8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 26, 2015

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF ATLANTA

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Federally chartered corporation	000-51845	56-6000442
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
1475 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
(Address of principal executive offices)
(404) 888-8000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March 26, 2015, the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta declared a dividend at an annualized rate of 4.24 percent for the fourth quarter of 2014. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a copy of the related press release.

Item 9.01. Exhibits.

99.1     Press release, dated March 26, 2015.

SIGNATURES

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

	Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
Date: March 26, 2015	By:/s/ Kirk R. Malmberg
		By: Kirk R. Malmberg
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

[FHLBank Atlanta logo] News Release

March 26, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Meredith Moses

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

mmoses@fhlbatl.com

(404) 888-8145

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Declares a 4.24% Dividend for Fourth Quarter 2014

ATLANTA, March 26, 2015 -The Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) has approved a dividend at an annualized rate of 4.24 percent for the fourth quarter of 2014.

“The fourth quarter dividend reflects the Bank’s sound management approach and prudent business strategy,” said

FHLBank Atlanta Chair of the Board of Directors, Gary Garczynski. “We are pleased with the cooperative’s performance in 2014 and our ability to deliver consistent financial returns to shareholders."

The dividend rate is equal to average three-month LIBOR plus 4.00 percent for the period of October 1, 2014, to December 31, 2014. The dividend payout is applicable to capital stock held during that period. The dividend will be credited to shareholders’ daily investment accounts at the close of business on March 27, 2015.

If you have questions, please contact FHLBank Atlanta’s Funding Desk at 1.800.536.9650, ext. 8011.

About FHLBank Atlanta

FHLBank Atlanta offers competitively-priced financing, community development grants, and other banking services to help member financial institutions make affordable home mortgages and provide economic development credit to neighborhoods and communities. The Bank's members-its shareholders and customers-are commercial banks, credit unions, savings institutions, community development financial institutions, and insurance companies located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. FHLBank Atlanta is one of 12 district banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank System which since 1990 has contributed more than $4.4 billion to the Affordable Housing Program.

Some of the statements made in this announcement are “forward-looking statements,” which include statements with respect to the Bank's beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which may be beyond the Bank's control, and which may cause the Bank's actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements may not be realized due to a variety of factors, including without limitation to legislative and regulatory actions, changes or approvals; future economic and market conditions (including the housing market and the market for mortgage-backed securities); changes in demand for advances or consolidated obligations of the Bank and/or the FHLBank System; changes in interest rates and prepayment speeds, default rates, delinquencies, and losses on mortgage-backed securities; political, national, and world events; and adverse developments or events affecting or involving other Federal Home Loan Banks or the FHLBank System in general. Additional factors that might cause the Bank's results to differ from these forward-looking statements are provided in detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov.

New factors may emerge, and it is not possible for us to predict the nature, or assess the potential impact, of each new factor on our business and financial condition. Given these uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date that they are made, and the Bank has no obligation and does not undertake to publicly update, revise, or correct any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this announcement, or after the respective dates on which such statements otherwise are made, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

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