Welcome to Member Resources

FHLBank Chicago is member-owned and member-focused. Find out how your financial institution can become a member and benefit from our valuable products, solutions, and services.

Membership Tools & Links

Access vital resources and information designed to support your decision-making and empower your membership with us. 

Explore key financial documents and updates from FHLBank Chicago on our Investor Resources page, including:

  • Dividend History - Review a detailed record of our dividend distributions.
  • Capital Plan - Access our Capital Plan to understand how we manage and allocate capital.
  • Quarterly Earnings - See our latest Earnings Release.
  • SEC Filings -View recent SEC filings for the latest regulatory disclosures.

Our operating hours are from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. In addition, our transaction hours are as follows:

  • Term Advances: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. 
  • Overnight/Open Line Advances: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. 
  • Letters of Credit: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. 
  • MPF Program: 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 

View FHLBank Chicago’s holiday hours for closures and operation hour amendments. 

Advance Rates

  • Our advance rates are available by logging into eBanking. 

eBanking Access 

  • Manage your accounts securely and efficiently through our eBanking platform by logging in through fhlbc.com.
  • For help with eBanking, please contact Member Support at 855.345.2244, option 0 or [email protected].  

eMPF Access 

  • Members who utilize our Mortgage Partnership Finance (MPF) Program can access the tools with ease by logging into eMPF.
  • For help with eMPF, please contact Member Support at 855.345.2244, option 0 or [email protected].

Capital Stock Information 

  • As a member-owned cooperative, FHLBank Chicago requires financial institutions to purchase capital stock to join and maintain membership. This investment supports our cooperative model and enables access to our products and services. 
  • Membership Timeline: Approved applicants have 60 days to meet their stock purchase requirement, completing the membership process. 
  • For more information, read our Capital Plan. For questions, please contact Member Support at 855.345.2244, option 0, or [email protected]. 

FHLBank Chicago offers best-in-class educational experiences designed to empower its members. Through industry-leading conferences and webinars, members gain timely insights and practical strategies from top experts. 

  • Our teams also collaborate with industry leaders to deliver forward-thinking content and mentoring programs that build leadership and drive innovation across our membership. Visit our Events page to learn more. 
  • Exclusive member-only resources—available through secure platforms—provide tools, and training to support daily operations and long-term planning. Log in through the button in the top-right of this website to see all Bank applications.  

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Access valuable tools and information for our members.

Events

Review all upcoming FHLBank Chicago events

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Turn Insight Into Action
Explore strategies, tools, and perspectives to help your institution navigate today's challenges and opportunities.
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Stay Confidently Compliant

Find the policies, guidelines, and requirements members are required to fill out.

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Member Cooperative Benefits

Given our access to the global debt markets, FHLBank Chicago members receive a strategic funding cost advantage and competitively priced products as a part of our member cooperative. These benefits include:

  • A reliable source of liquidity and funding to meet business objectives and generate growth
  • Flexible funding structures to manage interest rate and other risks
  • Enhance investment yields through robust liquidity management
  • Access to the MPF® Program, FHLBank Chicago’s mortgage finance alternative
  • Community investment and affordable housing programs to finance your community lending at a lower marginal cost 
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Products You Need to Know About

Browse our financial products and programs designed to make lending and community investment easier.

Mortgage Partnership Finance® (MPF®) Program

The MPF Program offers FHLBank Chicago members access to the secondary mortgage market. With competitive pricing, various risk-sharing structures, and the option to retain servicing, we enable members to better serve their mortgage borrowers. 

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Advances

The primary way we provide funding to our members is through secured loans, known as advances. Our members use our advance products to support their funding needs while optimizing liquidity to fund lending in their communities. 

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Downpayment Plus® Programs

Our Downpayment Plus (DPP®) and Downpayment Plus Advantage® (DPP Advantage®) programs offer FHLBank Chicago members easy-to-access down payment and closing cost assistance to help their income-eligible customers achieve homeownership. 

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Community First® Programs

We allocate resources to support a broader and more integrated approach to community development. These programs offer innovative and responsive solutions to meet the evolving needs our members’ communities. 

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