Transactions with Other FHLBanks (Table)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Transactions with Other FHLBanks [Abstract]

Schedule of Loans to Other Federal Home Loan Banks [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the Bank’s loans to other FHLBanks during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands).

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012
Balance at January 1,	$	—		$	35,000
Loans made to:
FHLBank of San Francisco	475,000			200,000
FHLBank of Atlanta	200,000			—
FHLBank of Indianapolis	377,000			—
Collections from:
FHLBank of Topeka	—			(35,000		)
FHLBank of San Francisco	(475,000		)	(200,000		)
FHLBank of Atlanta	(200,000		)	—
FHLBank of Indianapolis	(377,000		)	—
Balance at September 30,	$	—		$	—

Schedule of Loans from Other Federal Home Loan Banks [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the Bank’s borrowings from other FHLBanks during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands).

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012
Balance at January 1,	$	—		$	—
Borrowings from:
FHLBank of San Francisco	200,000			420,000
FHLBank of Topeka	—			40,000
FHLBank of Seattle	—			40,000
Repayments to:
FHLBank of San Francisco	(200,000		)	(420,000		)
FHLBank of Topeka	—			(40,000		)
Balance at September 30,	$	—		$	40,000