UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021

☐ 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. 000-51401

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Federally chartered corporation

36-6001019

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 501S

Chicago,

60607

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 565-5700

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered

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. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o

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

Large accelerated filer

☐

Accelerated filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☒

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x

As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, including mandatorily redeemable capital stock, registrant had ~~22,806,880~~22,550,015 total outstanding shares of Class B Capital Stock.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited).
	Statements of Condition	3
	Statements of Income	4
	Statements of Comprehensive Income	5
	Statements of Capital	6
	Condensed Statements of Cash Flows	78
	Note 1 - Background and Basis of Presentation	89
	Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	89
	Note 3 - Recently Issued but Not Yet Adopted Accounting Standards	89
	Note 4 - Interest Income and Interest Expense	910
	Note 5 - Investment Debt Securities	1011
	Note 6 - Advances	1415
	Note 7 - MPF Loans Held in Portfolio	1516
	Note 8 - Allowance for Credit Losses	1617
	Note 9 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities	1819
	Note 10 - Consolidated Obligations	2324
	Note 11 - Capital and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock (MRCS)	2425
	Note 12 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	2526
	Note 13 - Fair Value	2628
	Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies	2931
	Note 15 – Transactions with Related Parties and Other FHLBs	3031
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.	3132
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.	57
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures.	58

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings.	59
Item 1A.	Risk Factors.	59
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.	59
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities.	59
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures.	59
Item 5.	Other Information.	59
Item 6.	Exhibits.	60
	Glossary of Terms	61
	Signatures	S-164

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Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Statements of Condition (unaudited)

(U.S. Dollars in millions, except capital stock par value)


																			March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020																							June 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Assets	Assets																							Assets
Cash and due from banks	Cash and due from banks																		$	3,795		$	3,541	Cash and due from banks																					$	440		$	3,541
Interest bearing deposits	Interest bearing deposits																		855			855		Interest bearing deposits																					855			855
Federal Funds sold	Federal Funds sold																		6,515			4,125		Federal Funds sold																					4,775			4,125
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	Securities purchased under agreements to resell																		3,995			10,120		Securities purchased under agreements to resell																					11,745			10,120

Investment debt securities -	Investment debt securities -																							Investment debt securities -
Trading,	Trading,		1,069			and		1,292			pledged																		3,143		4,621	Trading,			582									and				1,292				pledged																								2,830			4,621
Available-for-sale,	Available-for-sale,						17,572			and				18,145						amortized cost																			18,062				18,437	Available-for-sale,									18,346						and				18,145							amortized cost																18,890	18,437
Held-to-maturity,	Held-to-maturity,						994			and				1,549						fair value																			944				1,491	Held-to-maturity,									1,536						and				1,549							fair value																1,491	1,491
Investment debt securities	Investment debt securities																		22,149			24,549		Investment debt securities																					23,211			24,549
Advances,	Advances,			1,213				and			1,315					carried at fair value																				46,975				46,695		Advances,					1,209							and				1,315						carried at fair value																			46,270		46,695
MPF Loans held in portfolio, net of	MPF Loans held in portfolio, net of																(3)				and				(3)		allowance for credit losses												9,895				10,038	MPF Loans held in portfolio, net of																								(3)				and			(3)			allowance for credit losses								9,759	10,038
Derivative assets	Derivative assets																		15			5		Derivative assets																					14			5

Other assets,	Other assets,				83			and			105				carried at fair value																									Other assets,								108				and				105					carried at fair value
net of	net of				(7)			and			(7)				allowance for credit losses																		403				428			net of								(7)				and				(7)					allowance for credit losses																				425		428
Assets	Assets																		$	94,597		$	100,356	Assets																					$	97,494		$	100,356

Liabilities	Liabilities																							Liabilities
Deposits -	Deposits -																							Deposits -
Demand and overnight - noninterest bearing	Demand and overnight - noninterest bearing																		$	431		$	394	Demand and overnight - noninterest bearing																					$	259		$	394
Demand and overnight - interest bearing,	Demand and overnight - interest bearing,																		19					and		18		from other FHLBs						745				875			Demand and overnight - interest bearing,																										17				and			18			from other FHLBs					864		875
Term deposits - interest bearing	Term deposits - interest bearing																		0			15		Term deposits - interest bearing																					0			15
Deposits	Deposits																		1,176			1,284		Deposits																					1,123			1,284
Consolidated obligations, net -	Consolidated obligations, net -																							Consolidated obligations, net -
Discount notes,	Discount notes,					0			and				2,000					carried at fair value																					45,262				48,643	Discount notes,							0						and					2,000							carried at fair value																	45,728	48,643
Bonds,	Bonds,	842			and			1,844				carried at fair value																		40,260		42,670	Bonds,		342									and						1,844					carried at fair value																								42,922	42,670
Consolidated obligations, net	Consolidated obligations, net																		85,522			91,313		Consolidated obligations, net																					88,650			91,313
Derivative liabilities	Derivative liabilities																		535			691		Derivative liabilities																					88			691
Affordable Housing Program assessment payable	Affordable Housing Program assessment payable																		82			89		Affordable Housing Program assessment payable																					82			89

Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	Mandatorily redeemable capital stock																		262			279		Mandatorily redeemable capital stock																					248			279
Other liabilities	Other liabilities																		478			411		Other liabilities																					670			411
Liabilities	Liabilities																		88,055			94,067		Liabilities																					90,861			94,067
Commitments and contingencies - see notes to the financial statements	Commitments and contingencies - see notes to the financial statements																		0			0		Commitments and contingencies - see notes to the financial statements																					0			0
Capital	Capital																							Capital

Class B1 activity stock,	Class B1 activity stock,								13			and				13				million shares issued and outstanding																			1,312				1,257	Class B1 activity stock,													13			and						13				million shares issued and outstanding																1,283	1,257
Class B2 membership stock,	Class B2 membership stock,												7		and					8			million shares issued and outstanding																707				753	Class B2 membership stock,																		7			and					8			million shares issued and outstanding													724	753
Capital stock - putable,	Capital stock - putable,									$100					and					$100					par value per share														2,019				2,010	Capital stock - putable,															$100						and					$100					par value per share											2,007	2,010
Retained earnings - unrestricted	Retained earnings - unrestricted																		3,428			3,424		Retained earnings - unrestricted																					3,469			3,424
Retained earnings - restricted	Retained earnings - restricted																		654			648		Retained earnings - restricted																					670			648
Retained earnings	Retained earnings																		4,082			4,072		Retained earnings																					4,139			4,072
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI)	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI)																		441			207		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI)																					487			207
Capital	Capital																		6,542			6,289		Capital																					6,633			6,289
Liabilities and capital	Liabilities and capital																		$	94,597		$	100,356	Liabilities and capital																					$	97,494		$	100,356

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

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Statements of Income (unaudited)

(U.S. Dollars in millions)


					Three months ended March 31,												Three months ended June 30,					Six months ended June 30,
						2021		2020									2021		2020			2021		2020
Interest income	Interest income					$	192	$	565		Interest income								$	225		$	347	$	417	$	912
Interest expense	Interest expense					82		419			Interest expense								72			209		154		628
Net interest income	Net interest income					110		146			Net interest income								153			138		263		284
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses	Provision for (reversal of) credit losses					0		2			Provision for (reversal of) credit losses								1			4		1		6
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses	Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses					110		144			Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses								152			134		262		278

Noninterest income -	Noninterest income -										Noninterest income -
Trading securities	Trading securities					(18)		87			Trading securities								(13)			(25)		(31)		62
Derivatives and hedging activities	Derivatives and hedging activities					20		(138)			Derivatives and hedging activities								(13)			(21)		7		(159)
Instruments held under fair value option						(29)		40
Instruments held under the fair value option													Instruments held under the fair value option											3		36		(26)	76

MPF fees,	MPF fees,	7	and	8	from other FHLBs					12		10	MPF fees,	6	,	8	,	13	and		16	from other FHLBs		13		15		25	25
Other, net	Other, net					2		3			Other, net								0			4		2		7
Noninterest income	Noninterest income					(13)		2			Noninterest income								(10)			9		(23)		11

Noninterest expense -	Noninterest expense -										Noninterest expense -
Compensation and benefits	Compensation and benefits					28		36			Compensation and benefits								25			35		53		71
Nonpayroll operating expenses	Nonpayroll operating expenses					20		20			Nonpayroll operating expenses								20			26		40		46

COVID-19 relief program													COVID-19 relief program											3		19		3	19
Other, net	Other, net					13		1			Other, net								7			5		20		6
Noninterest expense	Noninterest expense					61		57			Noninterest expense								55			85		116		142

Income before assessments	Income before assessments					36		89			Income before assessments								87			58		123		147

Affordable Housing Program	Affordable Housing Program					4		9			Affordable Housing Program								9			6		13		15

Net income	Net income					$	32	$	80		Net income								$	78		$	52	$	110	$	132

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

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Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

(U.S. Dollars in millions)


		Three months ended March 31,					Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
			2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020
Net income	Net income		$	32	$	80		Net income	$	78	$	52	$	110	$	132

Other comprehensive income (loss) -	Other comprehensive income (loss) -							Other comprehensive income (loss) -
Net unrealized gain (loss) available-for-sale debt securities	Net unrealized gain (loss) available-for-sale debt securities		198		(631)			Net unrealized gain (loss) available-for-sale debt securities	54		347		252		(284)
Noncredit OTTI held-to-maturity debt securities	Noncredit OTTI held-to-maturity debt securities		0		4			Noncredit OTTI held-to-maturity debt securities	0		5		0		9
Net unrealized gain (loss) cash flow hedges	Net unrealized gain (loss) cash flow hedges		41		(44)			Net unrealized gain (loss) cash flow hedges	(9)		(4)		32��		(48)
Postretirement plans	Postretirement plans		(5)		(11)			Postretirement plans	1		0		(4)		(11)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	Other comprehensive income (loss)		234		(682)			Other comprehensive income (loss)	46		348		280		(334)

Comprehensive income	Comprehensive income		$	266	$	(602)		Comprehensive income	$	124	$	400	$	390	$	(202)

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

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Statements of Capital (unaudited)

(U.S. Dollars and shares in millions)


		Capital Stock - Putable - B1 Activity				Capital Stock - Putable - B2 Membership				Retained Earnings								Capital Stock - Putable - B1 Activity						Capital Stock - Putable - B2 Membership					Retained Earnings
		Shares	Value			Shares	Value			Unrestricted		Restricted		AOCI		Total				Shares	Value				Shares	Value				Unrestricted		Restricted		AOCI		Total

December 31, 2020		13	$	1,257		8	$	753		$	3,424	$	648	$	207	$	6,289
March 31, 2021																			March 31, 2021	13	$	1,312			7	$	707			$	3,428	$	654	$	441	$	6,542

Comprehensive income	Comprehensive income									26		6		234		266			Comprehensive income											62		16		46		124
Issuance of capital stock	Issuance of capital stock	1	168			0	0									168			Issuance of capital stock	1	92				0	13										105
Repurchases of capital stock	Repurchases of capital stock	0	0			(2)	(158)									(158)			Repurchases of capital stock	0	0				(1)	(112)										(112)
Capital stock reclassed to mandatorily redeemable capital stock liability	Capital stock reclassed to mandatorily redeemable capital stock liability	0	(1)			0	0									(1)			Capital stock reclassed to mandatorily redeemable capital stock liability	0	0				0	(5)										(5)
Transfers between classes of capital stock	Transfers between classes of capital stock	(1)	(112)			1	112												Transfers between classes of capital stock	(1)	(121)				1	121
Cash dividends - class B1	Cash dividends - class B1									(19)						(19)			Cash dividends - class B1											(19)						(19)
Class B1 annualized rate	Class B1 annualized rate		5.00		%														Class B1 annualized rate		5.00		%
Cash dividends - class B2	Cash dividends - class B2									(3)						(3)			Cash dividends - class B2											(2)						(2)
Class B2 annualized rate	Class B2 annualized rate						2.00		%										Class B2 annualized rate							2.00		%

Total change in period excl. cumulative effect		0	55			(1)	(46)			4		6		234		253
March 31, 2021		13	$	1,312		7	$	707		$	3,428	$	654	$	441	$	6,542

Total change in period, excl. cumulative effect																			Total change in period, excl. cumulative effect	0	(29)				0	17				41		16		46		91
June 30, 2021																			June 30, 2021	13	$	1,283			7	$	724			$	3,469	$	670	$	487	$	6,633

December 31, 2019		13	$	1,337		4	$	376		$	3,197	$	573	$	(29)	$	5,454
Cumulative effect adjustment - see Note 2										(7)						(7)
March 31, 2020																			March 31, 2020	15	$	1,528			4	$	426			$	3,233	$	589	$	(711)	$	5,065

Comprehensive income	Comprehensive income									64		16		(682)		(602)			Comprehensive income											42		10		348		400
Issuance of capital stock	Issuance of capital stock	7	728			0	0									728			Issuance of capital stock	4	405				0	18										423
Repurchases of capital stock	Repurchases of capital stock	0	0			(5)	(486)									(486)			Repurchases of capital stock	0	0				(5)	(540)										(540)
Capital stock reclassed to mandatorily redeemable capital stock liability		0	0			0	(1)									(1)

Transfers between classes of capital stock	Transfers between classes of capital stock	(5)	(537)			5	537												Transfers between classes of capital stock	(6)	(610)				6	610
Partial recovery of prior capital distribution to FICO - see Note 11																			Partial recovery of prior capital distribution to FICO - see Note 11											19						19
Cash dividends - class B1	Cash dividends - class B1									(20)						(20)			Cash dividends - class B1											(18)						(18)
Class B1 annualized rate	Class B1 annualized rate		5.00		%														Class B1 annualized rate		5.00		%
Cash dividends - class B2	Cash dividends - class B2									(1)						(1)			Cash dividends - class B2											(2)						(2)
Class B2 annualized rate	Class B2 annualized rate						2.25		%										Class B2 annualized rate							2.25		%
Total change in period excl. cumulative effect		2	191			0	50			43		16		(682)		(382)
March 31, 2020		15	$	1,528		4	$	426		$	3,233	$	589	$	(711)	$	5,065
Total change in period, excl. cumulative effect																			Total change in period, excl. cumulative effect	(2)	(205)				1	88				41		10		348		282
June 30, 2020																			June 30, 2020	13	$	1,323			5	$	514			$	3,274	$	599	$	(363)	$	5,347

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	Capital Stock - Putable - B1 Activity				Capital Stock - Putable - B2 Membership				Retained Earnings
	Shares	Value			Shares	Value			Unrestricted		Restricted		AOCI		Total
December 31, 2020	13	$	1,257		8	$	753		$	3,424	$	648	$	207	$	6,289

Comprehensive income									88		22		280		390
Issuance of capital stock	2	260			0	13									273
Repurchases of capital stock	0	0			(3)	(270)									(270)
Capital stock reclassed to mandatorily redeemable capital stock liability	0	(1)			0	(5)									(6)
Transfers between classes of capital stock	(2)	(233)			2	233
Cash dividends - class B1									(38)						(38)
Class B1 annualized rate		5.00		%
Cash dividends - class B2									(5)						(5)
Class B2 annualized rate						2.00		%

Total change in period excl. cumulative effect	0	26			(1)	(29)			45		22		280		344
June 30, 2021	13	$	1,283		7	$	724		$	3,469	$	670	$	487	$	6,633


December 31, 2019	13	$	1,337		4	$	376		$	3,197	$	573	$	(29)	$	5,454
Cumulative effect adjustment - see Note 2									(7)						(7)
Comprehensive income									106		26		(334)		(202)
Issuance of capital stock	11	1,133			0	18									1,151
Repurchases of capital stock	0	0			(10)	(1,026)									(1,026)
Capital stock reclassed to mandatorily redeemable capital stock liability	0	0			0	(1)									(1)
Transfers between classes of capital stock	(11)	(1,147)			11	1,147
Partial recovery of prior capital distribution to FICO - see Note 11									19						19
Cash dividends - class B1									(38)						(38)
Class B1 annualized rate		5.00		%
Cash dividends - class B2									(3)						(3)
Class B2 annualized rate						2.25		%
Total change in period excl. cumulative effect	0	(14)			1	138			84		26		(334)		(100)
June 30, 2020	13	$	1,323		5	$	514		$	3,274	$	599	$	(363)	$	5,347

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

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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

(U.S. Dollars in millions)


		Three months ended March 31,					2021			2020			Six months ended June 30,					2021		2020
Operating	Operating	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities					$	956		$	(1,897)	Operating	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities					$	296	$	(2,013)
Investing	Investing	Net change interest bearing deposits					0			150		Investing	Net change interest bearing deposits					0		425
		Net change Federal Funds sold					(2,390)			11			Net change Federal Funds sold					(650)		2,385
		Net change securities purchased under agreements to resell					6,125			3,800			Net change securities purchased under agreements to resell					(1,625)		3,250

									Trading debt securities -
		Trading debt securities -											Sales					0		1,502
		Sales					0			1,300			Proceeds from maturities and paydowns					1,751		252
		Proceeds from maturities and paydowns					1,450			2			Purchases					0		(3,025)
		Purchases					0			(2,275)			Available-for-sale debt securities -
		Available-for-sale debt securities -											Sales					20		0
		Proceeds from maturities and paydowns					143			381			Proceeds from maturities and paydowns					259		609
		Purchases					(328)			(1,618)			Purchases					(759)		(2,760)
		Held-to-maturity debt securities -											Held-to-maturity debt securities -
		Proceeds from maturities and paydowns					1,159			1,198			Proceeds from maturities and paydowns					1,239		1,519
		Purchases					(613)			(514)			Purchases					(1,239)		(786)
		Advances -											Advances -
		Principal collected					99,013			393,096			Principal collected					247,898		600,688
		Issued					(99,692)			(396,817)			Issued					(247,793)		(598,601)
		MPF Loans held in portfolio -											MPF Loans held in portfolio -
		Principal collected					991			532			Principal collected					1,890		1,716
		Purchases					(879)			(1,186)			Purchases					(1,662)		(2,695)
		Other investing activities					(3)			(2)			Other investing activities					(7)		(9)
		Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities					4,976			(1,942)			Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities					(678)		4,470
Financing	Financing	Net change deposits,	2	and	4	from other FHLBs	(108)			384		Financing	Net change deposits,	0	and	10	from other FHLBs	(161)		618

		Discount notes -											Discount notes -
		Net proceeds from issuance					202,673			246,265			Net proceeds from issuance					300,754		323,650
		Payments for maturing and retiring					(206,057)			(240,872)			Payments for maturing and retiring					(303,665)		(327,833)
		Consolidated obligation bonds -											Consolidated obligation bonds -
		Net proceeds from issuance					12,044			10,484			Net proceeds from issuance					21,133		27,805
		Payments for maturing and retiring					(14,200)			(12,614)			Payments for maturing and retiring					(20,704)		(26,743)

		Capital stock -											Capital stock -
		Proceeds from issuance					168			728			Proceeds from issuance					273		1,151
		Repurchases					(158)			(486)			Repurchases					(270)		(1,026)
		Cash dividends paid					(22)			(21)			Cash dividends paid					(43)		(41)
		Other financing activities					(18)			4			Other financing activities					(36)		(19)
		Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					(5,678)			3,872			Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					(2,719)		(2,438)
		Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks					254			33			Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks					(3,101)		19
		Cash and due from banks at beginning of period					3,541			29			Cash and due from banks at beginning of period					3,541		29
		Cash and due from banks at end of period					$	3,795		$	62		Cash and due from banks at end of period					$	440	$	48

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

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Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago

Notes to Financial Statements - (Unaudited)

(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 1 – Background and Basis of Presentation

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is a federally chartered corporation and one of 11 Federal Home Loan Banks (the FHLBs) that, with the Office of Finance, comprise the Federal Home Loan Bank System (the System). The FHLBs are government-sponsored enterprises (GSE) of the United States of America and were organized under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, as amended (FHLB Act), in order to improve the availability of funds to support home ownership. We are supervised and regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), an independent federal agency in the executive branch of the United States (U.S.) government.

Each FHLB is a member-owned cooperative with members from a specifically defined geographic district. Our defined geographic district is Illinois and Wisconsin. All federally-insured depository institutions, insurance companies engaged in residential housing finance, credit unions and community development financial institutions located in our district are eligible to apply for membership with us. All our members are required to purchase our capital stock as a condition of membership. Our capital stock is not publicly traded, and is issued, repurchased or redeemed at par value, $100 per share, subject to certain statutory and regulatory limits. As a cooperative, we do business with our members, and former members (under limited circumstances). Specifically, we provide credit principally in the form of secured loans called advances. We also provide liquidity for home mortgage loans to members approved as Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) through the Mortgage Partnership Finance® (MPF®) Program.

Our accounting and financial reporting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). Amounts in prior periods may be reclassified to conform to the current presentation and, if material, are detailed in the following notes.

In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments have been included for a fair statement of this interim financial information. These unaudited financial statements and the following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2020, included in our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K (2020 Form 10-K) starting on page F-1, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Unless otherwise specified, references to we, us, our, and the Bank are to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. “Mortgage Partnership Finance”, “MPF”, “MPF Xtra”, and "Community First" are registered trademarks of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. See the Glossary of Terms starting on page 61 for the definitions of certain terms used herein.

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

We are required to make estimates and assumptions when preparing our financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The most significant of these estimates and assumptions applies to fair value measurements. Our actual results may differ from the results reported in our financial statements due to such estimates and assumptions. This includes the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the reported amounts of income and expense, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.

Basis of Presentation

The basis of presentation pertaining to the consolidation of our variable interest entities has not changed since we filed our 2020 Form 10-K. The basis of presentation pertaining to our gross versus net presentation of derivative financial instruments also has not changed since we filed our 2020 Form 10-K. Refer to Note 1- Background and Basis of Presentation to the financial statements in our 2020 Form 10-K with respect to our basis of presentation for consolidation of variable interest entities and our gross versus net presentation of financial instruments for further details.

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies adopted through December 31, 2020, can be found in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the financial statements in our 2020 Form 10-K including details on the cumulative effect adjustments. We have not yet adopted any significant new policies in 2021.

Note 3 – Recently Issued but Not Yet Adopted Accounting Standards

There were no recently issued but not yet adopted accounting standards which may have a material effect on our financial statements.

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(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 4 – Interest Income and Interest Expense

The following table presents interest income and interest expense for the periods indicated:


		Three months ended March 31,					Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
			2021		2020				2021			2020			2021			2020
Interest income -	Interest income -							Interest income -

Trading	Trading		$	21	$	26		Trading		$	13		$	28		$	34		$	54

Available-for-sale	Available-for-sale		21		140			Available-for-sale		74			75			95			215
Held-to-maturity	Held-to-maturity		8		27			Held-to-maturity		7			21			15			48
Investment debt securities	Investment debt securities		50		193			Investment debt securities		94			124			144			317

Advances interest income								Advances interest income		60			132			131			368
Advances prepayment fees								Advances prepayment fees		7			13			12			15
Advances	Advances		76		238			Advances		67			145			143			383

MPF Loans held in portfolio	MPF Loans held in portfolio		63		87			MPF Loans held in portfolio		60			76			123			163
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell			2		38
Federal funds sold								Federal funds sold		1			1			2			27
Securities purchased under agreements to resell								Securities purchased under agreements to resell		0			0			1			12
Other	Other		1		9			Other		3			1			4			10

Interest income	Interest income		192		565			Interest income		225			347			417			912

Interest expense -	Interest expense -							Interest expense -

Consolidated obligations -	Consolidated obligations -							Consolidated obligations -
Discount notes	Discount notes		15		185			Discount notes		10			82			25			267
Bonds	Bonds		64		228			Bonds		59			123			123			351

Other	Other		3		6			Other		3			4			6			10

Interest expense	Interest expense		82		419			Interest expense		72			209			154			628

Net interest income	Net interest income		110		146			Net interest income		153			138			263			284
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses			0		2
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses			$	110	$	144

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(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 5 – Investment Debt Securities

We classify debt securities as either trading, HTM, or AFS. Our security disclosures within these classifications are disaggregated by major security types as shown below. Our major security types are based on the nature and risks of the security:

•U.S. Government & other government related - may consist of the sovereign debt of the United States; debt issued by government sponsored enterprises (GSE); debt issued by the Tennessee Valley Authority; and securities guaranteed by the Small Business Administration.

•Federal Family Education Loan Program - asset-backed securities (FFELP ABS).

•GSE residential mortgage backed securities (MBS) - issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

•Government guaranteed residential MBS.

•SOFR Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage (SOFR SARM) MBS.

•State or local housing agency obligations.

We have no allowance for credit losses on our investment debt securities and we have elected to exclude accrued interest receivable from the amortized cost in the following HTM tables. See Note 8 - Allowance for Credit Losses for further details on these amounts.

Pledged Collateral

We disclose the amount of investment debt securities pledged as collateral pertaining to our derivatives activity on our ~~statements~~Statements of ~~condition.~~Condition. See Note 9 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities for further details.

Trading Debt Securities

The following table presents the fair value of our trading debt securities.


As of	As of	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		As of	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
U.S. Government & other government related	U.S. Government & other government related	$	3,135	$	4,612	U.S. Government & other government related	$	2,823	$	4,612
Residential MBS	Residential MBS					Residential MBS
GSE	GSE	7		8		GSE	7		8
Government guaranteed	Government guaranteed	1		1		Government guaranteed	0		1
Trading debt securities	Trading debt securities	$	3,143	$	4,621	Trading debt securities	$	2,830	$	4,621

The following table presents our gains and losses on trading debt securities recorded in Noninterest Income Other.


		Three months ended March 31,					Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
			2021		2020				2021			2020			2021			2020
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities held at period end	Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities held at period end		$	(2)	$	70		Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities held at period end		$	(9)		$	(29)		$	(11)		$	41
Net realized gains (losses) on securities sold/matured during the period	Net realized gains (losses) on securities sold/matured during the period		(16)		17			Net realized gains (losses) on securities sold/matured during the period		(4)			4			(20)			21
Net gains (losses) on trading debt securities	Net gains (losses) on trading debt securities		$	(18)	$	87		Net gains (losses) on trading debt securities		$	(13)		$	(25)		$	(31)		$	62

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(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Available-for-Sale Debt Securities (AFS)

The following table presents the amortized cost and fair value of our AFS debt securities.


		Amortized Cost Basis		a	Gross Unrealized Gains in AOCI		Gross Unrealized (Losses) in AOCI		Net Carrying Amount and Fair Value			Amortized Cost Basis		a	Gross Unrealized Gains in AOCI		Gross Unrealized (Losses) in AOCI		Net Carrying Amount and Fair Value
As of March 31, 2021
As of June 30, 2021											As of June 30, 2021
U.S. Government & other government related	U.S. Government & other government related	$	1,488		$	43	$	(8)	$	1,523	U.S. Government & other government related	$	1,475		$	49	$	(7)	$	1,517
State or local housing agency	State or local housing agency	13			1		0		14		State or local housing agency	13			1		0		14

FFELP ABS	FFELP ABS	2,858			152		(6)		3,004		FFELP ABS	2,769			160		0		2,929
Residential MBS	Residential MBS										Residential MBS
GSE	GSE	12,973			304		(4)		13,273		GSE	13,869			341		(7)		14,203
Government guaranteed	Government guaranteed	240			8		0		248		Government guaranteed	220			7		0		227

Available-for-sale debt securities	Available-for-sale debt securities	$	17,572		$	508	$	(18)	$	18,062	Available-for-sale debt securities	$	18,346		$	558	$	(14)	$	18,890

As of December 31, 2020	As of December 31, 2020										As of December 31, 2020
U.S. Government & other government related	U.S. Government & other government related	$	1,535		$	83	$	0	$	1,618	U.S. Government & other government related	$	1,535		$	83	$	0	$	1,618
State or local housing agency	State or local housing agency	14			1		0		15		State or local housing agency	14			1		0		15
FFELP ABS	FFELP ABS	2,922			121		(9)		3,034		FFELP ABS	2,922			121		(9)		3,034
Residential MBS	Residential MBS										Residential MBS
GSE	GSE	13,413			147		(59)		13,501		GSE	13,413			147		(59)		13,501
Government guaranteed	Government guaranteed	261			8		0		269		Government guaranteed	261			8		0		269
Available-for-sale debt securities	Available-for-sale debt securities	$	18,145		$	360	$	(68)	$	18,437	Available-for-sale debt securities	$	18,145		$	360	$	(68)	$	18,437

a Includes adjustments made to the cost basis of an investment for accretion, amortization, net charge-offs, fair value hedge accounting adjustments, and includes accrued interest receivable of ~~$50~~$52 million and $53 million at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

We had sales of AFS debt securities for the periods presented. See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our 2020 Form 10-K for details on the amounts and accounting policies related to these transactions. Any gains or losses are determined on a specific identification basis.

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(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities (HTM)

The following table presents the amortized cost, carrying amount, and fair value of our HTM debt securities.


		Amortized Cost and Net Carrying Amount		a	Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains		Gross Unrecognized Holding (Losses)		Fair Value			Amortized Cost and Net Carrying Amount		a	Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains		Gross Unrecognized Holding (Losses)		Fair Value
As of March 31, 2021
As of June 30, 2021											As of June 30, 2021
U.S. Government & other government related	U.S. Government & other government related	$	575		$	21	$	0	$	596	U.S. Government & other government related	$	1,148		$	19	$	0	$	1,167

Residential MBS	Residential MBS										Residential MBS
GSE	GSE	267			27		0		294		GSE	249			24		0		273
Government guaranteed	Government guaranteed	89			2		0		91		Government guaranteed	82			2		0		84
Other	Other	13			0		0		13		Other	12			0		0		12
Held-to-maturity debt securities	Held-to-maturity debt securities	$	944		$	50	$	0	$	994	Held-to-maturity debt securities	$	1,491		$	45	$	0	$	1,536

As of December 31, 2020	As of December 31, 2020										As of December 31, 2020
U.S. Government & other government related	U.S. Government & other government related	$	1,098		$	24	$	0	$	1,122	U.S. Government & other government related	$	1,098		$	24	$	0	$	1,122

Residential MBS	Residential MBS										Residential MBS
GSE	GSE	285			31		0		316		GSE	285			31		0		316
Government guaranteed	Government guaranteed	94			2		0		96		Government guaranteed	94			2		0		96
Other	Other	14			1		0		15		Other	14			1		0		15
Held-to-maturity debt securities	Held-to-maturity debt securities	$	1,491		$	58	$	0	$	1,549	Held-to-maturity debt securities	$	1,491		$	58	$	0	$	1,549

a Includes adjustments made to the cost basis of an investment for accretion, amortization, and/or net charge-offs.

We had sales of HTM debt securities for the periods presented. See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our 2020 Form 10-K for details on the amounts and accounting policies related to these transactions. Any gains or losses are determined on a specific identification basis.

~~Contractual Maturity Terms~~

~~The maturity of our AFS and HTM debt securities is detailed in the following table.~~

Available-for-Sale Held-to-Maturity
As of March 31, 2021 Amortized Cost Basis Net Carrying Amount and Fair Value Amortized Cost and Net Carrying Amount Fair Value
Year of Maturity -
Due in one year or less $ 1 $ 1 $ 174 $ 174
Due after one year through five years 11 12 20 20
Due after five years through ten years 464 473 279 291
Due after ten years 1,025 1,051 102 111
ABS and MBS without a single maturity date 16,071 16,525 369 398
Total debt securities $ 17,572 $ 18,062 $ 944 $ 994

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(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Contractual Maturity Terms

The maturity of our AFS and HTM debt securities is detailed in the following table.


	Available-for-Sale				Held-to-Maturity
As of June 30, 2021	Amortized Cost Basis		Net Carrying Amount and Fair Value		Amortized Cost and Net Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Year of Maturity -
Due in one year or less	$	1	$	1	$	800	$	800
Due after one year through five years	11		12		23		23
Due after five years through ten years	462		475		317		334
Due after ten years	1,014		1,043		8		10

ABS and MBS without a single maturity date	16,858		17,359		343		369
Total debt securities	$	18,346	$	18,890	$	1,491	$	1,536

Aging of Unrealized Temporary Losses

The following table presents unrealized temporary losses on our AFS portfolio for periods less than 12 months and for 12 months or more. We recognized no credit losses on these unrealized loss positions. Refer to the Credit Loss Analysis ~~in the following section for further discussion.~~below. In the tables below, in cases where the gross unrealized losses for an investment category were less than $1 million, the losses are not reported.


		Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total					Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
Available-for-sale debt securities	Available-for-sale debt securities	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)		Available-for-sale debt securities	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized (Losses)

As of March 31, 2021
As of June 30, 2021														As of June 30, 2021
U.S. Government & other government related	U.S. Government & other government related	$	689	$	(8)	$	1	$	0	$	690	$	(8)	U.S. Government & other government related	$	295	$	(7)	$	0	$	0	$	295	$	(7)

FFELP ABS		0		0		454		(6)		454		(6)

Residential MBS	Residential MBS													Residential MBS
GSE	GSE	291		(1)		69		(3)		360		(4)		GSE	728		(3)		55		(4)		783		(7)

Available-for-sale debt securities	Available-for-sale debt securities	$	980	$	(9)	$	524	$	(9)	$	1,504	$	(18)	Available-for-sale debt securities	$	1,023	$	(10)	$	55	$	(4)	$	1,078	$	(14)

As of December 31, 2020	As of December 31, 2020													As of December 31, 2020
U.S. Government & other government related	U.S. Government & other government related	$	0	$	0	$	2	$	0	$	2	$	0	U.S. Government & other government related	$	0	$	0	$	2	$	0	$	2	$	0

FFELP ABS	FFELP ABS	21		0		459		(9)		480		(9)		FFELP ABS	21		0		459		(9)		480		(9)
Residential MBS	Residential MBS													Residential MBS
GSE	GSE	102		(1)		6,327		(58)		6,429		(59)		GSE	102		(1)		6,327		(58)		6,429		(59)

Available-for-sale debt securities	Available-for-sale debt securities	$	123	$	(1)	$	6,788	$	(67)	$	6,911	$	(68)	Available-for-sale debt securities	$	123	$	(1)	$	6,788	$	(67)	$	6,911	$	(68)

Credit Loss Analysis

We recognized no credit losses on HTM or AFS debt securities for the periods presented. We do not intend to sell AFS securities (although in October 2020 the Bank sold ~~PLMBS,~~private label mortgage backed securities (PLMBS), as discussed in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our 2020 Form 10-K) and we believe it is more likely than not, that we will not be required to sell them prior to recovering their amortized cost. We expect to recover the entire amortized cost on these securities.

Accretion on Prior Years' Other-Than-Temporary Impairment

Increases in cash flows expected to be collected and recognized into interest income on prior years' credit related ~~OTTI~~other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) charges on our AFS and HTM PLMBS were $6 million for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2020 and $12 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. As discussed in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our 2020 Form 10-K, we sold these PLMBS during October 2020.

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Notes to Financial Statements - (Unaudited)

(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 6 – Advances

We offer a wide range of ~~fixed-~~fixed and variable-rate advance products with different maturities, interest rates, payment characteristics and options.

We have no allowance for credit losses on our advances and we have elected to exclude accrued interest receivable from the amortized cost in the following tables. See Note 8 - Allowance for Credit Losses for further details on these amounts.

The following table presents the remaining life of our advances by the advance’s contractual maturity and the related weighted average interest rate. For amortizing advances, remaining maturity is determined based on the advance’s amortization schedule. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because some borrowers have the right to call or prepay advances with or without penalties.


As of March 31, 2021		Amount		Weighted Average Contractual Interest Rate
As of June 30, 2021						As of June 30, 2021	Amount		Weighted Average Contractual Interest Rate
Due in one year or less	Due in one year or less	$	13,371	0.48	%	Due in one year or less	$	13,124	0.47	%
One to two years	One to two years	4,297		1.08	%	One to two years	3,547		1.27	%
Two to three years	Two to three years	9,310		0.52	%	Two to three years	9,895		0.44	%
Three to four years	Three to four years	7,046		0.74	%	Three to four years	7,597		0.86	%
Four to five years	Four to five years	4,058		1.29	%	Four to five years	3,089		0.90	%
More than five years	More than five years	8,418		1.76	%	More than five years	8,463		1.74	%
Par value	Par value	$	46,500	0.88	%	Par value	$	45,715	0.86	%

The following table reconciles the par value of our advances to the carrying amount on our ~~statements~~Statements of ~~condition~~Condition as of the dates indicated.


As of	As of	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		As of	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Par value	Par value	$	46,500	$	45,820	Par value	$	45,715	$	45,820
Fair value hedging adjustments	Fair value hedging adjustments	385		760		Fair value hedging adjustments	462		760
Other adjustments	Other adjustments	90		115		Other adjustments	93		115
Advances	Advances	$	46,975	$	46,695	Advances	$	46,270	$	46,695

The following advance borrowers exceeded 10% of our advances outstanding:


As of March 31, 2021		Par Value			% of Total Outstanding
As of June 30, 2021							As of June 30, 2021	Par Value			% of Total Outstanding
One Mortgage Partners Corp.	One Mortgage Partners Corp.	$	11,000	a	23.7	%	One Mortgage Partners Corp.	$	11,000	a	24.1	%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company		5,004			10.8	%
The Northern Trust Company	The Northern Trust Company	4,854			10.4	%	The Northern Trust Company	5,005			10.9	%

a One Mortgage Partners Corp. (OMP) is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Effective February 19, 2021, we terminated OMP’s membership in connection with the FHFA rule that made captive insurance companies ineligible for FHLB membership.

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(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 7 – MPF Loans Held in Portfolio

We acquire MPF Loans from PFIs to hold in our portfolio and historically purchased participations in pools of eligible mortgage loans from other FHLBs (MPF Banks). MPF Loans that are held in portfolio are fixed-rate conventional and Government Loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties with maturities ranging from 5 years to 30 years or participations in pools of similar eligible mortgage loans from other MPF Banks.

The following table presents information on MPF Loans held in portfolio by contractual maturity at the time of purchase. We have an allowance for credit losses on our MPF Loans and we have elected to exclude accrued interest receivable from the amortized cost in the following tables. See Note 8 - Allowance for Credit Losses for further details on these amounts.


As of	As of	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		As of	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Medium term (15 years or less)	Medium term (15 years or less)	$	1,545	$	1,403	Medium term (15 years or less)	$	1,603	$	1,403
Long term (greater than 15 years)	Long term (greater than 15 years)	8,181		8,453		Long term (greater than 15 years)	7,993		8,453
Unpaid principal balance	Unpaid principal balance	9,726		9,856		Unpaid principal balance	9,596		9,856
Net premiums, credit enhancement, and/or deferred loan fees	Net premiums, credit enhancement, and/or deferred loan fees	177		177		Net premiums, credit enhancement, and/or deferred loan fees	173		177
Fair value hedging and delivery commitment basis adjustments	Fair value hedging and delivery commitment basis adjustments	(5)		8		Fair value hedging and delivery commitment basis adjustments	(7)		8
MPF Loans held in portfolio, before allowance for credit losses	MPF Loans held in portfolio, before allowance for credit losses	9,898		10,041		MPF Loans held in portfolio, before allowance for credit losses	9,762		10,041
Allowance for credit losses on MPF Loans	Allowance for credit losses on MPF Loans	(3)		(3)		Allowance for credit losses on MPF Loans	(3)		(3)
MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	$	9,895	$	10,038	MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	$	9,759	$	10,038

Conventional mortgage loans	Conventional mortgage loans	$	8,861	$	8,979	Conventional mortgage loans	$	8,743	$	8,979
Government Loans	Government Loans	865		877		Government Loans	853		877
Unpaid principal balance	Unpaid principal balance	$	9,726	$	9,856	Unpaid principal balance	$	9,596	$	9,856

The above table excludes MPF Loans acquired under the MPF Xtra®~~, MPF Direct,~~ and MPF Government MBS products. See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our 2020 Form 10-K for information related to the accounting treatment of these ~~off balance~~off-balance sheet MPF Loan products.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Forbearance

Section 4013 of the CARES Act provides temporary relief from the accounting and reporting requirements for troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) for certain loan modifications related to COVID-19. Specifically, the CARES Act provides that a qualifying financial institution may elect to suspend (1) the requirements under U.S. GAAP for certain loan modifications that would otherwise be categorized as a TDR, and (2) any determination that such loan modifications would be considered a TDR, including the related impairment for accounting purposes. Section 4013 of the CARES Act applies to any modification related to an economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a forbearance arrangement, an interest rate modification, a repayment plan, or any similar arrangement that defers or delays payment of principal or interest, that occurs during the period beginning on March 1, 2020 and ending on the earlier of December 31, 2020 or the date that is 60 days after the declaration of the national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic ends for a loan that was not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019. On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, was signed into law, extending the applicable end period to the earlier of January 1, 2022, or 60 days following the termination of the national emergency related to the COVID-19 ~~pandemic .~~pandemic. We have elected to suspend TDR accounting for eligible modifications under Section 4013 of the CARES Act, such modifications to loans outstanding as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021 were $7$15 million.

Our servicers may grant a forbearance period to borrowers who have requested forbearance based on COVID-19 related difficulties regardless of the status of the loan at the time of the request. We continue to apply our accounting policy for past due loans and charge-offs to loans during the forbearance period whether it be formal or informal. A charge-off is not recognized when there is a presumption that we will collect on a loan even if it is 180 days past due. The accrual status for loans under forbearance will be driven by the past due status of the loan as the legal terms of the contractual arrangement have not been modified.

As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, there were ~~$249~~$226 million in unpaid principal balance (UPB) of conventional loans in a forbearance plan as a result of COVID-19. ~~$110 million in UPB of~~Of these conventional loans in forbearance, $115 million in UPB had a current payment status, ~~$13~~$9 million were 30 to 59 days past due, $9$8 million were 60 to 89 days past due, and ~~$117~~$94 million were greater than 90 days past due and in nonaccrual payment status. These loans ~~in forbearance represents 3%~~represent 2% of our MPF Loans held in portfolio at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021.

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Note 8 – Allowance for Credit Losses

See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the financial statements in our 2020 Form 10-K for further details regarding our accounting policies pertaining to allowances for credit losses.

Our allowances for credit losses are immaterial due to the nature of our credit enhancements, collateral support, and/or credit worthiness of our counterparties. See Note 8 - Allowance for Credit Losses to the financial statements in our 2020 Form 10-K for more information.

Allowance for Credit Losses on MPF Loans

The following table presents the activity in our allowance for credit losses for MPF Loans.

Three months ended March 31,
For the periods ending 2021 2020
Allowance for MPF credit losses beginning balance $ 3 1
Allowance for MPF credit losses charged off 0 (1)
Provision for (reversal of) allowance for MPF for credit losses 0 2
Allowance for MPF credit losses ending balances $ 3 $ 2


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
For the periods ending	2021		2020		2021		2020

Allowance for MPF credit losses beginning balance	$	3	2		$	3	1
Allowance for MPF credit losses charged-off	(2)		(2)		(2)		(3)
Allowance for credit loss recovery	1		0		1		0
Provision for (reversal of) allowance for MPF for credit losses	1		4		1		6
Allowance for MPF credit losses ending balances	$	3	$	4	$	3	$	4

Allowance for Credit Losses on Community First Fund (the Fund)

As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021 we had $45 million in Fund loans outstanding, unchanged from $45 million at December 31, 2020, recorded in Other assets in our Statements of ~~Condition.~~Condition.

Under the “currently expected credit losses” methodology (CECL), on January 1, 2020, we recorded a $7 million allowances for credit losses on a basis of expected losses over the life of the loans. As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, all Fund loans were current.

The following table details our allowance for credit losses on Fund loans. As we had not incurred any credit losses under the pre-CECL accounting policy, we had no allowance prior to 2020. We have had no material activity in the allowance through June 30, 2021.

Three months ended March 31,
For the year ended December 31, 2021 2020
Allowance for Fund loan credit losses beginning balance $ 7 $ 0
Adjustment for cumulative effect of accounting change 0 7
Allowance for Fund loan credit losses ending balances $ 7 $ 7


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
For the periods ending	2021		2020		2021		2020
Allowance for Fund loan credit losses beginning balance	$	7	$	7	$	7	$	0
Adjustment for cumulative effect of accounting change	0		0		0		7


Allowance for Fund loan credit losses ending balances	$	7	$	7	$	7	$	7

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The following tables summarize our conventional MPF Loans by our key credit quality indicators. See ~~COVID-19~~Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Forbearance in Note 7 – MPF Loans Held in Portfolio for more information on how the forbearance impacts the accounting for the below credit quality indicators.

March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Conventional MPF Amortized Cost by Origination Year Conventional MPF Amortized Cost by Origination Year
2017 to 2021 Prior to 2017 Total 2016 to 2020 Prior to 2016 Total
Past due 30-59 days $ 42 $ 32 $ 74 $ 47 $ 23 $ 70
Past due 60-89 days 12 9 21 17 9 26
Past due 90 days or more 94 50 144 121 38 159
Past due 148 91 239 185 70 255
Current 7,474 1,307 8,781 7,984 912 8,896
Total $ 7,622 $ 1,398 $ 9,020 $ 8,169 $ 982 $ 9,151


	June 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
	Conventional MPF Amortized Cost by Origination Year						Conventional MPF Amortized Cost by Origination Year
	2017 to 2021		Prior to 2017		Total		2016 to 2020		Prior to 2016		Total
Past due 30-59 days	$	35	$	25	$	60	$	47	$	23	$	70
Past due 60-89 days	8		7		15		17		9		26
Past due 90 days or more	78		43		121		121		38		159
Past due	121		75		196		185		70		255
Current	7,526		1,176		8,702		7,984		912		8,896
Total	$	7,647	$	1,251	$	8,898	$	8,169	$	982	$	9,151


		March 31, 2021									December 31, 2020										June 30, 2021									December 31, 2020
		Amortized Cost									Amortized Cost										Amortized Cost									Amortized Cost
As of	As of	Conventional			Government			Total			Conventional			Government			Total			As of	Conventional			Government			Total			Conventional			Government			Total
In process of foreclosure	In process of foreclosure	$	14		$	16		$	30		$	13		$	5		$	18		In process of foreclosure	$	12		$	11		$	23		$	13		$	5		$	18
Serious delinquency rate	Serious delinquency rate	1.66		%	4.97		%	1.96		%	1.78		%	4.22		%	2.00		%	Serious delinquency rate	1.38		%	3.85		%	1.60		%	1.78		%	4.22		%	2.00		%
Past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest	Past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest	$	46		$	33		$	79		$	48		$	17		$	65		Past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest	$	40		$	26		$	66		$	48		$	17		$	65
Loans on nonaccrual status	Loans on nonaccrual status	109			0			109			120			0			120			Loans on nonaccrual status	87			0			87			120			0			120
Loans on nonaccrual status with no allowance for credit losses	Loans on nonaccrual status with no allowance for credit losses	23			0			23			21			0			21			Loans on nonaccrual status with no allowance for credit losses	20			0			20			21			0			21

Accrued interest receivable

We present accrued interest receivable separately for loans and HTM debt securities which are carried at amortized cost. We do not measure an allowance for credit losses on accrued interest receivables as we reverse accrued interest on a monthly basis in the event of an interest shortfall.

The following table summarizes our accrued interest receivable by portfolio segment.

Financial instrument type March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
MPF Loans held in portfolio $ 47 $ 48
HTM securities 5 5
Advances 35 37
Accrued interest receivable $ 87 $ 90


Financial instrument type	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
MPF Loans held in portfolio	$	45	$	48
HTM securities	4		5




Advances	33		37

Accrued interest receivable	$	82	$	90

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Note 9 – Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Refer to Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our 2020 Form 10-K for our accounting policies for derivatives.

We transact most of our derivatives with large banks and major broker-dealers. Some of these banks and broker-dealers or their affiliates buy, sell, and distribute consolidated obligations. We are not a derivatives dealer and do not trade derivatives for speculative purposes. We enter into derivative transactions through either of the following:

•A bilateral agreement with an individual counterparty for over-the-counter derivative transactions.

•Clearinghouses classified as Derivatives Clearing Organizations (DCOs) through Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs), which are clearing members of the DCOs, for cleared derivative transactions.

Managing Interest Rate Risk

We use fair value hedges to manage our exposure to changes in the fair value of (1) a recognized asset or liability or (2) an unrecognized firm commitment, attributable to changes in a benchmark interest rate, such as LIBOR. Our cash flow hedge strategy is to hedge the variability in the total proceeds received from rolling forecasted zero-coupon discount note issuance, attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate, by entering into pay-fixed interest rate swaps.

We may elect the fair value option for financial instruments, such as advances, MPF Loans held for sale, and consolidated obligation discount notes and bonds, in cases where hedge accounting treatment may not be achieved due to the inability to meet the hedge effectiveness testing criteria, or in certain cases where we wish to mitigate the risk associated with selecting the fair value option for other instruments. We may also use economic hedges when hedge accounting is not permitted or hedge effectiveness is not achievable.

Managing Credit Risk on Derivative Agreements

Over-the-counter (bilateral) Derivative Transactions: We are subject to credit risk due to the risk of nonperformance by counterparties to our derivative agreements. For bilateral derivative agreements, the degree of counterparty risk depends on the extent to which master netting arrangements, collateral requirements and other credit enhancements are included in such contracts to mitigate the risk. We manage counterparty credit risk through credit analysis, collateral requirements and adherence to the requirements set forth in our policies and FHFA regulations. We require collateral agreements on all over-the-counter derivatives. Additionally, collateral related to over-the-counter derivatives with member institutions includes collateral assigned to us, as evidenced by a written security agreement, and which may be held by the member institution for our benefit. As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, based on credit analyses and collateral requirements, we have not recorded a credit loss on our over-the-counter derivative agreements. See Note 15 - Fair Value in our 2020 Form 10-K for discussion regarding our fair value methodology for over-the-counter derivative assets and liabilities, including an evaluation of the potential for the fair value of these instruments to be affected by counterparty credit risk.

For nearly all of our bilateral derivative transactions executed prior to March 1, 2017, and for all transactions entered into after March 1, 2017, our bilateral derivative agreements are fully collateralized with a zero unsecured threshold in accordance with variation margin requirements issued by the U.S. federal bank regulatory agencies and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). ~~In this regard, we~~We pledged ~~$474 million of~~no investment securities on our bilateral derivative transactions that can be sold or repledged by our counterparty as of ~~March 31, 2021, on our bilateral derivative transactions.~~June 30, 2021.

For certain transactions executed prior to March 1, 2017, we may be required to post net additional collateral with our counterparties if there is deterioration in our credit rating. If our credit rating had been lowered from its current rating to the next lower rating by a major credit rating agency, such as Standard and Poor's or Moody’s, the amount of collateral we would have been required to deliver would have been immaterial at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021.

Cleared Derivative Transactions: Cleared derivative transactions are subject to variation and initial margin requirements established by the DCO and its clearing members. As a result of rule changes adopted by our DCOs, variation margin payments are characterized as settlement of a derivative’s mark-to-market exposure and not as collateral against the derivative’s mark-to-market exposure. See Note 1 - Background and Basis of Presentation and Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the financial statements in our 2020 Form 10-K for further discussion. We post our initial margin collateral payments and make variation margin settlement payments through our FCMs, on behalf of the DCO, which could expose us to institutional credit risk in the event that the FCMs or the DCO fail to meet their obligations. Clearing derivatives through a DCO mitigates ~~counterparty credit risk exposure because the DCO is substituted for individual counterparties and variation margin settlement~~

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counterparty credit risk exposure because the DCO is substituted for individual counterparties and variation margin settlement payments are made daily through the FCMs for changes in the value of cleared derivatives. The DCO determines initial margin requirements for cleared derivatives. ~~In this regard, we~~We pledged ~~$595~~$582 million of investment securities that can be sold or repledged, as part of our initial margin related to cleared derivative transactions at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021. Additionally, an FCM may require additional initial margin to be posted based on credit considerations, including but not limited to, if our credit rating downgrades. We had no requirement to post additional initial margin by our FCMs at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021.

The following table presents details on the notional amounts, and cleared and bilateral derivative assets and liabilities on our ~~statements~~Statements of ~~condition.~~Condition. The netting adjustment amount includes cash collateral (either received or paid by us) and related accrued interest in cases where we have a legal right, by contract (e.g., master netting agreement) or otherwise, to offset cash flow obligations between us and our counterparty into a single net payable or receivable.

March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
As of Notional Amount Derivative Assets Derivative Liabilities Notional Amount Derivative Assets Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives in hedge accounting relationships-
Interest rate contracts $ 50,964 $ 149 $ 627 $ 39,493 $ 65 $ 729
Derivatives not in hedge accounting relationships-
Interest rate contracts 8,774 36 94 11,265 46 141
Mortgage delivery commitments 2,272 16 17 2,831 5 7
Other 245 1 0 257 0 1
Derivatives not in hedge accounting relationships 11,291 53 111 14,353 51 149
Gross derivative amount before netting adjustments and cash collateral $ 62,255 202 738 $ 53,846 $ 116 878
Netting adjustments and cash collateral (187) (203) (111) (187)
Derivatives on statements of condition $ 15 $ 535 $ 5 $ 691
Cash Collateral Cash Collateral
Cash collateral posted and related accrued interest $ 57 $ 84
Cash collateral received and related accrued interest 41 8


	June 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
As of	Notional Amount		Derivative Assets		Derivative Liabilities		Notional Amount		Derivative Assets		Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives in hedge accounting relationships-
Interest rate contracts	$	52,683	$	93	$	577	$	39,493	$	65	$	729
Derivatives not in hedge accounting relationships-
Interest rate contracts	7,581		23		89		11,265		46		141
Mortgage delivery commitments	1,315		3		3		2,831		5		7
Other	235		0		0		257		0		1
Derivatives not in hedge accounting relationships	9,131		26		92		14,353		51		149
Gross derivative amount before netting adjustments and cash collateral	$	61,814	119		669		$	53,846	$	116	878
Netting adjustments and cash collateral			(105)		(581)				(111)		(187)
Derivatives on Statements of Condition			$	14	$	88			$	5	$	691
	Cash Collateral						Cash Collateral
Cash collateral posted and related accrued interest	$	483					$	84
Cash collateral received and related accrued interest	7						8

The following table presents the noninterest income - derivatives and hedging activities as presented in the ~~statements~~Statements of ~~income.~~Income.

Three months ended March 31,
For the periods ending 2021 2020
Economic hedges -
Interest rate contracts $ 27 (148)
Mortgage delivery commitments (13) 14
Other 6 (8)
Economic hedges 20 (142)
Variation margin on daily settled cleared derivatives 0 4
Noninterest income - Derivatives and hedging activities $ 20 $ (138)


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
For the periods ending	2021		2020		2021		2020
Economic hedges -
Interest rate contracts	$	(11)	(11)		$	16	(159)
Mortgage delivery commitments	1		0		(12)		0
Other	(3)		(10)		3		(4)
Economic hedges	(13)		(21)		7		(163)
Variation margin on daily settled cleared derivatives	0		0		0		4
Noninterest income - Derivatives and hedging activities	$	(13)	$	(21)	$	7	$	(159)

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The following ~~table presents~~tables present details regarding the offsetting of our cleared and bilateral ~~derivative assets and liabilities~~derivatives on our ~~statements~~Statements of ~~condition.~~Condition. The netting adjustment amount includes cash collateral (either received or paid by us) and related accrued interest in cases where we have a legal right, by contract (e.g., master netting agreement) or otherwise, to offset cash flow obligations between us and our counterparty into a single net payable or receivable.


		Derivative Assets						Derivative Liabilities							Derivative Assets
		Bilateral		Cleared		Total		Bilateral		Cleared		Total			As of June 30, 2021						As of December 31, 2020
As of March 31, 2021
															Bilateral		Cleared		Total		Bilateral		Cleared		Total

Derivatives with legal right of offset -	Derivatives with legal right of offset -													Derivatives with legal right of offset -
Gross recognized amount	Gross recognized amount	$	111	$	76	$	187	$	613	$	107	$	720	Gross recognized amount	$	59	$	57	$	116	$	60	$	51	$	111

Netting adjustments and cash collateral	Netting adjustments and cash collateral	(111)		(76)		(187)		(127)		(76)		(203)		Netting adjustments and cash collateral	(48)		(57)		(105)		(60)		(51)		(111)
Derivatives with legal right of offset - net	Derivatives with legal right of offset - net	0		0		0		486		31		517		Derivatives with legal right of offset - net	11		0		11		0		0		0
Derivatives without legal right of offset	Derivatives without legal right of offset	15		0		15		18		0		18		Derivatives without legal right of offset	3		0		3		5		0		5
Derivatives on statements of condition		15		0		15		504		31		535
Less:
Derivatives on Statements of Condition														Derivatives on Statements of Condition	14		0		14		5		0		5

Noncash collateral received or pledged and cannot be sold or repledged		0		0		0		474		31		505

Net amount	Net amount	$	15	$	0	$	15	$	30	$	0	$	30	Net amount	$	14	$	0	$	14	$	5	$	0	$	5

As of December 31, 2020
Derivatives with legal right of offset -
Gross recognized amount		$	60	$	51	$	111	$	812	$	59	$	871
Netting adjustments and cash collateral		(60)		(51)		(111)		(136)		(51)		(187)
Derivatives with legal right of offset - net		0		0		0		676		8		684
Derivatives without legal right of offset		5		0		5		7		0		7
Derivatives on statements of condition		5		0		5		683		8		691
Less:

Noncash collateral received or pledged and cannot be sold or repledged		0		0		0		668		8		676
Net amount		$	5	$	0	$	5	$	15	$	0	$	15


	Derivative Liabilities
	As of June 30, 2021						As of December 31, 2020
	Bilateral		Cleared		Total		Bilateral		Cleared		Total

Derivatives with legal right of offset -
Gross recognized amount	$	548	$	118	$	666	$	812	$	59	$	871

Netting adjustments and cash collateral	(524)		(57)		(581)		(136)		(51)		(187)
Derivatives with legal right of offset - net	24		61		85		676		8		684
Derivatives without legal right of offset	3		0		3		7		0		7
Derivatives on Statements of Condition	27		61		88		683		8		691


Less: Noncash collateral received or pledged and cannot be sold or repledged	0		61		61		668		8		676
Net amount	$	27	$	0	$	27	$	15	$	0	$	15

At ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, we had ~~$563~~$520 million of additional credit exposure on cleared derivatives due to pledging of noncash collateral to our DCOs (for initial margin), which exceeded our cleared net derivative liability position. We had ~~$0.3 million~~0 additional credit exposure on bilateral derivatives, which exceeded our bilateral net derivative liability position. At December 31, 2020, we had $615 million of comparable exposure on our cleared derivatives and $1 million on our bilateral derivatives.

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Fair Value Hedges

The following table presents our fair value hedging results by the type of hedged item. We had no net gain or loss on hedged firm commitments that no longer qualified as a fair value hedge. Changes in fair value of the derivative and the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk for designated fair value hedges are recorded in net interest income in the same line as the earnings effect of the hedged item. Gains (losses) on derivatives include unrealized changes in fair value, as well as net interest settlements. The line for Other relates to discontinued closed fair value hedges on MPF Loans held for portfolio that are being amortized over the remaining life of the loans, as we did not have any active fair value hedges on our MPF Loans as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021.

Gain (Loss) on Derivative Gain (Loss) on Hedged Item Amount Recorded in Net Interest Income
Three months ended March 31, 2021
Available-for-sale debt securities $ 735 $ (831) $ (96)
Advances 336 (375) (39)
Consolidated obligation bonds (205) 252 47
Other 0 (1) (1)
Total $ 866 $ (955) $ (89)
Three months ended March 31, 2020
Available-for-sale debt securities $ (1,258) $ 1,271 $ 13
Advances (730) 715 (15)
Consolidated obligation bonds 252 (245) 7
Total $ (1,736) $ 1,741 $ 5


	Three months ended June 30, 2021						Three months ended June 30, 2020
	Gain (Loss) on Derivative		Gain (Loss) on Hedged Item		Amount Recorded in Net Interest Income		Gain (Loss) on Derivative		Gain (Loss) on Hedged Item		Amount Recorded in Net Interest Income
Available-for-sale debt securities	$	(354)	$	310	$	(44)	$	(80)	$	28	$	(52)
Advances	(124)		77		(47)		(63)		38		(25)
Consolidated obligation bonds	135		(76)		59		31		5		36

Total	$	(343)	$	311	$	(32)	$	(112)	$	71	$	(41)

	Six months ended June 30, 2021						Six months ended June 30, 2020
	Gain (Loss) on Derivative		Gain (Loss) on Hedged Item		Amount Recorded in Net Interest Income		Gain (Loss) on Derivative		Gain (Loss) on Hedged Item		Amount Recorded in Net Interest Income
Available-for-sale debt securities	$	381	$	(521)	$	(140)	$	(1,338)	$	1,299	$	(39)
Advances	212		(298)		(86)		(793)		753		(40)
Consolidated obligation bonds	(70)		176		106		283		(240)		43
Other	0		(1)		(1)		0		0		0
Total	$	523	$	(644)	$	(121)	$	(1,848)	$	1,812	$	(36)

The following table presents the cumulative basis adjustments on hedged items designated as fair value hedges and the related amortized cost of the hedged items. The line for Other relates to discontinued closed fair value hedges on MPF Loans held for portfolio that are being amortized over the remaining life of the loans, as we did not have any active fair value hedges on our MPF Loans as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021.

As of March 31, 2021 Amortized cost of hedged asset/liability Basis adjustments active hedges included in amortized cost Basis adjustments discontinued hedges included in amortized cost Total amount of fair value hedging basis adjustments
Advances $ 17,932 $ 383 $ 3 $ 386
Available-for-sale securities 12,767 682 0 682
Consolidated obligation bonds 20,567 (31) (20) (51)
Other 328 0 8 8


As of June 30, 2021	Amortized cost of hedged asset/liability		Basis adjustments active hedges included in amortized cost		Basis adjustments discontinued hedges included in amortized cost		Total amount of fair value hedging basis adjustments
Advances	$	17,994	$	459	$	2	$	461
Available-for-sale securities	13,438		976		0		976
Consolidated obligation bonds	21,719		43		(18)		25
Other	305		0		7		7

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Cash Flow Hedges

For cash flow hedges the entire change in the fair value of the hedging instrument is recorded in AOCI and reclassified into earnings (net interest income) as the hedged item affects earnings. Hedge effectiveness testing is performed to determine whether hedge accounting is qualified.

We are exposed to the variability in the total net proceeds received from forecasted zero-coupon discount note issuances, which is attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate. As a result, we enter into cash flow hedge relationships utilizing derivative agreements to hedge the total net proceeds received from our "rolling" forecasted zero-coupon discount note issuances attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate. The maximum length of time over which we are hedging this exposure is 9 years. We reclassify amounts in AOCI into our ~~statements~~Statements of ~~income~~Income in the same periods during which the hedged forecasted transaction affects our earnings. We had no discontinued cash flow hedges for the periods presented. The deferred net gains (losses) on derivative instruments in AOCI that are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve months were immaterial as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021.

The following table presents our cash flow hedging results by type of hedged item. Additionally, the table indicates where cash flow hedging results are classified in our ~~statements~~Statements of ~~income.~~Income. In this regard, the Amount Reclassified from AOCI into Net Interest Income column below includes the following:

•The amortization of closed cash flow hedging adjustments, which are reclassified from AOCI into the interest income/expense line item of the respective hedged item type.

•The effect of net interest settlements attributable to open derivative hedging instruments, which are initially recorded in AOCI and are reclassified to the interest income/expense line item of the respective hedged item type.


						Three months ended June 30, 2021				Three months ended June 30, 2020
						Gross Amount Initially Recognized in AOCI		Amount Reclassified from AOCI into Net Interest Income		Gross Amount Initially Recognized in AOCI		Amount Reclassified from AOCI into Net Interest Income

Discount notes					Discount notes	$	(14)	$	(4)	$	(10)	$	(5)
Bonds					Bonds	0		(1)		0		(1)
Total					Total	$	(14)	$	(5)	$	(10)	$	(6)

						Six months ended June 30, 2021				Six months ended June 30, 2020
						Gross Amount Initially Recognized in AOCI		Amount Reclassified from AOCI into Net Interest Income		Gross Amount Initially Recognized in AOCI		Amount Reclassified from AOCI into Net Interest Income

Discount notes					Discount notes	$	23	$	(8)	$	(58)	$	(9)
Bonds					Bonds	0		(1)		0		(1)
Total					Total	$	23	$	(9)	$	(58)	$	(10)

	Gross Amount Initially Recognized in AOCI		Amount Reclassified from AOCI into Net Interest Income

Three months ended March 31, 2021

Discount notes	$	37	$	(4)

Three months ended March 31, 2020

Discount notes	$	(48)	$	(4)

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(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 10 – Consolidated Obligations

The FHLBs issue consolidated obligations through the Office of Finance as their agent. Consolidated obligations consist of discount notes and consolidated obligation bonds. Consolidated discount notes are issued to raise short-term funds, are issued at less than their face amount and redeemed at par value when they mature. The maturity of consolidated obligation bonds may range from less than one year to over 20 years, but they are not subject to any statutory or regulatory limits on maturity.

The following table presents our consolidated obligation discount notes for which we are the primary obligor. All are due in one year or less.


As of	As of	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020			As of	June 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Consolidated obligation discount notes - carrying amount	Consolidated obligation discount notes - carrying amount	$	45,262		$	48,643		Consolidated obligation discount notes - carrying amount	$	45,728		$	48,643
Consolidated obligation discount notes - par amount	Consolidated obligation discount notes - par amount	45,268			48,654			Consolidated obligation discount notes - par amount	45,732			48,654
Weighted Average Interest Rate	Weighted Average Interest Rate	0.07		%	0.10		%	Weighted Average Interest Rate	0.03		%	0.10		%

The following table presents the remaining life of our consolidated obligation bonds by the bond’s contractual maturity and the related weighted average interest rate, for which we are the primary obligor, including callable bonds that are redeemable in whole, or in part, at our discretion on predetermined call dates.


As of March 31, 2021		Contractual Maturity		Weighted Average Interest Rate		By Maturity or Next Call Date
As of June 30, 2021								As of June 30, 2021	Contractual Maturity		Weighted Average Interest Rate		By Maturity or Next Call Date
Due in one year or less	Due in one year or less	$	10,779	0.89	%	$	27,012	Due in one year or less	$	12,586	0.69	%	$	30,576
One to two years	One to two years	9,473		1.24	%	9,382		One to two years	8,782		1.13	%	8,816
Two to three years	Two to three years	1,954		1.47	%	1,708		Two to three years	2,372		0.99	%	1,541
Three to four years	Three to four years	1,890		1.06	%	768		Three to four years	2,471		0.88	%	1,194
Four to five years	Four to five years	6,766		0.68	%	875		Four to five years	6,940		0.69	%	206
Thereafter	Thereafter	9,460		1.79	%	577		Thereafter	9,757		1.71	%	575
Total par value	Total par value	$	40,322	1.19	%	$	40,322	Total par value	$	42,908	1.04	%	$	42,908

The following table presents consolidated obligation bonds outstanding by call feature:


As of	As of	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		As of	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Noncallable	Noncallable	$	22,860	$	35,075	Noncallable	$	22,730	$	35,075
Callable	Callable	17,462		7,397		Callable	20,178		7,397
Par value	Par value	40,322		42,472		Par value	42,908		42,472
Fair value hedging adjustments	Fair value hedging adjustments	(51)		200		Fair value hedging adjustments	25		200
Other adjustments	Other adjustments	(11)		(2)		Other adjustments	(11)		(2)
Consolidated obligation bonds	Consolidated obligation bonds	$	40,260	$	42,670	Consolidated obligation bonds	$	42,922	$	42,670

The following table summarizes the consolidated obligations of the FHLBs and those for which we are the primary obligor. We did not accrue a liability for our joint and several liability related to the other FHLBs’ share of the consolidated obligations as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020. See Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies in our 2020 Form 10-K for further details.


		March 31, 2021									December 31, 2020										June 30, 2021									December 31, 2020
Par values as of	Par values as of	Bonds			Discount Notes			Total			Bonds			Discount Notes			Total			Par values as of	Bonds			Discount Notes			Total			Bonds			Discount Notes			Total
FHLB System total consolidated obligations	FHLB System total consolidated obligations	$	451,587		$	244,798		$	696,385		$	471,919		$	274,853		$	746,772		FHLB System total consolidated obligations	$	435,014		$	231,733		$	666,747		$	471,919		$	274,853		$	746,772
FHLB Chicago as primary obligor	FHLB Chicago as primary obligor	40,322			45,268			85,590			42,472			48,654			91,126			FHLB Chicago as primary obligor	42,908			45,732			88,640			42,472			48,654			91,126
As a percent of the FHLB System	As a percent of the FHLB System	9		%	18		%	12		%	9		%	18		%	12		%	As a percent of the FHLB System	10		%	20		%	13		%	9		%	18		%	12		%

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(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 11 – Capital and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock (MRCS)

Under our Capital Plan our stock consists of two sub-classes of stock, Class B1 activity stock and Class B2 membership stock (together, Class B stock), both with a par value of $100 and redeemable on five years' written notice, subject to certain conditions. Under the Capital Plan, each member is required to own capital stock in an amount equal to the greater of a membership stock requirement or an activity stock requirement. All stock that supports a member’s activity stock requirement with the Bank is classified as Class B1 activity stock. Any additional amount of stock necessary for the total amount of Class B stock held to equal a member’s minimum investment amount will be classified as Class B2 membership stock. Members purchase Class B2 membership stock to satisfy their membership stock requirement with the Bank. Stock held in excess of a member’s minimum investment requirement is classified as Class B2 excess capital stock. See Note 12 – Capital and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock (MRCS) to the financial statements in our 2020 Form 10-K for further information on our capital stock and MRCS.

Minimum Capital Requirements

For details on our minimum capital requirements, including how the ratios below were calculated, see Minimum Capital Requirements in Note 12 – Capital and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock (MRCS) to the financial statements in our 2020 Form 10-K. We complied with our minimum regulatory capital requirements as shown below.

March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Requirement Actual Requirement Actual
Total regulatory capital $ 3,784 $ 6,363 $ 4,014 $ 6,361
Total regulatory capital ratio 4.00 % 6.73 % 4.00 % 6.34 %
Leverage capital $ 4,730 $ 9,544 $ 5,018 $ 9,541
Leverage capital ratio 5.00 % 10.09 % 5.00 % 9.51 %
Risk-based capital $ 2,045 $ 6,363 $ 1,587 $ 6,361


	June 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
	Requirement			Actual			Requirement			Actual
Total regulatory capital	$	3,900		$	6,394		$	4,014		$	6,361
Total regulatory capital ratio	4.00		%	6.56		%	4.00		%	6.34		%
Leverage capital	$	4,875		$	9,592		$	5,018		$	9,541
Leverage capital ratio	5.00		%	9.84		%	5.00		%	9.51		%
Risk-based capital	$	1,778		$	6,394		$	1,587		$	6,361

Total regulatory capital and leverage capital includes mandatorily redeemable capital stock (MRCS) but does not include AOCI. Under the FHFA regulation on capital classifications and critical capital levels for the FHLBs, we are adequately capitalized. Additionally, an FHFA Advisory Bulletin sets forth guidance for each FHLB to maintain a ratio of at least two percent of capital stock to total assets. In accordance with this guidance, the FHFA considers the proportion of capital stock to assets, measured on a daily average basis at month end, when assessing each FHLB’s capital management practices.

The following members had regulatory capital stock exceeding 10% of our total regulatory capital stock outstanding (which includes MRCS):

As of March 31, 2021 Regulatory Capital Stock Outstanding % of Total Outstanding Amount of Which is Classified as a Liability (MRCS)
One Mortgage Partners Corp. $ 245 a 10.7 % $ 245


As of June 30, 2021	Regulatory Capital Stock Outstanding			% of Total Outstanding		Amount of Which is Classified as a Liability (MRCS)
One Mortgage Partners Corp.	$	245	a	10.9	%	$	245

~~Dividends~~

Our ability to pay dividends is subject to the FHLB Act and FHFA regulations. On April 27, 2021 our Board of Directors declared a 5.00% dividend (annualized) for Class B1 activity stock and a 2.00% dividend (annualized) for Class B2 membership stock based on our preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2021. This dividend totaled $24 million (recorded as $21 million dividends on capital stock and $3 million interest expense on mandatorily redeemable capital stock) and is scheduled for payment on May 13, 2021. Any future dividend payment remains subject to declaration by the Board and will depend on future operating results, our Retained Earnings and Dividend Policy and any other factors the Board determines to be relevant.

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Dividends

Our ability to pay dividends is subject to the FHLB Act and FHFA regulations. On July 28, 2021 our Board of Directors declared a 5.00% dividend (annualized) for Class B1 activity stock and a 2.00% dividend (annualized) for Class B2 membership stock based on our preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2021. This dividend totaled $25 million (recorded as $22 million dividends on capital stock and $3 million interest expense on mandatorily redeemable capital stock) and is scheduled for payment on August 12, 2021. Any future dividend payment remains subject to declaration by the Board and will depend on future operating results, our Retained Earnings and Dividend Policy and any other factors the Board determines to be relevant.

Repurchase of Excess Capital Stock

Members may request repurchase of excess capital stock on any business day. Additionally, starting on March 15, 2021, and continuing on a monthly basis, the Bank repurchases excess capital stock held by each member or former member that exceeds certain limits set by the Bank. All repurchases of excess capital stock, including any monthly repurchases, will continue until otherwise announced, but remain subject to our regulatory requirements, certain financial and capital thresholds, and prudent business practices.

FICO Dissolution

The Competitive Equality Banking Act of 1987 was enacted in August 1987, which, among other things, provided for the recapitalization of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation through a newly-chartered entity, the Financing Corporation (FICO). The capitalization of FICO was provided by capital distributions from the FHLBs to FICO in exchange for FICO nonvoting capital stock. Capital distributions were made by the FHLBs in 1987, 1988 and 1989 that aggregated to $680 million. Upon passage of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, the FHLBs’ previous investment in capital stock of FICO was determined to be non-redeemable and the FHLBs charged-off their prior capital distributions to FICO directly against retained earnings.

In connection with the dissolution of FICO in July 2020, FICO determined that excess funds aggregating to $200 million were available for distribution to its stockholders, the FHLBs and FICO distributed these funds to the FHLBs in June 2020. Specifically, our partial recovery of prior capital distribution was $19 million, which was determined based on our share of the $680 million originally contributed to FICO. We treated the receipt of these funds as a return of our investment in FICO capital stock, and therefore as a partial recovery of the prior capital distributions we made to FICO in 1987, 1988, and 1989. These funds have been credited to unrestricted retained earnings in our Statements of Capital and in Other Financing Activities in our Condensed Statements of Cash Flows.

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(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 12 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table summarizes the gains (losses) in AOCI for the reporting periods indicated.


		Net Unrealized -		Non-credit OTTI -		Net Unrealized - Cash Flow Hedges										Net Unrealized -			Non-credit OTTI -		Net Unrealized - Cash Flow Hedges
		Available-for-sale Debt Securities		Held-to-maturity Debt Securities				Post-Retirement Plans			Total in AOCI				Available-for-sale Debt Securities			Held-to-maturity Debt Securities					Post - Retirement Plans			Total in AOCI
Three months ended June 30, 2021														Three months ended June 30, 2021
Beginning balance														Beginning balance		$	490		$	0	$	(24)		$	(25)		$	441
Other comprehensive income before reclassification - recorded to the Statements of Condition														Other comprehensive income before reclassification - recorded to the Statements of Condition		55			0		(14)			0			41
Amounts reclassified in period to Statements of Income:														Amounts reclassified in period to Statements of Income:
Net interest income														Net interest income		(1)			0		5						4

Noninterest expense														Noninterest expense										1			1
Ending balance														Ending balance		$	544		$	0	$	(33)		$	(24)		$	487
Three months ended June 30, 2020														Three months ended June 30, 2020
Beginning balance														Beginning balance		$	(527)		$	(81)	$	(82)		$	(21)		$	(711)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification - recorded to the Statements of Condition														Other comprehensive income before reclassification - recorded to the Statements of Condition		347			5		(10)			0			342
Amounts reclassified in period to statements of income:														Amounts reclassified in period to statements of income:
Net interest income														Net interest income		0			0		6						6

Ending balance														Ending balance		$	(180)		$	(76)	$	(86)		$	(21)		$	(363)

Three months ended March 31, 2021
Six months ended June 30, 2021														Six months ended June 30, 2021
Beginning balance	Beginning balance	$	292	$	0	$	(65)		$	(20)		$	207	Beginning balance		$	292		$	0	$	(65)		$	(20)		$	207

Change in the period recorded to the statements of condition		198		0		37			(10)			225
Amounts reclassified in period to statements of income:
Other comprehensive income before reclassification - recorded to the Statements of Condition														Other comprehensive income before reclassification - recorded to the Statements of Condition		253			0		23			(10)			266
Amounts reclassified in period to Statements of Income:														Amounts reclassified in period to Statements of Income:
Net interest income	Net interest income	0		0		4						4		Net interest income		(1)			0		9						8

Noninterest expense	Noninterest expense								5			5		Noninterest expense										6			6

Ending balance	Ending balance	$	490	$	0	$	(24)		$	(25)		$	441	Ending balance		$	544		$	0	$	(33)		$	(24)		$	487
Three months ended March 31, 2020
Six months ended June 30, 2020														Six months ended June 30, 2020
Beginning balance	Beginning balance	$	104	$	(85)	$	(38)		$	(10)		$	(29)	Beginning balance		$	104		$	(85)	$	(38)		$	(10)		$	(29)
Change in the period recorded to the statements of condition		(631)		4		(48)			(12)			(687)
Amounts reclassified in period to statements of income:
Other comprehensive income before reclassification - recorded to the Statements of Condition														Other comprehensive income before reclassification - recorded to the Statements of Condition		(284)			9		(58)			(12)			(345)
Amounts reclassified in period to Statements of Income:														Amounts reclassified in period to Statements of Income:
Net interest income	Net interest income	0		0		4						4		Net interest income		0			0		10						10

Noninterest expense	Noninterest expense								1			1		Noninterest expense										1			1
Ending balance	Ending balance	$	(527)	$	(81)	$	(82)		$	(21)		$	(711)	Ending balance		$	(180)		$	(76)	$	(86)		$	(21)		$	(363)

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(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 13 - Fair Value

The following table is a summary of the fair value estimates and related levels in the hierarchy. The carrying amounts are per the ~~statements~~Statements of ~~condition.~~Condition. Fair value estimates represent the exit prices that we would receive to sell assets or pay to transfer liabilities in an orderly transaction with market participants at the measurement date. They do not represent an estimate of our overall market value as a going concern, as they do not take into account future business opportunities or profitability of assets and liabilities. We measure instrument-specific credit risk attributable to our consolidated obligations based on our nonperformance risk, which includes the credit risk associated with the joint and several liability of other FHLBs, see Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies in our 2020 Form 10-K. As a result, we did not recognize any instrument-specific credit risk attributable to our consolidated obligations that are carried at fair value. See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our 2020 Form 10-K for our fair value policies and Note 15 - Fair Value in our 2020 Form 10-K for our valuation techniques and significant inputs. See Note 9 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities for more information on the Netting and Cash Collateral amounts.


		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting & Cash Collateral			Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting & Cash Collateral
March 31, 2021
June 30, 2021														June 30, 2021
Carried at amortized cost	Carried at amortized cost													Carried at amortized cost

Cash and due from banks and interest bearing deposits	Cash and due from banks and interest bearing deposits	$	4,650	$	4,650	$	4,650							Cash and due from banks and interest bearing deposits	$	1,295	$	1,295	$	1,295

Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell	Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell	10,510		10,510				$	10,510					Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell	16,520		16,520				$	16,520
Held-to-maturity debt securities	Held-to-maturity debt securities	944		994				981		$	13			Held-to-maturity debt securities	1,491		1,536				1,524		$	12

Advances	Advances	45,762		46,090				46,090						Advances	45,061		45,337				45,337

MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	9,888		10,078				10,060		18				MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	9,750		9,957				9,944		13
Other assets	Other assets	87		87				87						Other assets	82		82				82

Carried at fair value on a recurring basis	Carried at fair value on a recurring basis													Carried at fair value on a recurring basis

Trading debt securities	Trading debt securities	3,143		3,143				3,143						Trading debt securities	2,830		2,830				2,830

Available-for-sale debt securities	Available-for-sale debt securities	18,062		18,062				18,062						Available-for-sale debt securities	18,890		18,890				18,890
Advances	Advances	1,213		1,213				1,213						Advances	1,209		1,209				1,209

Derivative assets	Derivative assets	15		15				202				$	(187)	Derivative assets	14		14				119				$	(105)
Other assets - held for sale at fair value	Other assets - held for sale at fair value	83		83				83						Other assets - held for sale at fair value	108		108				108

Carried at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	Carried at fair value on a nonrecurring basis													Carried at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	7		7						7				MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	9		9						9

Financial assets	Financial assets	94,364		$	94,932	$	4,650	$	90,431	$	38	$	(187)	Financial assets	97,259		$	97,787	$	1,295	$	96,563	$	34	$	(105)
Other non financial assets	Other non financial assets	233												Other non financial assets	235
Assets	Assets	$	94,597											Assets	$	97,494
Carried at amortized cost	Carried at amortized cost													Carried at amortized cost
Deposits	Deposits	$	(1,176)	$	(1,176)			$	(1,176)					Deposits	$	(1,123)	$	(1,123)			$	(1,123)

Consolidated obligation discount notes	Consolidated obligation discount notes	(45,262)		(45,265)				(45,265)						Consolidated obligation discount notes	(45,728)		(45,727)				(45,727)

Consolidated obligation bonds	Consolidated obligation bonds	(39,418)		(39,522)				(39,522)						Consolidated obligation bonds	(42,580)		(42,682)				(42,682)
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	(262)		(262)		$	(262)							Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	(248)		(248)		$	(248)
Other liabilities	Other liabilities	(98)		(98)				(98)						Other liabilities	(110)		(110)				(110)

Carried at fair value on a recurring basis	Carried at fair value on a recurring basis													Carried at fair value on a recurring basis

Consolidated obligation bonds	Consolidated obligation bonds	(842)		(842)				(842)						Consolidated obligation bonds	(342)		(342)				(342)

Derivative liabilities	Derivative liabilities	(535)		(535)				(738)				$	203	Derivative liabilities	(88)		(88)				(669)				$	581

Financial liabilities	Financial liabilities	(87,593)		$	(87,700)	$	(262)	$	(87,641)	$	0	$	203	Financial liabilities	(90,219)		$	(90,320)	$	(248)	$	(90,653)	$	0	$	581
Other non financial liabilities	Other non financial liabilities	(462)												Other non financial liabilities	(642)
Liabilities	Liabilities	$	(88,055)											Liabilities	$	(90,861)

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	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting & Cash Collateral

December 31, 2020
Carried at amortized cost
Cash and due from banks and interest bearing deposits	$	4,396	$	4,396	$	4,396
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell	14,245		14,245				$	14,245
Held-to-maturity debt securities	1,491		1,549				1,534		$	15
Advances	45,380		45,696				45,696
MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	10,020		10,332				10,327		5
Other assets	90		90				90
Carried at fair value on a recurring basis
Trading debt securities	4,621		4,621				4,621
Available-for-sale debt securities	18,437		18,437				18,437
Advances	1,315		1,315				1,315
Derivative assets	5		5				116				$	(111)
Other assets - held for sale at fair value	105		105				105
Carried at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	18		18						18

Financial assets	100,123		$	100,809	$	4,396	$	96,486	$	38	$	(111)
Other non financial assets	233
Assets	$	100,356
Carried at amortized cost
Deposits	$	(1,284)	$	(1,284)			$	(1,284)
Consolidated obligation discount notes	(46,643)		(46,644)				(46,644)
Consolidated obligation bonds	(40,826)		(41,183)				(41,183)
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	(279)		(279)		$	(279)
Other liabilities	(89)		(89)				(89)
Carried at fair value on a recurring basis
Consolidated obligation discount notes	(2,000)		(2,000)				(2,000)
Consolidated obligation bonds	(1,844)		(1,844)				(1,844)
Derivative liabilities	(691)		(691)				(878)				187
Financial liabilities	(93,656)		$	(94,014)	$	(279)	$	(93,922)	$	0	$	187
Other non financial liabilities	(411)
Liabilities	$	(94,067)

We had no transfers between levels for the periods shown.

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(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Fair Value Option

We may elect the fair value option for financial instruments, such as advances, MPF Loans held for sale, and consolidated obligation discount notes and bonds, in cases where hedge accounting treatment may not be achieved due to the inability to meet the hedge effectiveness testing criteria, or in certain cases where we wish to mitigate the risk associated with selecting the fair value option for other instruments. Financial instruments for which we elected the fair value option along with their related fair value are shown on our Statements of Condition. Refer to our Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the financial statements in our 2020 Form 10-K for further details.

The following table presents the changes in fair values of financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value under the fair value option. These changes were recognized in noninterest income - instruments held under the fair value option in our ~~statements~~Statements of ~~income.~~Income.


		Three months ended March 31,					Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
			2021		2020				2021			2020			2021			2020
Advances	Advances		$	(28)	$	60		Advances		$	2		$	18		$	(26)		$	78
Other assets	Other assets		(2)		2			Other assets		0			0			(2)			2
Discount notes	Discount notes		0		(14)			Discount notes		0			14			0			0
Consolidated obligation bonds	Consolidated obligation bonds		1		(8)			Consolidated obligation bonds		1			4			2			(4)
Noninterest income - Instruments held under fair value option			$	(29)	$	40
Noninterest income - Instruments held under the fair value option								Noninterest income - Instruments held under the fair value option		$	3		$	36		$	(26)		$	76

The following table reflects the difference between the aggregate UPB outstanding and the aggregate fair value for our long term financial instruments for which the fair value option has been elected. None of the advances were 90 days or more past due and none were on nonaccrual status.


		March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020					June 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
As of	As of	Advances		Consolidated Obligation Bonds		Advances		Consolidated Obligation Bonds		As of	Advances		Consolidated Obligation Bonds		Advances		Consolidated Obligation Bonds
Unpaid principal balance	Unpaid principal balance	$	1,139	$	839	$	1,213	$	1,839	Unpaid principal balance	$	1,133	$	339	$	1,213	$	1,839
Fair value over (under) UPB	Fair value over (under) UPB	74		3		102		5		Fair value over (under) UPB	76		3		102		5
Fair value	Fair value	$	1,213	$	842	$	1,315	$	1,844	Fair value	$	1,209	$	342	$	1,315	$	1,844

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(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)

Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies

The following table shows our commitments outstanding, which represent off-balance sheet obligations.


		March 31, 2021							December 31, 2020								June 30, 2021							December 31, 2020
As of	As of	Expire within one year		Expire after one year			Total		Expire within one year		Expire after one year			Total		As of	Expire within one year		Expire after one year			Total		Expire within one year		Expire after one year			Total
Member standby letters of credit	Member standby letters of credit	$	4,194	$	6,335	a	$	10,529	$	10,446	$	5,949	a	$	16,395	Member standby letters of credit	$	4,870	$	7,903	a	$	12,773	$	10,446	$	5,949	a	$	16,395
MPF delivery commitments	MPF delivery commitments	1,269		0			1,269		1,527		0			1,527		MPF delivery commitments	764		0			764		1,527		0			1,527
Advance commitments	Advance commitments	227		2			229		583		12			595		Advance commitments	1,081		2			1,083		583		12			595
Housing authority standby bond purchase agreements	Housing authority standby bond purchase agreements	42		417			459		10		455			465		Housing authority standby bond purchase agreements	53		455			508		10		455			465

Unsettled consolidated obligation bonds	Unsettled consolidated obligation bonds	335		0			335		125		0			125		Unsettled consolidated obligation bonds	1,200		0			1,200		125		0			125
Other	Other	3		0			3		3		0			3		Other	2		0			2		3		0			3
Commitments	Commitments	$	6,070	$	6,754		$	12,824	$	12,694	$	6,416		$	19,110	Commitments	$	7,970	$	8,360		$	16,330	$	12,694	$	6,416		$	19,110

a Contains ~~$5.4~~$7.0 billion and $5.2 billion of member standby letters of credit as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, which were renewable annually.

For a description of defined terms see Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies to the financial statements in our 2020 Form 10-K.

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~~(U.S. Dollars in tables in millions except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)~~

Note 15 – Transactions with Related Parties and Other FHLBs

We define related parties as either members whose officers or directors serve on our Board of Directors, or members that control more than 10% of our total voting interests. We did not have any members that controlled more than 10% of our total voting interests for the periods presented in these financial statements.

In the normal course of business, we may extend credit to or enter into other transactions with a related party. These transactions are done at market terms that are no more favorable than the terms of comparable transactions with other members who are not considered related parties.

Members

The following table summarizes material balances we had with our members who are related parties as defined above (including their affiliates) as of the periods presented. The related net income impacts to our Statements of Income were not material.


As of	As of	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		As of	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Assets - Advances	Assets - Advances	$	185	$	252	Assets - Advances	$	220	$	252
Liabilities - Deposits	Liabilities - Deposits	21		15		Liabilities - Deposits	14		15
Equity - Capital Stock	Equity - Capital Stock	17		17		Equity - Capital Stock	18		17

Other FHLBs

From time to time, we may loan to, or borrow from, other FHLBs. These transactions are done at market terms that are no more favorable than the terms of comparable transactions with other counterparties. These transactions are overnight, maturing the following business day.

In addition, we provide programmatic and operational support in our role as the administrator of the MPF Program on behalf of the other MPF Banks for a fee.

Material transactions with other FHLBs are identified on the face of our Financial Statements.

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

Selected Financial Data


		March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020				September 30, 2020				June 30, 2020				March 31, 2020					June 30, 2021				March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020				September 30, 2020				June 30, 2020

Selected statements of condition data
Selected Statements of Condition data																						Selected Statements of Condition data

Investments a	Investments a	$	33,514			$	39,649			$	36,364			$	36,005			$	37,249			Investments a	$	40,586			$	33,514			$	39,649			$	36,364			$	36,005
Advances	Advances	46,975				46,695				49,771				49,250				55,005				Advances	46,270				46,975				46,695				49,771				49,250
MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	9,895				10,041				10,529				10,947				10,647				MPF Loans held in portfolio, net	9,759				9,895				10,041				10,529				10,947
Total assets	Total assets	94,597				100,356				98,387				96,731				103,443				Total assets	97,494				94,597				100,356				98,387				96,731
Consolidated obligation discount notes	Consolidated obligation discount notes	45,262				48,643				41,801				37,440				47,095				Consolidated obligation discount notes	45,728				45,262				48,643				41,801				37,440
Consolidated obligation bonds	Consolidated obligation bonds	40,260				42,670				47,970				51,760				48,593				Consolidated obligation bonds	42,922				40,260				42,670				47,970				51,760
Capital stock	Capital stock	2,019				2,010				2,041				1,837				1,954				Capital stock	2,007				2,019				2,010				2,041				1,837
Retained earnings	Retained earnings	4,082				4,072				3,936				3,873				3,822				Retained earnings	4,139				4,082				4,072				3,936				3,873
Total capital	Total capital	6,542				6,289				5,904				5,347				5,065				Total capital	6,633				6,542				6,289				5,904				5,347
Other selected data at period end	Other selected data at period end																					Other selected data at period end
Member standby letters of credit outstanding	Member standby letters of credit outstanding	$	10,529			$	16,395			$	21,666			$	24,825			$	25,192			Member standby letters of credit outstanding	$	12,773			$	10,529			$	16,395			$	21,666			$	24,825
MPF Loans par value outstanding - FHLB System b	MPF Loans par value outstanding - FHLB System b	69,107				70,326				71,297				71,768				70,347				MPF Loans par value outstanding - FHLB System b	67,673				69,107				70,326				71,297				71,768
MPF Loans par value outstanding - FHLB Chicago PFIs b	MPF Loans par value outstanding - FHLB Chicago PFIs b	18,922				18,934				18,957				18,772				17,954				MPF Loans par value outstanding - FHLB Chicago PFIs b	18,718				18,922				18,934				18,957				18,772
Number of members	Number of members	680				686				683				687				685				Number of members	678				680				686				683				687
Total employees (full and part time)	Total employees (full and part time)	469				474				486				488				487				Total employees (full and part time)	451				469				474				486				488
Selected statements of income data
Selected Statements of Income data																						Selected Statements of Income data
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	Net interest income after provision for credit losses	$	110			$	142			$	168			$	134			$	144			Net interest income after provision for credit losses	$	152			$	110			$	142			$	168			$	134
Noninterest income	Noninterest income	(13)				101			d	(8)				9				2				Noninterest income	(10)				(13)				101			d	(8)				9
Noninterest expense	Noninterest expense	61				68				65				85				57				Noninterest expense	55				61				68				65				85
Net income	Net income	32				157			d	85				52				80				Net income	78				32				157			d	85				52
Other selected MPF data during the periods b	Other selected MPF data during the periods b																					Other selected MPF data during the periods b
MPF Loans par value amounts funded - FHLB System	MPF Loans par value amounts funded - FHLB System	$	5,364			$	6,672			$	7,145			$	8,641			$	4,929			MPF Loans par value amounts funded - FHLB System	$	4,535			$	5,364			$	6,672			$	7,145			$	8,641
Quarterly number of PFIs funding MPF products - FHLB System	Quarterly number of PFIs funding MPF products - FHLB System	710				707				730				764				783				Quarterly number of PFIs funding MPF products - FHLB System	687				710				707				730				764
MPF Loans par value amounts funded - FHLB Chicago PFIs	MPF Loans par value amounts funded - FHLB Chicago PFIs	$	1,703			$	1,999			$	2,371			$	2,985			$	1,497			MPF Loans par value amounts funded - FHLB Chicago PFIs	$	1,379			$	1,703			$	1,999			$	2,371			$	2,985
Quarterly number of PFIs funding MPF products - FHLB Chicago	Quarterly number of PFIs funding MPF products - FHLB Chicago	177				178				184				195				197				Quarterly number of PFIs funding MPF products - FHLB Chicago	177				177				178				184				195
Selected ratios (rates annualized)	Selected ratios (rates annualized)																					Selected ratios (rates annualized)
Total regulatory capital to assets ratio	Total regulatory capital to assets ratio	6.73		%		6.34		%		6.36		%		6.20		%		5.90		%		Total regulatory capital to assets ratio	6.56		%		6.73		%		6.34		%		6.36		%		6.20		%
Market value of equity to book value of equity	Market value of equity to book value of equity	107		%		105		%		106		%		104		%		103		%		Market value of equity to book value of equity	106		%		107		%		105		%		106		%		104		%
Primary mission asset ratio c	Primary mission asset ratio c	70.3		%	e	71.5		%	e	71.6		%	e	71.5		%	e	71.2		%	e	Primary mission asset ratio c	70.5		%	e	70.3		%	e	71.5		%	e	71.6		%	e	71.5		%	e
Dividend rate class B1 activity stock-period paid	Dividend rate class B1 activity stock-period paid	5.00		%		5.00		%		5.00		%		5.00		%		5.00		%		Dividend rate class B1 activity stock-period paid	5.00		%		5.00		%		5.00		%		5.00		%		5.00		%
Dividend rate class B2 membership stock-period paid	Dividend rate class B2 membership stock-period paid	2.00		%		2.25		%		2.25		%		2.25		%		2.25		%		Dividend rate class B2 membership stock-period paid	2.00		%		2.00		%		2.25		%		2.25		%		2.25		%
Return on average assets	Return on average assets	0.13		%		0.62		%	d	0.33		%		0.20		%		0.30		%		Return on average assets	0.32		%		0.13		%		0.62		%	d	0.33		%		0.20		%
Return on average equity	Return on average equity	1.99		%		10.06		%	d	6.13		%		3.41		%		5.41		%		Return on average equity	4.59		%		1.99		%		10.06		%	d	6.13		%		3.41		%
Average equity to average assets	Average equity to average assets	6.53		%		6.16		%		5.38		%		5.87		%		5.55		%		Average equity to average assets	6.97		%		6.53		%		6.16		%		5.38		%		5.87		%
Net yield on average interest-earning assets	Net yield on average interest-earning assets	0.46		%		0.58		%		0.67		%		0.54		%		0.57		%		Net yield on average interest-earning assets	0.64		%		0.46		%		0.58		%		0.67		%		0.54		%
Return on average Regulatory Capital spread to three month LIBOR index	Return on average Regulatory Capital spread to three month LIBOR index	1.83		%		9.61		%	d	3.23		%		2.88		%		3.80		%		Return on average Regulatory Capital spread to three month LIBOR index	4.79		%		1.83		%		9.61		%	d	3.23		%		2.88		%
Cash dividends-period paid	Cash dividends-period paid	$	22			$	21			$	22			$	20			$	21			Cash dividends-period paid	$	21			$	22			$	21			$	22			$	20

Dividend payout ratio-period paid	Dividend payout ratio-period paid	68.75		%		13.38		%		26.00		%		38.00		%		26.00		%		Dividend payout ratio-period paid	26.92		%		68.75		%		13.38		%		26.00		%		38.00		%

a Includes investment debt securities, interest bearing deposits, Federal Funds sold, and securities purchased under agreements to resell.

b Includes all MPF products, whether on or off our balance sheet. See Mortgage Partnership Finance Program on page 8 in our 2020 Form 10-K.

c Annual average year to date basis. The FHFA issued an advisory bulletin that provides guidance relating to a primary mission asset ratio by which the FHFA will assess each FHLB's core mission achievement. See Mission Asset Ratio on page 5 in our 2020 Form 10-K for more information.

d The selected line items are relatively higher when compared to the same line items in other quarters as a result of gains on our investment securities due to the sale of our AFS and HTM private label mortgage backed securities (PLMBS) during the fourth quarter of 2020. See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our Form 10-K for the year ended 2020 for more information.

e We have revised the previously disclosed primary mission asset ratios to reflect an adjusted calculation. See Mission Asset Ratio on page 5 in our 2020 Form 10-K for more information on the related FHFA advisory bulletin guidance.

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Forward-Looking Information

Statements contained in this report, including statements describing the plans, objectives, projections, estimates, strategies, or future predictions of management, statements of belief, any projections or guidance on dividends or other financial items, or any statements of assumptions underlying the foregoing, may be “forward-looking statements.” These statements may use forward-looking terminology, such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “could,” "plans," “estimates,” “may,” “should,” “will,” their negatives, or other variations of these terms. We caution that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties related to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements and could affect the extent to which a particular objective, projection, estimate, or prediction is realized. As a result, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.

These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the following:

•the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the global and national economies and on our and our members’ businesses;

•the loss or changes in business activities with significant members; changes in the demand by our members for advances, including as a result of the Federal Reserve’s emergency actions to increase liquidity along with market conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of pricing increases, and the availability of other sources of funding for our members, such as deposits;

•regulatory limits on our investments;

•the impact of new business strategies, including our ability to develop and implement business strategies focused on maintaining net interest income; our ability to successfully maintain our balance sheet and cost infrastructure at an appropriate composition and size scaled to member demand; our ability to execute our business model, implement business process improvements and scale our size to our members' borrowing needs; the extent to which our members use our advances as part of their core financing rather than just as a back-up source of liquidity; and our ability to implement product enhancements and new products and generate enough volume in new products to cover our costs related to developing such products;

•the extent to which changes in our current capital stock requirements and/or our ability to continue to offer the Reduced Capitalization Advance Program for certain future advance borrowings, our ability to continue to pay enhanced dividends on our activity stock or our ability to maintain current levels of dividends, and any amendments to our capital plan, impact Bank product usage and activity with members;

•our ability to meet required conditions to repurchase and redeem capital stock from our members (including maintaining compliance with our minimum regulatory capital requirements and determining that our financial condition is sound enough to support such repurchases), the amount and timing of such repurchases or redemptions, any changes in our repurchase processes, and our ability to maintain compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements relating to our dividend payments;

•general economic and market conditions, including the timing and volume of market activity, inflation/deflation, unemployment rates, housing prices, the condition of the mortgage and housing markets, increased delinquencies and/or loss rates on mortgages, prolonged or delayed foreclosure processes, and the effects on, among other things, mortgage backed securities; volatility resulting from the effects of, and changes in, various monetary or fiscal policies and regulations, such as those determined by the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; impacts from various measures to stimulate the economy and help borrowers refinance home mortgages; disruptions in the credit and debt markets and the effect on future funding costs, sources, and availability; the impact of the occurrence of a major natural or other disaster, a pandemic such as the COVID-19 pandemic or other disruptive event; the impact of climate change;

•volatility of market prices, rates, and indices, or other factors, such as natural disasters, that could affect the value of our investments or collateral; changes in the value or liquidity of collateral securing advances to our members;

•changes in the value of and risks associated with our investments in mortgage loans, mortgage backed securities and the related credit enhancement protections;

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•changes in our ability or intent to hold mortgage backed securities to maturity;

•changes in mortgage interest rates and prepayment speeds on mortgage assets;

•membership changes, including the loss of members through mergers and consolidations or as a consequence of regulatory requirements; changes in the financial health of our members, including the resolution of some members; risks related to expanding our membership to include more institutions with regulators and resolution processes with which we have less experience;

•increased reliance on short-term funding and changes in investor demand and capacity for consolidated obligations and/or the terms of interest rate derivatives and similar agreements, including changes in the relative attractiveness of consolidated obligations as compared to other investment opportunities; changes in our cost of funds due to concerns over U.S. fiscal policy, and any related rating agency actions impacting FHLB consolidated obligations;

•uncertainties relating to the scheduled phase-out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR);

•political events, including legislative, regulatory, judicial, or other developments that affect us, our members, our counterparties and/or investors in consolidated obligations, including, among other things, changes in the proposals and legislation related to housing finance and GSE reform; changes in the Presidential Administration and the Congress; changes in our regulator or changes affecting our regulator and changes in the FHLB Act or applicable regulations as a result of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Housing Act) or as may otherwise be issued by our regulator; the potential designation of us as a nonbank financial company for supervision by the Federal Reserve;

•regulatory changes to FHLB membership requirements, capital requirements, MPF program requirements, and liquidity requirements by the FHFA, and increased guidance from the FHFA impacting our balance sheet management, product structures, and collateral practices;

•the ability of each of the other FHLBs to repay the principal and interest on consolidated obligations for which it is the primary obligor and with respect to which we have joint and several liability;

•the pace of technological change and our ability to develop and support technology and information systems, including our ability to protect the security of our information systems and manage any failures, interruptions or breaches in our information systems or technology services provided to us through third party vendors;

•our ability to attract and retain skilled employees;

•the impact of new accounting standards and the application of accounting rules, including the impact of regulatory guidance on our application of such standards and rules;

•the volatility of reported results due to changes in the fair value of certain assets and liabilities;

•our ability to identify, manage, mitigate, and/or remedy internal control weaknesses and other operational risks; and

•the reliability of our projections, assumptions, and models on our future financial performance and condition, including dividend projections.

For a more detailed discussion of the risk factors applicable to us, see Risk Factors starting on page 23 in our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K (2020 Form 10-K).

These forward-looking statements are representative only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances, or any other reason.

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Executive Summary

~~First~~Second Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights

~~At the end of the first quarter of 2021, advances and MPF Loans outstanding remained relatively level amid market uncertainties and historically low rates.~~

•Advances outstanding ~~increased $0.3 billion~~declined slightly to ~~$47.0~~$46.3 billion at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, up from $46.7 billion at December 31, 2020. We believe many of our depository members experienced an inflow of deposits on their balance sheets along with reduced loan demand, while also having access to other liquidity sources as a result of certain government actions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although these factors continued to limit our depository members’ need for advances, increased advance borrowing by insurance company members has mostly offset the decrease by depository members.

•MPF Loans held in portfolio continued to remain steady at ~~$9.9~~$9.8 billion at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, ~~down slightly from~~compared to $10.0 billion at December 31, 2020.

•Total investment securities decreased ~~10%~~5% to ~~$22.1~~$23.2 billion at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, down from $24.5 billion at December 31, 2020, primarily due to a reduction in investment in Treasury securities that matured and were not replaced.

•Total assets decreased to ~~$94.6~~$97.5 billion as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, compared to $100.4 billion as of December 31, 2020, primarily due to a decrease in short-term liquidity assets and investment securities.

•Letters of credit commitments decreased to ~~$10.5~~$12.8 billion at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, down from $16.4 billion at December 31, 2020, primarily due to one of our former captive insurance company members reducing its letters of credit usage in ~~anticipation of~~connection with its membership termination ~~on February 19,~~in the first quarter of 2021.

•We recorded net income of ~~$32~~$78 million in the ~~first~~second quarter of 2021, ~~down~~up from ~~$80~~$52 million in the ~~first~~second quarter of 2020, primarily due to ~~decreased~~a decrease in interest ~~income across all asset categories, partially offset by decreased~~expense. The decrease in interest expense ~~and other factors described below.~~

~~• Net interest income after provision for credit losses for the first quarter of 2021~~ was ~~$110 million, down from $144 million for the first quarter of 2020. This decrease is~~ a result ~~in part,~~ of ~~the low~~a lower interest rate environment ~~since~~and we replaced our more expensive callable debt with more advantageous funding. As a result, the ~~Federal Reserve dramatically lowered~~decrease in interest ~~rates~~expense was greater than the decrease in ~~response~~our interest income for the period. The decrease in interest income was primarily attributable to the lower interest rate environment. We also recognized lower operating expenses as employee compensation and benefits expense fell primarily due to reduced pension costs. In addition, lower COVID-19 pandemic. As discussed above, lower demand for advances from our depository members has also impacted our net interest income. Hedge ineffectiveness losses also increased approximately $48 million from a gain of $20 millionrelief expenses relative to the prior year contributed to the decrease in ~~the first quarter of 2020 to a loss of $28 million for the same period in 2021, primarily driven by~~noninterest expense, and consequently, the increase in long-term interest rates and the interest rate curve steepening during the first quarter of 2021. Additionally, advance prepayments throughout 2020 resulted in a decline in our portfolio of higher interest earning advances which reduced the yield earned and balance outstanding on our advance portfolio in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. Further, the yield earned and balance outstanding on our investment securities during the first quarter 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 declined primarily as a result of the sale of our private label mortgage backed securities in October 2020.net income.

•In the ~~first~~second quarter of 2021, noninterest income (loss) was ($~~13)~~10) million, down ~~$15~~$19 million from $2$9 million for the ~~first~~second quarter of 2020, primarily due to ~~losses~~a loss in value on ~~assets carried at fair value (trading securities and~~ instruments held under the fair value ~~option, which were not completely offset by economic hedging gains).~~option.

•We remained in compliance with all of our regulatory capital requirements as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021.

Summary and Outlook

At the Bank, our mission, vision, values, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion serve as our guides to support member businesses and their communities now and for years to come. Our new, rebranded visual identity reflects these pillars and what makes us the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago—our geographic district of Illinois and Wisconsin, our members, and the diverse communities our members serve.Second Quarter 2021 Dividend

Our new headquarters located in Chicago’s historic Old Post Office (433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 501S, Chicago, Illinois 60607) enabled us to create an office space designed to enrich innovation and collaboration to develop the products, services, and solutions members value most. As we continue to monitor COVID-19 developments, we do not anticipate fully opening our office until the late summer.

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will affect or will continue to affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. For a discussion of the risks and potential risks facing the Bank as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Risk Factors on starting on page 23 of our 2020 form 10-K.

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~~First Quarter 2021 Dividends and Dividend Guidance~~

~~Based on our preliminary financial results for the first quarter of~~On July 28, 2021, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of 5.00% (annualized) for Class B1 activity ~~stock.~~stock and a dividend of 2.00% (annualized) for Class B2 membership stock based on preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2021. The dividend for the second quarter of 2021 will be paid by crediting members’ DID accounts on August 12, 2021. We pay a higher dividend per share on Class B1 activity stock to recognize members that support the entire cooperative through the use of our products. The higher dividend received on Class B1 activity stock has the effect of lowering members’ borrowing costs, and this benefit has continued on a relative basis as the Federal Reserve has maintained lower interest rates.

We expect to maintain a 5.00% (annualized) dividend for Class B1 activity stock for the ~~second~~third and ~~third~~fourth quarters of 2021, based on current projections and assumptions regarding our financial condition. We are providing this information to assist members in planning advance, letters of credit, and MPF Program on-balance sheet product activity with us.

~~Based on our preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2021, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of 2.00% (annualized) for Class B2 membership stock.~~

~~The dividend for the first quarter of 2021 will be paid by crediting members’ DID accounts on May 13, 2021.~~ Any future dividend payments remain subject to determination and declaration by our Board of Directors and may be impacted by further changes in financial or economic conditions, regulatory and statutory limitations, and any other relevant factors.

~~New COVID-19 Relief Advance~~

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Evolving Business Landscape

As the business landscape for certain products and services is evolving, we’re adapting to these changes and leveraging new technologies that we believe will be key to our members’ successes. As a trusted advisor, we strive to have our forward-thinking teams well-positioned and prepared to guide members through these changes.

•MPF Program: In ~~April~~January 2021, the U.S. Department of ~~last year,~~the Treasury and the FHFA amended the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Amended PSPA), as discussed in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. There are market changes coming out of the Amended PSPA impacting market participants including the MPF Program and the MPF Xtra product. In the short term, the level of non-owner occupied loans that can be sold to Fannie Mae has been limited. The Amended PSPA will also limit the total dollar amount of loans that can be sold to Fannie Mae through the cash window starting in 2022. The Bank continues to focus on serving our members and limiting the negative impacts from these potential disruptions. While we work to re-open non-owner occupied loans that can be sold through MPF Xtra, our MPF Traditional products can accept loans on second homes and may be used as an alternative for these loans. As we adjust to these market changes and as we make headway on solutions, we will provide further updates.

•Advance Products – LIBOR transition: We have redesigned our advances tied to LIBOR allowing us to re-offer certain advances such as the Putable Floating-to-Fixed Rate advance (A370). We also set parameters to define the resiliency of the fallback language in connection with our members’ LIBOR-based pledged collateral.

•Pledging eNotes as eligible collateral: We recently approved the acceptance of first and second lien 1-4 family eNotes as eligible collateral.

Providing Support for Members’ Communities

The COVID-19 pandemic unveiled economic disparities and racial inequities that exist in our communities, and we remain focused on how we can create and promote equitable opportunities across our district in Illinois and Wisconsin through our product offerings. As part of our ongoing commitment to support members through the COVID-19 pandemic, in May 2021, we made available toa zero-interest rate advance for all ~~members a $4 million zero-rate advance with a 1-year maturity as part~~member institutions. Over half of our members took out this COVID-19 ~~Relief Program (which is further discussed~~relief advance, resulting in ~~COVID-19 Relief Programs on page 13 of~~$1.7 billion in subsidized, 0% advances. Additionally, our ~~2020 Form 10-K). As these advances mature this May, we announced a new zero-rate advance opportunity~~community investment programs continue to support our members by providing funds for: affordable housing; downpayment assistance for ~~all of our member institutions; some of the terms include:~~

~~• Maximum borrowing amount is $5 million (an increase of $1 million from last year’s level)~~members’ customers; and ~~1-year term with no prepayment penalty, and~~

~~• 2% Reduced Capitalization Advance Program (RCAP) activity stock requirement.~~economic development activities.

~~Investing in Members’ Communities~~

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AHP: Our community investment products and programs help meet our members’ homeownership, affordable housing, economic development, and community lending goals. Below are current opportunities available to our members:

• DPP: Our Downpayment Plus® (DPP®) Programs opened on January 19, 2021. At the end of the first quarter of 2021, 133 members have provided down payment assistance grants to support 635 low- to moderate-income homebuyers.

~~• AHP: The 2021~~2021 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) General Fund ~~will open~~closed on June 11, 2021. Forty-two members and 50 sponsors jointly submitted 78 applications for ~~applications on May 3, 2021.~~approximately $45.2 million in subsidy to support the construction, acquisition, and/or rehabilitation of more than 3,500 housing units. We expect to award approximately $28.6 million this year and will announce the awards in ~~2021 to projects that support critical funding for affordable housing.~~

• Community Advances: To support our members’ community lending initiatives, as of March 26, 2021, the member limit for the Community Housing Advance and Community Development Advance with maturities greater than 10 years increased from $5 million to $10 million annually. To lower members’ borrowing cost when lending to small businesses, the Community Small Business Advance provides 0% financing for small business lending in Illinois and Wisconsin.late October 2021.

~~Committing~~•DPP: Our Downpayment Plus® (DPP®) Programs continue to ~~Diversity, Equity,~~provide our members easy-to-access down payment and ~~Inclusion~~closing cost assistance to help our members’ income-eligible customers achieve homeownership. At the end of the second quarter of 2021, we have awarded $8.5 million in DPP grants to over 1,400 households.

•Community First® Capacity-Building Grant Program: This year marks the fifth year of our Community First Capacity-Building Grant Program, which provides flexible funding to nonprofit lenders working to advance affordable housing and economic development. To date, $1.7 million in grants have been provided. Program applications for this year will be accepted from August 2 – September 3, 2021.

~~Our commitment~~Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

During the second quarter of 2021, we began to ~~diversity, equity,~~transition back to normal business operations, including opening our office to invited guests and ~~inclusion (DEI) is woven into all that we do~~employees on a voluntary basis.

Notwithstanding increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates and the easing of restrictive measures, uncertainty remains with respect to ~~support~~ the ~~diverse communities~~speed and extent to which normal economic and operating conditions can resume, and with the ultimate effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our ~~members serve. Last~~business, financial condition, and results of operations. For a discussion of risks relating to our financial condition and results of operation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Risk Factors starting on page 23 of our Form 10-K for the year through our COVID-19 Relief Program and Targeted Impact Fund, we saw the positive impact our products and programs can have in promoting equity across our district of Illinois and Wisconsin. In numerous ways, we also saw that members share our deep commitment to DEI, and it inspired our DEI goals for this year:

~~• Evaluate how our products and programs can better promote racial equity,~~

~~• Identify ways to help raise awareness of racial equity dynamics that exist in the affordable housing and community development space, and~~

~~• Seek new solutions that can increase equitable opportunities across our district.~~ended 2020.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For a detailed description of our Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates see page 44 in our 2020 Form 10-K.

There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting estimates subsequent to December 31, 2020.

Results of Operations

Net Interest Income

Net interest income is the difference between the amount we recognize into interest income on our interest earning assets and the amount we recognize into interest expense on our interest bearing liabilities. These amounts were determined in accordance with GAAP and were based on the underlying contractual interest rate terms of our interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities as well as the following items:

•Amortization of premiums;

•Accretion of discounts and credit OTTI reversals;

•Hedge ineffectiveness, which represents the difference between changes in fair value of the derivative hedging instrument and the related change in fair value of the hedged item is recognized into either interest income or interest expense, whichever is appropriate. For cash flow hedges, recognition occurs only when amounts are reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. Such recognition occurs when earnings are affected by the hedged item;

•Net interest paid or received on interest rate swaps that are accounted for as fair value or cash flow hedges;

•Amortization of fair value and cash flow closed hedge adjustments;

•Advance and investment prepayment fees; and

•MPF credit enhancement fees.

The following table presents the increase or decrease in interest income and expense due to volume or rate variances. The calculation of these components includes the following considerations:

•Average Balance: Average balances are calculated using daily balances. Amortized cost is used to compute the average balances for most of our financial instruments, including MPF Loans held in portfolio (including those that are on nonaccrual status) and available-for-sale debt securities. Fair value is used to compute average balances for our trading debt securities and financial instruments carried at fair value under the fair value option.

•Total Interest: Total interest includes the net interest income components, as discussed above, applicable to our interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities.

•Yield/Rate: Effective yields/rates are based on total interest and average balances as defined above. Yields/rates are calculated on an annualized basis. The calculation of the yield on our available-for-sale securities does not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI).

•The change in volume is calculated as the change in average balance multiplied by the current year yield. The change in rate is calculated as the change in yield multiplied by the prior year average balance. Any changes due to the combined volume/rate variance have been allocated to volume.

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Increase or decrease in interest income and expense due to volume or rate variance

March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020 Increase (decrease) due to
Average Balance Interest Income/ Expense Yield/ Rate Average Balance Interest Income/ Expense Yield/ Rate Volume Rate Net Change
For the three months ended
Investment debt securities $ 22,628 $ 50 0.88 % $ 23,009 $ 193 3.36 % $ — $ (143) $ (143)
Advances 51,053 76 0.60 % 56,066 238 1.70 % (8) (154) (162)
MPF Loans held in portfolio 9,881 63 2.55 % 10,227 87 3.40 % (2) (22) (24)
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell 11,395 2 0.07 % 11,808 38 1.29 % — (36) (36)
Other interest earning assets 1,056 1 0.38 % 2,137 9 1.68 % (1) (7) (8)
Interest earning assets 96,013 192 0.80 % 103,247 565 2.19 % (14) (359) (373)
Noninterest earning assets 2,305 2,109
Total assets 98,318 105,356
Consolidated obligation discount notes 47,732 15 0.13 % 48,006 185 1.54 % (1) (169) (170)
Consolidated obligation bonds 41,218 64 0.62 % 48,879 228 1.87 % (11) (153) (164)
Other interest bearing liabilities 1,250 3 0.96 % 1,228 6 1.95 % — (3) (3)
Interest bearing liabilities 90,200 82 0.36 % 98,113 419 1.71 % (6) (331) (337)
Noninterest bearing liabilities 1,679 1,364
Total liabilities 91,879 99,477
Net yield on interest earning assets $ 96,013 $ 110 0.46 % $ 103,247 $ 146 0.57 % $ (8) $ (28) $ (36)


	June 30, 2021						June 30, 2020						Increase (decrease) due to
	Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate		Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate		Volume		Rate		Net Change
For the three months ended
Investment debt securities	$	21,106	$	94	1.78	%	$	24,374	$	124	2.03	%	$	(15)	$	(15)	$	(30)
Advances	52,237		67		0.51	%	54,703		145		1.06	%	(3)		(75)		(78)
MPF Loans held in portfolio	9,792		60		2.45	%	10,679		76		2.85	%	(5)		(11)		(16)
Federal funds sold	7,480		1		0.05	%	7,012		1		0.06	%	—		—		—
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	4,041		—		—	%	2,036		—		—	%	—		—		—
Other interest earning assets	1,307		3		0.92	%	2,684		1		0.15	%	(3)		5		2
Interest earning assets	95,963		225		0.94	%	101,488		347		1.37	%	(13)		(109)		(122)
Noninterest earning assets	2,499						2,375
Total assets	98,462						103,863

Consolidated obligation discount notes	48,477		10		0.08	%	45,956		82		0.71	%	—		(72)		(72)
Consolidated obligation bonds	40,600		59		0.58	%	49,001		123		1.00	%	(13)		(51)		(64)
Other interest bearing liabilities	1,172		3		1.02	%	1,504		4		1.06	%	(1)		—		(1)
Interest bearing liabilities	90,249		72		0.32	%	96,461		209		0.87	%	(4)		(133)		(137)
Noninterest bearing liabilities	1,376						1,256
Total liabilities	91,625						97,717

Net yield interest earning assets	$	95,963	$	153	0.64	%	$	101,488	$	138	0.54	%	$	(10)	$	25	$	15


For the six months ended

Investment debt securities	$	21,867	$	144	1.32	%	$	23,691	$	317	2.68	%	$	(12)	$	(161)	$	(173)
Advances	51,645		143		0.55	%	55,384		383		1.38	%	(10)		(230)		(240)
MPF Loans held in portfolio	9,837		123		2.50	%	10,453		163		3.12	%	(8)		(32)		(40)
Federal funds sold	6,934		2		0.06	%	7,527		27		0.72	%	—		(25)		(25)
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	4,525		1		0.04	%	2,901		12		0.83	%	—		(11)		(11)
Other interest earning assets	1,181		4		0.68	%	2,411		10		0.83	%	(4)		(2)		(6)
Interest earning assets	95,989		417		0.87	%	102,367		912		1.78	%	(29)		(466)		(495)
Noninterest earning assets	2,401						2,242
Total assets	98,390						104,609

Consolidated obligation discount notes	48,105		25		0.10	%	46,981		267		1.14	%	2		(244)		(242)
Consolidated obligation bonds	40,909		123		0.60	%	48,940		351		1.43	%	(25)		(203)		(228)
Other interest bearing liabilities	1,211		6		0.99	%	1,366		10		1.46	%	(1)		(3)		(4)
Interest bearing liabilities	90,225		154		0.34	%	97,287		628		1.29	%	(12)		(462)		(474)
Noninterest bearing liabilities	1,527						1,310
Total liabilities	91,752						98,597

Net yield on interest earning assets	$	95,989	$	263	0.55	%	$	102,367	$	284	0.55	%	$	(21)	$	—	$	(21)

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•Interest income from investment debt securities for the three months ended June 30, 2021 decreased, ~~primarily~~in part, due to ~~hedge ineffectiveness losses which in turn were primarily driven by the increase in long-term~~lower overall market interest rates in 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. In addition, average investment balances declined as Treasury securities matured and were not replaced. Interest income from investment debt securities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 primarily decreased due to lower overall market interest ~~rate curve steepening during~~rates in 2021 compared to the ~~first quarter of 2021.~~same period in 2020. In addition, the yield earned ~~and balance outstanding~~ on our investment securities during ~~the first quarter~~ 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 declined ~~primarily~~ as a result of the sale of our PLMBS in October 2020. See Note 2 -– Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our Form 10-K for the year ended 2020 for more information on these PLMBS sales.

•Interest income from advances decreased ~~in part,~~primarily due to the low interest rate environment since the Federal Reserve dramatically lowered interest rates in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lower demand for advances from our depository members, while mostly offset by increased demand from our insurance company members, have also impacted our net interest income. Additionally, advance prepayments throughout 2020 resulted in a decline in our portfolio of higher interest earning advances which reduced the yield earned and balance outstanding on our advance portfolio in ~~the first quarter of~~ 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.

•Interest income from MPF Loans held in portfolio declined primarily due to the lower mortgage rate environment impacting the yield earned on new loan originations, along with the recognition of premium amortization as loans prepaid during the period.

•Interest expense on our consolidated obligations decreased due to lower market interest rates in 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. Additionally in 2021, we replaced our more expensive callable debt with more advantageously priced funding.

•Interest income from overnight Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell ~~interest expense on our shorter termed consolidated obligation discount notes, and interest expense on our longer termed consolidated obligation bonds, all~~ decreased due to lower market interest rates in 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.

•For details of the effect our fair value and cash flow hedge activities had on our net interest income see Total Net Effect Gain (Loss) of Hedging Activities table on page ~~38.~~

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will affect or will continue to affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. For a discussion of risks relating to our financial condition and results of operation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including risks relating to our net interest margin and advance levels, see ~~Risk Factors~~ ~~starting on page 23 of our Form 10-K for the year ended 2020.~~40.

Noninterest Income


									Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
									2021		2020		2021		2020
Trading securities									$	(13)	$	(25)	$	(31)	$	62
Derivatives and hedging activities									(13)		(21)		7		(159)
Instruments held under the fair value option									3		36		(26)		76
Subtotal									(23)		(10)		(50)		(21)

MPF fees,	6	,	8	,	13	and	16	from other FHLBs	13		15		25		25
Other, net									—		4		2		7
Noninterest income									$	(10)	$	9	(23)		$	11

The following analysis and comparisons apply to the periods presented in the above table.

Trading Securities, Derivatives and Hedging Activities, and Instruments Held Under the Fair Value Option

Loss in value on our instruments held under the fair value option were the primary driver of our decrease in noninterest income for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Losses on our trading securities and instruments held under the fair value option were the primary driver of our decrease in noninterest income for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The corresponding gains and losses were primarily driven by maturities in our Treasury Trading securities purchased at a premium and the increase in long-term interest rates and the interest rate curve steepening during in 2021.

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~~Noninterest Income~~

Three months ended March 31,
2021 2020
Noninterest income -
Trading securities $ (18) $ 87
Derivatives and hedging activities 20 (138)
Instruments held under fair value option (29) 40
MPF fees, 7 and 8 from other FHLBs 12 10
Other, net 2 3
Noninterest income $ (13) $ 2

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~~Trading Securities, Derivatives and Hedging Activities, and Instruments Held Under Fair Value Option~~

Losses on our trading securities and instruments held under fair value option were the driver of our decrease in noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 which were only partially offset by our economic hedging gains in derivatives and hedging activities. The corresponding gains and losses were primarily driven by maturities in our Treasury Trading securities purchased at a premium and the increase in long-term interest rates and the interest rate curve steepening during the first quarter of 2021.

The following table details the effect of these transactions on the various line items in our ~~statements~~Statements of ~~income.~~Income. Hedge ineffectiveness on hedges qualifying for hedge accounting are recorded in net interest income rather than recorded in derivatives and hedging activities as noted in the table below.

Total Net Effect Gain (Loss) of Hedging Activities


		Advances		Investments		MPF Loans		Discount Notes		Bonds		Other		Total			Advances		Investments		MPF Loans		Discount Notes		Bonds		Other		Total
Three months ended June 30, 2021																Three months ended June 30, 2021
Recorded in net interest income																Recorded in net interest income	$	(47)	$	(44)	$	—	$	(4)	$	58	$	(1)	$	(38)
Recorded in derivatives & hedging activities																Recorded in derivatives & hedging activities	(8)		—		(5)		—		—		—		(13)
Recorded in trading securities																Recorded in trading securities	—		(13)		—		—		—		—		(13)
Recorded on instruments held under the fair value option																Recorded on instruments held under the fair value option	2		—		—		—		1		—		3
Total net effect gain (loss) of hedging activities																Total net effect gain (loss) of hedging activities	$	(53)	$	(57)	$	(5)	$	(4)	$	59	$	(1)	$	(61)

Three months ended June 30, 2020																Three months ended June 30, 2020
Recorded in net interest income																Recorded in net interest income	$	(25)	$	(51)	$	—	$	(5)	$	33	$	1	$	(47)
Recorded in derivatives & hedging activities																Recorded in derivatives & hedging activities	(9)		(2)		(11)		—		1		—		(21)
Recorded in trading securities																Recorded in trading securities	—		(29)		—		—		—		—		(29)
Recorded on instruments held under the fair value option																Recorded on instruments held under the fair value option	18		—		—		14		4		—		36
Total net effect gain (loss) of hedging activities																Total net effect gain (loss) of hedging activities	$	(16)	$	(82)	$	(11)	$	9	$	38	$	1	$	(61)

Three months ended March 31, 2021
Six months ended June 30, 2021																Six months ended June 30, 2021

Recorded in net interest income	Recorded in net interest income	$	(39)	$	(96)	$	(1)	$	(4)	$	47	$	—	$	(93)	Recorded in net interest income	$	(86)	$	(140)	$	(1)	$	(8)	$	105	$	(1)	$	(131)
Recorded in derivatives & hedging activities	Recorded in derivatives & hedging activities	29		—		(9)		—		—		—		20		Recorded in derivatives & hedging activities	21		—		(14)		—		—		—		7
Recorded in trading securities	Recorded in trading securities	—		(15)		—		—		—		—		(15)		Recorded in trading securities	—		(28)		—		—		—		—		(28)
Recorded on instruments held under fair value option		(28)		—		(2)		—		1		—		(29)
Recorded on instruments held under the fair value option																Recorded on instruments held under the fair value option	(26)		—		(2)		—		2		—		(26)
Total net effect gain (loss) of hedging activities	Total net effect gain (loss) of hedging activities	$	(38)	$	(111)	$	(12)	$	(4)	$	48	$	—	$	(117)	Total net effect gain (loss) of hedging activities	$	(91)	$	(168)	$	(17)	$	(8)	$	107	$	(1)	$	(178)

Three months ended March 31, 2020
Six months ended June 30, 2020																Six months ended June 30, 2020
Recorded in net interest income	Recorded in net interest income	$	(15)	$	12	$	—	$	(4)	$	9	$	(1)	$	1	Recorded in net interest income	$	(40)	$	(39)	$	—	$	(9)	$	42	$	—	$	(46)
Recorded in derivatives & hedging activities	Recorded in derivatives & hedging activities	(91)		(92)		13		20		8		4		(138)		Recorded in derivatives & hedging activities	(100)		(94)		2		20		9		4		(159)
Recorded in trading securities	Recorded in trading securities	—		70		—		—		—		—		70		Recorded in trading securities	—		41		—		—		—		—		41
Recorded on instruments held under fair value option		60		—		2		(14)		(8)		—		40
Recorded on instruments held under the fair value option																Recorded on instruments held under the fair value option	78		—		2		—		(4)		—		76
Total net effect gain (loss) of hedging activities	Total net effect gain (loss) of hedging activities	$	(46)	$	(10)	$	15	$	2	$	9	$	3	$	(27)	Total net effect gain (loss) of hedging activities	$	(62)	$	(92)	$	4	$	11	$	47	$	4	$	(88)

MPF fees (including from other FHLBs)

A majority of MPF fees are from other FHLBs that pay us a fixed membership fee to participate in the MPF Program and a volume based fee for us to provide services related to MPF Loans carried on their balance sheets. MPF fees also include income from other third party ~~off balance~~off-balance sheet MPF Loan products and other related transaction fees. These fees are designed to offset a portion of the expenses we incur to administer the program for them. ~~We had an increase in fee~~Fee income remained relatively level for 2021 compared to 2020.

Other, net

Other, net consists primarily of fee income earned on member standby letter of credit products, which have declined as noted in Selected Financial Data on page ~~31.~~32.

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Noninterest Expense


		Three months ended March 31,					Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
			2021		2020				2021		2020		2021		2020
Compensation and benefits	Compensation and benefits		$	28	$	36		Compensation and benefits	$	25	$	35	$	53	$	71
Nonpayroll operating expenses	Nonpayroll operating expenses		20		20			Nonpayroll operating expenses	20		26		40		46

COVID-19 relief program								COVID-19 relief program	3		19		3		19
Other, net	Other, net		13		1			Other, net	7		5		20		6
Noninterest expense	Noninterest expense		$	61	$	57		Noninterest expense	$	55	$	85	116		$	142

The following analysis and comparisons apply to the periods presented in the above table.

Compensation and benefits primarily decreased due to ~~a decline in~~reduced pension and other employee-related costs. We had ~~469~~451 employees as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, compared to ~~487~~488 as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2020.

~~Operating~~Nonpayroll operating expenses were lower compared to prior periods due to a one-time expense in 2020 related to the termination of our building lease. Nonpayroll operating expenses were otherwise comparable to prior periods as we continue our planned investment in information technology, specifically applications, infrastructure and resiliency.

As part of the Bank's ongoing commitment to provide support to our members throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, from May 3, 2021 to May 28, 2021 we made available a zero interest-rate advance with a maximum borrowing amount up to $5 million for all member institutions. Over half of our members took advantage of this advance offering, resulting in $1.7 billion in subsidized, 0% advances to support our members and approximately $3 million recorded in expenses. In 2020, we also offered COVID-19 relief programs to support communities in Illinois and Wisconsin; for more information on these programs, see Environment, Social, and Governance on page 13 of the 2020 10-K.

Other, net expenses primarily increased due to increased non-qualified defined benefit plan expenses related to the retirement of our former President and ~~CEO.~~CEO expensed in the first quarter of 2021. Other also increased to a lesser extent as a result of increases in our share of the funding for the FHFA, our regulator, and the Office of Finance, which manages the consolidated obligation debt issuances of the FHLBs. In addition, Other includes MPF related non-operating expenses/gains on the sale of real estate owned.

As noted in Noninterest Income on page ~~38,~~39, we earn MPF fees from the MPF Program, a majority of which are from other FHLBs, but also include income from other third party investors. These fees are designed to offset a portion of the expenses we incur to administer the program. Our expenses relating to the MPF fees earned are included in the relevant line items in the noninterest expense table shown above. The following table summarizes MPF related fees and expenses.


		Three months ended March 31,					Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
			2021		2020				2021		2020		2021		2020
MPF fees earned	MPF fees earned		$	12	$	10		MPF fees earned	$	13	$	15	$	25	$	25
Expenses related to MPF fees earned	Expenses related to MPF fees earned		9		9			Expenses related to MPF fees earned	11		11		20		20

Assessments

We record the ~~Affordable Housing Program (AHP)~~AHP assessment expense at a rate of 10% of income before assessments, excluding interest expense on MRCS. See Note 11 - Affordable Housing Program to the financial statements in our 2020 Form 10-K for further details.

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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)


		Three months ended March 31,			Balance remaining in AOCI as of				Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,				Balance remaining in AOCI as of
			2021		2020		March 31, 2021				2021		2020		2021		2020		June 30, 2021
Net unrealized gain (loss) available-for-sale debt securities	Net unrealized gain (loss) available-for-sale debt securities		$	198	$	(631)	$	490		Net unrealized gain (loss) available-for-sale debt securities	$	54	$	347	$	252	$	(284)	$	544
Noncredit OTTI held-to-maturity debt securities	Noncredit OTTI held-to-maturity debt securities		0		4		0			Noncredit OTTI held-to-maturity debt securities	—		5		—		9		—
Net unrealized gain (loss) cash flow hedges	Net unrealized gain (loss) cash flow hedges		41		(44)		(24)			Net unrealized gain (loss) cash flow hedges	(9)		(4)		32		(48)		(33)
Postretirement plans	Postretirement plans		(5)		(11)		(25)			Postretirement plans	1		—		(4)		(11)		(24)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	Other comprehensive income (loss)		$	234	$	(682)	$	441		Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	46	$	348	$	280	$	(334)	$	487

The following analysis and comparisons apply to the periods presented in the above table.

Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale debt securities

The ~~increase in~~ net unrealized gain on our available-for-sale (AFS) portfolio for ~~the first quarter of~~ 2021 ~~compared to the same period in 2020~~ was primarily due to spreads to swaps reversing the widening (losses) initially experienced in the first quarter of 2020 resulting from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial markets. As these securities approach maturity, we expect these net unrealized gains to reverse over the remaining life of these securities (since we expect to receive par value at maturity).

Noncredit OTTI on held-to-maturity debt securities

We recorded unrealized noncredit impairments on held-to-maturity debt securities during the last financial crisis of 2008. From our sale of HTM PLMBS in October 2020 our remaining loss balance in AOCI went to zero. See Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our 2020 Form 10-K for more details on our sale of PLMBS during October 2020.

Net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges

The ~~increase~~net unrealized loss on cash flow hedges for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was primarily driven by the slight drop in long-term interest rates during the second quarter of 2021. The net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges for the ~~first quarter of~~six months ended June 30, 2021 ~~compared to the same period in 2020~~ was primarily driven by the overall increase in long-term interest rates and the interest rate curve steepening during ~~the first quarter of~~ 2021.

Postretirement plans

The loss recorded in the first quarter of 2021 was primarily due to an actuarial adjustment resulting from a decline in the discount rate used to calculate postretirement benefits.

We did not recognize any instrument-specific credit risk in our ~~statements~~Statements of ~~comprehensive income~~Comprehensive Income as of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021 due to our credit standing. For further details on the activity in our Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) see Note 12 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to the financial statements.

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Statement of Condition


		March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020			June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020

Cash and due from banks, interest bearing deposits, Federal Funds sold, and securities purchased under agreement to resell	Cash and due from banks, interest bearing deposits, Federal Funds sold, and securities purchased under agreement to resell	$	15,160	$	18,641	Cash and due from banks, interest bearing deposits, Federal Funds sold, and securities purchased under agreement to resell	$	17,815	$	18,641
Investment debt securities	Investment debt securities	22,149		24,549		Investment debt securities	23,211		24,549
Advances	Advances	46,975		46,695		Advances	46,270		46,695
MPF Loans held in portfolio, net of allowance for credit losses	MPF Loans held in portfolio, net of allowance for credit losses	9,895		10,038		MPF Loans held in portfolio, net of allowance for credit losses	9,759		10,038
Other, net of allowance for credit losses	Other, net of allowance for credit losses	418		433		Other, net of allowance for credit losses	439		433
Assets	Assets	94,597		100,356		Assets	97,494		100,356

Consolidated obligation discount notes	Consolidated obligation discount notes	45,262		48,643		Consolidated obligation discount notes	45,728		48,643
Consolidated obligation bonds	Consolidated obligation bonds	40,260		42,670		Consolidated obligation bonds	42,922		42,670
Other	Other	2,533		2,754		Other	2,211		2,754
Liabilities	Liabilities	88,055		94,067		Liabilities	90,861		94,067
Capital stock	Capital stock	2,019		2,010		Capital stock	2,007		2,010
Retained earnings	Retained earnings	4,082		4,072		Retained earnings	4,139		4,072
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	441		207		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	487		207
Capital	Capital	6,542		6,289		Capital	6,633		6,289
Total liabilities and capital	Total liabilities and capital	$	94,597	$	100,356	Total liabilities and capital	$	97,494	$	100,356

The following is an analysis of the above table and comparisons apply to ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021 compared to December 31, 2020.

Cash and due from banks, interest bearing deposits, Federal Funds sold, and securities purchased under agreements to resell

Amounts held in these typically overnight accounts will vary each day based on the following:

•Interest rate spreads between Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell and our debt;

•Liquidity requirements;

•Counterparties available; and

•Collateral availability on securities purchased under agreements to resell.

In the ~~first~~second quarter of 2021, we maintained a sufficient pool of liquidity to support anticipated member demand for advances and letters of credit.

Investment Debt Securities

Investment debt securities decreased primarily due to Treasury securities that matured and were not replaced during 2021.

Advances

Advance balances slightly ~~increased~~declined at the end of ~~first~~second quarter 2021 compared to year end 2020. We believe many of our depository members experienced an inflow of deposits on their balance sheets along with reduced loan demand, while also having access to other liquidity sources as a result of certain government actions related to the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020. Although these factors continued to limit our depository members’ need for advances, increased advance borrowing by insurance company members has mostly offset the decrease by depository members. Advance balances will vary based primarily on member demand or need for wholesale funding and the underlying cost of the advance to the member. It is possible that member demand for our advances could decline further in future periods should their funding needs change, or to the extent they elect alternative funding resources. In addition, as our advances with captive insurance companies mature, our total advance levels may decrease. For a discussion of risks relating to our captive insurance companies, and of risks relating to our advance levels as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Risk Factors starting on page 23 of our Form 10-K for the year ended 2020.

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MPF Loans Held in Portfolio, Net of Allowance for Credit Losses

MPF Loans held in portfolio slightly decreased as new-acquisition volume was outpaced by paydown and maturity activity. In addition to our MPF Loans held in portfolio, we have MPF off-balance sheet products, where we buy and concurrently resell MPF Loans to Fannie Mae or other third party investors or pool and securitize them into Ginnie Mae MBS.

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Liquidity, Funding, & Capital Resources

Liquidity

For the period ending ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, we maintained a liquidity position in accordance with FHFA regulations and guidance, and policies established by our Board of Directors. Based upon our excess liquidity position described below, we anticipate remaining in compliance with our current liquidity requirements. See Liquidity, Funding, & Capital Resources on page 54 in our 2020 Form 10-K for a detailed description of our current liquidity requirements. We use different measures of liquidity as follows:

Overnight Liquidity – Our policy requires us to maintain overnight liquid assets at least equal to 3.5% or ~~$3.3~~$3.4 billion of total assets. As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, our overnight liquidity was ~~$16.9~~$19.6 billion or ~~18%~~20% of total assets, giving us an excess overnight liquidity of ~~$13.5~~$16.2 billion.

Deposit Coverage – To support our member deposits, FHFA regulations require us to have an amount equal to the current deposits invested in obligations of the U.S. Government, deposits in eligible banks or trust companies, or advances with maturities not exceeding five years. As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, we had excess liquidity of ~~$52.5~~$54.2 billion to support member deposits.

Liquidity Reserves – As discussed on page 54 in the Liquidity, Funding, & Capital Resources section of our 2020 Form 10-K, FHFA guidance on liquidity (the “Liquidity AB”) requires that we hold positive cash flow assuming no access to the capital markets for a period of between ten to thirty calendar days, and assuming the renewal of all maturing advances. The Liquidity AB also requires the Bank to maintain liquidity reserves between one and 20 percent of our outstanding letter of credit commitments.

The Liquidity AB requires the Bank to hold an additional amount of liquid assets, which could reduce the Bank’s ability to invest in higher-yielding assets, and may in turn negatively impact net interest income. To the extent that the Bank adjusts pricing for its short-term advances and letters of credit, these products may become less competitive, which may adversely affect advance and capital stock levels as well as letters of credit levels. For additional discussion of how our liquidity requirements may impact our earnings, see Risk Factors section starting on page 23 of our 2020 Form 10-K.

In addition, we fund certain ~~overnight~~shorter-term or ~~shorter-term~~overnight investments and advances with debt that has a maturity that extends beyond the maturities of the related investments or advances. The Liquidity AB provides guidance on maintaining appropriate funding gaps for three-month (-10% to -20%) and one-year (-25% to -35%) maturity horizons. Subject to market conditions, our cost of funding may increase if we are required to achieve the appropriate funding gap by using longer term funding, on which we generally pay higher interest than on our short-term funding.

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We are sensitive to maintaining an appropriate liquidity and funding balance between our financial assets and liabilities, and we measure and monitor the risk of refunding such assets as liabilities mature (refunding risk). In measuring the level of assets requiring refunding, we take into account their contractual maturities, as further described in the notes to the financial statements. In addition, we make certain assumptions about their expected cash flows. These assumptions include: calls for assets with such features, projected prepayments and scheduled amortizations for our MPF Loans held in portfolio, MBS and ABS investments.

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The following table presents the unpaid principal balances of (1) MPF Loans held in portfolio, (2) AFS securities, and (3) HTM securities (including ABS and MBS investments), by expected principal cash flows. The table is illustrative of our assumptions about the expected cash flow of our assets, including prepayments made in advance of maturity.

MPF Loans Held in Portfolio Investment Debt Securities
As of March 31, 2021 Available-for Sale Held-to-Maturity
Year of Expected Principal Cash Flows
One year or less $ 2,362 $ 739 $ 412
After one year through five years 3,317 2,635 332
After five years through ten years 2,137 10,084 186
After ten years 1,910 3,261 16
Total $ 9,726 $ 16,719 $ 946


	MPF Loans Held in Portfolio		Investment Debt Securities
As of June 30, 2021			Available-for Sale		Held-to-Maturity
Year of Expected Principal Cash Flows
One year or less	$	2,367	$	777	$	1,017
After one year through five years	3,487		2,808		315
After five years through ten years	2,023		10,353		149
After ten years	1,719		3,176		112
Total	$	9,596	$	17,114	$	1,593

We consider our liabilities available to fund assets until their contractual maturity. For further discussion of the liquidity risks related to our access to funding, see the Risk Factors section starting on page 23 in our 2020 Form 10-K.

Funding

Conditions in Financial Markets

During the second quarter of 2020, there were signs of economic recovery with increased vaccinations, expanded reopening of the economy, and government support. In ~~January~~April 2021, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained the target range for the Federal Funds rate between 0.00 toand 0.25 percent and committed to continuing use of its full range of tools, including asset purchases, to support the economy. At its ~~March~~June 2021 meeting, the FOMC maintained the federal funds rate at the same target range ~~for the Federal Funds rate~~ and stated its intent to continue its ~~asset~~ purchases of assets at the existing pace. However, the FOMC raised rates for its overnight reverse repurchase agreement facility and on interest on excess reserves (IOER) by 5 basis points to 0.05 percent and 0.15 percent, respectively. While stating the path of the economy will depend on the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FOMC projection for future rate hikes accelerated at the June 2021 meeting to two forecasted hikes in 2023. U.S. Treasury yields finished the ~~first~~second quarter of 2021 ~~lower~~higher for maturities shorter than ~~two~~five years, but ~~increased~~decreased for longer maturities, ~~two years and longer,~~ relative to prevailing yields at the end of the ~~fourth~~first quarter of ~~2020. The~~2021. During the second quarter, the U.S. stock market continued to rise, ~~during the quarter,~~ as the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 34,503 points on June 30, 2021 versus 32,982 points on March 31, ~~2021 versus 30,606 points on December 31, 2020.~~

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will affect or will continue to affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations will continue to depend on future developments, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. For a discussion of the funding risks to the Bank as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including risks related to government action in response to the impact of the pandemic, see ~~Risk Factors~~ ~~starting on page 23 of our 2020 Form 10-K.~~2021.

We maintained ready access to funding throughout the ~~first~~second quarter of 2021.

LIBOR Transition

In July 2017, the United Kingdom's (U.K.) Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a regulator of financial services firms and financial markets in the U.K., announced its intention to cease sustaining the LIBOR indices after 2021. In response, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York convened the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) to identify a set of alternative reference interest rates for possible use as market benchmarks. The ARRC has identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as its recommended alternative rate. SOFR is based on a broad segment of the overnight Treasuries repurchase market and is intended to be a measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by Treasury securities. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York began publishing SOFR rates in April 2018 and the FHLB System issued its first SOFR-linked debt in the market on November 13, 2018.

On March 5, 2021, the FCA announced that LIBOR will either cease to be provided or no longer be representative immediately after December 31, 2021 for most LIBOR settings across currencies, including 1 week and 2 month USD LIBOR, or immediately after June 30, 2023 in the case of certain frequently used tenors, including the remaining USD tenors. The FCA announced that it would consult whether to require LIBOR’s administrator (the Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration Limited) to publish certain frequently used LIBOR tenors on a non-representative, synthetic basis after such date. FCA’s announcement

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constitutes an index cessation event under the ~~ISDA~~International Swaps and Derivatives Associations, Inc. (ISDA) 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol and IBOR Fallbacks Supplement, and as a result, the fallback spread adjustment is fixed as of the date of the announcement. Although we do not have assets and liabilities indexed to 1 week and 2 month USD LIBOR, which will no longer be provided after December 31, 2021, many of our assets and liabilities are indexed to the remaining USD LIBOR tenors, some with maturities or termination dates extending past December 31, 2021.

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On September 27, 2019, the FHFA issued a Supervisory Letter (the "Supervisory Letter") that the FHFA stated is designed to ensure the FHLBs will be able to identify and prudently manage the risks associated with the termination of LIBOR in a safe and sound manner. Among other things, the Supervisory Letter provides that the FHLBs should cease entering into certain transactions referencing LIBOR that mature after December 31, 2021. Accordingly, we previously ceased entering into option embedded advance products that reference LIBOR and have ceased purchasing investments that reference LIBOR and mature after December 31, 2021. ~~Effective July 1, 2020,~~Additionally, we have suspended transactions in certain structured advances and advances with terms directly linked to LIBOR that mature after December 31, ~~2021. Also as of July 1, 2020,~~2021 and we no longer enter into consolidated obligation bonds and derivatives with swaps, caps, or floors indexed to LIBOR that terminate after December 31, 2021. Further, on July 1, 2021, the FHFA issued an additional supervisory letter setting forth its expectations that the FHLBs should be prudent in their use of non-SOFR based alternative reference rates, and should avoid use of alternative reference rates that are not based on underlying transactions or that introduce further model risk. The letter also provides that an FHLB provide advance notice to its examiner-in-charge of its plans to use a non-SOFR alternative reference rate. For further discussion of the risks related to the replacement of LIBOR, see the Risk Factors section starting on page 23 in our 2020 Form 10-K.

We continue to evaluate and plan for the eventual replacement of the LIBOR benchmark interest rate, including the possibility of SOFR as the primary replacement rate for investments and advances. We have developed an initial LIBOR transition action plan and convened a project team to implement the transition, which is led by a senior executive and comprised of representatives from various areas across the Bank. Our Asset-Liability Management Committee (ALCO) is the management committee responsible for overseeing the transition from LIBOR. In assessing our current exposure to LIBOR, we have developed an inventory of financial instruments impacted and identified contracts that may require adding or adjusting the "fallback" language which provides for contractual alternatives to the use of LIBOR when LIBOR cannot be determined based on the method provided in the agreement. We have amended the terms of certain advance products to include fallback language and the OF has added or adjusted fallback language applicable to FHLB consolidated obligations.

For ~~over the counter~~over-the-counter derivatives, ~~as discussed in the~~ ~~Legislative & Regulatory Developments~~ ~~section on page 54~~, we have adhered to the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol. For cleared derivatives, as part of the transition from LIBOR to SOFR, our clearinghouses revised their discounting methodology used to calculate the present value of future cash flows and price alignment on variation margin for USD cleared swaps from the daily Effective Federal Funds Rate (EFFR) to SOFR. In October 2020, both of our clearinghouses implemented their own unique cash and basis swap compensation mechanisms for market participants to neutralize any value transfer discrepancies from the LIBOR to SOFR conversion. Further, each clearinghouse announced respective proposals for the conversion process of LIBOR-linked cleared derivatives to risk-free rates, which is expected to occur at or shortly before the effective date of LIBOR discontinuation. We continue to monitor the market-wide efforts to address fallback language related to cleared derivatives and investment securities as well as fallback language for new activities and issuances of financial instruments. We continue to assess our operational readiness, including updating our processes and information technology systems to support the transition from LIBOR to an alternative reference rate.

Market activity in SOFR-indexed financial instruments continues to increase, including the emergence of a SOFR-based derivative market, and we continue to participate in the issuance of SOFR-indexed consolidated bonds. We are using Federal Funds Overnight Index Swap (Fed Funds OIS) swaps and SOFR indexed swaps as an interest rate hedging strategy for financial instruments that do not have embedded options, as an alternative to using LIBOR when entering into new derivative transactions. We are offering SOFR-linked advances to our members, and for the ~~three~~six months ended ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, have issued ~~$25~~$73 million in SOFR-linked advances. For a discussion of risks relating to our use of SOFR-linked consolidated obligations and advances, see Risk Factors starting on page 23 of our 2020 Form 10-K. We also offer Discount Note-index floater advances, which some members have used as alternatives to LIBOR-linked advance products.

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Variable-Rate Financial Instruments by Interest-Rate Index and LIBOR-Indexed Financial Instruments

We have advances, investment securities, consolidated bonds, and derivatives with interest rates indexed to LIBOR. The following tables present our variable rate financial instruments by interest-rate index at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021 and may not include instruments that indirectly incorporate LIBOR or another interest rate index. The tables also do not consider the impact of any fallback language contained in our financial products. ABS and MBS are presented by contractual maturity; however, their expected maturities will likely differ from contractual maturities as borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment fees.


As of March 31, 2021		Advances			Investments		Consolidated Obligations
As of June 30, 2021									As of June 30, 2021	Advances			Investments		Consolidated Obligations

Principal amount of variable rate instruments outstanding a	Principal amount of variable rate instruments outstanding a								Principal amount of variable rate instruments outstanding a
LIBOR	LIBOR	$	1,162		$	3,151	$	250	LIBOR	$	968		$	3,039	$	250
SOFR	SOFR	165			269		11,542		SOFR	79			499		13,161
Constant Maturity Treasury		—			—		—

Treasury	Treasury	—			135		—		Treasury	—			125		—
Other	Other	17,070		b	1		—		Other	17,241		b	1		—
Total	Total	$	18,397		$	3,556	$	11,792	Total	$	18,288		$	3,664	$	13,411

Overnight, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month and 12-Month US Dollar LIBOR that cease or will no longer be representative immediately after June 30, 2023	Overnight, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month and 12-Month US Dollar LIBOR that cease or will no longer be representative immediately after June 30, 2023								Overnight, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month and 12-Month US Dollar LIBOR that cease or will no longer be representative immediately after June 30, 2023
Due in 2021	Due in 2021	$	34		$	—	$	—	Due in 2021	$	19		$	—	$	—
Due in 2022	Due in 2022	426			—		250		Due in 2022	301			—		250
Due through June 30, 2023	Due through June 30, 2023	42			—		—		Due through June 30, 2023	42			—		—
Due thereafter	Due thereafter	660			3,151		—		Due thereafter	606			3,039		—
Total	Total	$	1,162		$	3,151	$	250	Total	$	968		$	3,039	$	250

Principal amount of SOFR-linked instruments issued YTD through	Principal amount of SOFR-linked instruments issued YTD through								Principal amount of SOFR-linked instruments issued YTD through
March 31, 2021		$	25		$	—	$	—
June 30, 2021									June 30, 2021	$	73		$	—	$	7,020

a With respect to advances, includes fixed rate advances that have cap/floor optionality linked to an interest rate index.

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The following table details our variable rate financial instruments by pay or receive leg and whether cleared or uncleared.


As of March 31, 2021						Derivative Notional Amount Outstanding
As of June 30, 2021										As of June 30, 2021					Derivative Notional Amount Outstanding
						Pay Leg		Receive Leg							Pay Leg		Receive Leg
Interest rate swaps outstanding	Interest rate swaps outstanding									Interest rate swaps outstanding
Fixed rate	Fixed rate					$	38,579	$	21,156	Fixed rate					$	37,955	$	22,310
LIBOR	LIBOR					5,538		19,720		LIBOR					4,817		18,664
SOFR	SOFR					183		2,648		SOFR					310		2,431
OIS	OIS					15,435		16,211		OIS					17,183		16,860

Total interest rate swaps	Total interest rate swaps					$	59,735	$	59,735	Total interest rate swaps					$	60,265	$	60,265

Breakdown of above LIBOR interest rate swaps by termination date and type	Breakdown of above LIBOR interest rate swaps by termination date and type	Pay Leg				Receive Leg				Breakdown of above LIBOR interest rate swaps by termination date and type	Pay Leg				Receive Leg
		Cleared		Uncleared		Cleared		Uncleared			Cleared		Uncleared		Cleared		Uncleared

Overnight, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month and 12-Month US Dollar LIBOR that cease or will no longer be representative immediately after June 30, 2023	Overnight, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month and 12-Month US Dollar LIBOR that cease or will no longer be representative immediately after June 30, 2023									Overnight, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month and 12-Month US Dollar LIBOR that cease or will no longer be representative immediately after June 30, 2023
Terminates in 2021	Terminates in 2021	$	1,571	$	725	$	1,046	$	879	Terminates in 2021	$	1,052	$	555	$	636	$	445
Terminates in 2022	Terminates in 2022	1,768		45		462		271		Terminates in 2022	1,768		45		428		271
Terminates through June 30, 2023	Terminates through June 30, 2023	767		35		517		251		Terminates through June 30, 2023	767		35		499		166
Terminates thereafter	Terminates thereafter	416		211		8,959		7,335		Terminates thereafter	416		179		8,954		7,266
Total	Total	$	4,522	$	1,016	$	10,984	$	8,736	Total	$	4,003	$	814	$	10,517	$	8,148

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

Net cash flows from operating activities


Three months ended March 31,		2021		2020
Six months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,	2021		2020		Change
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	956	$	(1,897)	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	296	$	(2,013)	$	2,309

The majority of our operating cash outflows in 2020 were related to cash sent daily to clearinghouses to settle mark-to-market derivative positions due to the COVID-19 pandemic impact on market volatility, which occurred primarily in the first quarter of 2020. Since then these cash flows have generally reversed ~~as reflected in the first quarter of~~during 2021.

Net cash flows from investing activities with significant activity


Three months ended March 31,		2021		2020
Six months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,	2021		2020		Change

Liquid assets (Federal Funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell, and interest bearing deposits)	Liquid assets (Federal Funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell, and interest bearing deposits)	$	3,735	$	3,961	Liquid assets (Federal Funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell, and interest bearing deposits)	$	(2,275)	$	6,060	$	(8,335)

Investment debt securities	Investment debt securities	1,811		(1,526)		Investment debt securities	1,271		(2,689)		3,960

Advances	Advances	(679)		(3,721)		Advances	105		2,087		(1,982)

MPF Loans held in portfolio	MPF Loans held in portfolio	112		(654)		MPF Loans held in portfolio	228		(979)		1,207
Other	Other	(3)		(2)		Other	(7)		(9)		2
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	$	4,976	$	(1,942)	Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	$	(678)	$	4,470	$	(5,148)

Our investing activities consist predominantly of liquid assets, investment debt securities, advances, and MPF Loans in portfolio. The change in net cash provided by (used in) investing activities and changes in allocation within investing activities are discussed ~~below.~~below for the six months ended June 30 unless otherwise stated.

•In ~~the first quarter of~~ 2021, ~~there was a decline in~~ our liquid assets ~~as a result of~~increased due to a lack of ~~attractive asset opportunities.~~investment opportunities given very low rates of yield on investment debt securities. In ~~the first quarter of~~ 2020 we reduced our liquid assets ~~were reduced~~ as we funded increased investment debt ~~securities. We continue to maintain a sufficient pool of liquidity to support anticipated member demand for advances and letters of credit.~~securities after we achieved

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•~~In the first quarter of 2021, we did not replace~~regulatory requirements related to liquidity, our investments as they paid down due to a lack of attractive investment opportunities. In the first quarter of 2020, we increased our investment debt security purchases in the first quarter of 2020, as we achieved key liquidity,mission asset ratio and MBS and ~~mission asset ratios.~~ABS investments at the beginning of the year. We maintain a sufficient pool of liquidity to support anticipated member demand for advances and letters of credit.

•Our advances outstanding ~~increased~~decreased slightly in ~~the first quarter of~~ 2021 as ~~increased advance borrowing by insurance company members offset reduced depository~~ member demand for ~~funding.~~funding remained steady. We experienced a significantly larger ~~increase~~decrease in advances during the same period in ~~the first quarter of~~ 2020 ~~related to increased member demand~~as members had reduced need for advances as a result of ~~market uncertainty at the start~~an inflow of deposits on their balance sheets along with reduced loan demand, as well as access to other liquidity sources as a result of certain government actions related to the COVID-19 ~~pandemic.~~pandemic.

•Net investment in MPF Loans held in portfolio declined slightly in ~~the first quarter~~2021 due to customer paydowns in mortgage loans as a result of ~~2021~~refinancing opportunities relative to an increase in ~~the first quarter of~~mortgage loans in 2020 asdue to new-acquisition volume ~~was outpaced by paydown~~outpacing paydowns and ~~maturity activity.~~maturities.

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Three months ended March 31,		2021		2020
Six months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,	2021		2020		Change

Consolidated obligation discount notes	Consolidated obligation discount notes	$	(3,384)	$	5,393	Consolidated obligation discount notes	$	(2,911)	$	(4,183)	$	1,272

Consolidated obligation bonds	Consolidated obligation bonds	(2,156)		(2,130)		Consolidated obligation bonds	429		1,062		(633)
Other	Other	(138)		609		Other	(237)		683		(920)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	(5,678)	$	3,872	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	(2,719)	$	(2,438)	$	(281)

Our financing activities primarily reflect cash flows related to issuing and repaying consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes. The change in net cash provided by (used in) financing activities and change in funding allocations are discussed ~~below.~~below for the six months ended June 30 unless otherwise stated.

•In ~~the first quarter of~~both 2021 we reduced our consolidated obligation debt financing to match the overall decline in assets as discussed in investing activities above. In the first quarter of 2020, we increased our overall consolidated obligation debt financing to fund our asset purchases as noted above. Specifically, in the first quarter ofand 2020, we paid down ~~our bonds~~discount notes and increased our use of ~~discount notes~~bonds to ~~reflect the demand for shorter term assets. We maintained ready access to~~align with advantageous funding ~~throughout the first quarter of 2021.~~opportunities and our shrinking balance sheet.

•The change in Other ~~financing activities~~ primarily reflects changes in member ~~deposits.~~deposits at our Bank. In ~~the first quarter of~~ 2021, members withdrew a small amount of deposits compared to a large increase in deposits in ~~the first quarter of~~ 2020.

Capital Resources

Capital Rules

We implemented the Capital Plan of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, effective ~~July 1, 2020 (as further amended from time to time, the~~as of May 3, 2021 (the Capital Plan).

Under the Capital Plan our stock consists of two sub-classes of stock, Class B1 activity stock and Class B2 membership stock (together, Class B stock), both with a par value of $100 per share and redeemable on five years' written notice, subject to certain conditions. Each member is required to own capital stock in an amount equal to the greater of a membership stock requirement or an activity stock requirement. All stock that supports a member’s activity stock requirement with the Bank is classified as Class B1 activity stock. Any additional amount of stock necessary for the total amount of Class B stock held to equal a member’s minimum investment amount will be classified as Class B2 membership stock. Members purchase Class B2 membership stock to satisfy their membership stock requirement with the Bank. Stock held in excess of a member’s minimum investment requirement is classified as Class B2 excess capital stock. Any dividend declared on Class B1 activity stock must be greater than or equal to the dividend on Class B2 membership stock for the same period. The higher dividend paid on Class B1 activity stock since late 2013 acknowledges that members, through their utilization of Bank products, provide support to the entire cooperative.

Under the Capital Plan, each member’s activity stock requirement is set at 4.5% for advances other than those borrowed under the Reduced Capitalization Advance Program (RCAP) as further discussed below. The Capital Plan provides that the Board of Directors may periodically adjust members' activity stock requirement for advances between a range of 2% and 5% of a member's outstanding advances.

Additionally, in order to maintain capacity to offer MPF on-balance sheet products and in an effort to ensure the Bank can continue to support member demand for letters of credit, effective May 3, 2021, the Bank began assessing capital stock for these products. Specifically, for MPF on-balance sheet products (which includes MPF Original, MPF 125, MPF 35, and MPF Government loans), the activity stock requirement is 2% of the principal loan amount sold into new master commitments

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executed on or after May 3, 2021. Under the Capital Plan, the range within which our Board may adjust this requirement is between 0% and 5%. For letters of credit, the activity stock requirement is 0.10% of the notional amount of all new letters of credit issued on or after May 3, 2021, and all existing letters of credit renewed, extended or increased on or after May 3, 2021. In connection with implementing this activity stock requirement for letters of credit, the Bank amended its Capital Plan to increase the lower end of the range for the letters of credit activity stock requirement from 0 to 0.10%. Therefore, underUnder the Capital Plan, the range for the letter of credit activity stock requirement is 0.10% to 2%~~, effective May 3, 2021.~~.

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Under the Capital Plan, each member’s membership stock requirement ~~remains~~is the greater of either $10,000 or 0.40% of a member's mortgage assets. The Capital Plan provides that the Board may periodically adjust members’ membership stock requirement between a range of 0.20% to 1% of a member’s mortgage assets. A member’s investment in membership stock is capped at $5 million, subject to adjustment by the Board within a range between $1 million and $25 million.

Membership stock requirements are recalculated annually, whereas the activity stock requirement and any automatic conversion between Class B2 membership stock and Class B1 activity stock related to activity continue to apply on a daily basis.

We may only redeem or repurchase capital stock from a member if, following the redemption or repurchase, the member continues to meet its minimum investment requirement and we remain in compliance with our regulatory capital requirements as discussed in Note 11 - Capital and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock (MRCS) to the financial ~~statements in this Form 10-Q.~~statements. Members that withdraw from membership must wait at least five years after their membership was terminated and all of their capital stock was redeemed or repurchased before being readmitted to membership in any FHLB.

For details on our capital stock requirements under our capital plan for year-end 2019 and 2020, see Capital Resources on page 62 of our 2020 Form 10-K. Under the terms of our Capital Plan, our Board of Directors is authorized to amend the Capital Plan, and the FHFA must approve all such amendments before they become effective.

For details on our minimum regulatory capital requirements see Note 11 - Capital and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock (MRCS) to the financial statements in this Form 10-Q, and Minimum Capital Requirements in Note 12 - Capital and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock (MRCS) to the financial statements of our 2020 Form 10-K.

Reduced Capitalization Advance Program (RCAP)

RCAP allows members to borrow one or more advances with an activity stock requirement of only 2% for the life of the advance instead of the current 4.5% requirement under our Capital Plan’s general provisions. ~~As of March 31,~~At June 30, 2021, ~~and December 31, 2020,~~ RCAP advances outstanding total $21.3 billion to ~~414~~383 members ~~and~~compared to $21.9 billion to 449 ~~members.~~members at December 31, 2020. The advances issued through our COVID-19 ~~Relief Program were~~relief program are all RCAP advances. We may implement future programs for advances with a reduced activity stock requirement that may or may not have the same characteristics as current RCAP offerings.

Repurchase of Excess Capital Stock

Members may request repurchase of excess capital stock on any business day. Additionally, starting on March 15, 2021, and continuing on a monthly basis, the Bank plans to repurchase excess capital stock held by each member or former member that exceeds certain limits set by the Bank. All repurchases of excess capital stock, including any monthly repurchases, will continue until otherwise announced, but remain subject to our regulatory requirements, certain financial and capital thresholds, and prudent business practices. For details on the financial and capital thresholds relating to repurchases, see Repurchase of Excess Capital Stock on page 65 of our 2020 Form 10-K.

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Capital Amounts

The following table reconciles our capital reported in our ~~statements~~Statements of ~~condition~~Condition to the amount of capital stock reported for regulatory purposes. MRCS is included in the calculation of the regulatory capital and leverage ratios but is recorded in other liabilities in our ~~statements~~Statements of ~~condition.~~Condition.


		March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020			June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Capital Stock	Capital Stock	$	2,019	$	2,010	Capital Stock	$	2,007	$	2,010
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock (MRCS) recorded as a liability	Mandatorily redeemable capital stock (MRCS) recorded as a liability	262		279		Mandatorily redeemable capital stock (MRCS) recorded as a liability	248		279
Regulatory capital stock	Regulatory capital stock	2,281		2,289		Regulatory capital stock	2,255		2,289
Retained earnings	Retained earnings	4,082		4,072		Retained earnings	4,139		4,072
Regulatory capital	Regulatory capital	$	6,363	$	6,361	Regulatory capital	$	6,394	$	6,361

Capital stock	Capital stock	$	2,019	$	2,010	Capital stock	$	2,007	$	2,010
Retained earnings	Retained earnings	4,082		4,072		Retained earnings	4,139		4,072
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	441		207		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	487		207
GAAP capital	GAAP capital	$	6,542	$	6,289	GAAP capital	$	6,633	$	6,289

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the above table consists of changes in market value of various balance sheet accounts where the change is not recorded in earnings but are instead recorded in equity capital as the income (loss) is not yet realized. For details on these changes please see Note 12 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to the financial statements.

We may not pay dividends if we fail to satisfy our minimum capital and liquidity requirements under the FHLB Act and FHFA regulations. On ~~April 27,~~July 28, 2021, our Board of Directors declared a 5.00% dividend (annualized) for Class B1 activity stock and a 2.00% dividend (annualized) for Class B2 membership stock based on our preliminary financial results for the ~~first~~second quarter of 2021. This dividend totaled ~~$24~~$25 million (recorded as ~~$21~~$22 million dividends on capital stock and $3 million interest expense on mandatorily redeemable capital stock) and is scheduled for payment on ~~May 13,~~August 12, 2021.

Although we continue to work to maintain our financial strength to support a reasonable dividend, any future dividend payment remains subject to declaration by our Board and will depend on future operating results, our Retained Earnings and Dividend Policy and any other factors the Board determines to be relevant. For further information see Retained Earnings & Dividends on page 66 in our 2020 Form 10-K.

We continue to allocate 20% of our net income each quarter to a restricted retained earnings account in accordance with the Joint Capital Enhancement Agreement that we entered into with the other FHLBs, as further discussed in Joint Capital Enhancement Agreement in Note 12 - Capital and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock (MRCS) to the financial statements of our 2020 Form 10-K.

Additionally, an FHFA Advisory Bulletin sets forth guidance for each FHLB to maintain a ratio of at least two percent of capital stock to total assets. In accordance with this guidance, the FHFA considers the proportion of capital stock to assets, measured on a daily average basis at month end, when assessing each FHLB’s capital management practices.

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Credit Risk Management

In light of the economic and financial disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are closely monitoring our credit risk exposure. ~~However,~~Notwithstanding increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates and the easing of restrictive measures, uncertainty remains with respect to the speed and extent to which normal economic and operating conditions can resume, and with the ultimate effect of the COVID-19 pandemic ~~will affect or will continue to affect~~on our business, financial condition, and results of ~~operations will depend on future developments, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted.~~operations. For a discussion of the credit risks facing the Bank as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including as a result of increased forbearances granted by Bank members or PFIs or a decline in the fair value of Bank investments, see Risk Factors starting on page 23 of our 2020 Form 10-K.

Managing Our Credit Risk Exposure Related to Member Credit Products

Our credit risk rating system focuses primarily on our member's overall financial health and takes into account the member's asset quality, earnings, and capital position. For further information please see Credit Risk starting on page 69 in our 2020 Form 10-K.

The following table presents the number of members and related credit outstanding to them by credit risk rating. Credit outstanding consists primarily of outstanding advances and letters of credit. MPF credit enhancement obligations, member derivative exposures, and other obligations make up the rest. Of the total credit outstanding, ~~$46.5~~$45.7 billion were advances (par value) and ~~$10.5~~$12.8 billion were letters of credit at ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, compared to $45.8 billion and $16.4 billion at December 31, 2020.

March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Rating Borrowing Members Credit Outstanding Collateral Loan Value Borrowing Members Credit Outstanding Collateral Loan Value
1-3 548 $ 56,994 $ 130,555 556 $ 62,021 $ 149,125
4 6 198 429 9 573 790
5 9 38 93 9 28 61
Total 563 $ 57,230 $ 131,077 574 $ 62,622 $ 149,976


	June 30, 2021					December 31, 2020
Rating	Borrowing Members	Credit Outstanding		Collateral Loan Value		Borrowing Members	Credit Outstanding		Collateral Loan Value
1-3	548	$	58,199	$	130,751	556	$	62,021	$	149,125
4	6	358		618		9	573		790
5	8	43		53		9	28		61
Total	562	$	58,600	$	131,422	574	$	62,622	$	149,976

Members assigned a 4 rating in the above table were required to submit specific collateral listings and the members assigned a 5 rating were required to deliver collateral to us or to a third party custodian on our behalf.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we began accepting Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans as eligible collateral. In addition, as many of our members assist borrowers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are accepting as eligible collateral loans temporarily granted forbearance due to the pandemic as long as the loans continue to meet all other eligibility requirements as defined in our collateral guidelines. To the extent that these loans become delinquent or do not meet the Bank’s eligibility guidelines in the future, the value of collateral pledged to secure member credit may be negatively impacted.

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MPF Loans and Related Exposures

For details on our allowance for credit losses on MPF Loans, please see Note 8 - Allowance for Credit Losses to the financial statements.

Credit Risk Exposure - Our credit risk exposure on conventional MPF Loans held in portfolio is the potential for financial loss due to borrower default and depreciation in the value of the real estate collateral securing the MPF Loan, offset by our ability to recover losses from PMI, Recoverable CE Fees, and the CE Amount which may include SMI. The PFI is required to pledge collateral to secure any portion of its CE Amount that is a direct obligation of the PFI. For further details see Loss Structure for Credit Risk Sharing Products on page 9 of our 2020 Form 10-K, and Credit Risk Exposure and Setting Credit Enhancement Levels starting on page 72 of our 2020 Form 10-K.

Under our MPF Program for non-government insured or guaranteed loans held in our portfolio, the loan payment forbearance is offered to borrowers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic allows a borrower to defer loan payments for up to 180 days without requiring documentation from the borrower to support the relief requested. Borrowers that continue to be impacted by COVID-19 may request an extensions of the loan payment forbearance for additional periods of up to 365 days, not exceeding a total cumulative forbearance period of 18 months. A hardship certification from the borrower supporting the continued hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic is required for approval of additional payment forbearance. During forbearance, late fees are not

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assessed. At the end of forbearance, borrowers are presented with options for bringing their mortgage loan to a current status. For government insured or guaranteed loans held in our portfolio, the forbearance plan requirements of the insuring or guaranteeing agency must be followed. For MPF Xtra loans that are serviced ~~under~~by PFIs or a servicing aggregator approved by the MPF Program, Fannie Mae’s forbearance plan requirements must be followed. The CARES Act requires that servicers servicing government insured or guaranteed loans and loans purchased by Fannie Mae offer their borrowers a payment forbearance plan where the initial forbearance period is up to 180 days with the availability of an additional 180 days for COVID-19 related hardship. Fannie Mae has amended its plan from the CARES Act requirements, to offer their borrowers initial forbearance period of up to 180 days with the availability of additional periods of up to 365 days, not exceeding a total cumulative forbearance period of 18 months.

~~The~~Borrowers in forbearance plans who have resolved their COVID-19 ~~pandemic~~related financial hardships, and ~~related economic disruptions may impact borrowers’ ability~~who are able to ~~repay~~resume making their ~~mortgage loans, which may lead~~original monthly payments, are offered deferral plans allowing them to ~~elevated rates of delinquencies or defaults and adversely impact the credit performance of MPF Loans held in portfolio. The extent to which~~resume making those payments while deferring the COVID-19 ~~pandemic will affect~~related forbearance arrears to the earlier of the loan being paid off, the loan maturity date, or sale of the property.

In addition, the foreclosure moratorium will continue until at least December 31, 2021 in accordance with the recently published Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) “Protections for Borrowers Affected by the COVID–19 Emergency Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Regulation X”. This CFPB rulemaking extends the foreclosure moratorium through the end of 2021; however, it permits the foreclosure of certain loans such as those loans on vacant property and those loans that were in a delinquency status prior to ~~affect our business, financial condition, and results~~March 2020. Other than the foreclosure moratorium exceptions noted in the CFPB’s rule, barring any extensions of ~~operations will depend~~the CFPB’s requirements or other regulatory limitations, foreclosures are expected to fully resume on future developments, which are highly uncertain and difficult to predict. For a discussion of our credit risks, and risks relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, see Risk Factors starting on page 23 of our 2020 Form 10-K.January 1, 2022.

Mortgage Repurchase Risk

For details on our mortgage repurchase risk in connection with our sale of MPF Loans to third party investors and MPF Loans securitized into MBS when a loan eligibility requirement or other warranty is breached, see Mortgage Repurchase Risk on page 74 in our 2020 Form 10-K.

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Investment Debt Securities

We hold a variety of ~~AA or better rated~~ investment securities, mostly government backed or insured securities, and we believe these investments are currently low risk. ~~There~~Except for an immaterial amount, all are rated at least AA and there were no material changes in the credit ratings of these securities since December 31, 2020. For further details see Investment Debt Securities on page 76 in our 2020 Form 10-K.

Unsecured Short-Term Investments

See Unsecured Short-Term Investments on page 77 in our 2020 Form 10-K for further details on our unsecured short-term investments as well as policies and procedures to limit and monitor our unsecured credit risk exposure.

The following table presents the credit ratings of our unsecured investment counterparties, organized by the domicile of the counterparty or, where the counterparty is a U.S. branch or agency office of a foreign commercial bank, by the domicile of the counterparty's parent. This table does not reflect the foreign sovereign government's credit rating. The rating used was the lowest rating among the three largest NRSROs. The unsecured investment credit exposure presented in the table may not reflect the average or maximum exposure during the period as the table reflects only the balances at period end.


As of March 31, 2021		AA		A		Total
As of June 30, 2021								As of June 30, 2021	AA		A		Total
Domestic U.S.	Domestic U.S.							Domestic U.S.
Interest-Bearing Deposits	Interest-Bearing Deposits	$	—	$	855	$	855	Interest-Bearing Deposits	$	—	$	855	$	855

U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks - Federal Funds sold:	U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks - Federal Funds sold:							U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks - Federal Funds sold:
Australia	Australia	—		1,000		1,000		Australia	—		1,000		1,000

Canada	Canada	—		1,675		1,675		Canada	—		1,875		1,875
Finland	Finland	970		—		970		Finland	500		—		500
France	France	—		200		200		France	—		100		100

Netherlands	Netherlands	—		700		700		Netherlands	—		700		700
Norway	Norway	500		—		500		Norway	600		—		600

Sweden		970		—		970
Switzerland		—		500		500

Total U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks	Total U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks	2,440		4,075		6,515		Total U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks	1,100		3,675		4,775
Total unsecured credit exposure	Total unsecured credit exposure	$	2,440	$	4,930	$	7,370	Total unsecured credit exposure	$	1,100	$	4,530	$	5,630

All ~~$7.370~~$5.630 billion of the unsecured credit exposure shown in the above table were overnight investments.

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Managing Our Credit Risk Exposure Related to Derivative Agreements

See Note 9 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities to the financial statements for a discussion of how we manage our credit risk exposure related to derivative agreements. We have credit exposure on net asset positions where we have not received adequate collateral from our counterparties. We also have credit exposure on net liability positions where we have pledged collateral in excess of our liability to a counterparty.

The following table presents our derivative positions where we have such credit exposures. The rating used was the lowest rating among the three largest NRSROs. Non-cash collateral pledged consists of initial margin we posted through our FCMs, on behalf of the DCOs for cleared derivatives and is included in our derivative positions with credit exposure. We had no material concentration of credit risk with any one bilateral derivative counterparty.

Net Derivative Fair Value Before Collateral Cash Collateral Pledged Noncash Collateral Pledged
Net Credit Exposure to Counterparties a
As of March 31, 2021
Nonmember counterparties -
Overcollateralized liability positions -
Bilateral derivatives -
A (27) — 28 1
BBB (175) — 175 —
Cleared derivatives (31) — 595 564
Nonmember counterparties (233) — 798 565
Member institutions 15 — — 15
Total $ (218) $ — $ 798 $ 580
As of December 31, 2020
Nonmember counterparties -
Undercollateralized asset positions -
Bilateral derivatives -
A $ 2 $ (2) $ — $ —
Overcollateralized liability positions -
Bilateral derivatives -
A (125) 6 120 1
BBB (147) — 147 —
Cleared derivatives (8) — 623 615
Nonmember counterparties (278) 4 890 616
Member counterparties 5 — — 5
Total $ (273) $ 4 $ 890 $ 621


	Net Derivative Fair Value Before Collateral		Cash Collateral Pledged		Noncash Collateral Pledged		Net Credit Exposure to Counterparties a
As of June 30, 2021
Nonmember counterparties -










Overcollateralized liability positions -
Bilateral derivatives -


A	$	(107)	$	110	$	—	$	3
BBB	(132)		139		—		7


Cleared derivatives	(61)		—		582		521
Nonmember counterparties	(300)		249		582		531
Member institutions	3		—		—		3
Total	$	(297)	$	249	$	582	$	534

As of December 31, 2020
Nonmember counterparties -
Undercollateralized asset positions -
Bilateral derivatives -


A	$	2	$	(2)	$	—	$	—





Overcollateralized liability positions -
Bilateral derivatives -


A	(125)		6		120		1
BBB	(147)		—		147		—


Cleared derivatives	(8)		—		623		615
Nonmember counterparties	(278)		4		890		616
Member counterparties	5		—		—		5
Total	$	(273)	$	4	$	890	$	621

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Legislative and Regulatory Developments

Significant regulatory actions and developments are summarized below.

~~Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities~~.

On July 1, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve Board (Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Farm Credit Administration, and the FHFA (collectively, Prudential Banking Regulators) jointly published a final rule, effective August 31, 2020, amending regulations that established minimum margin and capital requirements for uncleared swaps for covered swap entities under the jurisdiction of the Prudential Banking Regulators (Prudential Margin Rules). In addition to other changes, the final rule: (1) allows swaps entered into by a covered swap entity prior to an applicable compliance date to retain their legacy status and not become subject to the Prudential Margin Rules in the event that the legacy swaps are amended to replace an interbank offered rate (such as LIBOR) or other discontinued rate, or due to other technical amendments, notional reductions or portfolio compression exercises; (2) introduces a new Phase 6 compliance date for initial margin requirements for covered swap entities and their counterparties with an average daily aggregate notional amount (AANA) of uncleared swaps from $8 billion to $50 billion; and (3) clarifies that initial margin (IM) trading documentation does not need to be executed prior to the parties becoming obligated to exchange IM.

~~On the same date, the Prudential Banking Regulators published an interim final rule, effective September 1, 2020, extending the IM compliance date for Phase 6 counterparties to September 1, 2022.~~

On November 9, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a final rule extending the IM compliance date for Phase 6 counterparties to September 1, 2022, thereby aligning with the Prudential Banking Regulators. Further, on January 5, 2021, the CFTC published a final rule, effective February 4, 2021, that primarily amends the minimum margin and capital requirements for uncleared swaps under the jurisdiction of the CFTC (CFTC Margin Rules) by requiring covered entities to use a revised AANA calculation starting on September 1, 2022. The amendments, among other things, require entities subject to the CFTC’s jurisdiction to calculate the AANA for uncleared swaps during March, April and May of the current year, based on an average of month-end dates, as opposed to the previous requirement which required the calculation of AANA during June, July and August of the prior year, based on daily calculations. Parties would continue to be expected to exchange IM based on the AANA totals as of September 1 of the current year. These amendments align with the recommendation of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions. Separately, on January 25, 2021, the CFTC published a final rule, effective February 24, 2021, that amends the CFTC Margin Rules to permit, among other changes, covered swap entities to maintain separate minimum transfer amounts (MTA) for IM and variation margin for each swap counterparty, provided the combined MTA does not exceed $500,000.

~~We do not expect these rules to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.~~

~~FDIC Brokered Deposits Restrictions.~~

On January 22, 2021, the FDIC published a final rule, effective April 1, 2021, that amends its brokered deposits regulations that apply to less than well-capitalized insured depository institutions. The FDIC stated that the amendments are intended to modernize and clarify the FDIC’s brokered deposit regulations and they establish a new framework for analyzing the deposit broker definition, which determines whether deposits placed through deposit placement arrangements qualify as brokered deposits. These deposit placement arrangements include those between insured depository institutions and third parties, such as financial technology companies, for a variety of business purposes, including access to deposits. The amendments to the FDIC’s brokered deposit regulations, among other things, clarify what it means to be engaged in the business of facilitating the placement of deposits and expand the scope of the primary purpose exception. The rule amendments are expected to have the effect of narrowing the definition of deposit broker and excluding more deposits from treatment as brokered deposits. The amendments also establish an application and reporting process with respect to the primary purpose exception for businesses that do not meet one of several bright-line tests, and they affirm the FDIC’s position that the brokering of certificates of deposit constitutes deposit brokering.

This rule may have an effect on member demand for certain advances, but we cannot predict the extent of the impact. At this time, we do not expect this rule to materially affect our financial condition or results of operations.

~~United States Department of Treasury (Treasury) and Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement Amendment.~~

On January 14, 2021, Treasury and Fannie Mae entered into a letter agreement amending the terms of their Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (PSPA), which could impact PFIs that participate in the MPF Program’s MPF Xtra product (where MPF

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loans acquired are concurrently sold to Fannie Mae). Under the PSPA, Treasury provides liquidity to Fannie Mae in exchange for senior preferred stock. Under the recent PSPA amendment, effective January 1, 2022, the FHFA (acting as conservator for Fannie Mae) and Treasury agreed to limit the dollar volume of loans Fannie Mae could purchase from a single seller through Fannie Mae’s cash window to $1.5 billion per year. As administrator of the MPF Program, the Bank purchases MPF Xtra loans from PFIs and sells them to Fannie Mae via the cash window process. Based on volumes for the MPF Xtra product program-wide in 2020, the PSPA amendment would significantly curtail MPF Xtra cash window sales.

Although we do not currently expect this amendment to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations, it may negatively impact the volume of loans that PFIs are able to sell through the MPF Program unless we are successful in our efforts to develop a solution.

LIBOR ~~Transition.~~

~~FHFA Supervisory Letter - Planning for LIBOR Phase-Out~~

On September 27, 2019, the FHFA issued a supervisory letter (LIBOR Supervisory Letter) to the FHLBs and the Office of Finance to help ensure that the FHLBs will be able to identify and prudently manage the risks associated with the termination of LIBOR in a safe and sound manner. The LIBOR Supervisory Letter provided that the FHLBs should, by March 31, 2020, cease entering into new LIBOR referenced financial assets, liabilities, and derivatives with maturities beyond December 31, 2021 for all product types except investments. With respect to investments, the FHLBs were required, by December 31, 2019, to stop purchasing investments that reference LIBOR and mature after December 31, 2021. These phase-out dates did not apply to collateral accepted by the FHLBs. The LIBOR Supervisory Letter also directed the FHLBs to update their pledged collateral certification reporting requirements by March 31, 2020, in an effort to encourage members to distinguish LIBOR-linked collateral maturing after December 31, 2021. The FHLBs were expected to cease entering into LIBOR-indexed financial instruments maturing after December 31, 2021, by the deadlines specified in the LIBOR Supervisory Letter, subject to limited exceptions granted by the FHFA for LIBOR-linked products serving compelling mission, risk mitigating, and/or hedging purposes that do not currently have readily available alternatives.

As a result of the market volatility experienced during 2020 due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FHFA extended the FHLBs’ authority to enter into LIBOR-based instruments that mature after December 31, 2021 from March 31, 2020 to June 30, 2020, except for investments and option embedded products. In addition, the FHFA extended the requirement to update pledged collateral certification reporting requirements from March 31, 2020, to September 30, 2020. We have already ceased purchasing investments that reference LIBOR and mature after December 31, 2021. In addition, we previously ceased entering into option embedded advance products that reference LIBOR and have suspended transactions in certain structured advances and advances with terms directly linked to LIBOR that mature after December 31, 2021. Also as of July 1, 2020, we no longer enter into consolidated obligation bonds and derivatives with swaps, caps, or floors indexed to LIBOR that terminate after December 31, 2021.

We continue to evaluate the potential impact of the LIBOR Supervisory Letter and the related subsequent guidance on our financial condition and results of operations, but we may experience lower overall demand or increased costs for our advances, which in turn may negatively impact the future composition of our balance sheet, capital stock levels, core mission asset ratio, net income and dividend.Transition

LIBOR Transition – 2021 ISDA ~~2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol~~Interest Rate Derivatives Definitions

On June 11, 2021, ISDA published 2021 ISDA Interest Rate Derivatives Definitions (2021 ISDA Definitions), which will update and ~~Supplement~~consolidate the frequently supplemented 2006 ISDA Definitions as the standard definitions for uncleared interest rate derivatives. The 2021 ISDA Definitions incorporate prior supplements to the 2006 ISDA Definitions

~~On October 23, 2020, the International Swaps~~ in addition to other changes made to conform to updates in market practice and ~~Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), published a Supplement to~~regulation. Both the 2006 ISDA Definitions (Supplement) and the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol (Protocol). Both the Supplement and the Protocol took effect on January 25, 2021. On that date, all legacy bilateral derivative transactions subject to Protocol-covered agreements (including ISDA agreements) that incorporate certain covered ISDA definitional booklets and reference a covered IBOR, including USD LIBOR, were amended to apply the new ISDA-recommended IBOR fallbacks in the event of the relevant IBOR’s cessation. To the extent our counterparties do not adhere to the Protocol, then it will be necessary to bilaterally amend legacy covered agreements (including ISDA agreements) to address LIBOR fallbacks. The Protocol will remain open for adherence after theas supplemented effective ~~date. As of~~ January 25, 2021, ~~all new derivative contracts are subject~~and the 2021 ISDA Definitions contain ISDA-recommended fallbacks for interest rate derivatives referencing an interbank offered rate, including U.S. Dollar LIBOR. ISDA has announced that implementation of the 2021 ISDA Definitions is expected to take place for clearing houses, trading venues and other market infrastructures between October 1-4, 2021. While the ~~relevant IBOR fallbacks set forth in~~FHLBs may continue to use the ~~Supplement.~~current 2006 ISDA Definitions, ISDA will not incorporate any further supplements following implementation of the 2021 ISDA Definitions.

~~On October 21, 2020,~~We are evaluating whether to use the FHFA issued a supervisory letter to the FHLBs that required each FHLB to adhere to the Protocol by December 31, 2020, and to the extent necessary, to amend any bilateral agreements regarding the adoption of the Protocol by December 15, 2020. We adhered to the Protocol on October 23, 2020 and all of our2021 ISDA ~~counterparties have adhered to the Protocol.~~

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~~In July 2017, the FCA announced that after 2021 it will no longer persuade or compel banks to submit rates~~Definitions for the calculation of LIBOR. On March 5, 2021, the FCA further announced that LIBOR will either cease to be provided by any administrator or no longer be representative immediately after December 31, 2021 for most LIBOR settings across currencies, including 1 week and 2 month USD LIBOR, or immediately after June 30, 2023, in the case of certain frequently used tenors, including the remaining USD LIBOR settings. Although the FCA does not expect LIBOR to become unrepresentative before the applicable cessation date and intends to consult on requiring the administrator of LIBOR to continue publishing LIBOR of certain currencies and tenors on a non-representative, synthetic basis for a period after the applicable cessation date, there is no assurance that LIBOR, of any particular currency or tenor, will continue to be published or be representative through any particular date. The FCA’s announcement constitutes an index cessation event under the Protocol and Supplement, and as a result, the fallbacks spread adjustment for each tenor is fixed as of the date of the announcement. We do not expect the FCA announcements to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

~~For a discussion of the potential impact of the LIBOR transition, refer to~~ ~~LIBOR Transition~~ ~~on page 43 and the Risk Factor section of our 2020 Form 10-K, starting on page 23.~~future derivatives transactions.

COVID-19 ~~Developments.~~

~~FHFA Supervisory Letter – Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans as Collateral for FHLB Advances~~

On April 23, 2020, the FHFA issued a supervisory letter (PPP Supervisory Letter) permitting the FHLBs to accept PPP loans as collateral for advances as “Agency Securities,” given the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 100 percent guarantee of the unpaid principal balance. On April 20, 2020, the SBA published its third interim final rule related to PPP loans, which explicitly waived certain regulatory requirements that must be satisfied before a member could pledge PPP loans to the FHLBs as collateral. The PPP Supervisory Letter establishes a series of conditions under which the FHLBs may accept PPP loans as collateral, which conditions focus on the financial condition of members, collateral discounts, and pledge dollar limits.

On December 27, 2020, the U.S. President signed into law an extension of the PPP until March 31, 2021. The PPP Supervisory Letter from the FHFA allowing FHLBs to accept PPP loans as collateral remains in effect, and we continue to accept PPP loans as collateral as further discussed in ~~Credit Risk Management, on page 50.~~

~~CARES Act~~

To address the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact, since March 2020 Congress passed a number of laws making available several trillion dollars in economic relief and resources. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The $2.2 trillion package was the largest stimulus bill in U.S. history. The CARES Act was in addition to previous relief legislation passed by Congress in March 2020. The legislation provided, among other things, the following:

~~• Assistance to businesses, states, and municipalities.~~

~~• A loan program for small businesses, non-profits and physician practices that can be forgiven through employee retention incentives.~~

~~• The Treasury Secretary authority to make loans or loan guarantees to states, municipalities, and eligible businesses and loosens some regulations imposed through the Dodd-Frank Act.~~

~~• Direct payments to eligible taxpayers and their families.~~

~~• Expansion for eligibility for unemployment insurance and payment amounts.~~

~~• Mortgage forbearance provisions and a foreclosure moratorium.~~

~~American Rescue Plan Act of 2021~~

On March 11, 2021, the U.S. President signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which provided an additional $1.9 trillion dollars for COVID-19 pandemic relief. Among other appropriations, the legislation allocated $7.25 billion in additional funds to support the PPP loan program. Also, as part of the legislation, eligibility for PPP was expanded to include certain nonprofits and digital news services. Since the legislation did not expand the PPP application deadline beyond March 31, 2021, the PPP Extension Act of 2021 was signed into law on March 30, 2021, which extended the application deadline to May 31, 2021.Developments

Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Extends ~~PPP~~Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Liquidity Facility

On ~~March 8,~~June 25, 2021, the ~~Federal Reserve Board issued~~FRB announced a ~~press release announcing it will extend the~~final extension of its PPP Liquidity Facility ~~(“PPPLF”), which was set~~(PPPLF) by an additional month to ~~expire on March 31, 2021 to June~~July 30, 2021. ~~The Commercial Paper Funding Facility, Money Market~~

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~~Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility, and the Primary Dealer Credit Facility expired on March 31, 2021 since such facilities had not received significant usage.~~ The PPPLF provides collateralized PPP loan liquidity to eligible Federal Reserve member financial institutions in order to facilitate PPP loan originations at such financial institutions.

~~FHFA Extension of Loan Origination Flexibilities~~

~~On March 31, 2020,~~ The extension would allow additional processing time for banks, community development financial institutions, and other financial institutions to pledge to the FHFA announced authorization of loan processing flexibilities for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac customers. Origination flexibilities included allowing desktop appraisals on new construction loans; allowing flexibility on demonstrating construction has been completed; allowing flexibility for borrowers to provide certain documentation; and expandingfacility any PPP loans approved by the ~~use of power of attorney and remote online notarizations. On March 11, 2021,~~Small Business Administration through the ~~FHFA extended previously authorized COVID-related loan flexibilities to April 30, 2021; all such flexibilities were set to expire on March 31, 2021. The flexibilities extended to April~~June 30, 2021 included alternative appraisals on purchase and rate term refinance loans; alternative methods for documenting income and verifying employment before loan closing; and expanding the use of power of attorney to assist with loan closings. On April 21, 2021, the FHFA announced that some temporary loan origination flexibilities have been extended until May 31, 2021, which include flexibilities for alternative appraisals on purchase and rate-term refinance loans. Temporary flexibilities related to employment verification, condominium project reviews, and expanded power of attorney expired on April 30, 2021.

~~While some provisions~~expiration of the CARES Act have expired, others have been extended by regulatory and legislative action. Additional phases of the CARES Act, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, or other COVID-19 pandemic relief legislation may be enacted by the Congress. We continue to evaluate the potential impact of such legislation on our business, including its continued impact to the U.S. economy; impacts to mortgages held or serviced by our members and that we accept as collateral; and the impacts on our MPFPPP program.

Additional COVID-19 Presidential, Legislative and Regulatory Developments

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the former and current Presidents of the United States, through executive orders, governmental agencies, including the SEC, OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC, National Credit Union Administration, CFTC and the FHFA, as well as state governments and agencies, have taken, and may continue to take, actions to provide various forms of relief from, and guidance regarding, the financial, operational, credit, market, and other effects of the pandemic, and the Congress has and may continue to enact pandemic relief legislation, some of which may have a direct or indirect impact on usthe Bank or ~~our~~its members. Many of these actions are temporary in nature. We continue to monitor these actions and guidance as they evolve and to evaluate their potential impact on us.

For further discussion of the risks and potential risks relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, see Risk Factors starting on page 23 of our 2020 Form 10-K.

Other Legislative Matters

Affordable Housing and Community Investment

Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives that, if enacted in its proposed form, would require that the FHLBs set aside higher percentages of their earnings for their affordable housing and community investment programs than is currently required under law. The FHLBs are actively monitoring these proposals.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Our Asset/Liability Management Committee and its subcommittees provide oversight of our risk management practices and policies. This includes routine reporting to senior Bank management and the Board of Directors, as well as maintaining the Income and Market Value Risk Policy, which defines our interest rate risk limits. The table below reflects the expected change in market value of equity for the stated increase or decrease in interest rates based on our models and related loss limit for each scenario established in the policy. For our down scenario shock analysis, the down shocks are constrained by scenarios provided by our regulator so that shocked rates will not go negative. As a result, we floored the down shock scenario at 10 bps. Due to the low rate environment, this floor setting was triggered in our down shock scenarios presented below.

March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Scenario as of Change in Market Value of Equity Loss Limit Change in Market Value of Equity Loss Limit
-200 bp $ 146 $ (450) $ 421 $ (450)
-100 bp 83 (200) 225 (200)
-50 bp 58 (90) 140 (90)
-25 bp 39 (45) 96 (45)
+25 bp (16) (45) (11) (45)
+50 bp (34) (90) (31) (90)
+100 bp (74) (200) (84) (200)
+200 bp (143) (450) (187) (450)


	June 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
Scenario as of	Change in Market Value of Equity		Loss Limit		Change in Market Value of Equity		Loss Limit
-200 bp	$	330	$	(450)	$	421	$	(450)
-100 bp	44		(200)		225		(200)
-50 bp	23		(90)		140		(90)
-25 bp	8		(45)		96		(45)
+25 bp	(12)		(45)		(11)		(45)
+50 bp	(29)		(90)		(31)		(90)
+100 bp	(72)		(200)		(84)		(200)
+200 bp	(165)		(450)		(187)		(450)

Measurement of Market Risk Exposure

To measure our exposure, we discount the cash flows generated from modeling the terms and conditions of all interest rate-sensitive securities using current interest rates to determine their fair values or spreads to the swap curve for securities where third party prices are used. This includes considering explicit and embedded options using a lattice model or Monte Carlo simulation. We estimate yield curve, option, and basis risk exposures by calculating the fair value change in relation to various parallel changes in interest rates, implied volatility, prepayment speeds, spreads to the swap curve and mortgage rates.

The table below summarizes our sensitivity to various interest rate risk exposures in terms of changes in market value.

Option Risk Basis Risk
Yield Curve Risk Implied Volatility Prepayment Speeds Spread to Swap Curve Mortgage Spread
As of March 31, 2021 $ 1 $ 2 $ (1) (17) $ —
As of December 31, 2020 — (1) (4) (25) 1


			Option Risk				Basis Risk
	Yield Curve Risk		Implied Volatility		Prepayment Speeds		Spread to Swap Curve		Mortgage Spread
As of June 30, 2021	$	2	$	3	$	(1)	$	(16)	$	—
As of December 31, 2020	—		(1)		(4)		(25)		1

Yield curve risk – Change in market value for a one basis point parallel increase in the swap curve.

Option risk (implied volatility) – Change in market value for a one percent parallel increase in the swaption volatility.

Option risk (prepayment speeds) – Change in market value for a one percent increase in prepayment speeds.

Basis risk (spread to swap curve) – Change in market value for a one basis point parallel increase in the spread to the swap curve.

Basis risk (mortgage spread) – Change in market value for a one basis point increase in mortgage rates.

As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, our sensitivity to changes in implied volatility using these models was $2$3 million, compared to $(1) million at December 31, 2020. These sensitivities are limited in that they do not incorporate other risks, including but not limited to, non-parallel changes in yield curves, prepayment speeds, and basis risk related to differences between the swap and the other curves. Option positions embedded in our mortgage assets and callable debt impact our yield curve risk profile, such that swap curve changes significantly greater than one basis point cannot be linearly interpolated from the table above.

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Duration of equity is another measure to express interest rate sensitivity. We report the results of our duration of equity calculations to the FHFA each quarter. We measure duration of equity in a base case using the actual yield curve as of a specified date and then shock it with an instantaneous shift of the entire curve.

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The following table presents the duration of equity reported by us to the FHFA in accordance with the FHFA's guidance, which prescribes that down and up interest-rate shocks equal 200 basis points. The results are shown ~~in years of duration equity. We continue to monitor impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the markets and the economy which may impact our mortgage prepayment speed projections and~~by duration of ~~equity.~~equity in years.

Duration of equity in years
Scenario as of Down 200 bps Base Up 200 bps
March 31, 2021 0.3 0.8 0.8
December 31, 2020 1.4 0.6 1.4


	Duration of equity in years
Scenario as of	Down 200 bps	Base	Up 200 bps
June 30, 2021	1.0	0.5	1.3
December 31, 2020	1.4	0.6	1.4

As of ~~March 31,~~June 30, 2021, on a U.S. GAAP basis, our fair value surplus (relative to book value) was ~~$467~~$438 million, and our market value of equity to book value of equity ratio was ~~107%~~106%, compared to $330 million and 105% at December 31, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the markets and the economy in the first quarter of 2021. However, with the government and Federal Reserve accommodated policies in place, the markets continued to normalize. Our market to book value of total capital for regulatory risk-based capital purposes differs from this GAAP calculation, as discussed in Note 11 - Capital and Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock (MRCS) to the financial statements.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this report (the Evaluation Date). Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded as of the Evaluation Date that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that information relating to us that is required to be disclosed in reports filed with the SEC (i) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

For the most recent quarter presented in this Form 10-Q, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Consolidated Obligations

Our disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures for accumulating and communicating information relating to our joint and several liability for the consolidated obligations of other FHLBs. For further information, see Item 9A. Controls and Procedures on page 88 of our 2020 Form 10-K.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

For a discussion of the litigation relating to PLMBS bonds purchased by the Bank, see Item 3. Legal Proceedings on page 36 of our 2020 Form 10-K.

The Bank may also be subject to various other legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. After consultation with legal counsel, management is not aware of any other proceedings that might have a material effect on the Bank's financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to the information presented in this report, readers should carefully consider the factors set forth in the Risk Factors section starting on page 23 in our 2020 Form 10-K which could materially affect our business, financial condition, or future results. These risks are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also severely affect us.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits.



4.1			~~Capital Plan~~C apital P l an of the ~~Federal~~Fede ral Home ~~Loan Bank~~L o an Ban k of Chicago , effective as of May 3, 2021a

31.1			Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Principal Executive Officerb

31.2			Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Principal Financial Officerb

32.1			Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Principal Executive Officerb

32.2			Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Principal Financial Officerb

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104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)b

a Filed as Exhibit 4.1 with our Form 10-Q on May 6, 2021, SEC File No.: 000-51401

b Filed herewith.

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Glossary of Terms

Advances: Secured loans to members.

ABS: Asset backed securities.

AFS: Available-for-sale debt securities.

AOCI: Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.

Capital Plan: Capital Plan of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, ~~as amended from time to time.~~effective May 3, 2021.

CARES Act: The Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, enacted March 27, 2020.

CE Amount: A PFI's assumption of credit risk, beyond any Recoverable CE Fees in the FLA, on conventional MPF Loan products held in an MPF Bank's portfolio that are funded by, or sold to, an MPF Bank by providing credit enhancement either through a direct liability to pay credit losses up to a specified amount or through a contractual obligation to provide SMI. Does not apply to the MPF Government, MPF Xtra, MPF Direct or MPF Government MBS product.

CE Fee: Credit enhancement fee. PFIs are paid a credit enhancement fee for managing credit risk and in some instances, all or a portion of the CE Fee may be performance based.

CFTC: Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Consolidated Obligations (CO): FHLB debt instruments (bonds and discount notes) which are the joint and several liability of all FHLBs; issued by the Office of Finance.

Consolidated obligation bonds: Consolidated obligations that make periodic interest payments with a term generally over one year, although we have issued for terms of less than one year.

DCO: Derivatives Clearing Organization. A clearinghouse, clearing association, clearing corporation, or similar entity that enables each party to an agreement, contract, or transaction to substitute, through novation or otherwise, the credit of the DCO for the credit of the parties; arranges or provides, on a multilateral basis, for the settlement or netting of obligations; or otherwise provides clearing services or arrangements that mutualize or transfer credit risk among participants.

Discount notes: Consolidated obligations with a term of one year or less, which sell at less than their face amount and are redeemed at par value when they mature.

Excess capital stock: Capital stock held by members in excess of their minimum investment requirement.

Fannie Mae: Federal National Mortgage Association.

FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board.

FCM: Futures Commission Merchant.

FFELP: Federal Family Education Loan Program.

FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency - The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 enacted on July 30, 2008 created the Federal Housing Finance Agency which became the regulator of the FHLBs.

FHLB Act: The Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, as amended.

FHLBs: The 11 Federal Home Loan Banks or subset thereof.

FHLB System: The 11 FHLBs and the Office of Finance.

FHLB Chicago: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago.

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FLA: First loss account is a memo account used to track the MPF Bank's exposure to losses until the CE Amount is available to cover losses.

Freddie Mac: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America.

Ginnie Mae: Government National Mortgage Association.

Ginnie Mae MBS: Mortgage backed securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae.

Government Loans: Mortgage loans insured or guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) or Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (RHS).

GSE: Government sponsored enterprise.

HFS: Held for sale.

HTM: Held-to-maturity debt securities.

LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate.

Liquidity AB: Advisory Bulletin 2018-07 Liquidity Guidance, issued by the FHFA on August 23, 2018.

Master Commitment (MC): Pool of MPF Loans purchased or funded by an MPF Bank.

MBS: Mortgage backed securities.

Moody's: Moody's Investors Service.

MPF®: Mortgage Partnership Finance.

MPF Banks: FHLBs that participate in the MPF program.

MPF Direct product: The MPF Program product under which we acquire non-conforming (jumbo) MPF Loans from PFIs without any CE Amount and concurrently resell them to a third party investor.

MPF Government MBS product: The MPF Program product under which we aggregate Government Loans acquired from PFIs in order to issue securities guaranteed by the Ginnie Mae that are backed by such Government Loans.

MPF Loans: Conventional and government mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties with maturities from five to 30 years or participations in such mortgage loans that are acquired under the MPF Program.

MPF Program: A secondary mortgage market structure that provides liquidity to FHLB members that are PFIs through the purchase or funding by an FHLB of MPF Loans.

MPF Xtra® product: The MPF Program product under which we acquire MPF Loans from PFIs without any CE Amount and concurrently resell them to Fannie Mae.

MRCS: Mandatorily redeemable capital stock.

NRSRO: Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization.

Office of Finance: A joint office of the FHLBs established by the Finance Board to facilitate issuing and servicing of consolidated obligations.

OIS: Overnight Index Swap

~~OTTI:~~ ~~Other-than-temporary impairment.~~

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OTTI: Other-than-temporary impairment.

PFI: Participating Financial Institution. A PFI is a member (or eligible housing associate) of an MPF Bank that has applied to and been accepted to do business with its MPF Bank under the MPF Program.

PLMBS: Private label mortgage backed securities.

PMI: Primary Mortgage Insurance.

PPP: Paycheck Protection Program.

RCAP: Reduced Capitalization Advance Program.

Recorded Investment: Recorded investment in a loan is its amortized cost plus related accrued interest receivable, if any. Recorded investment is not net of an allowance for credit losses but is net of any direct charge-off on a loan. Amortized cost is defined as either the amount funded or the cost to purchase MPF Loans. Specifically, the amortized cost includes the initial fair value amount of the delivery commitment as of the purchase or settlement date, agent fees (i.e., market risk premiums or discounts paid to or received from PFIs), if any, subsequently adjusted, if applicable, for accretion, amortization, collection of cash, charge-offs, and cumulative basis adjustments related to fair value hedges.

Recoverable CE Fee: Under the MPF Program, the PFI may receive a contingent performance based credit enhancement fee whereby such fees are reduced up to the amount of the FLA by losses arising under the Master Commitment.

Regulatory capital: Regulatory capital stock plus retained earnings.

Regulatory capital stock: The sum of the paid-in value of capital stock and mandatorily redeemable capital stock.

REO: Real estate owned

SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOFR: Secured Overnight Financing Rate.

SOFR SARM MBS: SOFR Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage MBS.

SMI: Supplemental mortgage insurance.

System or FHLB System: The Federal Home Loan Bank System consisting of the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks and the Office of Finance.

UPB: Unpaid Principal Balance.

U.S.: United States

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CHICAGO

/s/ Michael A. Ericson

Name:

Michael A. Ericson

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:

~~May 6,~~August 5, 2021

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Roger D. Lundstrom

Name:

Roger D. Lundstrom

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date:

~~May 6,~~August 5, 2021

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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	Three months ended March 31,
For the year ended December 31,		2021		2020
Allowance for Fund loan credit losses beginning balance		$	7	$	0
Adjustment for cumulative effect of accounting change		0		7


Allowance for Fund loan credit losses ending balances		$	7	$	7