UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 24, 2007
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CHICAGO
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Federally chartered corporation | 000-51401 | 36-6001019 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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111 East Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois | | 60601 |
(Zip Code) |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(312) 565-5700
Former name or former address, if changed since last report:
Not Applicable
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On September 24, 2007, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (the "Bank") received a draft consent cease and desist order from its regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Board ("Finance Board"). The draft order includes the proposed terms discussed below.
Under the terms of the draft order, capital stock repurchases and redemptions, including redemptions upon membership withdrawal or termination, would be prohibited until such time as may be determined by the Finance Board unless the Bank has received approval of the Director of the Office of Supervision of the Finance Board ("OS Director"). The draft order contemplates that the OS Director may approve proposed redemptions, provided that allowing the redemption would be consistent with maintaining the capital adequacy of the Bank. The draft order also proposes that dividend declarations would be subject to the prior written approval of the OS Director.
The Bank is currently in discussions with the Finance Board regarding the terms of a consensual cease and desist order, but we cannot predict whether the Bank's Board of Directors and the Finance Board will reach agreement as to the terms of a consensual order, the time frame for negotiation of a consensual order, or the scope of the final terms of a consensual order. Management believes that the requirements under a final cease and desist order could result in delays or denials of capital stock redemptions in connection with membership withdrawal or termination and significantly reduce dividend levels compared to recent period dividends.
The Bank is sending to its members a letter informing them of the draft consent order and other matters. The text of the letter is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information being furnished pursuant to Items 7.01 and 9.01on this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
This Current Report contains forward-looking statements which are based upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. These statements may use forward-looking terminology, such as "preliminary," "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "could," "plans," "estimates," "may," "should," "will," or their negatives or other variations on these terms. The Bank cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk or uncertainty, that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements and that actual events could affect the extent to which a particular objective, projection, estimate, or prediction is realized. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the risk factors set forth in the Bank's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which a re available on the Bank's Web site at www.fhlbc.com. The Bank assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this release.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Letter to Members, dated September 26, 2007, from President and CEO of the Bank |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago |
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Date: September 26, 2007 | | By:/s/ Peter E. Gutzmer |
| | | Peter E. Gutzmer
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary |
