Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines 10-Q 2006 Q2 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006

OR

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

Commission File Number: 000-51999

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DES MOINES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Federally chartered corporation	42-6000149
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. employer identification number)
907 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA	50309
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(515) 281-1000

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.

o Yes     þ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filero      Accelerated filero      Non-accelerated filerþ

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

o Yes     þ No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

	Shares outstanding
	as of July 31, 2006
Class B Stock, par value $100	19,567,679

Table of Contents

Part I–Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statements of Condition	2
Statements of Income	3
Statements of Changes in Capital	4
Statements of Cash Flow	6
Condensed Notes to the Financial Statements	7
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	35
Selected Financial Data	37
Overview	39
Results of Operations	41
Statements of Condition	55
Liquidity and Capital Resources	62
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates	71
Legislative and Regulatory Developments	71
Risk Management	73
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	93
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	93
Part II–Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	96
Item 1A. Risk Factors	96
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	98
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	98
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	98
Item 5. Other Information	98
Item 6. Exhibits	99
Signature	100
Section 302 Certification
Section 302 Certification
Section 906 Certification
Section 906 Certification

PART 1–FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DES MOINES

STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

(In thousands, except shares)

(Unaudited)

	June 30,			December 31,
	2006			2005
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	84,742		$	42,366
Interest-bearing deposits		77,597			700,025
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		305,000			305,000
Federal funds sold		1,705,000			2,985,000
Investments
Trading securities		7,562			8,693
Available-for-sale securities include $420,266 and $222,709 pledged as collateral at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 that may be repledged		449,326			250,235
Held-to-maturity securities include $99,567 and $297,314 pledged as collateral at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 that may be repledged (estimated fair value of $5,134,372 and $5,961,810 at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005		5,221,116			5,978,367
Advances (Note 3)		22,924,859			22,283,315
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net of allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans of $763 at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (Note 6)		12,393,393			13,018,030
Accrued interest receivable		95,611			99,732
Premises and equipment, net		2,747			1,734
Derivative assets (Note 11)		46,322			18,440
Other assets		27,639			31,542
Total assets	$	43,340,914		$	45,722,479
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
LIABILITIES
Deposits
Interest-bearing	$	521,580		$	827,068
Noninterest-bearing demand		35,634			37,640
Total deposits		557,214			864,708
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		500,000			500,000
Consolidated obligations, net (Note 7)
Discount notes		5,775,330			4,066,732
Bonds		33,436,249			37,129,784
Total consolidated obligations, net		39,211,579			41,196,516
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock		76,054			85,084
Accrued interest payable		291,574			315,657
Affordable Housing Program (Note 4)		46,580			46,654
Payable to REFCORP (Note 5)		7,526			50,944
Derivative liabilities (Note 11)		308,528			379,524
Other liabilities		20,295			22,924
Total liabilities		41,019,350			43,462,011
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
CAPITAL (Note 8)
Capital stock – Class B putable ($100 par value) authorized, issued, and outstanding 19,824,790 and 19,320,536 shares at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005		1,982,479			1,932,054
Retained earnings		339,917			329,241
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities		(63	)		(58	)
Other		(769	)		(769	)
Total capital		2,321,564			2,260,468
Total liabilities and capital	$	43,340,914		$	45,722,479

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

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DES MOINES

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Quarter Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2006			2005			2006			2005
INTEREST INCOME
Advances	$	279,311		$	228,749		$	532,262		$	426,460
Advance prepayment fees, net		164			7			177			18
Interest-bearing deposits		2,305			2,046			10,075			3,091
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		3,812			2,290			7,227			4,192
Federal funds sold		27,266			9,426			63,413			17,607
Investments
Trading securities		89			110			180			280
Available-for-sale securities		665			5,430			2,009			9,568
Held-to-maturity securities		72,583			46,382			144,116			89,304
Mortgage loans held for portfolio		155,832			175,653			315,028			358,054
Loans to other FHLBanks		7			—			7			—
Total interest income		542,034			470,093			1,074,494			908,574
INTEREST EXPENSE
Consolidated obligations
Discount notes		56,594			51,266			106,648			81,103
Bonds		432,040			323,222			861,456			623,910
Deposits		7,118			5,175			15,556			10,075
Borrowings from other FHLBanks		55			38			114			41
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		6,958			4,561			13,320			8,457
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock		818			689			1,453			1,195
Other borrowings		—			4			—			4
Total interest expense		503,583			384,955			998,547			724,785
NET INTEREST INCOME		38,451			85,138			75,947			183,789
Provision for credit losses on mortgage loans (Note 6)		—			—			—			—
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER MORTGAGE LOAN CREDIT LOSS PROVISION		38,451			85,138			75,947			183,789
OTHER INCOME
Service fees		634			631			1,252			1,223
Net (loss) gain on trading securities		(15	)		16			(46	)		91
Net realized gain on available-for-sale securities		—			1,971			—			1,971
Net realized loss on held-to-maturity securities		—			—			—			(7	)
Net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities (Note 11)		419			(238,267	)		1,888			(126,371	)
Other, net		1,642			785			2,164			1,376
Total other income		2,680			(234,864	)		5,258			(121,717	)
OTHER EXPENSE
Operating		10,259			8,651			20,577			17,111
Finance Board		442			503			884			1,005
Office of Finance		188			272			482			551
Total other expense		10,889			9,426			21,943			18,667
INCOME BEFORE ASSESSMENTS		30,242			(159,152	)		59,262			43,405
Affordable Housing Program		2,552			(12,922	)		4,986			3,665
REFCORP		5,538			(29,246	)		10,855			7,948
Total assessments		8,090			(42,168	)		15,841			11,613
INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE		22,152			(116,984	)		43,421			31,792
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (Note 2)		—			—			—			6,444
NET INCOME	$	22,152		$	(116,984	)	$	43,421		$	38,236

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

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DES MOINES

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

										Accumulated
	Capital Stock									Other
	Class B (putable)						Retained			Comprehensive			Total
	Shares			Par Value			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Capital
BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2005		19,321		$	1,932,054		$	329,241		$	(827	)	$	2,260,468
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock		3,814			381,429			—			—			381,429
Repurchase/redemption of capital stock		(3,310	)		(330,984	)		—			—			(330,984	)
Net shares reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock		—			(20	)		—			—			(20	)
Other comprehensive income
Net income		—			—			43,421			—			43,421
Other comprehensive income
Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities		—			—			—			(5	)		(5	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)		—			—			43,421			(5	)		43,416
Cash dividends on capital stock (3.40% annualized)		—			—			(32,745	)		—			(32,745	)
BALANCE June 30, 2006		19,825		$	1,982,479		$	339,917		$	(832	)	$	2,321,564

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

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DES MOINES
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

										Accumulated
	Capital Stock									Other
	Class B (putable)						Retained			Comprehensive			Total
	Shares			Par Value			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Capital
BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2004		22,317		$	2,231,674		$	162,783		$	(594	)	$	2,393,863
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock		5,610			560,986			—			—			560,986
Repurchase/redemption of capital stock		(5,740	)		(573,946	)		—			—			(573,946	)
Net shares reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock		(272	)		(27,198	)		—			—			(27,198	)
Comprehensive income
Net income		—			—			38,236			—			38,236
Other comprehensive income
Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities		—			—			—			3,322			3,322
Reclassification adjustment for gain included in net income relating to available-for-sale securities		—			—			—			(1,971	)		(1,971	)
Total comprehensive income		—			—			38,236			1,351			39,587
Cash dividends on capital stock (3.55% annualized)		—			—			(39,727	)		—			(39,727	)
BALANCE June 30, 2005		21,915		$	2,191,516		$	161,292		$	757		$	2,353,565

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

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DES MOINES

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2006			2005
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	43,421		$	38,236
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle		—			6,444
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle		43,421			31,792
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization
Net premiums, discounts, and basis adjustments on investments, advances, mortgage loans, and consolidated obligations		22,719			13,688
Concessions on consolidated obligation bonds		3,157			(1,159	)
Premises and equipment		205			203
Other		(177	)		(233	)
Net realized gain on available-for-sale securities		—			(1,971	)
Net realized loss from sale of held-to-maturity securities		—			7
Net change in fair value adjustment on derivatives and hedging activities		(1,641	)		16,081
Net realized loss on disposal of premises and equipment		10			6
Net change in:
Trading securities		1,131			6,386
Accrued interest receivable		4,121			(2,717	)
Accrued interest on derivatives		(582	)		(4,233	)
Other assets		1,999			(2,872	)
Accrued interest payable		(24,083	)		6,606
Affordable Housing Program (AHP) liability and discount on AHP advances		(90	)		1,213
Payable to REFCORP		(43,418	)		(381	)
Other liabilities		(2,630	)		249,114
Total adjustments		(39,279	)		279,738
Net cash provided by operating activities		4,142			311,530

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

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DES MOINES

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued from previous page)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2006			2005
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net change in:
Interest-bearing deposits		622,428			(657,864	)
Federal funds sold		1,280,000			(240,000	)
Short-term held-to-maturity securities		694,911			303,960
Available-for-sale securities:
Proceeds from sales		—			415,578
Proceeds from maturities		250,000			—
Purchases		(449,172	)		(253,004	)
Held-to-maturity securities:
Proceeds from sales		—			5,169
Proceeds from maturities		564,256			382,169
Purchases		(500,000	)		(501,599	)
Advances to members:
Principal collected		43,249,118			54,806,487
Originated		(44,062,769	)		(54,767,561	)
Mortgage loans held for portfolio:
Principal collected		808,902			1,244,842
Originated or purchased		(187,830	)		(236,294	)
Additions to premises and equipment		(1,274	)		(320	)
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment		46			3
Net cash provided by investing activities		2,268,616			501,566
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net change in deposits		(307,494	)		(256,203	)
Net proceeds from issuance of consolidated obligations
Discount notes		344,865,640			247,119,282
Bonds		1,712,698			4,393,336
Payments for maturing and retiring consolidated obligations
Discount notes		(343,157,362	)		(245,199,651	)
Bonds		(5,352,514	)		(6,810,905	)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock		381,429			560,986
Payments for repurchase/redemption of mandatorily redeemable capital stock		(9,050	)		(6,369	)
Payments for repurchase/redemption of capital stock		(330,984	)		(573,946	)
Cash dividends paid		(32,745	)		(39,727	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(2,230,382	)		(813,197	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks		42,376			(101	)
Cash and due from banks at beginning of the period		42,366			43,026
Cash and due from banks at end of the period	$	84,742		$	42,925
Supplemental disclosures
Cash paid during the period for
Interest	$	989,348		$	694,115
AHP	$	5,060		$	3,152
REFCORP	$	54,273		$	9,940

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

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DES MOINES

CONDENSED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Background Information

     The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (the Bank) is a federally chartered corporation that is exempt from all federal, state, and local taxation except real property taxes and is one of 12 district Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). The FHLBanks were created under the authority of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, as amended (the Act). The FHLBanks are supervised and regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board). The FHLBanks serve the public by enhancing the availability of funds (advances and mortgage loans) for residential mortgages and targeted community development. The Bank provides a readily available, low cost source of funds to its member institutions and eligible housing associates in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Regulated financial depositories and insurance companies engaged in residential housing finance may apply for membership. State and local housing authorities that meet certain statute or criteria may also borrow from the Bank; while eligible to borrow, housing associates are not members of the Bank and, as such, are not required to hold capital stock.

Note 1—Basis of Presentation

     The accompanying unaudited financial statements of the Bank for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S.) of America (GAAP) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information required by GAAP for full year information and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005, which are contained in the Bank’s Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and effective on July 11, 2006 (Form 10). In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial information is complete and reflects all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, for a fair statement of results for the interim periods. The presentation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2006.

     Descriptions of the significant accounting policies of the Bank are included in Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) of the Bank’s 2005 audited financial statements in the Form 10.

     Reclassifications.Certain amounts in the 2005 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2006 presentation.

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Note 2—Change in Accounting Principle

     Change in Accounting Principle for Amortization and Accretion of Premiums, Discounts, and Other Nonrefundable Fees and Costs.Effective January 1, 2005, the Bank changed its method of amortizing and accreting premiums, discounts, and other nonrefundable fees on mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities. In accordance withAccounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases(Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) 91), the Bank now amortizes and accretes these items to interest income using the interest method over the contractual life of the assets (contractual method).

     The Bank historically computed the amortization and accretion of premiums, discounts, and other nonrefundable fees using the retrospective method; that is, using the interest method over the estimated lives of the assets. This method required a retrospective adjustment of the effective yield each time the Bank changed the estimated life of the assets. Actual prepayment experience and estimates of future principal repayments were used in calculating the estimated lives. The retrospective method was intended to adjust prior reported amounts as if the new estimate had been known since the original acquisition date of the assets.

     The Bank changed to the contractual method, which uses the cash flows provided by the underlying assets to apply the interest method. While both methods are acceptable under GAAP, the Bank believes the contractual method is preferable to the retrospective method because under the contractual method, the income effects of premiums, discounts, and other nonrefundable fees are recognized in a manner that is reflective of the actual behavior of the underlying assets during the period in which the behavior occurs while also reflecting the contractual terms of the assets without regard to changes in estimated prepayments based on assumptions about future borrower behavior.

     As a result of implementing this change, the Bank recorded a $6,444,000 cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in the statement of income for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The following table shows the impact of this adjustment by asset type (dollars in thousands):

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
Mortgage-backed securities	$	(626	)
Mortgage loans		9,397
Increase to income before assessments		8,771
AHP and REFCORP assessments		(2,327	)
Increase in net income due to cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	$	6,444

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Note 3—Advances

     Redemption Terms.The following table shows the Bank’s advances outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	June 30, 2006					December 31, 2005
				Weighted					Weighted
				Average					Average
				Interest					Interest
Year of Maturity	Amount			Rate %		Amount			Rate %
Overdrawn demand deposit accounts	$	2,364			—	$	95			—
Due in one year or less		7,248,706			4.82		6,041,823			4.05
Due after one year through two years		3,135,386			4.60		2,338,819			3.86
Due after two years through three years		2,460,097			4.82		3,636,656			4.74
Due after three years through four years		1,798,857			5.30		1,547,071			4.82
Due after four years through five years		2,465,657			5.18		1,993,210			5.33
Thereafter		5,932,119			4.92		6,671,861			4.56
Total par value		23,043,186			4.89		22,229,535			4.47
Commitment fees		(4	)				(5	)
Discounts on AHP advances		(138	)				(154	)
Premiums on advances		582					659
Discounts on advances		(146	)				(181	)
Hedging fair value adjustments
Cumulative fair value (loss) gain		(127,540	)				43,890
Basis adjustments from terminated hedges		8,919					9,571
Total	$	22,924,859				$	22,283,315

     The Bank offers members advances that may be prepaid on pertinent dates (call dates) without incurring prepayment or termination fees (callable advances). Other advances may be prepaid only by paying a fee to the Bank (prepayment fee) that makes the Bank financially indifferent to the prepayment of the advance. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Bank had callable advances of $371,848,000 and $413,941,000.

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     The following table shows advances at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, by year of maturity or next call date for callable advances (dollars in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
Year of Maturity or Next Call Date	2006		2005
Overdrawn demand deposit accounts	$	2,364	$	95
Due in one year or less		7,335,309		6,153,652
Due after one year through two years		3,281,558		2,429,934
Due after two years through three years		2,507,152		3,738,629
Due after three years through four years		1,864,519		1,594,938
Due after four years through five years		2,492,013		2,054,367
Thereafter		5,560,271		6,257,920
Total par value	$	23,043,186	$	22,229,535

     The Bank also offers putable advances. With a putable advance, the Bank effectively purchases a put option from the borrower that allows the Bank to terminate the advance on pertinent dates (put dates). Terminations normally occur when interest rates increase. Should an advance be terminated, the Bank will offer to provide replacement funding based on the Bank’s available advance products subject to the Bank’s normal credit and collateral requirements. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Bank had putable advances outstanding totaling $5,698,650,000 and $5,769,950,000.

     The following table shows advances at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 by year of maturity or next put date for putable advances (dollars in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
Year of Maturity or Next Put Date	2006		2005
Overdrawn demand deposit accounts	$	2,364	$	95
Due in one year or less		12,449,856		11,371,273
Due after one year through two years		2,468,886		2,581,319
Due after two years through three years		1,368,597		1,699,056
Due after three years through four years		1,000,057		918,871
Due after four years through five years		1,192,407		824,760
Thereafter		4,561,019		4,834,161
Total par value	$	23,043,186	$	22,229,535

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     Interest Rate Payment Terms.The following table details additional interest rate payment terms for advances at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2006		2005
Par amount of advances
Fixed rate	$	18,752,842	$	18,073,684
Variable rate		4,290,344		4,155,851
Total	$	23,043,186	$	22,229,535

     Credit Risk.While the Bank has never experienced a credit loss on an advance to a borrower, the expansion of collateral for community financial institutions (CFIs) provides the potential for additional credit risk. The Bank’s potential credit risk from advances is concentrated in commercial banks and insurance companies. Bank management has policies and practices in place to manage this credit risk. Based on these policies, the Bank has not provided any allowances for losses on advances.

Note 4—Affordable Housing Program

     The Bank’s Affordable Housing Program (AHP) liability was as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2006			2005			2006			2005
Balance, beginning of period	$	46,508		$	45,248		$	46,654		$	29,471
Assessments		2,552			(12,922	)		4,986			4,381
Disbursements		(2,480	)		(1,626	)		(5,060	)		(3,152	)
Balance, end of period	$	46,580		$	30,700		$	46,580		$	30,700

     Assessments for the six months ended June 30, 2005, in the above table include amounts recorded in the cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.

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Note 5—Resolution Funding Corporation

     The 12 FHLBanks’ aggregate payments through June 30, 2006 have exceeded the scheduled payments, effectively accelerating payment of the Resolution Funding Corporation (REFCORP) obligation and shortening its remaining term to the third quarter of 2016. The following table presents information on the status of the FHLBanks’ REFCORP payments through June 30, 2006 (dollars in thousands):

			Interest Rate
			Used to		Present
	Amount of		Discount the		Value of the
	Benchmark		Future		Benchmark
	Payment		Benchmark		Payment
Payment Due Date	Defeased		Payment		Defeased
January 15, 2017	$	50,998	5.16	%	$	29,760
October 15, 2016		75,000	5.12	%		44,523
July 15, 2016		27,425	5.16	%		16,428
Total	$	153,423			$	90,711

Note 6—Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio

     The Mortgage Partnership Finance (register mark) (MPF (register mark)) program(Mortgage Partnership Finance and MPF are registered trademarks of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago) involves investment by the Bank in mortgage loans that are held for portfolio which are either funded by the Bank through, or purchased from, participating members. The Bank’s members originate, service, and credit enhance home mortgage loans that are then sold to the Bank. Members participating in the servicing release program do not service the loans owned by the Bank. The servicing on these loans is sold concurrently by the member to a designated mortgage service provider.

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     Mortgage loans with a contractual maturity of 15 years or less are classified as medium term, and all other mortgage loans are classified as long term. The following table presents information at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 on mortgage loans held for portfolio (dollars in thousands):

	June 30,			December 31,
	2006			2005
Real Estate:
Fixed medium-term single family mortgages	$	3,148,287		$	3,354,060
Fixed long-term single family mortgages		9,228,924			9,644,030
Total par value		12,377,211			12,998,090
Premiums		122,766			133,496
Discounts		(116,068	)		(124,417	)
Basis adjustments from mortgage loan commitments		10,247			11,624
Allowance for credit losses		(763	)		(763	)
Total mortgage loans held for portfolio	$	12,393,393		$	13,018,030

     The par value of mortgage loans held for portfolio outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 consisted of government-insured loans totaling $569,749,000 and $623,352,000 and conventional loans totaling $11,807,462,000 and $12,374,738,000, respectively.

     The allowance for credit losses was as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2006		2005		2006		2005
Balance, beginning of period	$	763	$	763	$	763	$	760
Charge-offs		—		—		—		—
Recoveries		—		—		—		3
Net charge-offs		—		—		—		3
Provision for credit losses		—		—		—		—
Balance, end of period	$	763	$	763	$	763	$	763

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     At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Bank had $27,093,000 and $33,027,000 of nonaccrual loans. Interest income that was contractually owed to the Bank but not received on nonaccrual loans was $209,000 and $272,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. Interest income that was contractually owed to the Bank but not received on nonaccrual loans was $683,000 and $616,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Bank’s other assets included $5,667,000 and $6,162,000 of real estate owned.

     Mortgage loans other than those included in large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable the Bank will be unable to collect all principal and interest amounts due under the contractual terms of the mortgage loan agreement. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Bank had no recorded investments in impaired mortgage loans.

     The Bank records credit enhancement fees as a reduction to mortgage loan interest income. Credit enhancement fees totaled $5,891,000 and $6,880,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. Credit enhancement fees totaled $11,892,000 and $14,006,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.

Note 7—Consolidated Obligations

     Consolidated obligations are the joint and several obligations of the FHLBanks and consist of consolidated bonds and discount notes. The FHLBanks issue consolidated obligations through the Office of Finance as their agent. Consolidated bonds are issued primarily to raise intermediate and long-term funds for the FHLBanks and are not subject to any statutory or regulatory limits on maturity. Consolidated discount notes are issued primarily to raise short-term funds of less than one year. These notes sell at less than their face amount and are redeemed at par value when they mature.

     In connection with each debt issuance, each FHLBank specifies the amount of debt it wants issued on its behalf. The Office of Finance tracks the amount of debt issued on behalf of each FHLBank. In addition, the Bank separately tracks and records as a liability its specific portion of consolidated obligations and is the primary obligor for its specific portion of consolidated obligations issued. The Finance Board and the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury have oversight over the issuance of the FHLBank debt through the Office of Finance.

     Although the Bank is primarily liable for its portion of consolidated obligations (i.e., those issued on its behalf), the Bank is also jointly and severally liable with the other 11 FHLBanks for the payment of principal and interest on all consolidated obligations of each of the FHLBanks. The Finance Board, at its discretion, may require any FHLBank to make principal or interest payments due on any consolidated obligation whether or not the consolidated obligation represents a primary liability of such FHLBank. Although it has never occurred, to the extent that an FHLBank makes any payment on a consolidated obligation on behalf of another FHLBank that is primarily liable for such consolidated obligation, Finance Board regulations provide that the paying FHLBank is entitled to reimbursement from the noncomplying FHLBank for any payments made on its behalf and other associated costs (including interest to be

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determined by the Finance Board). If, however, the Finance Board determines that the noncomplying FHLBank is unable to satisfy its repayment obligations, the Finance Board may allocate the outstanding liabilities of the noncomplying FHLBank among the remaining FHLBanks on a pro rata basis in proportion to each FHLBank’s participation in all consolidated obligations outstanding. The Finance Board reserves the right to allocate the outstanding liabilities for the consolidated obligations between the FHLBanks in any other manner it may determine to ensure that the FHLBanks operate in a safe and sound manner.

     The par amounts of the FHLBanks’ outstanding consolidated obligations, including consolidated obligations held by other FHLBanks, were approximately $958.6 billion and $937.4 billion at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

     Redemption Terms.The following table shows the Bank’s participation in consolidated bonds outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 by year of contractual maturity (dollars in thousands):

	June 30, 2006					December 31, 2005
				Weighted					Weighted
				Average					Average
				Interest					Interest
Year of Maturity	Amount			Rate %		Amount			Rate %
Due in one year or less	$	7,856,300			3.00	$	9,614,600			2.68
Due after one year through two years		5,054,600			3.82		5,961,100			3.35
Due after two years through three years		3,329,500			4.08		4,905,000			3.92
Due after three years through four years		3,786,300			4.40		3,222,600			4.26
Due after four years through five years		2,273,300			4.90		2,253,700			4.80
Thereafter		8,548,500			5.03		8,317,300			4.99
Index amortizing notes		3,167,668			5.12		3,378,682			5.13
Total par value		34,016,168			4.22		37,652,982			3.94
Premiums		24,088					31,429
Discounts		(21,299	)				(22,382	)
Hedging fair value adjustments
Cumulative fair value gain		(432,276	)				(350,081	)
Basis adjustments from terminated hedges		(150,432	)				(182,164	)
Total	$	33,436,249				$	37,129,784

     Consolidated bonds outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, included callable bonds totaling $12,217,600,000 and $14,272,600,000. The Bank uses fixed rate callable bonds to finance callable advances, mortgage-backed securities, and mortgage loans. The Bank may also enter into an interest rate swap (in which the Bank pays variable and receives fixed) with a call feature that mirrors the option embedded in the debt (a sold callable swap). The bond-swap combination provides the Bank with attractively priced variable rate liabilities to fund its assets.

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     The following table shows the Bank’s total consolidated bonds outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2006		2005
Par amount of consolidated bonds
Noncallable or nonputable	$	21,798,568	$	23,380,382
Callable		12,217,600		14,272,600
Total par value	$	34,016,168	$	37,652,982
The following table shows the Bank’s total consolidated bonds outstanding by year of maturity or next call date at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in thousands):
	June 30,		December 31,
Year of Maturity or Next Call Date	2006		2005
Due in one year or less	$	17,416,100	$	20,967,200
Due after one year through two years		4,650,600		4,833,300
Due after two years through three years		1,684,500		2,396,000
Due after three years through four years		1,401,300		1,202,600
Due after four years through five years		1,321,300		906,700
Thereafter		4,374,700		3,968,500
Index amortizing notes		3,167,668		3,378,682
Total par value	$	34,016,168	$	37,652,982
Interest Rate Payment Terms.The following table shows interest rate payment terms for the Bank’s total consolidated bonds at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in thousands):
	June 30,		December 31,
	2006		2005
Par amount of consolidated bonds:
Fixed rate	$	33,112,168	$	36,748,682
Simple variable rate		89,700		90,000
Variable rate with cap		100,000		100,000
Step-up		437,500		437,500
Range bonds		276,800		276,800
Total par value	$	34,016,168	$	37,652,982

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     Consolidated Discount Notes.Consolidated discount notes are issued to raise short-term funds. Discount notes are consolidated obligations with original maturities up to 365/366 days. These notes are issued at less than their face amount and redeemed at par value when they mature.

     The Bank’s participation in consolidated discount notes, all of which are due within one year, was as follows at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	June 30, 2006					December 31, 2005
				Weighted					Weighted
				Average					Average
				Interest					Interest
	Amount			Rate %		Amount			Rate %
Par value	$	5,802,697			5.02	$	4,073,594			3.57
Discounts		(27,367	)				(6,862	)
Total	$	5,775,330				$	4,066,732

     The Act gives the Secretary of the Treasury discretion to purchase consolidated obligations of the FHLBanks aggregating not more than $4.0 billion under certain conditions. The terms, conditions, and interest rates are determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, who made no such purchases during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and throughout 2005.

Note 8—Capital

     The Bank is subject to three capital requirements. First, the Bank must maintain at all times permanent capital in an amount at least equal to the sum of its credit risk capital requirement, its market risk capital requirement, and its operations risk capital requirement, calculated in accordance with Bank policy and rules and regulations of the Finance Board. Only permanent capital, defined by the Finance Board as Class B stock and retained earnings, satisfies this risk based capital requirement. Second, the Bank is required to maintain at least a four percent total capital-to-asset ratio. Third, the Bank is required to maintain at least a five percent leverage ratio. The leverage ratio is defined as the sum of permanent capital weighted 1.5 times and nonpermanent capital weighted 1.0 times divided by total assets. Mandatorily redeemable capital stock is considered capital for determining the Bank’s compliance with its regulatory requirements.

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     The following table shows the Bank’s compliance with the Finance Board’s capital requirements at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	June 30, 2006						December 31, 2005
	Required			Actual			Required			Actual
Regulatory capital requirements:
Risk based capital	$	554,016		$	2,398,450		$	520,327		$	2,346,379
Total capital-to-asset ratio		4.00	%		5.53	%		4.00	%		5.13	%
Total regulatory capital	$	1,733,637		$	2,398,450		$	1,828,899		$	2,346,379
Leverage ratio		5.00	%		8.30	%		5.00	%		7.70	%
Leverage capital	$	2,167,046		$	3,597,675		$	2,286,124		$	3,519,566

Note 9—Employee Retirement Plans

     The Bank participates in the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions (Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan), a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan. The plan covers substantially all officers and employees of the Bank. Funding and administrative costs of the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan charged to other operating expenses were $576,000 and $355,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. Funding and administrative costs of the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan charged to other operating expenses were $1,153,000 and $711,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.

     The Bank also participates in the Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions, a tax-qualified defined contribution pension plan. The Bank’s contributions are equal to a percentage of participants’ compensation and a matching contribution equal to a percentage of voluntary employee contributions, subject to certain limitations. The Bank contributed $135,000 for each of the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. The Bank contributed $277,000 and $272,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.

     In addition, the Bank offers the Benefit Equalization Plan (BEP). The BEP is a nonqualified retirement plan restoring benefits offered under the qualified plans which have been limited by laws governing such plans. There are no funded assets that have been designated to provide benefits under this plan.

     Defined contribution.The portion of the BEP that is defined contribution relates to our qualified defined contribution plan. The Bank reversed $9,000 of its contribution to BEP during the three months ended June 30, 2006 due to the resignation of certain participants that were covered under the BEP. The Bank contributed $16,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2005 for this portion of the BEP. The Bank contributed $8,000 and $33,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 for this portion of the BEP.

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     Defined benefit.The portion of the BEP that is defined benefit relates to our qualified defined benefit plan. Components of net periodic benefit cost for the Bank’s BEP for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2006			2005		2006		2005
Service cost	$	(36	)	$	58	$	28	$	115
Interest cost		80			64		147		128
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost		10			18		29		37
Amortization of unrecognized net loss		52			35		83		70
Net periodic benefit cost	$	106		$	175	$	287	$	350

Note 10—Segment Information

     The Bank has identified two primary operating segments based on its method of internal reporting: Member Finance and Mortgage Finance. The products and services provided reflect the manner in which financial information is evaluated by management.

     The Member Finance segment includes products such as advances, investments, and their related funding. Income from the Member Finance segment is derived primarily from the difference, or spread, between the yield on advances and investments and the borrowing and hedging costs related to those assets.

     The Mortgage Finance segment includes mortgage loans acquired through the MPF program, mortgage-backed securities, and their related funding. Income from the Mortgage Finance segment is derived primarily from the difference, or spread, between the yield on mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities and the borrowing and hedging costs related to those assets.

     Capital is allocated to the Mortgage Finance segment based on a percentage of the average balance of business segment assets; the remaining capital is then allocated to Member Finance.

     The Bank evaluates performance of the segments based on adjusted net interest income after mortgage loan credit loss provision and therefore does not allocate other income, other expenses, or assessments to the operating segments.

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     The following shows the Bank’s financial performance by operating segment for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	Member		Mortgage
	Finance		Finance		Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006
Adjusted net interest income	$	30,756	$	7,987	$	38,743
Provision for credit losses on mortgage loans		—		—		—
Adjusted net interest income after mortgage loan credit loss provision	$	30,756	$	7,987	$	38,743
Average assets for the period	$	25,850,634	$	17,536,995	$	43,387,629
Total assets at period end	$	26,095,702	$	17,245,212	$	43,340,914
Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
Adjusted net interest income	$	26,948	$	13,937	$	40,885
Provision for credit losses on mortgage loans		—		—		—
Adjusted net interest income after mortgage loan credit loss provision	$	26,948	$	13,937	$	40,885
Average assets for the period	$	31,047,846	$	18,001,606	$	49,049,452
Total assets at period end	$	30,888,469	$	17,556,764	$	48,445,233

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     The Bank includes interest income and interest expense associated with economic hedges in its evaluation of financial performance for its two operating segments. Net interest income does not include these amounts in the statements of income for financial reporting purposes. Interest income and interest expense associated with economic hedges are recorded in other income in “Net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities” on the statements of income. The following table reconciles the Bank’s financial performance by operating segment to the Bank’s total income before assessments for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2006			2005
Adjusted net interest income after mortgage loan credit loss provision	$	38,743		$	40,885
Net interest expense on economic hedges		(292	)		44,253
Net interest income after mortgage loan credit loss provision		38,451			85,138
Other income		2,680			(234,864	)
Other expenses		10,889			9,426
Income before assessments	$	30,242		$	(159,152	)

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     The following table shows the Bank’s financial performance by operating segment for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	Member		Mortgage
	Finance		Finance		Total
Six months ended June 30, 2006
Adjusted net interest income	$	57,102	$	18,886	$	75,988
Provision for credit losses on mortgage loans		—		—		—
Adjusted net interest income after mortgage loan credit loss provision	$	57,102	$	18,886	$	75,988
Average assets for the period	$	26,782,274	$	17,590,300	$	44,372,574
Total assets at period-end	$	26,095,702	$	17,245,212	$	43,340,914
Six months ended June 30, 2005
Adjusted net interest income	$	54,672	$	22,946	$	77,618
Provision for credit losses on mortgage loans		—		—		—
Adjusted net interest income after mortgage loan credit loss provision	$	54,672	$	22,946	$	77,618
Average assets for the period	$	31,029,017	$	18,262,947	$	49,291,964
Total assets at period-end	$	30,888,469	$	17,556,764	$	48,445,233

     The following table reconciles the Bank’s financial performance by operating segment to the Bank’s total income before assessments for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2006			2005
Adjusted net interest income after mortgage loan credit loss provision	$	75,988		$	77,618
Net interest expense on economic hedges		(41	)		106,171
Net interest income after mortgage loan credit loss provision		75,947			183,789
Other income		5,258			(121,717	)
Other expenses		21,943			18,667
Income before assessments	$	59,262		$	43,405

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Note 11—Derivatives and Hedging Activities

     The Bank may enter into interest rate swaps, swaptions, interest rate cap and floor agreements, calls, puts, and futures and forward contracts (collectively, derivatives) to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates. The Bank may adjust the effective maturity, repricing frequency, or option characteristics of financial instruments to achieve risk management objectives. The Bank uses derivatives as either a fair value hedge or in asset-liability management (i.e., economic hedge). For example, the Bank uses derivatives in its overall interest rate risk management to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of consolidated obligations to approximate more closely the interest rate sensitivity of assets (advances, investments, and mortgage loans), and/or to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of advances, investments, or mortgage loans to approximate more closely the interest rate sensitivity of liabilities. The Bank also uses derivatives to manage embedded options in assets and liabilities, to hedge the market value of existing assets and liabilities and anticipated transactions, to hedge the duration risk of prepayable instruments, and to reduce funding costs.

     An economic hedge is defined as a derivative that hedges specific or nonspecific underlying assets, liabilities, or firm commitments that does not qualify or was not designated for hedge accounting, but is an acceptable hedging strategy under the Bank’s risk management program. These strategies also comply with Bank policy and Finance Board regulatory requirements. An economic hedge by definition introduces the potential for earnings variability caused by the change in fair value on the derivative that is recorded in the Bank’s income but not offset by a corresponding change in the value of the economically hedged asset, liability, or firm commitment.

     Consistent with Bank policy and Finance Board regulations, the Bank enters into derivatives only to reduce the market risk exposures inherent in otherwise unhedged assets and funding positions. Bank management may enter into derivatives that do not necessarily qualify for hedge accounting (economic hedges). On economic hedges, the Bank recognizes the change in fair value of these derivatives and the related net interest income or expense in other income as net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities with no offsetting fair value adjustments for the asset, liability, or firm commitment.

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     The Bank recorded the following net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities in other income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2006			2005			2006		2005
Net gain related to fair value hedge ineffectiveness	$	439		$	1,502		$	1,493	$	3,649
Net (loss) gain related to economic hedges		(20	)		(239,769	)		395		(130,020	)
Net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities	$	419		$	(238,267	)	$	1,888	$	(126,371	)

     The following table categorizes the notional amount and the estimated fair value of derivatives, excluding accrued interest, by derivative instrument and type of accounting treatment at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	June 30, 2006					December 31, 2005
			Estimated					Estimated
	Notional		Fair Value			Notional		Fair Value
Interest rate swaps
Fair value	$	25,904,290	$	(346,265	)	$	30,027,232	$	(438,604	)
Economic		1,297,550		(531	)		930,935		(6,356	)
Interest rate caps
Economic		100,000		—			100,000		1
Forward settlement agreements
Economic		17,500		77			36,500		(154	)
Mortgage delivery commitments
Economic		22,119		(9	)		36,077		89
Total notional and fair value	$	27,341,459	$	(346,728	)	$	31,130,744	$	(445,024	)
Total derivatives, excluding accrued interest				(346,728	)				(445,024	)
Accrued interest				84,522					83,940
Net derivative balance			$	(262,206	)			$	(361,084	)
Net derivative assets				46,322					18,440
Net derivative liabilities				(308,528	)				(379,524	)
Net derivative balance			$	(262,206	)			$	(361,084	)

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     At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Bank had one callable bond with a par amount of $15,000,000 that contains an embedded derivative that has been bifurcated from its host. The fair value of this embedded derivative is presented on a combined basis with the host contract and not included in the above table. The fair value of the embedded derivative was a liability of $667,000 and $310,000 at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

     Credit Risk

     The Bank is subject to credit risk due to the risk of nonperformance by counterparties to the derivative agreements. The degree of counterparty risk depends on the extent to which master netting arrangements are included in such contracts to mitigate the risk. The Bank manages counterparty credit risk through credit analysis, collateral requirements, and adherence to the requirements set forth in Bank policy and Finance Board regulations. Management does not anticipate any credit losses on its agreements.

     The contractual or notional amount of derivatives reflects the involvement of the Bank in the various classes of financial instruments. The notional amount of derivatives does not measure the credit risk exposure of the Bank, and the maximum credit exposure of the Bank is substantially less than the notional amount. The Bank requires collateral agreements on all derivatives that establish collateral delivery thresholds. The maximum credit risk is the estimated cost of replacing interest rate swaps, forward agreements, mandatory delivery contracts for mortgage loans (for contracts executed after June 30, 2003), and purchased caps and floors that have a net positive market value if the counterparty defaults and the related collateral, if any, is of no value to the Bank. This collateral has not been sold or repledged.

     At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Bank’s maximum credit risk related to derivative counterparties, as defined above, was $46,322,000 and $18,440,000. These totals include $25,047,000 and $8,962,000 of net accrued interest receivable. In determining maximum credit risk, the Bank considers accrued interest receivables and payables and the legal right to offset derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty. The Bank held $3,200,000 as collateral at June 30, 2006 and $0 at December 31, 2005.

     The Bank transacts most of its derivatives with large highly rated banks and major broker-dealers. Some of these banks and broker-dealers or their affiliates buy, sell, and distribute consolidated obligations.

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Note 12—Commitments and Contingencies

     As described in Note 7, the 12 FHLBanks have joint and several liability for all the consolidated obligations issued on their behalf. Accordingly, should one or more of the FHLBanks be unable to repay its participation in the consolidated obligations, each of the other FHLBanks could be called upon by the Finance Board to repay all or part of such obligations, as determined or approved by the Finance Board. No FHLBank has had to assume or pay the consolidated obligation of another FHLBank.

     The Bank considered the guidance under FASB interpretation (FIN) 45,Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others,and determined it was not necessary to recognize the fair value of the Bank’s joint and several liability for all the consolidated obligations. The joint and several obligations are mandated by Finance Board regulations and are not the result of arms-length transactions among the FHLBanks. The FHLBanks have no control over the amount of the guaranty or the determination of how each FHLBank would perform under the joint and several liability. Because the FHLBanks are subject to the authority of the Finance Board as it relates to decisions involving the allocation of the joint and several liability for the FHLBank’s consolidated obligations, the Bank’s joint and several obligation is excluded from the initial recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 45. Accordingly, the Bank has not recognized a liability for its joint and several obligations related to other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligations at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. The par amounts of the outstanding consolidated obligations issued on behalf of other FHLBanks for which the Bank is jointly and severally liable were approximately $918.8 billion and $895.7 billion at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

     Commitments that legally bind and unconditionally obligate the Bank for additional advances were $5,000,000 at June 30, 2006 and $0 at December 31, 2005. Standby letters of credit are executed for members for a fee. A standby letter of credit is a short-term financing arrangement between the Bank and a member. If the Bank is required to make payment for a beneficiary’s draw, these amounts are converted into a collateralized advance to the member. Outstanding standby letters of credit were approximately $1,168,917,000 and $1,144,877,000 at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and had original terms of fourteen days to five years with a final expiration in 2011. The value of the guarantees related to standby letters of credit are recorded in other liabilities and amount to $711,000 and $545,000 at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. Based on management’s credit analyses and collateral requirements, the Bank does not deem it necessary to have any provision for credit losses on these commitments. Advance commitments are fully collateralized throughout the life of the agreements.

     Commitments that unconditionally obligate the Bank to fund or purchase mortgage loans from members in the MPF program totaled $22,612,000 and $37,690,000 at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. Commitments are generally for periods not to exceed forty-five business days.

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     For managing the inherent credit risk in the MPF program, participating members receive base and performance based credit enhancement fees from the Bank. When the Bank incurs losses for certain MPF products, it reduces available credit enhancement fee payments until the amount of the loss is recovered up to the limit of the first loss account (FLA). The FLA is an indicator of the potential losses for which the Bank is liable (before the member’s credit enhancement is used to cover losses). The FLA amounted to $92,654,000 and $91,353,000 at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

     The Bank generally executes derivatives with large highly rated banks and broker-dealers and enters into bilateral collateral agreements. The Bank had cash pledged as collateral to broker-dealers of $77,500,000 and $64,900,000 at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 for derivatives. Cash pledged as collateral is classified as interest-bearing deposits in the statements of condition.

     The Bank has executed a lease for 20 years with an affiliate of Wells Fargo, N.A. (Wells Fargo), which is a member of the Bank, to acquire space in a new building for the Bank’s headquarters. A third party representative negotiated the transaction on behalf of the Bank. Construction of the new building began in mid 2004, and the Bank expects its new headquarters to be ready for occupancy by no later than February 2007. The Bank has agreed to pay an annualized cost of $20.00 per square foot for the first 10 years of the lease and $22.00 per square foot in years 11 through 20 of the lease. The Bank expects to lease approximately 40,000 square feet. The Bank expects additional capital expenditures of approximately $4,800,000 in the remainder of 2006 for leasehold improvements and the purchase of furniture and equipment.

     The Bank charged to operating expenses net rental costs of approximately $251,000 and $264,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. The Bank charged to operating expenses net rental costs of approximately $511,000 and $533,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. Future minimum rentals for premises and equipment at June 30, 2006 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Year	Amount
Due in one year or less	$	1,034
Due after one year through two years		843
Due after two years through three years		834
Due after three years through four years		834
Due after four years through five years		834
Thereafter		13,753
Total	$	18,132

     Lease agreements for Bank premises generally provide for increases in the basic rentals resulting from increases in property taxes and maintenance expenses. Such increases are not expected to have a material effect on the Bank.

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     Consolidated obligation discount notes that had traded but not settled at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 were $10,100,000 and $5,000,000 par value. The Bank did not enter into any traded but not settled consolidated obligation bonds at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

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

     Notes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 11 discuss other commitments and contingencies.

Note 13—Activities with Stockholders and Housing Associates

     Under the Bank’s capital plan, the only voting rights conferred upon the Bank’s members are for the election of directors. In accordance with the Act and Finance Board regulations, members elect a majority of the Bank’s Board of Directors. The remaining directors are appointed by the Finance Board. Under statute and regulations, each elective directorship is designated to one of the five states in the Bank’s district and a member is entitled to vote for candidates for the state in which the member’s principal place of business is located. A member is entitled to cast, for each applicable directorship, one vote for each share of capital stock that the member is required to hold, subject to a statutory limitation. Under this limitation, the total number of votes that a member may cast is limited to the average number of shares of the Bank’s capital stock that were required to be held by all members in that state as of the record date for voting. Non-member stockholders are not entitled to cast votes for the election of directors. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, no member owned more than 10 percent of the voting interests of the Bank due to statutory limits on members’ voting rights as discussed above.

     Transactions with Stockholders

     The Bank is a cooperative, which means that current members own nearly all of the outstanding capital stock of the Bank and may receive dividends on their investment. Former members own the remaining capital stock to support business transactions still carried on the Bank’s statements of condition. All advances are issued to members and former members, and all mortgage loans held for portfolio are purchased from members. The Bank also maintains demand deposit accounts for members primarily to facilitate settlement activities that are directly related to advances and mortgage loan purchases. The Bank may not invest in any equity securities issued by its stockholders. The Bank extends credit to members in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral that must be pledged to us, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other members unless otherwise discussed. These extensions of credit do not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility and do not present other unfavorable features.

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     In addition, the Bank has investments in Federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits, commercial paper, and mortgage-backed securities that were issued by affiliates of our members. All investments are transacted at market prices and mortgage-backed securities are purchased through securities brokers or dealers.

     The following table shows transactions with members and their affiliates, former members and their affiliates, and housing associates at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2006		2005
Assets:
Interest-bearing deposits	$	—	$	2,600
Federal funds sold		275,000		510,000
Investments		—		299,214
Advances		22,924,859		22,283,315
Accrued interest receivable		17,022		14,744
Derivative assets		3,357		3,343
Other assets		96		102
Total	$	23,220,334	$	23,113,318
Liabilities:
Deposits	$	553,472	$	849,103
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock		76,054		85,084
Accrued interest payable		128		199
Derivative liabilities		1,342		27,042
Other liabilities		96		102
Total	$	631,092	$	961,530
Notional amount of derivatives	$	2,538,539	$	2,502,463
Standby letters of credit		1,168,917		1,144,877

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Transactions with Directors’ Financial Institutions

     In the normal course of business, the Bank extends credit to our members whose directors and officers serve as our directors (Directors’ Financial Institutions). Finance Board regulations require that transactions with Directors’ Financial Institutions be subject to the same eligibility and credit criteria, as well as the same terms and conditions, as all other transactions. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, advances outstanding to the Bank Directors’ Financial Institutions aggregated $190,407,000 and $214,816,000, representing 0.8 percent and 1.0 percent of the Bank’s total outstanding advances. During the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Bank acquired approximately $0 and $640,000 of mortgage loans that were originated by the Bank Directors’ Financial Institutions. During the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Bank acquired approximately $414,000 and $1,568,000 of mortgage loans that were originated by the Bank Directors’ Financial Institutions. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, capital stock outstanding to the Bank Directors’ Financial Institutions aggregated $21,083,000 and $20,824,000, each representing 1.0 percent of the Bank’s total outstanding capital stock. The Bank did not have any investment or derivative transactions with Directors’ Financial Institutions during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.

     Business Concentrations

     The Bank has business concentrations with stockholders whose capital stock outstanding was in excess of 10 percent of the Bank’s total capital stock outstanding.

     Capital Stock – The following tables present members and their affiliates holding 10 percent or more of outstanding capital stock (including stock classified as mandatorily redeemable) at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (shares in thousands):

			Shares at		Percent of
			June 30,		Total Capital
Name	City	State	2006		Stock
Superior Guaranty Insurance Corporation	Minneapolis	MN		4,940		24.0	%
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	Sioux Falls	SD		190		0.9
				5,130		24.9	%
			Shares at		Percent of
			December 31,		Total Capital
Name	City	State	2005		Stock
Superior Guaranty Insurance Corporation	Minneapolis	MN		5,252		26.0	%
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	Sioux Falls	SD		189		1.0
				5,441		27.0	%

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     Investments – During 2002, the FHLBank of Chicago began developing a mortgage securitization vehicle for members of the FHLBanks called the Shared Funding Program. Under the Shared Funding Program, FHLBank members sell mortgage loans into the initial vehicle, and FHLBanks, such as the Bank, could then buy the resulting Shared Funding Certificates that were secured by the real estate loans in the securitization trust. No credit enhancement fee payment, such as the base credit enhancement fee or the additional credit enhancement fee used in the MPF program, was contemplated in connection with the Shared Funding Program.

     The Bank was willing to participate in the MPF Shared Funding Program, but only if participating members purchased the Bank’s stock to support its ability to fund its purchase of Shared Funding Certificates. Superior Guaranty Insurance Corporation (Superior) was the only member who participated in the Shared Funding Program with the Bank. The Bank reached an understanding with Superior that it would provide Superior with a return on this transaction that was comparable to the return that the Bank provided to Superior under the MPF program through the payment of an additional fee. The parties entered into a letter agreement dated March 12, 2003 pursuant to which the Bank paid Superior sufficient sums to achieve this result. The Bank purchased a total of $155,600,000 in Shared Funding Certificates supported by purchases of our stock by Superior. The total amount paid to Superior under the letter agreement was $0 and $8,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. The total amount paid to Superior under the letter agreement was $2,000 and $16,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. The letter agreement was terminated by the Bank by letter dated January 13, 2006.

     In the normal course of business, the Bank may invest in interest-bearing deposits, commercial paper, and overnight and term Federal funds from Wells Fargo and its affiliates. All investment transactions are done at current market rates.

     Advances – Wells Fargo had $700,000,000 of advances outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. The Bank did not make any advances to Wells Fargo during the six months ended June 30, 2006.

     Total interest income from Wells Fargo amounted to $8,976,000 and $40,566,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. Total interest income from Wells Fargo amounted to $17,285,000 and $78,858,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. On June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Bank held sufficient collateral to cover the member’s advances and expected to incur no credit losses as a result of them.

     Mortgage Loans – Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., through its predecessor bank, Norwest Bank, N.A. (Norwest), was a member of the Bank in 1999 when the Bank began participating in the MPF program. Norwest’s affiliate, Superior, became a participating financial institution (PFI) at the outset of the MPF program. The Bank did not purchase mortgage loans from Superior during the first half of 2006 or 2005. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, 87 percent and 88 percent of the Bank’s loans outstanding were purchased from Superior.

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     Other –The Bank executed a 20-year lease with a Wells Fargo affiliate to acquire space in a new building for the Bank’s headquarters. Construction of the new building began in mid-2004, and the Bank expects its new headquarters to be ready for occupancy by no later than February 2007. The Bank has agreed to an annualized cost of $20.00 per square foot for the first 10 years and $22.00 per square foot in years 11 through 20. The Bank expects to lease approximately 40,000 square feet. A third party representative was retained by the Bank to negotiate the lease on its behalf.

Note 14—Activities With Other FHLBanks

     The Bank previously invested in other FHLBank consolidated obligations, for which the other FHLBanks are the primary obligor, for liquidity purposes. These investments in other FHLBank consolidated obligations were purchased in the secondary market from third parties and were accounted for as available-for-sale securities. The Bank sold all of its investments in other FHLBank consolidated obligations in December 2005.

     The Bank recorded interest income from these investments in other FHLBank consolidated obligations. Interest income from the FHLBank of San Francisco amounted to $994,000 and $1,989,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005. Interest Income from the FHLBank of Indianapolis amounted to $526,000 and $1,051,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005.

     The Bank purchased MPF Shared Funding Certificates from the FHLBank of Chicago.

     The FHLBank of Chicago participates in portions of mortgage loans purchased by the Bank from its participating members. The following table shows the participations for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2006			2005
Des Moines purchases	$	187,830		$	236,294
Chicago participations		—			3,072
Total	$	187,830		$	239,366
Total Chicago participations as a percent of the total		0.0	%		1.3	%

     In addition, the Bank recorded service fee expense as an offset to other income due to its relationship with the FHLBank of Chicago in the MPF program. The Bank recorded $141,000 and $90,000 in service fee expense to the FHLBank of Chicago for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 as a reduction of other income. The Bank recorded $265,000 and $168,000 in service fee expense to the FHLBank of Chicago for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 as a reduction of other income.

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     The FHLBank of Chicago pays the Bank a monthly participation fee based on the aggregate amount of outstanding loans purchased under the MPF program. The Bank recorded other income of $75,000 for each of the three month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. The Bank recorded other income of $150,000 for each of the six month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. The FHLBank of Chicago is required to pay the Bank this monthly participation fee until the tenth anniversary of the day the agreement between the Bank and the FHLBank of Chicago is terminated. Either party may terminate the agreement with ninety days written notice to the other party.

     The Bank may sell or purchase unsecured overnight and term Federal funds at market rates to or from other FHLBanks.

     The Bank did not make any loans to other FHLBanks during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.

     The following table shows loan activity from other FHLBanks at June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	December 31
	Beginning				Principal			Ending
Other FHLBank	Balance		Borrowings		Payment			Balance
June 30, 2006
Cincinnati	$	—	$	245,000	$	(245,000	)	$	—
San Francisco		—		425,000		(425,000	)		—
Total	$	—	$	670,000	$	(670,000	)	$	—
June 30, 2005
Chicago	$	—	$	25,000	$	(25,000	)	$	—
Cincinnati		—		338,000		(338,000	)		—
Indianapolis		—		15,000		(15,000	)		—
San Francisco		—		135,000		(135,000	)		—
Total	$	—	$	513,000	$	(513,000	)	$	—

     The Office of Finance may also coordinate transfers of FHLBank debt amongst other FHLBanks. The Bank may, from time to time, assume the outstanding primary liability of another FHLBank rather than issue new debt for which the Bank is the primary obligor. If an FHLBank has acquired excess funding, that FHLBank may offer their debt to the other 11 FHLBanks at the current market rate of interest consistent with what may be expected in the auction process. The Bank may choose to assume the outstanding primary liability of another FHLBank as it would have a known price compared with issuing debt through the auction process where actual pricing is unknown prior to issuance. The Bank did not assume the outstanding primary liability of another FHLBank during the six months ended June 30, 2006 or 2005. The Bank accounts for these transfers in the same manner as it accounts for new debt issuances.

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

     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes at the beginning of this Form 10-Q and in conjunction with our Form 10.

Special Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements

     Statements contained in this report, including statements describing the objectives, projections, estimates, or future predictions in our operations, may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such asanticipates,believes,could,estimates,may,should, andwillor their negatives or other variations on these terms. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk or uncertainty, and actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied or could affect the extent to which a particular objective, projection, estimate, or prediction is realized. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. We take responsibility for any forward-looking statement only as of the date the statement was made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.

     Forward-looking statements in this report include, among others, statements regarding the following:

• Our expectation that the volume of purchases for the MPF program will continue to be at or below the relatively low level that was experienced during 2005.

• Our ability to obtain new business opportunities from life insurance companies.

• Our expectation that our advance portfolio will increase slightly in 2006.

• Our expectation that Superior will not deliver additional whole mortgages to us in the near future, our belief that Superior’s actions will not have a material impact on our results of operations in the near future, and the expected consequences to our loan balances and net interest income arising from Superior’s decision.

• Our ability to fund future liquidity and capital resource requirements.

• Our ability to manage the risks associated with the mortgage loan program.

• Our estimated capital expenditures in conjunction with the occupancy of our new headquarters and our ability to fund such expenditures with cash flows from operations.

• Our belief that our policies and practices are sufficient to manage the mortgage asset credit risk.

• Our expectation for increased charge-off activity in our mortgage loan portfolio.

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     There can be no assurance that unanticipated risks will not materially and adversely affect our results of operations. For a description of some of the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 96, and “Risk Factors” in the Form 10.

Conditions in the Financial Markets

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 and December 31, 2005

     Two of the primary external factors affecting net interest income are market interest rates and the general state of the economy. The following table shows information on key average market interest rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 and key market interest rates at December 31, 2005:

	Second Quarter			Second Quarter			Year-to-date			Year-to-date
	2006			2005			June 30, 2006			June 30, 2005			December 31,
	3-Month			3-Month			6-Month			6-Month			2005
	Average			Average			Average			Average			Ending Rate
Fed effective1		4.90	%		2.94	%		4.69	%		2.72	%		4.09	%
Three-month LIBOR1		5.22			3.29			4.99			3.07			4.54
10-year U.S. Treasury1		5.07			4.14			4.82			4.22			4.39
30-year residential mortgage note2		6.60			5.75			6.42			5.75			6.15

1	Source is Bloomberg.
2	Average calculated usingThe Mortgage Bankers Association Weekly Application Survey and December 31, 2005 ending rates is from the last week in 2005.

     The Federal Reserve Board, through its Federal Open Market Committee, continued its interest rate tightening policy by increasing the Federal funds rate twice in 25 basis point increments during the second quarter of 2006 for a total increase of 50 basis points. Other short-term interest rates, including 3-month LIBOR, have followed the trend of the Federal funds rate. Average 3-month LIBOR increased approximately 193 basis points from the second quarter of 2005 to the second quarter of 2006. Year-over-year, long-term interest rates, including rates on residential fixed-rate mortgages, have increased less than short-term rates, resulting in a flattening of the yield curve.

     The level of interest rates during a reporting period impacts the Bank’s profitability, due primarily to the impact of higher interest rates on invested capital. The Bank operates at relatively low net spreads between the yield earned on assets and the cost of liabilities compared to most other financial institutions due to the Bank’s cooperative structure. Accordingly, a relatively higher proportion of Bank income is generated from the investment of member-supplied capital to earn the average rate of liabilities. Consequently, changes in interest rates and liability costs tend to have a greater effect on Bank profitability than on the profitability of financial institutions in general.

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     Certain capital market developments may also affect our performance. Specifically, the relationships between the mortgage, agency, and derivative markets will affect the attractiveness of mortgage product for the Bank which affects mortgage pricing and the cost at which we fund the assets through the issuance of our debt. On the mortgage-side, pricing models characterized fixed-rate product as becoming more expensive during the first six months of 2006 from levels experienced in the fourth quarter of 2005 on a LIBOR option-adjusted spread (LOAS) basis, with a majority of the change coming in the first three months of the 2006 as mortgages have cheapened modestly during the second quarter. Mortgage supply has declined from the impact of rising rates but investor demand for mortgage product has remained brisk throughout the quarter, keeping spreads relatively tight to three year historical levels. In the agency debt market, limited issuance by other government-sponsored housing enterprises has reduced supply and benefited the Bank with indications of debt issuance rates at more attractive relative levels than might have otherwise been the case, especially on the long-end of the curve.

Selected Financial Data

     The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in this report, and our Form 10. The financial position data at June 30, 2006 and results of operations data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 were derived from the unaudited financial statements and condensed notes thereto included in this report. The financial position data at December 31, 2005 was derived from the audited financial statements and notes not included in this report.

     In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial information is complete and reflects all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, for a fair statement of results for the interim periods and is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S.) of America (GAAP). The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full year.

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	June 30,			December 31,
Statements of Condition	2006			2005
(Dollars in millions)
Short-term investments1	$	2,887		$	5,287
Mortgage-backed securities		4,865			4,925
Other investments		14			15
Advances		22,925			22,283
Mortgage loans, net		12,393			13,018
Total assets		43,341			45,722
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		500			500
Consolidated obligations2		39,212			41,197
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock		76			85
Affordable Housing Program		47			47
Payable to REFCORP		8			51
Total liabilities		41,019			43,462
Capital stock – Class B putable		1,982			1,932
Retained earnings		340			329
Capital-to-asset ratio3		5.36	%		4.94	%

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
Operating Results and Performance Ratios	2006			2005			2006			2005
(Dollars in millions)
Interest income	$	542.0		$	470.1		$	1,074.5		$	908.6
Interest expense		503.6			385.0			998.6			724.8
Net interest income		38.4			85.1			75.9			183.8
Reversal of (provision for) credit losses on mortgage loans		—			—			—			—
Net interest income after mortgage loan credit loss provision		38.4			85.1			75.9			183.8
Other income4		2.7			(234.8	)		5.3			(121.7	)
Other expense		10.8			9.4			21.9			18.7
Total assessments5		8.2			(42.1	)		15.9			11.7
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle6		—			—			—			6.5
Net income		22.1			(117.0	)		43.4			38.2
Return on average assets		0.21	%		0.96	%		0.20	%		0.16	%
Return on average capital		3.87			(19.18	)		3.85			3.14
Net interest margin		0.35			0.69			0.34			0.75
Operating expenses to average assets		0.10			0.07			0.09			0.07
Annualized dividend rate		3.80			3.80			3.40			3.55
Dividend rate spread (under) over average three-month LIBOR		(1.32	)		0.60			(1.50	)		0.60
Cash dividends declared and paid	$	18.4		$	21.4		$	32.7		$	39.7

1	Short-term investments include: interest-bearing deposits, securities purchased under agreements to resell, federal funds sold, commercial paper, and government-sponsored enterprise obligations. Short-term investments have terms less than one year.
2	The par amount of the outstanding consolidatedobligations for all 12 FHLBanks was $958.6 billion and $937.4 billion at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.
3	Capital-to-asset ratio is capital stock plus retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a percentage of total assets at the end of the period.
4	Other income includes change in fair value of derivatives.
5	Total assessments include: Affordable Housing Program and REFCORP.
6	Effective January 1, 2005, the Bank changed its method of accounting for premiums and discounts related to and received on mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 91,Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases. The Bank recorded a $6.5 million gain to change the amortization period from estimated lives to contractual maturities.

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Overview

     The following discussion highlights significant factors influencing our results of operations and financial condition. It should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, related notes included in this report, and the Form 10. Average balances are calculated on a daily weighted average basis. Amounts used to calculate percentage variances are based on numbers in thousands. Accordingly, recalculations may not produce the same results when the amounts are disclosed in millions.

     The Bank’s members are both stockholders and customers. Our cooperative structure means the Board of Directors must distribute value in a way that not only provides members with attractive product prices and reasonable returns on invested capital, but also provides the business with adequate retained earnings to support safe and sound business operations. The Bank’s financial policies and practices are designed to support those three key components of a cooperative.

     The Bank’s mortgage loan purchase program for members played a large role in our financial performance during the six months ended June 30, 2006. Interest income from mortgage loans held for portfolio was $155.8 million and $175.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. Interest income from mortgage loans held for portfolio was $315.0 million and $358.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. The total number of members eligible to participate in the mortgage loan purchase program increased to 147 participants at June 30, 2006 due to the addition of new participating financial institutions (PFIs) in the mortgage loan purchase program.

     At June 30, 2006, our mortgage loan portfolio declined approximately five percent to $12.4 billion compared with $13.0 billion at December 31, 2005 due primarily to a lack of acquisitions of mortgages from our largest PFI, Superior. During the first six months of 2006 and throughout 2005, we did not purchase any MPF loans from Superior. We will likely continue to experience declining balances throughout 2006 as we anticipate a continuation of little to no acquisitions of MPF loans from Superior. Growth opportunities in the mortgage loan portfolio are also impacted by general changes in market conditions on the mortgage market as a whole. Examples of how changes in market conditions could affect our participation in the MPF program include, but are not limited to, the following: rising interest rates slowing mortgage originations; economic downturn creating increased defaults and lowering housing prices; and increased product innovation changing from the traditional primary borrowing of a 30-year fixed rate mortgage to products that do not meet the criteria of the MPF program. Any of these changes could have a negative impact on the Bank’s participation in the MPF program.

     Our advance portfolio increased to $22.9 billion at June 30, 2006 from $22.3 billion at December 31, 2005, or approximately three percent. We continue to focus our marketing efforts on life insurance companies and growth opportunities with existing members. We believe life insurance companies provide the largest potential for new business opportunities. Our advance growth could be affected by continued consolidation in the financial services industry. If we were to experience a prolonged reduction in advance demand, our future earnings would likely be affected. See “Advances” at page 55 for additional details.

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     Because the Board of Directors has established the operating principle that attractive product prices are preferred to higher dividends, the Bank offers competitive product prices and, prior to June 2006, established a target dividend indexed to short-term money market rates. The Bank pays dividends quarterly, and, prior to June 2006, its dividend index rate was based on the average three-month LIBOR yield during the dividend period.

     The 2006 annualized dividend rate through June 30, 2006 was 3.40 percent compared with 3.55 percent through June 30, 2005. As discussed in our Form 10, the Bank’s ability to pay dividends is subject to statutory and regulatory restrictions. Pursuant to an Advisory Bulletin the Finance Board issued in August 2005, until our registration statement became effective on July 11, 2006, we had to consult with and receive approval from the Finance Board’s Office of Supervision prior to delivery of a dividend. Also, in September 2005, the Board of Directors further determined that until the Bank’s Registration Statement became effective and the Bank achieves its target retained earnings level, the Bank would limit the declaration and payment of dividends to members consistent with the need to maintain and/or increase retained earnings of the Bank.

     In June 2006, the Board approved a Reserve Capital Policy that establishes limits on retained earnings and dividends which are reflective of the Bank’s risk position and projected long-term earnings. This Reserve Capital Policy was effective on August 1, 2006. This policy establishes retained earnings minimum balances and identifies specific circumstances where the dividend will either be reduced or the Board of Directors will review the current and future dividend levels. Additionally, if the Bank’s retained earnings falls below the established minimum, the Board of Directors will evaluate the need to reduce dividend payments until retained earnings return to the minimum required balance.

     In November 2005, the Bank announced it would restate its financial statements for the years 2001 through 2004. The Bank implemented a mortgage loan hedge strategy in 2003 using complex swap structures to effectively convert mortgage loans from fixed rate securities to floating rate transactions. The loss of hedge accounting on these transactions was one factor which caused the Bank’s restatement. The effect of the restatement related transactions has been to significantly accelerate the timing of the Bank’s recognition of income, primarily due to the loss of hedge accounting on our mortgage loans. The Bank completed the restatement of its financial statements at and for each of the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 in May 2006. We filed our Form 10 Registration Statement on May 12, 2006 and an amendment number one to our Form 10 Registration Statement on July 10, 2006, which became effective on July 11, 2006. Previously issued annual reports and interim period financial statements issued prior to December 31, 2004 have not been restated and amended. All information presented in the financial statements and the related notes includes the effect of the restatement. See “Restatement of Financial Information” in the Bank’s Form 10 for additional information on the Bank’s restatement.

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Results of Operations

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

     Financial Highlights

     The overall financial results for the periods presented have been significantly influenced by changes in our mortgage loan hedging strategy. During 2005, our hedges of mortgage loans were accounted for as economic hedges. Economic hedges do not qualify for hedge accounting and, as a result, the Bank recorded a gain or loss on the hedging instrument without recording the corresponding loss or gain on the hedged item. In addition, the interest accruals on the hedging instrument were recorded as a component of other income instead of a component of net interest income. In the fourth quarter of 2005, we discontinued the use of our mortgage loan hedge strategy and terminated any remaining structured mortgage swaps. Concurrent with the termination of the hedging instruments, we issued a combination of fixed-rate callable, noncallable, and amortizing prepayment linked consolidated obligation bonds to fund the portion of the mortgage loan portfolio previously hedged through the mortgage loan hedge strategy. As a result of the termination of the mortgage loan hedge strategy, we have almost completely eliminated the economic hedges which resulted in recording a gain or loss on the hedging instrument without recording the corresponding loss or gain on the hedged item. These changes caused significant fluctuations in net income, net gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, and net interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 compared with the same periods in 2005.

     Net Income– Net income was $22.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 compared with a net loss of ($117.0) million for the same period in 2005. Net income was $43.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared with $38.2 million for the same period in 2005. The increase in net income of $139.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 was primarily due to decreased net losses on derivatives and hedging activities of $238.7 million partially offset by decreased net interest income of $46.7 million and increased assessments of $50.3 million. The increase in net income of $5.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2005, was primarily due to decreased net losses on derivatives and hedging activities of $128.3 million, partially offset by decreased net interest income of $107.9 million.

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     The following tables show the components of other income — net gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in millions):

				Mortgage					Consolidated
	Advances			Assets			Investments		Obligations			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006
Economic Hedges:
Realized and unrealized (loss) gain	$	(0.4	)	$	—		$	0.1	$	—		$	(0.3	)
Interest component (realized)		0.3			—			—		—			0.3
Total Economic Hedges		(0.1	)		—			0.1		—			—
Other Hedge Ineffectiveness		0.9			—			—		(0.5	)		0.4
Total Net Gains (Losses) on Derivatives and Hedging Activities	$	0.8		$	—		$	0.1	$	(0.5	)	$	0.4
Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
Economic Hedges:
Realized and unrealized (loss) gain	$	(5.6	)	$	(190.2	)	$	0.1	$	0.2		$	(195.5	)
Interest component (realized)		(1.7	)		(42.6	)		—		—			(44.3	)
Total Economic Hedges		(7.3	)		(232.8	)		0.1		0.2			(239.8	)
Other Hedge Ineffectiveness		0.6			—			—		0.9			1.5
Total Net (Losses) Gains on Derivatives and Hedging Activities	$	(6.7	)	$	(232.8	)	$	0.1	$	1.1		$	(238.3	)

				Mortgage						Consolidated
	Advances			Assets			Investments			Obligations			Total
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
Economic Hedges:
Realized and unrealized gain	$	0.1		$	—		$	0.1		$	0.2		$	0.4
Interest component (realized)		0.1			—			—			(0.1	)		—
Total Economic Hedges		0.2			—			0.1			0.1			0.4
Other Hedge Ineffectiveness		1.2			—			—			0.3			1.5
Total Net Gains on Derivatives and Hedging Activities	$	1.4		$	—		$	0.1		$	0.4		$	1.9
Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
Economic Hedges:
Realized and unrealized gain (loss)	$	4.5		$	(28.8	)	$	0.3		$	0.2		$	(23.8	)
Interest component (realized)		(4.4	)		(101.7	)		(0.1	)		—			(106.2	)
Total Economic Hedges		0.1			(130.5	)		0.2			0.2			(130.0	)
Other Hedge Ineffectiveness		0.6			—			—			3.0			3.6
Total Net Gains (Losses) on Derivatives and Hedging Activities	$	0.7		$	(130.5	)	$	0.2		$	3.2		$	(126.4	)

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     Realized and unrealized gain (loss)–Realized and unrealized gain (loss) is comprised of the periodic market value change of the derivatives in economic hedge relationships including terminated derivatives which are settled in cash. Because of the economic hedge strategy on our mortgage loan portfolio, income in 2005 was significantly accelerated. Substantially all of these economic hedges were terminated by the fourth quarter of 2005. During the period of time the mortgage loan hedge strategy was in place, long-term interest rates generally increased. As a result, the Bank recorded a gain on the hedging instrument and no corresponding loss on the hedged item. The impact of the one-side market value adjustment can be seen in the table above in the line item “Realized and unrealized gain”. This one-side market value adjustment on the mortgage loan hedge strategy has significantly influenced the timing of income recognition. The acceleration of income is expected to result in a corresponding reduction in earnings in future periods. This reduction in earnings is expected to occur over a number of years, with the early years experiencing greater impacts than the later years.

     Interest component (realized)–Interest component (realized) includes the net interest payments and accruals on the derivatives in economic hedge relationships. As noted above, the related interest payments and accruals related to economic hedges are recorded as a component of other income. Therefore, in our mortgage loan hedging strategy, a significant amount of net interest payments and accruals on the interest rate swaps were recorded in other income through the interest component line item in the table above, while the related net interest payments and accruals on the hedged mortgage loans were recorded in net interest income. Under the mortgage loan hedging strategy, the Bank paid an amount on the derivative that approximated the fixed rate on the mortgage loans being hedged and received one-month LIBOR plus a spread. During the period of time the mortgage loan hedge strategy was in place, the fixed rate paid on the interest rate swap exceeded the one-month LIBOR rate received. As a result, the net interest payments and accruals on the derivative resulted in a loss for the three and six months ended June, 2005. The classification of interest payments and accruals of economic hedges impacts the year-to-year fluctuations of net gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities and net interest income, but does not affect net income.

     Other Hedge Ineffectiveness–Hedge ineffectiveness occurs when changes in fair value of the derivative and related hedged item do not perfectly offset each other. Hedge ineffectiveness gains during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 were primarily due to advance and consolidated obligation hedge relationships.

     Net Interest Income–Net interest income is the primary measure of the performance of our ongoing operations. The classification in other income of interest payments and accruals related to economic hedges and fluctuations in average asset, liability, and capital balances, and the related yields and costs are the primary causes of changes in our net interest income.

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     Average assets decreased to $44.4 billion in the first six months of 2006 from $49.3 billion for the same period in 2005. The decrease was primarily attributable to decreased average advances and mortgage loans offset by increased average investments in mortgage-backed securities. Average liabilities decreased to $42.1 billion in the first six months of 2006 from $46.8 billion for the same period in 2005. The decrease was due to decreased levels of consolidated obligations needed to support the decreased average asset balances.

     Average capital decreased $0.2 billion in the first six months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. The decrease was primarily due to a decline in capital stock requirements to support member activities related to advances and mortgage loans. The decrease was partially offset by growth in retained earnings.

     The following table shows net interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2006		2005		2006		2005
Total interest income	$	542.0	$	470.1	$	1,074.5	$	908.6
Total interest expense		503.6		385.0		998.6		724.8
Net interest income before mortgage loan credit loss provision		38.4		85.1		75.9		183.8
Provision for credit losses on mortgage loans		—		—		—		—
Net interest income after mortgage loan credit loss provision	$	38.4	$	85.1	$	75.9	$	183.8

     Net interest income before mortgage loan credit loss provision decreased $46.7 and $107.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 compared with the same periods in 2005. As discussed below, the decrease was due mainly to the decreased asset-liability spread income of $54.4 million and $123.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006. The decrease in asset-liability spread income more than offset increased earnings on capital of $7.7 million and $15.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 compared with the same periods in 2005.

     The yield on total interest-earning assets and cost of interest-bearing liabilities are impacted by our use of derivatives to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of assets and liabilities. For the earnings impact of our hedging activities by product see “Hedging Activities” on page 51.

     The two components of the Bank’s net interest income are earnings from our asset-liability spread and earnings on capital.

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     Asset-liability Spread–This spread equals the yield on total assets minus the cost of total liabilities. Asset-liability spread income declined $54.4 million and $123.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 compared with the same periods in 2005. Because the interest rate swaps hedging mortgage assets do not qualify for hedge accounting, the related interest accruals are recorded in other income instead of net interest income. Due to the income statement classification of economic hedges, a significant amount of net interest expense was recorded in other income for the first six months of 2005. The classification of the interest payments and accruals on economic hedges in other income resulted in higher earnings on asset-liability spread than would have otherwise been expected. We subsequently terminated the derivatives in the economic hedge relationship related to mortgage loans in the fourth quarter of 2005. Concurrent with the termination of the hedging instruments, we issued a combination of fixed-rate callable, noncallable, and amortizing prepayment linked consolidated obligation bonds to fund the portion of the mortgage loan portfolio previously hedged with derivatives. As a result of the termination of the hedge strategy and the concurrent fixed rate funding the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 earnings on asset-liability spread has declined when compared with the same periods in 2005.

     Earnings on Capital–We invest our regulatory capital (which is defined as capital plus mandatorily redeemable capital stock) to generate earnings, generally for the same repricing maturity as the assets being supported.

     Earnings on capital increased $7.7 million and $15.9 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 because of higher interest rates somewhat offset by a decrease in average capital. As short- and intermediate-term interest rates rise, as they have over the past 12 months, the earnings contribution from capital increases. Average capital decreased $157 million and $179 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 compared with the same periods in 2005 primarily due to a decline in capital stock to support member advances and mortgage loans which was offset by the increase of retained earnings from the restatement.

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     The following tables present average balances and rates of major interest rate sensitive asset and liability categories for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. The tables also present the net interest spread between yield on total interest-earning assets and cost of total interest-bearing liabilities and the net interest margin between yield on total assets and the cost of total liabilities and capital (dollars in millions).

	For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2006							For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
						Interest							Interest
	Average					Income/		Average					Income/
	Balance		Yield/Cost			Expense		Balance		Yield/Cost			Expense
Interest-earning assets
Interest-bearing deposits	$	191		4.84	%	$	2.3	$	265		3.10	%	$	2.0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		305		5.01	%		3.8		305		3.01	%		2.3
Federal funds sold		2,214		4.94	%		27.2		1,256		3.01	%		9.4
Short-term investments1		655		4.90	%		8.0		1,169		3.02	%		8.8
Mortgage-backed securities1		4,987		5.24	%		65.2		3,565		4.67	%		41.5
Other investments		14		4.39	%		0.2		163		3.89	%		1.6
Advances		22,199		5.05	%		279.5		27,587		3.33	%		228.8
Mortgage loans2		12,563		4.98	%		155.8		14,443		4.88	%		175.7
Loans to other FHLBanks		1		5.11	%		—		—		0.00	%		—
Total interest-earning assets		43,129		5.04	%		542.0		48,753		3.87	%		470.1
Noninterest-earning assets		259		—			—		296		—			—
Total assets	$	43,388		5.01	%	$	542.0	$	49,049		3.84	%	$	470.1
Interest-bearing liabilities
Deposits	$	606		4.71	%	$	7.2	$	767		2.71	%	$	5.2
Consolidated obligations
Discount notes		4,696		4.83	%		56.5		7,043		2.92	%		51.3
Bonds		34,473		5.03	%		432.1		37,421		3.46	%		323.2
Other interest-bearing liabilities		585		5.37	%		7.8		576		3.68	%		5.3
Total interest-bearing liabilities		40,360		5.00	%		503.6		45,807		3.37	%		385.0
Noninterest-bearing liabilities		738		—			—		795		—			—
Total liabilities		41,098		4.91	%		503.6		46,602		3.31	%		385.0
Capital		2,290		—			—		2,447		—			—
Total liabilities and capital	$	43,388		4.66	%	$	503.6	$	49,049		3.15	%	$	385.0
Net interest income and spread				0.04	%	$	38.4				0.50	%	$	85.1
Net interest margin				0.35	%						0.69	%
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities				106.86	%						106.44	%
Composition of net interest income
Asset-liability spread				0.10	%	$	10.5				0.53	%	$	64.9
Earnings on capital				4.91	%		27.9				3.31	%		20.2
Net interest income						$	38.4						$	85.1

1	The average balances of available-for-sale securities are reflected at amortized cost; therefore the resulting yields do not give effect to changes in fair value.
2	Nonperforming loans are included in average balances used to determine average rate.

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	For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006							For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
						Interest							Interest
	Average					Income/		Average					Income/
	Balance		Yield/Cost			Expense		Balance		Yield/Cost			Expense
Interest-earning assets
Interest-bearing deposits	$	448		4.54	%	$	10.1	$	219		2.85	%	$	3.1
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		305		4.78	%		7.2		305		2.77	%		4.2
Federal funds sold		2,728		4.69	%		63.4		1,287		2.76	%		17.6
Short-term investments1		878		4.61	%		20.1		1,172		2.78	%		16.2
Mortgage-backed securities1		4,889		5.19	%		125.9		3,573		4.53	%		80.2
Other investments		14		4.45	%		0.3		163		3.38	%		2.7
Advances		22,146		4.85	%		532.5		27,597		3.12	%		426.5
Mortgage loans2		12,715		5.00	%		315.0		14,696		4.91	%		358.1
Total interest-earning assets		44,123		4.91	%		1074.5		49,012		3.74	%		908.6
Noninterest-earning assets		250		—			—		280		—			—
Total assets	$	44,373		4.88	%	$	1074.5	$	49,292		3.72	%	$	908.6
Interest-bearing liabilities
Deposits	$	704		4.45	%	$	15.6	$	821		2.48	%	$	10.1
Consolidated obligations
Discount notes		4,658		4.62	%		106.6		6,050		2.70	%		81.1
Bonds		35,369		4.91	%		861.5		38,608		3.26	%		623.9
Other interest-bearing liabilities		587		5.12	%		14.9		568		3.45	%		9.7
Total interest-bearing liabilities		41,318		4.87	%		998.6		46,047		3.17	%		724.8
Noninterest-bearing liabilities		779		—			—		790		—			—
Total liabilities		42,097		4.78	%		998.6		46,837		3.12	%		724.8
Capital		2,276		—			—		2,455		—			—
Total liabilities and capital	$	44,373		4.54	%	$	998.6	$	49,292		2.97	%	$	724.8
Net interest income and spread				0.04	%	$	75.9				0.57	%	$	183.8
Net interest margin				0.34	%						0.75	%
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities				106.79	%						106.44	%
Composition of net interest income
Asset-liability spread				0.10	%	$	22.0				0.60	%	$	145.8
Earnings on capital			��	4.78	%		53.9				3.12	%		38.0
Net interest income						$	75.9						$	183.8

1	The average balances of available-for-sale securities are reflected at amortized cost; therefore the resulting yields do not give effect to changes in fair value.
2	Nonperforming loans are included in average balances used to determine average rate.

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     Our net interest income is affected by changes in the dollar volumes of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and changes in the average rates of those assets and liabilities. The following table presents the changes in interest income and interest expense between the first three and six months of 2006 and 2005. Changes that cannot be attributed to either rate or volume have been allocated to the rate and volume variances based on relative size (dollars in millions).

	Variance For the Three Months Ended									Variance For the Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2006 vs. June 30, 2005									June 30, 2006 vs. June 30, 2005
							Total									Total
	Total Increase						Increase			Total Increase						Increase
	(Decrease) Due to						(Decrease)			(Decrease) Due to						(Decrease)
	Volume			Rate						Volume			Rate
Interest income
Interest-bearing deposits	$	(0.7	)	$	1.0		$	0.3		$	4.5		$	2.5		$	7.0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		—			1.5			1.5			—			3.0			3.0
Federal funds sold		9.7			8.1			17.8			28.2			17.6			45.8
Short-term investments		(4.9	)		4.1			(0.8	)		(4.8	)		8.7			3.9
Mortgage-backed securities		18.1			5.6			23.7			32.7			13.0			45.7
Other investments		(1.6	)		0.2			(1.4	)		(3.1	)		0.7			(2.4	)
Advances		(51.0	)		101.7			50.7			(96.5	)		202.5			106.0
Mortgage loans		(23.3	)		3.4			(19.9	)		(49.5	)		6.4			(43.1	)
Total interest income		(53.7	)		125.6			71.9			(88.5	)		254.4			165.9
Interest expense
Deposits		(1.3	)		3.3			2.0			(1.6	)		7.1			5.5
Consolidated obligations
Discount notes		(20.9	)		26.1			5.2			(21.9	)		47.4			25.5
Bonds		(27.1	)		136.0			108.9			(56.0	)		293.6			237.6
Other interest-bearing liabilities		0.1			2.4			2.5			0.3			4.9			5.2
Total interest expense		(49.2	)		167.8			118.6			(79.2	)		353.0			273.8
Net interest income	$	(4.5	)	$	(42.2	)	$	(46.7	)	$	(9.3	)	$	(98.6	)	$	(107.9	)

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     Net Interest Income by Segment–The Bank’s segment results are analyzed on an adjusted net interest income basis. Adjusted net interest income is made up of net interest income and interest income and interest expense associated with economic hedges. The following shows the Bank’s financial performance by operating segment and a reconciliation of financial performance to net interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2006			2005		2006			2005
Adjusted net interest income by operating segment
Member Finance	$	30.8		$	26.9	$	57.1		$	54.7
Mortgage Finance		8.0			13.9		18.9			22.9
Total	$	38.8		$	40.8	$	76.0		$	77.6
Reconciliation to the Bank’s operating segment results to net interest income after mortgage loan credit loss provision
Adjusted net interest income	$	38.8		$	40.8	$	76.0		$	77.6
Net interest expense on economic hedges		(0.4	)		44.3		(0.1	)		106.2
Net interest income after mortgage loan credit loss provision	$	38.4		$	85.1	$	75.9		$	183.8

     Member Finance–Member Finance adjusted net interest income increased $3.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 and increased $2.4 million in the first six months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. The increase was largely attributable to higher returns on invested capital which were partially offset by lower average asset balances. The segment’s average assets decreased to $26.8 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared with $31.0 billion in the same period of 2005. Factors influencing the higher returns on invested capital are discussed in “Net Interest Income” beginning on page 43.

     Mortgage Finance–The Mortgage Finance segment adjusted net interest income decreased $5.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2006 when compared with the same period in 2005 and decreased $4.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2006 when compared with the same period in 2005. The decrease was attributable to lower average asset balances partially offset by higher returns on invested capital which is discussed in “Net Interest Income” beginning on page 43. The segment’s average assets decreased to $17.6 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2006 from $18.3 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2005.

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     The Bank currently expects that the volume of purchases for the MPF program will continue to be at or below the relatively low level that was experienced during 2005. To the extent that new production does not replace current mortgage loan portfolio runoff, we would experience declines in mortgage loan balances which would likely reduce Mortgage Finance’s net interest income.

     Other Income

     The following table presents the components of other income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2006		2005			2006		2005
Service fees	$	0.6	$	0.6		$	1.2	$	1.2
Net gain on securities activities		—		2.1			—		2.1
Net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities		0.4		(238.3	)		1.9		(126.4	)
Other, net		1.7		0.8			2.2		1.4
Total other income	$	2.7	$	(234.8	)	$	5.3	$	(121.7	)

     Other income can be volatile from period to period depending on the type of financial activity reported. For instance, the net gain or loss on derivatives and hedging activities is highly dependent on changes in interest rates.

     Other income increased $237.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2006 compared with the same period in 2005, and increased $127.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. The primary reason for the increase was decreased net losses on derivatives and hedging activities due to the loss of hedge accounting on our interest rate swaps hedging our mortgage portfolio.

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     Hedging Activities

     Accounting for derivatives and hedging activities affects the timing of income recognition and the effect of certain hedging transactions are spread throughout the income statement in net interest income and other income. The following tables categorize the earnings impact of our hedging activities by product for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in millions):

				Mortgage					Consolidated
Three months ended June 30, 2006	Advances			Assets			Investments		Obligations			Total
Net Interest Income
Interest component	$	12.7		$	—		$	—	$	163.8		$	176.5
Amortization/accretion		(0.4	)		(0.5	)		—		(11.5	)		(12.4	)
Total net interest income		12.3			(0.5	)		—		152.3			164.1
Other Income – Net gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities
Hedge ineffectiveness		0.9			—			—		(0.5	)		0.4
Economic hedges		(0.1	)		—			0.1		—			—
Total net gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities		0.8			—			0.1		(0.5	)		0.4
Total Earnings Impact	$	13.1		$	(0.5	)	$	0.1	$	151.8		$	164.5

				Mortgage						Consolidated
Three months ended June 30, 2005	Advances			Assets			Investments			Obligations			Total
Net Interest Income
Interest component	$	(29.1	)	$	(1.5	)	$	(0.4	)	$	12.8		$	(18.2	)
Amortization/accretion		(0.5	)		(0.8	)		—			(3.5	)		(4.8	)
Total net interest income		(29.6	)		(2.3	)		(0.4	)		9.3			(23.0	)
Other Income – Net (losses) gains on derivatives and hedging activities
Hedge ineffectiveness		0.6			—			—			0.9			1.5
Economic hedges		(7.3	)		(232.8	)		0.1			0.2			(239.8	)
Total net (losses) gains on derivatives and hedging activities		(6.7	)		(232.8	)		0.1			1.1			(238.3	)
Total Earnings Impact	$	(36.3	)	$	(235.1	)	$	(0.3	)	$	10.4		$	(261.3	)

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				Mortgage					Consolidated
Six months ended June 30, 2006	Advances			Assets			Investments		Obligations			Total
Net Interest Income
Interest component	$	15.2		$	—		$	0.2	$	112.3		$	127.7
Amortization/accretion		(0.7	)		(1.1	)		0.0		(24.3	)		(26.1	)
Total net interest income		14.5			(1.1	)		0.2		88.0			101.6
Other Income – Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities
Hedge ineffectiveness		1.2			—			—		0.3			1.5
Economic hedges		0.2			—			0.1		0.1			0.4
Total net gains on derivatives and hedging activities		1.4			—			0.1		0.4			1.9
Total Earnings Impact	$	15.9		$	(1.1	)	$	0.3	$	88.4		$	103.5

				Mortgage						Consolidated
Six months ended June 30, 2005	Advances			Assets			Investments			Obligations			Total
Net Interest Income
Interest component	$	(70.4	)	$	(4.2	)	$	(1.0	)	$	47.9		$	(27.7	)
Amortization/accretion		(0.7	)		(1.4	)		—			(9.9	)		(12.0	)
Total net interest income		(71.1	)		(5.6	)		(1.0	)		38.0			(39.7	)
Other Income – Net gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities
Hedge ineffectiveness		0.6			—			—			3.0			3.6
Economic hedges		0.1			(130.5	)		0.2			0.2			(130.0	)
Total net gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities		0.7			(130.5	)		0.2			3.2			(126.4	)
Total Earnings Impact	$	(70.4	)	$	(136.1	)	$	(0.8	)	$	41.2		$	(166.1	)

     Interest Component–The interest component in net interest income generally relates to interest rate swaps. Our primary hedging strategies are to change fixed interest rates into variable interest rates. As the interest rate environment changes over time, the variable interest rates on the interest rate swaps will change. Because the purpose of the hedging activity is to protect net interest income against changes in interest rates, the absolute increase or decrease of interest income from interest-earning assets or interest expense from interest-bearing liabilities is not as important as the relationship of the hedging activities to overall net interest income. The effect of hedging activities varies from period to period depending on interest rate movements and the amount of the Bank’s hedging activities.

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     Amortization/accretion–The effect of hedging on amortization and accretion varies from period to period depending on the Bank’s activities, such as terminating certain consolidated obligation and mortgage asset economic hedge relationships to manage our risk profile, and the amount of upfront fees received or paid on derivative hedges. Consolidated obligation amortization/accretion income decreased in the first six months of 2006 compared with the same period in 2005 primarily due to increased basis adjustment amortization expense.

     Hedge Ineffectiveness–Hedge ineffectiveness occurs when changes in fair value of the derivative and related hedged item do not perfectly offset each other. Hedge ineffectiveness gains during the first six months of 2006 and 2005 were primarily due to consolidated obligation and advance hedge relationships.

     Economic Hedges–Economic hedges are primarily used to manage prepayment and interest rate cap risks in our mortgage loan portfolio and to manage basis risk between our assets and liabilities. Economic hedges do not qualify for hedge accounting and as a result the Bank records a gain or loss on the hedging instrument without recording the corresponding loss or gain on the hedged item. In addition, the interest accruals on the hedging instrument are recorded as a component of other income instead of a component of net interest income. See additional discussion in “Net Income” at page 41.

     Other Expenses

     The following table shows the components of other expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2006			2005		2006		2005
Salaries and employee benefits	$	5.9		$	5.0	$	11.9	$	10.3
Occupancy cost		0.2	��		0.1		0.4		0.3
Other operating expenses		4.2			3.5		8.3		6.5
Total operating expenses		10.3			8.6		20.6		17.1
Finance Board		0.4			0.5		0.9		1.0
Office of Finance		0.1			0.3		0.4		0.6
Total other expense	$	10.8		$	9.4	$	21.9	$	18.7

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     Salaries and employee benefits increased $0.9 million and $1.6 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 compared with the same period in 2005. The increases reflect higher expenses for

• making staff additions and changes.

• funding our portion of the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions (Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan).

• increasing market costs associated with salaries and employee benefits.

     Other operating expenses increased $0.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2006 compared with 2005. Approximately $0.7 million of the increase relates to accounting and legal fees related to our restatement and registration of a class of equity securities with the SEC as required by the Finance Board and approximately $0.3 million of the increase relates to costs incurred for the internal review conducted by the Bank’s Board of Directors. These impacts are offset by a $0.3 million decrease in other operating expenses. Other operating expenses increased $1.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared with 2005. Approximately $1.0 million of the increase relates to accounting and legal fees related to our restatement and registration of a class of equity securities with the SEC as required by the Finance Board and approximately $1.2 million of the increase relates to costs incurred for the internal review conducted by the Bank’s Board of Directors. These impacts are offset by a $0.4 million decrease in other operating expenses. We expect that our operating expenses will continue to remain high during 2006 due to additional costs associated with these initiatives.

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Statements of Condition

June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

     Advances

     At June 30, 2006, the book value of advances totaled $22.9 billion or 2.9 percent more than the December 31, 2005 book value of $22.3 billion. This increase was primarily attributed to an increase in simple fixed rate advances of $0.9 billion.

     The composition of our advances based on remaining term to scheduled maturity at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was as follows (dollars in millions):

	June 30, 2006						December 31, 2005
				Percent of					Percent of
	Amount			Total			Amount		Total
Simple fixed rate advances
Overdrawn demand deposit accounts	$	2			—	%	$	—		—	%
One month or less		3,482			15.1			2,882		12.9
Over one month through one year		2,826			12.3			2,262		10.2
Greater than one year		5,382			23.3			5,663		25.5
		11,692			50.7			10,807		48.6
Simple variable rate advances
One month or less		18			0.1			19		0.1
Over one month through one year		604			2.6			513		2.3
Greater than one year		3,619			15.7			3,576		16.1
		4,241			18.4			4,108		18.5
Callable advances – fixed rate		294			1.3			318		1.4
Putable advances
Fixed rate		5,556			24.1			5,627		25.3
Variable rate		—			—			—		—
Community investment advances
Fixed rate		990			4.3			1,083		4.9
Variable rate		49			0.2			48		0.2
Callable – fixed rate		78			0.4			96		0.4
Putable – fixed rate		143			0.6			143		0.7
Total par value		23,043			100.0	%		22,230		100.0	%
Premiums		1						—
Hedging fair value adjustments
Cumulative fair value (loss) gain		(128	)					44
Basis adjustments from terminated hedges		9						9
Total advances	$	22,925					$	22,283

     Substantially all of the cumulative fair value gains on advances are offset by the net estimated fair value losses on the related derivative contracts. See additional discussion regarding our derivative contracts in the “Derivatives” section on page 80.

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     The following tables show advance balances for our five largest member borrowers at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

			June 30,		Percent of
			2006		Total
Name	City	State	Advances1		Advances
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company2	Cedar Rapids	IA	$	1,600		6.9	%
Transamerica Life Insurance Company2	Cedar Rapids	IA		1,300		5.6
AmerUs Life Insurance Company	Des Moines	IA		1,100		4.8
TCF National Bank	Minneapolis	MN		825		3.6
Bank Midwest, N.A.	Kansas City	MO		639		2.8
				5,464		23.7
Housing associates				5		—
All others				17,574		76.3
Total advances (at par value)			$	23,043		100.0	%

1	Amounts represent par value before considering unamortized commitment fees, premiums and discounts, and hedging fair value adjustments.
2	Transamerica Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company are affiliates.

			December 31,		Percent of
			2005		Total
Name	City	State	Advances1		Advances
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company2	Cedar Rapids	IA	$	1,600		7.2	%
Transamerica Life Insurance Company2	Cedar Rapids	IA		1,300		5.8
AmerUs Life Insurance Company	Des Moines	IA		998		4.5
TCF National Bank	Minneapolis	MN		981		4.4
Bank Midwest, N.A.	Kansas City	MO		702		3.2
				5,581		25.1
Housing associates				5		—
All others				16,644		74.9
Total advances (at par value)			$	22,230		100.0	%

1	Amounts represent par value before considering unamortized commitment fees, premiums and discounts, and hedging fair value adjustments.
2	Transamerica Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company are affiliates.

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     Mortgage Loans

     The following table shows information at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 on mortgage loans held for portfolio (dollars in millions):

	June 30,			December 31,
	2006			2005
Single family mortgages
Fixed rate conventional loans
Contractual maturity less than or equal to 15 years	$	3,144		$	3,350
Contractual maturity greater than 15 years		8,663			9,025
Subtotal		11,807			12,375
Fixed rate government-insured loans
Contractual maturity less than or equal to 15 years		4			4
Contractual maturity greater than 15 years		566			619
Subtotal		570			623
Total par value		12,377			12,998
Premiums		123			133
Discounts		(116	)		(124	)
Hedging fair value adjustments
Basis adjustments from terminated hedges		10			12
Allowance for credit losses		(1	)		(1	)
Total mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	$	12,393		$	13,018

     Mortgage loans decreased $0.6 billion at June 30, 2006 as we purchased $0.2 billion of loans through the MPF programand received principal repayments of $0.8 billion in the first six months of 2006. In the first six months of 2005, we purchased $0.2 billion of loans and received principal repayments of $1.2 billion. The annualized weighted average pay-down rate for mortgage loans in the first six months of 2006 was approximately 12 percent compared with approximately 16 percent in the first six months of 2005.

     Members are required to purchase and maintain capital stock to support outstanding mortgage loans. Changes in mortgage loans are accompanied by changes in capital stock, unless the member already owns excess activity-based stock. Beginning July 1, 2003, we have required members to maintain activity-based capital stock amounting to 4.45 percent of outstanding acquired member assets. Acquired member assets purchased before July 1, 2003 were subject to the capital requirements specified in the contracts in effect at the time the assets were purchased. At June 30, 2006, mortgage loan activity stock as a percentage of the mortgage portfolio was 4.38 percent compared with 4.37 percent at December 31, 2005.

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     Mortgage loans acquired from members have historically been concentrated with Superior. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 we held mortgage loans acquired from Superior amounting to $11.1 billion and $11.5 billion, respectively. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 these loans represented 87 percent and 88 percent of total mortgage loans at par value. The Bank did not purchase any mortgage loans from Superior during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.

     Investments

     The following table shows the book value of investments at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

	June 30, 2006					December 31, 2005
			Percent of					Percent of
	Amount		Total			Amount		Total
Short-term investments
Interest-bearing deposits	$	78		1.0	%	$	700		6.8	%
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		305		3.9			305		3.0
Federal funds sold		1,705		22.0			2,985		29.2
Commercial paper		—		—			747		7.3
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations		799		10.3			550		5.4
		2,887		37.2			5,287		51.7
Mortgage-backed securities
Government-sponsored enterprises		4,569		58.8			4,562		44.6
U.S. government agency-guaranteed		101		1.3			116		1.1
MPF Shared Funding		65		0.8			69		0.7
Other		130		1.7			178		1.7
		4,865		62.6			4,925		48.1
State or local housing agency obligations		6		0.1			7		0.1
Other		8		0.1			8		0.1
Total investments	$	7,766		100.0	%	$	10,227		100.0	%
Investments as a percent of total assets				17.9	%				22.4	%

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     Investment balances decreased approximately 24.1 percent at June 30, 2006 compared with December 31, 2005. The decrease was primarily due to decreased short-term investments. The level of short-term investments will vary according to changes in other asset classes, levels of capital, and management of our capital-to-asset ratio. The annualized weighted average pay-down rate for mortgage-backed securities in the first six months of 2006 was approximately 20 percent compared with approximately 19 percent in the same period of 2005. Pay-downs were offset by the purchase of $0.5 billion of government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities in the first six months of 2006.

     The Bank has reviewed its’ available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investments and has determined that all unrealized losses are temporary based on the creditworthiness of the issuers, underlying collateral, and our intent to hold the securities to maturity.

     Consolidated Obligations

     Consolidated obligations are the primary source of funds to support our advances, mortgage loans, and investments. We make significant use of derivatives to restructure interest rates on consolidated obligations to better match our funding needs and to reduce funding costs. At June 30, 2006, consolidated obligations issued on the Bank’s behalf totaled $39.2 billion compared with $41.2 billion at December 31, 2005. Consolidated obligations decreased in response to the decrease in mortgage loans during the first six months of 2006.

     Discount Notes–The following table shows the Bank’s participation in consolidated discount notes, all of which are due within one year, at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

	June 30,			December 31,
	2006			2005
Par value	$	5,802		$	4,074
Discounts		(27	)		(7	)
Total discount notes	$	5,775		$	4,067

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     Bonds–The following table shows the Bank’s participation in consolidated bonds based on remaining term to maturity at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

	June 30,			December 31,
Year of Maturity	2006			2005
Due in one year or less	$	7,856		$	9,615
Due after one year through two years		5,055			5,961
Due after two years through three years		3,330			4,905
Due after three years through four years		3,786			3,222
Due after four years through five years		2,273			2,254
Thereafter		8,548			8,317
Index amortizing notes		3,168			3,379
Total par value		34,016			37,653
Premiums		24			31
Discounts		(21	)		(22	)
Hedging fair value adjustments
Cumulative fair value gain		(432	)		(350	)
Basis adjustments from terminated hedges		(151	)		(182	)
Total bonds	$	33,436		$	37,130

     Bonds outstanding included the following at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2006		2005
Par amount of bonds
Noncallable or nonputable	$	21,798	$	23,380
Callable		12,218		14,273
Total par value	$	34,016	$	37,653

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     Deposits

     The following table shows our deposits by product type at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

	June 30, 2006					December 31, 2005
			Percent of					Percent of
	Amount		Total			Amount		Total
Interest-bearing
Overnight	$	348		62.5	%	$	662		76.5	%
Demand		164		29.4			154		17.8
Term		9		1.6			11		1.3
Total interest-bearing		521		93.5			827		95.6
Noninterest-bearing		36		6.5			38		4.4
Total deposits	$	557		100.0	%	$	865		100.0	%

     The level of deposits will vary based on member alternatives for short-term investments and timing of Bank transactions with nonmember counterparties.

     Capital

     At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, total capital (including capital stock, retained earnings, and accumulated other comprehensive income) was $2.3 billion.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

     Our liquidity and capital positions are actively managed in an effort to preserve stable, reliable, and cost-effective sources of cash to meet all current and future normal operating financial commitments, regulatory liquidity and capital requirements, and any unforeseen liquidity crisis. To achieve these objectives, we establish liquidity and capital management requirements and maintain liquidity and capital in accordance with Finance Board regulations and our own policies. We are not aware of any conditions that will result in unplanned uses of liquidity or capital in the future. Accordingly, we believe our sources of liquidity and capital will cover future liquidity and capital resource requirements.

Liquidity

     Sources of Liquidity

     The Bank’s primary source of liquidity is proceeds from the issuance of consolidated obligations (discount notes and bonds) in the capital markets. Because of the FHLBanks’ credit quality, efficiency, and standing in the markets, the FHLBanks have historically had ready access to funding.

     During the six months ended June 30, 2006, we received proceeds from the issuance of short-term consolidated discount notes of $344.9 billion and proceeds from the issuance of intermediate- to long-term consolidated bonds of $1.7 billion. During the six months ended June 30, 2005, we received proceeds from the issuance of short-term consolidated discount notes of $247.1 billion and proceeds from the issuance of intermediate- to long-term consolidated bonds of $4.4 billion. Short-term consolidated discount note issuances increased during the first six months of 2006 compared with the same period in 2005 due to our members shifting their advances to those with short-term maturities given the interest rate environment. We generally fund short-term advances with discount notes. Intermediate- to long-term consolidated obligation issuances decreased during the first six months of 2006 compared with the same period in 2005 due to scheduled maturities of LIBOR-based consolidated bonds. As these consolidated bonds have matured, we have not replaced the funding.

     Although we are primarily liable for our portion of consolidated obligations (i.e. those issued on our behalf), we are also jointly and severally liable with the other 11 FHLBanks for the payment of principal and interest on all consolidated obligations of each of the FHLBanks. The par amounts of outstanding consolidated obligations issued on behalf of other FHLBanks for which the Bank is jointly and severally liable were approximately $918.8 billion and $895.7 billion at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

     Consolidated obligations of the FHLBanks are rated Aaa/P-1 by Moody’s and AAA/A-1+ by Standard & Poor’s. These ratings measure the likelihood of timely payment of principal and interest on the consolidated obligations. Our ability to raise funds in the capital markets can be affected by these credit ratings.

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     In May 2006, Moody’s reaffirmed the Bank’s individual rating of Aaa on long-term deposits and the Bank’s rating of “Prime-1” on short-term deposits. Ratings reflect the view of the applicable rating agency at the time the rating is issued and any explanation of the significance of a rating may be obtained only from the rating agency itself.

     In April 2006, Standard & Poor’s placed the Bank’s individual AAA counterparty rating on credit watch with negative implications. Standard & Poor’s cited uncertainties created by the senior management changes as well as prospects of diminished business in a slowing mortgage finance market as the cause for the credit watch placement. The report also cited higher interest rate risk exposure from the growth of the Bank’s mortgage loans as a critical change in its credit profile.

     Other sources of liquidity include cash, short-term investments, payments collected on advances and mortgage loans, fees received on interest rate swaps, proceeds from the issuance of capital stock, member deposits, Federal funds purchased, other FHLBank borrowings, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and current period earnings. Additionally, in the event of significant market disruptions or local disasters, the Bank President or his designee is authorized to establish interim borrowing relationships with other FHLBanks and the Federal Reserve if funds are made available to the FHLBanks during a time of crisis. To provide further access to funding, the Act authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase consolidated obligations from all FHLBanks up to an aggregate principal amount of $4.0 billion. This type of funding was not accessed during the six months ended June 30, 2006 or all of 2005. No borrowing relationships with other FHLBanks, the Federal Reserve, or the U.S. Treasury are currently in place. We do not have any further off-balance sheet sources of liquidity.

     We had cash and short-term investments with a book value of $3.0 billion at June 30, 2006 compared with $5.3 billion at December 31, 2005. We manage the level of cash and short-term investments according to changes in other asset classes, levels of capital, and capital-to-asset ratio targets. We adjust cash and short-term investments to maintain our targeted capital-to-asset ratio and to manage excess funds. Additionally, our holdings in government-sponsored enterprise discount notes have increased during the first six months of 2006 to collateralize certain repurchase positions.

     Uses of Liquidity

     Our primary use of liquidity is the repayment of consolidated obligations. In the first six months of 2006, we made payments for maturing short-term consolidated discount notes of $343.2 billion and payments for maturing and retiring intermediate- to long-term consolidated bonds of $5.4 billion. In the first six months of 2005, we made payments for maturing short-term consolidated discount notes of $245.2 billion and payments for maturing and retiring intermediate- to long-term consolidated bonds of $6.8 billion. Changes in payments made on consolidated obligations between the first six months of 2006 and 2005 are proportional to the changes in issuances of consolidated obligations for the same periods.

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     Other uses of liquidity include issuance of advances, purchases of mortgage loans and investments, repayment of member deposits, redemption or repurchase of capital stock, and payment of dividends.

     In conjunction with the occupancy of our new headquarters we have incurred capital expenditures of approximately $1.2 million through June 30, 2006 and we expect additional capital expenditures of approximately $4.8 million in the remainder of 2006 for leasehold improvements and the purchase of furniture and equipment. We intend to fund these purchases with cash flows from operations.

     Interest and Principal Payments on Consolidated Obligations

     In September 2004, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it had revised its Policy Statement on Payments System Risk concerning interest and principal payments on securities issued by government-sponsored enterprises and certain international organizations. This policy is discussed in “Legislative and Regulatory Developments” on page 71.

     Liquidity Requirements

     Regulatory Requirements–Finance Board regulations mandate three liquidity requirements. First, contingent liquidity sufficient to meet our liquidity needs which shall, at a minimum, cover five business days of inability to access the consolidated obligation debt markets. The following table shows our sources of contingent liquidity to support operations for five business days compared to our liquidity needs at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in billions):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2006		2005
Unencumbered marketable assets maturing within one year	$	2.3	$	4.7
Advances maturing in seven days or less		1.7		1.1
Unencumbered assets available for repurchase agreement borrowings		4.9		4.9
Total	$	8.9	$	10.7
Liquidity needs for five business days	$	4.3	$	3.5

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     Second, Finance Board regulations require us to have available at all times an amount greater than or equal to members’ current deposits invested in advances with maturities not to exceed five years, deposits in banks or trust companies, and obligations of the U.S. Treasury. The following table shows our compliance with this regulation at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in billions):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2006		2005
Advances with maturities not exceeding five years	$	17.1	$	15.6
Deposits in banks or trust companies		—		0.6
Total	$	17.1	$	16.2
Deposits	$	0.6	$	0.9

     Third, Finance Board regulations require us to maintain, in the aggregate, unpledged qualifying assets in an amount at least equal to the amount of our participation in the total consolidated obligations outstanding. The following table shows our compliance with this regulation at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in billions):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2006		2005
Total qualifying assets	$	43.2	$	45.7
Less: pledged assets		0.6		0.6
Total qualifying assets free of lien or pledge	$	42.6	$	45.1
Consolidated obligations outstanding	$	39.2	$	41.2

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     Operational and Contingent Liquidity–Bank policy requires that we maintain additional liquidity for day-to-day operational and contingency needs. The policy requires that we maintain overnight investments of at least $250 million to fund new lending and additional cash needs. Overnight investments amounted to $1.7 billion at June 30, 2006 and $2.9 billion at December 31, 2005.

     For contingent liquidity, the following table shows our unencumbered securities at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in billions):

			Percent of					Percent of
	June 30,		Regulatory			December 31,		Regulatory
	2006		Capital			2005		Capital
Unencumbered mortgage-backed securities	$	4.7		196	%	$	4.7		204	%
Unencumbered obligations		0.3		13	%		—		—	%
Total	$	5.0		209	%	$	4.7		204	%
Total regulatory capital	$	2.4				$	2.3

     The following table shows our sources of contingent liquidity to support operations for 90 days compared to our liquidity needs at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in billions):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2006		2005
Unencumbered marketable assets maturing within 90 days	$	2.3	$	4.6
Unencumbered assets available for repurchase agreement borrowings		4.1		4.2
Advances maturing in 90 days or less		3.6		3.0
Other		0.1		0.3
Total	$	10.1	$	12.1
Liquidity needs for 90 days	$	8.6	$	6.7

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Capital

     We had 19.8 million shares of capital stock outstanding at June 30, 2006 compared with 19.3 million shares outstanding at December 31, 2005. We issued 3.8 million shares to members and repurchased 3.3 million shares from members during the first six months of 2006. Approximately 80 percent of our capital stock outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was activity-based stock that fluctuates primarily with the outstanding balances of advances made to members and mortgage loans.

     The following tables present our five largest stockholders and their percentages of total capital stock outstanding (including capital stock classified as mandatorily redeemable) at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

					Percent of
					Total
			June 30,		Regulatory
Name	City	State	2006		Capital Stock
Superior Guaranty Insurance Company1	Minneapolis	MN	$	494		24.0	%
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company2	Cedar Rapids	IA		81		3.9
Transamerica Life Insurance Company2	Cedar Rapids	IA		68		3.3
AmerUs Life Insurance Company	Des Moines	IA		59		2.9
TCF National Bank	Minneapolis	MN		47		2.3
Total			$	749		36.4	%
Total regulatory capital stock			$	2,059

1	Excludes 0.9 percent owned by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., an affiliate of Superior Guaranty Insurance Company.
2	Transamerica Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company are affiliates.

					Percent of
					Total
			December 31,		Regulatory
Name	City	State	2005		Capital Stock
Superior Guaranty Insurance Company1	Minneapolis	MN	$	525		26.0	%
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company2	Cedar Rapids	IA		81		4.0
Transamerica Life Insurance Company2	Cedar Rapids	IA		68		3.4
AmerUs Life Insurance Company	Des Moines	IA		55		2.7
TCF National Bank	Minneapolis	MN		54		2.7
Total			$	783		38.8	%
Total regulatory capital stock			$	2,017

1	Excludes 1.0 percent owned by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., an affiliate of Superior Guaranty Insurance Company.
2	Transamerica Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company are affiliates.

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     Ownership of our capital stock is concentrated within the financial services industry. The Bank’s capital stock balances categorized by type of financial services company, as well as capital stock held by former members, are noted in the following table at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

	June 30,		December 31,
Institutional Entity	2006		2005
Commercial Banks	$	990	$	941
Insurance Companies		793		804
Savings and Loan Associations and Savings Banks		140		137
Credit Unions		76		71
Former Members		60		64
Total regulatory capital stock	$	2,059	$	2,017

     Former members own capital stock to support business transactions still carried on the Bank’s statements of condition following their termination from membership. This stock is mandatorily redeemable. See further discussion in “Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock” on page 69.

     Our members are required to maintain a certain minimum capital stock investment in the Bank. The minimum investment requirements are designed so that we remain adequately capitalized as member activity changes. To ensure we remain adequately capitalized within ranges established in the capital plan, these requirements may be adjusted upward or downward by the Bank’s Board of Directors. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, approximately 85 percent of our total capital was capital stock.

     Stock owned by members in excess of their minimum investment requirements is known as excess stock. The Bank’s excess capital stock including amounts classified as mandatorily redeemable capital stock were $100.5 million and $91.6 million at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

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     Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock

     Although the mandatorily redeemable capital stock is not included in capital for financial reporting purposes, Finance Board interpretation requires that such outstanding stock be considered capital for determining compliance with our regulatory requirements.

     At June 30, 2006, we had $76.1 million in capital stock subject to mandatory redemption from 29 members and former members. At December 31, 2005, we had $85.1 million in capital stock subject to mandatory redemption from 29 members and former members. This amount has been classified as mandatorily redeemable capital stock in the statements of condition in accordance with SFAS 150. The following table shows the amount of capital stock subject to mandatory redemption by the time period in which we anticipate redeeming the capital stock based on our practices at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

	June 30,		December 31,
Year of Redemption	2006		2005
Due in one year or less	$	2	$	12
Due after one year through two years		20		6
Due after two years through three years		21		26
Due after three years through four years		23		18
Due after four years through five years		9		19
Thereafter		1		4
Total	$	76	$	85

     A majority of the capital stock subject to mandatory redemption at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was due to voluntary termination of membership as a result of a merger or consolidation into a nonmember or into a member of another FHLBank. In addition, during the second quarter of 2005, a member submitted a notice of withdrawal. The balance in mandatorily redeemable capital stock related to this withdrawal was $15.7 million and $21.1 million at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. The remainder was due to members requesting partial repurchases of excess stock. These partial repurchases amounted to $0.3 million at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

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     Capital Requirements

     The Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act requires that the Bank maintain at all times permanent capital greater than or equal to the sum of its credit, market, and operations risk capital requirements, all calculated in accordance with the Finance Board’s regulations. Only permanent capital, defined as Class B stock and retained earnings, can satisfy this risk based capital requirement. The GLB Act requires a minimum four percent capital-to-asset ratio, which is defined as total capital divided by total assets. The GLB Act also imposes a five percent minimum leverage ratio based on total capital, which is defined as the sum of permanent capital weighted 1.5 times and nonpermanent capital weighted 1.0 times divided by total assets.

     For purposes of compliance with the regulatory minimum capital-to-asset and leverage ratios, capital includes all capital stock plus retained earnings. The following table shows the Bank’s compliance with the Finance Board’s capital requirements at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

	June 30, 2006						December 31, 2005
	Required			Actual			Required			Actual
Regulatory capital requirements:
Risk based capital	$	554		$	2,398		$	520		$	2,346
Total capital-to-asset ratio		4.00	%		5.53	%		4.00	%		5.13	%
Total regulatory capital	$	1,734		$	2,398		$	1,829		$	2,346
Leverage ratio		5.00	%		8.30	%		5.00	%		7.70	%
Leverage capital	$	2,167		$	3,598		$	2,286		$	3,520

     The Bank’s regulatory capital-to-asset ratio at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 would have been 5.30 percent and 4.93 percent if all excess capital stock had been repurchased.

     Dividends

     We paid cash dividends of $32.7 million during the first six months of 2006 compared to $39.7 million during the same period of 2005. The annualized dividend rate for the first six months of 2006 was 3.40 percent compared with an annualized dividend rate for the first six months of 2005 of 3.55 percent. The decrease in the annualized dividend rate during the first six months of 2006 compared with the same period in 2005 was primarily due to two factors. First, pursuant to an Advisory Bulletin the Finance Board issued in August 2005, until our registration statement became effective on July 11, 2006, we had to consult with and receive approval from the Finance Board’s Office of Supervision prior to declaration of a dividend. Second, in September 2005, the Board of Directors determined that until the Bank’s Registration Statement became effective and the Bank achieves its target retained earnings level, the Bank would limit the declaration and payment of dividends to members consistent with the need to maintain and/or increase retained earnings of the Bank. For additional information regarding “Dividends” refer to our Form 10.

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     In recent years, we have strived to achieve a balance between offering attractively priced products, providing a reasonable dividend yield indexed to the average three-month LIBOR, and maintaining adequate retained earnings to support safe and sound business operations. In June 2006, the Bank’s Board of Directors revised the retained earnings policy which was effective August 1, 2006. This policy establishes retained earnings minimum balances. This policy also identifies specific circumstances where the dividend will either be reduced or the Bank’s Board of Directors will review the current and future dividend levels. Additionally, if the Bank’s retained earnings falls below the established minimum, the Board of Directors will evaluate the need to reduce dividend payments until retained earnings return to the minimum required balance.

     At June 30, 2006, the Bank had retained earnings of $339.9 million. A significant portion of our retained earnings relates to the acceleration of income related to the loss of hedge accounting for certain hedging relationships involving mortgage loans. The acceleration is expected to result in a corresponding reduction of earnings in future periods.

     In addition, in March 2006 the Finance Board issued a proposed regulation that, if adopted, would, among other things, require an FHLBank to maintain retained earnings in an amount at least equal to $50 million plus one percent of the amount of the FHLBank’s non-advance assets. See “Legislative and Regulatory Developments” at page 71 for additional details on the proposed regulation issued by the Finance Board.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

     The Bank did not implement any material changes to its accounting policies or estimates, nor did the Bank implement any new accounting policies that had a material impact on the Bank’s results of operations or financial condition during the three months ended June 30, 2006. For additional discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates see “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in the Bank’s Form 10.

Legislative and Regulatory Developments

Delay in Publication of the FHLBanks’ Combined Financial Reports; Intended Restatement by the Office of Finance

     The Office of Finance has not yet published the FHLBanks’ 2004 third quarter combined financial report, 2004 full-year combined financial report, any 2005 combined financial reports, or 2006 first quarter combined financial report. In addition, the Office of Finance has announced that its board of directors had decided to restate the FHLBanks’ combined financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002, and 2003, and subsequent interim periods. All 12 FHLBanks have registered a class of equity securities with the SEC, as required by the Finance Board. The Office of Finance has stated that it expects to publish current combined financial reports as soon as practical after all FHLBank SEC registration statements are effective. It is uncertain at this time what effect, if any, the delays in publication of the combined Financial Reports will have on the cost of FHLBank System debt, the timing of the issuance of new FHLBank System debt, or other aspects of the Bank’s operations.

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Finance Board Proposed Regulation

     In March 2006 the Finance Board issued a proposed regulation that, if adopted, would, among other things, require an FHLBank to maintain retained earnings in an amount at least equal to $50 million plus one percent of the amount of the FHLBank’s non-advance assets (“Retained Earnings Minimum”). Under the proposed regulation, an FHLBank that did not initially meet the Retained Earnings Minimum, or that initially would not meet the Retained Earnings Minimum following the payment of a dividend would be required to obtain Finance Board approval to pay a dividend that exceeds 50 percent of its current net earnings. Once an FHLBank initially met its Retained Earnings Minimum it would be required to obtain Finance Board approval for the payment of any dividend if, following payment of the projected dividend the FHLBank would not meet the Retained Earnings Minimum. If the proposed regulation had been effective as of June 30, 2006 the Bank’s Retained Earnings Minimum would have been $254.2 million. As of that date, the Bank’s retained earnings would have exceeded the Retained Earnings Minimum by $85.7 million.

     Under the proposed regulation, an FHLBank would be permitted to declare and pay dividends only after the close of the quarter to which the dividend relates. An FHLBank would be prohibited from paying a dividend if the par value of the FHLBank’s stock is impaired or is projected to become impaired after paying such dividend. Furthermore, an FHLBank would be prohibited from declaring or paying dividends in the form of capital stock.

     Under the proposed regulation, an FHLBank’s aggregate amount of outstanding excess stock may not exceed one percent of the total assets of the FHLBank. If an FHLBank is in violation of this requirement it would be required to report the violation to the Finance Board and either develop a plan acceptable to the Finance Board to address how the FHLBank will bring its outstanding amount of excess stock into compliance with the limitation or certify to the Finance Board that it has corrected the violation. If the proposed regulation had been effective as of June 30, 2006, the Bank’s aggregate amount of outstanding excess stock would have been $332.9 million below the maximum amount provided in the proposed regulation. Under the proposed regulation an FHLBank would be prohibited from selling capital stock to a member if that stock would be excess stock at the time of the sale.

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Risk Management

     We have risk management policies that monitor and control our exposure to market, liquidity, credit, operational, and business risk. These policies are established by the Bank’s Board of Directors and address Finance Board regulations. Our primary objective is to manage assets, liabilities, and derivative exposures in ways that protect the par redemption value of capital stock from risks, including fluctuations in market interest rates, spreads, and volatilities.

     In June 2006, the Bank’s risk management policy was amended to require the net market value of capital stock to be greater than $95 per share. Additionally, in June 2006, the Bank’s policy was amended to include a limit on the amount of estimated market value loss from changes in interest rates to not greater than 5 percent of total market value of capital stock for parallel changes in interest rates of plus or minus 100 basis points. See “Risk Management” in the Bank’s Form 10 for additional information on the Bank’s risk management measures and techniques.

Market Risk

     We define market risk as the risk that net interest income or net market value of capital stock will change as a result of changes in market conditions such as interest rates, spreads, and volatilities. Interest rate risk was the predominant type of market risk exposure throughout the first six months of 2006 and throughout 2005. Our financial risk management policy is designed to provide an asset and liability management framework to respond to changes in market conditions without creating undue balance sheet stress. The Board of Directors routinely reviews both the policy limits and the actual exposures to verify the level of interest rate risk in our balance sheet remains at prudent and reasonable levels.

     Net Market Value of Capital Stock

     Net market value of capital stock, at a moment in time, is defined by the Bank as the present value of assets minus the present value of liabilities plus the net present value of derivatives.

     Interest rate risk analysis using net market value of capital stock involves instantaneous parallel shifts in interest rates. The resulting percentage change in market value of capital stock from the base case value is an indication of longer-term repricing risk and option risk embedded in the balance sheet.

     The net market value of capital stock calculation uses implied forward rates and assumes a static balance sheet. The timing and variability of balance sheet cash flows are calculated by an internal model. To ensure the accuracy of the market value calculation, we reconcile the computed market prices of complex instruments, such as financial derivatives, swaps, and mortgage assets, to market observed prices or dealers’ quotes whenever practical. The net market value of capital stock does not represent the market value of the Bank as a going concern, as it does not take into account future business opportunities.

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     The following tables show our net market value of capital stock and the percentage change from base case using implied forward rates and assuming interest rates instantaneously shift up and down 50 and 100 basis points at each quarter-end during 2005, and at March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 (dollars in millions):

	Net Market Value of Capital Stock
	Down 100		Down 50		Base Case		Up 50		Up 100
2006
June	$	1,988	$	2,011	$	2,015	$	2,007	$	1,993
March		2,007		2,009		1,982		1,936		1,880
2005
December		1,999		2,045		2,051		2,032		1,996
September		2,109		2,131		2,124		2,096		2,054
June		2,303		2,356		2,388		2,388		2,363
March		2,281		2,329		2,347		2,343		2,326

	Percentage Change from Base Case
	Down 100			Down 50			Base Case		Up 50			Up 100
2006
June		(1.4	)%		(0.2	)%		—		(0.4	)%		(1.1	)%
March		1.3	%		1.4	%		—		(2.3	)%		(5.1	)%
2005
December		(2.5	)%		(0.3	)%		—		(0.9	)%		(2.7	)%
September		(0.7	)%		0.3	%		—		(1.3	)%		(3.3	)%
June		(3.6	)%		(1.3	)%		—		0.0	%		(1.0	)%
March		(2.8	)%		(0.8	)%		—		(0.2	)%		(0.9	)%

     The increase in net market value of capital stock at June 30, 2006 compared with March 31, 2006 was primarily attributable to an increase in capital stock. The decrease in net market value of capital stock during the three months ended March 31, 2006 and throughout 2005 was due mainly to a decrease in the Bank’s activity-based capital stock required to support advances and mortgage loans, an increase in mortgage LOAS, and an increase in AHP and REFCORP liabilities related to the restatement. Percentage changes from base case in the Bank’s market value profile were principally caused by higher interest rates, a flattening of the yield curve, lower volatilities, and asset-liability rebalancing relating to mortgage loans. To protect the net market value of capital stock, we use hedging transactions such as entering into or canceling interest rate swaps on existing debt and altering the funding structures of new mortgage purchases.

     The percentage change from our base case under all interest rate scenarios has remained relatively moderate, indicating that our current risk management activities are reasonably effective at reducing the exposure of our market value of capital stock to interest rate risk. Relative to December 31, 2005, the Bank’s market value profile at June 30, 2006 shows a slightly reduced exposure to both rising and falling interest rates.

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     During the first quarter of 2005, the Bank’s financial risk management policy was amended to require the net market value of capital stock, adjusted for certain factors, to be greater than $92 per share. Prior to the amendment, the policy minimum was $90 per share. In June 2006, the Bank’s policy was further amended to require the net market value of capital stock to be greater than $95 per share. The Bank was in compliance with its policy in the first six months of 2006 and throughout 2005.

     Value at Risk for the Bank’s Overall Operations

     In addition to quantifying changes in the net market value of capital stock with instantaneous parallel interest rate changes, management estimates the possible changes in the market value of total equity using a value at risk methodology. Prior to May 31, 2006, our internal calculations used the principal components analysis methodology to estimate a potential one-month loss in the market value of our total equity. Effective May 31, 2006, the Bank implemented an alternative methodology to estimate a potential one-month loss in the market value of our total equity. The new methodology uses a historical simulation approach prescribed by the Finance Board. Under this methodology, the balance sheet is revalued under a large number of stressed market scenarios to calculate a six-month value at risk given a 99 percent confidence level. The corresponding one-month value at risk for a 99 percent confidence level is then calculated by dividing the six-month value at risk by the square root of six (square root of time method). The stressed market scenarios reflect simulations based on historical data of yields, spreads, and volatilities from 1978 to present. We back-test the levels of value at risk to validate the model by comparing predictions with actual results.

     Our estimate of value at risk excludes changes resulting from the widening or narrowing of the LOAS on mortgage assets. Fluctuations in LOAS result in changes in estimated liquidation value of the mortgage assets. We exclude the impact of changes in LOAS from value at risk estimates as virtually all our mortgage assets are held to maturity. As a held-to-maturity portfolio, earnings of the Bank are affected by the LOAS on fixed rate mortgage assets at the time of purchase. Subsequent fluctuations in mortgage LOAS, increasing or decreasing the liquidation value of our mortgage portfolio, are not reflected with a corresponding effect on the Bank’s earnings potential.

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     Value at risk is useful to establish risk tolerance limits and is commonly used in asset-liability management. We maintain value at risk below a level that ranges from 4 percent to 10 percent of total equity depending upon the level of mortgage assets acquired from the mortgage purchase programs to total assets, as specified by the Bank’s Board of Directors. The following table shows the high, average, and low amounts for month-end market value of equity at risk (expressed as a percent of the total market value of equity) and the related policy limits of value at risk for 2005 and the first six months of 2006:

	Market Value of
	Equity at Risk
	(% of Total Equity)			Policy Limit
2006 (first six months)
High (March)		(6.2	)%		(8.6	)%
Average		(5.5	)%		(8.6	)%
Low (May)		(4.8	)%		(8.9	)%
June		(5.2	)%		(8.5	)%
2005
High (December)		(5.1	)%		(8.5	)%
Average		(2.6	)%		(8.8	)%
Low (February)		(1.1	)%		(9.0	)%
December		(5.1	)%		(8.5	)%

     Management believes the Bank’s market value of equity at risk has been acceptably low at each month-end and generally well below our established policy limits for the same periods. Changes in the risk profile were driven by increasing short- and intermediate-term interest rates and flattening yield curves during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and throughout 2005, adjustments to our asset, liability, and derivative levels as necessary to protect the par redemption value of capital stock, and valuation assumption changes to certain financial instruments.

     We also report results of the six-month value at risk calculation described above to the Finance Board as part of risk based capital. We estimated with 99 percent confidence that market value of total equity could decline in a six-month holding period by less than 12.7 percent at June 30, 2006 and 11.5 percent at December 31, 2005 using the regulatory methodology prescribed by the Finance Board. During the first six months of 2006 and the year 2005, the increase was due mainly to increasing short- and intermediate-term interest rates and flattening yield curves, adjustments to our balance sheet as necessary to protect the par redemption value of capital stock, and valuation assumption changes to certain financial instruments.

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     Duration Gap for the Bank’s Overall Operations

     The net market value of our assets, liabilities, and derivatives is primarily affected by changes in the level of interest rates. Duration measures the sensitivity of an instrument’s market value to interest rate changes; as the duration of the instrument increases in absolute value, sensitivity to changes in interest rates generally increases and as its duration approaches zero, sensitivity to changes in interest rates generally decreases. The duration gap measures the difference between the estimated durations of assets and liabilities, including their respective hedges, and shows the extent to which sensitivities to changes in interest rates for assets and liabilities are matched.

     The following table shows duration gap for the Bank using implied forward rates and assuming interest rates shift instantaneously up and down 50 and 100 basis points for each quarter-end during 2005 and at March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 (in months):

	Down 100			Down 50			Base Case			Up 50			Up 100
2006
June		(3.0	)		(1.7	)		(1.0	)		(0.4	)		(0.0	)
March		(2.1	)		(0.2	)		1.1			1.9			2.4
2005
December		(4.5	)		(2.2	)		(0.5	)		0.6			1.3
September		(2.4	)		(0.9	)		0.3			1.2			1.8
June		(3.3	)		(2.4	)		(1.2	)		0.2			1.2
March		(3.3	)		(2.0	)		(0.8	)		0.1			0.7

     Duration gaps across most interest rate scenarios during the first six months of 2006 and the year 2005 remained relatively moderate and indicated more risk exposure to declining rates than to rising rates. We have maintained duration gap within our risk tolerances (plus or minus six months in the base case) throughout the period. We accomplished this objective through mortgage hedging activity and asset-liability rebalancing actions. Relative to December 31, 2005, the Bank’s duration gap profile at June 30, 2006 shows a slightly reduced exposure to both rising and falling interest rates.

     Mortgage Finance Market Risk

     The Mortgage Finance segment generally exposes the Bank to potentially greater financial risk compared to the Member Finance segment due to greater interest rate risk associated with fixed-rate mortgage investments.

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     Mortgage Finance Duration Gap–On a daily basis, we maintain the duration gap of the Mortgage Finance segment within specified ranges through management of the durations of our assets, liabilities, and derivative agreements. The Bank may use hedging transactions to adjust the duration gap within the target range. These transactions may include entering into or canceling interest rate swaps on existing debt or issuing new debt. Adjustments to duration may also be accomplished by altering the funding structures of new mortgage purchases. Portfolio duration movements relative to the target range and hedge transactions are documented for monthly review by the Bank’s Asset-Liability Committee.

     The following table shows duration gaps for the Mortgage Finance segment using implied forward rates and assuming interest rates instantaneously shift up and down 50 and 100 basis points for each quarter-end during 2005 and at March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 (in months):

	Down 100			Down 50			Base Case			Up 50		Up 100
2006
June		(6.6	)		(2.9	)		(0.6	)		0.9		2.0
March		(6.6	)		(0.6	)		2.5			4.4		5.6
2005
December		(11.0	)		(4.5	)		(0.4	)		2.2		4.0
September		(3.4	)		(1.4	)		1.9			4.1		5.2
June		(8.6	)		(7.0	)		(3.3	)		0.6		3.0
March		(6.3	)		(4.6	)		(1.7	)		0.5		1.7

     Mortgage Finance duration gaps across most interest rate scenarios during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and throughout 2005 remained relatively moderate and continued to reflect more risk exposure to declining rates than rising rates. Changes in Mortgage Finance duration gap throughout 2005 and 2006 were primarily attributed to management’s decision to adjust the funding and hedging profile for our mortgage assets to reflect changing market environments and mortgage prepayment projections.

     Bank policy requires that we maintain base case duration gap of the Mortgage Finance segment within a range of plus or minus six months; daily operating guidelines of the Bank’s Asset-Liability Committee further limit the range. The Bank was in compliance with its policy during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and throughout 2005.

     Mortgage Finance Typical Funding Structures–When we purchase mortgages, we attempt to match the initial duration of our liabilities to our assets within a reasonable range. We issue a mix of debt securities across a broad spectrum of final maturities to achieve the desired liability durations. For additional information see “Mortgage Finance Typical Funding Structures” in the Bank’s Form 10.

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     At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, 100 percent of our fixed rate mortgage asset portfolio was funded with callable and noncallable fixed rate debt. At June 30, 2006, 18 percent of our mortgage portfolio was funded with prepayment linked consolidated obligation bonds compared with 19 percent at December 31, 2005. At June 30, 2006, 9 percent of our debt funding our mortgage loans was variable rate swaps compared with 10 percent at December 31, 2005.

     Our funding of mortgage assets is designed to be flexible to handle changes in mortgage asset prepayment speeds. The following table shows a base case projection of remaining fixed rate mortgage asset balances assuming a 15 percent constant prepayment rate and the supporting funding based on the slowest and fastest contractual pay-down scenarios at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005:

	Projected Remaining Balances as a Percent
	of June 30, 2006 Balances
	1 year			3 years			5 years			10 years			15 years
Mortgage assets (base case)		79	%		54	%		37	%		14	%		5	%
Mortgage liabilities1
Assuming payoff at maturity (slowest)		92	%		70	%		48	%		17	%		7	%
Assuming payoff on earliest call date (fastest)		61	%		38	%		24	%		8	%		4	%

	Projected Remaining Balances as a Percent
	of December 31, 2005 Balances
	1 year			3 years			5 years			10 years			15 years
Mortgage assets (base case)		83	%		58	%		40	%		15	%		5	%
Mortgage liabilities1
Assuming payoff at maturity (slowest)		93	%		70	%		51	%		18	%		8	%
Assuming payoff on earliest call date (fastest)		59	%		35	%		25	%		8	%		4	%

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     Derivatives

     We enter into derivative agreements to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates. We use derivatives to adjust the effective maturity, repricing frequency, or option characteristics of financial instruments to achieve risk management objectives. We do not use derivatives for speculative purposes.

     Our current hedging strategies relate to hedges of existing assets and liabilities that qualify for fair value hedge accounting treatment and economic hedges that are used to reduce market risk at the balance sheet or portfolio level. Economic hedges do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, so only the derivative instrument is marked to market.

     The notional amount of derivatives reflects the volume of our hedges, but it does not measure the credit exposure of the Bank because there is no principal at risk. The following table categorizes the notional amount of our derivatives at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2006		2005
Notional amount of derivatives
Interest rate swaps
Noncancelable	$	13,092	$	14,727
Cancelable by counterparty		14,110		16,231
Cancelable by the Bank		—		—
		27,202		30,958
Interest rate caps		100		100
Mortgage delivery commitments		22		36
Forward settlement agreements		17		37
Total notional amount	$	27,341	$	31,131

     We record derivatives on the statements of condition at fair value. After netting the fair market values and accrued interest of the derivative instruments by counterparty, we classify positive counterparty balances as derivative assets and negative counterparty balances as derivative liabilities. Derivative assets represent our maximum credit risk to counterparties, and derivative liabilities represent the exposures of counterparties to us. Substantially all of the net estimated fair value gains and losses on our derivative contracts are offset by net hedging fair value adjustment losses and gains or other book value adjustments on the related hedged items.

     The notional amount of derivatives declined during 2006 primarily as a result of the discontinuance of our mortgage loan hedging strategy in 2005.

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     The following table categorizes the notional amount and the estimated fair value of derivative financial instruments, excluding accrued interest, by product and type of accounting treatment. The category fair value represents hedges that qualify for fair value hedge accounting. The category economic represents hedge strategies that do not qualify for hedge accounting. Amounts at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 were as follows (dollars in millions):

	June 30, 2006					December 31, 2005
			Estimated					Estimated
	Notional		Fair Value			Notional		Fair Value
Advances
Fair value	$	11,062	$	114		$	10,736	$	(52	)
Economic		500					907		(6	)
Mortgage Assets
Mortgage loans
Economic		—		—			—		—
Mortgage-backed securities
Economic		107		—			109		—
Mortgage delivery commitment derivatives
Economic		40		—			73		—
Investments
Fair value		—		—			250		—
Consolidated obligations
Bonds
Fair value		14,842		(460	)		19,041		(386	)
Economic		790		(1	)		15		(1	)
Discount notes
Fair value		—		—			—		—
Total notional and fair value	$	27,341	$	(347	)	$	31,131	$	(445	)
Total derivatives, excluding accrued interest				(347	)				(445	)
Accrued interest				85					84
Net derivative balance			$	(262	)			$	(361	)
Net derivative assets				46					18
Net derivative liabilities				(308	)				(379	)
Net derivative balance			$	(262	)			$	(361	)

     At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we had one callable bond with a par amount of $15 million that contains an embedded derivative that has been bifurcated from its host. The fair value of this embedded derivative is presented on a combined basis with the host contract and not included in the above table. The fair value of the embedded derivative was a liability of $0.7 million and $0.3 million at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

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Liquidity Risk

     See “Liquidity” beginning on page 62 for additional detail of our liquidity management.

Credit Risk

     We define credit risk as the potential that our borrowers or counterparties will fail to meet their obligations in accordance with agreed upon terms. The Bank’s primary credit risks arise from our ongoing lending, investing, and hedging activities. Our overall objective in managing credit risk is to operate a sound credit granting process and to maintain appropriate credit administration, measurement, and monitoring practices.

     The Board of Directors establishes our credit risk philosophy by regularly reviewing our credit policies, positions, and compliance reports. Senior management has ultimate responsibility for day to day credit risk management and has established the Credit Committee to oversee and approve credit risk management strategies. The Credit Committee also reviews credit risks to verify that they are appropriately identified, measured, and managed.

     Advances

     We engage in secured lending activities with eligible borrowers. Credit risk arises from the possibility that the collateral pledged to us is insufficient to cover the obligations of a borrower in default.

     We manage credit risk by securing borrowings with sufficient collateral acceptable to us, monitoring borrower creditworthiness through internal and independent third-party analysis, and performing collateral review and valuation procedures to verify the sufficiency of pledged collateral. We are required by law to make advances solely on a secured basis and have never experienced a credit loss on an advance since our inception. Based upon the collateral held as security and prior repayment history, we do not believe an allowance for credit losses on advances is necessary at this time.

     At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, three borrowers and two borrowers had outstanding advances greater than $1 billion. These advance holdings represented approximately 17 percent and 13 percent of the total par value of advances outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. For further discussion on our largest borrowers of advances, see “Advances” on page 55.

     We assign discounted values to collateral pledged to the Bank based on its relative risk. At June 30, 2006, borrowers reported $45 billion of collateral (net of applicable discount or margin factors) to support $24 billion of advances and other activities with the Bank. At December 31, 2005, borrowers reported $56 billion of collateral (net of applicable discount or margin factors) to support $22 billion of advances and other activities. Borrowers pledge collateral in excess of their collateral requirement mainly to demonstrate liquidity and to borrow in the future.

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     The following table shows the dollar and percentage composition (net of applicable discount and margin factors) of collateral pledged to the Bank at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in billions):

	June 30,					December 31,
	2006					2005
Collateral Type	Dollars		Percent			Dollars		Percent
Residential mortgage loans	$	22.5		49.9	%	$	35.1		62.5	%
Other real estate related collateral		15.1		33.5			13.5		24.0
Investment securities/insured loans		6.7		14.9			6.9		12.3
Secured small business, small farm, and small agribusiness loans		0.7		1.7			0.7		1.2
Total collateral	$	45.0		100.0	%	$	56.2		100.0	%

     Mortgage Assets

     Mortgage asset credit risk is the risk that we will not receive timely payments of principal and interest due from mortgage borrowers because of borrower defaults. Credit risk on mortgage assets is affected by numerous characteristics, including loan type, down-payment amount, borrower’s credit history, and other factors such as home price appreciation. We are exposed to mortgage asset credit risk through our participation in the MPF program and certain investment activities.

     We offer a variety of MPF products to meet the differing needs of our members. The Bank allows participating members to select the products they want to use. These products include Original MPF, MPF 100, MPF 125, MPF Plus, and Original MPF FHA/VA. The Bank is permitted by regulation to hold assets acquired from or through members by means of either a purchase or a funding transaction.

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     The following table provides a comparison of the MPF products:

			Average PFI
			Credit
			Enhancement			Base and		Additional
		PFI Credit	Amount as			Performance		Credit
		Enhancement	Percent of			Based Credit	Credit	Enhance-
Product	MPF Bank	Size	Master			Enhancement	Enhancement	ment Fee to	Servicing
Name	FLA Size	Description	Commitment1			Fee to PFI	Fee Offset2	PFI3	Fee to PFI
(1) Original MPF	3 to 6 basis points per year based on the remaining unpaid principal balance	Equivalent to AA		2.92	%	8 to 11 basis points per year paid monthly	No	0 to 3.75 basis points per year paid monthly	25 basis points per year
(2) MPF 100	100 basis points fixed based on the size of the loan pool at closing	After FLA to AA		0.78	%	7 to 11 basis points per year paid monthly	Yes–after 3 years	0 to 3.75 basis points per year paid monthly	25 basis points per year
(3) MPF 125	100 basis points fixed based on the size of the loan pool at closing	After FLA to AA		1.26	%	7 to 10 basis points per year paid monthly	Yes	0 to 3.75 basis points per year paid monthly	25 basis points per year
(4) MPF Plus4	Sized to equal expected losses	0 to 20 basis points after FLA and supplemental mortgage insurance		1.06	%	6.5 to 8.5 basis points per year fixed plus 8.0 to 10.0 basis points per year performance based (delayed for 1 year); all paid monthly	Yes – performance based only	0 to 3.86 basis points per year paid monthly	25 basis points per year
(5) Original MPF FHA/VA	NA	Unreimbursed servicing expenses	NA			2 basis points per year paid monthly	No	0 to 5.0 basis points per year paid monthly	44 basis points per year

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1	MPF Program Master Commitments participated in or held by the Bank as of June 30, 2006.
2	Future payouts of performance based credit enhancement fees are reduced when losses are allocated to the FLA.
3	Additional credit enhancement fee is fixed and cannot be reduced when losses are allocated to the First Loss Account (FLA). The additional credit enhancement fee does not relate to any residual credit risk in the underlying mortgages in the MPF program.
4	PFI credit enhancement amount includes SMI policy coverage.

     The FLA is a memorandum account which is a record-keeping mechanism we use to track the amount of losses for which the Bank could have a potential loss exposure (before the member’s credit enhancement is used to cover losses). The table on page 84 provides information on potential exposure related to the FLA for each MPF product. The FLA is not funded by the Bank or the participating member. Reductions in the amount of base or performance based credit enhancement fees paid to the participating member offset any losses incurred by the Bank, up to the limit of the FLA, except for the Original MPF product. The Bank maintains the FLA for each master commitment. Losses in excess of a participating member’s FLA have been negligible since the inception of the MPF program.

     The following table presents activity in the FLA memorandum account for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2006		2005
Balance, beginning of period	$	91	$	88
Additions due to loan purchases		2		3
Deductions due to loss on sale of property		—		—
Balance, end of period	$	93	$	91

     PFIs are paid credit enhancement fees as an incentive to minimize credit losses and share in the risk on MPF loans, and to pay for supplemental mortgage insurance (SMI). These fees are paid monthly and are determined based on the remaining principal balance of the MPF loans. The amount of the required credit enhancement fee may vary depending on the MPF products selected. Credit enhancement fees are recorded as a reduction to mortgage loan interest income. The Bank also pays performance based credit enhancement fees which are based on actual performance of the mortgage loans. In general, base or performance based fees are net of cumulative unrecovered losses paid by the Bank. To the extent that losses in the current month exceed base or performance based credit enhancement fees accrued, the remaining losses are recovered from future base or performance based credit enhancement fees payable to the member. The Bank recorded credit enhancement fees of $5.9 million and $6.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. The Bank recorded credit enhancement fees of $11.9 million and $14.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. We recorded credit enhancement fees of $26.9 million for the year ending December 31, 2005. Our liability for credit enhancement fees was $9.2 million and $10.0 million at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

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     The following table presents our MPF portfolio by product type at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 at par value (dollars in billions):

	June 30, 2006					December 31, 2005
Product Type	Dollars		Percent			Dollars		Percent
Original MPF	$	0.1		0.8	%	$	0.1		0.8	%
MPF 100		0.2		1.6			0.2		1.5
MPF 125		1.0		8.0			0.9		6.9
MPF Plus		10.5		84.0			11.2		85.5
Total conventional loans		11.8		94.4			12.4		94.7
Government-insured loans		0.6		4.8			0.6		4.5
Total mortgage loans		12.4		99.2			13.0		99.2
MPF Shared Funding recorded in investments		0.1		0.8			0.1		0.8
Total MPF related assets	$	12.5		100.0	%	$	13.1		100.0	%

     The MPF Shared Funding Certificates included in the preceding table are mortgage-backed certificates created from conventional conforming mortgages using a senior/subordinated tranche structure. The Bank’s investment is recorded in held-to-maturity securities. The following table shows our Shared Funding Certificates and credit ratings at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

	June 30,		December 31,
Credit Rating	2006		2005
AAA	$	62	$	67
AA		3		2
Total MPF Shared Funding Certificates	$	65	$	69

     At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we held mortgage loans acquired from Superior amounting to $10.7 billion and $11.5 billion. At June 30, 2006, and December 31, 2005, these loans represented 87 percent and 88 percent of total mortgage loans at par value. The loans are primarily MPF Plus and government-insured loans.

     We also manage the credit risk on our mortgage loan portfolio by monitoring portfolio performance and the creditworthiness of our participating members. All loans purchased by the Bank must comply with underwriting guidelines which follow standards generally required in the secondary mortgage market. For additional information related to the Bank’s underwriting guidelines see the Bank’s Form 10.

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     The following table shows portfolio characteristics of the conventional loan portfolio at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. Portfolio concentrations are calculated based on unpaid principal balances.

	June 30,			December 31,
	2006			2005
Portfolio Characteristics
Regional concentration1
Midwest		34.6	%		33.9	%
West		20.3	%		20.8	%
Southeast		16.1	%		16.4	%
Southwest		16.3	%		16.1	%
Northeast		12.7	%		12.8	%
State concentration
Minnesota		13.1	%		12.8	%
California		10.5	%		10.8	%
Illinois		5.9	%		5.9	%
Iowa		5.3	%		4.8	%
Texas		4.1	%		4.1	%
Weighted average FICO (register mark) score at origination2		734			733
Weighted average loan-to-value at origination		69	%		69	%
Average loan amount at origination	$	159,437		$	159,778
Original loan term
Less than or equal to 15 years		27	%		27	%
Greater than 15 years		73	%		73	%

1	Midwest includes IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, ND, NE, OH, SD, and WI. West includes AK, CA, Guam, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, and WY. Southeast includes AL, District of Columbia, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV. Southwest includes AR, AZ, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX, and UT. Northeast includes CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, U.S. Virgin Islands, and VT.
2	FICO (register mark) is a widely used credit industry model developed by Fair, Isaac, and Company, Inc. to assess borrower credit quality with scores ranging from a low of 300 to a high of 850.

     We monitor the loan characteristics because they can be strong predictors of credit risk. For example, local economic conditions affect borrowers’ ability to repay loans and the value of the underlying collateral. Geographic diversification helps reduce mortgage credit risk at the portfolio level. Higher FICO (register mark) scores generally indicate a lower risk of default while lower scores can indicate a higher default risk. The likelihood of default and the gross severity of a loss in the event of default are typically lower as loan-to-value ratios decrease.

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     We monitor the delinquency levels of our mortgage loan portfolio on a monthly basis. A summary of our delinquencies at June 30, 2006 follows (dollars in millions):

	Unpaid Principal Balance
				Government-
	Conventional			Insured			Total
30 days	$	81		$	20		$	101
60 days		15			5			20
90 days		4			3			7
Greater than 90 days		3			1			4
Foreclosures and bankruptcies		51			—			51
Total delinquencies	$	154		$	29		$	183
Total mortgage loans outstanding	$	11,807		$	570		$	12,377
Delinquencies as a percent of total mortgage loans		1.3	%		5.1	%		1.5	%
Delinquencies 90 days and greater plus foreclosures and bankruptcies as a percent of total mortgage loans		0.5	%		0.7	%		0.5	%

     A summary of our delinquencies at December 31, 2005 follows (dollars in millions):

	Unpaid Principal Balance
				Government-
	Conventional			Insured			Total
30 days	$	99		$	28		$	127
60 days		21			7			28
90 days		7			3			10
Greater than 90 days		4			3			7
Foreclosures and bankruptcies		62			8			70
Total delinquencies	$	193		$	49		$	242
Total mortgage loans outstanding	$	12,375		$	623		$	12,998
Delinquencies as a percent of total mortgage loans		1.6	%		7.9	%		1.9	%
Delinquencies 90 days and greater plus foreclosures and bankruptcies as a percent of total mortgage loans		0.6	%		2.2	%		0.7	%

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     For additional information related to delinquent mortgage loans, see the Bank’s Form 10.

     The allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans was as follows for the three months ended and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2006		2005		2006		2005
Balance, beginning of period	$	763	$	763	$	763	$	760
Charge-offs		—		—		—		—
Recoveries		—		—		—		3
Net charge-offs		—		—		—		3
Provision for credit losses		—		—		—		—
Balance, end of period	$	763	$	763	$	763	$	763

     As part of the mortgage portfolio, we also invest in mortgage-backed securities. Finance Board regulations allow us to invest in securities guaranteed by the U.S. government, government-sponsored housing enterprises, and other mortgage-backed securities that are rated Aaa by Moody’s, AAA by S&P, or AAA by Fitch on the purchase date. We are exposed to credit risk to the extent that these investments fail to perform adequately. We do ongoing analysis to evaluate the investments and creditworthiness of the issuers, trustees, and servicers for potential credit issues.

     At June 30, 2006, we owned $4.7 billion of mortgage-backed securities that were guaranteed by the U.S. government or issued by government-sponsored housing enterprises. In addition, we had $0.2 billion of other mortgage-backed securities that were rated AAA by an NRSRO. At December 31, 2005, we owned $4.7 billion of mortgage-backed securities that were guaranteed by the U.S. government or issued by government-sponsored housing enterprises. In addition, we had $0.2 billion of other mortgage-backed securities that were rated AAA by an NRSRO. We have participated in the MPF Shared Funding Program that has periodically created mortgage-backed certificates.

     The Bank also invests in state housing finance agency bonds. At June 30, 2006, we had $5.6 million of state agency bonds rated AA or higher compared with $6.9 million at December 31, 2005.

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     Investments

     We maintain an investment portfolio to provide liquidity and promote asset diversification. Finance Board regulations and policies adopted by the Board of Directors limit the type of investments we may purchase.

     The largest unsecured exposure to any single short-term counterparty excluding government-sponsored enterprises was $210 million at June 30, 2006 and $300 million at December 31, 2005. The following tables show our unsecured credit exposure to investment counterparties (including accrued interest receivable) at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (dollars in millions):

	June 30, 2006
	Certificates of		Commercial		Overnight		Term		Other
Credit Rating1	Deposit		Paper		Fed Funds		Fed Funds		Obligations2		Total
AAA	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	803	$	803
AA		—		—		150		—		—		150
A		—		—		1,555		—		—		1,555
Total	$	—	$	—	$	1,705	$	—	$	803	$	2,508

	December 31, 2005
	Certificates of		Commercial		Overnight		Term		Other
Credit Rating1	Deposit		Paper		Fed Funds		Fed Funds		Obligations2		Total
AAA	$	—	$	299	$	—	$	—	$	555	$	854
AA		—		299		1,130		—		—		1,429
A		638		149		1,761		95		—		2,643
Total	$	638	$	747	$	2,891	$	95	$	555	$	4,926

1	Credit rating is the lowest of Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch ratings stated in terms of the Standard & Poor’s equivalent.
2	Other obligations represent obligations in government-sponsored enterprises and other FHLBanks.

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     Derivatives

     Most of our hedging strategies use over-the-counter derivative instruments that expose us to counterparty credit risk because the transactions are executed and settled between two parties. When an over-the-counter derivative has a market value above zero, the counterparty owes that value to the Bank over the remaining life of the derivative. Credit risk arises from the possibility the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its commitment to pay the amount owed to us.

     Excluding mortgage delivery commitments that were fully collateralized, we had 26 active derivative counterparties at June 30, 2006, and 25 at December 31, 2005, most of which were large highly rated banks and broker-dealers. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, five counterparties represented approximately 53 percent and 55 percent, respectively, of the total notional amount of outstanding derivative transactions, and all five had a credit rating of A or better. At June 30, 2006, one counterparty with an AA credit rating, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., represented $19.9 million or approximately 46 percent of our net derivatives exposure after collateral. At December 31, 2005, one counterparty with an AA credit rating, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., represented $9.9 million or approximately 54 percent of our net derivatives exposure after collateral. In addition, we had mortgage delivery commitment derivatives with notional amounts of $22 million at June 30, 2006 compared with $36 million at December 31, 2005. Participating members are assessed a fee for failing to fulfill their mortgage delivery commitments.

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     The following tables show our derivative counterparty credit exposure at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, excluding mortgage delivery commitments and after applying netting agreements and collateral (dollars in millions):

	June 30, 2006
					Total		Value		Exposure
	Active		Notional		Exposure at		of Collateral		Net of
Credit Rating1	Counterparties		Amount2		Fair Value3		Pledged		Collateral4
AAA		3	$	2,146	$	—	$	—	$	—
AA		16		13,898		38		—		38
A		7		11,275		8		3		5
Total		26	$	27,319	$	46	$	3	$	43

	December 31, 2005
					Total		Value		Exposure
	Active		Notional		Exposure at		of Collateral		Net of
Credit Rating1	Counterparties		Amount2		Fair Value3		Pledged		Collateral4
AAA		3	$	2,723	$	—	$	—	$	—
AA		14		15,099		18		—		18
A		8		13,273		—		—		—
Total		25	$	31,095	$	18	$	—	$	18

1	Credit rating is the lower of the Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch ratings stated in terms of a Standard & Poor’s equivalent.
2	Notional amounts serve as a factor in determining periodic interest amounts to be received and paid and generally do not represent actual amounts to be exchanged or directly reflect our exposure to counterparty credit risk.
3	For each counterparty, this amount includes derivatives with a net positive market value including the related accrued interest receivable/payable (net).
4	Amount equals total exposure at fair value less value of collateral pledged as determined at the counterparty level.

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Operational Risk

     Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, systems, or external events. Operational risk is inherent in all of our business activities and processes. Management has established policies and procedures to reduce the likelihood of operational risk and designed our annual risk assessment process to provide ongoing identification, measurement, and monitoring of operational risk. For additional information related to operational risk, see “Operational Risk” in the Bank’s Form 10.

Business Risk

     Business risk is the risk of an adverse impact on the Bank’s profitability resulting from external factors that may occur in both the short- and long-term. Business risk includes political, strategic, reputation, regulatory, and/or environmental factors, many of which are beyond our control.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     See “Market Risk” beginning on page 73 and the sections referenced therein for Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

     The Bank’s senior management is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Bank in the reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. The Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Bank in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Bank’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures, the Bank’s management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and the Bank’s management necessarily should consider applying its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of controls and procedures.

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     Management of the Bank has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures with the participation of the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at June 30, 2006. Based upon the evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-13(e) and 15d-15(e), were not effective as of June 30, 2006. A material weakness is a control deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, that results in a more than remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. This determination is a result of the material weaknesses that management identified relating to the following:

• The Bank did not maintain an effective control environment based on the criteria established in the Committee of Sponsoring Organization’s “Internal Control — Integrated Framework” (COSO framework). Specifically, the Bank did not maintain effective controls to ensure its policies and procedures were designed to prevent or detect the override of internal control over financial reporting. This control deficiency permitted the Bank to enter into financial transactions that were not in compliance with established policies and procedures. In addition, the Bank did not maintain a sufficient complement of personnel with an appropriate level of accounting knowledge, experience, and training in the application of GAAP commensurate with the Bank’s financial reporting requirements. This control deficiency contributed to the restatement of the Bank’s December 31, 2004 and 2003 financial statements. In addition, this control deficiency could result in a misstatement of any of its financial statement accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

• The Bank did not maintain effective controls over spreadsheets used in the Bank’s financial close and reporting process. Specifically, the Bank did not have procedures in place to ensure that access to key spreadsheets was restricted to appropriate personnel and that unauthorized modification of the data or formulas within the spreadsheets was prevented or detected. This control deficiency could result in a misstatement of any of our financial statement accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

• The Bank inadvertently misapplied SFAS 133,Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended by SFAS 137,Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — Deferral of Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133, SFAS 138,Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities, and SFAS 149,Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities(SFAS 133), which led to the restatement of the Bank’s December 31, 2004 and 2003 financial statements. The Bank did not maintain effective controls over the accurate accounting for derivatives. Specifically, the Bank did not appropriately analyze and interpret the provisions of SFAS 133 and related interpretations which led to a misapplication of the short-cut and long haul methods for certain hedged transactions and the use of inappropriate valuation methodologies to account for derivatives. Additionally, the Bank did not maintain effective controls over the valuation of certain hedge accounting transactions based on the inability of the information technology system to value the optionality embedded in a portion of its positions. Furthermore, the Bank did not maintain effective processes around reconciliations of its internal derivative valuations to its counterparty derivative valuations. This control deficiency resulted in the restatement of the Bank’s December 31, 2004 and 2003 financial statements. In addition, this control deficiency could result in a misstatement of any of our financial statement accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

     Actions taken to address these material weaknesses are described in “Plan of Remediation for Identified Material Weaknesses” herein. The Bank is in the process of remediating the material weaknesses identified, as discussed above and in the Bank’s Form 10 under “Risk Factors” and “Internal Control Considerations”.

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Plan of Remediation for Identified Material Weaknesses

     As of and for the period covered by this quarterly report, the Bank had not fully implemented the remediation efforts described below. Accordingly, the Bank’s CEO and CFO concluded that the Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2006.

     The Bank has initiated actions to address remediation efforts over the material weaknesses identified above. Those remediation efforts include the following:

• addition of new accounting staff and senior level management.

• the Bank initiated a process to research and identify information technology systems that would reduce the Bank’s reliance on manual processes and spreadsheets thereby enhancing the Bank’s internal controls over financial reporting.

• the Bank is in the process of enhancing spreadsheet controls and documentation in preparation for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404.

     These items reflect the current remediation efforts the Bank has in place in response to the material weaknesses discussed above. Additional remediation efforts may be put in place as we continue to monitor our internal control over financial reporting as they relate to the material weaknesses identified and discussed above.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

     For the three months ended June 30, 2006, there were no material changes to our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II–OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     We are not currently aware of any pending or threatened legal proceedings against the Bank that could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

     Except as disclosed below, there were not material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Bank’s Form 10 for the year ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2006.

Recent Changes in Senior Management and Other Key Personnel May Be Disruptive to Our Business and Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Operations, Operating Results, and Financial Condition

     We have recently experienced a number of senior management and other key personnel changes. Changes in senior management of companies are inherently disruptive. In December 2005, the Bank’s President and CEO, Patrick Conway, resigned his position and retired from the Bank. At the same time, Neil Fruechte, who had been serving as a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors, resigned from that position and was named Acting President and Chief Executive Officer. Following a national search, Richard S. Swanson was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2006, and Mr. Fruechte stepped down as Acting President and Chief Executive Officer effective May 31, 2006.

     Additionally, James Huston served as Interim Chief Financial Officer from February 2006 until July 14, 2006. Effective July 15, 2006, Ronald Greeson, our Chief Accounting Officer, resigned from his position at the Bank. Effective July 18, 2006, Edward McGreen, who has been with the Bank since 2004, was appointed interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. McGreen will also continue with his current management responsibilities as Senior Vice President, Chief Capital Markets Officer. On August 23, 2006 the Board of Directors appointed Steven K. Schuler as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective September 18, 2006.

     Effective March 31, 2006, Amy Angle, our former Chief Operating Officer and F. James Bishop, our former Chief Risk Officer resigned from their positions at the Bank. On July 31, 2006, the Board of Directors appointed Michael L. Wilson as Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer effective August 21, 2006.

     Effective May 15, 2006, the Bank’s Director of Internal Audit resigned from his position at the Bank. The Board of Directors recently completed a search for a new Director of Internal Audit, and appointed Kelly E. Rasmuson to that position effective September 5, 2006.

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     These changes in senior management and other key personnel creates risk for the Bank, including, but not limited to, loss of continuity, possible delays or problems in implementing a new organizational structure, and potential uncertainty by employees and existing and prospective members about the direction and prospects of the Bank. Each of these factors could materially and adversely affect, among other things, the Bank’s operations, operating results, and financial condition.

     The Bank’s future success will depend in large part on the successful completion of its efforts to develop a new permanent senior management team.

     If the Bank fails to timely hire appropriate permanent replacements for the additional senior management and key personnel positions and integrate them, along with our newly hired President and Chief Executive Officer and our newly hired Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer, into the Bank’s business, any and/or all of such failures would be disruptive to the Bank’s business and could materially and adversely affect, among other things, the Bank’s operations, operating results and financial condition.

     Further, until the Bank hires a complete senior management team, there is a risk that many of the responsibilities typically performed by a full senior management team will be performed by a more limited number of executive officers, and thereby will prevent these officers from devoting sufficient attention to one or more of their important roles, which could have an adverse affect on the Bank’s operations, operating results, and financial condition.

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

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

Item 5. Other Information

Appointment of Steven K. Schuler as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.On August 23, 2006, the Bank’s Board of Directors appointed Steven K. Schuler to serve as the Bank’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with his employment to begin on September 18, 2006. The terms of Mr. Schuler’s employment with the Bank have not been finalized.

Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Schuler, age 55, had served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Iowa Wireless Services since 2004, and had served as Chief Financial Officer of Iowa Wireless Services since 2001. Mr. Schuler also worked for Brenton Banks, Inc. from 1977 to 2001, serving in various leadership and management roles. There are no familial relationships between Mr. Schuler and any director or executive officer of the Bank. Neither Mr. Schuler nor any member of his immediate family has or has had any material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction with the Bank.

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Item 6. Exhibits

3.1	Organization Certificate of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines dated October 13, 1932.*
3.2	Bylaws of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines effective January 12, 2006.*
4.1	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Capital Plan dated July 8, 2002, approved Federal Housing Finance Board July 10, 2002.*
10.4.1	First Amendment to Employment Agreement with Neil N. Fruechte dated April 6, 2006.*
10.4.2	Consulting Agreement with Neil Fruechte dated June 1, 2006.**
10.6.1	First Amendment to Consulting Agreement with Dan J. Williams dated April 6, 2006.*
10.10	Employment Agreement with Richard S. Swanson effective June 1, 2006.**
10.11	Resignation and Release Agreement with Ronald Greeson dated June 6, 2006.**
10.12	Federal Home Loan Banks P&I Funding and Contingency Plan Agreement effective July 20, 2006.**
10.13	Employment Agreement with Michael L. Wilson effective August 21, 2006.***
31.1	Certification of the president and chief executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of the senior vice president, chief capital markets officer and interim chief financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of the president and chief executive officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of the senior vice president, chief capital markets officer and interim chief financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*	Incorporated by reference to the correspondingly numbered exhibit to our Form 10 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2006.
**	Incorporated by reference to the correspondingly numbered exhibit to our Amendment No. 1 to Form 10 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2006.
***	Incorporated by reference to the correspondingly numbered exhibit to our Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2006

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DES MOINES
(Registrant)
Date:	August 25, 2006
By:	/s/ Richard S. Swanson
	Richard S. Swanson
	President and Chief Executive Officer

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