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Finance & markets · 22/01/2021Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

FHFA Adjusts Cap on Average Total Assets for Community Financial Institutions

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency has increased the cap on average total assets for Federal Home Loan Bank members to qualify as community financial institutions, from an unspecified amount to $1,239,000,000, effective January 1, 2021, based on the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers.

Original source language: Federal Register — Federal Housing Finance AgencyOpen original release →

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Finance & markets · 1/15/2025

FHFA Adjusts Cap on Average Total Assets for Community Financial Institutions

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has increased the cap on average total assets for Federal Home Loan Bank members to qualify as community financial institutions (CFIs) to $1.5 billion, effective January 1, 2025, based on the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) published by the Department of Labor (DOL).

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