S. 1439 Introduced Finance and Financial Sector

Federal Home Loan Banks' Mission Activities Act

A bill to reaffirm and improve the participation of members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System to meet the short- and long-term housing, including affordable housing, agricultural and small business lending, and community economic development financing needs of the communities they serve, including rural, urban, low-income, and Tribal communities, improve the ability of community development financial institutions and credit unions to meet community economic development financing needs for their communities, and aligning executive compensation to mission achievements, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Introduced April 10, 2025 Cosponsors 0 Latest action April 10, 2025

Summary

Federal Home Loan Banks' Mission Activities Act
This bill expands the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) program that supports affordable housing, allows additional financial institutions to qualify for FHLB membership, and establishes compensation guidelines for FHLB executive officers. The 11 regional FHLBs serve as government-sponsored enterprises to support mortgage lending and related community investment through advances to member financial institutions.
First, each FHLB must increase the annual amount contributed to the affordable housing program or other community development programs. 
The bill also allows small credit unions and community development financial institutions to (1) qualify for FHLB membership by meeting reduced requirements, and (2) use advances for purposes other than mortgages, such as for small business activities.
Finally, the compensation for FHLB executive officers must be reasonable and comparable to compensation for similar positions at similar institutions. In determining such compensation, the FHLB must consider the level of investment in affordable housing and community programs.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Congress.gov

Actions

  1. Apr 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  2. Apr 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate

Congressional and federal records come from official public sources: the House Clerk, the U.S. Senate, GovInfo and the Library of Congress (bill status), the Federal Register, and the congress-legislators project. They are copied on a schedule and may lag the official record by a few hours; the official sources govern. News and coverage counts are drawn from the 4Search index and reflect what the press published, not 4Search's views. Nothing here is an endorsement of any candidate, party or position. Terms of use.