10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

or

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________.

Commission File No. 000-51399

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Federally chartered corporation	31-6000228
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
600 Atrium Two, P.O. Box 598,
Cincinnati, Ohio	45201-0598
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(513) 852-7500

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    

x Yes   o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    

x Yes   o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer o	Non-accelerated filer x	Smaller reporting company o
		(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

o Yes   x No

As of October 31, 2015, the registrant had 44,661,836 shares of capital stock outstanding, which included stock classified as mandatorily redeemable. The capital stock of the registrant is not listed on any securities exchange or quoted on any automated quotation system, only may be owned by members and former members and is transferable only at its par value of $100 per share.

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Table of Contents

	PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited):
	Statements of Condition - September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	3
	Statements of Income - Three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	4
	Statements of Comprehensive Income - Three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	5
	Statements of Capital - Nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	6
	Statements of Cash Flows - Nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	7
	Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements	9
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	45
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	76
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	76
	PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	76
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	77
Item 6.	Exhibits	77
Signatures		77

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.     Financial Statements

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

(In thousands, except par value)

(Unaudited)

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	971,159		$	3,109,970
Interest-bearing deposits	153			119
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	2,724,000			3,343,000
Federal funds sold	5,390,000			6,600,000
Investment securities:
Trading securities	1,206			1,341
Available-for-sale securities	1,000,030			1,349,977
Held-to-maturity securities (includes $0 and $0 pledged as collateral at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, that may be repledged) (a)	15,087,225			14,712,271
Total investment securities	16,088,461			16,063,589
Advances (includes $15,214 and $15,042 at fair value under fair value option at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	77,320,323			70,405,616
Mortgage loans held for portfolio:
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	8,014,462			6,989,602
Less: allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans	1,715			4,919
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	8,012,747			6,984,683
Accrued interest receivable	90,158			81,384
Premises, software, and equipment, net	10,494			11,282
Derivative assets	25,367			14,699
Other assets	18,859			26,077
TOTAL ASSETS	$	110,651,721		$	106,640,419
LIABILITIES
Deposits	$	755,651		$	729,936
Consolidated Obligations, net:
Discount Notes	60,086,261			41,232,127
Bonds (includes $5,757,546 and $4,209,640 at fair value under fair value option at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	44,142,498			59,216,557
Total Consolidated Obligations, net	104,228,759			100,448,684
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	59,088			62,963
Accrued interest payable	126,037			114,781
Affordable Housing Program payable	104,132			98,103
Derivative liabilities	41,398			63,767
Other liabilities	209,382			183,177
Total liabilities	105,524,447			101,701,411
Commitments and contingencies
CAPITAL
Capital stock Class B putable ($100 par value); issued and outstanding shares: 43,952 shares at September 30, 2015 and 42,665 shares at December 31, 2014	4,395,176			4,266,543
Retained earnings:
Unrestricted	549,809			529,367
Restricted	196,869			159,694
Total retained earnings	746,678			689,061
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(14,580		)	(16,596		)
Total capital	5,127,274			4,939,008
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL	$	110,651,721		$	106,640,419

(a) Fair values: $15,219,796 and $14,794,326 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
INTEREST INCOME:
Advances	$	93,204		$	78,887		$	264,471		$	232,084
Prepayment fees on Advances, net	439			383			1,731			2,454
Interest-bearing deposits	21			21			62			64
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	437			276			1,213			897
Federal funds sold	2,482			1,247			6,252			3,606
Trading securities	6			6			17			19
Available-for-sale securities	725			817			1,601			2,565
Held-to-maturity securities	81,348			83,855			241,113			261,208
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	59,291			62,860			180,784			180,569
Total interest income	237,953			228,352			697,244			683,466
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Consolidated Obligations - Discount Notes	15,132			6,243			35,401			20,939
Consolidated Obligations - Bonds	145,045			137,798			420,423			421,790
Deposits	83			63			260			190
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	671			1,125			1,920			3,476
Total interest expense	160,931			145,229			458,004			446,395
NET INTEREST INCOME	77,022			83,123			239,240			237,071
Reversal for credit losses	—			—			—			(900		)
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER REVERSAL FOR CREDIT LOSSES	77,022			83,123			239,240			237,971
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Net losses on trading securities	(2		)	(2		)	(9		)	(6		)
Net (losses) gains on financial instruments held under fair value option	(101		)	(159		)	(1,711		)	1,121
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	5,392			89			12,975			2,338
Standby Letters of Credit fees	3,255			2,801			9,564			7,770
Other, net	830			1,052			2,221			2,626
Total non-interest income	9,374			3,781			23,040			13,849
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Compensation and benefits	9,795			9,598			29,608			27,332
Other operating expenses	5,751			4,484			15,202			13,060
Finance Agency	1,676			1,625			5,029			5,190
Office of Finance	1,234			1,149			3,476			3,360
Other	364			562			2,223			2,237
Total non-interest expense	18,820			17,418			55,538			51,179
INCOME BEFORE ASSESSMENTS	67,576			69,486			206,742			200,641
Affordable Housing Program assessments	6,824			7,061			20,866			20,412
NET INCOME	$	60,752		$	62,425		$	185,876		$	180,229

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Net income	$	60,752	$	62,425	$	185,876	$	180,229
Other comprehensive income adjustments:
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	17		28		54		130
Pension and postretirement benefits	726		757		1,962		1,383
Total other comprehensive income adjustments	743		785		2,016		1,513
Comprehensive income	$	61,495	$	63,210	$	187,892	$	181,742

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

STATEMENTS OF CAPITAL

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Capital Stock Class B - Putable					Retained Earnings								Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Total
	Shares		Par Value			Unrestricted			Restricted		Total			Loss			Capital
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2013	46,980		$	4,697,985		$	510,321		$	110,843	$	621,164		$	(9,042	)	$	5,310,107
Proceeds from sale of capital stock	483		48,326														48,326
Repurchase of capital stock	(4,979	)	(497,875		)												(497,875		)
Net shares reclassified to mandatorily    redeemable capital stock	(171	)	(17,110		)												(17,110		)
Comprehensive income						144,183			36,046		180,229			1,513			181,742
Cash dividends on capital stock						(133,800		)			(133,800		)				(133,800		)
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014	42,313		$	4,231,326		$	520,704		$	146,889	$	667,593		$	(7,529	)	$	4,891,390
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2014	42,665		$	4,266,543		$	529,367		$	159,694	$	689,061		$	(16,596	)	$	4,939,008
Proceeds from sale of capital stock	1,522		152,164														152,164
Net shares reclassified to mandatorily    redeemable capital stock	(235	)	(23,531		)												(23,531		)
Comprehensive income						148,701			37,175		185,876			2,016			187,892
Cash dividends on capital stock						(128,259		)			(128,259		)				(128,259		)
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015	43,952		$	4,395,176		$	549,809		$	196,869	$	746,678		$	(14,580	)	$	5,127,274

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	185,876		$	180,229
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	23,859			1,001
Net change in derivative and hedging activities	136			13,433
Net change in fair value adjustments on trading securities	9			6
Net change in fair value adjustments on financial instruments held under fair value option	1,711			(1,121		)
Other adjustments	(4		)	(794		)
Net change in:
Accrued interest receivable	(8,772		)	4,358
Other assets	6,500			3,635
Accrued interest payable	12,279			(2,864		)
Other liabilities	33,818			10,217
Total adjustments	69,536			27,871
Net cash provided by operating activities	255,412			208,100
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Net change in:
Interest-bearing deposits	(28,745		)	27,568
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	619,000			1,550,000
Federal funds sold	1,210,000			(865,000		)
Premises, software, and equipment	(1,198		)	(622		)
Trading securities:
Proceeds from maturities of long-term	125			177
Available-for-sale securities:
Net decrease in short-term	350,000			40,000
Held-to-maturity securities:
Net (increase) decrease in short-term	(6,573		)	1,392
Proceeds from maturities of long-term	1,967,034			1,558,418
Purchases of long-term	(2,335,814		)	(561,789		)
Advances:
Proceeds	748,391,884			811,094,323
Made	(755,296,545		)	(817,323,372		)
Mortgage loans held for portfolio:
Principal collected	1,085,371			794,538
Purchases	(2,140,179		)	(895,796		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,185,640		)	(4,580,163		)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase (decrease) in deposits and pass-through reserves	$	24,415		$	(163,045	)
Net payments on derivative contracts with financing elements	(18,667		)	(22,822		)
Net proceeds from issuance of Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	210,125,772			208,014,633
Bonds	16,068,135			35,648,470
Payments for maturing and retiring Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	(191,280,449		)	(209,343,905		)
Bonds	(31,124,288		)	(36,892,317		)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock	152,164			48,326
Payments for repurchase/redemption of mandatorily redeemable capital stock	(27,406		)	(23,410		)
Payments for repurchase of capital stock	—			(497,875		)
Cash dividends paid	(128,259		)	(133,800		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,791,417			(3,365,745		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(2,138,811		)	(7,737,808		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	3,109,970			8,598,933
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	971,159		$	861,125
Supplemental Disclosures:
Interest paid	$	465,369		$	473,738
Affordable Housing Program payments, net	$	14,837		$	19,787

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Background Information

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (the FHLB), a federally chartered corporation, is one of 11 District Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). The FHLBanks serve the public by enhancing the availability of credit for residential mortgages and targeted community development. The FHLB is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (Finance Agency).

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

The accompanying interim financial statements of the FHLB have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make assumptions and estimates. These assumptions and estimates affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of income and expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The interim financial statements presented are unaudited, but they include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for such periods. These financial statements do not include all disclosures associated with annual financial statements and accordingly should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes included in the FHLB's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Results for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year.

The FHLB presents certain financial instruments, including derivative instruments and securities purchased under agreements to resell, on a net basis when it has a legal right of offset and all other requirements for netting are met (collectively referred to as the netting requirements). For these instruments, the FHLB has elected to offset its asset and liability positions, as well as cash collateral received or pledged, when it has met the netting requirements. The FHLB did not have any offsetting liabilities related to its securities purchased under agreements to resell for the periods presented.

The net exposure for these financial instruments can change on a daily basis; therefore, there may be a delay between the time this exposure change is identified and additional collateral is requested, and the time this collateral is received or pledged. Likewise, there may be a delay for excess collateral to be returned. For derivative instruments that meet the requirements for netting, any excess cash collateral received or pledged is recognized as a derivative liability or derivative asset. Additional information regarding these agreements is provided in Note 10. Based on the fair value of the related collateral held, the securities purchased under agreements to resell were fully collateralized for the periods presented. For more information about the FHLB's investments in securities purchased under agreements to resell, see “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the FHLB's 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The FHLB has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure through the issuance of these financial statements and believes there have been no material subsequent events requiring additional disclosure or recognition in these financial statements.

Note 2 - Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations

Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement. On April 15, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued amendments to clarify the accounting for cloud computing arrangements. The amendments provide guidance to customers on determining whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If the arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If the arrangement does not contain a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. This guidance becomes effective for the FHLB for the interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The FHLB is in the process of evaluating this guidance and its effect on the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

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Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued guidance to simplify the presentation of debt issuance costs. This guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the Statement of Condition as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the liability, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts. The adoption of this guidance will result in a reclassification of debt issuance costs from other assets to Consolidated Obligations on the FHLB's Statement of Condition. This guidance becomes effective for the FHLB for the interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The guidance is required to be applied on a retrospective basis to each individual period presented on the Statement of Condition. The FHLB is in the process of evaluating this guidance and its effect on the FHLB's financial condition and cash flows.

Classification of Certain Government-Guaranteed Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure. On August 8, 2014, the FASB issued amended guidance relating to the classification and measurement of certain government-guaranteed mortgage loans upon foreclosure. The amendments in this guidance require that a mortgage loan be derecognized and that a separate other receivable be recognized upon foreclosure if certain conditions are met. This guidance became effective for the FHLB for the interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2015, and was adopted prospectively. The adoption of this guidance had no material effect on the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures. On June 12, 2014, the FASB issued amended guidance for repurchase-to-maturity transactions and repurchase agreements executed as repurchase financings. This amendment requires secured borrowing accounting treatment for repurchase-to-maturity transactions and provides guidance on accounting for repurchase financing arrangements. In addition, this guidance requires additional disclosures, particularly on transfers accounted for as sales that are economically similar to repurchase agreements and on the nature of collateral pledged in repurchase agreements accounted for as secured borrowings. This guidance became effective for the FHLB for interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2015. The adoption of this guidance had no material effect on the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure. On January 17, 2014, the FASB issued guidance clarifying when consumer mortgage loans collateralized by real estate should be reclassified to real estate owned. Specifically, such collateralized mortgage loans should be reclassified to real estate owned when either the creditor obtains legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure, or the borrower conveys all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. This guidance became effective for the FHLB for interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2015, and was adopted prospectively. The adoption of this guidance had no material effect on the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Framework for Adversely Classifying Loans, Other Real Estate Owned, and Other Assets and Listing Assets for Special Mention. On April 9, 2012, the Finance Agency issued an advisory bulletin that establishes a standard and uniform methodology for adverse classification and identification of special mention assets and off-balance sheet credit exposures at the FHLBanks, excluding investment securities. The adverse classification requirements were implemented as of January 1, 2014; this implementation had no material effect on the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. The charge off requirements were implemented on January 1, 2015. The adoption of these requirements had no material effect on the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

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Note 3 - Trading Securities

Table 3.1 - Trading Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

Fair Value	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family mortgage-backed securities (1)	$	1,206	$	1,341
Total	$	1,206	$	1,341

(1) Consists of Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) mortgage-backed securities.

Table 3.2 - Net Losses on Trading Securities (in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Net losses on trading securities held at period end	$	(9	)	$	(6	)
Net losses on trading securities	$	(9	)	$	(6	)

Note 4 - Available-for-Sale Securities

Table 4.1 - Available-for-Sale Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Certificates of deposit	$	1,000,000	$	30	$	—		$	1,000,030
Total	$	1,000,000	$	30	$	—		$	1,000,030
	December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Certificates of deposit	$	1,350,001	$	3	$	(27	)	$	1,349,977
Total	$	1,350,001	$	3	$	(27	)	$	1,349,977

All securities outstanding with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2014 were in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months.

Table 4.2 - Available-for-Sale Securities by Contractual Maturity (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
Year of Maturity	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	1,000,000	$	1,000,030	$	1,350,001	$	1,349,977

Table 4.3 - Interest Rate Payment Terms of Available-for-Sale Securities (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Amortized cost of available-for-sale securities:
Fixed-rate	$	1,000,000	$	1,350,001

Realized Gains and Losses. The FHLB had no sales of securities out of its available-for-sale portfolio for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 or 2014.

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Note 5 - Held-to-Maturity Securities

Table 5.1 - Held-to-Maturity Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Amortized Cost (1)		Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains		Gross Unrecognized Holding Losses			Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
Government-sponsored enterprises (GSE) (2)	$	32,672	$	8	$	—		$	32,680
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	32,672		8		—			32,680
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family    mortgage-backed securities (3)	4,044,562		19,025		(3,148		)	4,060,439
GSE single-family mortgage-backed securities (4)	11,009,991		174,461		(57,775		)	11,126,677
Total mortgage-backed securities	15,054,553		193,486		(60,923		)	15,187,116
Total	$	15,087,225	$	193,494	$	(60,923	)	$	15,219,796
	December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost (1)		Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains		Gross Unrecognized Holding Losses			Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
GSE (2)	$	26,099	$	—	$	—		$	26,099
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	26,099		—		—			26,099
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family    mortgage-backed securities (3)	2,038,960		10,021		(1,017		)	2,047,964
GSE single-family mortgage-backed securities (4)	12,647,212		191,870		(118,819		)	12,720,263
Total mortgage-backed securities	14,686,172		201,891		(119,836		)	14,768,227
Total	$	14,712,271	$	201,891	$	(119,836	)	$	14,794,326

(1) Carrying value equals amortized cost.

(2) Consists of debt securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the support of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

(3) Consists of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities and/or mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the U.S. government.

(4) Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the support of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

Table 5.2 - Net Purchased Premiums (Discounts) Included in the Amortized Cost of Mortgage-backed Securities Classified as Held-to-Maturity (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Premiums	$	76,952		$	24,473
Discounts	(43,166		)	(51,357		)
Net purchased premiums (discounts)	$	33,786		$	(26,884	)

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Table 5.3 summarizes the held-to-maturity securities with unrealized losses, which are aggregated by major security type and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

Table 5.3 - Held-to-Maturity Securities in a Continuous Unrealized Loss Position (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or more					Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family    mortgage-backed securities (1)	$	1,287,611	$	(3,148	)	$	—	$	—		$	1,287,611	$	(3,148	)
GSE single-family mortgage-backed securities (2)	2,158,826		(20,012		)	2,173,093		(37,763		)	4,331,919		(57,775		)
Total	$	3,446,437	$	(23,160	)	$	2,173,093	$	(37,763	)	$	5,619,530	$	(60,923	)
	December 31, 2014
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or more					Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family    mortgage-backed securities (1)	$	—	$	—		$	197,625	$	(1,017	)	$	197,625	$	(1,017	)
GSE single-family mortgage-backed securities (2)	631,907		(1,348		)	5,555,049		(117,471		)	6,186,956		(118,819		)
Total	$	631,907	$	(1,348	)	$	5,752,674	$	(118,488	)	$	6,384,581	$	(119,836	)

(1) Consists of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities.

(2) Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the support of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

Table 5.4 - Held-to-Maturity Securities by Contractual Maturity (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
Year of Maturity	Amortized Cost (1)		Fair Value		Amortized Cost (1)		Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
Due in 1 year or less	$	32,672	$	32,680	$	26,099	$	26,099
Due after 1 year through 5 years	—		—		—		—
Due after 5 years through 10 years	—		—		—		—
Due after 10 years	—		—		—		—
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	32,672		32,680		26,099		26,099
Mortgage-backed securities (2)	15,054,553		15,187,116		14,686,172		14,768,227
Total	$	15,087,225	$	15,219,796	$	14,712,271	$	14,794,326

(1) Carrying value equals amortized cost.

(2) Mortgage-backed securities are not presented by contractual maturity because their expected maturities will likely differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment fees.

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Table 5.5 - Interest Rate Payment Terms of Held-to-Maturity Securities (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Amortized cost of non-mortgage-backed securities:
Fixed-rate	$	32,672	$	26,099
Total amortized cost of non-mortgage-backed securities	32,672		26,099
Amortized cost of mortgage-backed securities:
Fixed-rate	12,821,910		12,091,591
Variable-rate	2,232,643		2,594,581
Total amortized cost of mortgage-backed securities	15,054,553		14,686,172
Total	$	15,087,225	$	14,712,271

Realized Gains and Losses. From time to time the FHLB may sell securities out of its held-to-maturity portfolio. These securities, generally, have less than 15 percent of the acquired principal outstanding at the time of the sale. These sales are considered maturities for the purposes of security classification. For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, the FHLB did not sell any held-to-maturity securities.

Note 6 - Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Analysis

The FHLB evaluates any of its individual available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investment securities holdings in an unrealized loss position for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis.

For its Other U.S. obligations and GSE investments (mortgage-backed securities and non-mortgage-backed securities), the FHLB has determined that the strength of the issuers' guarantees through direct obligations or support from the U.S. government is sufficient to protect the FHLB from losses based on current expectations. As a result, the FHLB determined that, as of September 30, 2015, all of the gross unrealized losses on these investments were temporary as the declines in market value of these securities were not attributable to credit quality. Furthermore, the FHLB does not intend to sell the investments, and it is not more likely than not that the FHLB will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases. As a result, the FHLB did not consider any of these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2015.

The FHLB did not consider any of its investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2014.

Note 7 - Advances

The FHLB offers a wide range of fixed- and variable-rate Advance products with different maturities, interest rates, payment characteristics and optionality. The following table presents Advance redemptions by contractual maturity, including index-amortizing Advances, which are presented according to their predetermined amortization schedules.

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Table 7.1 - Advance Redemption Terms (dollars in thousands)

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
Redemption Term	Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate		Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate
Due in 1 year or less	$	26,158,998		0.36	%	$	14,139,630		0.40	%
Due after 1 year through 2 years	15,086,020			0.79		14,810,847			0.54
Due after 2 years through 3 years	15,549,138			0.66		12,829,760			0.69
Due after 3 years through 4 years	10,506,240			0.65		14,222,722			0.60
Due after 4 years through 5 years	6,462,680			0.75		10,724,619			0.54
Thereafter	3,440,450			1.66		3,570,929			1.51
Total par value	77,203,526			0.63		70,298,507			0.60
Commitment fees	(673		)			(699		)
Discount on AHP Advances	(10,043		)			(12,110		)
Premiums	2,824					3,058
Discounts	(9,132		)			(12,572		)
Hedging adjustments	133,607					129,390
Fair value option valuation adjustments and accrued interest	214					42
Total	$	77,320,323				$	70,405,616

The FHLB offers Advances to members that may be prepaid on specified dates (call dates) without incurring prepayment or termination fees (callable Advances). If the call option is exercised, replacement funding may be available. Other Advances may only be prepaid subject to a prepayment fee paid to the FHLB that makes the FHLB financially indifferent to the prepayment of the Advance. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the FHLB had callable Advances (in thousands) of $16,059,645 and $15,098,357.

Table 7.2 - Advances by Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date for Callable Advances (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Due in 1 year or less	$	34,804,247	$	23,003,946
Due after 1 year through 2 years	10,479,325		12,159,384
Due after 2 years through 3 years	15,034,193		9,659,975
Due after 3 years through 4 years	9,557,844		12,295,893
Due after 4 years through 5 years	5,748,467		9,970,280
Thereafter	1,579,450		3,209,029
Total par value	$	77,203,526	$	70,298,507

The FHLB also offers putable Advances. With a putable Advance, the FHLB effectively purchases put options from the member that allows the FHLB to terminate the Advance at predetermined dates. The FHLB normally would exercise its put option when interest rates increase relative to contractual rates. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the FHLB had putable Advances, excluding those where the related put options have expired, totaling (in thousands) $1,556,900 and $1,617,400.

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Table 7.3 - Advances by Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Put/Convert Date for Putable/Convertible Advances (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Put/Convert Date	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Due in 1 year or less	$	27,686,898	$	15,753,030
Due after 1 year through 2 years	14,392,620		14,663,847
Due after 2 years through 3 years	14,994,138		12,115,860
Due after 3 years through 4 years	10,396,740		13,649,722
Due after 4 years through 5 years	6,462,680		10,715,119
Thereafter	3,270,450		3,400,929
Total par value	$	77,203,526	$	70,298,507

Table 7.4 - Advances by Interest Rate Payment Terms (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Total fixed-rate (1)	$	27,325,281	$	17,945,050
Total variable-rate (1)	49,878,245		52,353,457
Total par value	$	77,203,526	$	70,298,507

(1) Payment terms based on current interest rate terms, which reflect any option exercises or rate conversions that have occurred subsequent to the related Advance issuance.

Table 7.5 - Borrowers Holding Five Percent or more of Total Advances, Including Any Known Affiliates that are Members of the FHLB (dollars in millions)

September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
	Principal		% of Total			Principal		% of Total
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	37,300	48	%	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	41,300	59	%
U.S. Bank, N.A.	9,253		12		U.S. Bank, N.A.	8,338		12
Total	$	46,553	60	%	Total	$	49,638	71	%

Note 8 - Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio

Table 8.1 - Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Unpaid principal balance:
Fixed rate medium-term single-family mortgage loans (1)	$	1,505,964		$	1,393,525
Fixed rate long-term single-family mortgage loans	6,283,218			5,402,479
Total unpaid principal balance	7,789,182			6,796,004
Premiums	206,921			179,540
Discounts	(2,131		)	(2,460		)
Hedging basis adjustments (2)	20,490			16,518
Total mortgage loans held for portfolio	$	8,014,462		$	6,989,602

(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.

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Table 8.2 - Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio by Collateral/Guarantee Type (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Unpaid principal balance:
Conventional mortgage loans	$	7,285,491	$	6,203,318
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage loans	503,691		592,686
Total unpaid principal balance	$	7,789,182	$	6,796,004

For information related to the FHLB's credit risk on mortgage loans and allowance for credit losses, see Note 9.

Table 8.3 - Members, Including Any Known Affiliates that are Members of the FHLB, and Former Members Selling Five Percent or more of Total Unpaid Principal (dollars in millions)

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
	Principal		% of Total			Principal		% of Total
Union Savings Bank	$	2,264	29	%	Union Savings Bank	$	1,593	23	%
PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	894		11		PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	1,074		16
Guardian Savings Bank FSB	648		8		Guardian Savings Bank FSB	406		6

(1) Former member.

Note 9 - Allowance for Credit Losses

The FHLB has established an allowance methodology for each of the FHLB's portfolio segments: credit products (Advances, Letters of Credit and other extensions of credit to members); FHA mortgage loans held for portfolio; and conventional mortgage loans held for portfolio.

Credit products

The FHLB manages its credit exposure to credit products through an integrated approach that includes establishing a credit limit for each borrower, includes an ongoing review of each borrower's financial condition and is coupled with collateral and lending policies to limit risk of loss while balancing borrowers' needs for a reliable source of funding. In addition, the FHLB lends to eligible borrowers in accordance with federal statutes, including the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932 (FHLBank Act) and Finance Agency regulations, which require the FHLB to obtain sufficient collateral to fully secure credit products. The estimated value of the collateral required to secure each member's credit products is calculated by applying collateral discounts, or haircuts, to the value of the collateral. The FHLB accepts certain investment securities, residential mortgage loans, deposits and other real estate related assets as collateral. In addition, community financial institutions are eligible to utilize expanded statutory collateral provisions for small business, agriculture loans and community development loans. The FHLB's capital stock owned by its member borrowers is also pledged as collateral. Collateral arrangements and a member’s borrowing capacity vary based on the financial condition and performance of the institution, the types of collateral pledged and the overall quality of those assets. The FHLB can also require additional or substitute collateral to protect its security interest. Management of the FHLB believes that these policies effectively manage the FHLB's credit risk from credit products.

Members experiencing financial difficulties are subject to FHLB-performed “stress tests” of the impact of poorly performing assets on the member’s capital and loss reserve positions. Depending on the results of these tests and the level of overcollateralization, a member may be allowed to maintain pledged loan assets in its custody, may be required to deliver those loans into the custody of the FHLB or its agent, and/or may be required to provide details on these loans to facilitate an estimate of their fair value. The FHLB perfects its security interest in all pledged collateral. The FHLBank Act affords any security interest granted to the FHLB by a member priority over the claims or rights of any other party except for claims or rights of a third party that would be entitled to priority under otherwise applicable law and that are held by a bona fide purchaser for value or by a secured party holding a prior perfected security interest.

Using a risk-based approach, the FHLB considers the payment status, collateralization levels, and borrower's financial condition to be indicators of credit quality for its credit products. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the FHLB had rights to collateral on a member-by-member basis with an estimated value in excess of its outstanding extensions of credit.

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The FHLB evaluates and makes changes to its collateral guidelines, as necessary, based on current market conditions. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the FHLB did not have any Advances that were past due, in non-accrual status or impaired. In addition, there were no troubled debt restructurings related to credit products of the FHLB during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 or 2014.

The FHLB has not experienced any credit losses on Advances since it was founded in 1932. Based upon the collateral held as security, its credit extension and collateral policies and the repayment history on credit products, the FHLB did not record any credit losses on credit products as of September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014. Accordingly, the FHLB did not record any allowance for credit losses on Advances.

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the FHLB did not record any liability to reflect an allowance for credit losses for off-balance sheet credit exposures. See Note 19 for additional information on the FHLB's off-balance sheet credit exposure.

MortgageLoans Held for Portfolio- FHA

The FHLB invests in fixed-rate mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties insured by the FHA. The FHLB expects to recover any losses from such loans from the FHA. Any losses from these loans that are not recovered from the FHA would be due to a claim rejection by the FHA and, as such, would be recoverable from the selling participating financial institutions. Therefore, the FHLB only has credit risk for these loans if the seller or servicer fails to pay for losses not covered by the FHA insurance. As a result, the FHLB did not establish an allowance for credit losses on its FHA insured mortgage loans. Furthermore, due to the insurance, none of these mortgage loans have been placed on non-accrual status.

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio - Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program (MPP)

The FHLB determines the allowance for conventional loans through analyses that include consideration of various data observations such as past performance, current performance, loan portfolio characteristics, collateral-related characteristics, industry data, and prevailing economic conditions. The measurement of the allowance for credit losses consists of: (1) collectively evaluating homogeneous pools of residential mortgage loans; (2) reviewing specifically identified loans for impairment; and (3) considering other relevant qualitative factors.

Collectively Evaluated Mortgage Loans. The credit risk analysis of conventional loans evaluated collectively for impairment considers historical delinquency migration, applies estimated loss severities, and incorporates the associated credit enhancements in order to determine the FHLB's best estimate of probable incurred losses at the reporting date. The FHLB performs the credit risk analysis of all conventional mortgage loans at the individual Master Commitment Contract level to properly determine the credit enhancements available to recover losses on loans under each individual Master Commitment Contract. The Master Commitment Contract is an agreement with a member in which the member agrees to make every attempt to sell a specific dollar amount of loans to the FHLB over a one-year period. Migration analysis is a methodology for determining, through the FHLB's experience over a historical period, the rate of default on loans. The FHLB applies migration analysis to loans based on payment status categories such as current, 30, 60, and 90 days past due. The FHLB then estimates, based on historical experience, how many loans in these categories may migrate to a loss realization event and applies a current loss severity to estimate losses. The estimated losses are then reduced by the probable cash flows resulting from available credit enhancements. Any credit enhancement cash flows that are projected and assessed as not probable of receipt do not reduce estimated losses.

Individually Evaluated Mortgage Loans. Conventional mortgage loans that are considered troubled debt restructurings are specifically identified for purposes of calculating the allowance for credit losses. The FHLB measures impairment of these specifically identified loans by either estimating the present value of expected cash flows, estimating the loan's observable market price, or estimating the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The FHLB removes specifically identified loans evaluated for impairment from the collectively evaluated mortgage loan population.

Qualitative Factors. The FHLB also assesses other qualitative factors in its estimation of loan losses for the collectively evaluated population. This amount represents a subjective management judgment, based on facts and circumstances that exist as of the reporting date, that is intended to cover other incurred losses that may not otherwise be captured in the methodology described above.

Rollforward of Allowance for Credit Losses on Mortgage Loans. The following tables present a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses on conventional mortgage loans as well as the recorded investment in mortgage loans by impairment methodology. The recorded investment in a loan is the unpaid principal balance of the loan adjusted for accrued interest,

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unamortized premiums or discounts, hedging basis adjustments and direct write-downs. The recorded investment is not net of any allowance.

Table 9.1 - Rollforward of Allowance for Credit Losses on Conventional Mortgage Loans (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,701		$	5,441
Net recoveries (charge offs) (1)	14			(414		)
Reversal for credit losses	—			—
Balance, end of period	$	1,715		$	5,027
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Balance, beginning of period	$	4,919		$	7,233
Net charge offs (1)	(3,204		)	(1,306		)
Reversal for credit losses	—			(900		)
Balance, end of period	$	1,715		$	5,027

(1) On January 1, 2015, the FHLB adopted the charge off provisions of the Finance Agency's Advisory Bulletin 2012-02, which require the FHLB to charge off the estimated loss portion of loans 180 days or more past due and certain loans in which the borrower has filed for bankruptcy.

Table 9.2 - Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment on Conventional Mortgage Loans by Impairment Methodology (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Allowance for credit losses, end of period:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,713	$	4,766
Individually evaluated for impairment	2		153
Total	$	1,715	$	4,919
Recorded investment, end of period:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	7,518,868	$	6,402,994
Individually evaluated for impairment	9,718		8,639
Total recorded investment	$	7,528,586	$	6,411,633

Credit Enhancements. The conventional mortgage loans under the MPP are supported by some combination of credit enhancements (primary mortgage insurance (PMI), supplemental mortgage insurance (SMI) and the Lender Risk Account (LRA), including pooled LRA for those members participating in an aggregated MPP pool). The amount of credit enhancements needed to protect the FHLB against credit losses is determined through use of a third-party default model. These credit enhancements apply after a homeowner's equity is exhausted. Beginning in February 2011, the FHLB discontinued the use of SMI for all new loan purchases and replaced it with expanded use of the LRA. The LRA is funded by the FHLB as a portion of the purchase proceeds to cover expected losses. The LRA is recorded in other liabilities in the Statements of Condition. Excess funds over required balances are distributed to the member in accordance with a step-down schedule that is established upon execution of a Master Commitment Contract, subject to performance of the related loan pool. The LRA established for a pool of loans is limited to only covering losses of that specific pool of loans.

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Table 9.3 - Changes in the LRA (in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015
LRA at beginning of year	$	129,213
Additions	29,723
Claims	(1,323		)
Scheduled distributions	(1,487		)
LRA at end of period	$	156,126

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Credit Quality Indicators. Key credit quality indicators for mortgage loans include the migration of past due loans, non-accrual loans, and loans in process of foreclosure. The table below summarizes the FHLB's key credit quality indicators for mortgage loans.

Table 9.4 - Recorded Investment in Delinquent Mortgage Loans (dollars in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Conventional MPP Loans			FHA Loans			Total
Past due 30-59 days delinquent	$	43,183		$	33,621		$	76,804
Past due 60-89 days delinquent	8,090			8,421			16,511
Past due 90 days or more delinquent	32,016			17,001			49,017
Total past due	83,289			59,043			142,332
Total current mortgage loans	7,445,297			453,710			7,899,007
Total mortgage loans	$	7,528,586		$	512,753		$	8,041,339
Other delinquency statistics:
In process of foreclosure, included above (1)	$	24,130		$	7,784		$	31,914
Serious delinquency rate (2)	0.44		%	3.38		%	0.62		%
Past due 90 days or more still accruing interest (3)	$	25,986		$	17,001		$	42,987
Loans on non-accrual status, included above	$	7,096		$	—		$	7,096
	December 31, 2014
	Conventional MPP Loans			FHA Loans			Total
Past due 30-59 days delinquent	$	49,053		$	42,744		$	91,797
Past due 60-89 days delinquent	13,597			12,881			26,478
Past due 90 days or more delinquent	42,991			25,045			68,036
Total past due	105,641			80,670			186,311
Total current mortgage loans	6,305,992			522,042			6,828,034
Total mortgage loans	$	6,411,633		$	602,712		$	7,014,345
Other delinquency statistics:
In process of foreclosure, included above (1)	$	34,854		$	11,687		$	46,541
Serious delinquency rate (2)	0.68		%	4.27		%	0.99		%
Past due 90 days or more still accruing interest (3)	$	41,857		$	25,045		$	66,902
Loans on non-accrual status, included above	$	3,574		$	—		$	3,574

(1) Includes loans where the decision of foreclosure or a similar alternative such as pursuit of deed-in-lieu has been reported. Loans in process of foreclosure are included in past due or current loans dependent on their delinquency status.

(2) Loans that are 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure (including past due or current loans in the process of foreclosure) expressed as a percentage of the total loan portfolio class recorded investment amount.

(3) Each conventional loan past due 90 days or more still accruing interest is on a schedule/scheduled monthly settlement basis and contains one or more credit enhancements. Loans that are well secured and in the process of collection as a result of remaining credit enhancements and schedule/scheduled settlement are not placed on non-accrual status.

The FHLB did not have any real estate owned at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

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Individually Evaluated Impaired Loans. Table 9.5 presents the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance, and related allowance associated with loans individually evaluated for investment.

Table 9.5 - Individually Evaluated Impaired Loan Statistics by Product Class Level (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
Conventional MPP loans	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
With no related allowance	$	9,626	$	9,432	$	—	$	5,297	$	5,165	$	—
With an allowance	92		89		2		3,342		3,293		153
Total	$	9,718	$	9,521	$	2	$	8,639	$	8,458	$	153

Table 9.6 - Average Recorded Investment of Individually Evaluated Impaired Loans and Related Interest Income Recognized (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015				2014
Individually impaired loans	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Conventional MPP Loans	$	9,445	$	123	$	8,575	$	111
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015				2014
Individually impaired loans	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Conventional MPP Loans	$	8,758	$	342	$	8,096	$	315

Troubled Debt Restructurings. A troubled debt restructuring is considered to have occurred when a concession is granted to a borrower for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower's financial difficulties and that concession would not have been considered otherwise. The FHLB's troubled debt restructurings primarily involve loans where an agreement permits the recapitalization of past due amounts up to the original loan amount and certain loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy. A loan considered a troubled debt restructuring is individually evaluated for impairment when determining its related allowance for credit losses. Credit loss is measured by factoring in expected cash shortfalls as of the reporting date.

The FHLB's recorded investment in modified loans considered troubled debt restructurings was (in thousands) $9,718 and $8,639 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The amount of troubled debt restructurings is not considered material to the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Note 10 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Nature of Business Activity

The FHLB is exposed to interest rate risk primarily from the effect of interest rate changes on its interest-earning assets and on the interest-bearing liabilities that finance these assets. The goal of the FHLB's interest-rate risk management strategy is not to eliminate interest-rate risk, but to manage it within appropriate limits. To mitigate the risk of loss, the FHLB has established policies and procedures, which include guidelines on the amount of exposure to interest rate changes it is willing to accept. In addition, the FHLB monitors the risk to its interest income, net interest margin and average maturity of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

The FHLB transacts its derivatives with large banks and major broker-dealers. Some of these banks and broker-dealers or their affiliates buy, sell, and distribute Consolidated Obligations. Derivative transactions may be either executed with a counterparty

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(uncleared derivatives) or cleared through a Futures Commission Merchant (i.e., clearing agent) with a Derivative Clearing Organization (cleared derivatives).

Once a derivative transaction has been accepted for clearing by a Derivative Clearing Organization (Clearinghouse), the derivative transaction is novated and the executing counterparty is replaced with the Clearinghouse. The FHLB is not a derivative dealer and does not trade derivatives for short-term profit.

Consistent with Finance Agency regulations, the FHLB enters into derivatives to manage the interest rate risk exposures inherent in otherwise unhedged assets and funding positions, to achieve the FHLB's risk management objectives and to act as an intermediary between its members and counterparties. The use of derivatives is an integral part of the FHLB's financial management strategy. However, Finance Agency regulations and the FHLB's financial management policy prohibit trading in, or the speculative use of, derivative instruments and limit credit risk arising from them.

The most common ways in which the FHLB uses derivatives are to:

▪ reduce the interest rate sensitivity and repricing gaps of assets and liabilities;

▪ manage embedded options in assets and liabilities;

▪ reduce funding costs by combining a derivative with a Consolidated Obligation Bond, as the cost of a combined funding structure can be lower than the cost of a comparable Consolidated Obligation Bond;

▪ preserve a favorable interest rate spread between the yield of an asset (e.g., an Advance) and the cost of the related liability (e.g., the Consolidated Obligation Bond used to fund the Advance); without the use of derivatives, this interest rate spread could be reduced or eliminated when a change in the interest rate on the Advance does not match a change in the interest rate on the Bond; and

▪ protect the value of existing asset or liability positions.

Types of Derivatives

The FHLB may enter into interest rate swaps (including callable and putable swaps), swaptions, interest rate cap and floor agreements, calls, puts, futures, and forward contracts to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates.

An interest rate swap is an agreement between two entities to exchange cash flows in the future. The agreement sets the dates on which the cash flows will be paid and the manner in which the cash flows will be calculated. One of the simplest forms of an interest rate swap involves the promise by one party to pay cash flows equivalent to the interest on a notional principal amount at a predetermined fixed rate for a given period of time. In return for this promise, this party receives cash flows equivalent to the interest on the same notional principal amount at a variable-rate index for the same period of time. The variable-rate transacted by the FHLB in its derivatives is LIBOR.

Application of Interest Rate Swaps

The FHLB may use derivatives as fair value hedges of associated financial instruments. However, because the FHLB uses interest rate swaps when they are considered to be the most cost-effective alternative to achieve the FHLB's financial and risk management objectives, it may enter into interest rate swaps that do not necessarily qualify for hedge accounting (economic hedges). The FHLB re-evaluates its hedging strategies from time to time and may change the hedging techniques it uses or adopt new strategies.

Types of Hedged Items

The FHLB documents at inception all relationships between derivatives designated as hedging instruments and the hedged items, its risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking various hedge transactions, and its method of assessing effectiveness. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges to assets and liabilities on the Statements of Condition. The FHLB also formally assesses (both at the hedge's inception and at least quarterly) whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions have been effective in offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged items and whether those derivatives may be expected to remain effective in future periods. The FHLB currently uses regression analyses to assess the effectiveness of its hedges.The types of assets and liabilities currently hedged with derivatives are:

▪ Consolidated Obligations;

▪ Advances; and

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▪ Firm Commitments.

Financial Statement Effect and Additional Financial Information

The notional amount of derivatives serves as a factor in determining periodic interest payments or cash flows received and paid. The notional amount reflects the FHLB's involvement in the various classes of financial instruments and represents neither the actual amounts exchanged nor the overall exposure of the FHLB to credit and market risk; the overall risk is much smaller. The risks of derivatives only can be measured meaningfully on a portfolio basis that takes into account the derivatives, the items being hedged and any offsets between the derivatives and the items being hedged.

Table 10.1 summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments, including the effect of netting adjustments and cash collateral. For purposes of this disclosure, the derivative values include the fair value of derivatives and the related accrued interest.

Table 10.1 - Fair Value of Derivative Instruments (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Notional Amount of Derivatives		Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	5,817,628	$	20,409		$	140,758
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	6,398,000		3,421			5,265
Forward rate agreements	166,000		—			1,137
Mortgage delivery commitments	160,810		1,253			—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	6,724,810		4,674			6,402
Total derivatives before netting and collateral adjustments	$	12,542,438	25,083			147,160
Netting adjustments and cash collateral (1)			284			(105,762		)
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities			$	25,367		$	41,398
	December 31, 2014
	Notional Amount of Derivatives		Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	4,301,547	$	19,826		$	138,150
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	4,635,000		900			6,559
Forward rate agreements	439,000		6			4,924
Mortgage delivery commitments	451,292		3,799			1
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,525,292		4,705			11,484
Total derivatives before netting and collateral adjustments	$	9,826,839	24,531			149,634
Netting adjustments and cash collateral (1)			(9,832		)	(85,867		)
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities			$	14,699		$	63,767

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same clearing agent and/or counterparty. Cash collateral posted and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $107,465 and $78,755 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Cash collateral received and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $1,420 and $2,720 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

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Table 10.2 presents the components of net gains on derivatives and hedging activities as presented in the Statements of Income.

Table 10.2 - Net Gains on Derivatives and Hedging Activities (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Derivatives and hedged items in fair value hedging relationships:
Interest rate swaps	$	388		$	555
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Economic hedges:
Interest rate swaps	1,603			(335		)
Forward rate agreements	(5,411		)	(1,678		)
Net interest settlements	1,296			202
Mortgage delivery commitments	7,516			1,345
Total net gains (losses) related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,004			(466		)
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	$	5,392		$	89
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Derivatives and hedged items in fair value hedging relationships:
Interest rate swaps	$	2,350		$	1,708
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Economic hedges:
Interest rate swaps	4,009			673
Forward rate agreements	(3,670		)	(7,759		)
Net interest settlements	5,661			132
Mortgage delivery commitments	4,625			7,584
Total net gains related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	10,625			630
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	$	12,975		$	2,338

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Table 10.3 presents by type of hedged item, the gains (losses) on derivatives and the related hedged items in fair value hedging relationships and the impact of those derivatives on the FHLB's net interest income.

Table 10.3 - Effect of Fair Value Hedge-Related Derivative Instruments (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
2015	Gain/(Loss) on Derivative			Gain/(Loss) on Hedged Item			Net Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness			Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income(1)
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	(26,128	)	$	26,327		$	199		$	(21,719	)
Consolidated Bonds	1,715			(1,526		)	189			5,291
Total	$	(24,413	)	$	24,801		$	388		$	(16,428	)
2014
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	30,709		$	(29,829	)	$	880		$	(22,705	)
Consolidated Bonds	(5,390		)	5,065			(325		)	4,476
Total	$	25,319		$	(24,764	)	$	555		$	(18,229	)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015	Gain/(Loss) on Derivative			Gain/(Loss) on Hedged Item			Net Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness			Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income(1)
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	(4,694	)	$	6,798		$	2,104		$	(62,980	)
Consolidated Bonds	(1,451		)	1,697			246			14,907
Total	$	(6,145	)	$	8,495		$	2,350		$	(48,073	)
2014
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	61,036		$	(59,401	)	$	1,635		$	(69,088	)
Consolidated Bonds	(12,777		)	12,850			73			13,957
Total	$	48,259		$	(46,551	)	$	1,708		$	(55,131	)

(1) The net effect of derivatives, in fair value hedge relationships, on net interest income is included in the interest income or interest expense line item of the respective hedged item type. These amounts include the effect of net interest settlements attributable to designated fair value hedges but do not include (in thousands) $(872) and $(677) of (amortization)/accretion related to fair value hedging activities for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014 and (in thousands) $(2,580) and $(2,564) for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014.

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Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Derivative Liabilities

The FHLB presents derivative instruments, related cash collateral, including initial and variation margin, received or pledged, and associated accrued interest, on a net basis by clearing agent and/or by counterparty when it has met the netting requirements.

Table 10.4 presents separately the fair value of derivative instruments meeting or not meeting netting requirements, including the related collateral received from or pledged to counterparties. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the FHLB did not receive or pledge any non-cash collateral. Any overcollateralization under an individual clearing agent and/or counterparty level is not included in the determination of the net unsecured amount.

Table 10.4 - Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Derivative Liabilities (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities			Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities
Derivative instruments meeting netting requirements:
Gross recognized amount:
Uncleared derivatives	$	13,948		$	114,705		$	19,585		$	141,352
Cleared derivatives	9,882			31,318			1,141			3,357
Total gross recognized amount	23,830			146,023			20,726			144,709
Gross amounts of netting adjustments and cash collateral:
Uncleared derivatives	(13,948		)	(74,444		)	(19,544		)	(82,510		)
Cleared derivatives	14,232			(31,318		)	9,712			(3,357		)
Total gross amounts of netting adjustments and cash collateral	284			(105,762		)	(9,832		)	(85,867		)
Net amounts after netting adjustments and cash collateral:
Uncleared derivatives	—			40,261			41			58,842
Cleared derivatives	24,114			—			10,853			—
Total net amounts after netting adjustments and cash collateral	24,114			40,261			10,894			58,842
Derivative instruments not meeting netting requirements (1):
Uncleared derivatives	1,253			1,137			3,805			4,925
Total derivative instruments not meeting netting requirements (1)	1,253			1,137			3,805			4,925
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities:
Uncleared derivatives	1,253			41,398			3,846			63,767
Cleared derivatives	24,114			—			10,853			—
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities	$	25,367		$	41,398		$	14,699		$	63,767

(1) Represents mortgage delivery commitments and forward rate agreements that are not subject to an enforceable netting agreement.

Credit Risk on Derivatives

The FHLB is subject to credit risk due to the risk of non-performance by counterparties to its derivative transactions and manages credit risk through credit analysis, collateral requirements and adherence to the requirements set forth in its policies, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations, and Finance Agency regulations. For uncleared derivatives, the degree of credit risk depends on the extent to which master netting arrangements are included in these contracts to mitigate the risk. The FHLB requires collateral agreements with collateral delivery thresholds on the majority of its uncleared derivatives.

For cleared derivatives, the Clearinghouse is the FHLB's counterparty. The Clearinghouse notifies the clearing agent of the required initial and variation margin and the clearing agent in turn notifies the FHLB. The requirement that the FHLB post initial and variation margin through the clearing agent, to the Clearinghouse, exposes the FHLB to credit risk if the clearing agent or the Clearinghouse fails to meet its obligations. The use of cleared derivatives is intended to mitigate credit risk exposure because a central counterparty is substituted for individual counterparties and collateral for changes in the value of cleared derivatives is posted daily through a clearing agent.

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The FHLB has analyzed the enforceability of offsetting rights incorporated in its cleared derivative transactions and determined that the exercise of those offsetting rights by a non-defaulting party under these transactions should be upheld under applicable law upon an event of default including bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar proceeding involving the Clearinghouse or the FHLB's clearing agent, or both. Based on this analysis, the FHLB presents a net derivative receivable or payable for all of its transactions through a particular clearing agent with a particular Clearinghouse.

Certain of the FHLB's uncleared interest rate swap contracts contain provisions that require the FHLB to post additional collateral with its counterparties if there is deterioration in the FHLB's credit ratings. The aggregate fair value of all uncleared interest rate swaps with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position at September 30, 2015 was (in thousands) $100,757, for which the FHLB had posted collateral with a fair value of (in thousands) $60,496 in the normal course of business.

If one of the FHLB's credit ratings had been lowered to the next lower rating that would have triggered additional collateral to be delivered, the FHLB would have been required to deliver up to an additional (in thousands) $12,500 of collateral at fair value to its derivatives counterparties at September 30, 2015.

For cleared derivatives, the Clearinghouse determines initial margin requirements and generally credit ratings are not factored into the initial margin. However, clearing agents may require additional initial margin to be posted based on credit considerations, including, but not limited to, credit rating downgrades. At September 30, 2015, the FHLB was not required to post additional initial margin by its clearing agents based on credit considerations.

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Note 11 - Deposits

Table 11.1- Deposits (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Interest bearing:
Demand and overnight	$	652,122	$	624,446
Term	95,900		99,600
Other	7,302		5,592
Total interest bearing	755,324		729,638
Non-interest bearing:
Other	327		298
Total non-interest bearing	327		298
Total deposits	$	755,651	$	729,936

The average interest rates paid on interest bearing deposits were 0.04 percent in the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 0.03 percent in the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014.

Note 12 - Consolidated Obligations

Table 12.1 - Consolidated Discount Notes Outstanding (dollars in thousands)

	Book Value		Par Value		Weighted Average Interest Rate (1)
September 30, 2015	$	60,086,261	$	60,100,397	0.15	%
December 31, 2014	$	41,232,127	$	41,238,122	0.09	%

(1) Represents an implied rate without consideration of concessions.

Table 12.2 - Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Contractual Maturity (dollars in thousands)

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
Year of Contractual Maturity	Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate		Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate
Due in 1 year or less	$	16,668,000		0.55	%	$	32,477,000		0.24	%
Due after 1 year through 2 years	6,121,750			1.17		6,918,000			1.19
Due after 2 years through 3 years	5,629,000			1.62		4,594,000			1.56
Due after 3 years through 4 years	3,716,000			1.84		4,245,000			1.79
Due after 4 years through 5 years	3,513,000			2.07		2,647,000			2.08
Thereafter	8,406,000			2.80		8,217,000			2.79
Index amortizing notes	1,008			5.25		25,297			5.07
Total par value	44,054,758			1.43		59,123,297			1.00
Premiums	97,754					103,477
Discounts	(26,167		)			(25,161		)
Hedging adjustments	13,607					15,304
Fair value option valuation adjustment and    accrued interest	2,546					(360		)
Total	$	44,142,498				$	59,216,557

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Table 12.3 - Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Call Features (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Par value of Consolidated Bonds:
Non-callable	$	36,398,758	$	49,976,297
Callable	7,656,000		9,147,000
Total par value	$	44,054,758	$	59,123,297

Table 12.4 - Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Due in 1 year or less	$	23,642,000	$	40,774,000
Due after 1 year through 2 years	5,791,750		5,413,000
Due after 2 years through 3 years	3,799,000		3,317,000
Due after 3 years through 4 years	3,010,000		2,685,000
Due after 4 years through 5 years	2,753,000		1,992,000
Thereafter	5,058,000		4,917,000
Index amortizing notes	1,008		25,297
Total par value	$	44,054,758	$	59,123,297

Table 12.5 - Consolidated Bonds by Interest-rate Payment Type (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Par value of Consolidated Bonds:
Fixed-rate	$	35,454,758	$	31,363,297
Variable-rate	8,465,000		27,610,000
Step-up	135,000		150,000
Total par value	$	44,054,758	$	59,123,297

Concessions on Consolidated Obligations. Unamortized concessions included in other assets were (in thousands) $13,466 and $14,184 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The amortization of these concessions is included in Consolidated Obligation interest expense and totaled (in thousands) $3,921 and $1,752 during the three months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and (in thousands) $8,110 and $5,556 during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Note 13 - Affordable Housing Program (AHP)

Table 13.1 - Analysis of AHP Liability (in thousands)

Balance at December 31, 2014	$	98,103
Assessments (current year additions)	20,866
Subsidy uses, net	(14,837		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	104,132

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Note 14 - Capital

Table 14.1 - Capital Requirements (dollars in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Minimum Requirement			Actual			Minimum Requirement			Actual
Risk-based capital	$	531,867		$	5,200,942		$	481,835		$	5,018,567
Capital-to-assets ratio (regulatory)	4.00		%	4.70		%	4.00		%	4.71		%
Regulatory capital	$	4,426,069		$	5,200,942		$	4,265,617		$	5,018,567
Leverage capital-to-assets ratio (regulatory)	5.00		%	7.05		%	5.00		%	7.06		%
Leverage capital	$	5,532,586		$	7,801,413		$	5,332,021		$	7,527,851

Restricted Retained Earnings. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 the FHLB had (in thousands) $196,869 and $159,694 in restricted retained earnings. These restricted retained earnings are not available to pay dividends but are available to absorb unexpected losses, if any, that the FHLB may experience.

Table 14.2 - Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock Roll Forward (in thousands)

Balance, December 31, 2014	$	62,963
Capital stock subject to mandatory redemption reclassified    from equity	23,531
Redemption (or other reduction) of mandatorily redeemable    capital stock	(27,406		)
Balance, September 30, 2015	$	59,088

Table 14.3 - Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock by Contractual Year of Redemption (in thousands)

Contractual Year of Redemption	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Year 1	$	—	$	130
Year 2	—		—
Year 3	45		—
Year 4	2,265		55
Year 5	3,101		2,278
Past contractual redemption date due to remaining activity (1)	53,677		60,500
Total	$	59,088	$	62,963

(1) Represents mandatorily redeemable capital stock that is past the end of the contractual redemption period because there is activity outstanding to which the mandatorily redeemable capital stock relates.

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Note 15 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

The following tables summarize the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014.

Table 15.1 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (in thousands)

	Net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities			Pension and postretirement benefits			Total accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
BALANCE, JUNE 30, 2014	$	(19	)	$	(8,295	)	$	(8,314	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification:
Net unrealized gains	28			—			28
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income to net income:
Amortization - pension and postretirement benefits	—			757			757
Net current period other comprehensive income	28			757			785
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014	$	9		$	(7,538	)	$	(7,529	)
BALANCE, JUNE 30, 2015	$	13		$	(15,336	)	$	(15,323	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification:
Net unrealized gains	17			—			17
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income to net income:
Amortization - pension and postretirement benefits	—			726			726
Net current period other comprehensive income	17			726			743
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015	$	30		$	(14,610	)	$	(14,580	)

	Net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities			Pension and postretirement benefits			Total accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2013	$	(121	)	$	(8,921	)	$	(9,042	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification:
Net unrealized gains	130			—			130
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income to net income:
Amortization - pension and postretirement benefits	—			1,383			1,383
Net current period other comprehensive income	130			1,383			1,513
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014	$	9		$	(7,538	)	$	(7,529	)
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2014	$	(24	)	$	(16,572	)	$	(16,596	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification:
Net unrealized gains	54			—			54
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income to net income:
Amortization - pension and postretirement benefits	—			1,962			1,962
Net current period other comprehensive income	54			1,962			2,016
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015	$	30		$	(14,610	)	$	(14,580	)

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Note 16 - Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans

Qualified Defined Benefit Multi-employer Plan. The FHLB participates in the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions (Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan), a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan. Under the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan, contributions made by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers because assets contributed by an employer are not segregated in a separate account or restricted to provide benefits only to employees of that employer. Also, in the event a participating employer is unable to meet its contribution requirements, the required contributions for the other participating employers could increase proportionately. The Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan covers substantially all officers and employees of the FHLB who meet certain eligibility requirements. Contributions to the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan charged to compensation and benefit expense were $1,500,000 and $1,504,000 in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $4,478,000 and $4,562,000 in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Qualified Defined Contribution Plan. The FHLB also participates in the Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions, a tax-qualified, defined contribution pension plan. The FHLB contributes a percentage of the participants' compensation by making a matching contribution equal to a percentage of voluntary employee contributions, subject to certain limitations. The FHLB contributed $218,000 and $198,000 in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $787,000 and $755,000 in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Nonqualified Supplemental Defined Benefit Retirement Plan. The FHLB maintains a nonqualified, unfunded defined benefit plan. The plan ensures that participants receive the full amount of benefits to which they would have been entitled under the qualified defined benefit plan in the absence of limits on benefit levels imposed by the IRS. There are no funded plan assets. The FHLB has established a grantor trust, which is included in held-to-maturity securities on the Statements of Condition, to meet future benefit obligations and current payments to beneficiaries.

Postretirement Benefits Plan. The FHLB also sponsors a postretirement benefits plan that includes health care and life insurance benefits for eligible retirees. Future retirees are eligible for the postretirement benefits plan if they were hired prior to August 1, 1990, are age 55 or older, and their age plus years of continuous service at retirement are greater than or equal to 80. Spouses are covered subject to required contributions. There are no funded plan assets that have been designated to provide postretirement benefits.

Table 16.1 - Net Periodic Benefit Cost (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Defined Benefit Retirement Plan				Postretirement Benefits Plan
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	186	$	178	$	19	$	9
Interest cost	321		380		51		28
Amortization of net loss	710		757		16		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,217	$	1,315	$	86	$	37
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Defined Benefit Retirement Plan				Postretirement Benefits Plan
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	501	$	393	$	56	$	25
Interest cost	917		926		152		85
Amortization of net loss	1,912		1,383		50		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,330	$	2,702	$	258	$	110

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Note 17 - Segment Information

The FHLB has identified two primary operating segments based on its method of internal reporting: Traditional Member Finance and the MPP. These segments reflect the FHLB's two primary Mission Asset Activities and the manner in which they are managed from the perspective of development, resource allocation, product delivery, pricing, credit risk and operational administration. The segments identify the principal ways the FHLB provides services to member stockholders.

Table 17.1 - Financial Performance by Operating Segment (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Traditional Member Finance		MPP			Total
2015
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	$	63,021	$	14,001		$	77,022
Non-interest income	7,268		2,106			9,374
Non-interest expense	16,115		2,705			18,820
Income before assessments	54,174		13,402			67,576
Affordable Housing Program assessments	5,484		1,340			6,824
Net income	$	48,690	$	12,062		$	60,752
Average assets	$	96,494,208	$	7,883,779		$	104,377,987
Total assets	$	102,611,201	$	8,040,520		$	110,651,721
2014
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	$	57,837	$	25,286		$	83,123
Non-interest income (loss)	4,114		(333		)	3,781
Non-interest expense	14,915		2,503			17,418
Income before assessments	47,036		22,450			69,486
Affordable Housing Program assessments	4,816		2,245			7,061
Net income	$	42,220	$	20,205		$	62,425
Average assets	$	92,409,851	$	6,814,389		$	99,224,240
Total assets	$	93,037,422	$	6,929,180		$	99,966,602

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Traditional Member Finance		MPP			Total
2015
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	$	185,527	$	53,713		$	239,240
Non-interest income	22,083		957			23,040
Non-interest expense	47,828		7,710			55,538
Income before assessments	159,782		46,960			206,742
Affordable Housing Program assessments	16,171		4,695			20,866
Net income	$	143,611	$	42,265		$	185,876
Average assets	$	95,206,839	$	7,507,369		$	102,714,208
Total assets	$	102,611,201	$	8,040,520		$	110,651,721
2014
Net interest income	$	173,902	$	63,169		$	237,071
Reversal for credit losses	—		(900		)	(900		)
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	173,902		64,069			237,971
Non-interest income (loss)	14,022		(173		)	13,849
Non-interest expense	44,252		6,927			51,179
Income before assessments	143,672		56,969			200,641
Affordable Housing Program assessments	14,715		5,697			20,412
Net income	$	128,957	$	51,272		$	180,229
Average assets	$	94,195,690	$	6,764,233		$	100,959,923
Total assets	$	93,037,422	$	6,929,180		$	99,966,602

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Note 18 - Fair Value Disclosures

The fair value amounts recorded on the Statements of Condition and presented in the related note disclosures have been determined by the FHLB using available market information and the FHLB's best judgment of appropriate valuation methods. The fair values reflect the FHLB's judgment of how a market participant would estimate the fair values.

Fair Value Hierarchy. The FHLB records trading securities, available-for-sale securities, derivative assets, derivative liabilities, certain Advances and certain Consolidated Obligation Bonds at fair value on a recurring basis, and on occasion, certain mortgage loans on a nonrecurring basis. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy and requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The inputs are evaluated and an overall level for the measurement is determined. This overall level is an indication of how market observable the fair value measurement is. An entity must disclose the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the measurements are classified.

The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels:

Level 1 Inputs - Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the reporting entity can access on the measurement date.

Level 2 Inputs - Inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable inputs for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, a Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following: (1) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; (2) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; (3) inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals, and implied volatilities); and (4) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 Inputs - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The FHLB reviews the fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of the valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of certain financial assets or liabilities. Such reclassifications are reported as transfers in/out at fair value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the changes occur. The FHLB did not have any transfers of assets or liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 or 2014.

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Table 18.1 presents the carrying value, fair value, and fair value hierarchy of financial assets and liabilities of the FHLB. These values do not represent an estimate of the overall market value of the FHLB as a going concern, which would take into account future business opportunities and the net profitability of assets versus liabilities.

Table 18.1 - Fair Value Summary (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
			Fair Value
Financial Instruments	Carrying Value		Total			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Netting Adjustments and Cash Collateral (1)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	971,159	$	971,159		$	971,159	$	—		$	—	$	—
Interest-bearing deposits	153		153			—		153			—		—
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	2,724,000		2,724,000			—		2,724,000			—		—
Federal funds sold	5,390,000		5,390,000			—		5,390,000			—		—
Trading securities	1,206		1,206			—		1,206			—		—
Available-for-sale securities	1,000,030		1,000,030			—		1,000,030			—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	15,087,225		15,219,796			—		15,219,796			—		—
Advances (2)	77,320,323		77,275,431			—		77,275,431			—		—
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	8,012,747		8,219,117			—		8,187,031			32,086		—
Accrued interest receivable	90,158		90,158			—		90,158			—		—
Derivative assets	25,367		25,367			—		25,083			—		284
Liabilities:
Deposits	755,651		755,638			—		755,638			—		—
Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	60,086,261		60,080,868			—		60,080,868			—		—
Bonds (3)	44,142,498		44,632,920			—		44,632,920			—		—
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	59,088		59,088			59,088		—			—		—
Accrued interest payable	126,037		126,037			—		126,037			—		—
Derivative liabilities	41,398		41,398			—		147,160			—		(105,762		)
Other:
Commitments to extend credit for Advances	—		(14		)	—		(14		)	—		—
Standby bond purchase agreements	—		756			—		756			—		—

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

(2) Includes (in thousands) $15,214 of Advances recorded under the fair value option at September 30, 2015.

(3) Includes (in thousands) $5,757,546 of Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option at September 30, 2015.

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	December 31, 2014
			Fair Value
Financial Instruments	Carrying Value		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustments and Cash Collateral (1)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	3,109,970	$	3,109,970	$	3,109,970	$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest-bearing deposits	119		119		—		119		—		—
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	3,343,000		3,343,002		—		3,343,002		—		—
Federal funds sold	6,600,000		6,600,000		—		6,600,000		—		—
Trading securities	1,341		1,341		—		1,341		—		—
Available-for-sale securities	1,349,977		1,349,977		—		1,349,977		—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	14,712,271		14,794,326		—		14,794,326		—		—
Advances (2)	70,405,616		70,279,438		—		70,279,438		—		—
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	6,984,683		7,219,198		—		7,178,047		41,151		—
Accrued interest receivable	81,384		81,384		—		81,384		—		—
Derivative assets	14,699		14,699		—		24,531		—		(9,832		)
Liabilities:
Deposits	729,936		729,782		—		729,782		—		—
Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	41,232,127		41,224,739		—		41,224,739		—		—
Bonds (3)	59,216,557		59,496,247		—		59,496,247		—		—
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	62,963		62,963		62,963		—		—		—
Accrued interest payable	114,781		114,781		—		114,781		—		—
Derivative liabilities	63,767		63,767		—		149,634		—		(85,867		)
Other:
Standby bond purchase agreements	—		1,381		—		1,381		—		—

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

(2) Includes (in thousands) $15,042 of Advances recorded under the fair value option at December 31, 2014.

(3) Includes (in thousands) $4,209,640 of Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option at December 31, 2014.

Summary of Valuation Methodologies and Primary Inputs.

A description of the valuation methodologies and primary inputs is disclosed in Note 19 - Fair Value Disclosures in the FHLB's 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no changes in the valuation methodologies during 2015.

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Fair Value Measurements.

Table 18.2 presents the fair value of financial assets and liabilities that are recorded on a recurring or nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014, by level within the fair value hierarchy. The FHLB records nonrecurring fair value adjustments to reflect partial write-downs on certain mortgage loans. The FHLB estimates the fair value of these assets based primarily on property values obtained from a third-party pricing vendor.

Table 18.2 - Fair Value Measurements (in thousands)

	Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral (1)
Recurring fair value measurements - Assets
Trading securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family mortgage-backed securities	$	1,206	$	—	$	1,206	$	—	$	—
Available-for-sale securities:
Certificates of deposit	1,000,030		—		1,000,030		—		—
Advances	15,214		—		15,214		—		—
Derivative assets:
Interest rate swaps	24,114		—		23,830		—		284
Mortgage delivery commitments	1,253		—		1,253		—		—
Total derivative assets	25,367		—		25,083		—		284
Total assets at fair value	$	1,041,817	$	—	$	1,041,533	$	—	$	284
Recurring fair value measurements - Liabilities
Consolidated Obligation Bonds	$	5,757,546	$	—	$	5,757,546	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	40,261		—		146,023		—		(105,762		)
Forward rate agreement	1,137		—		1,137		—		—
Total derivative liabilities	41,398		—		147,160		—		(105,762		)
Total liabilities at fair value	$	5,798,944	$	—	$	5,904,706	$	—	$	(105,762	)
Nonrecurring fair value measurements - Assets (2)
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	$	6,396	$	—	$	—	$	6,396

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

(2) The fair value information presented is as of the date the fair value adjustment was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

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	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral (1)
Recurring fair value measurements - Assets
Trading securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family mortgage-backed securities	$	1,341	$	—	$	1,341	$	—	$	—
Available-for-sale securities:
Certificates of deposit	1,349,977		—		1,349,977		—		—
Advances	15,042		—		15,042		—		—
Derivative assets:
Interest rate swaps	10,894		—		20,726		—		(9,832		)
Forward rate agreements	6		—		6		—		—
Mortgage delivery commitments	3,799		—		3,799		—		—
Total derivative assets	14,699		—		24,531		—		(9,832		)
Total assets at fair value	$	1,381,059	$	—	$	1,390,891	$	—	$	(9,832	)
Recurring fair value measurements - Liabilities
Consolidated Obligation Bonds	$	4,209,640	$	—	$	4,209,640	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	58,842		—		144,709		—		(85,867		)
Forward rate agreements	4,924		—		4,924		—		—
Mortgage delivery commitments	1		—		1		—		—
Total derivative liabilities	63,767		—		149,634		—		(85,867		)
Total liabilities at fair value	$	4,273,407	$	—	$	4,359,274	$	—	$	(85,867	)

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

Fair Value Option. The fair value option provides an irrevocable option to elect fair value as an alternative measurement for selected financial assets, financial liabilities, unrecognized firm commitments, and written loan commitments not previously carried at fair value. It requires a company to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which it has chosen to use fair value on the face of the Statements of Condition. Fair value is used for both the initial and subsequent measurement of the designated assets, liabilities and commitments, with the changes in fair value recognized in net income. If elected, interest income and interest expense on Advances and Consolidated Bonds carried at fair value are recognized based solely on the contractual amount of interest due or unpaid. Any transaction fees or costs are immediately recognized into other non-interest income or other non-interest expense.

The FHLB has elected the fair value option for certain Advances and Consolidated Obligation Bonds that either do not qualify for hedge accounting or may be at risk for not meeting hedge effectiveness requirements. These fair value elections were made primarily in an effort to mitigate the potential income statement volatility that can arise from economic hedging relationships in which the carrying value of the hedged item is not adjusted for changes in fair value.

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Table 18.3 – Fair Value Option - Financial Assets and Liabilities (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015						2014
	Advances			Consolidated Bonds			Advances			Consolidated Bonds
Balance at beginning of period	$	15,129		$	(5,623,179	)	$	—		$	(2,780,023	)
New transactions elected for fair value option	—			(2,045,000		)	10,000			(2,150,000		)
Maturities and terminations	—			1,910,000			—			1,250,000
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments held under fair value option	85			(186		)	(44		)	(115		)
Change in accrued interest	—			819			12			(191		)
Balance at end of period	$	15,214		$	(5,757,546	)	$	9,968		$	(3,680,329	)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015						2014
	Advances			Consolidated Bonds			Advances			Consolidated Bonds
Balance at beginning of period	$	15,042		$	(4,209,640	)	$	—		$	(4,018,370	)
New transactions elected for fair value option	—			(7,807,000		)	10,000			(4,915,000		)
Maturities and terminations	—			6,262,000			—			5,250,000
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments held under fair value option	173			(1,884		)	(44		)	1,165
Change in accrued interest	(1		)	(1,022		)	12			1,876
Balance at end of period	$	15,214		$	(5,757,546	)	$	9,968		$	(3,680,329	)

Table 18.4 – Changes in Fair Values for Items Measured at Fair Value Pursuant to the Election of the Fair Value Option (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015					2014
	Advances		Consolidated Bonds			Advances			Consolidated Bonds
Interest income (expense)	$	65	$	(3,256	)	$	19		$	(1,616	)
Net gains (losses) on changes in fair value under fair value option	85		(186		)	(44		)	(115		)
Total changes in fair value included in current period earnings	$	150	$	(3,442	)	$	(25	)	$	(1,731	)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015					2014
	Advances		Consolidated Bonds			Advances			Consolidated Bonds
Interest income (expense)	$	191	$	(10,977	)	$	19		$	(4,055	)
Net gains (losses) on changes in fair value under fair value option	173		(1,884		)	(44		)	1,165
Total changes in fair value included in current period earnings	$	364	$	(12,861	)	$	(25	)	$	(2,890	)

For instruments recorded under the fair value option, the related contractual interest income and contractual interest expense are recorded as part of net interest income on the Statements of Income. The remaining changes in fair value for instruments in which the fair value option has been elected are recorded as “Net (losses) gains on financial instruments held under fair value option” in the Statements of Income. The FHLB has determined that no adjustments to the fair values of its instruments

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recorded under the fair value option for instrument-specific credit risk were necessary as of September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

The following table reflects the difference between the aggregate unpaid principal balance outstanding and the aggregate fair value for Advances and Consolidated Bonds for which the fair value option has been elected.

Table 18.5 – Aggregate Unpaid Balance and Aggregate Fair Value (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Fair Value		Aggregate Fair Value Over/(Under) Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Fair Value		Aggregate Fair Value Over/(Under) Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance
Advances (1)	$	15,000	$	15,214	$	214	$	15,000	$	15,042	$	42
Consolidated Bonds	5,755,000		5,757,546		2,546		4,210,000		4,209,640		(360		)

(1) At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, none of the Advances were 90 days or more past due or had been placed on non-accrual status.

Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies

Table 19.1 - Off-Balance Sheet Commitments (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
Notional Amount	Expire within one year		Expire after one year		Total		Expire within one year		Expire after one year		Total
Standby Letters of Credit outstanding	$	17,462,812	$	131,659	$	17,594,471	$	17,233,206	$	546,385	$	17,779,591
Commitments for standby bond purchases	89,495		39,745		129,240		37,490		149,705		187,195
Commitments to fund additional Advances	3,000		—		3,000		—		—		—
Commitments to purchase mortgage loans	160,810		—		160,810		451,292		—		451,292
Unsettled Consolidated Bonds, at par (1)(2)	270,000		—		270,000		17,000		—		17,000
Unsettled Consolidated Discount Notes, at par (1)	—		—		—		5,000		—		5,000

(1) Expiration is based on settlement period rather than underlying contractual maturity of Consolidated Obligations.

(2) Of the total unsettled Consolidated Bonds, $15,000 and $17,000 (in thousands) were hedged with associated interest rate swaps at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Legal Proceedings. From time to time, the FHLB is subject to legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. In March 2010, the FHLB was advised by representatives of the Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. bankruptcy estate that they believed that the FHLB had been unjustly enriched in connection with the close out of its interest rate swap transactions with Lehman at the time of the Lehman bankruptcy in 2008 and that the bankruptcy estate was entitled to the $43 million difference between the settlement amount the FHLB paid Lehman in connection with the close-out transactions and the market value payment the FHLB received when replacing the swaps with other counterparties. In May 2010, the FHLB received a Derivatives Alternative Dispute Resolution notice from the Lehman bankruptcy estate with a settlement demand of $65.8 million, plus interest accruing primarily at LIBOR plus 14.5 percent since the bankruptcy filing, based on their view of how the settlement amount should have been calculated. In accordance with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Order of the Bankruptcy Court administering the Lehman estate, senior management of the FHLB participated in a non-binding mediation in New York in August 2010, and counsel for the FHLB continued discussions with the court-appointed mediator for several weeks thereafter. The mediation concluded in October 2010 without a settlement of the claims asserted by the Lehman bankruptcy estate. In April 2013, Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc., through Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and the Plan Administrator under the Modified Third Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its Affiliated Debtors, filed an adversary complaint in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York against the FHLB seeking (a) a declaratory judgment on the interpretation of certain provisions and the calculation of amounts due under the agreement governing the 2008 swap transactions described above, and (b) additional amounts alleged as due as part of the

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termination of such transactions. The FHLB believes that it correctly calculated, and fully satisfied its obligation to Lehman in September 2008, and the FHLB intends to vigorously defend itself.

The FHLB also is subject to other legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. The FHLB would record an accrual for a loss contingency when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. After consultation with legal counsel, management does not anticipate that the ultimate liability, if any, arising out of these matters will have a material effect on the FHLB's financial condition or results of operations.

Note 20 - Transactions with Other FHLBanks

The FHLB notes all transactions with other FHLBanks on the face of its financial statements. Occasionally, the FHLB loans short-term funds to and borrows short-term funds from other FHLBanks. These loans and borrowings are transacted at then current market rates when traded. There were no such loans or borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014. The following table details the average daily balance of lending and borrowing between the FHLB and other FHLBanks for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014.

Table 20.1 - Lending and Borrowing Between the FHLB and Other FHLBanks (in thousands)

	Average Daily Balances for the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014
Loans to other FHLBanks	$	—	$	586
Borrowings from other FHLBanks	—		—

In addition, the FHLB may, from time to time, assume the outstanding primary liability for Consolidated Obligations of another FHLBank (at then current market rates on the day when the transfer is traded) rather than issuing new debt for which the FHLB is the primary obligor. The FHLB then becomes the primary obligor on the transferred debt. There were no Consolidated Obligations transferred to the FHLB during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 or 2014. The FHLB had no Consolidated Obligations transferred to other FHLBanks during these periods.

Note 21 - Transactions with Stockholders

Transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions. In the ordinary course of its business, the FHLB may provide products and services to members whose officers or directors serve as directors of the FHLB (Directors' Financial Institutions). Finance Agency regulations require that transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions be made on the same terms as those with any other member. The following table reflects balances with Directors' Financial Institutions for the items indicated below. The FHLB had no mortgage-backed securities or derivatives transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

Table 21.1 - Transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions (dollars in millions)

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Balance		% of Total(1)		Balance		% of Total (1)
Advances	$	3,358	4.3	%	$	2,929	4.2	%
MPP	180		2.3		154		2.3
Regulatory capital stock	232		5.2		225		5.2

(1) Percentage of total principal (Advances), unpaid principal balance (MPP), and regulatory capital stock.

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Concentrations. The following table shows regulatory capital stock balances, outstanding Advance principal balances, and unpaid principal balances of mortgage loans held for portfolio at the dates indicated to stockholders holding five percent or more of regulatory capital stock and include any known affiliates that are members of the FHLB.

Table 21.2 - Stockholders Holding Five Percent or more of Regulatory Capital Stock (dollars in millions)

	Regulatory Capital Stock				Advance		MPP Unpaid
September 30, 2015	Balance		% of Total		Principal		Principal Balance
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	1,533	34	%	$	37,300	$	—
U.S. Bank, N.A.	475		11		9,253		34
Fifth Third Bank	248		6		3,470		3

	Regulatory Capital Stock				Advance		MPP Unpaid
December 31, 2014	Balance		% of Total		Principal		Principal Balance
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	1,533	35	%	$	41,300	$	—
U.S. Bank, N.A.	475		11		8,338		38
Fifth Third Bank	248		6		24		3

Nonmember Affiliates. The FHLB has relationships with three nonmember affiliates, the Kentucky Housing Corporation, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and the Tennessee Housing Development Agency. The FHLB had no investments in or borrowings to any of these nonmember affiliates at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014. The FHLB has executed standby bond purchase agreements with one state housing authority whereby the FHLB, for a fee, agrees as a liquidity provider if required, to purchase and hold the authority's bonds until the designated marketing agent can find a suitable investor or the housing authority repurchases the bond according to a schedule established by the standby agreement. During the first nine months of 2015 and 2014, the FHLB was not required to purchase any bonds under these agreements.

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Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This document contains forward-looking statements that describe the objectives, expectations, estimates, and assessments of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (the FHLB). These statements use words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “may,” and “should.” By their nature, forward-looking statements relate to matters involving risks or uncertainties, some of which we may not be able to know, control, or completely manage. Actual future results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements or could affect the extent to which we are able to realize an objective, expectation, estimate, or assessment. Some of the risks and uncertainties that could affect our forward-looking statements include the following:

▪ the effects of economic, financial, credit, market, and member conditions on our financial condition and results of operations, including changes in economic growth, general liquidity conditions, inflation and deflation, interest rates, interest rate spreads, interest rate volatility, mortgage originations, prepayment activity, housing prices, asset delinquencies, and members' mergers and consolidations, deposit flows, liquidity needs, and loan demand;

▪ political events, including legislative, regulatory, federal government, judicial or other developments that could affect us, our members, our counterparties, other Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) and other government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), and/or investors in the Federal Home Loan Bank System's (FHLBank System) debt securities, which are called Consolidated Obligations or Obligations;

▪ competitive forces, including those related to other sources of funding available to members, to purchases of mortgage loans, and to our issuance of Consolidated Obligations;

▪ the financial results and actions of other FHLBanks that could affect our ability, in relation to the FHLBank System's joint and several liability for Consolidated Obligations, to access the capital markets on favorable terms or preserve our profitability, or could alter the regulations and legislation to which we are subject;

▪ changes in ratings assigned to FHLBank System Obligations or the FHLB that could raise our funding cost;

▪ changes in investor demand for Obligations;

▪ the volatility of market prices, interest rates, credit quality, and other indices that could affect the value of investments and collateral we hold as security for member obligations and/or for counterparty obligations;

▪ the ability to attract and retain skilled management and other key employees;

▪ the ability to develop and support technology and information systems that effectively manage the risks we face (including cybersecurity risks);

▪ the risk of loss arising from failures or interruptions in our ongoing business operations, internal controls, information systems or other operating technologies;

▪ the ability to successfully manage new products and services; and

▪ the risk of loss arising from litigation filed against us or one or more other FHLBanks.

We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this document.

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EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

The following table presents selected Statement of Condition data, Statement of Income data and financial ratios for the periods indicated.

(Dollars in millions)	September 30, 2015			June 30, 2015			March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014			September 30, 2014
STATEMENT OF CONDITION DATA AT PERIOD END:
Total assets	$	110,652		$	99,802		$	98,909		$	106,640		$	99,967
Advances	77,320			71,108			66,731			70,406			71,442
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	8,015			7,732			7,265			6,989			6,909
Allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans	2			2			2			5			5
Investments (1)	24,203			20,811			24,665			26,007			20,641
Consolidated Obligations, net:
Discount Notes	60,086			48,263			45,628			41,232			36,880
Bonds	44,143			45,230			46,927			59,217			56,881
Total Consolidated Obligations, net	104,229			93,493			92,555			100,449			93,761
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	59			65			62			63			110
Capital:
Capital stock - putable	4,395			4,335			4,302			4,267			4,231
Retained earnings	747			729			707			689			667
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(15		)	(16		)	(16		)	(17		)	(7		)
Total capital	5,127			5,048			4,993			4,939			4,891
STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA FOR THE QUARTER:
Net interest income	$	77		$	85		$	78		$	80		$	83
Provision (reversal) for credit losses	—			—			—			1			—
Non-interest income	10			5			8			9			4
Non-interest expense	19			19			18			17			18
Assessments	7			7			7			7			7
Net income	$	61		$	64		$	61		$	64		$	62
FINANCIAL RATIOS:
Dividend payout ratio (2)	71.0		%	65.7		%	70.4		%	66.5		%	67.3		%
Weighted average dividend rate (3)	4.00			4.00			4.00			4.00			4.00
Return on average equity	4.73			5.10			4.97			5.14			5.07
Return on average assets	0.23			0.26			0.24			0.25			0.25
Net interest margin (4)	0.29			0.34			0.31			0.31			0.33
Average equity to average assets	4.88			5.00			4.83			4.86			4.93
Regulatory capital ratio (5)	4.70			5.14			5.13			4.71			5.01
Operating expense to average assets	0.059			0.057			0.058			0.054			0.056

(1) Investments include interest bearing deposits in banks, securities purchased under agreements to resell, Federal funds sold, trading securities, available-for-sale securities, and held-to-maturity securities.

(2) Dividend payout ratio is dividends declared in the period as a percentage of net income.

(3) Weighted average dividend rates are dividends paid divided by the average number of shares of capital stock eligible for dividends.

(4) Net interest margin is net interest income before (reversal)/provision for credit losses as a percentage of average earning assets.

(5) Regulatory capital ratio is period-end regulatory capital (capital stock, mandatorily redeemable capital stock and retained earnings) as a percentage of period-end total assets.

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Financial Condition

Mission Asset Activity

The following table summarizes our financial condition.

	Ending Balances						Average Balances
	September 30,				December 31,		Nine Months Ended September 30,				Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)	2015		2014		2014		2015		2014		2014
Total Assets	$	110,652	$	99,967	$	106,640	$	102,714	$	100,960	$	101,157
Mission Asset Activity:
Advances (principal)	77,203		71,325		70,299		69,634		65,965		66,492
Mortgage Purchase Program (MPP):
Mortgage loans held for portfolio (principal)	7,789		6,718		6,796		7,270		6,564		6,620
Mandatory Delivery Contracts (notional)	161		243		451		501		242		273
Total MPP	7,950		6,961		7,247		7,771		6,806		6,893
Letters of Credit (notional)	17,594		16,080		17,780		17,337		14,480		15,154
Total Mission Asset Activity	$	102,747	$	94,366	$	95,326	$	94,742	$	87,251	$	88,539

In the first nine months of 2015, the FHLB fulfilled its mission by providing readily available and competitively priced wholesale funding to its member financial institutions, supporting its commitment to affordable housing, and paying stockholders a competitive dividend return on their capital investment. Although a few members drove an increase in Advance balances, the majority of our members continued to have modest demand for new Advance borrowings due to measured economic growth, an abundance of deposits and significant amounts of liquidity made available as a result of the actions of the Federal Reserve System.

The balance of Mission Asset Activity – which we define as Advances, Letters of Credit, and total MPP (including purchase commitments) – was $102.7 billion at September 30, 2015, an increase of $7.4 billion (eight percent) from year-end 2014. This growth was primarily driven by an increase in the principal balance of Advances and, secondarily, to growth in MPP. As of September 30, 2015, members funded on average 3.4 percent of their assets with Advances, and the market penetration rate was relatively stable with 70-75 percent of members holding Mission Asset Activity.

The principal balance of mortgage loans held for portfolio at September 30, 2015rose$1.0 billion (15 percent) from year-end 2014, which reflects the continued improvements in the housing market and low mortgage rates. During the first nine months of 2015, we purchased $2.1 billion of mortgage loans, while principal reductions totaled $1.1 billion. Given the uncertainty of a Finance Agency regulation, we anticipate that our calendar-year purchases will be limited to close to $2.5 billion. Residual credit risk exposure in the mortgage loan portfolio continued to be minimal.

Based on earnings in the first nine months of 2015, we contributed $21 million to the Affordable Housing Program (AHP) pool of funds to be awarded to members in 2016. In addition, we continued our voluntary sponsorship of two other housing programs, which provide resources to pay for accessibility rehabilitation and emergency repairs for special needs and elderly homeowners and to help members aid their communities following natural disasters.

Investments and Other Assets

The balance of investments at September 30, 2015 was $24.2 billion, a decrease of $1.8 billion (seven percent) from year-end 2014. Most of the decline was because we held fewer short-term liquidity investments compared to elevated levels at year-end. At September 30, 2015, investments included $15.1 billion of mortgage-backed securities and $9.1 billion of other investments, which were mostly short-term instruments held for liquidity.

Investment balances averaged $25.3 billion in the first nine months of 2015, a decrease of $2.6 billion (nine percent) from the average during the same period in 2014. This reflected declines in both liquidity investments and mortgage-backed securities. All of our mortgage-backed securities held at September 30, 2015 were issued and guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or a U.S. agency.

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The balance of cash and due from banks at September 30, 2015 was $1.0 billion, compared to $3.1 billion at December 31, 2014, a larger than normal amount due to holding $3.1 billion in deposits at the Federal Reserve.

We maintained an adequate amount of asset liquidity throughout the first nine months of 2015 under a variety of liquidity measures as discussed in the "Liquidity Risk" section of "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Risk Management."

Capital

Capital adequacy remained strong in the first nine months of 2015, exceeding all minimum regulatory capital requirements. The GAAP capital-to-assets ratio at September 30, 2015 was 4.63 percent, while the regulatory capital-to-assets ratio was 4.70 percent. Both ratios exceeded the regulatory required minimum of four percent. Regulatory capital includes mandatorily redeemable capital stock accounted for as a liability under GAAP.

The amounts of GAAP and regulatory capital increased$188 million and $182 million, respectively, in the first nine months of 2015, due primarily to purchases of capital stock by members in support of Advances.

Total retained earnings were $747 million at September 30, 2015, an increase of $58 million (eight percent) from year-end 2014. We believe the amount of retained earnings is sufficient to protect against members' impairment risk of their capital stock investment in the FHLB and to provide the opportunity to stabilize future dividends. Our Capital Plan also has safeguards to prevent financial leverage ratios from falling below regulatory minimum levels.

Results of Operations

Overall Results

The table below summarizes our results of operations.

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,						Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014			2014
Net income	$	61		$	62		$	186		$	180		$	244
Affordable Housing Program accrual	7			7			21			21			28
Return on average equity (ROE)	4.73		%	5.07		%	4.93		%	4.86		%	4.93		%
Return on average assets	0.23			0.25			0.24			0.24			0.24
Weighted average dividend rate	4.00			4.00			4.00			4.00			4.00
Average 3-month LIBOR	0.31			0.23			0.28			0.23			0.23
Average overnight Federal funds effective rate	0.13			0.09			0.12			0.08			0.09
ROE spread to 3-month LIBOR	4.42			4.84			4.65			4.63			4.70
Dividend rate spread to 3-month LIBOR	3.69			3.77			3.72			3.77			3.77
ROE spread to Federal funds effective rate	4.60			4.98			4.81			4.78			4.84
Dividend rate spread to Federal funds effective rate	3.87			3.91			3.88			3.92			3.91

The spreads between ROE and short-term interest rates, 3-month LIBOR and Federal funds, are market benchmarks we believe member stockholders use to assess the competitiveness of the return on their capital investment in our company. Earnings continued to be sufficient to provide competitive returns on stockholders' capital investment. Consistent with experience over the last several years, ROE was significantly above short-term rates, resulting in the ROE spreads being wider than the long-term historical average spread.

The higher net income and ROE in the year-to-date comparison period resulted primarily from the following factors:

▪ an increase in non-interest income due to unrealized gains on derivatives and hedging activities;

▪ an increase in the spread between LIBOR-indexed assets and Discount Note funding combined with an increased use of Discount Notes; and

▪ higher average balances of Advances and mortgage loans held for portfolio.

These favorable factors were partially offset by an increase in net amortization expense related to mortgage assets.

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The lower net income and ROE in the quarter-to-date comparison period resulted primarily from an increase in net amortization expense related to mortgage assets.

Effect of Interest Rate Environment

Trends in market interest rates strongly influence the results of operations via how they affect members' demand for Mission Asset Activity, spreads on assets, funding costs and decisions in managing the tradeoffs in our market risk/return profile. The following table presents key market interest rates (obtained from Bloomberg L.P.).

							Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Quarter 3 2015		Quarter 2 2015		Quarter 1 2015		2015	2014	Year 2014
	Ending	Average	Ending	Average	Ending	Average	Average	Average	Ending	Average
Federal funds target	0-0.25%	0-0.25%	0-0.25%	0-0.25%	0-0.25%	0-0.25%	0-0.25%	0-0.25%	0-0.25%	0-0.25%
Federal funds effective	0.07	0.13	0.08	0.13	0.06	0.11	0.12	0.08	0.06	0.09
3-month LIBOR	0.33	0.31	0.28	0.28	0.27	0.26	0.28	0.23	0.26	0.23
2-year LIBOR	0.75	0.88	0.90	0.86	0.81	0.84	0.86	0.58	0.90	0.62
10-year LIBOR	2.00	2.28	2.46	2.24	2.02	2.09	2.20	2.73	2.28	2.65
2-year U.S. Treasury	0.63	0.68	0.65	0.60	0.56	0.59	0.63	0.42	0.67	0.45
10-year U.S. Treasury	2.04	2.22	2.35	2.15	1.92	1.97	2.11	2.62	2.17	2.53
15-year mortgage current coupon (1)	2.12	2.25	2.30	2.09	1.97	1.96	2.10	2.40	2.10	2.34
30-year mortgage current coupon (1)	2.83	2.98	3.12	2.88	2.68	2.71	2.86	3.32	2.85	3.23

(1) Simple average of current coupon rates of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac par mortgage-backed security indications.

The persistence of the low interest rate environment in the first nine months of 2015 continued to favorably affect our results of operations relative to the level of interest rates. Short-term interest rates remained close to zero as the Federal Reserve maintained the overnight Federal funds target and effective rates between zero and 0.25 percent, and other short-term interest rates remained consistent with their historical relationships to Federal funds. Average long-term rates were lower in the first nine months of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014.

Effect of Economy and Financial Markets on Mission Asset Activity

Our business is cyclical and Mission Asset Activity normally grows slowly, stabilizes, or declines in periods of difficult macro-economic conditions, when financial institutions have ample liquidity, or when there is significant growth in the money supply. In the last several years, measured economic growth has resulted in relatively slow growth in consumer, mortgage and commercial loans across the broad membership both in absolute terms and relative to deposit growth. Other important factors continuing to constrain widespread demand for Advances are the extremely low levels of interest rates resulting in favorable broad-based funding levels and the Federal Reserve's ongoing actions to provide an extraordinary amount of deposit-based liquidity to attempt to stimulate economic growth. We would expect to see a broad-based increase in Advance demand when the economy experiences a sustained improvement or if changes in Federal Reserve policy reduce other sources of liquidity available to our members.

The relative balance between loan and deposit growth provides an indication of potential member Advance demand. From June 30, 2014 to June 30, 2015 (the most recent period for which data are available), aggregate loan portfolios of Fifth District depository institutions grew $76.9 billion (6.1 percent) while their aggregate deposit balances rose $8.7 billion (0.4 percent). The data include the effect of large mergers and acquisitions only when they are available for both comparison dates. Most of the loan and deposit growth in this period occurred from our largest members, which is consistent with the concentration of financial activity.

Excluding the five members with over $50 billion of assets and recent acquisitions, aggregate loans increased $12.6 billion (6.4 percent) in the 12-month period while aggregate deposits grew $10.1 billion (4.2 percent). This more recent trend of loan growth exceeding deposit growth could produce increased demand for Advances over time.

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Business Conditions and Outlook and Risk Management

Our major business strategies, outlook for our business, and risk profiles and management have not changed substantially since our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Risk Management” provides details on current risk exposures.

Regarding the proposed rulemaking related to membership requirements discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Finance Agency continues to deliberate on the proposal, and we continue to monitor it closely. As of the date of this Report, the Finance Agency has not issued a final rule.

Over the years, we have adopted numerous indicators of assessing achievement of our mission, which include metrics related to Mission Asset Activity, profitability, capital adequacy and safety and soundness. In July 2015, the Finance Agency issued an Advisory Bulletin to formalize a measure of FHLBank mission achievement across the FHLBank System. The Advisory Bulletin established a goal for the sum of average Advances and purchased mortgage loans (collectively called Primary Mission Assets) to equal or exceed 70 percent of average Consolidated Obligations (i.e., the Primary Mission Assets ratio). Consolidated Obligations is used as a comparison because it reflects the major source of our franchise value as a GSE. If the metric falls below the 70 percent preferred ratio, an FHLBank would be expected to include in its strategic plan actions aimed at increasing the ratio, which could include consideration of Supplemental Mission Assets and Activities, such as Letters of Credit issued to members. During the first nine months of 2015, our Primary Mission Assets metric was well above the Finance Agency's preferred ratio.

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

Mission Asset Activity

Mission Assets are the primary means by which we fulfill our mission with direct connections to members. We regularly monitor the balance sheet concentration of Mission Asset Activity. In the first nine months of 2015, our Primary Mission Asset ratio, as defined above, was 80 percent. In assessing mission achievement, we also consider supplemental sources of Mission Asset Activity, the most significant of which is Letters of Credit issued to members, which at September 30, 2015 totaled $17.6 billion.

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Credit Services

Credit Activity and Advance Composition

The table below shows trends in Advance balances by major programs and in the notional amount of Letters of Credit.

(Dollars in millions)	September 30, 2015				June 30, 2015				March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Balance		Percent(1)		Balance		Percent(1)		Balance		Percent(1)		Balance		Percent(1)
Adjustable/Variable-Rate Indexed:
LIBOR	$	49,313	64	%	$	48,242	68	%	$	49,103	73	%	$	51,839	74	%
Other	565		1		597		1		407		1		515		1
Total	49,878		65		48,839		69		49,510		74		52,354		75
Fixed-Rate:
REPO	12,023		16		8,499		12		4,061		6		5,201		7
Regular Fixed-Rate	9,385		12		8,184		11		7,977		12		7,398		11
Putable (2)	1,557		2		1,570		2		1,580		3		1,617		2
Amortizing/Mortgage Matched	2,723		3		2,703		4		2,662		4		2,734		4
Other	1,637		2		1,223		2		825		1		995		1
Total	27,325		35		22,179		31		17,105		26		17,945		25
Total Advances Principal	$	77,203	100	%	$	71,018	100	%	$	66,615	100	%	$	70,299	100	%
Letters of Credit (notional)	$	17,594			$	19,006			$	16,905			$	17,780

(1) As a percentage of total Advances principal.    

(2) Excludes Putable Advances where the related put options have expired. Such Advances are classified based on their current terms.

The variability in Advance balances in the first nine months of 2015 was primarily driven by the activity from a few larger members and was comprised primarily of variable-rate and short-term repurchase (REPO) Advances.

Members reduced their available lines in the Letters of Credit program by $0.2 billion (one percent) in the first nine months of 2015. Letters of Credit balances averaged $17.3 billion in the first nine months of 2015, an increase of $2.9 billion (20 percent) from the average during the same period in 2014. We normally earn fees on Letters of Credit based on the actual average amount of the Letters utilized, which generally is less than the notional amount issued.

Advance Usage

In addition to analyzing Advance balances by dollar trends and the number of members utilizing them, we monitor the degree to which members use Advances to fund their balance sheets. The following table shows the unweighted, average ratio of each member's Advance balance to its most-recently available figures for total assets.

	September 30, 2015		June 30, 2015		March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Average Advances-to-Assets for Members
Assets less than $1.0 billion (620 members)	3.20	%	3.14	%	3.06	%	3.24	%
Assets over $1.0 billion (70 members)	4.75		3.90		3.08		3.75
All members	3.35		3.22		3.06		3.29

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Advance usage ratios were moderately higher at September 30, 2015 compared with June 30, 2015 and year-end 2014, driven primarily by an increase in short-term borrowings and the inclusion of several new insurance company members. Usage ratio trends for members with assets less than $1.0 billion were stable within a range during the same time periods.

The following tables present principal balances for our top five Advance borrowers.

(Dollars in millions)
September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
Name	Par Value of Advances		Percent of Total Par Value of Advances		Name	Par Value of Advances		Percent of Total Par Value of Advances
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	37,300	48	%	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	41,300	59	%
U.S. Bank, N.A.	9,253		12		U.S. Bank, N.A.	8,338		12
Fifth Third Bank	3,470		4		The Huntington National Bank	2,083		3
Capstead Insurance, LLC	2,300		3		Nationwide Life Insurance Company	1,761		3
Third Federal Savings and Loan Association	2,167		3		Western-Southern Life Assurance Co	1,623		2
Total of Top 5	$	54,490	70	%	Total of Top 5	$	55,105	79	%

Advance concentration ratios are influenced by, and generally similar to, concentration ratios of financial activity among our Fifth District financial institutions. We believe that having large financial institutions that actively use our Mission Asset Activity augments the value of membership to all members. For example, such activity improves our operating efficiency, increases our earnings and thereby contributions to housing and community investment programs, may enable us over time to obtain more favorable funding costs, and helps us maintain competitively priced Mission Asset Activity.

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio (Mortgage Purchase Program, or "MPP")

MPP balances continue to be driven primarily by activity from our two largest sellers and a Finance Agency regulation requiring that if purchases in a calendar year exceed $2.5 billion, we will be subject to Finance Agency established housing goals. Given the uncertainty of the housing goal requirements and possible operational and financial impacts, we anticipate continuing to limit our calendar-year purchases close to the $2.5 billion threshold until we receive further guidance from the Finance Agency.

The table below shows principal purchases and reductions of loans in the MPP for the first nine months of 2015.

(In millions)	MPP Principal
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	6,796
Principal purchases	2,082
Principal reductions	(1,089		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	7,789

The increase in principal loan balances in 2015 resulted from higher amounts of loan purchases, particularly from our two largest sellers. In the first nine months of 2015, 94 members sold us mortgage loans, with the number of monthly sellers averaging 65. All loans acquired in the first three quarters of 2015 were conventional loans.

We closely track the refinancing incentives of our mortgage assets (including loans in the MPP and mortgage-backed securities) because the option for homeowners to change their principal payments normally represents a large portion of our market risk exposure. MPP principal paydowns in the first nine months of 2015 equated to a 15 percent annual constant prepayment rate, up from the 12 percent rate for all of 2014, as the refinancing incentives for many of our mortgage assets increased.

The MPP's composition of balances by loan type, original final maturity, and weighted-average mortgage note rate did not change materially in the first nine months of 2015. The weighted average mortgage note rate fell from 4.36 percent at the end of 2014 to 4.17 percent at September 30, 2015. This decline reflected a continuing trend of prepayments of higher rate mortgages and purchases of lower rate mortgages. MPP yields earned in 2015, after consideration of funding costs, continued to offer favorable returns relative to their market risk exposure.

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Investments

The table below presents the ending and average balances of the investment portfolio.

(In millions)	Nine Months Ended				Year Ended
	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Ending Balance		Average Balance		Ending Balance		Average Balance
Liquidity investments	$	9,147	$	10,693	$	11,319	$	11,856
Mortgage-backed securities	15,056		14,552		14,688		15,594
Other investments (1)	—		84		—		98
Total investments	$	24,203	$	25,329	$	26,007	$	27,548

(1) The average balance includes the rights or obligations to cash collateral, which are included in the fair value of derivative assets or derivative liabilities on the Statements of Condition at period end.

We continued to maintain an ample amount of asset liquidity. Liquidity investment levels can vary significantly based on liquidity needs, the availability of acceptable net spreads, the number of eligible counterparties that meet our unsecured credit risk criteria, and changes in the amount of Mission Assets. It is normal for liquidity investments to vary by up to several billion dollars on a daily basis.

Our overarching strategy for mortgage-backed securities is to keep holdings as close as possible to the regulatory maximum of three times regulatory capital, subject to the availability of securities that we believe provide acceptable risk/return tradeoffs. The balance of mortgage-backed securities at September 30, 2015 represented a 2.89 multiple of regulatory capital and consisted of $11.0 billion of securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (of which $1.3 billion were floating-rate securities), $1.0 billion of floating-rate securities issued by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and $3.1 billion of securities issued by Ginnie Mae (a majority of which are fixed rate). The NCUA securities have coupons tied to one-month LIBOR with interest rate caps ranging from seven to eight percent. We held no private-label mortgage-backed securities.

The table below shows principal purchases and paydowns of our mortgage-backed securities for the first nine months of 2015.

(In millions)	Mortgage-backed Securities Principal
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	14,715
Principal purchases	2,274
Principal paydowns	(1,967		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	15,022

Principal paydowns in the first nine months of 2015 equated to a 17 percent annual constant prepayment rate, up from a 13 percent rate in 2014. Purchases have outpaced paydowns this year due to the availability of mortgage securities offering attractive risk/return trade-offs.

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Consolidated Obligations

The table below presents the ending and average balances of our participations in Consolidated Obligations.

	Nine Months Ended						Year Ended
(In millions)	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Ending Balance			Average Balance			Ending Balance			Average Balance
Discount Notes:
Par	$	60,100		$	47,838		$	41,238		$	35,996
Discount	(14		)	(6		)	(6		)	(4		)
Total Discount Notes	60,086			47,832			41,232			35,992
Bonds:
Unswapped fixed-rate	27,831			25,962			26,124			25,513
Unswapped adjustable-rate	8,465			15,565			27,610			29,355
Swapped fixed-rate	7,759			6,729			5,390			3,697
Total par Bonds	44,055			48,256			59,124			58,565
Other items (1)	88			93			93			116
Total Bonds	44,143			48,349			59,217			58,681
Total Consolidated Obligations (2)	$	104,229		$	96,181		$	100,449		$	94,673

(1) Includes unamortized premiums/discounts, fair value option valuation adjustments, hedging and other basis adjustments.

(2) The 11 FHLBanks have joint and several liability for the par amount of all of the Consolidated Obligations issued on their behalves. The par amount of the outstanding Consolidated Obligations for all of the FHLBanks was (in millions) $856,511 and $847,175 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

The composition of unswapped fixed-rate Bonds, which typically have initial maturities greater than one year, was relatively stable in the first nine months of 2015 compared to 2014. During this same time period, we shifted the composition of funding of LIBOR-indexed assets from unswapped adjustable-rate Bonds (LIBOR-indexed) to Discount Notes. This change provided lower funding costs in the current market environment, which improved earnings as discussed in the "Net Interest Income" section of "Results of Operations."

This change in funding composition increases risk to changes in spreads between cashflows paid on LIBOR-indexed assets and interest paid on Discount Notes. We believe the increased usage of Discount Note funding did not materially raise this risk because of the historically favorable relationship between the two rate indices.

Deposits

Total deposits with us are normally a relatively minor source of low-cost funding. Total interest bearing deposits at September 30, 2015 were $0.8 billion, an increase of four percent from year-end 2014. The average balance of total interest bearing deposits in the first nine months of 2015 was $0.9 billion, an increase of one percent from the average balance during the same period of 2014.

Derivatives Hedging Activity and Liquidity

Our use of and accounting for derivatives is discussed in the "Effect of the Use of Derivatives on Net Interest Income" section in "Results of Operations." Liquidity is discussed in the "Liquidity Risk" section in “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Risk Management.”

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Capital Resources

The following tables present capital amounts and capital-to-assets ratios, on both a GAAP and regulatory basis.

	Nine Months Ended				Year Ended
(In millions)	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Period End		Average		Period End		Average
GAAP and Regulatory Capital
GAAP Capital Stock	$	4,395	$	4,322	$	4,267	$	4,298
Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock	59		64		63		105
Regulatory Capital Stock	4,454		4,386		4,330		4,403
Retained Earnings	747		732		689		666
Regulatory Capital	$	5,201	$	5,118	$	5,019	$	5,069

	Nine Months Ended				Year Ended
	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Period End		Average		Period End		Average
GAAP and Regulatory Capital-to-Assets Ratio
GAAP	4.63	%	4.90	%	4.63	%	4.90	%
Regulatory	4.70		4.98		4.71		5.01

Both GAAP and regulatory capital-to-assets ratios remained above the regulatory required minimum of four percent. We consider the regulatory ratio to be a better representation of financial leverage than the GAAP ratio because, although the GAAP ratio treats mandatorily redeemable capital stock as a liability, it protects investors in our debt in the same manner as GAAP capital stock and retained earnings.

A portion of capital stock is excess, meaning it is not required as a condition to being a member and not required to capitalize Mission Asset Activity. Excess capital stock provides a base of capital to manage financial leverage at prudent levels, augments loss protections for bondholders, and capitalizes a portion of growth in Mission Assets. The amount of excess capital stock, as defined by our Capital Plan, was $393 million at September 30, 2015, a decrease of $111 million from year-end 2014.

Membership and Stockholders

In the first nine months of 2015, we added eight new member stockholders and lost 23 members, ending the quarter at 690. Most members lost merged with other Fifth District members and, therefore, the impact on our earnings and Mission Asset Activity was small. Of the members lost, 16 merged with other members, six merged out of the District, and one merged with a District non-member.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Components of Earnings and Return on Equity

The following table is a summary income statement for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014. Each ROE percentage is computed by dividing income or expense for the category by the average amount of stockholders' equity for the period.

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions)	2015				2014				2015				2014
	Amount		ROE (1)		Amount		ROE (1)		Amount		ROE (1)		Amount			ROE (1)
Net interest income	$	77	5.99	%	$	83	6.75	%	$	239	6.35	%	$	237		6.39	%
Reversal for credit losses	—		—		—		—		—		—		(1		)	(0.02	)
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	77		5.99		83		6.75		239		6.35		238			6.41
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	6		0.42		—		0.01		13		0.34		2			0.07
Other non-interest income	4		0.31		4		0.30		10		0.27		12			0.31
Total non-interest income	10		0.73		4		0.31		23		0.61		14			0.38
Total revenue	87		6.72		87		7.06		262		6.96		252			6.79
Total non-interest expense	19		1.46		18		1.42		55		1.48		51			1.38
Assessments	7		0.53		7		0.57		21		0.55		21			0.55
Net income	$	61	4.73	%	$	62	5.07	%	$	186	4.93	%	$	180		4.86	%

(1) The ROE amounts have been computed using dollars in thousands. Accordingly, recalculations based upon the disclosed amounts (millions) in this table may produce nominally different results.

Profitability remained competitive as ROE continued to significantly exceed our benchmarks relative to short-term interest rates. Details on the individual factors contributing to the changes in profitability are explained in the sections below.

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Net Interest Income

Components of Net Interest Income

The following table shows the major components of net interest income. Reasons for the variance in net interest income between the periods are discussed below.

	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions)	2015					2014				2015					2014
	Amount			% of Earning Assets		Amount		% of Earning Assets		Amount			% of Earning Assets		Amount			% of Earning Assets
Components of net interest rate spread:
Net (amortization)/accretion (1) (2)	$	(12	)	(0.05	)%	$	1	—	%	$	(20	)	(0.02	)%	$	(4	)	—	%
Prepayment fees on Advances, net (2)	—			—		—		—		1			—		2			—
Other components of net interest rate spread	80			0.31		74		0.30		232			0.30		214			0.28
Total net interest rate spread	68			0.26		75		0.30		213			0.28		212			0.28
Earnings from funding assets with interest-free capital	9			0.03		8		0.03		26			0.03		25			0.03
Total net interest income/net interest margin (3)	$	77		0.29	%	$	83	0.33	%	$	239		0.31	%	$	237		0.31	%

(1) Includes (amortization)/accretion of premiums/discounts on mortgage assets and Consolidated Obligations and deferred transaction costs (concession fees) for Consolidated Obligations.

(2) These components of net interest rate spread have been segregated to display their relative impact.

(3) Net interest margin is net interest income before (reversal)/provision for credit losses as a percentage of average total interest earning assets.

Net Amortization/Accretion: Net amortization/accretion (generally referred to as "amortization") includes monthly recognition of premiums and discounts paid on purchases of mortgage assets, as well as premiums, discounts and concessions paid on Consolidated Obligations. Periodic amortization adjustments do not necessarily indicate a trend in economic return over the entire life of mortgage assets, although amortization over the entire life is one component of lifetime economic returns. Amortization volatility has trended higher since 2013 as net premium balances have increased and long-term interest rates continue to fluctuate around very low levels.

Prepayment Fees on Advances: Fees for members' early repayment of certain Advances are designed to make us economically indifferent to whether members hold Advances to maturity or repay them before maturity. Although Advance prepayment fees can be and have been significant in the past, they were minimal in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, reflecting a low amount of member prepayments of Advances.

Other Components of Net Interest Rate Spread: Excluding net amortization and prepayment fees, the total other components of net interest rate spread increased$6 million and $18 million in the three- and nine-months comparison periods, respectively. The following factors are presented in approximate order of impact from largest to smallest.

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Nine-Months Comparison

▪ LIBOR Advance funding-Favorable: Net interest income increased by an estimated $15 million primarily because of a transition from funding assets with adjustable-rate Bonds to lower-cost Discount Notes and favorable changes in market spreads between LIBOR and Discount Notes.

▪ Advance growth-Favorable: The $3.6 billion growth in average Advance balances at higher spreads improved net interest income by an estimated $6 million.

▪ Mortgage Purchase Program growth-Favorable: The average balance of mortgage loans held for portfolio increased $0.7 billion, which increased net interest income by an estimated $5 million.

▪ Lower balances on mortgage-backed securities-Unfavorable: The average balance of the mortgage-backed securities portfolio decreased $1.3 billion, which decreased net interest income by an estimated $5 million.

▪ Other factors-Unfavorable: Various other factors including, but not limited to, a decreased amount of short-funding of long-term assets and continued paydown of higher-yielding mortgage loans decreased net interest income by an estimated $3 million.

Three-Months Comparison

For the three-months comparison, the same factors generally affected the other components of net interest rate spread as in the nine-months comparison and in approximately the same relative magnitude.

Earnings from Capital: The earnings from funding assets with interest-free capital did not change significantly in both comparison periods.

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Average Balance Sheet and Rates

The following tables provide average balances and rates for major balance sheet accounts, which determine the changes in the net interest rate spread. All data include the impact of interest rate swaps, which we allocate to each asset and liability category according to their designated hedging relationship.

(Dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2015						September 30, 2014
	Average Balance		Interest		Average Rate (1)		Average Balance		Interest		Average Rate (1)
Assets:
Advances	$	70,647	$	94	0.53	%	$	66,290	$	79	0.47	%
Mortgage loans held for portfolio (2)	7,857		59		2.99		6,793		63		3.67
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements	9,745		3		0.12		8,407		1		0.07
Interest-bearing deposits in banks (3) (4) (5)	1,305		1		0.23		2,192		1		0.15
Mortgage-backed securities	14,623		81		2.21		15,385		84		2.16
Other investments	41		—		0.13		26		—		0.09
Loans to other FHLBanks	—		—		—		1		—		—
Total interest-earning assets	104,218		238		0.91		99,094		228		0.91
Less: allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans	2						5
Other assets	162						135
Total assets	$	104,378					$	99,224
Liabilities and Capital:
Term deposits	$	119	—		0.22		$	80	—		0.20
Other interest bearing deposits (5)	665		—		0.01		711		—		0.01
Short-term borrowings	51,764		15		0.12		35,638		6		0.07
Unswapped fixed-rate Bonds	27,162		136		1.98		25,385		128		2.00
Unswapped adjustable-rate Bonds	10,566		4		0.17		28,165		8		0.11
Swapped Bonds	8,351		5		0.23		3,680		2		0.21
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	66		1		4.00		112		1		4.00
Other borrowings	—		—		—		—		—		—
Total interest-bearing liabilities	98,693		161		0.65		93,771		145		0.61
Non-interest bearing deposits	1						—
Other liabilities	586						566
Total capital	5,098						4,887
Total liabilities and capital	$	104,378					$	99,224
Net interest rate spread					0.26	%					0.30	%
Net interest income and net interest margin (6)			$	77	0.29	%			$	83	0.33	%
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities					105.60	%					105.68	%

(1) Amounts used to calculate average rates are based on dollars in thousands. Accordingly, recalculations based upon the disclosed amounts (millions) may not produce the same results.

(2) Non-accrual loans are included in average balances used to determine average rate.

(3) Includes certificates of deposit and bank notes that are classified as available-for-sale securities.

(4) Includes available-for-sale securities based on their amortized costs. The yield information does not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected as a component of stockholders' equity for available-for-sale securities.

(5) The average balance amounts include the rights or obligations to cash collateral, which are included in the fair value of derivative assets or derivative liabilities on the Statements of Condition at period end.

(6) Net interest margin is net interest income before (reversal)/provision for credit losses as a percentage of average total interest earning assets.

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(Dollars in millions)	Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015						September 30, 2014
	Average Balance		Interest		Average Rate (1)		Average Balance		Interest		Average Rate (1)
Assets:
Advances	$	69,741	$	266	0.51	%	$	66,124	$	234	0.47	%
Mortgage loans held for portfolio (2)	7,482		181		3.23		6,744		181		3.58
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements	9,556		7		0.10		9,630		4		0.06
Interest-bearing deposits in banks (3) (4) (5)	1,177		2		0.19		2,432		3		0.14
Mortgage-backed securities	14,552		241		2.22		15,825		261		2.21
Other investments	44		—		0.10		40		—		0.08
Loans to other FHLBanks	—		—		—		1		—		—
Total interest-earning assets	102,552		697		0.91		100,796		683		0.91
Less: allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans	2						6
Other assets	164						170
Total assets	$	102,714					$	100,960
Liabilities and Capital:
Term deposits	$	140	—		0.19		$	85	—		0.19
Other interest bearing deposits (5)	713		—		0.01		758		—		0.01
Short-term borrowings	47,832		35		0.10		35,494		21		0.08
Unswapped fixed-rate Bonds	26,039		389		2.00		25,385		391		2.06
Unswapped adjustable-rate Bonds	15,565		17		0.15		30,252		25		0.11
Swapped Bonds	6,745		15		0.29		3,326		5		0.20
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	64		2		4.00		116		4		4.00
Other borrowings	—		—		—		—		—		—
Total interest-bearing liabilities	97,098		458		0.63		95,416		446		0.63
Non-interest bearing deposits	—						5
Other liabilities	578						579
Total capital	5,038						4,960
Total liabilities and capital	$	102,714					$	100,960
Net interest rate spread					0.28	%					0.28	%
Net interest income and net interest margin (6)			$	239	0.31	%			$	237	0.31	%
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities					105.62	%					105.64	%

(1) Amounts used to calculate average rates are based on dollars in thousands. Accordingly, recalculations based upon the disclosed amounts (millions) may not produce the same results.

(2) Non-accrual loans are included in average balances used to determine average rate.

(3) Includes certificates of deposit and bank notes that are classified as available-for-sale securities.

(4) Includes available-for-sale securities based on their amortized costs. The yield information does not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected as a component of stockholders' equity for available-for-sale securities.

(5) The average balance amounts include the rights or obligations to cash collateral, which are included in the fair value of derivative assets or derivative liabilities on the Statements of Condition at period end.

(6) Net interest margin is net interest income before (reversal)/provision for credit losses as a percentage of average total interest earning assets.

The continued low interest rate environment resulted in a decline in the average rate of certain long-term assets (such as mortgage loans held for portfolio). However, the average rate of total interest-earning assets, net interest spread, and net interest margin remained stable in the nine-month comparison as the decline in the average rate of long-term assets and elevated recognition of mortgage premium was offset by higher rates earned on new Advances.

For the three-months comparison, net interest spread and net interest margin declined with the majority of the mortgage premium recognized in 2015 occurring in the third quarter.

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Volume/Rate Analysis

Changes in both average balances (volume) and interest rates influence changes in net interest income. The following table summarizes these changes and trends in interest income and interest expense.

(In millions)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 over 2014									Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 over 2014
	Volume (1)(3)			Rate (2)(3)			Total			Volume (1)(3)			Rate (2)(3)			Total
Increase (decrease) in interest income
Advances	$	6		$	9		$	15		$	13		$	19		$	32
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	9			(13		)	(4		)	19			(19		)	—
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements	—			2			2			—			3			3
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	—			—			—			(2		)	1			(1		)
Mortgage-backed securities	(5		)	2			(3		)	(21		)	1			(20		)
Other investments	—			—			—			—			—			—
Loans to other FHLBanks	—			—			—			—			—			—
Total	10			—			10			9			5			14
Increase (decrease) in interest expense
Term deposits	—			—			—			—			—			—
Other interest-bearing deposits	—			—			—			—			—			—
Short-term borrowings	3			6			9			8			6			14
Unswapped fixed-rate Bonds	9			(1		)	8			10			(12		)	(2		)
Unswapped adjustable-rate Bonds	(7		)	3			(4		)	(14		)	6			(8		)
Swapped Bonds	3			—			3			7			3			10
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	—			—			—			(2		)	—			(2		)
Other borrowings	—			—			—			—			—			—
Total	8			8			16			9			3			12
Increase (decrease) in net interest income	$	2		$	(8	)	$	(6	)	$	—		$	2		$	2

(1) Volume changes are calculated as the change in volume multiplied by the prior year rate.

(2) Rate changes are calculated as the change in rate multiplied by the prior year average balance.

(3) Changes that are not identifiable as either volume-related or rate-related, but rather are equally attributable to both volume and rate changes, have been allocated to the volume and rate categories based upon the proportion of the absolute value of the volume and rate changes.

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Effect of the Use of Derivatives on Net Interest Income

The following table shows the effect of using derivatives on net interest income. The effect on earnings from the non-interest components of derivatives related to market value adjustments is provided in “Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense.”

(In millions)	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Advances:
Amortization of hedging activities in net interest income	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	$	(3	)	$	(3	)
Net interest settlements included in net interest income	(22		)	(23		)	(63		)	(69		)
Mortgage loans:
Amortization of derivative fair value adjustments in net interest income	(1		)	(1		)	(3		)	(2		)
Consolidated Obligation Bonds:
Net interest settlements included in net interest income	6			5			15			14
Decrease to net interest income	$	(18	)	$	(20	)	$	(54	)	$	(60	)

Most of our derivatives synthetically convert the intermediate- and long-term fixed interest rates on certain Advances and Bonds to adjustable-coupon rates tied to short-term LIBOR (mostly one- and three-month repricing resets). These adjustable-rate coupons normally carry lower interest rates than the fixed rates. The use of derivatives lowered net interest income in each period primarily because the Advances that were swapped to short-term LIBOR had higher fixed interest rates than the Bonds that were swapped to short-term LIBOR. We accepted this reduction in earnings because it enabled us, as we designed, to significantly lower market risk exposure by creating a much closer match of actual cash flows between assets and liabilities than would occur otherwise. The reduction in earnings was similar in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense

The following table presents non-interest income and non-interest expense for each of the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014.

(Dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Non-interest income
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	$	6		$	—		$	13		$	2
Other non-interest income, net	4			4			10			12
Total non-interest income	$	10		$	4		$	23		$	14
Non-interest expense
Compensation and benefits	$	10		$	10		$	30		$	27
Other operating expense	6			4			15			13
Finance Agency	2			2			5			5
Office of Finance	1			1			3			4
Other	—			1			2			2
Total non-interest expense	$	19		$	18		$	55		$	51
Average total assets	$	104,378		$	99,224		$	102,714		$	100,960
Average regulatory capital	5,180			5,006			5,118			5,084
Total non-interest expense to average total assets (1)	0.07		%	0.07		%	0.07		%	0.07		%
Total non-interest expense to average regulatory capital (1)	1.44			1.38			1.45			1.35

(1) Amounts used to calculate percentages are based on dollars in thousands. Accordingly, recalculations based upon the disclosed amounts (millions) may not produce the same results.

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Non-interest income increased in the first nine months of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 primarily from larger gains on derivatives and hedging activities in 2015 compared to 2014, as presented in the table below. The increase in non-interest expense in the first nine months of 2015 resulted primarily from compensation and benefits.

Effect of Derivatives and Hedging Activities

(In millions)	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities
Advances:
Gains on fair value hedges	$	1		$	1		$	2		$	1
Losses on derivatives not receiving hedge accounting	(1		)	—			(2		)	—
Mortgage loans:
Gains on derivatives not receiving hedge accounting	2			—			1			—
Consolidated Obligation Bonds:
Gains (losses) on derivatives not receiving hedge accounting	4			(1		)	12			1
Total net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	6			—			13			2
Net (losses) gains on financial instruments held at fair value (1)	—			—			(2		)	1
Total net effect of derivatives and hedging activities	$	6		$	—		$	11		$	3

(1) Includes only those gains or losses on financial instruments held at fair value that have an economic derivative "assigned."

The amounts of income volatility in derivatives and hedging activities were modest compared to the notional principal amounts, well within the range of normal historical fluctuation, and consistent with the close hedging relationships of our derivative transactions.

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Segment Information

Note 17 of the Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements presents information on our two operating business segments. We manage financial operations and market risk exposure primarily at the macro level, and within the context of the entire balance sheet, rather than exclusively at the level of individual segments. Under this approach, the market risk/return profile of each segment may not match, or possibly even have the same trends as, what would occur if we managed each segment on a stand-alone basis. The tables below summarize each segment's operating results for the periods shown.

(Dollars in millions)	Traditional Member Finance			MPP			Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	$	63		$	14		$	77
Net income	$	49		$	12		$	61
Average assets	$	96,494		$	7,884		$	104,378
Assumed average capital allocation	$	4,715		$	383		$	5,098
Return on average assets (1)	0.20		%	0.61		%	0.23		%
Return on average equity (1)	4.10		%	12.48		%	4.73		%
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	$	58		$	25		$	83
Net income	$	42		$	20		$	62
Average assets	$	92,410		$	6,814		$	99,224
Assumed average capital allocation	$	4,552		$	335		$	4,887
Return on average assets (1)	0.18		%	1.18		%	0.25		%
Return on average equity (1)	3.68		%	23.96		%	5.07		%

(Dollars in millions)	Traditional Member Finance			MPP			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	$	185		$	54		$	239
Net income	$	144		$	42		$	186
Average assets	$	95,207		$	7,507		$	102,714
Assumed average capital allocation	$	4,670		$	368		$	5,038
Return on average assets (1)	0.20		%	0.75		%	0.24		%
Return on average equity (1)	4.11		%	15.36		%	4.93		%
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	$	174		$	64		$	238
Net income	$	129		$	51		$	180
Average assets	$	94,196		$	6,764		$	100,960
Assumed average capital allocation	$	4,628		$	332		$	4,960
Return on average assets (1)	0.18		%	1.01		%	0.24		%
Return on average equity (1)	3.73		%	20.64		%	4.86		%

(1) Amounts used to calculate returns are based on numbers in thousands. Accordingly, recalculations based upon the disclosed amounts (millions) may not produce the same results.

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Traditional Member Finance Segment

The increase in net income in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to the same periods of 2014, was due to higher spreads earned on Advances primarily from lower funding costs, growth in the average Advance balance, and larger unrealized net gains on derivatives and hedging activities. These items were partially offset by lower average balances on mortgage-backed securities.

MPP Segment

The MPP continued to earn a substantial level of profitability compared to market interest rates, with a moderate amount of market risk and small amount of credit risk. In the first nine months of 2015, the MPP averaged seven percent of total average assets while accounting for 23 percent of earnings.

Net interest income decreased in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to the same periods of 2014, as a result of higher net amortization expense and the continued paydown of higher-yielding mortgage assets, which were partially offset by growth in MPP balances.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT RISK MANAGEMENT

Market Risk

Market Value of Equity and Duration of Equity - Entire Balance Sheet

Two key measures of long-term market risk exposure are the sensitivities of the market value of equity and the duration of equity to changes in interest rates and other variables, as presented in the following tables for various instantaneous and permanent interest rate shocks. We compiled average results using data for each month end. Given the current very low level of rates, the down rate shocks are nonparallel scenarios, with short-term rates decreasing less than long-term rates so that no rate falls below zero.

Market Value of Equity

(Dollars in millions)	Down 300			Down 200			Down 100			Flat Rates		Up 100			Up 200			Up 300
Average Results
2015 Year-to-Date
Market Value of Equity	$	4,719		$	4,819		$	4,976		$	4,971	$	4,871		$	4,721		$	4,557
% Change from Flat Case	(5.1		)%	(3.1		)%	0.1		%	—		(2.0		)%	(5.0		)%	(8.3		)%
2014 Full Year
Market Value of Equity	$	4,763		$	4,908		$	4,961		$	4,889	$	4,771		$	4,626		$	4,479
% Change from Flat Case	(2.6		)%	0.4		%	1.5		%	—		(2.4		)%	(5.4		)%	(8.4		)%
Month-End Results
September 30, 2015
Market Value of Equity	$	4,621		$	4,711		$	4,913		$	4,988	$	4,907		$	4,757		$	4,594
% Change from Flat Case	(7.4		)%	(5.6		)%	(1.5		)%	—		(1.6		)%	(4.6		)%	(7.9		)%
December 31, 2014
Market Value of Equity	$	4,714		$	4,824		$	4,938		$	4,920	$	4,835		$	4,688		$	4,524
% Change from Flat Case	(4.2		)%	(2.0		)%	0.4		%	—		(1.7		)%	(4.7		)%	(8.1		)%

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Duration of Equity

(In years)	Down 300		Down 200		Down 100		Flat Rates	Up 100	Up 200	Up 300
Average Results
2015 Year-to-Date	(5.3	)	(4.2	)	(1.2	)	1.3	2.9	3.5	3.7
2014 Full Year	(3.7	)	(2.1	)	1.0		2.0	3.0	3.3	3.3
Month-End Results
September 30, 2015	(7.8	)	(6.4	)	(3.6	)	0.5	2.9	3.4	3.5
December 31, 2014	(3.8	)	(3.4	)	(0.2	)	1.0	2.6	3.5	3.7

During the first nine months of 2015, as in 2014, consistent with our historical practice and risk appetite, we positioned market risk exposure to higher interest rates at a moderate level. Market risk exposure to lower rates continued to be slightly favorable, increasing modestly from year-end 2014.

Based on the totality of our risk analysis, we expect that profitability, defined as the level of ROE compared with short-term market rates, will remain competitive unless interest rates change by extremely large amounts in a short period of time. Decreases in long-term interest rates even up to two percentage points (which would put fixed-rate mortgages below two percent) would still result in profitability being well above market interest rates. Similarly, we believe that profitability would not become uncompetitive in a rising rate environment unless long-term rates were to permanently increase in a short period of time by five percentage points or more, combined with short-term rates increasing to at least eight percent.

Market Risk Exposure of the Mortgage Assets Portfolio

The mortgage assets portfolio normally accounts for almost all market risk exposure because of prepayment volatility that we cannot completely hedge while maintaining sufficient net spreads. Sensitivities of the market value of equity allocated to the mortgage assets portfolio under interest rate shocks (in basis points) are shown below. At September 30, 2015, the mortgage assets portfolio had an assumed capital allocation of $1.1 billion based on the entire balance sheet's regulatory capital-to-assets ratio. Average results are compiled using data for each month-end. The market value sensitivities are one measure we use to analyze the portfolio's estimated market risk exposure.

% Change in Market Value of Equity-Mortgage Assets Portfolio

	Down 300		Down 200		Down 100		Flat Rates	Up 100		Up 200		Up 300
Average Results
2015 Year-to-Date	(30.7	)%	(20.0	)%	(2.6	)%	—	(8.1	)%	(21.1	)%	(35.9	)%
2014 Full Year	(19.1	)%	(3.9	)%	3.6	%	—	(9.7	)%	(22.1	)%	(35.0	)%
Month-End Results
September 30, 2015	(42.7	)%	(32.8	)%	(10.5	)%	—	(6.5	)%	(19.9	)%	(34.9	)%
December 31, 2014	(25.0	)%	(13.7	)%	(1.0	)%	—	(7.9	)%	(21.4	)%	(36.6	)%

The risk exposure of the mortgage assets portfolio to higher interest rates was similar in the first nine months of 2015 compared to 2014. The dollar amount of exposure for any individual rate shock can be obtained by multiplying the percentage change by the assumed equity allocation. We believe the mortgage assets portfolio continues to have an acceptable amount of market risk exposure relative to the inherent market risks of owning mortgages and relative to their actual and expected profitability. We believe this exposure is consistent with our risk appetite philosophy and cooperative business model.

Portfolio Hedging with Derivatives

Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2015, we implemented a program to transact swaption derivatives on a macro basis to hedge the interest rate exposure associated with owning mortgage assets. This strategy will be performed on a limited basis and is designed to supplement, but not substitute, current hedging practices.

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Capital Adequacy

Retained Earnings

We must hold sufficient capital to protect against exposure to various risks, including market, credit, and operational. We regularly conduct a variety of measurements and assessments for capital adequacy. At September 30, 2015, the $747 million of retained earnings substantially exceeded our policy minimum of $450 million and was comprised of $550 million unrestricted (an increase of $21 million from year-end 2014) and $197 million restricted (an increase of $37 million), which by the FHLBank System's Joint Capital Enhancement Agreement we are not permitted to distribute as dividends.

Due to the regulatory environment and employing abundance of caution, we carry a greater amount of retained earnings than required by the policy. We will continue to bolster capital adequacy over time by allocating a portion of earnings to a separate restricted retained earnings account in accordance with the FHLBank System's Joint Capital Enhancement Agreement. We believe that the amount of retained earnings is sufficient to protect against members' impairment risk of their capital stock investment and to provide the opportunity to stabilize dividends.

Market Capitalization Ratios

We measure two sets of market capitalization ratios. One measures the market value of capital (i.e., stockholder equity) relative to the par value of regulatory capital stock (capital stock and mandatorily redeemable capital stock). The other measures the market value of capital relative to the book value of total capital, which includes retained earnings and mandatorily redeemable capital stock. The measures provide a point-in-time indication of the FHLB's liquidation or franchise value and also serve as a measure of realized or potential market risk exposure.

The following table presents the market value of equity to regulatory capital stock (excluding retained earnings) for the interest rate environments for which we have policy limits. A base case value below par could indicate that, in the event of an immediate liquidation scenario, capital stock may be impaired and returned at some value less than par.

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Market Value of Equity to Par Value of Regulatory Capital Stock - Base Case (Flat Rates) Scenario	112	%	114	%
Market Value of Equity to Par Value of Regulatory Capital Stock - Down Shock (1)	110		114
Market Value of Equity to Par Value of Regulatory Capital Stock - Up Shock (2)	107		108

(1) Represents a down shock of 100 basis points.

(2) Represents an up shock of 200 basis points.

In the first nine months of 2015, the market capitalization ratios in the scenarios presented continued to be above minimum policy limits. Although the ratios declined slightly at September 30, 2015, they remained acceptable because retained earnings were 17 percent of regulatory capital stock at September 30, 2015 and we maintained market risk exposure at moderate levels.

The following table presents the market value of equity to the book value of total capital and mandatorily redeemable capital stock for the same interest rate environments. A base case value below par could indicate that interest rate risk has been or could be incurred in the future or that, in the event of an immediate liquidation scenario, a portion of retained earnings would need to be utilized in order to return regulatory capital stock at par. The base case ratio of 96 percent at September 30, 2015 indicates that approximately $213 million of retained earnings would be required in order to return all regulatory capital stock to stockholders at par value.

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Market Value of Equity to Book Value of Capital - Base Case (Flat Rates) Scenario (1)	96	%	98	%
Market Value of Equity to Book Value of Capital - Down Shock (1)(2)	95		99
Market Value of Equity to Book Value of Capital - Up Shock (1)(3)	92		94

(1) Capital includes total capital and mandatorily redeemable capital stock.

(2) Represents a down shock of 100 basis points.

(3) Represents an up shock of 200 basis points.

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Credit Risk

Overview

Our business entails a significant amount of inherent credit risk exposure. We believe our risk management practices, discussed below, bring the amount of residual credit risk to a minimal level. We have no loan loss reserves or impairment recorded for Credit Services, investments, and derivatives and a minimal amount of legacy credit risk exposure to the MPP.

Credit Services

Overview: We have policies and practices to manage credit risk exposure from our secured lending activities, which include Advances and Letters of Credit. The objective of our credit risk management is to equalize risk exposure across members and counterparties to a zero level of expected losses, consistent with our conservative risk management principles and desire to have virtually no residual credit risk related to member borrowings.

Collateral: We require each member to provide us a security interest in eligible collateral before it can undertake any secured borrowing. Eligible collateral includes single-family loans, multi-family loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, commercial real estate, bond securities and farm real estate. The estimated value of pledged collateral is discounted in order to offset market, credit and liquidity risks that may affect the collateral's realizable value if it must be liquidated. Over-collateralization by one member is not applied to another member. At September 30, 2015, our policy of over-collateralization resulted in total collateral pledged of $269.3 billion to serve total borrowing capacity of $225.8 billion. The collateral composition remained relatively stable compared to the end of 2014.

Borrowing Capacity/Lendable Value: We determine borrowing capacity against pledged collateral by establishing minimum levels of over-collateralization (Collateralized Maintenance Requirements or CMRs). CMRs result in a lendable value, or borrowing capacity, that is less than the amount of pledged collateral.

We determine CMRs by statistical analysis and management assumptions relating to historical price volatility, inherent credit risks, liquidation timing and costs, and the current credit and economic environment. We apply CMR results to the estimated values of pledged assets. CMRs vary among pledged assets and members based on the financial strength of the member institution, the issuer of bond collateral or the quality of securitized assets, the marketability of the pledged assets, the payment performance of pledged loan collateral, and the quality of loan collateral as reflected in the manner in which it was underwritten and is administered. The range of lendable values applied to each major collateral type did not change in the first nine months of 2015.

Internal Credit Ratings: We perform credit underwriting of our members and nonmember borrowers and assign them an internal credit rating. The credit ratings are based on internal credit analysis and consideration of available credit ratings from independent credit rating organizations. We use the credit ratings in conjunction with other measures of the credit risk and pledged collateral, as described above, in managing credit risk exposure to member and nonmember borrowers. Current trends of our members' credit ratings indicate a general improvement in the overall financial condition of our members during the recovery of the economy and housing market.

Member Failures, Closures, and Receiverships: There were no member failures in 2015 through the date of this filing.

MPP

Overview: We believe that the residual amount of credit risk exposure to loans in the MPP is minimal, based on the same factors described in the 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. We believe based on our analysis that future credit losses will not harm capital adequacy and will not significantly affect profitability except under the most extreme and unlikely credit conditions.

Conventional Loan Portfolio Characteristics:The levels of loan-to-value ratios have improved over the last several years, consistent with the portfolio's excellent credit quality. The positive trends reflect the sustained recovery and improvement in the overall housing market. At September 30, 2015, the weighted average loan-to-value ratios for conventional loans based on origination values and estimated current values were 72 percent and 63 percent, respectively. These ratios were similar at December 31, 2014.

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Credit Performance: The table below provides an analysis of conventional loans delinquent or in foreclosure, along with the national average serious delinquency rate.

	Conventional Loan Delinquencies
(Dollars in millions)	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Early stage delinquencies - unpaid principal balance (1)	$	49		$	61
Serious delinquencies - unpaid principal balance (2)	$	33		$	43
Early stage delinquency rate (3)	0.7		%	1.0		%
Serious delinquency rate (4)	0.5		%	0.7		%
National average serious delinquency rate (5)	2.0		%	2.4		%

(1) Includes conventional loans 30 to 89 days delinquent and not in foreclosure.

(2) Includes conventional loans that are 90 days or more past due or where the decision of foreclosure or a similar alternative such as pursuit of deed-in-lieu has been reported.

(3) Early stage delinquencies expressed as a percentage of the total conventional loan portfolio.

(4) Serious delinquencies expressed as a percentage of the total conventional loan portfolio.

(5) National average number of fixed-rate prime conventional loans that are 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure is based on the most recent national delinquency data available. The September 30, 2015 rate is based on June 30, 2015 data.

The MPP has experienced a relatively small amount of delinquencies and foreclosures, with rates continuing to be well below national averages, which further supports our view that the overall portfolio is comprised of high-quality, well-performing loans.

Credit Enhancements: Conventional mortgage loans are supported against credit losses by various combinations of primary mortgage insurance (PMI), supplemental mortgage insurance (SMI) (for loans purchased before February 2011), and the Lender Risk Account (LRA). The LRA is a holdback of a portion of the initial purchase price to cover expected credit losses for a specific pool of loans. Starting after five years from the loan purchase date, we may return the holdback to PFIs if they manage credit risk to predefined acceptable levels of exposure on the loan pools they sell to us. The LRA had balances of $156 million and $129 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. For more information, see Note 9 of the Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements.

Credit Losses: The following table shows the effects of credit enhancements on our estimation of credit losses at the noted periods. Estimated incurred credit losses, after credit enhancements are accounted for in the allowance for credit losses or as a charge off (i.e., a reduction to the principal of mortgage loans held for portfolio).

(In millions)	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Estimated incurred credit losses, before credit enhancements	$	(15	)	$	(23	)
Estimated amounts deemed recoverable by:
Primary mortgage insurance	1			2
Supplemental mortgage insurance	9			13
Lender Risk Account	2			3
Estimated incurred credit losses, after credit enhancements	$	(3	)	$	(5	)

The data presented above provide further information on the aggregate health of the portfolio. Credit risk exposure depends on the actual and potential credit performance of the loans in each pool compared to the pool's equity (on individual loans) and credit enhancements, including PMI (for individual loans), SMI and the LRA.

The estimate of credit losses at September 30, 2015decreased from the end of 2014 due to realized credit losses as problem loans continued to liquidate and as delinquency trends and housing prices improved.

In addition to the allowance for credit losses recorded, we regularly analyze potential ranges of additional lifetime credit risk exposure for the loans in the MPP. Even under adverse scenarios for either home prices or unemployment rates, we expect that further credit losses would not significantly decrease profitability. For example, assuming a 20 percent decline in all home prices in each of the next two years, we estimate that our lifetime credit losses, net of the effect of credit enhancements, could increase by approximately $6 million, which would decrease annual ROE by 0.03 percentage points over the next five years (we estimate most of the losses to occur in the next five years).

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Credit Risk Exposure to Insurance Providers:

PMI

Some of our conventional loans carry PMI as a credit enhancement feature. Based on the guidelines of the MPP, we have assessed that we have no credit risk exposure to our PMI providers.

SMI

Another credit enhancement feature on some conventional loans is SMI purchased from Genworth and Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC). Beginning February 1, 2011, we discontinued use of SMI as a credit enhancement for new loan purchases; instead, we now augment credit enhancements with a greater amount of the purchase proceeds added to the LRA. At September 30, 2015, we had $1.5 billion of conventional loans purchased prior to February 2011 with outstanding SMI coverage through Genworth and MGIC that are paying down over time. Due to the possibility that MGIC and Genworth may not pay all of the future insurance claims we make, we have estimated that $0.3 million of such payments are not probable, which is reflected in our allowance for credit losses at September 30, 2015. The estimation of SMI exposure, similar to overall trends of our loan losses, has declined over the last several years.

Investments

Liquidity Investments: Liquidity investments may be unsecured, guaranteed by the U.S. government, or secured (i.e., collateralized). For unsecured liquidity investments, we invest in the debt securities of highly rated, investment-grade institutions, have appropriate and conservative limits on dollar and maturity exposure to each institution, and have strong credit underwriting practices, including active monitoring of credit quality of our counterparties and of the environment in which they operate. We purchased liquidity investments from counterparties that have a strong ability to repay principal and interest.

Finance Agency regulations limit our unsecured liquidity investments to a counterparty or group of affiliated counterparties to maturities of no more than nine months and a dollar amount based on a percentage of eligible regulatory capital. The permissible percentage ranges from one percent to 15 percent of regulatory capital based on the counterparty's lowest long-term credit rating of its debt from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO). The lowest long-term credit rating for a counterparty to which we are permitted to extend credit is double-B. We complement reliance on NRSRO ratings for unsecured investment activity by also considering internal credit risk analytics on unsecured counterparties.

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The following table presents the carrying value of liquidity investments outstanding in relation to the counterparties' lowest long-term credit ratings provided by Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and/or Fitch Advisory Services. For resale agreements, the ratings shown are based on ratings of the associated collateral.

(In millions)	September 30, 2015
	Long-Term Rating
	AA		A		Total
Unsecured Liquidity Investments
Federal funds sold	$	2,705	$	2,685	$	5,390
Certificates of deposit	700		300		1,000
Total unsecured liquidity investments	3,405		2,985		6,390
Guaranteed/Secured Liquidity Investments
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	2,724		—		2,724
Government-sponsored enterprises (1)	33		—		33
Total guaranteed/secured liquidity investments	2,757		—		2,757
Total liquidity investments	$	6,162	$	2,985	$	9,147

	December 31, 2014
	Long-Term Rating
	AA		A		Total
Unsecured Liquidity Investments
Federal funds sold	$	2,100	$	4,500	$	6,600
Certificates of deposit	950		400		1,350
Total unsecured liquidity investments	3,050		4,900		7,950
Guaranteed/Secured Liquidity Investments
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	3,343		—		3,343
Government-sponsored enterprises (1)	26		—		26
Total guaranteed/secured liquidity investments	3,369		—		3,369
Total liquidity investments	$	6,419	$	4,900	$	11,319

(1) Consists of securities that are issued and effectively guaranteed by Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac, which have the support of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

During the first nine months of 2015, we purchased a portion of our total liquidity investments from counterparties for which the investments are secured with collateral (secured resale agreements). We believe these investments present little or no credit risk exposure to us.

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The following table presents credit ratings of our unsecured investment credit exposure by the domicile of the counterparty or the domicile of the counterparty's parent for U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks.

(In millions)	September 30, 2015
		Counterparty Rating (1)
Domicile of Counterparty	Sovereign Rating (1)	AA		A		Total
Domestic	AA+	$	—	$	300	$	300
U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks:
Germany	AAA	1,100		935		2,035
Finland	AAA	1,455		—		1,455
Canada	AAA	700		350		1,050
Netherlands	AAA	—		935		935
France	AA+	—		465		465
Sweden	AAA	150		—		150
Total U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks		3,405		2,685		6,090
Total unsecured investment credit exposure		$	3,405	$	2,985	$	6,390

(1) Represents the lowest long-term credit rating provided by Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and/or Fitch Advisory Services.

The following table presents the remaining contractual maturity of our unsecured investment credit exposure by the domicile of the counterparty or the domicile of the counterparty's parent for U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks.

(In millions)	September 30, 2015
Domicile of Counterparty	Overnight		Due 2 days through 30 days		Total
Domestic	$	—	$	300	$	300
U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks:
Germany	1,735		300		2,035
Finland	1,305		150		1,455
Canada	950		100		1,050
Netherlands	935		—		935
France	465		—		465
Sweden	—		150		150
Total U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks	5,390		700		6,090
Total unsecured investment credit exposure	$	5,390	$	1,000	$	6,390

At September 30, 2015, all of the $6.4 billion of unsecured investment exposure was to counterparties with holding companies domiciled in countries receiving either AAA or AA+ long-term sovereign ratings. Furthermore, we restrict a significant portion of unsecured lending to overnight maturities, which further limits risk exposure to these counterparties. Finance Agency regulations require all counterparties exposed to non-U.S. countries to be domestic U.S. branches of foreign counterparties. We also limit exposure to counterparties and countries that could have significant direct or indirect exposure to European sovereign debt.

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Mortgage-Backed Securities.

GSE Mortgage-Backed Securities

At September 30, 2015, $11.0 billion of mortgage-backed securities held were single-family GSE securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which provide credit safeguards by guaranteeing either timely or ultimate payments of principal and interest. We believe that the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lower the chance that they would not be able to fulfill their credit guarantees and that the securities issued by these two GSEs are effectively government guaranteed. In addition, based on the data available to us and our purchase practices, we believe that most of the mortgage loans backing our GSE mortgage-backed securities are of high quality with acceptable credit performance.

Mortgage-Backed Securities Issued by Other Government Agencies

We also invest in mortgage-backed securities issued and guaranteed by Ginnie Mae and the NCUA. These investments totaled $4.1 billion at September 30, 2015. We believe that the strength of the issuers' guarantees and backing by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government is sufficient to protect us against credit losses on these securities.

Private-Label Mortgage-Backed Securities

We held no private-label mortgage-backed securities at September 30, 2015.

Derivatives

Credit Risk Exposure: We mitigate most of the credit risk exposure resulting from interest rate swap transactions through collateralization. The table below presents the derivative positions to which we had credit risk exposure at September 30, 2015.

(In millions)
Credit Rating	Total Notional		Net Derivatives Fair Value Before Collateral			Cash Collateral Pledged To (From) Counterparty		Net Credit Exposure to Counterparties
Non-member counterparties:
Liability positions with credit exposure:
Cleared derivatives (1)	$	9,173	$	(21	)	$	45	$	24
Total derivative positions with credit exposure to non-member counterparties	9,173		(21		)	45		24
Member institutions (2)	161		1			—		1
Total	$	9,334	$	(20	)	$	45	$	25

(1) Represents derivative transactions cleared with clearinghouses, which are not rated.

(2) Represents Mandatory Delivery Contracts.

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Based on both the gross and net exposures, we had a minimal amount of residual credit risk exposure on uncleared derivatives throughout the first nine months of 2015. Gross exposure would likely increase if interest rates rise and could increase if the composition of our derivatives change. However, contractual collateral provisions in these derivatives would limit net exposure to acceptable levels.

The following tables present counterparties that provided 10 percent or more of the total notional amount of uncleared interest rate swap derivatives outstanding.

(In millions)
September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
Counterparty	Credit Rating Category	Notional Principal		Net Unsecured Exposure		Counterparty	Credit Rating Category	Notional Principal		Net Unsecured Exposure
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	AA	$	1,003	$	—	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	AA	$	1,104	$	—
Deutsche Bank AG	BBB	629		—		Deutsche Bank AG	A	1,049		—
Barclays Bank PLC	A	374		—		HSBC Bank USA, N.A.	A	1,000		—
Morgan Stanley Capital Services	A	314		—

Although we cannot predict if we will realize credit risk losses from any of our derivatives counterparties, we believe that all of them will be able to continue making timely interest payments and, more generally, to continue to satisfy the terms and conditions of their derivative contracts with us. As of September 30, 2015, we had $0.2 billion of notional principal of interest rate swaps outstanding to one member, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., which also had outstanding credit services with us. Due to the amount of market value collateralization, we had no outstanding credit exposure to this counterparty related to interest rate swaps outstanding.

Lehman Brothers Derivatives: See Note 19 of the Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements for information on derivatives we had with Lehman Brothers at the time of its bankruptcy in September 2008.

Exposure to Member Concentration

We regularly assess concentration risks from business activity. We believe that the current concentration of Advance activity is consistent with our risk management philosophy, and the impact of borrower concentration on market risk, credit risk, and operational risk, after considering mitigating controls, is small.

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity Overview

As shown on the Statements of Cash Flows, in the first nine months of 2015, our portion of the System's debt issuances totaled $210.1 billion for Discount Notes and $16.1 billion for Bonds. The System's favorable debt ratings, the implicit U.S. government backing of our debt, and our effective risk management have been instrumental in ensuring satisfactory access to the capital markets.

Our liquidity position remained strong during the first nine months of 2015, and our overall ability to fund our operations through debt issuances at acceptable interest costs remained sufficient. Although we can make no assurances, we expect this to continue to be the case. Additionally, in July 2015, the Office of Finance modified its Discount Note Auction program to enhance its short-term debt issuance programs and to strengthen the FHLBank System's ability to meet the funding needs of members. The bi-weekly discount note auction was modified to use a single-price (Dutch) award method to determine the winning bids and the 9-week maturity was replaced with an 8-week maturity. The Discount Note Auction program is one of many short- and long-term debt issuance programs and products offered by the FHLBank System. We believe the possibility of a liquidity or funding crisis in the FHLBank System that would impair our ability to participate, on a cost-effective basis, in issuances of new debt, service outstanding debt, maintain adequate capitalization, or pay competitive dividends is remote.

We must meet both operational and contingency liquidity requirements. We satisfied the operational liquidity requirement by both meeting a contingency liquidity requirement, discussed below, and because we were able to adequately access the capital

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markets to issue debt. The amount of overnight liquidity was generally in the range of $5 billion to $15 billion during the first nine months of 2015. In addition, Finance Agency guidance requires us to target at least 5 to 15 consecutive days of positive liquidity based on specific assumptions under two scenarios. We target holding at least three extra days of positive liquidity under each scenario, although as market conditions warrant we may hold, and often do hold, additional amounts.

Contingency Liquidity Requirement

Contingency liquidity risk is the potential inability to meet liquidity needs because our access to the capital markets to issue Consolidated Obligations is restricted or suspended for a period of time due to a market disruption, operational failure, or real or perceived credit quality problems. We continued to hold an ample amount of liquidity reserves to protect against contingency liquidity risk.

(In millions)	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Contingency Liquidity Requirement
Total Contingency Liquidity Reserves (1)	$	31,468		$	30,594
Total Requirement (2)	(21,565		)	(12,155		)
Excess Contingency Liquidity Available	$	9,903		$	18,439

(1) Includes, among others, cash, overnight Federal funds, overnight deposits, self-liquidating term Federal funds, 95 percent of the market value of available-for-sale negotiable securities, and 75 percent of the market value of certain held-to-maturity obligations, including obligations of the United States, U.S. government agency obligations and mortgage-backed securities.

(2) Includes net liabilities maturing in the next seven business days, assets traded not yet settled, Advance commitments outstanding, Advances maturing in the next seven business days, and a three percent hypothetical increase in Advances.

Deposit Reserve Requirement

To support our member deposits, we also must meet a statutory deposit reserve requirement. The sum of our investments in obligations of the United States, deposits in eligible banks or trust companies, and Advances with a final maturity not exceeding five years must equal or exceed the current amount of member deposits. The following table presents the components of this liquidity requirement.

(In millions)	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Deposit Reserve Requirement
Total Eligible Deposit Reserves	$	81,426		$	77,920
Total Member Deposits	(755		)	(730		)
Excess Deposit Reserves	$	80,671		$	77,190

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at September 30, 2015. The allocations according to the expiration terms and payment due dates of these obligations were not materially different from those at the end of 2014. Changes reflected normal business variations. We believe that, as in the past, we will continue to have sufficient liquidity, including from access to the debt markets to issue Consolidated Obligations, to satisfy these obligations on a timely basis.

(In millions)	< 1 year		1 < 3 years		3 < 5 years		> 5 years		Total
Contractual Obligations
Long-term debt (Bonds) - par (1)	$	16,669	$	11,751	$	7,229	$	8,406	$	44,055
Operating leases (include premises and equipment)	1		2		2		5		10
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	54		—		5		—		59
Commitments to fund mortgage loans	161		—		—		—		161
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	3		5		5		24		37
Total Contractual Obligations	$	16,888	$	11,758	$	7,241	$	8,435	$	44,322

(1) Does not include Discount Notes and contractual interest payments related to Bonds. Total is based on contractual maturities; the actual timing of payments could be affected by factors affecting redemptions.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The following table summarizes our off-balance sheet items at September 30, 2015. The allocations according to the expiration terms and payment due dates of these items were not materially different from those at the end of 2014, and changes reflected normal business variations.

(In millions)	< 1 year		1 < 3 years		3 < 5 years		> 5 years		Total
Off-balance sheet items(1)
Commitments to fund additional Advances	$	3	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	3
Standby Letters of Credit	17,463		51		25		55		17,594
Standby bond purchase agreements	90		28		11		—		129
Consolidated Obligations traded, not yet settled	—		140		115		15		270
Total off-balance sheet items	$	17,556	$	219	$	151	$	70	$	17,996

(1) Represents notional amount of off-balance sheet obligations.

Operational Risk

There were no material developments regarding our operational risk exposure during the first nine months of 2015.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Information required by this Item is set forth under the caption “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Risk Management” in Part I, Item 2, of this Report.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of September 30, 2015, the FHLB's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, these two officers each concluded that, as of September 30, 2015, the FHLB maintained effective disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files under the Exchange Act is (1) accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure and (2) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

As of September 30, 2015, the FHLB's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the FHLB's internal control over financial reporting. Based upon that evaluation, these two officers each concluded that there were no changes in the FHLB's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2015 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the FHLB's internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

For a discussion of the FHLB's risk factors, see Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in the FHLB's 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes from the risk factors in the FHLB's 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

From time to time the FHLB provides Letters of Credit in the ordinary course of business to support members' obligations issued in support of unaffiliated, third-party offerings of notes, bonds or other securities. The FHLB provided $1.5 million of such credit support during the three months endedSeptember 30, 2015. To the extent that these Letters of Credit are securities for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, their issuance is exempt from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(2) thereof.

Item 6. Exhibits.

(a) Exhibits.

See Index of Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as of the 5th day of November 2015.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

(Registrant)

By:	/s/ Andrew S. Howell
	Andrew S. Howell
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(principal executive officer)
By:	/s/ Donald R. Able
	Donald R. Able
	Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
	(principal financial officer)

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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number (1)	Description of exhibit	Document filed or furnished, as indicated below
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer	Filed Herewith
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer	Filed Herewith
32	Section 1350 Certifications	Furnished Herewith
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document	Filed Herewith
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	Filed Herewith
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	Filed Herewith
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document	Filed Herewith
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	Filed Herewith
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document	Filed Herewith

(1) Numbers coincide with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION

I, Andrew S. Howell, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 5, 2015

  /s/ Andrew S. Howell

Andrew S. Howell

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION

I, Donald R. Able, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 5, 2015

/s/ Donald R. Able

Donald R. Able

Executive Vice President-Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

Exhibit 32

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS

In connection with the Quarterly Report of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (the FHLB) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), each of the undersigned officers certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the FHLB.

  /s/ Andrew S. Howell

Andrew S. Howell

President and Chief Executive Officer

November 5, 2015

  /s/ Donald R. Able

Donald R. Able

Executive Vice President-Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

November 5, 2015

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Consolidated Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Short-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Consolidated Discount Notes Outstanding (dollars in thousands)

	Book Value		Par Value		Weighted Average Interest Rate (1)
September 30, 2015	$	60,086,261	$	60,100,397	0.15	%
December 31, 2014	$	41,232,127	$	41,238,122	0.09	%

(1) Represents an implied rate without consideration of concessions.

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Contractual Maturity (dollars in thousands)

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
Year of Contractual Maturity	Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate		Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate
Due in 1 year or less	$	16,668,000		0.55	%	$	32,477,000		0.24	%
Due after 1 year through 2 years	6,121,750			1.17		6,918,000			1.19
Due after 2 years through 3 years	5,629,000			1.62		4,594,000			1.56
Due after 3 years through 4 years	3,716,000			1.84		4,245,000			1.79
Due after 4 years through 5 years	3,513,000			2.07		2,647,000			2.08
Thereafter	8,406,000			2.80		8,217,000			2.79
Index amortizing notes	1,008			5.25		25,297			5.07
Total par value	44,054,758			1.43		59,123,297			1.00
Premiums	97,754					103,477
Discounts	(26,167		)			(25,161		)
Hedging adjustments	13,607					15,304
Fair value option valuation adjustment and    accrued interest	2,546					(360		)
Total	$	44,142,498				$	59,216,557

Schedule Of Consolidated Obligation Bonds By Call Feature [Table Text Block]

Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Call Features (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Par value of Consolidated Bonds:
Non-callable	$	36,398,758	$	49,976,297
Callable	7,656,000		9,147,000
Total par value	$	44,054,758	$	59,123,297

Schedule Of Maturities of Consolidated Obligation Bonds By Contractual Or Next Call Date [Table Text Block]

Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Due in 1 year or less	$	23,642,000	$	40,774,000
Due after 1 year through 2 years	5,791,750		5,413,000
Due after 2 years through 3 years	3,799,000		3,317,000
Due after 3 years through 4 years	3,010,000		2,685,000
Due after 4 years through 5 years	2,753,000		1,992,000
Thereafter	5,058,000		4,917,000
Index amortizing notes	1,008		25,297
Total par value	$	44,054,758	$	59,123,297

Schedule Of Consolidated Obligation Bonds By Interest Rate Payment Terms [Table Text Block]

Consolidated Bonds by Interest-rate Payment Type (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Par value of Consolidated Bonds:
Fixed-rate	$	35,454,758	$	31,363,297
Variable-rate	8,465,000		27,610,000
Step-up	135,000		150,000
Total par value	$	44,054,758	$	59,123,297

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Held-to-Maturity Securities (Net Premuims) (Details) - Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held To Maturity Securities, Premiums	$ 76,952	$ 24,473
Held-to-maturity Securities, Discounts	(43,166)	(51,357)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Premiums (Discounts), Net	$ 33,786	$ (26,884)

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Transactions with Stockholders (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Schedule of Other Transactions [Line Items]

Schedule of Transactions with Members and Former Members [Table Text Block]

Stockholders Holding Five Percent or more of Regulatory Capital Stock (dollars in millions)

	Regulatory Capital Stock				Advance		MPP Unpaid
September 30, 2015	Balance		% of Total		Principal		Principal Balance
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	1,533	34	%	$	37,300	$	—
U.S. Bank, N.A.	475		11		9,253		34
Fifth Third Bank	248		6		3,470		3

	Regulatory Capital Stock				Advance		MPP Unpaid
December 31, 2014	Balance		% of Total		Principal		Principal Balance
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	1,533	35	%	$	41,300	$	—
U.S. Bank, N.A.	475		11		8,338		38
Fifth Third Bank	248		6		24		3

Director [Member]

Schedule of Other Transactions [Line Items]

Schedule of Other Transactions by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

Transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions (dollars in millions)

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Balance		% of Total(1)		Balance		% of Total (1)
Advances	$	3,358	4.3	%	$	2,929	4.2	%
MPP	180		2.3		154		2.3
Regulatory capital stock	232		5.2		225		5.2

(1) Percentage of total principal (Advances), unpaid principal balance (MPP), and regulatory capital stock.

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative, Net Liability Position, Aggregate Fair Value	$ 100,757
Collateral Already Posted, Aggregate Fair Value	60,496
Additional Collateral, Aggregate Fair Value	$ 12,500

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Held-to-Maturity Securities (Continuous Unrealized Loss Position) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value		$ 3,446,437	$ 631,907
Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Accumulated Loss		(23,160)	(1,348)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value		2,173,093	5,752,674
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss		(37,763)	(118,488)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value		5,619,530	6,384,581
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss		(60,923)	(119,836)
Single Family, Mortgage-backed Securities, Other US Obligations [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	[1]	1,287,611	0
Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Accumulated Loss	[1]	(3,148)	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	[1]	0	197,625
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	[1]	0	(1,017)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	[1]	1,287,611	197,625
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	[1]	(3,148)	(1,017)
Single Family [Member] | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	[2]	2,158,826	631,907
Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Accumulated Loss	[2]	(20,012)	(1,348)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	[2]	2,173,093	5,555,049
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	[2]	(37,763)	(117,471)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	[2]	4,331,919	6,186,956
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	[2]	$ (57,775)	$ (118,819)

[1] Consists of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities.

[2] Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the support of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

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Capital (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Capital [Abstract]
Risk Based Capital Required	$ 531,867	$ 481,835
Risk Based Capital Actual	$ 5,200,942	$ 5,018,567
Regulatory Capital Ratio, Actual	4.70%	4.71%
Regulatory Capital, Required	$ 4,426,069	$ 4,265,617
Regulatory Capital, Actual	$ 5,200,942	$ 5,018,567
Leverage Ratio, Actual	7.05%	7.06%
Leverage Capital, Required	$ 5,532,586	$ 5,332,021
Leverage Capital, Actual	7,801,413	7,527,851
Retained Earnings, Appropriated	$ 196,869	$ 159,694

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments [Table Text Block]

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
Notional Amount	Expire within one year		Expire after one year		Total		Expire within one year		Expire after one year		Total
Standby Letters of Credit outstanding	$	17,462,812	$	131,659	$	17,594,471	$	17,233,206	$	546,385	$	17,779,591
Commitments for standby bond purchases	89,495		39,745		129,240		37,490		149,705		187,195
Commitments to fund additional Advances	3,000		—		3,000		—		—		—
Commitments to purchase mortgage loans	160,810		—		160,810		451,292		—		451,292
Unsettled Consolidated Bonds, at par (1)(2)	270,000		—		270,000		17,000		—		17,000
Unsettled Consolidated Discount Notes, at par (1)	—		—		—		5,000		—		5,000

(1) Expiration is based on settlement period rather than underlying contractual maturity of Consolidated Obligations.

(2) Of the total unsettled Consolidated Bonds, $15,000 and $17,000 (in thousands) were hedged with associated interest rate swaps at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

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Held-to-Maturity Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]

Held-to-maturity Securities [Table Text Block]

Held-to-Maturity Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Amortized Cost (1)		Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains		Gross Unrecognized Holding Losses			Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
Government-sponsored enterprises (GSE) (2)	$	32,672	$	8	$	—		$	32,680
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	32,672		8		—			32,680
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family    mortgage-backed securities (3)	4,044,562		19,025		(3,148		)	4,060,439
GSE single-family mortgage-backed securities (4)	11,009,991		174,461		(57,775		)	11,126,677
Total mortgage-backed securities	15,054,553		193,486		(60,923		)	15,187,116
Total	$	15,087,225	$	193,494	$	(60,923	)	$	15,219,796
	December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost (1)		Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains		Gross Unrecognized Holding Losses			Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
GSE (2)	$	26,099	$	—	$	—		$	26,099
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	26,099		—		—			26,099
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family    mortgage-backed securities (3)	2,038,960		10,021		(1,017		)	2,047,964
GSE single-family mortgage-backed securities (4)	12,647,212		191,870		(118,819		)	12,720,263
Total mortgage-backed securities	14,686,172		201,891		(119,836		)	14,768,227
Total	$	14,712,271	$	201,891	$	(119,836	)	$	14,794,326

(1) Carrying value equals amortized cost.

(2) Consists of debt securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the support of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

(3) Consists of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities and/or mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the U.S. government.

(4) Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the support of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

Held-to-maturity Securities [Member]

Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]

Premiums (Discounts) Included in Amortized Cost of Securities [Table Text Block]

Net Purchased Premiums (Discounts) Included in the Amortized Cost of Mortgage-backed Securities Classified as Held-to-Maturity (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Premiums	$	76,952		$	24,473
Discounts	(43,166		)	(51,357		)
Net purchased premiums (discounts)	$	33,786		$	(26,884	)

Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments [Table Text Block]

Held-to-Maturity Securities in a Continuous Unrealized Loss Position (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or more					Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family    mortgage-backed securities (1)	$	1,287,611	$	(3,148	)	$	—	$	—		$	1,287,611	$	(3,148	)
GSE single-family mortgage-backed securities (2)	2,158,826		(20,012		)	2,173,093		(37,763		)	4,331,919		(57,775		)
Total	$	3,446,437	$	(23,160	)	$	2,173,093	$	(37,763	)	$	5,619,530	$	(60,923	)
	December 31, 2014
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or more					Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family    mortgage-backed securities (1)	$	—	$	—		$	197,625	$	(1,017	)	$	197,625	$	(1,017	)
GSE single-family mortgage-backed securities (2)	631,907		(1,348		)	5,555,049		(117,471		)	6,186,956		(118,819		)
Total	$	631,907	$	(1,348	)	$	5,752,674	$	(118,488	)	$	6,384,581	$	(119,836	)

(1) Consists of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities.

(2) Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the support of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

Held-to-Maturity Securities by Contractual Maturity (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
Year of Maturity	Amortized Cost (1)		Fair Value		Amortized Cost (1)		Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
Due in 1 year or less	$	32,672	$	32,680	$	26,099	$	26,099
Due after 1 year through 5 years	—		—		—		—
Due after 5 years through 10 years	—		—		—		—
Due after 10 years	—		—		—		—
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	32,672		32,680		26,099		26,099
Mortgage-backed securities (2)	15,054,553		15,187,116		14,686,172		14,768,227
Total	$	15,087,225	$	15,219,796	$	14,712,271	$	14,794,326

(1) Carrying value equals amortized cost.

(2) Mortgage-backed securities are not presented by contractual maturity because their expected maturities will likely differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment fees.

Schedule of Interest Rate Payment Terms For Investments [Table Text Block]

Interest Rate Payment Terms of Held-to-Maturity Securities (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Amortized cost of non-mortgage-backed securities:
Fixed-rate	$	32,672	$	26,099
Total amortized cost of non-mortgage-backed securities	32,672		26,099
Amortized cost of mortgage-backed securities:
Fixed-rate	12,821,910		12,091,591
Variable-rate	2,232,643		2,594,581
Total amortized cost of mortgage-backed securities	15,054,553		14,686,172
Total	$	15,087,225	$	14,712,271

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Capital (Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning period	$ 62,963
Net Shares Reclassified to Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock, Value	23,531	$ 17,110
Repayments of Mandatory Redeemable Capital Securities	(27,406)	$ (23,410)
Balance at end of period	$ 59,088

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities Derivatives in Statement of Income and Impact on Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Derivative		$ (24,413)	$ 25,319	$ (6,145)	$ 48,259
Gain (Loss) on Hedged Item		24,801	(24,764)	8,495	(46,551)
Net Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness		388	555	2,350	1,708
Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income	[1]	(16,428)	(18,229)	(48,073)	(55,131)
Amortization and Accretion of Hedged Items		(872)	(677)	(2,580)	(2,564)
Advances [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Derivative		(26,128)	30,709	(4,694)	61,036
Gain (Loss) on Hedged Item		26,327	(29,829)	6,798	(59,401)
Net Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness		199	880	2,104	1,635
Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income	[1]	(21,719)	(22,705)	(62,980)	(69,088)
Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Derivative		1,715	(5,390)	(1,451)	(12,777)
Gain (Loss) on Hedged Item		(1,526)	5,065	1,697	12,850
Net Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness		189	(325)	246	73
Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income	[1]	$ 5,291	$ 4,476	$ 14,907	$ 13,957

[1] The net effect of derivatives, in fair value hedge relationships, on net interest income is included in the interest income or interest expense line item of the respective hedged item type. These amounts include the effect of net interest settlements attributable to designated fair value hedges but do not include (in thousands) $(872) and $(677) of (amortization)/accretion related to fair value hedging activities for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 and (in thousands) $(2,580) and $(2,564) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

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Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value Difference Between Fair Value and Remaining Contractual Principal Balance Outstanding (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015		Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014		Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Fair Value Option, Principal Balance, Assets	[1]	$ 15,000			$ 15,000
Advances, Fair Value Disclosure		15,214	[1]	$ 15,129	15,042	[1]	$ 9,968	$ 0	$ 0
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Valuation Adjustments under Fair Value Option	[1]	214			42
Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		5,755,000			4,210,000
Aggregate Fair Value		5,757,546		$ 5,623,179	4,209,640		$ 3,680,329	$ 2,780,023	$ 4,018,370
Fair value option valuation adjustment and accrued interest		$ 2,546			$ (360)

[1] At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, none of the Advances were 90 days or more past due or had been placed on non-accrual status.

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Held-to-Maturity Securities (Interest Rate Payment Terms) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment	[1],[2]	$ 15,087,225	$ 14,712,271
Other Than Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment	[1],[2]	32,672	26,099
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment	[1],[2],[3]	15,054,553	14,686,172
Fixed-rate [Member] | Other Than Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment		32,672	26,099
Fixed-rate [Member] | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment		12,821,910	12,091,591
Variable-rate [Member] | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment		$ 2,232,643	$ 2,594,581

[1] Carrying value equals amortized cost.

[2] Carrying value equals amortized cost.

[3] Mortgage-backed securities are not presented by contractual maturity because their expected maturities will likely differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment fees.

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Consolidated Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Discount Notes		$ 60,086,261		$ 60,086,261		$ 41,232,127
Consolidated Obligations Bonds Total		44,142,498		44,142,498		59,216,557
Unamortized Concessions Included in Other Assets		13,466		13,466		14,184
Amortization of Concessions Included in Consolidated Obligations Interest Expense During Period		3,921	$ 1,752	8,110	$ 5,556
Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Twelve Months		$ 16,668,000		$ 16,668,000		$ 32,477,000
Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months, Weighted Average Interest Rate		0.55%		0.55%		0.24%
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling Year Two		$ 6,121,750		$ 6,121,750		$ 6,918,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two, Weighted Average Interest Rate		1.17%		1.17%		1.19%
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling Year Three		$ 5,629,000		$ 5,629,000		$ 4,594,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three, Weighted Average Interest Rate		1.62%		1.62%		1.56%
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling Year Four		$ 3,716,000		$ 3,716,000		$ 4,245,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four, Weighted Average Interest Rate		1.84%		1.84%		1.79%
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling Year Five		$ 3,513,000		$ 3,513,000		$ 2,647,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five, Weighted Average Interest Rate		2.07%		2.07%		2.08%
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling after Year Five		$ 8,406,000		$ 8,406,000		$ 8,217,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal After Year Five, Weighted Average Interest Rate		2.80%		2.80%		2.79%
Index amortizing notes		$ 1,008		$ 1,008		$ 25,297
Index amortizing notes, Weighted average interest rate		5.25%		5.25%		5.07%
Debt, Gross		$ 44,054,758		$ 44,054,758		$ 59,123,297
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate		1.43%		1.43%		1.00%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium		$ 97,754		$ 97,754		$ 103,477
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount		(26,167)		(26,167)		(25,161)
Debt Valuation Adjustment for Hedging Activities		13,607		13,607		15,304
Fair value option valuation adjustment and accrued interest		2,546		2,546		(360)
Consolidated Obligations Bonds Total		44,142,498		44,142,498		59,216,557
Non Callable [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt, Gross		36,398,758		36,398,758		49,976,297
Callable [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt, Gross		7,656,000		7,656,000		9,147,000
Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Twelve Months		23,642,000		23,642,000		40,774,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling Year Two		5,791,750		5,791,750		5,413,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling Year Three		3,799,000		3,799,000		3,317,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling Year Four		3,010,000		3,010,000		2,685,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling Year Five		2,753,000		2,753,000		1,992,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling after Year Five		5,058,000		5,058,000		4,917,000
Index amortizing notes		1,008		1,008		25,297
Discount Notes [Member]
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 60,100,397		$ 60,100,397		$ 41,238,122
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	[1]	0.15%		0.15%		0.09%
Fixed-rate [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt, Gross		$ 35,454,758		$ 35,454,758		$ 31,363,297
Variable-rate [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt, Gross		8,465,000		8,465,000		27,610,000
Step-up [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt, Gross		$ 135,000		$ 135,000		$ 150,000

[1] Represents an implied rate without consideration of concessions.

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Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015		Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014		Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading securities		$ 1,206			$ 1,341
Available-for-sale securities		1,000,030			1,349,977
Advances, Fair Value Disclosure		15,214	[1]	$ 15,129	15,042	[1]	$ 9,968	$ 0	$ 0
Derivative assets		25,367			14,699
Derivative Asset, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[2],[3]	284
Derivative Asset, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[2],[3]				(9,832)
Derivative liabilities		41,398			63,767
Derivative Liability, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[2],[3]	(105,762)			(85,867)
Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		5,757,546		$ 5,623,179	4,209,640		$ 3,680,329	$ 2,780,023	$ 4,018,370
Single Family, Mortgage-backed Securities, Other US Obligations [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading securities	[4]	1,206			1,341
Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		1,000,030			1,349,977
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Advances, Fair Value Disclosure		15,214			15,042
Derivative Asset, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[5]	284
Derivative Asset, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[5]				(9,832)
Derivative Liability, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[5]	(105,762)			(85,867)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		5,757,546			4,209,640
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[5]	284
Derivative Asset, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[5]				(9,832)
Derivative Liability, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[5]	(105,762)			(85,867)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading securities		0			0
Available-for-sale securities		0			0
Derivative assets		0			0
Derivative liabilities		0			0
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		0	[6]		0	[7]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Advances, Fair Value Disclosure		0			0
Derivative assets		0			0
Total assests at fair value		0			0
Derivative liabilities		0			0
Total liabilities at fair value		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets		0			0
Derivative liabilities		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Mortgages [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets		0			0
Derivative liabilities					0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets					0
Derivative liabilities		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Single Family, Mortgage-backed Securities, Other US Obligations [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading securities		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading securities		1,206			1,341
Available-for-sale securities		1,000,030			1,349,977
Derivative assets		25,083			24,531
Derivative liabilities		147,160			149,634
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		8,187,031			7,178,047
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		44,632,920	[6]		59,496,247	[7]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Advances, Fair Value Disclosure		15,214			15,042
Derivative assets		25,083			24,531
Total assests at fair value		1,041,533			1,390,891
Derivative liabilities		147,160			149,634
Total liabilities at fair value		5,904,706			4,359,274
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		5,757,546			4,209,640
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets		23,830			20,726
Derivative liabilities		146,023			144,709
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Mortgages [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets		1,253			3,799
Derivative liabilities					1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets					6
Derivative liabilities		1,137			4,924
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Single Family, Mortgage-backed Securities, Other US Obligations [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading securities		1,206			1,341
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		1,000,030			1,349,977
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading securities		0			0
Available-for-sale securities		0			0
Derivative assets		0			0
Derivative liabilities		0			0
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		32,086			41,151
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		0	[6]		0	[7]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Advances, Fair Value Disclosure		0			0
Derivative assets		0			0
Total assests at fair value		0			0
Derivative liabilities		0			0
Total liabilities at fair value		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets		0			0
Derivative liabilities		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Mortgages [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets		0			0
Derivative liabilities					0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets					0
Derivative liabilities		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Single Family, Mortgage-backed Securities, Other US Obligations [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading securities		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		6,396
Fair Value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading securities		1,206			1,341
Available-for-sale securities		1,000,030			1,349,977
Derivative assets		25,367			14,699
Derivative liabilities		41,398			63,767
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		8,219,117			7,219,198
Fair Value | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		44,632,920	[6]		59,496,247	[7]
Fair Value | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets		25,367			14,699
Total assests at fair value		1,041,817			1,381,059
Derivative liabilities		41,398			63,767
Total liabilities at fair value		5,798,944			4,273,407
Fair Value | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets		24,114			10,894
Derivative liabilities		40,261			58,842
Fair Value | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Mortgages [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets		1,253			3,799
Derivative liabilities					1
Fair Value | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets					6
Derivative liabilities		1,137			4,924
Fair Value | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Single Family, Mortgage-backed Securities, Other US Obligations [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading securities		1,206			1,341
Fair Value | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		1,000,030			$ 1,349,977
Fair Value | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		$ 6,396

[1] At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, none of the Advances were 90 days or more past due or had been placed on non-accrual status.

[2] Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same clearing agent and/or counterparty. Cash collateral posted and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $107,465 and $78,755 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Cash collateral received and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $1,420 and $2,720 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

[3] Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

[4] Consists of Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) mortgage-backed securities.

[5] Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

[6] Includes (in thousands) $5,757,546 of Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option at September 30, 2015.

[7] Includes (in thousands) $4,209,640 of Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option at December 31, 2014.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, beginning of period			$ (16,596)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, before Tax	$ 17	$ 28	54	$ 130
Total other comprehensive income adjustments	743	785	2,016	1,513
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, end of period	(14,580)		(14,580)
Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, beginning of period	13	(19)	(24)	(121)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, before Tax	17	28	54	130
Amortization - Pension and postretirement benefits	0	0	0	0
Total other comprehensive income adjustments	17	28	54	130
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, end of period	30	9	30	9
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, beginning of period	(15,336)	(8,295)	(16,572)	(8,921)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, before Tax	0	0	0	0
Amortization - Pension and postretirement benefits	726	757	1,962	1,383
Total other comprehensive income adjustments	726	757	1,962	1,383
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, end of period	(14,610)	(7,538)	(14,610)	(7,538)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, beginning of period	(15,323)	(8,314)	(16,596)	(9,042)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, before Tax	17	28	54	130
Amortization - Pension and postretirement benefits	726	757	1,962	1,383
Total other comprehensive income adjustments	743	785	2,016	1,513
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, end of period	$ (14,580)	$ (7,529)	$ (14,580)	$ (7,529)

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Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value Option (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Roll Forward]
Advances, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 15,129		$ 0	$ 15,042	[1]	$ 0
Fair Value Option, Transactions Elected for Fair Value Option, Assets	0		10,000	0		10,000
Fair Value Option, Maturities and Terminations, Assets	0		0	0		0
Net gains (losses) on instruments held under the fair value option	(101)		(159)	(1,711)		1,121
Fair Value Option, Change in Accrued Interest, Assets	0		12	(1)		12
Advances, Fair Value Disclosure	15,214	[1]	9,968	15,214	[1]	9,968
Fair Value Option, Liabilities, Quantitative Disclosures [Roll Forward]
Fair Value Option, Transactions Elected for Fair Value Option, Liabilities	(2,045,000)		(2,150,000)	(7,807,000)		(4,915,000)
Fair Value Option, Maturities and Terminations, Liabilities	1,910,000		1,250,000	6,262,000		5,250,000
Net gains (losses) on instruments held under the fair value option	(101)		(159)	(1,711)		1,121
Fair Value Option, Change in Accrued Interest, Liabilities	819		(191)	(1,022)		1,876
Advances [Member]
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Roll Forward]
Net gains (losses) on instruments held under the fair value option	85		(44)	173		(44)
Fair Value Option, Liabilities, Quantitative Disclosures [Roll Forward]
Net gains (losses) on instruments held under the fair value option	85		(44)	173		(44)
Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Roll Forward]
Net gains (losses) on instruments held under the fair value option	(186)		(115)	(1,884)		1,165
Fair Value Option, Liabilities, Quantitative Disclosures [Roll Forward]
Net gains (losses) on instruments held under the fair value option	(186)		(115)	(1,884)		1,165
Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Fair Value Option, Liabilities, Quantitative Disclosures [Roll Forward]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	(5,623,179)		(2,780,023)	(4,209,640)		(4,018,370)
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	$ (5,757,546)		$ (3,680,329)	$ (5,757,546)		$ (3,680,329)

[1] At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, none of the Advances were 90 days or more past due or had been placed on non-accrual status.

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Affordable Housing Program (AHP) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Affordable Housing Program [Roll Forward]
AHP Obligation, Beginning Balance			$ 98,103
AHP, Expense (Current Year Additions)	$ 6,824	$ 7,061	20,866	$ 20,412
AHP, Subsidy Uses, Net			(14,837)	$ (19,787)
AHP Obligation, Ending Balance	$ 104,132		$ 104,132

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities Derivatives in Statement of Condition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives		$ 12,542,438	$ 9,826,839
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement		25,083	24,531
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement		147,160	149,634
Derivative Asset, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[1],[2]	284
Derivative Asset, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[1],[2]		(9,832)
Derivative Liability, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[1],[2]	(105,762)	(85,867)
Derivative assets		25,367	14,699
Derivative liabilities		41,398	63,767
Derivative, Collateral, Cash Received And Related Accrued Interest		107,465	78,755
Derivative, Collateral, Cash Posted And Related Accrued interest		1,420	2,720
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives		5,817,628	4,301,547
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement		20,409	19,826
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement		140,758	138,150
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives		6,724,810	5,525,292
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement		4,674	4,705
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement		6,402	11,484
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives		6,398,000	4,635,000
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement		3,421	900
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement		5,265	6,559
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Mortgages [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives		160,810	451,292
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement		1,253	3,799
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement		0	1
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives		166,000	439,000
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement		0	6
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement		$ 1,137	$ 4,924

[1] Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same clearing agent and/or counterparty. Cash collateral posted and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $107,465 and $78,755 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Cash collateral received and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $1,420 and $2,720 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

[2] Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information [Text Block]

Segment Information

The FHLB has identified two primary operating segments based on its method of internal reporting: Traditional Member Finance and the MPP. These segments reflect the FHLB's two primary Mission Asset Activities and the manner in which they are managed from the perspective of development, resource allocation, product delivery, pricing, credit risk and operational administration. The segments identify the principal ways the FHLB provides services to member stockholders.

Table 17.1 - Financial Performance by Operating Segment (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Traditional Member Finance		MPP			Total
2015
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	$	63,021	$	14,001		$	77,022
Non-interest income	7,268		2,106			9,374
Non-interest expense	16,115		2,705			18,820
Income before assessments	54,174		13,402			67,576
Affordable Housing Program assessments	5,484		1,340			6,824
Net income	$	48,690	$	12,062		$	60,752
Average assets	$	96,494,208	$	7,883,779		$	104,377,987
Total assets	$	102,611,201	$	8,040,520		$	110,651,721
2014
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	$	57,837	$	25,286		$	83,123
Non-interest income (loss)	4,114		(333		)	3,781
Non-interest expense	14,915		2,503			17,418
Income before assessments	47,036		22,450			69,486
Affordable Housing Program assessments	4,816		2,245			7,061
Net income	$	42,220	$	20,205		$	62,425
Average assets	$	92,409,851	$	6,814,389		$	99,224,240
Total assets	$	93,037,422	$	6,929,180		$	99,966,602

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Traditional Member Finance		MPP			Total
2015
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	$	185,527	$	53,713		$	239,240
Non-interest income	22,083		957			23,040
Non-interest expense	47,828		7,710			55,538
Income before assessments	159,782		46,960			206,742
Affordable Housing Program assessments	16,171		4,695			20,866
Net income	$	143,611	$	42,265		$	185,876
Average assets	$	95,206,839	$	7,507,369		$	102,714,208
Total assets	$	102,611,201	$	8,040,520		$	110,651,721
2014
Net interest income	$	173,902	$	63,169		$	237,071
Reversal for credit losses	—		(900		)	(900		)
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	173,902		64,069			237,971
Non-interest income (loss)	14,022		(173		)	13,849
Non-interest expense	44,252		6,927			51,179
Income before assessments	143,672		56,969			200,641
Affordable Housing Program assessments	14,715		5,697			20,412
Net income	$	128,957	$	51,272		$	180,229
Average assets	$	94,195,690	$	6,764,233		$	100,959,923
Total assets	$	93,037,422	$	6,929,180		$	99,966,602

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Trading Securities (Trading Securities by Major Type) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Trading securities		$ 1,206	$ 1,341
Single Family, Mortgage-backed Securities, Other US Obligations [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Trading securities	[1]	$ 1,206	$ 1,341

[1] Consists of Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) mortgage-backed securities.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (in thousands)

	Net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities			Pension and postretirement benefits			Total accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
BALANCE, JUNE 30, 2014	$	(19	)	$	(8,295	)	$	(8,314	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification:
Net unrealized gains	28			—			28
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income to net income:
Amortization - pension and postretirement benefits	—			757			757
Net current period other comprehensive income	28			757			785
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014	$	9		$	(7,538	)	$	(7,529	)
BALANCE, JUNE 30, 2015	$	13		$	(15,336	)	$	(15,323	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification:
Net unrealized gains	17			—			17
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income to net income:
Amortization - pension and postretirement benefits	—			726			726
Net current period other comprehensive income	17			726			743
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015	$	30		$	(14,610	)	$	(14,580	)

	Net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities			Pension and postretirement benefits			Total accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2013	$	(121	)	$	(8,921	)	$	(9,042	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification:
Net unrealized gains	130			—			130
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income to net income:
Amortization - pension and postretirement benefits	—			1,383			1,383
Net current period other comprehensive income	130			1,383			1,513
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014	$	9		$	(7,538	)	$	(7,529	)
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2014	$	(24	)	$	(16,572	)	$	(16,596	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification:
Net unrealized gains	54			—			54
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income to net income:
Amortization - pension and postretirement benefits	—			1,962			1,962
Net current period other comprehensive income	54			1,962			2,016
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015	$	30		$	(14,610	)	$	(14,580	)

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Deposits Deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Deposits [Abstract]
Interest bearing, demand and overnight	$ 652,122		$ 652,122		$ 624,446
Interest bearing, term	95,900		95,900		99,600
Interest bearing, other	7,302		7,302		5,592
Total interest-bearing	755,324		755,324		729,638
Non-interest bearing, other	327		327		298
Total non-interest bearing	327		327		298
Total deposits	$ 755,651		$ 755,651		$ 729,936
Weighted Average Rate Interest Bearing Deposits	0.04%	0.03%	0.04%	0.03%

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Notional Amount of Derivatives		Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	5,817,628	$	20,409		$	140,758
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	6,398,000		3,421			5,265
Forward rate agreements	166,000		—			1,137
Mortgage delivery commitments	160,810		1,253			—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	6,724,810		4,674			6,402
Total derivatives before netting and collateral adjustments	$	12,542,438	25,083			147,160
Netting adjustments and cash collateral (1)			284			(105,762		)
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities			$	25,367		$	41,398
	December 31, 2014
	Notional Amount of Derivatives		Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	4,301,547	$	19,826		$	138,150
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	4,635,000		900			6,559
Forward rate agreements	439,000		6			4,924
Mortgage delivery commitments	451,292		3,799			1
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,525,292		4,705			11,484
Total derivatives before netting and collateral adjustments	$	9,826,839	24,531			149,634
Netting adjustments and cash collateral (1)			(9,832		)	(85,867		)
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities			$	14,699		$	63,767

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same clearing agent and/or counterparty. Cash collateral posted and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $107,465 and $78,755 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Cash collateral received and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $1,420 and $2,720 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

Net Gains on Derivatives and Hedging Activities (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Derivatives and hedged items in fair value hedging relationships:
Interest rate swaps	$	388		$	555
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Economic hedges:
Interest rate swaps	1,603			(335		)
Forward rate agreements	(5,411		)	(1,678		)
Net interest settlements	1,296			202
Mortgage delivery commitments	7,516			1,345
Total net gains (losses) related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,004			(466		)
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	$	5,392		$	89
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Derivatives and hedged items in fair value hedging relationships:
Interest rate swaps	$	2,350		$	1,708
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Economic hedges:
Interest rate swaps	4,009			673
Forward rate agreements	(3,670		)	(7,759		)
Net interest settlements	5,661			132
Mortgage delivery commitments	4,625			7,584
Total net gains related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	10,625			630
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	$	12,975		$	2,338

Schedule of Derivative Instruments By Type, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

Effect of Fair Value Hedge-Related Derivative Instruments (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
2015	Gain/(Loss) on Derivative			Gain/(Loss) on Hedged Item			Net Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness			Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income(1)
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	(26,128	)	$	26,327		$	199		$	(21,719	)
Consolidated Bonds	1,715			(1,526		)	189			5,291
Total	$	(24,413	)	$	24,801		$	388		$	(16,428	)
2014
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	30,709		$	(29,829	)	$	880		$	(22,705	)
Consolidated Bonds	(5,390		)	5,065			(325		)	4,476
Total	$	25,319		$	(24,764	)	$	555		$	(18,229	)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015	Gain/(Loss) on Derivative			Gain/(Loss) on Hedged Item			Net Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness			Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income(1)
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	(4,694	)	$	6,798		$	2,104		$	(62,980	)
Consolidated Bonds	(1,451		)	1,697			246			14,907
Total	$	(6,145	)	$	8,495		$	2,350		$	(48,073	)
2014
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	61,036		$	(59,401	)	$	1,635		$	(69,088	)
Consolidated Bonds	(12,777		)	12,850			73			13,957
Total	$	48,259		$	(46,551	)	$	1,708		$	(55,131	)

(1) The net effect of derivatives, in fair value hedge relationships, on net interest income is included in the interest income or interest expense line item of the respective hedged item type. These amounts include the effect of net interest settlements attributable to designated fair value hedges but do not include (in thousands) $(872) and $(677) of (amortization)/accretion related to fair value hedging activities for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014 and (in thousands) $(2,580) and $(2,564) for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Derivative Liabilities (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities			Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities
Derivative instruments meeting netting requirements:
Gross recognized amount:
Uncleared derivatives	$	13,948		$	114,705		$	19,585		$	141,352
Cleared derivatives	9,882			31,318			1,141			3,357
Total gross recognized amount	23,830			146,023			20,726			144,709
Gross amounts of netting adjustments and cash collateral:
Uncleared derivatives	(13,948		)	(74,444		)	(19,544		)	(82,510		)
Cleared derivatives	14,232			(31,318		)	9,712			(3,357		)
Total gross amounts of netting adjustments and cash collateral	284			(105,762		)	(9,832		)	(85,867		)
Net amounts after netting adjustments and cash collateral:
Uncleared derivatives	—			40,261			41			58,842
Cleared derivatives	24,114			—			10,853			—
Total net amounts after netting adjustments and cash collateral	24,114			40,261			10,894			58,842
Derivative instruments not meeting netting requirements (1):
Uncleared derivatives	1,253			1,137			3,805			4,925
Total derivative instruments not meeting netting requirements (1)	1,253			1,137			3,805			4,925
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities:
Uncleared derivatives	1,253			41,398			3,846			63,767
Cleared derivatives	24,114			—			10,853			—
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities	$	25,367		$	41,398		$	14,699		$	63,767

(1) Represents mortgage delivery commitments and forward rate agreements that are not subject to an enforceable netting agreement.

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Available-for-Sale Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 1,000,000	$ 1,350,001
Available For Sale Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gain Accumulated In Investments	30	3
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	(27)
Available-for-sale securities	1,000,030	1,349,977
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Rolling Twelve Months, Amortized Cost Basis	1,000,000	1,350,001
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Rolling Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,000,030	1,349,977
Fixed-rate [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	1,000,000	1,350,001
Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	1,000,000	1,350,001
Available For Sale Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gain Accumulated In Investments	30	3
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	(27)
Available-for-sale securities	$ 1,000,030	$ 1,349,977

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Allowance for Credit Losses Rollforward of LRA (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Change in Lender Risk Account Balance [Roll Forward]
Lender Risk Account, Beginning Balance	$ 129,213
Lender Risk Account, Additions	29,723
Lender Risk Account, Claims	(1,323)
Lender Risk Account, Distributions	(1,487)
Lender Risk Account, Ending Balance	$ 156,126

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Advances (Advances by Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Put/Convert Date for Putable/Convertible Advances) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Advances [Abstract]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Put Date, Due within One Year of Balance Sheet Date	$ 27,686,898	$ 15,753,030
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Put Date, Due From One To Two Years of Balance Sheet Date	14,392,620	14,663,847
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Put Date, Due From Two To Three Years of Balance Sheet Date	14,994,138	12,115,860
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Put Date, Due From Three To Four Years of Balance Sheet Date	10,396,740	13,649,722
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Put Date, Due From Four To Five Years of Balance Sheet Date	6,462,680	10,715,119
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Put Date, Due After Five Years of Balance Sheet Date	3,270,450	3,400,929
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total	$ 77,203,526	$ 70,298,507

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Transactions with Other FHLBanks (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Other FHLBanks [Member]

Schedule of Other Transactions [Line Items]

Schedule of Other Transactions by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

Lending and Borrowing Between the FHLB and Other FHLBanks (in thousands)

	Average Daily Balances for the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014
Loans to other FHLBanks	$	—	$	586
Borrowings from other FHLBanks	—		—

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting [Text Block]

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying interim financial statements of the FHLB have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make assumptions and estimates. These assumptions and estimates affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of income and expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The interim financial statements presented are unaudited, but they include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for such periods. These financial statements do not include all disclosures associated with annual financial statements and accordingly should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes included in the FHLB's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Results for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year.

The FHLB presents certain financial instruments, including derivative instruments and securities purchased under agreements to resell, on a net basis when it has a legal right of offset and all other requirements for netting are met (collectively referred to as the netting requirements). For these instruments, the FHLB has elected to offset its asset and liability positions, as well as cash collateral received or pledged, when it has met the netting requirements. The FHLB did not have any offsetting liabilities related to its securities purchased under agreements to resell for the periods presented.

The net exposure for these financial instruments can change on a daily basis; therefore, there may be a delay between the time this exposure change is identified and additional collateral is requested, and the time this collateral is received or pledged. Likewise, there may be a delay for excess collateral to be returned. For derivative instruments that meet the requirements for netting, any excess cash collateral received or pledged is recognized as a derivative liability or derivative asset. Additional information regarding these agreements is provided in Note 10. Based on the fair value of the related collateral held, the securities purchased under agreements to resell were fully collateralized for the periods presented. For more information about the FHLB's investments in securities purchased under agreements to resell, see “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the FHLB's 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The FHLB has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure through the issuance of these financial statements and believes there have been no material subsequent events requiring additional disclosure or recognition in these financial statements.

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Advances (Advances by Interest Rate Payment Terms) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Advances [Abstract]
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturities by Interest Rate Type, Fixed Rate	[1]	$ 27,325,281	$ 17,945,050
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturities by Interest Rate Type, Floating Rate	[1]	49,878,245	52,353,457
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total		$ 77,203,526	$ 70,298,507

[1] Payment terms based on current interest rate terms, which reflect any option exercises or rate conversions that have occurred subsequent to the related Advance issuance.

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Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Net Periodic Benefit Cost (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Defined Benefit Retirement Plan				Postretirement Benefits Plan
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	186	$	178	$	19	$	9
Interest cost	321		380		51		28
Amortization of net loss	710		757		16		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,217	$	1,315	$	86	$	37
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Defined Benefit Retirement Plan				Postretirement Benefits Plan
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	501	$	393	$	56	$	25
Interest cost	917		926		152		85
Amortization of net loss	1,912		1,383		50		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,330	$	2,702	$	258	$	110

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Transactions with Stockholders

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Transactions with Stockholders [Abstract]

Transactions with Stockholders [Text Block]

Transactions with Stockholders

Transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions. In the ordinary course of its business, the FHLB may provide products and services to members whose officers or directors serve as directors of the FHLB (Directors' Financial Institutions). Finance Agency regulations require that transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions be made on the same terms as those with any other member. The following table reflects balances with Directors' Financial Institutions for the items indicated below. The FHLB had no mortgage-backed securities or derivatives transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

Table 21.1 - Transactions with Directors' Financial Institutions (dollars in millions)

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Balance		% of Total(1)		Balance		% of Total (1)
Advances	$	3,358	4.3	%	$	2,929	4.2	%
MPP	180		2.3		154		2.3
Regulatory capital stock	232		5.2		225		5.2

(1) Percentage of total principal (Advances), unpaid principal balance (MPP), and regulatory capital stock.

Concentrations. The following table shows regulatory capital stock balances, outstanding Advance principal balances, and unpaid principal balances of mortgage loans held for portfolio at the dates indicated to stockholders holding five percent or more of regulatory capital stock and include any known affiliates that are members of the FHLB.

Table 21.2 - Stockholders Holding Five Percent or more of Regulatory Capital Stock (dollars in millions)

	Regulatory Capital Stock				Advance		MPP Unpaid
September 30, 2015	Balance		% of Total		Principal		Principal Balance
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	1,533	34	%	$	37,300	$	—
U.S. Bank, N.A.	475		11		9,253		34
Fifth Third Bank	248		6		3,470		3

	Regulatory Capital Stock				Advance		MPP Unpaid
December 31, 2014	Balance		% of Total		Principal		Principal Balance
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	1,533	35	%	$	41,300	$	—
U.S. Bank, N.A.	475		11		8,338		38
Fifth Third Bank	248		6		24		3

Nonmember Affiliates. The FHLB has relationships with three nonmember affiliates, the Kentucky Housing Corporation, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and the Tennessee Housing Development Agency. The FHLB had no investments in or borrowings to any of these nonmember affiliates at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014. The FHLB has executed standby bond purchase agreements with one state housing authority whereby the FHLB, for a fee, agrees as a liquidity provider if required, to purchase and hold the authority's bonds until the designated marketing agent can find a suitable investor or the housing authority repurchases the bond according to a schedule established by the standby agreement. During the first nine months of 2015 and 2014, the FHLB was not required to purchase any bonds under these agreements.

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Transactions with Other FHLBanks

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Transactions with Other FHLBanks [Abstract]

Transactions with Other FHLBanks [Text Block]

Transactions with Other FHLBanks

The FHLB notes all transactions with other FHLBanks on the face of its financial statements. Occasionally, the FHLB loans short-term funds to and borrows short-term funds from other FHLBanks. These loans and borrowings are transacted at then current market rates when traded. There were no such loans or borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014. The following table details the average daily balance of lending and borrowing between the FHLB and other FHLBanks for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014.

Table 20.1 - Lending and Borrowing Between the FHLB and Other FHLBanks (in thousands)

	Average Daily Balances for the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014
Loans to other FHLBanks	$	—	$	586
Borrowings from other FHLBanks	—		—

In addition, the FHLB may, from time to time, assume the outstanding primary liability for Consolidated Obligations of another FHLBank (at then current market rates on the day when the transfer is traded) rather than issuing new debt for which the FHLB is the primary obligor. The FHLB then becomes the primary obligor on the transferred debt. There were no Consolidated Obligations transferred to the FHLB during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 or 2014. The FHLB had no Consolidated Obligations transferred to other FHLBanks during these periods.

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Held-to-Maturity Securities (Contractual Maturity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities	[1]	$ 15,087,225	$ 14,712,271
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value		15,219,796	14,794,326
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment	[2],[3]	15,087,225	14,712,271
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value		15,219,796	14,794,326
Other Than Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, within One Year Amortized Cost	[2]	32,672	26,099
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, within One Year, Net Carrying Amount		32,672	26,099
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, within One Year, Fair Value		32,680	26,099
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	[2]	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, after One Through Five Years, Net Carrying Amount		0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Rolling Year Two Through Five, Fair Value		0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	[2]	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, after Five Through Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount		0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Rolling Year Six Through Ten, Fair Value		0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years Amortized Cost	[2]	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, after Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount		0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Rolling after Ten Years, Fair Value		0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities		32,672	26,099
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value		32,680	26,099
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment	[2],[3]	32,672	26,099
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value		32,680	26,099
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities	[4]	15,054,553	14,686,172
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	[4]	15,187,116	14,768,227
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment	[2],[3],[4]	15,054,553	14,686,172
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	[4]	$ 15,187,116	$ 14,768,227

[1] Fair values: $15,219,796 and $14,794,326 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

[2] Carrying value equals amortized cost.

[3] Carrying value equals amortized cost.

[4] Mortgage-backed securities are not presented by contractual maturity because their expected maturities will likely differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment fees.

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Financial Performance by Operating Segment (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Traditional Member Finance		MPP			Total
2015
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	$	63,021	$	14,001		$	77,022
Non-interest income	7,268		2,106			9,374
Non-interest expense	16,115		2,705			18,820
Income before assessments	54,174		13,402			67,576
Affordable Housing Program assessments	5,484		1,340			6,824
Net income	$	48,690	$	12,062		$	60,752
Average assets	$	96,494,208	$	7,883,779		$	104,377,987
Total assets	$	102,611,201	$	8,040,520		$	110,651,721
2014
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	$	57,837	$	25,286		$	83,123
Non-interest income (loss)	4,114		(333		)	3,781
Non-interest expense	14,915		2,503			17,418
Income before assessments	47,036		22,450			69,486
Affordable Housing Program assessments	4,816		2,245			7,061
Net income	$	42,220	$	20,205		$	62,425
Average assets	$	92,409,851	$	6,814,389		$	99,224,240
Total assets	$	93,037,422	$	6,929,180		$	99,966,602

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Traditional Member Finance		MPP			Total
2015
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	$	185,527	$	53,713		$	239,240
Non-interest income	22,083		957			23,040
Non-interest expense	47,828		7,710			55,538
Income before assessments	159,782		46,960			206,742
Affordable Housing Program assessments	16,171		4,695			20,866
Net income	$	143,611	$	42,265		$	185,876
Average assets	$	95,206,839	$	7,507,369		$	102,714,208
Total assets	$	102,611,201	$	8,040,520		$	110,651,721
2014
Net interest income	$	173,902	$	63,169		$	237,071
Reversal for credit losses	—		(900		)	(900		)
Net interest income after reversal for credit losses	173,902		64,069			237,971
Non-interest income (loss)	14,022		(173		)	13,849
Non-interest expense	44,252		6,927			51,179
Income before assessments	143,672		56,969			200,641
Affordable Housing Program assessments	14,715		5,697			20,412
Net income	$	128,957	$	51,272		$	180,229
Average assets	$	94,195,690	$	6,764,233		$	100,959,923
Total assets	$	93,037,422	$	6,929,180		$	99,966,602

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

Finance, Loan and Lease Receivables, Held-for-investment, Allowance and Nonperforming Loans, Nonperforming Loans Policy [Policy Text Block]

MortgageLoans Held for Portfolio- FHA

The FHLB invests in fixed-rate mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties insured by the FHA. The FHLB expects to recover any losses from such loans from the FHA. Any losses from these loans that are not recovered from the FHA would be due to a claim rejection by the FHA and, as such, would be recoverable from the selling participating financial institutions. Therefore, the FHLB only has credit risk for these loans if the seller or servicer fails to pay for losses not covered by the FHA insurance. As a result, the FHLB did not establish an allowance for credit losses on its FHA insured mortgage loans. Furthermore, due to the insurance, none of these mortgage loans have been placed on non-accrual status.

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio - Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program (MPP)

The FHLB determines the allowance for conventional loans through analyses that include consideration of various data observations such as past performance, current performance, loan portfolio characteristics, collateral-related characteristics, industry data, and prevailing economic conditions. The measurement of the allowance for credit losses consists of: (1) collectively evaluating homogeneous pools of residential mortgage loans; (2) reviewing specifically identified loans for impairment; and (3) considering other relevant qualitative factors.

Collectively Evaluated Mortgage Loans. The credit risk analysis of conventional loans evaluated collectively for impairment considers historical delinquency migration, applies estimated loss severities, and incorporates the associated credit enhancements in order to determine the FHLB's best estimate of probable incurred losses at the reporting date. The FHLB performs the credit risk analysis of all conventional mortgage loans at the individual Master Commitment Contract level to properly determine the credit enhancements available to recover losses on loans under each individual Master Commitment Contract. The Master Commitment Contract is an agreement with a member in which the member agrees to make every attempt to sell a specific dollar amount of loans to the FHLB over a one-year period. Migration analysis is a methodology for determining, through the FHLB's experience over a historical period, the rate of default on loans. The FHLB applies migration analysis to loans based on payment status categories such as current, 30, 60, and 90 days past due. The FHLB then estimates, based on historical experience, how many loans in these categories may migrate to a loss realization event and applies a current loss severity to estimate losses. The estimated losses are then reduced by the probable cash flows resulting from available credit enhancements. Any credit enhancement cash flows that are projected and assessed as not probable of receipt do not reduce estimated losses.

Individually Evaluated Mortgage Loans. Conventional mortgage loans that are considered troubled debt restructurings are specifically identified for purposes of calculating the allowance for credit losses. The FHLB measures impairment of these specifically identified loans by either estimating the present value of expected cash flows, estimating the loan's observable market price, or estimating the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The FHLB removes specifically identified loans evaluated for impairment from the collectively evaluated mortgage loan population.

Qualitative Factors. The FHLB also assesses other qualitative factors in its estimation of loan losses for the collectively evaluated population. This amount represents a subjective management judgment, based on facts and circumstances that exist as of the reporting date, that is intended to cover other incurred losses that may not otherwise be captured in the methodology described above.

Loans and Leases Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring Policy [Policy Text Block]

A loan considered a troubled debt restructuring is individually evaluated for impairment when determining its related allowance for credit losses. Credit loss is measured by factoring in expected cash shortfalls as of the reporting date.

Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Types of Derivatives

The FHLB may enter into interest rate swaps (including callable and putable swaps), swaptions, interest rate cap and floor agreements, calls, puts, futures, and forward contracts to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates.

An interest rate swap is an agreement between two entities to exchange cash flows in the future. The agreement sets the dates on which the cash flows will be paid and the manner in which the cash flows will be calculated. One of the simplest forms of an interest rate swap involves the promise by one party to pay cash flows equivalent to the interest on a notional principal amount at a predetermined fixed rate for a given period of time. In return for this promise, this party receives cash flows equivalent to the interest on the same notional principal amount at a variable-rate index for the same period of time. The variable-rate transacted by the FHLB in its derivatives is LIBOR.

Application of Interest Rate Swaps

The FHLB may use derivatives as fair value hedges of associated financial instruments. However, because the FHLB uses interest rate swaps when they are considered to be the most cost-effective alternative to achieve the FHLB's financial and risk management objectives, it may enter into interest rate swaps that do not necessarily qualify for hedge accounting (economic hedges). The FHLB re-evaluates its hedging strategies from time to time and may change the hedging techniques it uses or adopt new strategies.

Derivatives, Methods of Accounting, Hedging Derivatives [Policy Text Block]

The FHLB documents at inception all relationships between derivatives designated as hedging instruments and the hedged items, its risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking various hedge transactions, and its method of assessing effectiveness. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges to assets and liabilities on the Statements of Condition.

Derivatives, Methods of Accounting, Hedge Effectiveness [Policy Text Block]

The FHLB also formally assesses (both at the hedge's inception and at least quarterly) whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions have been effective in offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged items and whether those derivatives may be expected to remain effective in future periods. The FHLB currently uses regression analyses to assess the effectiveness of its hedges.

Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

The FHLB has identified two primary operating segments based on its method of internal reporting: Traditional Member Finance and the MPP. These segments reflect the FHLB's two primary Mission Asset Activities and the manner in which they are managed from the perspective of development, resource allocation, product delivery, pricing, credit risk and operational administration. The segments identify the principal ways the FHLB provides services to member stockholders.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

The fair value amounts recorded on the Statements of Condition and presented in the related note disclosures have been determined by the FHLB using available market information and the FHLB's best judgment of appropriate valuation methods. The fair values reflect the FHLB's judgment of how a market participant would estimate the fair values.

Fair Value Transfer, Policy [Policy Text Block]

The FHLB reviews the fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of the valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of certain financial assets or liabilities. Such reclassifications are reported as transfers in/out at fair value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the changes occur.

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Trading Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]

Trading Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) [Table Text Block]

Trading Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

Fair Value	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family mortgage-backed securities (1)	$	1,206	$	1,341
Total	$	1,206	$	1,341

(1) Consists of Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) mortgage-backed securities.

Trading Securities [Member]

Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]

Gain (Loss) on Investments [Table Text Block]

Net Losses on Trading Securities (in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Net losses on trading securities held at period end	$	(9	)	$	(6	)
Net losses on trading securities	$	(9	)	$	(6	)

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Background Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Background Information [Abstract]

Nature of Operations [Text Block]

Background Information

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (the FHLB), a federally chartered corporation, is one of 11 District Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). The FHLBanks serve the public by enhancing the availability of credit for residential mortgages and targeted community development. The FHLB is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (Finance Agency).

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Available-for-Sale Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Available-for-Sale Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Certificates of deposit	$	1,000,000	$	30	$	—		$	1,000,030
Total	$	1,000,000	$	30	$	—		$	1,000,030
	December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Certificates of deposit	$	1,350,001	$	3	$	(27	)	$	1,349,977
Total	$	1,350,001	$	3	$	(27	)	$	1,349,977

Available-for-sale Securities [Member]

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

Available-for-Sale Securities by Contractual Maturity (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
Year of Maturity	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	1,000,000	$	1,000,030	$	1,350,001	$	1,349,977

Schedule of Interest Rate Payment Terms For Investments [Table Text Block]

Interest Rate Payment Terms of Available-for-Sale Securities (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Amortized cost of available-for-sale securities:
Fixed-rate	$	1,000,000	$	1,350,001

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Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Service Cost	$ 186	$ 178	$ 501	$ 393
Defined Benefit Plan, Interest Cost	321	380	917	926
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of net loss	710	757	1,912	1,383
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost	1,217	1,315	3,330	2,702
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Service Cost	19	9	56	25
Defined Benefit Plan, Interest Cost	51	28	152	85
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of net loss	16	0	50	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$ 86	$ 37	$ 258	$ 110

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Affordable Housing Program (AHP) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Affordable Housing Program (AHP) [Abstract]

Schedule of Activity in Affordable Housing Program Obligation [Table Text Block]

Analysis of AHP Liability (in thousands)

Balance at December 31, 2014	$	98,103
Assessments (current year additions)	20,866
Subsidy uses, net	(14,837		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	104,132

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Held-to-Maturity Securities (Major Security Types) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment	[1],[2]	$ 15,087,225	$ 14,712,271
Held-to-maturity Securities	[3]	15,087,225	14,712,271
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain		193,494	201,891
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss		(60,923)	(119,836)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value		15,219,796	14,794,326
US Government-sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment	[2],[4]	32,672	26,099
Held-to-maturity Securities	[4]	32,672	26,099
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	[4]	8	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	[4]	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	[4]	32,680	26,099
Other Than Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment	[1],[2]	32,672	26,099
Held-to-maturity Securities		32,672	26,099
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain		8	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss		0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value		32,680	26,099
Single Family, Mortgage-backed Securities, Other US Obligations [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment	[2],[5]	4,044,562	2,038,960
Held-to-maturity Securities	[5]	4,044,562	2,038,960
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	[5]	19,025	10,021
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	[5]	(3,148)	(1,017)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	[5]	4,060,439	2,047,964
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment	[1],[2],[6]	15,054,553	14,686,172
Held-to-maturity Securities	[6]	15,054,553	14,686,172
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain		193,486	201,891
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss		(60,923)	(119,836)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	[6]	15,187,116	14,768,227
Single Family [Member] | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost before Other than Temporary Impairment	[2],[7]	11,009,991	12,647,212
Held-to-maturity Securities	[7]	11,009,991	12,647,212
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	[7]	174,461	191,870
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	[7]	(57,775)	(118,819)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	[7]	$ 11,126,677	$ 12,720,263

[1] Carrying value equals amortized cost.

[2] Carrying value equals amortized cost.

[3] Fair values: $15,219,796 and $14,794,326 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

[4] Consists of debt securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the support of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

[5] Consists of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities and/or mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the U.S. government.

[6] Mortgage-backed securities are not presented by contractual maturity because their expected maturities will likely differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment fees.

[7] Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the support of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities Derivatives in Statement of Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness, Net	$ 388	$ 555	$ 2,350	$ 1,708
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,004	(466)	10,625	630
Net gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities	5,392	89	12,975	2,338
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness, Net	388	555	2,350	1,708
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	1,603	(335)	4,009	673
Forward Contracts [Member] | Mortgages [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	7,516	1,345	4,625	7,584
Forward Contracts [Member] | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	(5,411)	(1,678)	(3,670)	(7,759)
Net Interest Settlements [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	$ 1,296	$ 202	$ 5,661	$ 132

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Statements of Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks		$ 971,159	$ 3,109,970
Interest-bearing deposits		153	119
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		2,724,000	3,343,000
Federal funds sold		5,390,000	6,600,000
Investment securities:
Trading securities		1,206	1,341
Available-for-sale securities		1,000,030	1,349,977
Held-to-maturity securities (includes $0 and $0 pledged as collateral at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, that may be repledged)	[1]	15,087,225	14,712,271
Total investment securities		16,088,461	16,063,589
Advances (includes $15,214 and $15,042 at fair value under fair value option at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)		77,320,323	70,405,616
Mortgage loans held for portfolio:
Mortgage loans held for portfolio		8,014,462	6,989,602
Less: allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans		1,715	4,919
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		8,012,747	6,984,683
Accrued interest receivable		90,158	81,384
Premises, software, and equipment, net		10,494	11,282
Derivative assets		25,367	14,699
Other assets		18,859	26,077
TOTAL ASSETS		110,651,721	106,640,419
LIABILITIES
Deposits		755,651	729,936
Consolidated Obligations, net:
Discount Notes		60,086,261	41,232,127
Bonds (includes $5,757,546 and $4,209,640 at fair value under fair value option at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)		44,142,498	59,216,557
Total Consolidated Obligations, net		104,228,759	100,448,684
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock		59,088	62,963
Accrued interest payable		126,037	114,781
Affordable Housing Program payable		104,132	98,103
Derivative liabilities		41,398	63,767
Other liabilities		209,382	183,177
Total liabilities		$ 105,524,447	$ 101,701,411
Commitments and contingencies
CAPITAL
Capital stock Class B putable ($100 par value); issued and outstanding shares: 43,952 shares at September 30, 2015 and 42,665 shares at December 31, 2014		$ 4,395,176	$ 4,266,543
Retained earnings:
Unrestricted		549,809	529,367
Restricted		196,869	159,694
Total retained earnings		746,678	689,061
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(14,580)	(16,596)
Total capital		5,127,274	4,939,008
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL		$ 110,651,721	$ 106,640,419

[1] Fair values: $15,219,796 and $14,794,326 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

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Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

Fair Value Summary (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
			Fair Value
Financial Instruments	Carrying Value		Total			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Netting Adjustments and Cash Collateral (1)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	971,159	$	971,159		$	971,159	$	—		$	—	$	—
Interest-bearing deposits	153		153			—		153			—		—
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	2,724,000		2,724,000			—		2,724,000			—		—
Federal funds sold	5,390,000		5,390,000			—		5,390,000			—		—
Trading securities	1,206		1,206			—		1,206			—		—
Available-for-sale securities	1,000,030		1,000,030			—		1,000,030			—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	15,087,225		15,219,796			—		15,219,796			—		—
Advances (2)	77,320,323		77,275,431			—		77,275,431			—		—
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	8,012,747		8,219,117			—		8,187,031			32,086		—
Accrued interest receivable	90,158		90,158			—		90,158			—		—
Derivative assets	25,367		25,367			—		25,083			—		284
Liabilities:
Deposits	755,651		755,638			—		755,638			—		—
Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	60,086,261		60,080,868			—		60,080,868			—		—
Bonds (3)	44,142,498		44,632,920			—		44,632,920			—		—
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	59,088		59,088			59,088		—			—		—
Accrued interest payable	126,037		126,037			—		126,037			—		—
Derivative liabilities	41,398		41,398			—		147,160			—		(105,762		)
Other:
Commitments to extend credit for Advances	—		(14		)	—		(14		)	—		—
Standby bond purchase agreements	—		756			—		756			—		—

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

(2) Includes (in thousands) $15,214 of Advances recorded under the fair value option at September 30, 2015.

(3) Includes (in thousands) $5,757,546 of Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option at September 30, 2015.

	December 31, 2014
			Fair Value
Financial Instruments	Carrying Value		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustments and Cash Collateral (1)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	3,109,970	$	3,109,970	$	3,109,970	$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest-bearing deposits	119		119		—		119		—		—
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	3,343,000		3,343,002		—		3,343,002		—		—
Federal funds sold	6,600,000		6,600,000		—		6,600,000		—		—
Trading securities	1,341		1,341		—		1,341		—		—
Available-for-sale securities	1,349,977		1,349,977		—		1,349,977		—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	14,712,271		14,794,326		—		14,794,326		—		—
Advances (2)	70,405,616		70,279,438		—		70,279,438		—		—
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	6,984,683		7,219,198		—		7,178,047		41,151		—
Accrued interest receivable	81,384		81,384		—		81,384		—		—
Derivative assets	14,699		14,699		—		24,531		—		(9,832		)
Liabilities:
Deposits	729,936		729,782		—		729,782		—		—
Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	41,232,127		41,224,739		—		41,224,739		—		—
Bonds (3)	59,216,557		59,496,247		—		59,496,247		—		—
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	62,963		62,963		62,963		—		—		—
Accrued interest payable	114,781		114,781		—		114,781		—		—
Derivative liabilities	63,767		63,767		—		149,634		—		(85,867		)
Other:
Standby bond purchase agreements	—		1,381		—		1,381		—		—

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

(2) Includes (in thousands) $15,042 of Advances recorded under the fair value option at December 31, 2014.

(3) Includes (in thousands) $4,209,640 of Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option at December 31, 2014.

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

Fair Value Measurements (in thousands)

	Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral (1)
Recurring fair value measurements - Assets
Trading securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family mortgage-backed securities	$	1,206	$	—	$	1,206	$	—	$	—
Available-for-sale securities:
Certificates of deposit	1,000,030		—		1,000,030		—		—
Advances	15,214		—		15,214		—		—
Derivative assets:
Interest rate swaps	24,114		—		23,830		—		284
Mortgage delivery commitments	1,253		—		1,253		—		—
Total derivative assets	25,367		—		25,083		—		284
Total assets at fair value	$	1,041,817	$	—	$	1,041,533	$	—	$	284
Recurring fair value measurements - Liabilities
Consolidated Obligation Bonds	$	5,757,546	$	—	$	5,757,546	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	40,261		—		146,023		—		(105,762		)
Forward rate agreement	1,137		—		1,137		—		—
Total derivative liabilities	41,398		—		147,160		—		(105,762		)
Total liabilities at fair value	$	5,798,944	$	—	$	5,904,706	$	—	$	(105,762	)
Nonrecurring fair value measurements - Assets (2)
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	$	6,396	$	—	$	—	$	6,396

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

(2) The fair value information presented is as of the date the fair value adjustment was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral (1)
Recurring fair value measurements - Assets
Trading securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family mortgage-backed securities	$	1,341	$	—	$	1,341	$	—	$	—
Available-for-sale securities:
Certificates of deposit	1,349,977		—		1,349,977		—		—
Advances	15,042		—		15,042		—		—
Derivative assets:
Interest rate swaps	10,894		—		20,726		—		(9,832		)
Forward rate agreements	6		—		6		—		—
Mortgage delivery commitments	3,799		—		3,799		—		—
Total derivative assets	14,699		—		24,531		—		(9,832		)
Total assets at fair value	$	1,381,059	$	—	$	1,390,891	$	—	$	(9,832	)
Recurring fair value measurements - Liabilities
Consolidated Obligation Bonds	$	4,209,640	$	—	$	4,209,640	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	58,842		—		144,709		—		(85,867		)
Forward rate agreements	4,924		—		4,924		—		—
Mortgage delivery commitments	1		—		1		—		—
Total derivative liabilities	63,767		—		149,634		—		(85,867		)
Total liabilities at fair value	$	4,273,407	$	—	$	4,359,274	$	—	$	(85,867	)

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Fair Value Option - Financial Assets and Liabilities (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015						2014
	Advances			Consolidated Bonds			Advances			Consolidated Bonds
Balance at beginning of period	$	15,129		$	(5,623,179	)	$	—		$	(2,780,023	)
New transactions elected for fair value option	—			(2,045,000		)	10,000			(2,150,000		)
Maturities and terminations	—			1,910,000			—			1,250,000
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments held under fair value option	85			(186		)	(44		)	(115		)
Change in accrued interest	—			819			12			(191		)
Balance at end of period	$	15,214		$	(5,757,546	)	$	9,968		$	(3,680,329	)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015						2014
	Advances			Consolidated Bonds			Advances			Consolidated Bonds
Balance at beginning of period	$	15,042		$	(4,209,640	)	$	—		$	(4,018,370	)
New transactions elected for fair value option	—			(7,807,000		)	10,000			(4,915,000		)
Maturities and terminations	—			6,262,000			—			5,250,000
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments held under fair value option	173			(1,884		)	(44		)	1,165
Change in accrued interest	(1		)	(1,022		)	12			1,876
Balance at end of period	$	15,214		$	(5,757,546	)	$	9,968		$	(3,680,329	)

Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures, Change in Fair Value Included in Earnings [Table Text Block]

Changes in Fair Values for Items Measured at Fair Value Pursuant to the Election of the Fair Value Option (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015					2014
	Advances		Consolidated Bonds			Advances			Consolidated Bonds
Interest income (expense)	$	65	$	(3,256	)	$	19		$	(1,616	)
Net gains (losses) on changes in fair value under fair value option	85		(186		)	(44		)	(115		)
Total changes in fair value included in current period earnings	$	150	$	(3,442	)	$	(25	)	$	(1,731	)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015					2014
	Advances		Consolidated Bonds			Advances			Consolidated Bonds
Interest income (expense)	$	191	$	(10,977	)	$	19		$	(4,055	)
Net gains (losses) on changes in fair value under fair value option	173		(1,884		)	(44		)	1,165
Total changes in fair value included in current period earnings	$	364	$	(12,861	)	$	(25	)	$	(2,890	)

Fair Value Option, Quantitative Disclosure, Difference Between Aggregate Fair Value and Aggregate Remaining Contractual Principal Balance Outstanding [Table Text Block]

Aggregate Unpaid Balance and Aggregate Fair Value (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Fair Value		Aggregate Fair Value Over/(Under) Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Fair Value		Aggregate Fair Value Over/(Under) Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance
Advances (1)	$	15,000	$	15,214	$	214	$	15,000	$	15,042	$	42
Consolidated Bonds	5,755,000		5,757,546		2,546		4,210,000		4,209,640		(360		)

(1) At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, none of the Advances were 90 days or more past due or had been placed on non-accrual status.

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Statement of Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Retained Earnings, Unrestricted [Member]	Retained Earnings, Restricted [Member]	Retained Earnings, Total [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]
Shares, Issued beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2013		46,980
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 5,310,107	$ 4,697,985	$ 510,321	$ 110,843	$ 621,164	$ (9,042)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Proceeds from sale of capital stock, shares		483
Proceeds from sale of capital stock, par value	48,326	$ 48,326
Repurchase of capital stock, shares		(4,979)
Repurchase of capital stock, par value	(497,875)	$ (497,875)
Net shares reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock, shares		(171)
Net shares reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock, par value	(17,110)	$ (17,110)
Comprehensive Income	181,742		144,183	36,046	180,229	1,513
Cash dividends on capital stock	(133,800)		(133,800)		(133,800)
Shares, Issued ending balance at Sep. 30, 2014		42,313
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2014	4,891,390	$ 4,231,326	520,704	146,889	667,593	(7,529)
Shares, Issued beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014		42,665
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014	4,939,008	$ 4,266,543	529,367	159,694	689,061	(16,596)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Proceeds from sale of capital stock, shares		1,522
Proceeds from sale of capital stock, par value	152,164	$ 152,164
Net shares reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock, shares		(235)
Net shares reclassified to mandatorily redeemable capital stock, par value	(23,531)	$ (23,531)
Comprehensive Income	187,892		148,701	37,175	185,876	2,016
Cash dividends on capital stock	(128,259)		(128,259)		(128,259)
Shares, Issued ending balance at Sep. 30, 2015		43,952
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2015	$ 5,127,274	$ 4,395,176	$ 549,809	$ 196,869	$ 746,678	$ (14,580)

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Transactions with Stockholders (Concentrations) (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Banks	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value	$ 77,203,526	$ 70,298,507
JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association [Member] | Capital Stock Ownership By Third Party [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Regulatory Capital Stock, Value	$ 1,533,000	$ 1,533,000
Concentration Risk, Percentage	34.00%	35.00%
JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association [Member] | Advances to Members and Former Members [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value	$ 37,300,000	$ 41,300,000
JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association [Member] | Mortgage Purchase Program [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Mortgage Purchase Program, Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
U.S. Bank, N.A. [Member] | Capital Stock Ownership By Third Party [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Regulatory Capital Stock, Value	$ 475,000	$ 475,000
Concentration Risk, Percentage	11.00%	11.00%
U.S. Bank, N.A. [Member] | Advances to Members and Former Members [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value	$ 9,253,000	$ 8,338,000
U.S. Bank, N.A. [Member] | Mortgage Purchase Program [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Mortgage Purchase Program, Unpaid Principal Balance	34,000	38,000
Fifth Third Bank [Member] | Capital Stock Ownership By Third Party [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Regulatory Capital Stock, Value	$ 248,000	$ 248,000
Concentration Risk, Percentage	6.00%	6.00%
Fifth Third Bank [Member] | Advances to Members and Former Members [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value	$ 3,470,000	$ 24,000
Fifth Third Bank [Member] | Mortgage Purchase Program [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Mortgage Purchase Program, Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 3,000	$ 3,000
Kentucky Housing Corporation, Ohio Housing Finance Agency, Tennessee Housing Development Agency [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of Relationships With Non Member Affiliates | Banks	3

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Advances (Advance Redemption Terms) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Advances [Abstract]
Due in 1 year or less		$ 26,158,998	$ 14,139,630
Due after 1 year through 2 years		15,086,020	14,810,847
Due after 2 years through 3 years		15,549,138	12,829,760
Due after 3 years through 4 years		10,506,240	14,222,722
Due after 4 years through 5 years		6,462,680	10,724,619
Thereafter		3,440,450	3,570,929
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total		77,203,526	70,298,507
Commitment Fees on Advances		(673)	(699)
Discount on Affordable Housing Program Advances		(10,043)	(12,110)
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Premium		2,824	3,058
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Discount		(9,132)	(12,572)
Hedging adjustments		133,607	129,390
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Valuation Adjustments under Fair Value Option	[1]	214	42
Advances		$ 77,320,323	$ 70,405,616
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Weighted Average Interest Rate of Amounts Maturing Within One Year of Balance Sheet Date		0.36%	0.40%
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Weighted Average Interest Rate of Amounts Maturing From One To Two Years of Balance Sheet Date		0.79%	0.54%
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Weighted Average Interest Rate of Amounts Maturing From Two To Three Years of Balance Sheet Date		0.66%	0.69%
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Weighted Average Interest Rate of Amounts Maturing From Three To Four Years of Balance Sheet Date		0.65%	0.60%
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Weighted Average Interest Rate of Amounts Maturing From Four To Five Years of Balance Sheet Date		0.75%	0.54%
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Weighted Average Interest Rate of Amounts Maturing After Five Years of Balance Sheet Date		1.66%	1.51%
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Weighted Average Interest Rate As Of Balance Sheet Date		0.63%	0.60%

[1] At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, none of the Advances were 90 days or more past due or had been placed on non-accrual status.

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Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Abstract]

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio [Table Text Block]

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Unpaid principal balance:
Fixed rate medium-term single-family mortgage loans (1)	$	1,505,964		$	1,393,525
Fixed rate long-term single-family mortgage loans	6,283,218			5,402,479
Total unpaid principal balance	7,789,182			6,796,004
Premiums	206,921			179,540
Discounts	(2,131		)	(2,460		)
Hedging basis adjustments (2)	20,490			16,518
Total mortgage loans held for portfolio	$	8,014,462		$	6,989,602

(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/Guarantee Type (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Unpaid principal balance:
Conventional mortgage loans	$	7,285,491	$	6,203,318
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage loans	503,691		592,686
Total unpaid principal balance	$	7,789,182	$	6,796,004

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

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

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
	Principal		% of Total			Principal		% of Total
Union Savings Bank	$	2,264	29	%	Union Savings Bank	$	1,593	23	%
PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	894		11		PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	1,074		16
Guardian Savings Bank FSB	648		8		Guardian Savings Bank FSB	406		6

(1) Former member.

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Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Union Savings Bank [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balances Greater Than Five Percent of Total		$ 2,264	$ 1,593
Percent of Total		29.00%	23.00%
PNC Bank, N.A. [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balances Greater Than Five Percent of Total	[1]	$ 894	$ 1,074
Percent of Total	[1]	11.00%	16.00%
Guardian Saving Bank FSB [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balances Greater Than Five Percent of Total		$ 648	$ 406
Percent of Total		8.00%	6.00%

[1] Former member.

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Capital

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Capital [Abstract]

Capital [Text Block]

Capital

Table 14.1 - Capital Requirements (dollars in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Minimum Requirement			Actual			Minimum Requirement			Actual
Risk-based capital	$	531,867		$	5,200,942		$	481,835		$	5,018,567
Capital-to-assets ratio (regulatory)	4.00		%	4.70		%	4.00		%	4.71		%
Regulatory capital	$	4,426,069		$	5,200,942		$	4,265,617		$	5,018,567
Leverage capital-to-assets ratio (regulatory)	5.00		%	7.05		%	5.00		%	7.06		%
Leverage capital	$	5,532,586		$	7,801,413		$	5,332,021		$	7,527,851

Restricted Retained Earnings. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 the FHLB had (in thousands) $196,869 and $159,694 in restricted retained earnings. These restricted retained earnings are not available to pay dividends but are available to absorb unexpected losses, if any, that the FHLB may experience.

Table 14.2 - Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock Roll Forward (in thousands)

Balance, December 31, 2014	$	62,963
Capital stock subject to mandatory redemption reclassified    from equity	23,531
Redemption (or other reduction) of mandatorily redeemable    capital stock	(27,406		)
Balance, September 30, 2015	$	59,088

Table 14.3 - Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock by Contractual Year of Redemption (in thousands)

Contractual Year of Redemption	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Year 1	$	—	$	130
Year 2	—		—
Year 3	45		—
Year 4	2,265		55
Year 5	3,101		2,278
Past contractual redemption date due to remaining activity (1)	53,677		60,500
Total	$	59,088	$	62,963

(1) Represents mandatorily redeemable capital stock that is past the end of the contractual redemption period because there is activity outstanding to which the mandatorily redeemable capital stock relates.

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Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Allowance for Credit Losses [Abstract]

Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

Rollforward of Allowance for Credit Losses on Conventional Mortgage Loans (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,701		$	5,441
Net recoveries (charge offs) (1)	14			(414		)
Reversal for credit losses	—			—
Balance, end of period	$	1,715		$	5,027
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Balance, beginning of period	$	4,919		$	7,233
Net charge offs (1)	(3,204		)	(1,306		)
Reversal for credit losses	—			(900		)
Balance, end of period	$	1,715		$	5,027

(1) On January 1, 2015, the FHLB adopted the charge off provisions of the Finance Agency's Advisory Bulletin 2012-02, which require the FHLB to charge off the estimated loss portion of loans 180 days or more past due and certain loans in which the borrower has filed for bankruptcy.

Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment by Impairment Methodology [Table Text Block]

Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment on Conventional Mortgage Loans by Impairment Methodology (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Allowance for credit losses, end of period:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,713	$	4,766
Individually evaluated for impairment	2		153
Total	$	1,715	$	4,919
Recorded investment, end of period:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	7,518,868	$	6,402,994
Individually evaluated for impairment	9,718		8,639
Total recorded investment	$	7,528,586	$	6,411,633

Changes in LRA [Table Text Block]

Changes in the LRA (in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015
LRA at beginning of year	$	129,213
Additions	29,723
Claims	(1,323		)
Scheduled distributions	(1,487		)
LRA at end of period	$	156,126

Past Due Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

Recorded Investment in Delinquent Mortgage Loans (dollars in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Conventional MPP Loans			FHA Loans			Total
Past due 30-59 days delinquent	$	43,183		$	33,621		$	76,804
Past due 60-89 days delinquent	8,090			8,421			16,511
Past due 90 days or more delinquent	32,016			17,001			49,017
Total past due	83,289			59,043			142,332
Total current mortgage loans	7,445,297			453,710			7,899,007
Total mortgage loans	$	7,528,586		$	512,753		$	8,041,339
Other delinquency statistics:
In process of foreclosure, included above (1)	$	24,130		$	7,784		$	31,914
Serious delinquency rate (2)	0.44		%	3.38		%	0.62		%
Past due 90 days or more still accruing interest (3)	$	25,986		$	17,001		$	42,987
Loans on non-accrual status, included above	$	7,096		$	—		$	7,096
	December 31, 2014
	Conventional MPP Loans			FHA Loans			Total
Past due 30-59 days delinquent	$	49,053		$	42,744		$	91,797
Past due 60-89 days delinquent	13,597			12,881			26,478
Past due 90 days or more delinquent	42,991			25,045			68,036
Total past due	105,641			80,670			186,311
Total current mortgage loans	6,305,992			522,042			6,828,034
Total mortgage loans	$	6,411,633		$	602,712		$	7,014,345
Other delinquency statistics:
In process of foreclosure, included above (1)	$	34,854		$	11,687		$	46,541
Serious delinquency rate (2)	0.68		%	4.27		%	0.99		%
Past due 90 days or more still accruing interest (3)	$	41,857		$	25,045		$	66,902
Loans on non-accrual status, included above	$	3,574		$	—		$	3,574

(1) Includes loans where the decision of foreclosure or a similar alternative such as pursuit of deed-in-lieu has been reported. Loans in process of foreclosure are included in past due or current loans dependent on their delinquency status.

(2) Loans that are 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure (including past due or current loans in the process of foreclosure) expressed as a percentage of the total loan portfolio class recorded investment amount.

(3) Each conventional loan past due 90 days or more still accruing interest is on a schedule/scheduled monthly settlement basis and contains one or more credit enhancements. Loans that are well secured and in the process of collection as a result of remaining credit enhancements and schedule/scheduled settlement are not placed on non-accrual status.

Individually Evaluated Impaired Loan Statistics by Product Class Level [Table Text Block]

Individually Evaluated Impaired Loan Statistics by Product Class Level (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
Conventional MPP loans	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
With no related allowance	$	9,626	$	9,432	$	—	$	5,297	$	5,165	$	—
With an allowance	92		89		2		3,342		3,293		153
Total	$	9,718	$	9,521	$	2	$	8,639	$	8,458	$	153

Impaired Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

Average Recorded Investment of Individually Evaluated Impaired Loans and Related Interest Income Recognized (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015				2014
Individually impaired loans	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Conventional MPP Loans	$	9,445	$	123	$	8,575	$	111
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015				2014
Individually impaired loans	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Conventional MPP Loans	$	8,758	$	342	$	8,096	$	315

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Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans

Qualified Defined Benefit Multi-employer Plan. The FHLB participates in the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions (Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan), a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan. Under the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan, contributions made by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers because assets contributed by an employer are not segregated in a separate account or restricted to provide benefits only to employees of that employer. Also, in the event a participating employer is unable to meet its contribution requirements, the required contributions for the other participating employers could increase proportionately. The Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan covers substantially all officers and employees of the FHLB who meet certain eligibility requirements. Contributions to the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan charged to compensation and benefit expense were $1,500,000 and $1,504,000 in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $4,478,000 and $4,562,000 in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Qualified Defined Contribution Plan. The FHLB also participates in the Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions, a tax-qualified, defined contribution pension plan. The FHLB contributes a percentage of the participants' compensation by making a matching contribution equal to a percentage of voluntary employee contributions, subject to certain limitations. The FHLB contributed $218,000 and $198,000 in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $787,000 and $755,000 in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Nonqualified Supplemental Defined Benefit Retirement Plan. The FHLB maintains a nonqualified, unfunded defined benefit plan. The plan ensures that participants receive the full amount of benefits to which they would have been entitled under the qualified defined benefit plan in the absence of limits on benefit levels imposed by the IRS. There are no funded plan assets. The FHLB has established a grantor trust, which is included in held-to-maturity securities on the Statements of Condition, to meet future benefit obligations and current payments to beneficiaries.

Postretirement Benefits Plan. The FHLB also sponsors a postretirement benefits plan that includes health care and life insurance benefits for eligible retirees. Future retirees are eligible for the postretirement benefits plan if they were hired prior to August 1, 1990, are age 55 or older, and their age plus years of continuous service at retirement are greater than or equal to 80. Spouses are covered subject to required contributions. There are no funded plan assets that have been designated to provide postretirement benefits.

Table 16.1 - Net Periodic Benefit Cost (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Defined Benefit Retirement Plan				Postretirement Benefits Plan
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	186	$	178	$	19	$	9
Interest cost	321		380		51		28
Amortization of net loss	710		757		16		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,217	$	1,315	$	86	$	37
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Defined Benefit Retirement Plan				Postretirement Benefits Plan
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	501	$	393	$	56	$	25
Interest cost	917		926		152		85
Amortization of net loss	1,912		1,383		50		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,330	$	2,702	$	258	$	110

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Allowance for Credit Losses Schedule of Loans Outstanding and Past Due (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due		$ 142,332	$ 186,311
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current		7,899,007	6,828,034
Total recorded investment		8,041,339	7,014,345
Mortgage Loans In Process Of Foreclosure	[1]	$ 31,914	$ 46,541
Loans and Leases Receivable, Serious Delinquencies Ratio	[2]	0.62%	0.99%
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	[3]	$ 42,987	$ 66,902
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status		7,096	3,574
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment		9,718	8,639
Conventional Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due		83,289	105,641
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current		7,445,297	6,305,992
Total recorded investment		7,528,586	6,411,633
Mortgage Loans In Process Of Foreclosure	[1]	$ 24,130	$ 34,854
Loans and Leases Receivable, Serious Delinquencies Ratio	[2]	0.44%	0.68%
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	[3]	$ 25,986	$ 41,857
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status		7,096	3,574
Federal Housing Administration Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due		59,043	80,670
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Current		453,710	522,042
Total recorded investment		512,753	602,712
Mortgage Loans In Process Of Foreclosure	[1]	$ 7,784	$ 11,687
Loans and Leases Receivable, Serious Delinquencies Ratio	[2]	3.38%	4.27%
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	[3]	$ 17,001	$ 25,045
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status		0	0
Past due 30-59 days delinquent
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due		76,804	91,797
Past due 30-59 days delinquent | Conventional Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due		43,183	49,053
Past due 30-59 days delinquent | Federal Housing Administration Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due		33,621	42,744
Past due 60-89 days delinquent
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due		16,511	26,478
Past due 60-89 days delinquent | Conventional Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due		8,090	13,597
Past due 60-89 days delinquent | Federal Housing Administration Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due		8,421	12,881
Past due 90 days or more delinquent
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due		49,017	68,036
Past due 90 days or more delinquent | Conventional Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due		32,016	42,991
Past due 90 days or more delinquent | Federal Housing Administration Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due		$ 17,001	$ 25,045

[1] Includes loans where the decision of foreclosure or a similar alternative such as pursuit of deed-in-lieu has been reported. Loans in process of foreclosure are included in past due or current loans dependent on their delinquency status.

[2] Loans that are 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure (including past due or current loans in the process of foreclosure) expressed as a percentage of the total loan portfolio class recorded investment amount.

[3] Each conventional loan past due 90 days or more still accruing interest is on a schedule/scheduled monthly settlement basis and contains one or more credit enhancements. Loans that are well secured and in the process of collection as a result of remaining credit enhancements and schedule/scheduled settlement are not placed on non-accrual status.

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Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 185,876	$ 180,229
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	23,859	1,001
Net change in derivative and hedging activities	136	13,433
Net change in fair value adjustments on trading securities	9	6
Net change in fair value adjustments on financial instruments held under fair value option	1,711	(1,121)
Other adjustments	(4)	(794)
Net change in:
Accrued interest receivable	(8,772)	4,358
Other assets	6,500	3,635
Accrued interest payable	12,279	(2,864)
Other liabilities	33,818	10,217
Total adjustments	69,536	27,871
Net cash provided by operating activities	255,412	208,100
Net change in:
Interest-bearing deposits	(28,745)	27,568
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	619,000	1,550,000
Federal funds sold	1,210,000	(865,000)
Premises, software, and equipment	(1,198)	(622)
Trading securities:
Proceeds from maturities of long-term	125	177
Available-for-sale securities:
Net decrease in short-term	350,000	40,000
Held-to-maturity securities:
Net (increase) decrease in short-term	(6,573)	1,392
Proceeds from maturities of long-term	1,967,034	1,558,418
Purchases of long-term	(2,335,814)	(561,789)
Advances:
Proceeds	748,391,884	811,094,323
Made	(755,296,545)	(817,323,372)
Mortgage loans held for portfolio:
Principal collected	1,085,371	794,538
Purchases	(2,140,179)	(895,796)
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,185,640)	(4,580,163)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase (decrease) in deposits and pass-through reserves	24,415	(163,045)
Net payments on derivative contracts with financing elements	(18,667)	(22,822)
Net proceeds from issuance of Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	210,125,772	208,014,633
Bonds	16,068,135	35,648,470
Payments for maturing and retiring Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	(191,280,449)	(209,343,905)
Bonds	(31,124,288)	(36,892,317)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock	152,164	48,326
Payments for repurchase/redemption of mandatorily redeemable capital stock	(27,406)	(23,410)
Payments for repurchase of capital stock	0	(497,875)
Cash dividends paid	(128,259)	(133,800)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,791,417	(3,365,745)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(2,138,811)	(7,737,808)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	3,109,970	8,598,933
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	971,159	861,125
Supplemental Disclosures:
Interest paid	465,369	473,738
Affordable Housing Program payments, net	$ 14,837	$ 19,787

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Statements of Condition (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral		$ 0		$ 0
Advances, Fair Value Disclosure	[1]	$ 15,214		$ 15,042
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share		$ 100		$ 100
Common Stock, Shares, Issued		43,952		42,665
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding		43,952		42,665
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value		$ 15,219,796		$ 14,794,326
Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		5,757,546		4,209,640
Fair Value
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value		15,219,796		14,794,326
Fair Value | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		$ 44,632,920	[2]	$ 59,496,247	[3]

[1] At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, none of the Advances were 90 days or more past due or had been placed on non-accrual status.

[2] Includes (in thousands) $5,757,546 of Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option at September 30, 2015.

[3] Includes (in thousands) $4,209,640 of Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option at December 31, 2014.

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Allowance for Credit Losses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Allowance for Credit Losses [Abstract]

Allowance for Credit Losses [Text Block]

Allowance for Credit Losses

The FHLB has established an allowance methodology for each of the FHLB's portfolio segments: credit products (Advances, Letters of Credit and other extensions of credit to members); FHA mortgage loans held for portfolio; and conventional mortgage loans held for portfolio.

Credit products

The FHLB manages its credit exposure to credit products through an integrated approach that includes establishing a credit limit for each borrower, includes an ongoing review of each borrower's financial condition and is coupled with collateral and lending policies to limit risk of loss while balancing borrowers' needs for a reliable source of funding. In addition, the FHLB lends to eligible borrowers in accordance with federal statutes, including the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932 (FHLBank Act) and Finance Agency regulations, which require the FHLB to obtain sufficient collateral to fully secure credit products. The estimated value of the collateral required to secure each member's credit products is calculated by applying collateral discounts, or haircuts, to the value of the collateral. The FHLB accepts certain investment securities, residential mortgage loans, deposits and other real estate related assets as collateral. In addition, community financial institutions are eligible to utilize expanded statutory collateral provisions for small business, agriculture loans and community development loans. The FHLB's capital stock owned by its member borrowers is also pledged as collateral. Collateral arrangements and a member’s borrowing capacity vary based on the financial condition and performance of the institution, the types of collateral pledged and the overall quality of those assets. The FHLB can also require additional or substitute collateral to protect its security interest. Management of the FHLB believes that these policies effectively manage the FHLB's credit risk from credit products.

Members experiencing financial difficulties are subject to FHLB-performed “stress tests” of the impact of poorly performing assets on the member’s capital and loss reserve positions. Depending on the results of these tests and the level of overcollateralization, a member may be allowed to maintain pledged loan assets in its custody, may be required to deliver those loans into the custody of the FHLB or its agent, and/or may be required to provide details on these loans to facilitate an estimate of their fair value. The FHLB perfects its security interest in all pledged collateral. The FHLBank Act affords any security interest granted to the FHLB by a member priority over the claims or rights of any other party except for claims or rights of a third party that would be entitled to priority under otherwise applicable law and that are held by a bona fide purchaser for value or by a secured party holding a prior perfected security interest.

Using a risk-based approach, the FHLB considers the payment status, collateralization levels, and borrower's financial condition to be indicators of credit quality for its credit products. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the FHLB had rights to collateral on a member-by-member basis with an estimated value in excess of its outstanding extensions of credit.

The FHLB evaluates and makes changes to its collateral guidelines, as necessary, based on current market conditions. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the FHLB did not have any Advances that were past due, in non-accrual status or impaired. In addition, there were no troubled debt restructurings related to credit products of the FHLB during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 or 2014.

The FHLB has not experienced any credit losses on Advances since it was founded in 1932. Based upon the collateral held as security, its credit extension and collateral policies and the repayment history on credit products, the FHLB did not record any credit losses on credit products as of September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014. Accordingly, the FHLB did not record any allowance for credit losses on Advances.

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the FHLB did not record any liability to reflect an allowance for credit losses for off-balance sheet credit exposures. See Note 19 for additional information on the FHLB's off-balance sheet credit exposure.

MortgageLoans Held for Portfolio- FHA

The FHLB invests in fixed-rate mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties insured by the FHA. The FHLB expects to recover any losses from such loans from the FHA. Any losses from these loans that are not recovered from the FHA would be due to a claim rejection by the FHA and, as such, would be recoverable from the selling participating financial institutions. Therefore, the FHLB only has credit risk for these loans if the seller or servicer fails to pay for losses not covered by the FHA insurance. As a result, the FHLB did not establish an allowance for credit losses on its FHA insured mortgage loans. Furthermore, due to the insurance, none of these mortgage loans have been placed on non-accrual status.

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio - Conventional Mortgage Purchase Program (MPP)

The FHLB determines the allowance for conventional loans through analyses that include consideration of various data observations such as past performance, current performance, loan portfolio characteristics, collateral-related characteristics, industry data, and prevailing economic conditions. The measurement of the allowance for credit losses consists of: (1) collectively evaluating homogeneous pools of residential mortgage loans; (2) reviewing specifically identified loans for impairment; and (3) considering other relevant qualitative factors.

Collectively Evaluated Mortgage Loans. The credit risk analysis of conventional loans evaluated collectively for impairment considers historical delinquency migration, applies estimated loss severities, and incorporates the associated credit enhancements in order to determine the FHLB's best estimate of probable incurred losses at the reporting date. The FHLB performs the credit risk analysis of all conventional mortgage loans at the individual Master Commitment Contract level to properly determine the credit enhancements available to recover losses on loans under each individual Master Commitment Contract. The Master Commitment Contract is an agreement with a member in which the member agrees to make every attempt to sell a specific dollar amount of loans to the FHLB over a one-year period. Migration analysis is a methodology for determining, through the FHLB's experience over a historical period, the rate of default on loans. The FHLB applies migration analysis to loans based on payment status categories such as current, 30, 60, and 90 days past due. The FHLB then estimates, based on historical experience, how many loans in these categories may migrate to a loss realization event and applies a current loss severity to estimate losses. The estimated losses are then reduced by the probable cash flows resulting from available credit enhancements. Any credit enhancement cash flows that are projected and assessed as not probable of receipt do not reduce estimated losses.

Individually Evaluated Mortgage Loans. Conventional mortgage loans that are considered troubled debt restructurings are specifically identified for purposes of calculating the allowance for credit losses. The FHLB measures impairment of these specifically identified loans by either estimating the present value of expected cash flows, estimating the loan's observable market price, or estimating the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The FHLB removes specifically identified loans evaluated for impairment from the collectively evaluated mortgage loan population.

Qualitative Factors. The FHLB also assesses other qualitative factors in its estimation of loan losses for the collectively evaluated population. This amount represents a subjective management judgment, based on facts and circumstances that exist as of the reporting date, that is intended to cover other incurred losses that may not otherwise be captured in the methodology described above.

Rollforward of Allowance for Credit Losses on Mortgage Loans. The following tables present a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses on conventional mortgage loans as well as the recorded investment in mortgage loans by impairment methodology. The recorded investment in a loan is the unpaid principal balance of the loan adjusted for accrued interest, unamortized premiums or discounts, hedging basis adjustments and direct write-downs. The recorded investment is not net of any allowance.

Table 9.1 - Rollforward of Allowance for Credit Losses on Conventional Mortgage Loans (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,701		$	5,441
Net recoveries (charge offs) (1)	14			(414		)
Reversal for credit losses	—			—
Balance, end of period	$	1,715		$	5,027
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Balance, beginning of period	$	4,919		$	7,233
Net charge offs (1)	(3,204		)	(1,306		)
Reversal for credit losses	—			(900		)
Balance, end of period	$	1,715		$	5,027

(1) On January 1, 2015, the FHLB adopted the charge off provisions of the Finance Agency's Advisory Bulletin 2012-02, which require the FHLB to charge off the estimated loss portion of loans 180 days or more past due and certain loans in which the borrower has filed for bankruptcy.

Table 9.2 - Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment on Conventional Mortgage Loans by Impairment Methodology (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Allowance for credit losses, end of period:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,713	$	4,766
Individually evaluated for impairment	2		153
Total	$	1,715	$	4,919
Recorded investment, end of period:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	7,518,868	$	6,402,994
Individually evaluated for impairment	9,718		8,639
Total recorded investment	$	7,528,586	$	6,411,633

Credit Enhancements. The conventional mortgage loans under the MPP are supported by some combination of credit enhancements (primary mortgage insurance (PMI), supplemental mortgage insurance (SMI) and the Lender Risk Account (LRA), including pooled LRA for those members participating in an aggregated MPP pool). The amount of credit enhancements needed to protect the FHLB against credit losses is determined through use of a third-party default model. These credit enhancements apply after a homeowner's equity is exhausted. Beginning in February 2011, the FHLB discontinued the use of SMI for all new loan purchases and replaced it with expanded use of the LRA. The LRA is funded by the FHLB as a portion of the purchase proceeds to cover expected losses. The LRA is recorded in other liabilities in the Statements of Condition. Excess funds over required balances are distributed to the member in accordance with a step-down schedule that is established upon execution of a Master Commitment Contract, subject to performance of the related loan pool. The LRA established for a pool of loans is limited to only covering losses of that specific pool of loans.

Table 9.3 - Changes in the LRA (in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015
LRA at beginning of year	$	129,213
Additions	29,723
Claims	(1,323		)
Scheduled distributions	(1,487		)
LRA at end of period	$	156,126

Credit Quality Indicators. Key credit quality indicators for mortgage loans include the migration of past due loans, non-accrual loans, and loans in process of foreclosure. The table below summarizes the FHLB's key credit quality indicators for mortgage loans.

Table 9.4 - Recorded Investment in Delinquent Mortgage Loans (dollars in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Conventional MPP Loans			FHA Loans			Total
Past due 30-59 days delinquent	$	43,183		$	33,621		$	76,804
Past due 60-89 days delinquent	8,090			8,421			16,511
Past due 90 days or more delinquent	32,016			17,001			49,017
Total past due	83,289			59,043			142,332
Total current mortgage loans	7,445,297			453,710			7,899,007
Total mortgage loans	$	7,528,586		$	512,753		$	8,041,339
Other delinquency statistics:
In process of foreclosure, included above (1)	$	24,130		$	7,784		$	31,914
Serious delinquency rate (2)	0.44		%	3.38		%	0.62		%
Past due 90 days or more still accruing interest (3)	$	25,986		$	17,001		$	42,987
Loans on non-accrual status, included above	$	7,096		$	—		$	7,096
	December 31, 2014
	Conventional MPP Loans			FHA Loans			Total
Past due 30-59 days delinquent	$	49,053		$	42,744		$	91,797
Past due 60-89 days delinquent	13,597			12,881			26,478
Past due 90 days or more delinquent	42,991			25,045			68,036
Total past due	105,641			80,670			186,311
Total current mortgage loans	6,305,992			522,042			6,828,034
Total mortgage loans	$	6,411,633		$	602,712		$	7,014,345
Other delinquency statistics:
In process of foreclosure, included above (1)	$	34,854		$	11,687		$	46,541
Serious delinquency rate (2)	0.68		%	4.27		%	0.99		%
Past due 90 days or more still accruing interest (3)	$	41,857		$	25,045		$	66,902
Loans on non-accrual status, included above	$	3,574		$	—		$	3,574

(1) Includes loans where the decision of foreclosure or a similar alternative such as pursuit of deed-in-lieu has been reported. Loans in process of foreclosure are included in past due or current loans dependent on their delinquency status.

(2) Loans that are 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure (including past due or current loans in the process of foreclosure) expressed as a percentage of the total loan portfolio class recorded investment amount.

(3) Each conventional loan past due 90 days or more still accruing interest is on a schedule/scheduled monthly settlement basis and contains one or more credit enhancements. Loans that are well secured and in the process of collection as a result of remaining credit enhancements and schedule/scheduled settlement are not placed on non-accrual status.

The FHLB did not have any real estate owned at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

Individually Evaluated Impaired Loans. Table 9.5 presents the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance, and related allowance associated with loans individually evaluated for investment.

Table 9.5 - Individually Evaluated Impaired Loan Statistics by Product Class Level (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
Conventional MPP loans	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
With no related allowance	$	9,626	$	9,432	$	—	$	5,297	$	5,165	$	—
With an allowance	92		89		2		3,342		3,293		153
Total	$	9,718	$	9,521	$	2	$	8,639	$	8,458	$	153

Table 9.6 - Average Recorded Investment of Individually Evaluated Impaired Loans and Related Interest Income Recognized (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015				2014
Individually impaired loans	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Conventional MPP Loans	$	9,445	$	123	$	8,575	$	111
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015				2014
Individually impaired loans	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Conventional MPP Loans	$	8,758	$	342	$	8,096	$	315

Troubled Debt Restructurings. A troubled debt restructuring is considered to have occurred when a concession is granted to a borrower for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower's financial difficulties and that concession would not have been considered otherwise. The FHLB's troubled debt restructurings primarily involve loans where an agreement permits the recapitalization of past due amounts up to the original loan amount and certain loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy. A loan considered a troubled debt restructuring is individually evaluated for impairment when determining its related allowance for credit losses. Credit loss is measured by factoring in expected cash shortfalls as of the reporting date.

The FHLB's recorded investment in modified loans considered troubled debt restructurings was (in thousands) $9,718 and $8,639 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The amount of troubled debt restructurings is not considered material to the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

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Transactions with Stockholders (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Other Transactions [Line Items]
Advances		$ 77,203,526	$ 70,298,507
Loans And Leases Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance		7,789,182	6,796,004
Director [Member]
Schedule of Other Transactions [Line Items]
Advances		$ 3,358,000	$ 2,929,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Percent of Principal	[1]	4.30%	4.20%
Loans And Leases Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance		$ 180,000	$ 154,000
Federal Home Loan Bank, Mortgage Purchase Program, Unpaid Principal Balance, Percent of Total	[1]	2.30%	2.30%
Regulatory Capital Stock, Value		$ 232,000	$ 225,000
Regulatory Capital Stock, Percent of Total	[1]	5.20%	5.20%

[1] Percentage of total principal (Advances), unpaid principal balance (MPP), and regulatory capital stock.

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Commitments and Contingencies Legal Proceedings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2008	May. 01, 2010
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Estimated Unjust Gain to the Bank on Lehman Swaps Automatically Terminated and Related to Lehmans 2008 Bankruptcy	$ 43.0
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought Through Derivative Alternative Dispute Resolution Notice From Lehman Bankruptcy Estate, Value		$ 65.8
Percent Over LIBOR That Settlement Demand Sought by Lehman Bankruptcy Estate is Accruing Interest		14.50%

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	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015
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Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
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Entity Registrant Name	Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati
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Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
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Derivatives and Hedging Activities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives and Hedging Activities [Text Block]

Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Nature of Business Activity

The FHLB is exposed to interest rate risk primarily from the effect of interest rate changes on its interest-earning assets and on the interest-bearing liabilities that finance these assets. The goal of the FHLB's interest-rate risk management strategy is not to eliminate interest-rate risk, but to manage it within appropriate limits. To mitigate the risk of loss, the FHLB has established policies and procedures, which include guidelines on the amount of exposure to interest rate changes it is willing to accept. In addition, the FHLB monitors the risk to its interest income, net interest margin and average maturity of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

The FHLB transacts its derivatives with large banks and major broker-dealers. Some of these banks and broker-dealers or their affiliates buy, sell, and distribute Consolidated Obligations. Derivative transactions may be either executed with a counterparty (uncleared derivatives) or cleared through a Futures Commission Merchant (i.e., clearing agent) with a Derivative Clearing Organization (cleared derivatives).

Once a derivative transaction has been accepted for clearing by a Derivative Clearing Organization (Clearinghouse), the derivative transaction is novated and the executing counterparty is replaced with the Clearinghouse. The FHLB is not a derivative dealer and does not trade derivatives for short-term profit.

Consistent with Finance Agency regulations, the FHLB enters into derivatives to manage the interest rate risk exposures inherent in otherwise unhedged assets and funding positions, to achieve the FHLB's risk management objectives and to act as an intermediary between its members and counterparties. The use of derivatives is an integral part of the FHLB's financial management strategy. However, Finance Agency regulations and the FHLB's financial management policy prohibit trading in, or the speculative use of, derivative instruments and limit credit risk arising from them.

The most common ways in which the FHLB uses derivatives are to:

▪ reduce the interest rate sensitivity and repricing gaps of assets and liabilities;

▪ manage embedded options in assets and liabilities;

▪ reduce funding costs by combining a derivative with a Consolidated Obligation Bond, as the cost of a combined funding structure can be lower than the cost of a comparable Consolidated Obligation Bond;

▪ preserve a favorable interest rate spread between the yield of an asset (e.g., an Advance) and the cost of the related liability (e.g., the Consolidated Obligation Bond used to fund the Advance); without the use of derivatives, this interest rate spread could be reduced or eliminated when a change in the interest rate on the Advance does not match a change in the interest rate on the Bond; and

▪ protect the value of existing asset or liability positions.

Types of Derivatives

The FHLB may enter into interest rate swaps (including callable and putable swaps), swaptions, interest rate cap and floor agreements, calls, puts, futures, and forward contracts to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates.

An interest rate swap is an agreement between two entities to exchange cash flows in the future. The agreement sets the dates on which the cash flows will be paid and the manner in which the cash flows will be calculated. One of the simplest forms of an interest rate swap involves the promise by one party to pay cash flows equivalent to the interest on a notional principal amount at a predetermined fixed rate for a given period of time. In return for this promise, this party receives cash flows equivalent to the interest on the same notional principal amount at a variable-rate index for the same period of time. The variable-rate transacted by the FHLB in its derivatives is LIBOR.

Application of Interest Rate Swaps

The FHLB may use derivatives as fair value hedges of associated financial instruments. However, because the FHLB uses interest rate swaps when they are considered to be the most cost-effective alternative to achieve the FHLB's financial and risk management objectives, it may enter into interest rate swaps that do not necessarily qualify for hedge accounting (economic hedges). The FHLB re-evaluates its hedging strategies from time to time and may change the hedging techniques it uses or adopt new strategies.

Types of Hedged Items

The FHLB documents at inception all relationships between derivatives designated as hedging instruments and the hedged items, its risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking various hedge transactions, and its method of assessing effectiveness. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges to assets and liabilities on the Statements of Condition. The FHLB also formally assesses (both at the hedge's inception and at least quarterly) whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions have been effective in offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged items and whether those derivatives may be expected to remain effective in future periods. The FHLB currently uses regression analyses to assess the effectiveness of its hedges.The types of assets and liabilities currently hedged with derivatives are:

▪ Consolidated Obligations;

▪ Advances; and

▪ Firm Commitments.

Financial Statement Effect and Additional Financial Information

The notional amount of derivatives serves as a factor in determining periodic interest payments or cash flows received and paid. The notional amount reflects the FHLB's involvement in the various classes of financial instruments and represents neither the actual amounts exchanged nor the overall exposure of the FHLB to credit and market risk; the overall risk is much smaller. The risks of derivatives only can be measured meaningfully on a portfolio basis that takes into account the derivatives, the items being hedged and any offsets between the derivatives and the items being hedged.

Table 10.1 summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments, including the effect of netting adjustments and cash collateral. For purposes of this disclosure, the derivative values include the fair value of derivatives and the related accrued interest.

Table 10.1 - Fair Value of Derivative Instruments (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Notional Amount of Derivatives		Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	5,817,628	$	20,409		$	140,758
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	6,398,000		3,421			5,265
Forward rate agreements	166,000		—			1,137
Mortgage delivery commitments	160,810		1,253			—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	6,724,810		4,674			6,402
Total derivatives before netting and collateral adjustments	$	12,542,438	25,083			147,160
Netting adjustments and cash collateral (1)			284			(105,762		)
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities			$	25,367		$	41,398
	December 31, 2014
	Notional Amount of Derivatives		Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	4,301,547	$	19,826		$	138,150
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	4,635,000		900			6,559
Forward rate agreements	439,000		6			4,924
Mortgage delivery commitments	451,292		3,799			1
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,525,292		4,705			11,484
Total derivatives before netting and collateral adjustments	$	9,826,839	24,531			149,634
Netting adjustments and cash collateral (1)			(9,832		)	(85,867		)
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities			$	14,699		$	63,767

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same clearing agent and/or counterparty. Cash collateral posted and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $107,465 and $78,755 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Cash collateral received and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $1,420 and $2,720 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Table 10.2 presents the components of net gains on derivatives and hedging activities as presented in the Statements of Income.

Table 10.2 - Net Gains on Derivatives and Hedging Activities (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Derivatives and hedged items in fair value hedging relationships:
Interest rate swaps	$	388		$	555
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Economic hedges:
Interest rate swaps	1,603			(335		)
Forward rate agreements	(5,411		)	(1,678		)
Net interest settlements	1,296			202
Mortgage delivery commitments	7,516			1,345
Total net gains (losses) related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,004			(466		)
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	$	5,392		$	89
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Derivatives and hedged items in fair value hedging relationships:
Interest rate swaps	$	2,350		$	1,708
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Economic hedges:
Interest rate swaps	4,009			673
Forward rate agreements	(3,670		)	(7,759		)
Net interest settlements	5,661			132
Mortgage delivery commitments	4,625			7,584
Total net gains related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	10,625			630
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	$	12,975		$	2,338

Table 10.3 presents by type of hedged item, the gains (losses) on derivatives and the related hedged items in fair value hedging relationships and the impact of those derivatives on the FHLB's net interest income.

Table 10.3 - Effect of Fair Value Hedge-Related Derivative Instruments (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
2015	Gain/(Loss) on Derivative			Gain/(Loss) on Hedged Item			Net Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness			Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income(1)
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	(26,128	)	$	26,327		$	199		$	(21,719	)
Consolidated Bonds	1,715			(1,526		)	189			5,291
Total	$	(24,413	)	$	24,801		$	388		$	(16,428	)
2014
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	30,709		$	(29,829	)	$	880		$	(22,705	)
Consolidated Bonds	(5,390		)	5,065			(325		)	4,476
Total	$	25,319		$	(24,764	)	$	555		$	(18,229	)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015	Gain/(Loss) on Derivative			Gain/(Loss) on Hedged Item			Net Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness			Effect of Derivatives on Net Interest Income(1)
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	(4,694	)	$	6,798		$	2,104		$	(62,980	)
Consolidated Bonds	(1,451		)	1,697			246			14,907
Total	$	(6,145	)	$	8,495		$	2,350		$	(48,073	)
2014
Hedged Item Type:
Advances	$	61,036		$	(59,401	)	$	1,635		$	(69,088	)
Consolidated Bonds	(12,777		)	12,850			73			13,957
Total	$	48,259		$	(46,551	)	$	1,708		$	(55,131	)

(1) The net effect of derivatives, in fair value hedge relationships, on net interest income is included in the interest income or interest expense line item of the respective hedged item type. These amounts include the effect of net interest settlements attributable to designated fair value hedges but do not include (in thousands) $(872) and $(677) of (amortization)/accretion related to fair value hedging activities for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014 and (in thousands) $(2,580) and $(2,564) for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014.

Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Derivative Liabilities

The FHLB presents derivative instruments, related cash collateral, including initial and variation margin, received or pledged, and associated accrued interest, on a net basis by clearing agent and/or by counterparty when it has met the netting requirements.

Table 10.4 presents separately the fair value of derivative instruments meeting or not meeting netting requirements, including the related collateral received from or pledged to counterparties. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the FHLB did not receive or pledge any non-cash collateral. Any overcollateralization under an individual clearing agent and/or counterparty level is not included in the determination of the net unsecured amount.

Table 10.4 - Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Derivative Liabilities (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities			Derivative Assets			Derivative Liabilities
Derivative instruments meeting netting requirements:
Gross recognized amount:
Uncleared derivatives	$	13,948		$	114,705		$	19,585		$	141,352
Cleared derivatives	9,882			31,318			1,141			3,357
Total gross recognized amount	23,830			146,023			20,726			144,709
Gross amounts of netting adjustments and cash collateral:
Uncleared derivatives	(13,948		)	(74,444		)	(19,544		)	(82,510		)
Cleared derivatives	14,232			(31,318		)	9,712			(3,357		)
Total gross amounts of netting adjustments and cash collateral	284			(105,762		)	(9,832		)	(85,867		)
Net amounts after netting adjustments and cash collateral:
Uncleared derivatives	—			40,261			41			58,842
Cleared derivatives	24,114			—			10,853			—
Total net amounts after netting adjustments and cash collateral	24,114			40,261			10,894			58,842
Derivative instruments not meeting netting requirements (1):
Uncleared derivatives	1,253			1,137			3,805			4,925
Total derivative instruments not meeting netting requirements (1)	1,253			1,137			3,805			4,925
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities:
Uncleared derivatives	1,253			41,398			3,846			63,767
Cleared derivatives	24,114			—			10,853			—
Total derivative assets and total derivative liabilities	$	25,367		$	41,398		$	14,699		$	63,767

(1) Represents mortgage delivery commitments and forward rate agreements that are not subject to an enforceable netting agreement.

Credit Risk on Derivatives

The FHLB is subject to credit risk due to the risk of non-performance by counterparties to its derivative transactions and manages credit risk through credit analysis, collateral requirements and adherence to the requirements set forth in its policies, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations, and Finance Agency regulations. For uncleared derivatives, the degree of credit risk depends on the extent to which master netting arrangements are included in these contracts to mitigate the risk. The FHLB requires collateral agreements with collateral delivery thresholds on the majority of its uncleared derivatives.

For cleared derivatives, the Clearinghouse is the FHLB's counterparty. The Clearinghouse notifies the clearing agent of the required initial and variation margin and the clearing agent in turn notifies the FHLB. The requirement that the FHLB post initial and variation margin through the clearing agent, to the Clearinghouse, exposes the FHLB to credit risk if the clearing agent or the Clearinghouse fails to meet its obligations. The use of cleared derivatives is intended to mitigate credit risk exposure because a central counterparty is substituted for individual counterparties and collateral for changes in the value of cleared derivatives is posted daily through a clearing agent.

The FHLB has analyzed the enforceability of offsetting rights incorporated in its cleared derivative transactions and determined that the exercise of those offsetting rights by a non-defaulting party under these transactions should be upheld under applicable law upon an event of default including bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar proceeding involving the Clearinghouse or the FHLB's clearing agent, or both. Based on this analysis, the FHLB presents a net derivative receivable or payable for all of its transactions through a particular clearing agent with a particular Clearinghouse.

Certain of the FHLB's uncleared interest rate swap contracts contain provisions that require the FHLB to post additional collateral with its counterparties if there is deterioration in the FHLB's credit ratings. The aggregate fair value of all uncleared interest rate swaps with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position at September 30, 2015 was (in thousands) $100,757, for which the FHLB had posted collateral with a fair value of (in thousands) $60,496 in the normal course of business.

If one of the FHLB's credit ratings had been lowered to the next lower rating that would have triggered additional collateral to be delivered, the FHLB would have been required to deliver up to an additional (in thousands) $12,500 of collateral at fair value to its derivatives counterparties at September 30, 2015.

For cleared derivatives, the Clearinghouse determines initial margin requirements and generally credit ratings are not factored into the initial margin. However, clearing agents may require additional initial margin to be posted based on credit considerations, including, but not limited to, credit rating downgrades. At September 30, 2015, the FHLB was not required to post additional initial margin by its clearing agents based on credit considerations.

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Capital (Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock by Contractual Year of Redemption) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Capital [Abstract]
Due in 1 year or less		$ 0	$ 130
Due after 1 year through 2 years		0	0
Due after 2 years through 3 years		45	0
Due after 3 years through 4 years		2,265	55
Due after 4 years through 5 years		3,101	2,278
Past contractual redemption date due to remaining activity	[1]	53,677	60,500
Total par value		$ 59,088	$ 62,963

[1] Represents mandatorily redeemable capital stock that is past the end of the contractual redemption period because there is activity outstanding to which the mandatorily redeemable capital stock relates.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Expiring Within One Year		$ 17,462,812	$ 17,233,206
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Expiring After One Year		131,659	546,385
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Liability		17,594,471	17,779,591
Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Expiring Within One Year		89,495	37,490
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Expiring After One Year		39,745	149,705
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Liability		129,240	187,195
Loan Origination Commitments [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Expiring Within One Year		3,000	0
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Expiring After One Year		0	0
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Liability		3,000	0
Forward Contracts [Member] | Mortgages [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Expiring Within One Year		160,810	451,292
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Expiring After One Year		0	0
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Liability		160,810	451,292
Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Expiring Within One Year	[1],[2]	270,000	17,000
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Expiring After One Year	[1],[2]	0	0
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Liability	[1],[2]	270,000	17,000
Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Liability		15,000	17,000
Discount Notes [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Expiring Within One Year	[1]	0	5,000
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Expiring After One Year	[1]	0	0
Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Face Amount, Liability	[1]	$ 0	$ 5,000

[1] Expiration is based on settlement period rather than underlying contractual maturity of Consolidated Obligations.

[2] Of the total unsettled Consolidated Bonds, $15,000 and $17,000 (in thousands) were hedged with associated interest rate swaps at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

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Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
INTEREST INCOME:
Advances	$ 93,204	$ 78,887	$ 264,471	$ 232,084
Prepayment fees on Advances, net	439	383	1,731	2,454
Interest-bearing deposits	21	21	62	64
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	437	276	1,213	897
Federal funds sold	2,482	1,247	6,252	3,606
Trading securities	6	6	17	19
Available-for-sale securities	725	817	1,601	2,565
Held-to-maturity securities	81,348	83,855	241,113	261,208
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	59,291	62,860	180,784	180,569
Total interest income	237,953	228,352	697,244	683,466
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Consolidated Obligations - Discount Notes	15,132	6,243	35,401	20,939
Consolidated Obligations - Bonds	145,045	137,798	420,423	421,790
Deposits	83	63	260	190
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	671	1,125	1,920	3,476
Total interest expense	160,931	145,229	458,004	446,395
NET INTEREST INCOME	77,022	83,123	239,240	237,071
Reversal for credit losses	0	0	0	(900)
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER REVERSAL FOR CREDIT LOSSES	77,022	83,123	239,240	237,971
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Net losses on trading securities	(2)	(2)	(9)	(6)
Net (losses) gains on financial instruments held under fair value option	(101)	(159)	(1,711)	1,121
Net gains on derivatives and hedging activities	5,392	89	12,975	2,338
Standby Letters of Credit fees	3,255	2,801	9,564	7,770
Other, net	830	1,052	2,221	2,626
Total non-interest income	9,374	3,781	23,040	13,849
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Compensation and benefits	9,795	9,598	29,608	27,332
Other operating expenses	5,751	4,484	15,202	13,060
Finance Agency	1,676	1,625	5,029	5,190
Office of Finance	1,234	1,149	3,476	3,360
Other	364	562	2,223	2,237
Total non-interest expense	18,820	17,418	55,538	51,179
INCOME BEFORE ASSESSMENTS	67,576	69,486	206,742	200,641
Affordable Housing Program Assessments	6,824	7,061	20,866	20,412
NET INCOME	$ 60,752	$ 62,425	$ 185,876	$ 180,229

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Available-for-Sale Securities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Available-for-sale Securities [Abstract]

Available for sale Securities [Text Block]

Available-for-Sale Securities

Table 4.1 - Available-for-Sale Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Certificates of deposit	$	1,000,000	$	30	$	—		$	1,000,030
Total	$	1,000,000	$	30	$	—		$	1,000,030
	December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Certificates of deposit	$	1,350,001	$	3	$	(27	)	$	1,349,977
Total	$	1,350,001	$	3	$	(27	)	$	1,349,977

All securities outstanding with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2014 were in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months.

Table 4.2 - Available-for-Sale Securities by Contractual Maturity (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
Year of Maturity	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	1,000,000	$	1,000,030	$	1,350,001	$	1,349,977

Table 4.3 - Interest Rate Payment Terms of Available-for-Sale Securities (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Amortized cost of available-for-sale securities:
Fixed-rate	$	1,000,000	$	1,350,001

Realized Gains and Losses. The FHLB had no sales of securities out of its available-for-sale portfolio for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 or 2014.

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Trading Securities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Trading Securities [Abstract]

Trading Securities [Text Block]

Trading Securities

Table 3.1 - Trading Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

Fair Value	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family mortgage-backed securities (1)	$	1,206	$	1,341
Total	$	1,206	$	1,341

(1) Consists of Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) mortgage-backed securities.

Table 3.2 - Net Losses on Trading Securities (in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Net losses on trading securities held at period end	$	(9	)	$	(6	)
Net losses on trading securities	$	(9	)	$	(6	)

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Text Block]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

The following tables summarize the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014.

Table 15.1 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (in thousands)

	Net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities			Pension and postretirement benefits			Total accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
BALANCE, JUNE 30, 2014	$	(19	)	$	(8,295	)	$	(8,314	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification:
Net unrealized gains	28			—			28
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income to net income:
Amortization - pension and postretirement benefits	—			757			757
Net current period other comprehensive income	28			757			785
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014	$	9		$	(7,538	)	$	(7,529	)
BALANCE, JUNE 30, 2015	$	13		$	(15,336	)	$	(15,323	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification:
Net unrealized gains	17			—			17
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income to net income:
Amortization - pension and postretirement benefits	—			726			726
Net current period other comprehensive income	17			726			743
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015	$	30		$	(14,610	)	$	(14,580	)

	Net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities			Pension and postretirement benefits			Total accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2013	$	(121	)	$	(8,921	)	$	(9,042	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification:
Net unrealized gains	130			—			130
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income to net income:
Amortization - pension and postretirement benefits	—			1,383			1,383
Net current period other comprehensive income	130			1,383			1,513
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014	$	9		$	(7,538	)	$	(7,529	)
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2014	$	(24	)	$	(16,572	)	$	(16,596	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification:
Net unrealized gains	54			—			54
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income to net income:
Amortization - pension and postretirement benefits	—			1,962			1,962
Net current period other comprehensive income	54			1,962			2,016
BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015	$	30		$	(14,610	)	$	(14,580	)

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Deposits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Deposits [Abstract]

Deposit [Text Block]

Deposits

Table 11.1- Deposits (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Interest bearing:
Demand and overnight	$	652,122	$	624,446
Term	95,900		99,600
Other	7,302		5,592
Total interest bearing	755,324		729,638
Non-interest bearing:
Other	327		298
Total non-interest bearing	327		298
Total deposits	$	755,651	$	729,936

The average interest rates paid on interest bearing deposits were 0.04 percent in the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 0.03 percent in the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014.

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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Institutions	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments | Institutions			2
Net interest income	$ 77,022	$ 83,123	$ 239,240	$ 237,071
Reversal of Loan Losses Expensed	0	0	0	(900)
Interest Income (Expense), after Provision for Loan Loss	77,022	83,123	239,240	237,971
Other income	9,374	3,781	23,040	13,849
Other expenses	18,820	17,418	55,538	51,179
Income before assessments	67,576	69,486	206,742	200,641
Affordable Housing Program Assessments	6,824	7,061	20,866	20,412
Net income	60,752	62,425	185,876	180,229
Average assets	104,377,987	99,224,240	102,714,208	100,959,923
Total assets	110,651,721	99,966,602	110,651,721	99,966,602	$ 106,640,419
Traditional Member Finance [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income				173,902
Reversal of Loan Losses Expensed				0
Interest Income (Expense), after Provision for Loan Loss	63,021	57,837	185,527	173,902
Other income	7,268	4,114	22,083	14,022
Other expenses	16,115	14,915	47,828	44,252
Income before assessments	54,174	47,036	159,782	143,672
Affordable Housing Program Assessments	5,484	4,816	16,171	14,715
Net income	48,690	42,220	143,611	128,957
Average assets	96,494,208	92,409,851	95,206,839	94,195,690
Total assets	102,611,201	93,037,422	102,611,201	93,037,422
Mortgage Purchase Program [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income				63,169
Reversal of Loan Losses Expensed				(900)
Interest Income (Expense), after Provision for Loan Loss	14,001	25,286	53,713	64,069
Other income	2,106	(333)	957	(173)
Other expenses	2,705	2,503	7,710	6,927
Income before assessments	13,402	22,450	46,960	56,969
Affordable Housing Program Assessments	1,340	2,245	4,695	5,697
Net income	12,062	20,205	42,265	51,272
Average assets	7,883,779	6,814,389	7,507,369	6,764,233
Total assets	$ 8,040,520	$ 6,929,180	$ 8,040,520	$ 6,929,180

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Advances

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Advances [Abstract]

Advances [Text Block]

Advances

The FHLB offers a wide range of fixed- and variable-rate Advance products with different maturities, interest rates, payment characteristics and optionality. The following table presents Advance redemptions by contractual maturity, including index-amortizing Advances, which are presented according to their predetermined amortization schedules.

Table 7.1 - Advance Redemption Terms (dollars in thousands)

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
Redemption Term	Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate		Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate
Due in 1 year or less	$	26,158,998		0.36	%	$	14,139,630		0.40	%
Due after 1 year through 2 years	15,086,020			0.79		14,810,847			0.54
Due after 2 years through 3 years	15,549,138			0.66		12,829,760			0.69
Due after 3 years through 4 years	10,506,240			0.65		14,222,722			0.60
Due after 4 years through 5 years	6,462,680			0.75		10,724,619			0.54
Thereafter	3,440,450			1.66		3,570,929			1.51
Total par value	77,203,526			0.63		70,298,507			0.60
Commitment fees	(673		)			(699		)
Discount on AHP Advances	(10,043		)			(12,110		)
Premiums	2,824					3,058
Discounts	(9,132		)			(12,572		)
Hedging adjustments	133,607					129,390
Fair value option valuation adjustments and accrued interest	214					42
Total	$	77,320,323				$	70,405,616

The FHLB offers Advances to members that may be prepaid on specified dates (call dates) without incurring prepayment or termination fees (callable Advances). If the call option is exercised, replacement funding may be available. Other Advances may only be prepaid subject to a prepayment fee paid to the FHLB that makes the FHLB financially indifferent to the prepayment of the Advance. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the FHLB had callable Advances (in thousands) of $16,059,645 and $15,098,357.

Table 7.2 - Advances by Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date for Callable Advances (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Due in 1 year or less	$	34,804,247	$	23,003,946
Due after 1 year through 2 years	10,479,325		12,159,384
Due after 2 years through 3 years	15,034,193		9,659,975
Due after 3 years through 4 years	9,557,844		12,295,893
Due after 4 years through 5 years	5,748,467		9,970,280
Thereafter	1,579,450		3,209,029
Total par value	$	77,203,526	$	70,298,507

The FHLB also offers putable Advances. With a putable Advance, the FHLB effectively purchases put options from the member that allows the FHLB to terminate the Advance at predetermined dates. The FHLB normally would exercise its put option when interest rates increase relative to contractual rates. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the FHLB had putable Advances, excluding those where the related put options have expired, totaling (in thousands) $1,556,900 and $1,617,400.

Table 7.3 - Advances by Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Put/Convert Date for Putable/Convertible Advances (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Put/Convert Date	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Due in 1 year or less	$	27,686,898	$	15,753,030
Due after 1 year through 2 years	14,392,620		14,663,847
Due after 2 years through 3 years	14,994,138		12,115,860
Due after 3 years through 4 years	10,396,740		13,649,722
Due after 4 years through 5 years	6,462,680		10,715,119
Thereafter	3,270,450		3,400,929
Total par value	$	77,203,526	$	70,298,507

Table 7.4 - Advances by Interest Rate Payment Terms (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Total fixed-rate (1)	$	27,325,281	$	17,945,050
Total variable-rate (1)	49,878,245		52,353,457
Total par value	$	77,203,526	$	70,298,507

(1) Payment terms based on current interest rate terms, which reflect any option exercises or rate conversions that have occurred subsequent to the related Advance issuance.

Table 7.5 - Borrowers Holding Five Percent or more of Total Advances, Including Any Known Affiliates that are Members of the FHLB (dollars in millions)

September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
	Principal		% of Total			Principal		% of Total
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	37,300	48	%	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	41,300	59	%
U.S. Bank, N.A.	9,253		12		U.S. Bank, N.A.	8,338		12
Total	$	46,553	60	%	Total	$	49,638	71	%

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Advances (Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Advances [Abstract]
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date, Due With in Next Rolling Twelve Months	$ 34,804,247	$ 23,003,946
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date Due in Rolling Year Two	10,479,325	12,159,384
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date Due in Rolling Year Three	15,034,193	9,659,975
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date Due in Rolling Year Four	9,557,844	12,295,893
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date Due in Rolling Year Five	5,748,467	9,970,280
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Earlier of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date Due After Rolling Year Five	1,579,450	3,209,029
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total	$ 77,203,526	$ 70,298,507

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Held-to-Maturity Securities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Held-to-maturity Securities, Unclassified [Abstract]

Held to Maturity Securities [Text Block]

Held-to-Maturity Securities

Table 5.1 - Held-to-Maturity Securities by Major Security Types (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Amortized Cost (1)		Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains		Gross Unrecognized Holding Losses			Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
Government-sponsored enterprises (GSE) (2)	$	32,672	$	8	$	—		$	32,680
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	32,672		8		—			32,680
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family    mortgage-backed securities (3)	4,044,562		19,025		(3,148		)	4,060,439
GSE single-family mortgage-backed securities (4)	11,009,991		174,461		(57,775		)	11,126,677
Total mortgage-backed securities	15,054,553		193,486		(60,923		)	15,187,116
Total	$	15,087,225	$	193,494	$	(60,923	)	$	15,219,796
	December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost (1)		Gross Unrecognized Holding Gains		Gross Unrecognized Holding Losses			Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
GSE (2)	$	26,099	$	—	$	—		$	26,099
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	26,099		—		—			26,099
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family    mortgage-backed securities (3)	2,038,960		10,021		(1,017		)	2,047,964
GSE single-family mortgage-backed securities (4)	12,647,212		191,870		(118,819		)	12,720,263
Total mortgage-backed securities	14,686,172		201,891		(119,836		)	14,768,227
Total	$	14,712,271	$	201,891	$	(119,836	)	$	14,794,326

(1) Carrying value equals amortized cost.

(2) Consists of debt securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the support of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

(3) Consists of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities and/or mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the U.S. government.

(4) Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the support of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

Table 5.2 - Net Purchased Premiums (Discounts) Included in the Amortized Cost of Mortgage-backed Securities Classified as Held-to-Maturity (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Premiums	$	76,952		$	24,473
Discounts	(43,166		)	(51,357		)
Net purchased premiums (discounts)	$	33,786		$	(26,884	)

Table 5.3 summarizes the held-to-maturity securities with unrealized losses, which are aggregated by major security type and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

Table 5.3 - Held-to-Maturity Securities in a Continuous Unrealized Loss Position (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or more					Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family    mortgage-backed securities (1)	$	1,287,611	$	(3,148	)	$	—	$	—		$	1,287,611	$	(3,148	)
GSE single-family mortgage-backed securities (2)	2,158,826		(20,012		)	2,173,093		(37,763		)	4,331,919		(57,775		)
Total	$	3,446,437	$	(23,160	)	$	2,173,093	$	(37,763	)	$	5,619,530	$	(60,923	)
	December 31, 2014
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or more					Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Mortgage-backed securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family    mortgage-backed securities (1)	$	—	$	—		$	197,625	$	(1,017	)	$	197,625	$	(1,017	)
GSE single-family mortgage-backed securities (2)	631,907		(1,348		)	5,555,049		(117,471		)	6,186,956		(118,819		)
Total	$	631,907	$	(1,348	)	$	5,752,674	$	(118,488	)	$	6,384,581	$	(119,836	)

(1) Consists of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities.

(2) Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued and effectively guaranteed by Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae, which have the support of the U.S. government, although they are not obligations of the U.S. government.

Table 5.4 - Held-to-Maturity Securities by Contractual Maturity (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
Year of Maturity	Amortized Cost (1)		Fair Value		Amortized Cost (1)		Fair Value
Non-mortgage-backed securities:
Due in 1 year or less	$	32,672	$	32,680	$	26,099	$	26,099
Due after 1 year through 5 years	—		—		—		—
Due after 5 years through 10 years	—		—		—		—
Due after 10 years	—		—		—		—
Total non-mortgage-backed securities	32,672		32,680		26,099		26,099
Mortgage-backed securities (2)	15,054,553		15,187,116		14,686,172		14,768,227
Total	$	15,087,225	$	15,219,796	$	14,712,271	$	14,794,326

(1) Carrying value equals amortized cost.

(2) Mortgage-backed securities are not presented by contractual maturity because their expected maturities will likely differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment fees.

Table 5.5 - Interest Rate Payment Terms of Held-to-Maturity Securities (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Amortized cost of non-mortgage-backed securities:
Fixed-rate	$	32,672	$	26,099
Total amortized cost of non-mortgage-backed securities	32,672		26,099
Amortized cost of mortgage-backed securities:
Fixed-rate	12,821,910		12,091,591
Variable-rate	2,232,643		2,594,581
Total amortized cost of mortgage-backed securities	15,054,553		14,686,172
Total	$	15,087,225	$	14,712,271

Realized Gains and Losses. From time to time the FHLB may sell securities out of its held-to-maturity portfolio. These securities, generally, have less than 15 percent of the acquired principal outstanding at the time of the sale. These sales are considered maturities for the purposes of security classification. For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, the FHLB did not sell any held-to-maturity securities.

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Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Analysis

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments [Abstract]

Other than Temporary Impairment Analysis [Text Block]

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Analysis

The FHLB evaluates any of its individual available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investment securities holdings in an unrealized loss position for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis.

For its Other U.S. obligations and GSE investments (mortgage-backed securities and non-mortgage-backed securities), the FHLB has determined that the strength of the issuers' guarantees through direct obligations or support from the U.S. government is sufficient to protect the FHLB from losses based on current expectations. As a result, the FHLB determined that, as of September 30, 2015, all of the gross unrealized losses on these investments were temporary as the declines in market value of these securities were not attributable to credit quality. Furthermore, the FHLB does not intend to sell the investments, and it is not more likely than not that the FHLB will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases. As a result, the FHLB did not consider any of these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2015.

The FHLB did not consider any of its investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2014.

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Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Abstract]

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio [Text Block]

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio

Table 8.1 - Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Unpaid principal balance:
Fixed rate medium-term single-family mortgage loans (1)	$	1,505,964		$	1,393,525
Fixed rate long-term single-family mortgage loans	6,283,218			5,402,479
Total unpaid principal balance	7,789,182			6,796,004
Premiums	206,921			179,540
Discounts	(2,131		)	(2,460		)
Hedging basis adjustments (2)	20,490			16,518
Total mortgage loans held for portfolio	$	8,014,462		$	6,989,602

(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.

Table 8.2 - Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio by Collateral/Guarantee Type (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Unpaid principal balance:
Conventional mortgage loans	$	7,285,491	$	6,203,318
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage loans	503,691		592,686
Total unpaid principal balance	$	7,789,182	$	6,796,004

For information related to the FHLB's credit risk on mortgage loans and allowance for credit losses, see Note 9.

Table 8.3 - Members, Including Any Known Affiliates that are Members of the FHLB, and Former Members Selling Five Percent or more of Total Unpaid Principal (dollars in millions)

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
	Principal		% of Total			Principal		% of Total
Union Savings Bank	$	2,264	29	%	Union Savings Bank	$	1,593	23	%
PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	894		11		PNC Bank, N.A. (1)	1,074		16
Guardian Savings Bank FSB	648		8		Guardian Savings Bank FSB	406		6

(1) Former member.

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Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance		$ 7,789,182	$ 6,796,004
Loans and Leases Receivable, Unamortized Premiums		206,921	179,540
Loans and Leases Receivable, Unamortized Discounts		(2,131)	(2,460)
Loans and Leases Receivable, Hedging Basis Adjustment	[1]	20,490	16,518
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Mortgage		8,014,462	6,989,602
Fixed rates medium-term single-family mortgages [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance	[2]	1,505,964	1,393,525
Fixed rates Long-term single-family mortgages [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance		6,283,218	5,402,479
Conventional Loan [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance		7,285,491	6,203,318
Federal Housing Administration Loan [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance		$ 503,691	$ 592,686

[1] 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.

[2] Medium-term is defined as a term of 15 years or less.

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Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015		Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014		Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Cash and Due from Banks		$ 971,159			$ 3,109,970
Trading securities		1,206			1,341
Available-for-sale securities		1,000,030			1,349,977
Held-to-maturity Securities	[1]	15,087,225			14,712,271
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value		15,219,796			14,794,326
Accrued interest receivable		90,158			81,384
Derivative assets		25,367			14,699
Derivative Asset, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[2],[3]	284
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Liability and Obligation to Return Cash, Offset	[2],[3]				9,832
Advances, Fair Value Disclosure		15,214	[4]	$ 15,129	15,042	[4]	$ 9,968	$ 0	$ 0
Liabilities
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock		59,088			62,963
Accrued Interest Payable, Fair Value Disclosure		126,037			114,781
Derivative liabilities		41,398			63,767
Derivative Liability, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[2],[3]	(105,762)			(85,867)
Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		5,757,546		$ 5,623,179	4,209,640		$ 3,680,329	$ 2,780,023	$ 4,018,370
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Cash and Due from Banks		971,159			3,109,970
Interest-bearing deposits		0			0
Securities purchased under resale agreements		0			0
Federal funds sold		0			0
Trading securities		0			0
Available-for-sale securities		0			0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value		0			0
Advances		0	[5]		0	[6]
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		0			0
Accrued interest receivable		0			0
Derivative assets		0			0
Liabilities
Deposits		0			0
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock		59,088			62,963
Accrued Interest Payable, Fair Value Disclosure		0			0
Derivative liabilities		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Loan Origination Commitments [Member]
Other [Abstract]
Commitments, Fair Value Disclosure		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member]
Other [Abstract]
Commitments, Fair Value Disclosure		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		0	[7]		0	[8]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Discount Notes [Member]
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligations, Discount Notes		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Cash and Due from Banks		0			0
Interest-bearing deposits		153			119
Securities purchased under resale agreements		2,724,000			3,343,002
Federal funds sold		5,390,000			6,600,000
Trading securities		1,206			1,341
Available-for-sale securities		1,000,030			1,349,977
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value		15,219,796			14,794,326
Advances		77,275,431	[5]		70,279,438	[6]
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		8,187,031			7,178,047
Accrued interest receivable		90,158			81,384
Derivative assets		25,083			24,531
Liabilities
Deposits		755,638			729,782
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock		0			0
Accrued Interest Payable, Fair Value Disclosure		126,037			114,781
Derivative liabilities		147,160			149,634
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Loan Origination Commitments [Member]
Other [Abstract]
Commitments, Fair Value Disclosure		(14)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member]
Other [Abstract]
Commitments, Fair Value Disclosure		756			1,381
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		44,632,920	[7]		59,496,247	[8]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Discount Notes [Member]
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligations, Discount Notes		60,080,868			41,224,739
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Cash and Due from Banks		0			0
Interest-bearing deposits		0			0
Securities purchased under resale agreements		0			0
Federal funds sold		0			0
Trading securities		0			0
Available-for-sale securities		0			0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value		0			0
Advances		0	[5]		0	[6]
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		32,086			41,151
Accrued interest receivable		0			0
Derivative assets		0			0
Liabilities
Deposits		0			0
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock		0			0
Accrued Interest Payable, Fair Value Disclosure		0			0
Derivative liabilities		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Loan Origination Commitments [Member]
Other [Abstract]
Commitments, Fair Value Disclosure		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member]
Other [Abstract]
Commitments, Fair Value Disclosure		0			0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		0	[7]		0	[8]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Discount Notes [Member]
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligations, Discount Notes		0			0
Carrying Value
Assets
Cash and Due from Banks		971,159			3,109,970
Interest-bearing deposits		153			119
Securities purchased under resale agreements		2,724,000			3,343,000
Federal funds sold		5,390,000			6,600,000
Trading securities		1,206			1,341
Available-for-sale securities		1,000,030			1,349,977
Held-to-maturity Securities		15,087,225			14,712,271
Advances		77,320,323	[5]		70,405,616	[6]
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		8,012,747			6,984,683
Accrued interest receivable		90,158			81,384
Derivative assets		25,367			14,699
Liabilities
Deposits		755,651			729,936
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock		59,088			62,963
Accrued Interest Payable, Fair Value Disclosure		126,037			114,781
Derivative liabilities		41,398			63,767
Carrying Value | Loan Origination Commitments [Member]
Other [Abstract]
Commitments, Fair Value Disclosure		0
Carrying Value | Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member]
Other [Abstract]
Commitments, Fair Value Disclosure		0			0
Carrying Value | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		44,142,498	[7]		59,216,557	[8]
Carrying Value | Discount Notes [Member]
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligations, Discount Notes		60,086,261			41,232,127
Fair Value
Assets
Cash and Due from Banks		971,159			3,109,970
Interest-bearing deposits		153			119
Securities purchased under resale agreements		2,724,000			3,343,002
Federal funds sold		5,390,000			6,600,000
Trading securities		1,206			1,341
Available-for-sale securities		1,000,030			1,349,977
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value		15,219,796			14,794,326
Advances		77,275,431	[5]		70,279,438	[6]
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net		8,219,117			7,219,198
Accrued interest receivable		90,158			81,384
Derivative assets		25,367			14,699
Liabilities
Deposits		755,638			729,782
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock		59,088			62,963
Accrued Interest Payable, Fair Value Disclosure		126,037			114,781
Derivative liabilities		41,398			63,767
Fair Value | Loan Origination Commitments [Member]
Other [Abstract]
Commitments, Fair Value Disclosure		(14)
Fair Value | Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member]
Other [Abstract]
Commitments, Fair Value Disclosure		756			1,381
Fair Value | Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligations, Bonds		44,632,920	[7]		59,496,247	[8]
Fair Value | Discount Notes [Member]
Liabilities
Consolidated Obligations, Discount Notes		$ 60,080,868			$ 41,224,739

[1] Fair values: $15,219,796 and $14,794,326 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

[2] Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same clearing agent and/or counterparty. Cash collateral posted and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $107,465 and $78,755 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Cash collateral received and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $1,420 and $2,720 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

[3] Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

[4] At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, none of the Advances were 90 days or more past due or had been placed on non-accrual status.

[5] Includes (in thousands) $15,214 of Advances recorded under the fair value option at September 30, 2015.

[6] Includes (in thousands) $15,042 of Advances recorded under the fair value option at December 31, 2014.

[7] Includes (in thousands) $5,757,546 of Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option at September 30, 2015.

[8] Includes (in thousands) $4,209,640 of Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option at December 31, 2014.

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Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance		$ 1,715		$ 4,919		$ 1,715	$ 4,919
Total recorded investment						8,041,339	7,014,345
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period				4,919
Reversal of Loan Losses Expensed		0	$ 0	0	$ (900)
Balance, end of period		1,715		1,715
Conventional Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment						1,713	4,766
Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment						2	153
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance		1,701	5,441	4,919	7,233	1,715	4,919
Recorded Investment, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment						7,518,868	6,402,994
Recorded Investment, Individually Evaluated for Impairment						9,718	8,639
Total recorded investment						$ 7,528,586	$ 6,411,633
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period		1,701	5,441	4,919	7,233
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Recovery	[1]	14
Charge-offs	[1]		(414)	(3,204)	(1,306)
Reversal of Loan Losses Expensed		0	0	0	(900)
Balance, end of period		$ 1,715	$ 5,027	$ 1,715	$ 5,027

[1] On January 1, 2015, the FHLB adopted the charge off provisions of the Finance Agency's Advisory Bulletin 2012-02, which require the FHLB to charge off the estimated loss portion of loans 180 days or more past due and certain loans in which the borrower has filed for bankruptcy.

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Advances (Borrowers Holding Five Percent or more of Total Advances) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value	$ 77,203,526	$ 70,298,507
Federal Home Loan Bank Borrower Advances, Five Percent Or More Of Principal Balance [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value	$ 46,553,000	$ 49,638,000
Concentration Risk, Percentage, Five Percent or More Of Principal Balance	60.00%	71.00%
JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association [Member] | Federal Home Loan Bank Borrower Advances, Five Percent Or More Of Principal Balance [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value	$ 37,300,000	$ 41,300,000
Concentration Risk, Percentage, Five Percent or More Of Principal Balance	48.00%	59.00%
U.S. Bank, N.A. [Member] | Federal Home Loan Bank Borrower Advances, Five Percent Or More Of Principal Balance [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value	$ 9,253,000	$ 8,338,000
Concentration Risk, Percentage, Five Percent or More Of Principal Balance	12.00%	12.00%

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Transactions with Other FHLBanks (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Schedule of Other Transactions [Line Items]
Proceeds from Bonds Transferred from Other Federal Home Loan Banks	$ 0	$ 0
Payments for Bonds Transferred to Other Federal Home Loan Banks	0	0
Other FHLBanks [Member]
Schedule of Other Transactions [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Average Outstanding Amount	0	586
Other FHLBanks [Member]
Schedule of Other Transactions [Line Items]
Short-term Debt, Average Outstanding Amount	$ 0	$ 0

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Advances Advances (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Advances [Abstract]

Schedule Of Federal Home Loan Bank Advances By Year Of Contractual Maturity [Table Text Block]

Advances by Interest Rate Payment Terms (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Total fixed-rate (1)	$	27,325,281	$	17,945,050
Total variable-rate (1)	49,878,245		52,353,457
Total par value	$	77,203,526	$	70,298,507

(1) Payment terms based on current interest rate terms, which reflect any option exercises or rate conversions that have occurred subsequent to the related Advance issuance.

Advances by Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date for Callable Advances (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Due in 1 year or less	$	34,804,247	$	23,003,946
Due after 1 year through 2 years	10,479,325		12,159,384
Due after 2 years through 3 years	15,034,193		9,659,975
Due after 3 years through 4 years	9,557,844		12,295,893
Due after 4 years through 5 years	5,748,467		9,970,280
Thereafter	1,579,450		3,209,029
Total par value	$	77,203,526	$	70,298,507

Advance Redemption Terms (dollars in thousands)

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
Redemption Term	Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate		Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate
Due in 1 year or less	$	26,158,998		0.36	%	$	14,139,630		0.40	%
Due after 1 year through 2 years	15,086,020			0.79		14,810,847			0.54
Due after 2 years through 3 years	15,549,138			0.66		12,829,760			0.69
Due after 3 years through 4 years	10,506,240			0.65		14,222,722			0.60
Due after 4 years through 5 years	6,462,680			0.75		10,724,619			0.54
Thereafter	3,440,450			1.66		3,570,929			1.51
Total par value	77,203,526			0.63		70,298,507			0.60
Commitment fees	(673		)			(699		)
Discount on AHP Advances	(10,043		)			(12,110		)
Premiums	2,824					3,058
Discounts	(9,132		)			(12,572		)
Hedging adjustments	133,607					129,390
Fair value option valuation adjustments and accrued interest	214					42
Total	$	77,320,323				$	70,405,616

Advances by Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Put/Convert Date for Putable/Convertible Advances (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Put/Convert Date	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Due in 1 year or less	$	27,686,898	$	15,753,030
Due after 1 year through 2 years	14,392,620		14,663,847
Due after 2 years through 3 years	14,994,138		12,115,860
Due after 3 years through 4 years	10,396,740		13,649,722
Due after 4 years through 5 years	6,462,680		10,715,119
Thereafter	3,270,450		3,400,929
Total par value	$	77,203,526	$	70,298,507

Borrowers Holding Five Percent or more of Total Advances Including Known Affiliates that are Members of the FHLBank [Table Text Block]

Borrowers Holding Five Percent or more of Total Advances, Including Any Known Affiliates that are Members of the FHLB (dollars in millions)

September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
	Principal		% of Total			Principal		% of Total
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	37,300	48	%	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	41,300	59	%
U.S. Bank, N.A.	9,253		12		U.S. Bank, N.A.	8,338		12
Total	$	46,553	60	%	Total	$	49,638	71	%

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Trading Securities (Net (Losses) Gains on Trading Securities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Trading Securities [Abstract]
Net losses on trading securities held at period end			$ (9)	$ (6)
Net losses on trading securities	$ (2)	$ (2)	$ (9)	$ (6)

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Affordable Housing Program (AHP)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Affordable Housing Program (AHP) [Abstract]

Affordable Housing Program (AHP) [Text Block]

Affordable Housing Program (AHP)

Table 13.1 - Analysis of AHP Liability (in thousands)

Balance at December 31, 2014	$	98,103
Assessments (current year additions)	20,866
Subsidy uses, net	(14,837		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	104,132

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Fair Value Disclosures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

Fair Value Disclosures

The fair value amounts recorded on the Statements of Condition and presented in the related note disclosures have been determined by the FHLB using available market information and the FHLB's best judgment of appropriate valuation methods. The fair values reflect the FHLB's judgment of how a market participant would estimate the fair values.

Fair Value Hierarchy. The FHLB records trading securities, available-for-sale securities, derivative assets, derivative liabilities, certain Advances and certain Consolidated Obligation Bonds at fair value on a recurring basis, and on occasion, certain mortgage loans on a nonrecurring basis. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy and requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The inputs are evaluated and an overall level for the measurement is determined. This overall level is an indication of how market observable the fair value measurement is. An entity must disclose the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the measurements are classified.

The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels:

Level 1 Inputs - Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the reporting entity can access on the measurement date.

Level 2 Inputs - Inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable inputs for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, a Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following: (1) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; (2) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; (3) inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals, and implied volatilities); and (4) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 Inputs - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The FHLB reviews the fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of the valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of certain financial assets or liabilities. Such reclassifications are reported as transfers in/out at fair value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the changes occur. The FHLB did not have any transfers of assets or liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 or 2014.

Table 18.1 presents the carrying value, fair value, and fair value hierarchy of financial assets and liabilities of the FHLB. These values do not represent an estimate of the overall market value of the FHLB as a going concern, which would take into account future business opportunities and the net profitability of assets versus liabilities.

Table 18.1 - Fair Value Summary (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015
			Fair Value
Financial Instruments	Carrying Value		Total			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Netting Adjustments and Cash Collateral (1)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	971,159	$	971,159		$	971,159	$	—		$	—	$	—
Interest-bearing deposits	153		153			—		153			—		—
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	2,724,000		2,724,000			—		2,724,000			—		—
Federal funds sold	5,390,000		5,390,000			—		5,390,000			—		—
Trading securities	1,206		1,206			—		1,206			—		—
Available-for-sale securities	1,000,030		1,000,030			—		1,000,030			—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	15,087,225		15,219,796			—		15,219,796			—		—
Advances (2)	77,320,323		77,275,431			—		77,275,431			—		—
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	8,012,747		8,219,117			—		8,187,031			32,086		—
Accrued interest receivable	90,158		90,158			—		90,158			—		—
Derivative assets	25,367		25,367			—		25,083			—		284
Liabilities:
Deposits	755,651		755,638			—		755,638			—		—
Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	60,086,261		60,080,868			—		60,080,868			—		—
Bonds (3)	44,142,498		44,632,920			—		44,632,920			—		—
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	59,088		59,088			59,088		—			—		—
Accrued interest payable	126,037		126,037			—		126,037			—		—
Derivative liabilities	41,398		41,398			—		147,160			—		(105,762		)
Other:
Commitments to extend credit for Advances	—		(14		)	—		(14		)	—		—
Standby bond purchase agreements	—		756			—		756			—		—

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

(2) Includes (in thousands) $15,214 of Advances recorded under the fair value option at September 30, 2015.

(3) Includes (in thousands) $5,757,546 of Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option at September 30, 2015.

	December 31, 2014
			Fair Value
Financial Instruments	Carrying Value		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustments and Cash Collateral (1)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	3,109,970	$	3,109,970	$	3,109,970	$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest-bearing deposits	119		119		—		119		—		—
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	3,343,000		3,343,002		—		3,343,002		—		—
Federal funds sold	6,600,000		6,600,000		—		6,600,000		—		—
Trading securities	1,341		1,341		—		1,341		—		—
Available-for-sale securities	1,349,977		1,349,977		—		1,349,977		—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	14,712,271		14,794,326		—		14,794,326		—		—
Advances (2)	70,405,616		70,279,438		—		70,279,438		—		—
Mortgage loans held for portfolio, net	6,984,683		7,219,198		—		7,178,047		41,151		—
Accrued interest receivable	81,384		81,384		—		81,384		—		—
Derivative assets	14,699		14,699		—		24,531		—		(9,832		)
Liabilities:
Deposits	729,936		729,782		—		729,782		—		—
Consolidated Obligations:
Discount Notes	41,232,127		41,224,739		—		41,224,739		—		—
Bonds (3)	59,216,557		59,496,247		—		59,496,247		—		—
Mandatorily redeemable capital stock	62,963		62,963		62,963		—		—		—
Accrued interest payable	114,781		114,781		—		114,781		—		—
Derivative liabilities	63,767		63,767		—		149,634		—		(85,867		)
Other:
Standby bond purchase agreements	—		1,381		—		1,381		—		—

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

(2) Includes (in thousands) $15,042 of Advances recorded under the fair value option at December 31, 2014.

(3) Includes (in thousands) $4,209,640 of Consolidated Obligation Bonds recorded under the fair value option at December 31, 2014.

Summary of Valuation Methodologies and Primary Inputs.

A description of the valuation methodologies and primary inputs is disclosed in Note 19 - Fair Value Disclosures in the FHLB's 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no changes in the valuation methodologies during 2015.

Fair Value Measurements.

Table 18.2 presents the fair value of financial assets and liabilities that are recorded on a recurring or nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014, by level within the fair value hierarchy. The FHLB records nonrecurring fair value adjustments to reflect partial write-downs on certain mortgage loans. The FHLB estimates the fair value of these assets based primarily on property values obtained from a third-party pricing vendor.

Table 18.2 - Fair Value Measurements (in thousands)

	Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral (1)
Recurring fair value measurements - Assets
Trading securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family mortgage-backed securities	$	1,206	$	—	$	1,206	$	—	$	—
Available-for-sale securities:
Certificates of deposit	1,000,030		—		1,000,030		—		—
Advances	15,214		—		15,214		—		—
Derivative assets:
Interest rate swaps	24,114		—		23,830		—		284
Mortgage delivery commitments	1,253		—		1,253		—		—
Total derivative assets	25,367		—		25,083		—		284
Total assets at fair value	$	1,041,817	$	—	$	1,041,533	$	—	$	284
Recurring fair value measurements - Liabilities
Consolidated Obligation Bonds	$	5,757,546	$	—	$	5,757,546	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	40,261		—		146,023		—		(105,762		)
Forward rate agreement	1,137		—		1,137		—		—
Total derivative liabilities	41,398		—		147,160		—		(105,762		)
Total liabilities at fair value	$	5,798,944	$	—	$	5,904,706	$	—	$	(105,762	)
Nonrecurring fair value measurements - Assets (2)
Mortgage loans held for portfolio	$	6,396	$	—	$	—	$	6,396

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

(2) The fair value information presented is as of the date the fair value adjustment was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustment and Cash Collateral (1)
Recurring fair value measurements - Assets
Trading securities:
Other U.S. obligation single-family mortgage-backed securities	$	1,341	$	—	$	1,341	$	—	$	—
Available-for-sale securities:
Certificates of deposit	1,349,977		—		1,349,977		—		—
Advances	15,042		—		15,042		—		—
Derivative assets:
Interest rate swaps	10,894		—		20,726		—		(9,832		)
Forward rate agreements	6		—		6		—		—
Mortgage delivery commitments	3,799		—		3,799		—		—
Total derivative assets	14,699		—		24,531		—		(9,832		)
Total assets at fair value	$	1,381,059	$	—	$	1,390,891	$	—	$	(9,832	)
Recurring fair value measurements - Liabilities
Consolidated Obligation Bonds	$	4,209,640	$	—	$	4,209,640	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	58,842		—		144,709		—		(85,867		)
Forward rate agreements	4,924		—		4,924		—		—
Mortgage delivery commitments	1		—		1		—		—
Total derivative liabilities	63,767		—		149,634		—		(85,867		)
Total liabilities at fair value	$	4,273,407	$	—	$	4,359,274	$	—	$	(85,867	)

(1) Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

Fair Value Option. The fair value option provides an irrevocable option to elect fair value as an alternative measurement for selected financial assets, financial liabilities, unrecognized firm commitments, and written loan commitments not previously carried at fair value. It requires a company to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which it has chosen to use fair value on the face of the Statements of Condition. Fair value is used for both the initial and subsequent measurement of the designated assets, liabilities and commitments, with the changes in fair value recognized in net income. If elected, interest income and interest expense on Advances and Consolidated Bonds carried at fair value are recognized based solely on the contractual amount of interest due or unpaid. Any transaction fees or costs are immediately recognized into other non-interest income or other non-interest expense.

The FHLB has elected the fair value option for certain Advances and Consolidated Obligation Bonds that either do not qualify for hedge accounting or may be at risk for not meeting hedge effectiveness requirements. These fair value elections were made primarily in an effort to mitigate the potential income statement volatility that can arise from economic hedging relationships in which the carrying value of the hedged item is not adjusted for changes in fair value.

Table 18.3 – Fair Value Option - Financial Assets and Liabilities (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015						2014
	Advances			Consolidated Bonds			Advances			Consolidated Bonds
Balance at beginning of period	$	15,129		$	(5,623,179	)	$	—		$	(2,780,023	)
New transactions elected for fair value option	—			(2,045,000		)	10,000			(2,150,000		)
Maturities and terminations	—			1,910,000			—			1,250,000
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments held under fair value option	85			(186		)	(44		)	(115		)
Change in accrued interest	—			819			12			(191		)
Balance at end of period	$	15,214		$	(5,757,546	)	$	9,968		$	(3,680,329	)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015						2014
	Advances			Consolidated Bonds			Advances			Consolidated Bonds
Balance at beginning of period	$	15,042		$	(4,209,640	)	$	—		$	(4,018,370	)
New transactions elected for fair value option	—			(7,807,000		)	10,000			(4,915,000		)
Maturities and terminations	—			6,262,000			—			5,250,000
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments held under fair value option	173			(1,884		)	(44		)	1,165
Change in accrued interest	(1		)	(1,022		)	12			1,876
Balance at end of period	$	15,214		$	(5,757,546	)	$	9,968		$	(3,680,329	)

Table 18.4 – Changes in Fair Values for Items Measured at Fair Value Pursuant to the Election of the Fair Value Option (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015					2014
	Advances		Consolidated Bonds			Advances			Consolidated Bonds
Interest income (expense)	$	65	$	(3,256	)	$	19		$	(1,616	)
Net gains (losses) on changes in fair value under fair value option	85		(186		)	(44		)	(115		)
Total changes in fair value included in current period earnings	$	150	$	(3,442	)	$	(25	)	$	(1,731	)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015					2014
	Advances		Consolidated Bonds			Advances			Consolidated Bonds
Interest income (expense)	$	191	$	(10,977	)	$	19		$	(4,055	)
Net gains (losses) on changes in fair value under fair value option	173		(1,884		)	(44		)	1,165
Total changes in fair value included in current period earnings	$	364	$	(12,861	)	$	(25	)	$	(2,890	)

For instruments recorded under the fair value option, the related contractual interest income and contractual interest expense are recorded as part of net interest income on the Statements of Income. The remaining changes in fair value for instruments in which the fair value option has been elected are recorded as “Net (losses) gains on financial instruments held under fair value option” in the Statements of Income. The FHLB has determined that no adjustments to the fair values of its instruments recorded under the fair value option for instrument-specific credit risk were necessary as of September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

The following table reflects the difference between the aggregate unpaid principal balance outstanding and the aggregate fair value for Advances and Consolidated Bonds for which the fair value option has been elected.

Table 18.5 – Aggregate Unpaid Balance and Aggregate Fair Value (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Fair Value		Aggregate Fair Value Over/(Under) Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance		Aggregate Fair Value		Aggregate Fair Value Over/(Under) Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance
Advances (1)	$	15,000	$	15,214	$	214	$	15,000	$	15,042	$	42
Consolidated Bonds	5,755,000		5,757,546		2,546		4,210,000		4,209,640		(360		)

(1) At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, none of the Advances were 90 days or more past due or had been placed on non-accrual status.

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Background Information (Details)	Sep. 30, 2015 Banks
Background Information [Abstract]
Number of Federal Home Loan Banks	11

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Capital (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Capital [Abstract]

Schedule of Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Table Text Block]

Capital Requirements (dollars in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Minimum Requirement			Actual			Minimum Requirement			Actual
Risk-based capital	$	531,867		$	5,200,942		$	481,835		$	5,018,567
Capital-to-assets ratio (regulatory)	4.00		%	4.70		%	4.00		%	4.71		%
Regulatory capital	$	4,426,069		$	5,200,942		$	4,265,617		$	5,018,567
Leverage capital-to-assets ratio (regulatory)	5.00		%	7.05		%	5.00		%	7.06		%
Leverage capital	$	5,532,586		$	7,801,413		$	5,332,021		$	7,527,851

Schedule of Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock [Table Text Block]

Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock Roll Forward (in thousands)

Balance, December 31, 2014	$	62,963
Capital stock subject to mandatory redemption reclassified    from equity	23,531
Redemption (or other reduction) of mandatorily redeemable    capital stock	(27,406		)
Balance, September 30, 2015	$	59,088

Schedule of Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock by Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock by Contractual Year of Redemption (in thousands)

Contractual Year of Redemption	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Year 1	$	—	$	130
Year 2	—		—
Year 3	45		—
Year 4	2,265		55
Year 5	3,101		2,278
Past contractual redemption date due to remaining activity (1)	53,677		60,500
Total	$	59,088	$	62,963

(1) Represents mandatorily redeemable capital stock that is past the end of the contractual redemption period because there is activity outstanding to which the mandatorily redeemable capital stock relates.

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Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Net income	$ 60,752	$ 62,425	$ 185,876	$ 180,229
Other comprehensive income adjustments:
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	17	28	54	130
Pension and postretirement benefits	726	757	1,962	1,383
Total other comprehensive income adjustments	743	785	2,016	1,513
Comprehensive income	$ 61,495	$ 63,210	$ 187,892	$ 181,742

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Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value Impact on Financial Performance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest Income	$ 237,953	$ 228,352	$ 697,244	$ 683,466
Interest Expense	(160,931)	(145,229)	(458,004)	(446,395)
Net gains (losses) on instruments held under the fair value option	(101)	(159)	(1,711)	1,121
Advances [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest Income	65	19	191	19
Net gains (losses) on instruments held under the fair value option	85	(44)	173	(44)
Fair Value Option, Total Change in Fair Value Included in Earnings	150	(25)	364	(25)
Consolidated Obligation Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest Expense	(3,256)	(1,616)	(10,977)	(4,055)
Net gains (losses) on instruments held under the fair value option	(186)	(115)	(1,884)	1,165
Fair Value Option, Total Change in Fair Value Included in Earnings	$ (3,442)	$ (1,731)	$ (12,861)	$ (2,890)

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations [Text Block]

Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations

Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement. On April 15, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued amendments to clarify the accounting for cloud computing arrangements. The amendments provide guidance to customers on determining whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If the arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If the arrangement does not contain a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. This guidance becomes effective for the FHLB for the interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The FHLB is in the process of evaluating this guidance and its effect on the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued guidance to simplify the presentation of debt issuance costs. This guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the Statement of Condition as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the liability, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts. The adoption of this guidance will result in a reclassification of debt issuance costs from other assets to Consolidated Obligations on the FHLB's Statement of Condition. This guidance becomes effective for the FHLB for the interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The guidance is required to be applied on a retrospective basis to each individual period presented on the Statement of Condition. The FHLB is in the process of evaluating this guidance and its effect on the FHLB's financial condition and cash flows.

Classification of Certain Government-Guaranteed Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure. On August 8, 2014, the FASB issued amended guidance relating to the classification and measurement of certain government-guaranteed mortgage loans upon foreclosure. The amendments in this guidance require that a mortgage loan be derecognized and that a separate other receivable be recognized upon foreclosure if certain conditions are met. This guidance became effective for the FHLB for the interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2015, and was adopted prospectively. The adoption of this guidance had no material effect on the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures. On June 12, 2014, the FASB issued amended guidance for repurchase-to-maturity transactions and repurchase agreements executed as repurchase financings. This amendment requires secured borrowing accounting treatment for repurchase-to-maturity transactions and provides guidance on accounting for repurchase financing arrangements. In addition, this guidance requires additional disclosures, particularly on transfers accounted for as sales that are economically similar to repurchase agreements and on the nature of collateral pledged in repurchase agreements accounted for as secured borrowings. This guidance became effective for the FHLB for interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2015. The adoption of this guidance had no material effect on the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure. On January 17, 2014, the FASB issued guidance clarifying when consumer mortgage loans collateralized by real estate should be reclassified to real estate owned. Specifically, such collateralized mortgage loans should be reclassified to real estate owned when either the creditor obtains legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure, or the borrower conveys all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. This guidance became effective for the FHLB for interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2015, and was adopted prospectively. The adoption of this guidance had no material effect on the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Framework for Adversely Classifying Loans, Other Real Estate Owned, and Other Assets and Listing Assets for Special Mention. On April 9, 2012, the Finance Agency issued an advisory bulletin that establishes a standard and uniform methodology for adverse classification and identification of special mention assets and off-balance sheet credit exposures at the FHLBanks, excluding investment securities. The adverse classification requirements were implemented as of January 1, 2014; this implementation had no material effect on the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. The charge off requirements were implemented on January 1, 2015. The adoption of these requirements had no material effect on the FHLB's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

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Advances (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value	$ 77,203,526	$ 70,298,507
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Callable Option [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value	16,059,645	15,098,357
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Putable Option [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value	$ 1,556,900	$ 1,617,400

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Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]
Multiemployer Plan, Period Contributions	$ 1,500,000	$ 1,504,000	$ 4,478,000	$ 4,562,000
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized	$ 218,000	$ 198,000	$ 787,000	$ 755,000

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Allowance for Credit Losses Individually Evaluated Impaired Loans (Details) - Conventional Loan [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	$ 9,626		$ 9,626		$ 5,297
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	9,432		9,432		5,165
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	92		92		3,342
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	89		89		3,293
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance	2		2		153
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment	9,718		9,718		8,639
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance	9,521		9,521		$ 8,458
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment	9,445	$ 8,575	8,758	$ 8,096
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Accrual Method	$ 123	$ 111	$ 342	$ 315

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies [Text Block]

Commitments and Contingencies

Table 19.1 - Off-Balance Sheet Commitments (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
Notional Amount	Expire within one year		Expire after one year		Total		Expire within one year		Expire after one year		Total
Standby Letters of Credit outstanding	$	17,462,812	$	131,659	$	17,594,471	$	17,233,206	$	546,385	$	17,779,591
Commitments for standby bond purchases	89,495		39,745		129,240		37,490		149,705		187,195
Commitments to fund additional Advances	3,000		—		3,000		—		—		—
Commitments to purchase mortgage loans	160,810		—		160,810		451,292		—		451,292
Unsettled Consolidated Bonds, at par (1)(2)	270,000		—		270,000		17,000		—		17,000
Unsettled Consolidated Discount Notes, at par (1)	—		—		—		5,000		—		5,000

(1) Expiration is based on settlement period rather than underlying contractual maturity of Consolidated Obligations.

(2) Of the total unsettled Consolidated Bonds, $15,000 and $17,000 (in thousands) were hedged with associated interest rate swaps at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Legal Proceedings. From time to time, the FHLB is subject to legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. In March 2010, the FHLB was advised by representatives of the Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. bankruptcy estate that they believed that the FHLB had been unjustly enriched in connection with the close out of its interest rate swap transactions with Lehman at the time of the Lehman bankruptcy in 2008 and that the bankruptcy estate was entitled to the $43 million difference between the settlement amount the FHLB paid Lehman in connection with the close-out transactions and the market value payment the FHLB received when replacing the swaps with other counterparties. In May 2010, the FHLB received a Derivatives Alternative Dispute Resolution notice from the Lehman bankruptcy estate with a settlement demand of $65.8 million, plus interest accruing primarily at LIBOR plus 14.5 percent since the bankruptcy filing, based on their view of how the settlement amount should have been calculated. In accordance with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Order of the Bankruptcy Court administering the Lehman estate, senior management of the FHLB participated in a non-binding mediation in New York in August 2010, and counsel for the FHLB continued discussions with the court-appointed mediator for several weeks thereafter. The mediation concluded in October 2010 without a settlement of the claims asserted by the Lehman bankruptcy estate. In April 2013, Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc., through Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and the Plan Administrator under the Modified Third Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its Affiliated Debtors, filed an adversary complaint in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York against the FHLB seeking (a) a declaratory judgment on the interpretation of certain provisions and the calculation of amounts due under the agreement governing the 2008 swap transactions described above, and (b) additional amounts alleged as due as part of the termination of such transactions. The FHLB believes that it correctly calculated, and fully satisfied its obligation to Lehman in September 2008, and the FHLB intends to vigorously defend itself.

The FHLB also is subject to other legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. The FHLB would record an accrual for a loss contingency when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. After consultation with legal counsel, management does not anticipate that the ultimate liability, if any, arising out of these matters will have a material effect on the FHLB's financial condition or results of operations.

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Derivative Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Total Gross Amount		$ 23,830	$ 20,726
Derivative Liability, Total Gross Amount		146,023	144,709
Derivative Asset, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[1],[2]		(9,832)
Derivative Asset, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[1],[2]	284
Derivative Liability, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral	[1],[2]	(105,762)	(85,867)
Derivative Asset, Net Fair Value Amount, After Offsetting Adjustment		24,114	10,894
Derivative Liability, Net Fair Value Amount, After Offsetting Adjustment		40,261	58,842
Derivative Asset, Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	[3]	1,253	3,805
Derivative Liability, Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	[3]	1,137	4,925
Derivative assets		25,367	14,699
Derivative liabilities		41,398	63,767
Bilateral derivatives
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Total Gross Amount		13,948	19,585
Derivative Liability, Total Gross Amount		114,705	141,352
Derivative Asset, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral		(13,948)	(19,544)
Derivative Liability, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral		(74,444)	(82,510)
Derivative Asset, Net Fair Value Amount, After Offsetting Adjustment		0	41
Derivative Liability, Net Fair Value Amount, After Offsetting Adjustment		40,261	58,842
Derivative Asset, Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	[3]	1,253	3,805
Derivative Liability, Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	[3]	1,137	4,925
Derivative assets		1,253	3,846
Derivative liabilities		41,398	63,767
Cleared derivatives
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Total Gross Amount		9,882	1,141
Derivative Liability, Total Gross Amount		31,318	3,357
Derivative Asset, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral		14,232	9,712
Derivative Liability, Netting Adjustments And Cash Collateral		(31,318)	(3,357)
Derivative Asset, Net Fair Value Amount, After Offsetting Adjustment		24,114	10,853
Derivative Liability, Net Fair Value Amount, After Offsetting Adjustment		0	0
Derivative assets		24,114	10,853
Derivative liabilities		$ 0	$ 0

[1] Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same clearing agent and/or counterparty. Cash collateral posted and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $107,465 and $78,755 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Cash collateral received and related accrued interest was (in thousands) $1,420 and $2,720 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

[2] Amounts represent the application of the netting requirements that allow the FHLB to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral and related accrued interest held or placed by the FHLB with the same counterparty.

[3] Represents mortgage delivery commitments and forward rate agreements that are not subject to an enforceable netting agreement.

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Deposits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Deposits [Abstract]

Schedule of Deposit Liabilities by Component [Table Text Block]

Deposits (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Interest bearing:
Demand and overnight	$	652,122	$	624,446
Term	95,900		99,600
Other	7,302		5,592
Total interest bearing	755,324		729,638
Non-interest bearing:
Other	327		298
Total non-interest bearing	327		298
Total deposits	$	755,651	$	729,936

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Consolidated Obligations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Consolidated Obligations [Text Block]

Consolidated Obligations

Table 12.1 - Consolidated Discount Notes Outstanding (dollars in thousands)

	Book Value		Par Value		Weighted Average Interest Rate (1)
September 30, 2015	$	60,086,261	$	60,100,397	0.15	%
December 31, 2014	$	41,232,127	$	41,238,122	0.09	%

(1) Represents an implied rate without consideration of concessions.

Table 12.2 - Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Contractual Maturity (dollars in thousands)

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
Year of Contractual Maturity	Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate		Amount			Weighted Average Interest Rate
Due in 1 year or less	$	16,668,000		0.55	%	$	32,477,000		0.24	%
Due after 1 year through 2 years	6,121,750			1.17		6,918,000			1.19
Due after 2 years through 3 years	5,629,000			1.62		4,594,000			1.56
Due after 3 years through 4 years	3,716,000			1.84		4,245,000			1.79
Due after 4 years through 5 years	3,513,000			2.07		2,647,000			2.08
Thereafter	8,406,000			2.80		8,217,000			2.79
Index amortizing notes	1,008			5.25		25,297			5.07
Total par value	44,054,758			1.43		59,123,297			1.00
Premiums	97,754					103,477
Discounts	(26,167		)			(25,161		)
Hedging adjustments	13,607					15,304
Fair value option valuation adjustment and    accrued interest	2,546					(360		)
Total	$	44,142,498				$	59,216,557

Table 12.3 - Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Call Features (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Par value of Consolidated Bonds:
Non-callable	$	36,398,758	$	49,976,297
Callable	7,656,000		9,147,000
Total par value	$	44,054,758	$	59,123,297

Table 12.4 - Consolidated Bonds Outstanding by Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date (in thousands)

Year of Contractual Maturity or Next Call Date	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Due in 1 year or less	$	23,642,000	$	40,774,000
Due after 1 year through 2 years	5,791,750		5,413,000
Due after 2 years through 3 years	3,799,000		3,317,000
Due after 3 years through 4 years	3,010,000		2,685,000
Due after 4 years through 5 years	2,753,000		1,992,000
Thereafter	5,058,000		4,917,000
Index amortizing notes	1,008		25,297
Total par value	$	44,054,758	$	59,123,297

Table 12.5 - Consolidated Bonds by Interest-rate Payment Type (in thousands)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Par value of Consolidated Bonds:
Fixed-rate	$	35,454,758	$	31,363,297
Variable-rate	8,465,000		27,610,000
Step-up	135,000		150,000
Total par value	$	44,054,758	$	59,123,297

Concessions on Consolidated Obligations. Unamortized concessions included in other assets were (in thousands) $13,466 and $14,184 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The amortization of these concessions is included in Consolidated Obligation interest expense and totaled (in thousands) $3,921 and $1,752 during the three months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and (in thousands) $8,110 and $5,556 during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.