8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 1, 2006

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF BOSTON

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Federally chartered corporation	000-51402	04-6002575
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

111 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(617) 292-9600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 1, 2006, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (the Bank) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number

99.1 Press Release, dated May 1, 2006, issued by the Bank.

Signature(s)

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

	Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
Date: May 1, 2006	By:	/s/Frank Nitkiewicz
		Frank Nitkiewicz
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT: Mark S. Zelermyer
May 1, 2006	617-292-9750
	mark.zelermyer@fhlbboston.com

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES

FIRST QUARTER 2006 RESULTS

BOSTON — The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (the Bank) announced the following unaudited results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006:

First Quarter 2006 Balance-Sheet Highlights

Total assets rose 6.4 percent to $61.4 billion at March 31, 2006, up from $57.7 billion at yearend 2005. Advances increased 6.6 percent to $40.6 billion, compared with $38.1 billion at yearend 2005, and represented 66.1 percent of total assets. This growth was due primarily to an increase in short-term advances. Investments were essentially unchanged since yearend at $7.6 billion. Mortgage assets decreased slightly to $4.8 billion, compared with $4.9 billion at yearend 2005. Capital rose 7.4 percent to $2.9 billion, compared with $2.7 billion at yearend 2005.

First Quarter 2006 Operating Results

Net income for the first quarter was $45.6 million, an increase of 42.9 percent compared with $31.9 million for the same period in 2005. Net interest income after provision for credit losses on mortgage loans increased $19.3 million, or 35.2 percent, to $74.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, from $54.9 million for the same period in 2005. The increase in net interest income was driven primarily by higher average interest-earning assets outstanding, combined with the effect of higher interest rates on higher average capital balances.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is a cooperatively owned wholesale bank for housing finance in the six New England states. Its mission is to support the residential-mortgage and community-development lending activities of its members, which include over 460 financial institutions across New England. To accomplish its mission, the Bank utilizes private-sector capital to provide members and other qualified customers with reliable access to low-cost wholesale funds, liquidity, a competitive outlet for the sale of loans, special lending programs, technical assistance, and other products and services.

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