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§ 1424. —  Eligibility for membership.



[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 12USC1424]

 
                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
                   CHAPTER 11--FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS
 
Sec. 1424. Eligibility for membership


(a) Criteria for eligibility

                           (1) In general

        Any building and loan association, savings and loan association, 
    cooperative bank, homestead association, insurance company, savings 
    bank, or any insured depository institution (as defined in section 
    1422 of this title), shall be eligible to become a member of a 
    Federal Home Loan Bank if such institution--
            (A) is duly organized under the laws of any State or of the 
        United States;
            (B) is subject to inspection and regulation under the 
        banking laws, or under similar laws, of the State or of the 
        United States; and
            (C) makes such home mortgage loans as, in the judgment of 
        the Board, are long-term loans (except that in the case of a 
        savings bank, this subparagraph applies only if, in the judgment 
        of the Board, its time deposits, as defined in section 461 of 
        this title, warrant its making such loans).

                     (2) Qualified thrift lender

        An insured depository institution that is not a member on 
    January 1, 1989, may become a member of a Federal Home Loan Bank 
    only if--
            (A) the insured depository institution (other than a 
        community financial institution) has at least 10 percent of its 
        total assets in residential mortgage loans;
            (B) the insured depository institution's financial condition 
        is such that advances may be safely made to such institution; 
        and
            (C) the character of its management and its home-financing 
        policy are consistent with sound and economical home financing.

                      (3) Certain institutions

        An insured depository institution commencing its initial 
    business operations after January 1, 1989, may become a member of a 
    Federal Home Loan Bank if it complies with regulations and orders 
    prescribed by the Board for the 10 percent asset requirement 
    (described in the \1\ paragraph (2)) within one year after the 
    commencement of its operations.
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     (4) Limited exemption for community financial institutions

        A community financial institution that otherwise meets the 
    requirements of paragraph (2) may become a member without regard to 
    the percentage of its total assets that is represented by 
    residential mortgage loans, as described in subparagraph (A) of 
    paragraph (2).

(b) Location requirement

    An institution eligible to become a member under this section may 
become a member only of, or secure advances from, the Federal Home Loan 
Bank of the district in which is located the institution's principal 
place of business, or of the bank of a district adjoining such district, 
if demanded by convenience and then only with the approval of the Board.

(c) Inspection and regulation requirements

    Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (2) of subsection (a) of 
this section requiring inspection and regulation under law as a 
condition with respect to eligibility for membership, any building and 
loan association which would be eligible to become a member of a Federal 
Home Loan Bank except for the fact that it is not subject to inspection 
and regulation under the banking laws or similar laws of the State in 
which such association is organized shall, upon subjecting itself to 
such inspection and regulation as the Board shall prescribe, be eligible 
to become a member.

(July 22, 1932, ch. 522, Sec. 4, 47 Stat. 726; June 13, 1933, ch. 64, 
Sec. 3, 48 Stat. 129; Pub. L. 101-73, title VII, Secs. 701(b)(1), 
(3)(A), 704(a), 710(b)(1), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 412, 415, 418; Pub. 
L. 106-102, title VI, Sec. 605, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1452.)

                       References in Text

    Section 461 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(C), was in 
the original ``section 19 of the Federal Reserve Act''. Definition 
provisions of section 19 are classified to section 461 of this title. 
Other provisions of section 19 are classified to sections 142, 371a, 
371b, 371b-1, 374, 374a, 463 to 466, 505, and 506 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (a)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 106-102 inserted ``(other than 
a community financial institution)'' after ``institution'' in par. 
(2)(A), designated concluding provisions of par. (2) as par. (3), 
inserted heading and substituted ``paragraph (2)'' for ``preceding 
sentence'', and added par. (4).
    1989--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-73, Sec. 704(a), amended subsec. (a) 
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: ``Any 
building and loan association, savings and loan association, cooperative 
bank, homestead association, insurance company, or savings bank shall be 
eligible to become a member of, or a nonmember borrower of, a Federal 
Home Loan Bank if such institution (1) is duly organized under the laws 
of any State or of the United States; (2) is subject to inspection and 
regulation under the banking laws, or under similar laws, of the State 
or of the United States; and (3) makes such home mortgage loans as in 
the judgment of the board, are long-term loans (and in the case of a 
savings bank if, in the judgment of the board, its time deposits, as 
defined in section 461 of this title, warrant its making such loans). No 
institution shall be eligible to become a member of, or a nonmember 
borrower of, a Federal Home Loan Bank if, in the judgment of the board, 
its financial condition is such that advances may not safely be made to 
such institution or the character of its management or its home-
financing policy is inconsistent with sound and economical home 
financing, or with the purposes of this chapter.''
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-73, Sec. 710(b)(1), struck out ``or a 
nonmember borrower'' after ``eligible to become a member''.
    Pub. L. 101-73, Sec. 701(b)(1), (3)(A), substituted ``Board'' for 
``board''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-73, Sec. 701(b)(1), (3)(A), substituted 
``Board'' for ``board''.
    1933--Subsec. (d). Act June 13, 1933, struck out subsec. (d) which 
provided for direct loans to homeowners. See chapter 12 (Sec. 1461 et 
seq.) of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1431 of this title.



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