Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Abstract]

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio [Table Text Block]

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio (in thousands)



	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Unpaid principal balance:
Fixed rate medium-term single-family mortgage loans ⁽¹⁾	$	1,601,982		$	1,695,018
Fixed rate long-term single-family mortgage loans	5,439,877			5,671,123
Total unpaid principal balance	7,041,859			7,366,141
Premiums	171,975			164,243
Discounts	(3,723		)	(3,605		)
Hedging basis adjustments ⁽²⁾	17,202			21,240
Total mortgage loans held for portfolio	$	7,227,313		$	7,548,019


(1)	Medium-term is defined as a term of 15 years or less.


(2)	Represents the unamortized balance of the mortgage purchase commitments' market values at the time of settlement. The market value of the commitment is included in the basis of the mortgage loan and amortized accordingly.

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio by Collateral or Guarantee Type [Table Text Block]

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio by Collateral/Guarantee Type (in thousands)



	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Unpaid principal balance:
Conventional mortgage loans	$	6,123,704	$	6,382,835
Government-guaranteed/insured mortgage loans	918,155		983,306
Total unpaid principal balance	$	7,041,859	$	7,366,141

Members Selling Five Percent or more of Total Unpaid Principal [Table Text Block]

Members, Including Any Known Affiliates that are Members of the FHLBank, and Former Members Selling Five Percent or more of Total Unpaid Principal (dollars in millions)



	March 31, 2013					December 31, 2012
	Principal		% of Total			Principal		% of Total
Union Savings Bank	$	1,724	24	%	Union Savings Bank	$	1,984	27	%
PNC Bank, N.A.⁽¹⁾	1,695		24		PNC Bank, N.A.⁽¹⁾	1,818		25
Guardian Savings Bank FSB	379		5		Guardian Savings Bank FSB	431		6
Total	$	3,798	53	%	Total	$	4,233	58	%


(1)	Former member.