Federal Home Loan Bank Act

Long titleAn Act to create Federal Home Loan Banks, to provide for the supervision thereof, and for other purposes.

NicknamesFederal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932

Enactedbythe 72nd United States Congress

EffectiveJuly 22, 1932

Federal Home Loan Bank Act

Long title	An Act to create Federal Home Loan Banks, to provide for the supervision thereof, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932
Enacted by	the 72nd United States Congress
Effective	July 22, 1932
Citations
Public law	72-304
Statutes at Large	47 Stat. 725
Codification
Titles amended	12 U.S.C.: Banks and Banking
U.S.C. sections created	12 U.S.C. ch. 11 § 1421 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 12280 by Michael Reilly (D–WI) on May 25, 1932 Committee consideration by House Banking and Currency, Senate Banking and Currency Passed the House on June 15, 1932 (Passed) Passed the Senate on July 12, 1932 (Passed) Reported by the joint conference committee on July 13, 1932; agreed to by the House on July 16, 1932 (Agreed) and by the Senate on July 16, 1932 (Agreed) Signed into law by President Herbert Hoover on July 22, 1932

The Federal Home Loan Bank Act, Pub. L. 72–304, 47 Stat. 725, enacted July 22, 1932, is a United States federal law passed under President Herbert Hoover in order to lower the cost of home ownership.^[1] It established the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to charter and supervise federal savings and loan institutions. It also created the Federal Home Loan Banks which lend to building and loan associations, cooperative banks, homestead associations, insurance companies, savings banks, community development financial institutions, and insured depository institutions in order to finance home mortgages.