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CAPPED FLOATER ADVANCE

Adjustable rate reset quarterly and capped at a strike level you choose.

 Key Features
  • Adjustable rate

  • Fixed term

  • Nonamortizing
   
Common Uses
  • Manage interest-rate risk.

  • Fund loans held in portfolio.

  • Meet asset/liability objectives.
   
Maturities
  • One through five years.
Indexes
  • One- or three-month Classic advance.

  • One- or three-month LIBOR.
    (LIBOR is the London Interbank Offered Rate, which refers to the rates that most major international banks dealing in Eurodollar currency charge each other for large loans.)
   
Rate-Reset Frequency
  • Quarterly or monthly, depending on the index. However, the rate is capped at a predetermined strike level.
   
Strike Level
  • A wide range of strike levels is available, subject to feasibility restrictions.
Minimum
  • $10 million
    (Smaller minimums may be available in special offerings.)
   
Disbursement
  • For Classic-indexed Capped Floaters:

    — Next-day if requested by 3 p.m.

    — Same-day possible if requested by noon.

  • For LIBOR-indexed Capped Floaters:

    — Second-day if requested by 3 p.m.
   
Payment of Principal and Interest
  • Principal due at maturity.

  • Interest due on rate-adjustment date.

  • Interest is calculated on an actual/360-day basis.
   
Prepayment
  • Prepayable in full or in part on any rate-reset date with two business-days notice, subject to a fee.

  • If the cap has any remaining value and the prepaid amount is $5 million or more, you receive a credit against the prepayment fee. Any unwind fees associated with the cap will be included in the prepayment fees.
   
Forward Rate Commitments
  • Lock in a guaranteed rate up to two years before disbursement.

  • Our forward rate commitment adds a premium to the current rate.
   
Risks
  • The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston does not act as a financial adviser, and members should independently evaluate the suitability and risks of these advances. Please see the Capped Floater Advance Primer for a discussion of the risks and other considerations associated with the Capped Floater advance.
   
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