Form a Strategic Alliance with an HLB Letter of Credit
As a key partner in financing, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“HLB”) issues AAA-rated Letters of Credit (“L/C”) on behalf of its members to support liquidity, asset/liability management, and housing, community, and economic development activities. An HLB L/C is a promise, made at the request of an HLB member, to make payments to a third-party beneficiary in the event of a default of performance. Click here to view a sample of an HLB L/C agreement.
L/Cs are low-cost, easy to use, and do not require a capital stock purchase. The HLB offers two forms of L/Cs to members to support various funding needs:
| Regular L/Cs | |
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| Municipal Letters of Credit (“MULOCs”) | |
| As permitted by New York* and New Jersey laws, MULOCs can be used if you are looking to collateralize: | |
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*In New York, MULOCs can be used for Banking Development Districts and New York State Community Development Program Deposits. |
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