Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta 10-Q 2018 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the “Registrant”) for the period ended March 31, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), W. Wesley McMullan, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, and Kirk R. Malmberg, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date:	May 9, 2018	/s/ W. Wesley McMullan
		W. Wesley McMullan
		President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	May 9, 2018	/s/ Kirk R. Malmberg
		Kirk R. Malmberg
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

A signed original of this written statement has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.