Net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities			Pension and postretirement benefits			Total accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2010	$	(264	)	$	(7,459	)	$	(7,723	)
Current period other comprehensive (loss) income	(38		)	216			178
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2011	$	(302	)	$	(7,243	)	$	(7,545	)
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2011	$	(1,014	)	$	(9,987	)	$	(11,001	)
Current period other comprehensive income	1,058			342			1,400
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2012	$	44		$	(9,645	)	$	(9,601	)

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Deposits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Deposits Liabilities, Balance Sheet, Reported Amounts [Abstract]

Deposit [Text Block]

Deposits

Table 11.1- Deposits (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Interest bearing:
Demand and overnight	$	1,102,686	$	952,743
Term	91,425		90,925
Other	22,258		23,620
Total interest bearing	1,216,369		1,067,288
Non-interest bearing:
Other	17,433		16,244
Total non-interest bearing	17,433		16,244
Total deposits	$	1,233,802	$	1,083,532

The average interest rates paid on interest bearing deposits were 0.03 percent and 0.08 percent in the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The aggregate amount of time deposits with a denomination of $100 thousand or more was (in thousands) $91,350 and $90,850 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

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Advances

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Advances [Abstract]

Advances [Text Block]

Advances

The FHLBank offers a wide range of fixed- and variable-rate Advance products with different maturities, interest rates, payment characteristics and optionality. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the FHLBank had Advances outstanding, including Affordable Housing Program (AHP) Advances (see Note 13), at interest rates ranging from 0.00 percent to 9.20 percent. Advances with interest rates of 0.00 percent are AHP-subsidized Advances.

Table 7.1 - Advance Redemption Terms (dollars in thousands)

	March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
Redemption Term	Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate		Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate
Due in 1 year or less	$	11,264,059		1.97	%	$	10,351,507		2.17	%
Due after 1 year through 2 years	1,644,611			2.75		3,590,712			1.53
Due after 2 years through 3 years	3,471,203			1.66		3,140,472			1.63
Due after 3 years through 4 years	3,449,855			2.14		2,083,094			1.66
Due after 4 years through 5 years	3,110,418			1.68		4,280,282			2.12
Thereafter	3,724,047			2.42		4,392,430			2.36
Total par value	26,664,193			2.03		27,838,497			2.01
Commitment fees	(981		)			(996		)
Discount on AHP Advances	(22,102		)			(22,955		)
Premiums	4,039					4,126
Discount	(13,141		)			(13,485		)
Hedging adjustments	545,212					618,587
Total	$	27,177,220				$	28,423,774

The FHLBank offers Advances to members that may be prepaid on specified dates (call dates) without incurring prepayment or termination fees (callable Advances). Other Advances may only be prepaid subject to a fee to the FHLBank (prepayment fee) that makes the FHLBank financially indifferent to the prepayment of the Advance. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the FHLBank had callable Advances (in thousands) of $9,715,861 and $9,798,715.

Table 7.2 - Advances by Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date for Callable Advances (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Due in 1 year or less	$	17,546,902	$	18,589,350
Due after 1 year through 2 years	1,851,889		1,833,661
Due after 2 years through 3 years	1,879,787		1,648,651
Due after 3 years through 4 years	1,711,405		1,087,444
Due after 4 years through 5 years	1,116,363		1,854,961
Thereafter	2,557,847		2,824,430
Total par value	$	26,664,193	$	27,838,497

The FHLBank also offers putable Advances. With a putable Advance, the FHLBank effectively purchases a put option from the member that allows the FHLBank to terminate the Advance at predetermined dates. The FHLBank normally would exercise its option when interest rates increase relative to contractual rates. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the FHLBank had putable Advances, excluding those where the related put options have expired, totaling (in thousands) $5,991,950 and $6,204,450.

Through December 2005, the FHLBank offered convertible Advances. Convertible Advances allow the FHLBank to convert an Advance from one interest-payment term structure to another. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the FHLBank had convertible Advances, excluding those where the related conversion options have expired, totaling (in thousands) $1,173,500 and $1,178,500.

Table 7.3 - Advances by Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Put/Convert Date for Putable/Convertible Advances (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Put/Convert Date	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Due in 1 year or less	$	15,034,509	$	14,267,457
Due after 1 year through 2 years	1,480,111		3,475,312
Due after 2 years through 3 years	2,867,403		2,727,572
Due after 3 years through 4 years	2,404,855		1,731,594
Due after 4 years through 5 years	2,745,918		3,113,282
Thereafter	2,131,397		2,523,280
Total par value	$	26,664,193	$	27,838,497

Table 7.4 - Advances by Interest Rate Payment Terms (in thousands)

Par value of Advances	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Fixed-rate (1)
Due in one year or less	$	7,610,308	$	8,565,327
Due after one year	9,240,024		9,395,455
Total fixed-rate	16,850,332		17,960,782
Variable-rate (1)
Due in one year or less	3,272,063		1,390,502
Due after one year	6,541,798		8,487,213
Total variable-rate	9,813,861		9,877,715
Total par value	$	26,664,193	$	27,838,497

(1) Payment terms based on current interest rate terms, which would reflect any option exercises or rate conversions subsequent to the related Advance issuance.

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 55 percent and 54 percent, respectively, of the FHLBank's fixed-rate Advances were swapped to a variable rate.

Table 7.5 - Borrowers Holding Five Percent or more of Total Advances, Including Any Known Affiliates that are Members of the FHLBank (dollars in millions)

March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
	Principal		% of Total			Principal		% of Total
U.S. Bank, N.A.	$	7,314	27	%	U.S. Bank, N.A.	$	7,314	26	%
PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	3,995		15		PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	3,996		14
Fifth Third Bank	2,358		9		Fifth Third Bank	2,533		9
Total	$	13,667	51	%	Total	$	13,843	49	%

(1) Former member.

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Held-to-Maturity Securities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Held-to-maturity Securities, Balance Sheet, Reported Amounts [Abstract]

Held-to-Maturity Securities [Text Block]

Held-to-Maturity Securities

Table 5.1 - Held-to-Maturity Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012
	Amortized Cost (1)		Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains		Gross Unrecognized Holding (Losses)			Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
Government-sponsored enterprises *	$	25,901	$	2	$	—		$	25,903
TLGP **	2,594,191		232		(762		)	2,593,661
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	2,620,092		234		(762		)	2,619,564
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation residential    mortgage-backed securities ***	1,450,761		2,413		—			1,453,174
Government-sponsored enterprise residential    mortgage-backed securities ****	9,329,971		378,979		(1,484		)	9,707,466
Private-label residential mortgage-backed    securities	14,636		180		—			14,816
Total mortgage-backed securities	10,795,368		381,572		(1,484		)	11,175,456
Total	$	13,415,460	$	381,806	$	(2,246	)	$	13,795,020
	December 31, 2011
	Amortized Cost (1)		Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains		Gross Unrecognized Holding (Losses)			Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
Government-sponsored enterprises *	$	23,900	$	1	$	—		$	23,901
TLGP **	1,411,131		458		(323		)	1,411,266
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	1,435,031		459		(323		)	1,435,167
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation residential    mortgage-backed securities ***	1,500,781		1,799		(3,071		)	1,499,509
Government-sponsored enterprise residential    mortgage-backed securities ****	9,684,628		401,754		(2,678		)	10,083,704
Private-label residential mortgage-backed    securities	16,933		190		—			17,123
Total mortgage-backed securities	11,202,342		403,743		(5,749		)	11,600,336
Total	$	12,637,373	$	404,202	$	(6,072	)	$	13,035,503

(1)	Carrying value equals amortized cost.
*	Consists of debt securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the backing of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.
**	Represents corporate debentures issued or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP).
***	Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the U.S. government.
****	Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the backing of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

Table 5.2 - Net Purchased Premiums Included in the Amortized Cost of Mortgage-backed Securities Classified as Held-to-Maturity (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Premiums	$	56,147		$	60,080
Discounts	(18,425		)	(18,863		)
Net purchased premiums	$	37,722		$	41,217

Table 5.3 summarizes the held-to-maturity securities with unrealized losses, which are aggregated by major security type and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

Table 5.3 - Held-to-Maturity Securities in a Continuous Unrealized Loss Position (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or more				Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
TLGP *	$	2,143,072	$	(762	)	$	—	$	—	$	2,143,072	$	(762	)
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	2,143,072		(762		)	—		—		2,143,072		(762		)
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government-sponsored enterprise    residential mortgage-backed securities **	992,667		(1,484		)	—		—		992,667		(1,484		)
Total mortgage-backed securities	992,667		(1,484		)	—		—		992,667		(1,484		)
Total	$	3,135,739	$	(2,246	)	$	—	$	—	$	3,135,739	$	(2,246	)
	December 31, 2011
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or more				Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
TLGP *	$	830,369	$	(323	)	$	—	$	—	$	830,369	$	(323	)
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	830,369		(323		)	—		—		830,369		(323		)
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation residential    mortgage-backed securities ***	967,312		(3,071		)	—		—		967,312		(3,071		)
Government-sponsored enterprise    residential mortgage-backed securities **	1,283,456		(2,678		)	—		—		1,283,456		(2,678		)
Total mortgage-backed securities	2,250,768		(5,749		)	—		—		2,250,768		(5,749		)
Total	$	3,081,137	$	(6,072	)	$	—	$	—	$	3,081,137	$	(6,072	)

*	Represents corporate debentures issued or guaranteed by the FDIC under the TLGP.
**	Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the backing of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.
***	Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the NCUA and the U.S. government.

Table 5.4 - Held-to-Maturity Securities by Contractual Maturity (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
Year of Maturity	Amortized Cost (1)		Fair Value		Amortized Cost (1)		Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
Due in 1 year or less	$	2,620,092	$	2,619,564	$	1,435,031	$	1,435,167
Due after 1 year through 5 years	—		—		—		—
Due after 5 years through 10 years	—		—		—		—
Due after 10 years	—		—		—		—
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	2,620,092		2,619,564		1,435,031		1,435,167
Mortgage-backed securities (2)	10,795,368		11,175,456		11,202,342		11,600,336
Total	$	13,415,460	$	13,795,020	$	12,637,373	$	13,035,503

(1) Carrying value equals amortized cost.

(2) Mortgage-backed securities are not presented by contractual maturity because their expected maturities will likely differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment fees.

Table 5.5 - Interest Rate Payment Terms of Held-to-Maturity Securities (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Amortized cost of non-mortgage-backed securities:
Fixed-rate	$	2,620,092	$	1,435,031
Variable-rate	—		—
Total amortized cost of non-mortgage-backed securities	2,620,092		1,435,031
Amortized cost of mortgage-backed securities:
Fixed-rate	7,379,880		8,165,857
Variable-rate	3,415,488		3,036,485
Total amortized cost of mortgage-backed securities	10,795,368		11,202,342
Total	$	13,415,460	$	12,637,373

Realized Gains and Losses. The FHLBank did not sell securities out of its held-to-maturity portfolio during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 or 2011.

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Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Analysis

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Other Than Temporary Impairment Analysis [Abstract]

Other-than-Temporary Impairment Analysis [Text Block]

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Analysis

The FHLBank evaluates its individual available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investment securities holdings in an unrealized loss position for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. As part of its securities' evaluation for other-than-temporary impairment, the FHLBank considers its intent to sell each debt security and whether it is more likely than not that the FHLBank will be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery. If either of these conditions is met, the FHLBank recognizes an other-than-temporary impairment in earnings equal to the entire difference between the security's amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date. For securities in unrealized loss positions that meet neither of these conditions, the FHLBank performs analyses to determine if any of these securities are other-than-temporarily impaired. At March 31, 2012, the FHLBank's private-label residential mortgage-back security was in an unrealized gain position. As a result, the FHLBank did not consider this investment to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2012.

For its other U.S. obligations, government-sponsored enterprise investments (mortgage-backed securities and non-mortgage-backed securities) and TLGP investments, the FHLBank determined that the strength of the issuers' guarantees through direct obligations or support from the U.S. government is sufficient to protect the FHLBank from losses based on current expectations. As a result, the FHLBank determined that, as of March 31, 2012, all of the gross unrealized losses on these investments were temporary as the declines in market value of these securities were not attributable to credit quality. Furthermore, the FHLBank does not intend to sell the investments, and it is not more likely than not that the FHLBank will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases. As a result, the FHLBank did not consider any of these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2012.

The FHLBank also reviewed its available-for-sale securities and the remainder of its held-to-maturity securities that have experienced unrealized losses at March 31, 2012 and determined that the unrealized losses were temporary, based on the creditworthiness of the issuers and the related collateral characteristics, and that the FHLBank will recover its entire amortized cost basis. Additionally, because the FHLBank does not intend to sell these securities, nor is it more likely than not that the FHLBank will be required to sell the securities before recovery, it did not consider the investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2012.

The FHLBank did not consider any of its investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2011.

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Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Abstract]

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio [Text Block]

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio

Table 8.1 - Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Unpaid principal balance:
Fixed rate medium-term single-family mortgages (1)	$	1,906,942		$	1,655,696
Fixed rate long-term single-family mortgages	6,171,311			6,095,880
Total unpaid principal balance	8,078,253			7,751,576
Premiums	146,523			110,663
Discounts	(4,463		)	(4,136		)
Hedging basis adjustments (2)	15,964			12,916
Total mortgage loans held for portfolio	$	8,236,277		$	7,871,019

(1) Medium-term is defined as a term of 15 years or less.

(2) Represents the unamortized balance of the mortgage purchase commitments' market values at the time of settlement. The market value of the commitment is included in the basis of the mortgage loan and amortized accordingly.

Table 8.2 - Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio by Collateral/Guarantee Type (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Unpaid principal balance:
Conventional loans	$	6,885,219	$	6,502,550
Government-guaranteed/insured loans	1,193,034		1,249,026
Total unpaid principal balance	$	8,078,253	$	7,751,576

For information related to the FHLBank's credit risk on mortgage loans and allowance for credit losses, see Note 9.

Table 8.3 - Members, Including Any Known Affiliates that are Members of the FHLBank, and Former Members Selling Five Percent or more of Total Unpaid Principal (dollars in millions)

	March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
	Principal		% of Total			Principal		% of Total
Union Savings Bank	$	2,503	31	%	PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	$	2,338	30	%
PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	2,214		27		Union Savings Bank	2,068		27
Guardian Savings Bank FSB	593		7		Guardian Savings Bank FSB	643		8
Liberty Savings Bank	398		5		Liberty Savings Bank	419		5
Total	$	5,708	70	%	Total	$	5,468	70	%

(1) Former member.

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Affordable Housing Program

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Affordable Housing Program (AHP) [Abstract]

Affordable Housing Program (AHP) [Text Block]

Affordable Housing Program (AHP)

Table 13.1 - Analysis of the FHLBank's AHP Liability (in thousands)

Balance at December 31, 2011	$	74,195
Expense (current year additions)	6,796
Subsidy uses, net	(2,454		)
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	78,537

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Fair Value Disclosures

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

Fair Value Disclosures

The fair value amounts recorded on the Statements of Condition and presented in the related note disclosures have been determined by the FHLBank using available market information and the FHLBank's best judgment of appropriate valuation methods. These estimates are based on pertinent information available to the FHLBank as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The fair values reflect the FHLBank's judgment of how a market participant would estimate the fair values.

The Fair Value Summary Table included in this note does not represent an estimate of the overall market value of the FHLBank as a going concern, which would take into account future business opportunities and the net profitability of assets versus liabilities.

Table 18.1 - Fair Value Summary (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012
			Fair Value
Financial Instruments	Carrying Value		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustments and Cash Collateral
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	7,533	$	7,533	$	7,533	$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest-bearing deposits	242		242		—		242		—		—
Securities purchased under resale agreements	2,600,000		2,600,000		—		2,600,000		—		—
Federal funds sold	3,055,000		3,055,000		—		3,055,000		—		—
Trading securities	3,085,041		3,085,041		—		3,085,041		—		—
Available-for-sale securities	4,263,383		4,263,383		—		4,263,383		—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	13,415,460		13,795,020		—		13,780,204		14,816		—
Advances	27,177,220		27,421,798		—		27,421,798		—		—
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	8,215,277		8,604,454		—		8,604,454		—		—
Accrued interest receivable	128,991		128,991		—		128,991		—		—
Derivative assets	3,944		3,944		—		79,298		—		(75,354		)
Liabilities:
Deposits	1,233,802		1,233,735		—		1,233,735		—		—
Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	27,076,353		27,076,309		—		27,076,309		—		—
Bonds (1)	29,316,420		30,113,549		—		30,113,549		—		—
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	270,014		270,014		270,014		—		—		—
Accrued interest payable	135,154		135,154		—		135,154		—		—
Derivative liabilities	83,566		83,566		—		599,312		—		(515,746		)
Other:
Standby bond purchase agreements	—		1,448		—		1,448		—		—

(1) Includes (in thousands) $4,202,540 of Consolidated Bonds recorded under the fair value option at March 31, 2012.

	December 31, 2011
Financial Instruments	Carrying Value		Fair Value
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	2,033,944	$	2,033,944
Interest-bearing deposits	119		119
Securities purchased under resale agreements	—		—
Federal funds sold	2,270,000		2,270,000
Trading securities	2,862,648		2,862,648
Available-for-sale securities	4,171,142		4,171,142
Held-to-maturity securities	12,637,373		13,035,503
Advances	28,423,774		28,699,758
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	7,850,269		8,342,709
Accrued interest receivable	114,266		114,266
Derivative assets	4,912		4,912
Liabilities:
Deposits	1,083,532		1,083,312
Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	26,136,303		26,137,014
Bonds (1)	28,854,544		29,774,780
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	274,781		274,781
Accrued interest payable	142,212		142,212
Derivative liabilities	105,284		105,284
Other:
Standby bond purchase agreements	—		1,595

(1) Includes (in thousands) $4,900,296 of Consolidated Bonds recorded under the fair value option at December 31, 2011.

Fair Value Hierarchy. The FHLBank records trading securities, available-for-sale securities, derivative assets, derivative liabilities and certain Consolidated Obligation Bonds at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair value hierarchy requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The inputs are evaluated and an overall level for the measurement is determined. This overall level is an indication of how market observable the fair value measurement is. An entity must disclose the level within fair value hierarchy in which the measurements are classified for all assets and liabilities measured on a recurring or non-recurring basis.

The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels:

Level 1 Inputs - Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the reporting entity can access on the measurement date.

Level 2 Inputs - Inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable inputs for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, a Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following: (1) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; (2) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and (3) implied volatilities.

Level 3 Inputs - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The FHLBank utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The FHLBank reviews the fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of the valuation attributes may result in a reclassification of certain financial assets or liabilities. Such reclassifications are reported as transfers in/out at fair value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the changes occur. The FHLBank did not have any transfers during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 or 2011.

Valuation Methodologies and Primary Inputs.

Cash and due from banks: The fair value equals the carrying value.

Interest-bearing deposits: The fair value is determined based on each security's quoted prices, excluding accrued interest, as of the last business day of the period.

Securities purchased under agreements to resell:The fair value approximates the carrying value.

Federal funds sold: The fair value of overnight Federal funds sold approximates the carrying value. The fair value of term Federal funds sold is determined by calculating the present value of the expected future cash flows. The discount rates used in these calculations are the rates for Federal funds with similar terms, as approximated by adding an estimated current spread to the LIBOR Swap Curve for Federal funds with similar terms. The fair value excludes accrued interest.

Trading securities: The FHLBank's trading portfolio consists of U.S. Treasury obligations, discount notes and bonds issued by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae (non-mortgage-backed securities), and mortgage-backed securities issued by Ginnie Mae. Quoted market prices in active markets are not available for these securities.

In general, in order to determine the fair value of its non-mortgage backed securities, the FHLBank can use either (a) an income approach based on a market-observable interest rate curve that may be adjusted for a spread, or (b) prices received from third-party pricing vendors. The income approach uses indicative fair values derived from a discounted cash flow methodology. The FHLBank believes that both methodologies result in fair values that are reasonable and similar in all material respects based on the nature of the financial instruments being measured.

For its U.S. Treasury obligations and discount notes and bonds issued by Freddie Mac, and/or Fannie Mae, the FHLBank determines the fair value using the income approach. The market-observable interest rate curves used by the FHLBank and the related financial instruments they measure are as follows:

▪ Treasury Curve: U.S. Treasury obligations; and

▪ U.S. Government Agency Fair Value Curve: Government-sponsored enterprises.

To value mortgage-backed security holdings, the FHLBank obtains prices from four designated third-party pricing vendors when available. The pricing vendors use proprietary models to price mortgage-backed securities. The inputs to those models are derived from various sources including, but not limited to: benchmark yields, reported trades, dealer estimates, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers and other market-related data. Since many mortgage-backed securities do not trade on a daily basis, the pricing vendors use available information such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing to determine the prices for individual securities. Each pricing vendor has an established challenge process in place for all mortgage-backed security valuations, which facilitates resolution of potentially erroneous prices identified by the FHLBank.

The FHLBank conducted reviews of the pricing methods employed by the third-party vendors, to confirm and further augment its understanding of the vendors' pricing processes, methodologies and control procedures for agency and private-label mortgage-backed securities.

The FHLBank's valuation technique first requires the establishment of a “median” price for each security using a formula-driven price based upon the number of prices received from the pricing vendors. If four prices are received, the average of the middle two prices is the median price; if three prices are received, the middle price is the median price; if two prices are received, the average of the two prices is the median price; and if one price is received, it is the median price (and also the final price) subject to validation. All prices that are within a specified tolerance threshold of the median price are included in the “cluster” of prices that are averaged to compute a “default” price.

All prices that are outside the threshold (“outliers”) are subject to further analysis (including, but not limited to, comparison to prices provided by an additional third-party valuation service, prices for similar securities, non-binding dealer estimates, and/or use of an internal model that is deemed most appropriate) to determine if an outlier is a better estimate of fair value. If an outlier (or some other price identified in the analysis) is determined to be a better estimate of fair value, then the outlier (or the other price as appropriate) is used as the final price rather than the default price. If, on the other hand, the analysis confirms that an outlier is in fact not representative of fair value and the default price is the best estimate, then the default price is used as the final price. In all cases, the final price is used to determine the fair value of the security.

If all prices received for a security are outside the tolerance threshold level of the median price, then there is no default price, and the final price is determined by an evaluation of all outlier prices as described above.

Four vendor prices were received for substantially all of the FHLBank's mortgage-backed security holdings and the final prices for substantially all of those securities were computed by averaging the prices received. Based on the FHLBank's review of the pricing methods and controls employed by the third-party pricing vendors and the relative lack of dispersion among the vendor prices, the FHLBank believes its final prices result in reasonable estimates of fair value and further that the fair value measurements are classified appropriately in the fair value hierarchy.

Available-for-sale securities: The FHLBank's available-for-sale portfolio consists of certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and other debt securities. Quoted market prices in active markets are not available for these securities. Therefore, the fair value is determined based on each security's indicative fair value obtained from a third-party vendor. The FHLBank performs several validation steps in order to verify the accuracy and reasonableness of these fair values. These steps may include, but are not limited to, a detailed review of instruments with significant periodic price changes and a derived fair value from an option-adjusted discounted cash flow methodology using market-observed inputs for the interest rate environment and similar instruments.

Held-to-maturity securities:The FHLBank's held-to-maturity portfolio consists of discount notes issued by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, TLGP notes, and mortgage-backed securities. Quoted market prices are not available for these securities. The fair value for each individual mortgage-backed security is determined by using the third-party vendor approach described above. The fair value for discount notes is determined using the income approach described above. The fair value for TLGP notes is determined based on each security's indicative market price obtained from a third-party vendor excluding accrued interest. The FHLBank uses various techniques to validate the fair values received from third-party vendors for accuracy and reasonableness.

Based on the lack of significant market activity for private-label mortgage-backed securities, the fair values for those securities were classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2012.

Advances: The FHLBank determines the fair values of Advances by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the Advances excluding accrued interest. The discount rates used in these calculations are the replacement rates for Advances with similar terms, as approximated either by adding an estimated current spread to the LIBOR Swap Curve or by using current indicative market yields, as indicated by the FHLBank's pricing methodologies for Advances with similar current terms. Advance pricing is determined based on the FHLBank's rates on Consolidated Obligations. In accordance with Finance Agency Regulations, Advances with a maturity and repricing period greater than six months require a prepayment fee sufficient to make the FHLBank financially indifferent to the borrower's decision to prepay the Advances. Therefore, the fair value of Advances does not assume prepayment risk.

For swapped option-based Advances, the fair value is determined (independently of the related derivative) by the discounted cash flow methodology based on the LIBOR Swap Curve and forward rates at period end adjusted for the estimated current spread on new swapped Advances to the swap curve. For swapped Advances with a conversion option, the conversion option is valued by taking into account the LIBOR Swap Curve and forward rates at period end and the market's expectations of future interest rate volatility implied from current market prices of similar options.

Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net: The fair values of mortgage loans are determined based on quoted market prices offered to approved members as indicated by the FHLBank's Mortgage Purchase Program pricing methodologies for mortgage loans with similar current terms excluding accrued interest. The quoted prices offered to members are based on Fannie Mae price indications on to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities and FHA price indications on government-guaranteed loans; the FHLBank then adjusts these indicative prices to account for particular features of the FHLBank's Mortgage Purchase Program that differ from the Fannie Mae and FHA securities. These features include, but may not be limited to:

▪ the Mortgage Purchase Program's credit enhancements; and

▪ marketing adjustments that reflect the FHLBank's cooperative business model and preferences for particular kinds of loans and mortgage note rates.

These quoted prices, however, can change rapidly based upon market conditions and are highly dependent upon the underlying prepayment assumptions.

In order to determine the fair values, the adjusted prices are also reduced for the FHLBank's estimate of expected net credit losses.

Accrued interest receivable and payable: The fair value approximates the carrying value.

Derivative assets/liabilities: The FHLBank's derivative assets/liabilities consist of interest rate swaps, to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities (forward rate agreements), and mortgage delivery commitments. The FHLBank's interest rate swaps are not listed on an exchange. Therefore, the FHLBank determines the fair value of each individual interest rate swap using market value models that use readily observable market inputs as their basis (inputs that are actively quoted and can be validated to external sources). The FHLBank uses a mid-market pricing convention as a practical expedient for fair value measurements within a bid-ask spread. These models reflect the contractual terms of the interest rate swaps, including the period to maturity, as well as the significant inputs noted below. The fair value determination uses the standard valuation technique of discounted cash flow analysis.

The FHLBank performs several validation steps to verify the reasonableness of the fair value output generated by the primary market value model. In addition to an annual model validation, the FHLBank prepares a monthly reconciliation of the model's fair values to estimates of fair values provided by the derivative counterparties and to another third-party model. The FHLBank believes these processes provide a reasonable basis for it to place continued reliance on the derivative fair values generated by the primary model.

The fair value of TBA mortgage-backed securities is based on independent indicative and/or quoted prices generated by market transactions involving comparable instruments. The FHLBank determines the fair value of mortgage delivery commitments using market prices from the TBA/mortgage-backed security market or TBA/Ginnie Mae market and adjustments noted below.

The FHLBank's discounted cash flow analysis uses market-observable inputs. Inputs, by class of derivative, are as follows:

Interest-rate swaps:

▪ LIBOR Swap Curve; and

▪ Volatility assumption. Market-based expectations of future interest rate volatility implied from current market prices for similar options.

To-be-announced mortgage-backed securities:

▪ Market-based prices by coupon class and expected term until settlement.

Mortgage delivery commitments:

▪ TBA price. Market-based prices of TBAs by coupon class and expected term until settlement, adjusted to reflect the contractual terms of the mortgage delivery commitments, similar to the mortgage loans held for portfolio process. The adjustments to the market prices are market observable, or can be corroborated with observable market data.

The FHLBank is subject to credit risk in derivatives transactions due to potential nonperformance by its derivatives counterparties, all of which are highly rated institutions. To mitigate this risk, the FHLBank has entered into master netting agreements with all of its derivative counterparties. In addition, to limit the FHLBank's net unsecured credit exposure to these counterparties, the FHLBank has entered into bilateral security agreements with all active derivatives dealer counterparties that provide for delivery of collateral at specified levels. The FHLBank has evaluated the potential for the fair value of the instruments to be impacted by counterparty credit risk and has determined that no adjustments were significant or necessary to the overall fair value measurements at March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

The fair values of the FHLBank's derivatives include accrued interest receivable/payable and cash collateral remitted to/received from counterparties. The estimated fair values of the accrued interest receivable/payable and cash collateral approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature. The fair values of derivatives are netted by counterparty pursuant to the provisions of the FHLBank's master netting agreements. If these netted amounts are positive, they are classified as an asset and if negative, they are classified as a liability.

Deposits: The FHLBank determines the fair values of FHLBank deposits with fixed rates by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the deposits and reducing this amount for accrued interest payable. The discount rates used in these calculations are the cost of deposits with similar terms.

Consolidated Obligations: The FHLBank determines the fair values of Discount Notes by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the Discount Notes excluding accrued interest. The discount rates used in these calculations are current replacement rates for Discount Notes with similar current terms, as approximated by adding an estimated current spread to the LIBOR Swap Curve. Each month's cash flow is discounted at that month's replacement rate.

The FHLBank determines the fair values of non-callable Consolidated Obligation Bonds (both unswapped and swapped) by calculating the present value of scheduled future cash flows from the bonds excluding accrued interest. Inputs used to determine fair value of these Consolidated Obligation Bonds are as follows:

▪ The discount rates used, which are estimated current market yields, as indicated by the Office of Finance, for bonds with similar current terms. 

The FHLBank determines the fair values of callable Consolidated Obligation Bonds (both unswapped and swapped) by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the bonds excluding accrued interest. The fair values are determined by the discounted cash flow methodology based on the following inputs for these Consolidated Obligations:

▪ LIBOR Swap Curve;

▪ Volatility assumption. Market-based expectations of future interest rate volatility implied from current market prices for similar options; and

▪ Spread adjustment. Represents an adjustment to the curve.

Adjustments may be necessary to reflect the 12 FHLBanks' credit quality when valuing Consolidated Obligation Bonds measured at fair value. Due to the joint and several liability for Consolidated Obligations, the FHLBank monitors its own creditworthiness and the creditworthiness of the other FHLBanks to determine whether any credit adjustments are necessary in its fair value measurement of Consolidated Obligation Bonds. The credit ratings of the FHLBanks and any changes to these credit ratings are the basis for the FHLBanks to determine whether the fair values of Consolidated Obligation Bonds have been significantly affected during the reporting period by changes in the instrument-specific credit risk. The FHLBank had no adjustments at March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

Mandatorily redeemable capital stock:The fair value of capital stock subject to mandatory redemption is par value for the dates presented, as indicated by member contemporaneous purchases and sales at par value. FHLBank stock can only be acquired by members at par value and redeemed at par value. FHLBank stock is not traded and no market mechanism exists for the exchange of stock outside the cooperative structure. 

Commitments: The fair values of standby bond purchase agreements are based on the present value of the estimated fees taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements.

Subjectivity of estimates. Estimates of the fair values of Advances with options, mortgage instruments, derivatives with embedded options and bonds with options using the methods described above and other methods are highly subjective and require judgments regarding significant matters such as the amount and timing of future cash flows, prepayment speeds, interest rate volatility, distributions of future interest rates used to value options, and discount rates that appropriately reflect market and credit risks. The judgments also include the parameters, methods, and assumptions used in models to value the options. The use of different assumptions could have a material effect on the fair value estimates. Since these estimates are made as of a specific point in time, they are susceptible to material near term changes.

Fair Value on a Recurring Basis.

Table 18.2 presents the fair value of financial assets and liabilities, by level, within the fair value hierarchy which are recorded on a recurring basis at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Table 18.2 - Fair Value Measurements - Recurring (in thousands)

	Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2012
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral (1)
Assets
Trading securities:
U.S. Treasury obligations	$	301,772	$	—	$	301,772	$	—	$	—
Government-sponsored enterprises debt securities	2,781,187		—		2,781,187		—		—
Other U.S. obligation residential mortgage-backed securities	2,082		—		2,082		—		—
Total trading securities	3,085,041		—		3,085,041		—		—
Available-for-sale securities:
Commercial paper	274,966				274,966
Certificates of deposit	3,975,060		—		3,975,060		—		—
Other non-mortgage-backed securities	13,357		—		13,357		—		—
Total available-for-sale securities	4,263,383		—		4,263,383		—		—
Derivative assets:
Interest rate swaps	3,786		—		79,140		—		(75,354		)
Forward rate agreements	118		—		118		—		—
Mortgage delivery commitments	40		—		40		—		—
Total derivative assets	3,944		—		79,298		—		(75,354		)
Total assets at fair value	$	7,352,368	$	—	$	7,427,722	$	—	$	(75,354	)
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligation Bonds (2)	$	4,202,540	$	—	$	4,202,540	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	82,141		—		597,887		—		(515,746		)
Mortgage delivery commitments	1,425		—		1,425		—		—
Total derivative liabilities	83,566		—		599,312		—		(515,746		)
Total liabilities at fair value	$	4,286,106	$	—	$	4,801,852	$	—	$	(515,746	)

(1) Amounts represent the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the FHLBank to settle positive and negative positions and of cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.

(2) Includes Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option.

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral (1)
Assets
Trading securities:
U.S. Treasury obligations	$	331,207	$	—	$	331,207	$	—	$	—
Government-sponsored enterprises debt securities	2,529,311		—		2,529,311		—		—
Other U.S. obligation residential mortgage-backed securities	2,130		—		2,130		—		—
Total trading securities	2,862,648		—		2,862,648		—		—
Available-for-sale securities:
Certificates of deposit	3,954,017		—		3,954,017		—		—
Other non-mortgage-backed securities	217,125		—		217,125		—		—
Total available-for-sale securities	4,171,142		—		4,171,142		—		—
Derivative assets:
Interest rate swaps	2,631		—		78,019		—		(75,388		)
Mortgage delivery commitments	2,281		—		2,281		—		—
Total derivative assets	4,912		—		80,300		—		(75,388		)
Total assets at fair value	$	7,038,702	$	—	$	7,114,090	$	—	$	(75,388	)
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligation Bonds (2)	$	4,900,296	$	—	$	4,900,296	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	102,062		—		683,512		—		(581,450		)
Forward rate agreements	3,143		—		3,143		—		—
Mortgage delivery commitments	79		—		79		—		—
Total derivative liabilities	105,284		—		686,734		—		(581,450		)
Total liabilities at fair value	$	5,005,580	$	—	$	5,587,030	$	—	$	(581,450	)

(1) Amounts represent the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the FHLBank to settle positive and negative positions and of cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.

(2) Includes Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option.

Fair Value Option. The fair value option provides an irrevocable option to elect fair value as an alternative measurement for selected financial assets, financial liabilities, unrecognized firm commitments, and written loan commitments not previously carried at fair value. It requires a company to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which it has chosen to use fair value on the face of the Statements of Condition. Fair value is used for both the initial and subsequent measurement of the designated assets, liabilities and commitments, with the changes in fair value recognized in net income. If elected, interest income and interest expense on Advances and Consolidated Bonds carried at fair value are recognized based solely on the contractual amount of interest due or unpaid and any transaction fees or costs are immediately recognized into other non-interest income or other non-interest expense. Additionally, concessions paid on Consolidated Obligations designated under the fair value option are expensed as incurred in other non-interest expense.

The FHLBank has elected the fair value option for certain Consolidated Obligation Bond transactions. The FHLBank elected the fair value option for these transactions so as to mitigate the income statement volatility that can arise when only the corresponding derivatives are marked at fair value in transactions that do not, or may not, meet hedge effectiveness requirements or otherwise qualify for hedge accounting (i.e., economic hedging transactions).

Table 18.3 – Fair Value Option Financial Liabilities (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	Consolidated Bonds			Consolidated Bonds
Balance, beginning of period	$	(4,900,296	)	$	—
New transactions elected for fair value option	(1,115,000		)	(2,131,000		)
Maturities and terminations	1,810,000			1,000,000
Net gains (losses) on instruments held under fair value option	2,621			(111		)
Change in accrued interest	135			(480		)
Balance, end of period	$	(4,202,540	)	$	(1,131,591	)

Table 18.4 – Changes in Fair Values for Items Measured at Fair Value Pursuant to the Election of the Fair Value Option (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	Consolidated Bonds			Consolidated Bonds
Interest expense	$	(2,891	)	$	(1,730	)
Net gains (losses) on changes in fair value under fair value option	2,621			(111		)
Total changes in fair value included in current period earnings	$	(270	)	$	(1,841	)

For items recorded under the fair value option, the related contractual interest income and contractual interest expense are recorded as part of net interest income on the Statement of Income. The remaining changes in fair value for instruments in which the fair value option has been elected are recorded as “Net gains (losses) on Consolidated Obligation Bonds held under fair value option” in the Statements of Income. The change in fair value does not include changes in instrument-specific credit risk. The FHLBank has determined that no adjustments to the fair values of its instruments recorded under the fair value option for instrument-specific credit risk were necessary as of March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

The following table reflects the difference between the aggregate unpaid principal balance outstanding and the aggregate fair value for Consolidated Bonds for which the fair value option has been elected.

Table 18.5 – Aggregate Unpaid Balance and Aggregate Fair Value (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Fair Value		Fair Value Over/(Under) Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Fair Value		Fair Value Over/(Under) Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance
Consolidated Bonds	$	4,200,000	$	4,202,540	$	2,540	$	4,895,000	$	4,900,296	$	5,296

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Statement of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Net income	$ 57,693	$ 41,914
Other comprehensive income adjustments:
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	1,058	(38)
Pension and postretirement benefits	342	216
Total other comprehensive income adjustments	1,400	178
Total comprehensive income	$ 59,093	$ 42,092

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations [Abstract]

Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations [Text Block]

Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations

Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.On December 16, 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued common disclosure requirements intended to help investors and other financial statement users better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a company's financial position, whether a company's financial statements are prepared on the basis of GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This guidance will require the FHLBank to disclose both gross and net information about financial instruments, including derivative instruments, which are either offset on the statement of condition or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2013 and will be applied retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The adoption of this guidance will result in increased interim and annual financial statement disclosures, but will not affect the FHLBank's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Presentation of Comprehensive Income. On June 16, 2011, FASB issued guidance to increase the prominence of other comprehensive income in financial statements. This guidance requires an entity that reports items of other comprehensive income to present comprehensive income in either a single statement or in two consecutive statements. This guidance eliminates the option to present other comprehensive income in a statement of capital. This guidance was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 (January 1, 2012 for the FHLBank) and was applied retrospectively for all periods presented. The FHLBank elected the two-statement approach beginning on January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance was limited to the presentation of the interim and annual financial statements and did not affect the FHLBank's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

On December 23, 2011, the FASB issued guidance to defer the effective date of the new requirement to present reclassifications of items out of accumulated other comprehensive income in the income statement. This guidance was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 (January 1, 2012 for the FHLBank). The FHLBank has adopted the remaining guidance contained in the new accounting standard for the presentation of comprehensive income.

Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Convergence. On May 12, 2011, the FASB and the IASB issued substantially converged guidance on fair value measurement and disclosure requirements. This guidance clarifies how fair value accounting should be applied where its use is already required or permitted by other guidance within GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards. These amendments do not require additional fair value measurements. This guidance generally represents clarifications to the application of existing fair value measurement and disclosure requirements, and includes some instances where a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or disclosing information about fair value measurements has changed. This guidance was effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011 (January 1, 2012 for the FHLBank) and was applied prospectively. The adoption of this guidance resulted in increased financial statement disclosures, but did not have a material effect on the FHLBank's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Framework for Adversely Classifying Loans, Other Real Estate Owned, and Other Assets and Listing Assets for Special Mention. On April 9, 2012, the Finance Agency issued Advisory Bulletin 2012-02, Framework for Adversely Classifying Loans, Other Real Estate Owned, and Other Assets and Listing Assets for Special Mention (AB 2012-02). The guidance establishes a standard and uniform methodology for classifying assets and prescribes the timing of asset charge-offs, excluding investment securities. The guidance in AB 2012-02 is generally consistent with the Uniform Retail Credit Classification and Account Management Policy issued by the federal banking regulators in June 2000. AB 2012-02 was effective upon issuance. The FHLBank has not yet determined the effect, if any, that this guidance will have on its results of operations or financial condition.

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies [Text Block]

Commitments and Contingencies

Table 19.1 - Off-Balance Sheet Commitments (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
Notional Amount	Expire within one year		Expire after one year		Total		Expire within one year		Expire after one year		Total
Standby Letters of Credit outstanding	$	4,037,496	$	180,610	$	4,218,106	$	4,684,850	$	152,933	$	4,837,783
Commitments for standby bond purchases	181,720		207,780		389,500		35,000		363,780		398,780
Commitments to fund additional Advances	50,000		—		50,000		—		—		—
Commitment to purchase mortgage loans	151,614		—		151,614		431,264		—		431,264
Unsettled Consolidated Bonds, at par (1) (2)	575,000		—		575,000		540,000		—		540,000
Unsettled Consolidated Discount Notes, at par (2)	282,552		—		282,552		57,729		—		57,729

(1) Of the total unsettled Consolidated Bonds, $210,000 and $500,000 (in thousands) were hedged with associated interest rate swaps at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

(2) Expiration is based on settlement period rather than underlying contractual maturity of Consolidated Obligations.

Legal Proceedings. The FHLBank is subject to legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. In early March 2010, the FHLBank was advised by representatives of the Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. bankruptcy estate that they believed that the FHLBank had been unjustly enriched in connection with the close out of its interest rate swap transactions with Lehman at the time of the Lehman bankruptcy in 2008 and that the bankruptcy estate was entitled to the $43 million difference between the settlement amount the FHLBank paid Lehman in connection with the automatic early termination of those transactions and the market value fee the FHLBank received when replacing the swaps with new swaps transacted with other counterparties. In early May 2010, the FHLBank received a Derivatives Alternative Dispute Resolution notice from the Lehman bankruptcy estate with a settlement demand of $65.8 million, plus interest accruing primarily at LIBOR plus 14.5 percent since the bankruptcy filing, based on their view of how the settlement amount should have been calculated. In accordance with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Order of the Bankruptcy Court administering the Lehman estate, senior management of the FHLBank participated in a non-binding mediation in New York in August 2010, and counsel for the FHLBank continued discussions with the court-appointed mediator for several weeks thereafter. The mediation concluded in October 2010 without a settlement of the claims asserted by the Lehman bankruptcy estate. The FHLBank believes that it correctly calculated, and fully satisfied its obligation to Lehman in September 2008, and the FHLBank intends to vigorously dispute any claim for additional amounts.

The FHLBank also is subject to other legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. After consultation with legal counsel, management does not anticipate that the ultimate liability, if any, arising out of these matters will have a material effect on the FHLBank's financial condition or results of operations.

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Consolidated Obligations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Debt Instruments [Abstract]

Consolidated Obligations [Text Block]

Consolidated Obligations

Table 12.1 - Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Contractual Maturity (dollars in thousands)

	March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
Year of Contractual Maturity	Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate		Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate
Due in 1 year or less	$	10,078,600		1.38	%	$	10,198,600		1.52	%
Due after 1 year through 2 years	7,056,450			1.84		6,351,450			2.08
Due after 2 years through 3 years	3,323,500			2.67		2,723,500			3.01
Due after 3 years through 4 years	1,378,000			2.81		1,600,000			2.81
Due after 4 years through 5 years	2,025,000			3.00		1,873,000			3.36
Thereafter	5,224,000			3.42		5,861,000			3.59
Index amortizing notes	107,842			4.99		118,397			4.99
Total par value	29,193,392			2.20		28,725,947			2.41
Premiums	71,871					76,482
Discounts	(19,803		)			(19,990		)
Hedging adjustments	68,420					66,809
Fair value option valuation adjustment and    accrued interest	2,540					5,296
Total	$	29,316,420				$	28,854,544

Table 12.2 - Consolidated Discount Notes Outstanding (dollars in thousands)

	Book Value		Par Value		Weighted Average Interest Rate(1)
March 31, 2012	$	27,076,353	$	27,079,418	0.08	%
December 31, 2011	$	26,136,303	$	26,137,977	0.03	%

(1) Represents an implied rate without consideration of concessions.

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 34 percent and 33 percent of the FHLBank's fixed-rate Consolidated Bonds were swapped to a variable rate.

Table 12.3 - Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Features (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Par value of Consolidated Bonds:
Non-callable/nonputable	$	22,036,392	$	20,981,947
Callable	7,157,000		7,744,000
Total par value	$	29,193,392	$	28,725,947

Table 12.4 - Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Due in 1 year or less	$	15,700,600	$	15,855,600
Due after 1 year through 2 years	5,976,450		5,703,450
Due after 2 years through 3 years	2,988,500		2,406,500
Due after 3 years through 4 years	973,000		1,080,000
Due after 4 years through 5 years	1,380,000		1,403,000
Thereafter	2,067,000		2,159,000
Index amortizing notes	107,842		118,397
Total par value	$	29,193,392	$	28,725,947

Table 12.5 - Consolidated Bonds by Interest-rate Payment Type (in thousands)

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Par value of Consolidated Bonds:
Fixed-rate	$	27,753,392	$	27,285,947
Variable-rate	1,440,000		1,440,000
Total par value	$	29,193,392	$	28,725,947

Concessions on Consolidated Obligations. Unamortized concessions included in other assets were (in thousands) $10,701 and $11,707 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The amortization of such concessions is included in Consolidated Obligation interest expense and totaled (in thousands) $5,325 and $2,675 during the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.