Federal home loan bank advances maturities summary average interest rate seven to eight years from balance sheet date.

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Federal home loan bank advances maturities summary average interest rate six to seven years from balance sheet date.

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Federal home loan bank advances maturities summary due from seven to eight years of balance sheet date.

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Federal home loan bank advances maturities summary due from six to seven years of balance sheet date.

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Amount of borrowings as of the balance sheet date from the Federal Home Loan Bank, which are primarily used to cover shortages in the required reserve balance and liquidity shortages.

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The calculated weighted average interest rate for Federal Home Loan Bank advances outstanding as of the Balance Sheet date.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 210
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Weighted average interest rate of advance from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) due in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Weighted average interest rate of advance from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) due in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Weighted average interest rate of advance from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) due in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of advance from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) maturing in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of advance from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) maturing in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of advance from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) maturing in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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