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  • Credit Unions: Strategies for Managing the Net Economic Value Test

  • May 2025 Peer Analysis and Balance Sheet Strategies Update

  • Andrew Paolillo

    Funding Spread Lending Opportunities for Insurance Companies

    As asset spreads become volatile and widen, insurance company members have several funding solutions to take advantage of spread lending opportunities. Whether the target assets are fixed-rate or floating-rate, with prepayable principal or in bullet structures, FHLBank Boston advances enable members to mitigate interest-rate risk and align asset and liability cash flows.

  • Forward Starting Advance

    The Forward Starting Advance allows members to lock in a rate today for an advance that settles at a future date. It provides the ability to delay taking down funding while hedging against rising rates, preparing for future loan growth and protecting against potential deposit runoff.

  • Symmetrical Prepayment Advance

    The Symmetrical Prepayment Advance is the ultimate advance option if you are seeking flexibility and diversification with the potential to supplement earnings in a rising-rate environment.

  • New England Fund Advance

    NEF Advances are specifically offered to members to use to support affordable housing initatives that benefit Comprehensive Permit (40B) developments in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

  • Member-Option Advance

    Appealing if you are seeking flexibility and control over the amount of funding you need now and in the future, the Member-Option offers the ability to lock in funding with the option to prepay at certain intervals without a fee.

  • HLB-Option Advance

    Widely popular, the HLB-Option allows you to borrow at lower rates than would typically be available by selling the option to FHLBank Boston to cancel prior to final maturity. You can tailor the maturity, lockout period, and call frequency to meet your funding needs.