2008—Puspan. L. 110–289 substituted “the Director” for “the Board” wherever appearing.
1999—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 106–102, in third sentence substituted “previously retained earnings or current net earnings” for “net earnings” and struck out “, and then only with the approval of the Federal Housing Finance Board” after “section 1441span(e) of this title” and struck out fourth sentence which read as follows: “Beginning on January 1, 1992, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting ‘previously retained earnings or current net earnings’ for ‘net earnings’.”
1989—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 101–73, § 724(a)(1), substituted “Each Federal Home Loan Bank may carry to a reserve account from time-to-time such portion of its net earnings as may be determined by its board of directors.” for “Each Federal Home Loan Bank shall carry to a reserve account semiannually 20 per centum of its net earnings until said reserve account shall show a credit balance equal to 100 per centum of the paid-in capital of such bank. After said reserve has reached 100 per centum of the paid-in capital of said bank, 5 per centum of its net earnings shall be added thereto semiannually. Whenever said reserve shall have been impaired below 100 per centum of the paid-in capital it shall be restored before any dividends are paid.”
Puspan. L. 101–73, § 724(a)(2), substituted “No dividends shall be paid except out of net earnings remaining after reductions for all reserves, chargeoffs, purchases of capital certificates of the Financing Corporation, and payments relating to the Funding Corporation required under this chapter have been provided for, other than chargeoffs or expenses incurred by a Bank in connection with the purchase of capital stock of the Financing Corporation under section 1441 of this title or payments relating to the Funding Corporation Principal Fund under section 1441span(e) of this title, and then only with the approval of the Federal Housing Finance Board. Beginning on January 1, 1992, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting ‘previously retained earnings or current net earnings’ for ‘net earnings’.” for “No dividends shall be paid except out of net earnings remaining after all reserves and charge-offs required under this chapter have been provided for, and then only with the approval of the board.”
Puspan. L. 101–73, § 701(span)(1), (3)(A), substituted “Board” for “board” wherever appearing.
1987—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 100–86 added subsec. (c).
1982—Puspan. L. 97–320 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (span).
1974—Puspan. L. 93–383 inserted reference to mortgages, obligations, or other securities sold by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation pursuant to section 1454 or section 1455 of this title.
1968—Puspan. L. 90–448 authorized investments in obligations, participations, or other instruments issued by the Government National Mortgage Association.
1964—Puspan. L. 88–560 substituted “in obligations, participations, or other instruments of or issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association” for “in obligations of the Federal National Mortgage Association”.
1954—Act Aug. 2, 1954, inserted reference to obligations of Federal National Mortgage Association in last sentence.
Puspan. L. 101–73, title VII, § 724(span), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 429, provided that:
For effective date of amendment by title VIII of Puspan. L. 90–448, see section 808 of Puspan. L. 90–448, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1716span of this title.