Solutions

The Dividend Impact

On October 24, 2017, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) declared a dividend on B1 activity stock at an annualized rate of 3.30% and on B2 membership stock at an annualized rate of 1.25%. To maximize member value, the FHLBank Chicago increased the B1 activity stock dividend paid during three consecutive quarters (Q1 2017 – Q3 2017), offsetting a member’s advance costs. Figure 1 below shows the recent history of our dividend rates and the corresponding "all-in" rate.

Key Takeaways

• The FHLBank Chicago dividend reduces the “all-in” cost of borrowing an advance
• The FHLBank Chicago dividend represents a return on a member’s investments

To Learn More

Visit eBanking to read The Power of Your FHLBank Chicago Dividend white paper.

For further information on how the dividend is an economic benefit for your institution, contact your Sales Director at membership@fhlbc.com.

Contributors

Ashish Tripathy
Managing Director, Member Strategy and Solutions








Melissa Deven
Associate Director, Member Strategy and Solutions

Disclaimer

The scenarios in this paper were prepared without any consideration of your institution’s balance sheet composition,hedging strategies, or financial assumptions and plans, any of which may affect the relevance of these scenarios to your own analysis. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy or suitability of any information in this paper. This paper is not intended to constitute legal, accounting, investment, or financial advice or the rendering of legal, accounting, consulting, or other professional services of any kind. You should consult with your accountants, counsel, financial representatives, consultants, and/or other advisors regarding the extent these scenarios may be useful to you and with respect to any legal, tax, business, and/or financial matters or questions. Historical dividend rates provided for informational purposes only; future dividends at the Board’s discretion and subject to change.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago | Member owned. Member focused. | October 2017