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The Bank's financial reports can be viewed on the SEC website.

The FHLB Des Moines communications are listed on this page by date and includes FHLB business, updates, letters, press releases and general information.

Announcements/Press releases for the past six months are listed on this page. For archived newsletters, please contact the webmaster.
 
 Date Announcement/Press Release
11/18/08 Warren Hanson Appointed to Affordable Housing Advisory Council
11/17/08 Mark Your Calendar for Holiday Financial Planning
11/13/08 FHLB Des Moines Member Director Election Results
11/12/08 FHLB Des Moines Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Dividend
11/3/08 FHLB Des Moines Reduces Activity Based Stock Requirements on Letters of Credit
10/2/08 FHLB Des Moines Update
10/1/08 FHLB Des Moines Resumes Board of Director Elections
South Dakota Banker Van D. Fishback elected to fill four-year term on FHLB Board
9/11/08 FHLB Des Moines Announces New Treasurer
9/9/08 Letter to Members - FHLB Des Moines Lending
Frequently Asked Questions on FHLB Des Moines Lending to Members
9/8/08 Letter to Members - U.S. Treasury Conservatorship Announcement

Statements, Q & A and Fact Sheet
Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on Treasury and FHFA Action
Statement of Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director James B. Lockhart
Statement by John Fisk, CEO of the FHLBanks Office of Finance
Questions and Answers on Conservatorship
U.S. Treasury Fact Sheet: GSE Credit Facility
 
8/28/08 Capital Community Awards
8/28/08 "Conversations with Successful Communities" - Nationally Known Speaker Headlines Manning Workshop
8/27/08 Letter To Members - Housing and Economic Recovery Act 2008
8/11/08 FHLB Des Moines Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Dividend
8/11/08 "Conversations with Successful Communities" - Nationally Known Speaker Headlines Charles City Workshop
8/4/08 Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Invests $1 Million in Rural Homeownership Funds to Strengthen Local Communities
8/1/08

Affordable Housing Grants Total $7.3 Million in Five States

Communities within the following states each received a portion of the grant funds:
7/14/08 New Director Appointed to the Board of Directors of FHLB Des Moines
7/1/08 U. S. Representative Cleaver Announces Grant for Habitat for Humanity KC and Statewide Affordable Housing Grants of $2.6 Million
7/1/08 Announcement of Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Relief Provisions for MPF® Loans Due to Midwest Flooding
6/26/08 FHLB Des Moines Will Repurchase Excess Membership Stock
6/19/08 FHLB Des Moines Approves Increase in Funds for Disaster Relief
5/30/08 FHLB Des Moines Address Mortgage Crisis
5/27/08 FHLB Des Moines Announces Assistance for Weather Related Disasters
5/12/08 FHLB Des Moines Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Dividend
4/24/08 FHLB Des Moines Will Continue MPF® Program
4/04/08 Capital Stock Requirement Information
3/04/08 Letter to Members
2/27/08 FHLB Des Moines Reports 2007 Year-End Financial Results
and Fourth Quarter Dividend
2/07/08


1/23/08

 Convertible Advance Products (FHLB Owned Option) - Updated Rate Information
Convertible Advance Products (FHLB Owned Option)
1/28/08 FHLB Des Moines Announces Affordable Housing Advisory Council Members
1/10/08 FHLB Des Moines Eliminates Customary Member Collateral Verification Fee, Expands Eligible Collateral, and Makes Changes to Anti-Predatory Lending Policy
(a combined announcement)
1/10/08 FHLB Des Moines Awards $6.4 Million to Communities in Affordable Housing Grants

Communities within the following states each received a portion of the grant funds:
1/7/08 FHLB Des Moines Eliminates Customary Member Collateral Verification Fee
1/3/08 FHLB Des Moines Now Accepts Secured Business and Agri-Business Lines of Credit as Eligible Collateral
12/19/07 FHLB Des Moines Announces 2008 Native American Homeownership Initiative
11/14/07 FHLB Des Moines Awards Urban First-Time Homebuyer Fund grants to banks in...
11/13/07 FHLB Des Moines Announces Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Dividend
11/2/07 FHLB Des Moines Announces Board of Directors Changes
10/26/07 FHLB Des Moines Election Results
10/12/07 FHLB Des Moines Has Substantial Increase in Borrowing in Third Quarter
9/17/07
9/4/07-9/5/07 FHLB Des Moines Awards Rural Housing Grants to the following communities....
9/4/07 FHLB Des Moines Provides Increased Funding During Mortgage Crisis
8/29/07 2007 Urban First-time Homebuyer Fund
8/22/07 Subprime and Nontraditional Residential Mortgage Policy Letter
8/14/07 Office of Finance Publishes the Federal Home Loan Banks Second Quarter 2007 Combined Financial Report
8/10/07 FHLB Announces Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results & Dividend
8/7/07 Legislation Introduced to Support Letters of Credit for
Tax-exempt Bonds
7/16/07 $7.3 Million in Grants Creates More Affordable Housing Opportunities

The FHLB Awards Affordable Housing Grants to the following communities...
6/15/07 Iowa Finance Authority AHP Rural Down Payment Assistance Program (Iowa Members Only)
5/24/07 - 5/25/07 Six New Public Interest Directors Appointed to FHLB Board of Directors
5/18/07 Office of Finance Publishes the Federal Home Loan Banks First Quarter 2007 Combined Financial Report
5/16/07 Six Directors Appointed to FHLB Des Moines Board of Directors
5/11/07 FHLB Announces First Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Dividend
4/30/07 FHLB Expands Management Team
4/27/07 Board of Directors Approves New Dividend Payment Schedule & Reduces Capital Plan Cancellation Fee
04/04/07 Annual Report Financial Highlights
04/03/07 Capital Stock Requirement
03/30/07 2006 10-K Filed with SEC
03/26/07 FHLB Des Moines Dividend Payment Approved
03/06/07 Spring Regional Workshop Reminder
01/19/07 Bank Announces 2007 Native American Homeownership Initiative
01/09/07 Two Public Interest Directors Reappointed to FHLB Des Moines Board of Directors
01/03/07 FHLB Des Moines Appoints New AHAC Members
12/15/06 The FHLB Approves Dividend Payment
12/13/06 Member Financial Institutions Awarded Homeownership Grants
12/04/06 The FHLB Awards $8 Million in Housing Grants in 2006
11/09/06 The FHLB Elects its Board of Directors
10/26/06 The FHLB Announces the 2006 Directors Election Results
09/18/06 The FHLB Approves Dividend Payment
09/18/06 The Bank Awards $13.7 Million in Affordable Housing Grants
09/18/06 The FHLB Awards Affordable Housing Grants to the following communities...
09/07/06 Clarke County Receives $2,500 on Behalf of Committed Volunteer
08/28/06 FHLB Des Moines Files Second Quarter Financial Report with SEC (includes announcement of CFO and Director of Internal Audit)
08/22/06 FHLB Awards $1.5 Million in Housing Grants to Rural Communities
08/02/06 FHLB Names Michael L. Wilson Chief Business Officer
07/19/06 FHLB Appoints Edward McGreen as Interim Chief Financial Officer
07/12/06 FHLB Submits Comment Letter to Finance Board: Proposed Rule Regarding Excess Stock Restrictions and Retained Earnings Requirements
07/12/06 Media Alert: National Experts Headline Federal Home Loan Bank Conference to Capitalize on Rural Dakotas
07/11/06 FHLB Des Moines SEC Registration Becomes Effective


 
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