
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2007
Contact:
Corporate
Communications
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
www.fhlb.com
(214) 441-8445
FHLBank of Dallas Announces First Quarter Dividend DALLAS,
TEXAS, March 29, 2007 -- The Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank
of Dallas (Bank) has declared a dividend in the form of capital stock for the
first quarter of 2007 at an annualized rate of 5.25 percent, which equates to
the average effective federal funds rate for the fourth quarter of 2006. The
first quarter dividend, applied to average capital stock held during the period
from October 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006 and based upon operating results
for that same period, will be paid on March 30, 2007. On April
30, 2007, the Bank will repurchase the portion of members’ excess stock
identified as surplus stock as of that date. Surplus stock is currently
defined as the amount of capital stock held by a member that exceeds 105
percent of its minimum investment requirement. A member’s surplus stock
will not be repurchased if the amount of surplus stock is $250,000 or less.
The Federal
Home Loan Bank of Dallas is one of 12 district banks in the FHLBank System
created by Congress in 1932. The Bank, with total assets of $55.7 billion
as of December 31, 2006, is a member-owned cooperative that supports housing
and community development by providing competitively priced loans and other
credit products to more than 900 members and associated institutions in
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. For more
information, visit the Bank’s website at www.fhlb.com. ### |  | |