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With fixed and adjustable rate features, FHLBank Boston’s broad range of advances offers flexible cash flow and payment options to fit members’ business goals.

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The Mortgage Partnership Finance program serves a wide range of secondary market options whether it is enhanced revenue through risk sharing or liquidity by providing ready access to the conventional and government markets.

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FHLBank Boston members use our suite of housing and community investment programs to expand the stock of affordable housing and promote economic development.

Letters of Credit

Financial institutions use our letters of credit to facilitate residential housing finance and community lending, improve liquidity, and meet a variety of other financing needs.

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Safekeeping, wire transfer, and other correspondent services from FHLBank Boston help members improve profitability and save time managing their cash positions and securities portfolios.

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Offering a user-friendly and intuitive experience, Online Banking enables members to initiate advances, outgoing advance wires, safekeeping trades, letters of credit, and more online.
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Strategies & Insights

Stay ahead of the curve, borrow smarter, and support economic development in the communities you serve with strategies and customized funding solutions from our team.

Andrew Paolillo

Vice President, Director of Member Strategies & Solutions

Quantitative Tightening, Volatility, and Considerations for Funding

The end of Quantitative Tightening may have implications for interest-rate volatility. FHLBank Boston offers advances with embedded options, like the HLB-Option and Member-Option Advance, for navigating interest-rate changes.

Deposit Costs and Gradual Policy Reduction

The current rate-cutting cycle differs from 2020 because rates are higher, and the pace of rate cuts is more gradual and predictable. With the Fed signaling a slower pace of rate cuts, it may be appropriate for members to consider the relative costs of all funding sources, including FHLBank Boston advances.