Financial Intelligence
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Financial Intelligence
August 30, 2024
Financial Intelligence Live Webinar August 2024
Aug. 29, 2024, presentation slides and recording
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Financial Intelligence
August 22, 2024
Quarter Two Economic Updates for Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma
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Financial Intelligence
August 21, 2024
Additional Low Loan Balance Pricing Tiers for MPF® Conventional, Traditional Products
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Financial Intelligence
June 18, 2024
Registration for Financial Intelligence Live Webinars
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Financial Intelligence
May 30, 2024
Economic Updates for Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma
First quarter economic update
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Financial Intelligence
May 22, 2024
Financial Intelligence Live Webinar May 2024
May 21, 2024, presentation slides and recording
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Financial Intelligence
March 26, 2024
Q4 2023 Community Financial Institution Trends
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Financial Intelligence
January 22, 2024
Modern Liquidity Considerations
Revisiting outdated loan-to-deposit/share ratios
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Financial Intelligence
January 8, 2024
Q3 2023 Community Financial Institution Trends
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Financial Intelligence
October 6, 2023
Q2 2023 Community Financial Institution Trends
The second quarter member trend report prepared by FHLBank Topeka's Member Solutions team is now available.
Financial Intelligence
Financial Intelligence
July 18, 2023
First Quarter 2023 Economic Update
Optimism has returned to the economic fold as first quarter 2023 GDP growth well exceeded forecasts for most states.
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Financial Intelligence
July 7, 2023
Set the Stage for Your Liquidity Needs
Building Your Access to FHLBank Funding
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Financial Intelligence
June 26, 2023
Q1 2023 Community Financial Institution Trends
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Financial Intelligence
April 26, 2023
Fourth Quarter 2022 Economic Update
Fourth Quarter 2022 Economic Update
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Financial Intelligence
April 25, 2023
Liquidity Risk Management: More Than Checking a Box
The recent bank failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have shown that liquidity risk can produce a bank failure instantly versus a slower, asset quality-related failure.
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Financial Intelligence
April 13, 2023
How Loan Balance Pricing Works
On April 10, 2023, FHLBank Topeka activated loan balance pricing via the MPF Traditional Product.
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Financial Intelligence
April 7, 2023
Low Loan Balance Pricing
Processing a mortgage involves costs, and most of those costs don’t change because of the loan amount.
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Financial Intelligence
February 15, 2023
Third Quarter 2022 Economic Update
As expected, economic growth in the third quarter of 2022 rebounded into positive territory, buoyed by strong consumer spending despite rising rates and high inflation.
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Financial Intelligence
December 13, 2022
3Q 2022 Community Financial Institution Trends
Quarterly Analysis for 3Q 2022 | This analysis provides financial and performance trend data for member institutions in FHLBank’s Tenth District comprised of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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Financial Intelligence
November 8, 2022
Second Quarter 2022 Economic Update
Despite strength in labor-related indicators and updated forecasts predicting positive economic growth in the third quarter of 2022, expectations remain that the U.S. economy will soon be in a recession.
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Financial Intelligence
August 8, 2022
Rates Go Up, You Lock In
With the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) predicting four to five more rate hikes in 2022, our members are looking for ways to protect themselves and their balance sheet. Many have found value in the Forward Settling Advance (FSA), which hedges against rising rates and provides you an opportunity to lock in before additional FOMC increases.
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Financial Intelligence
August 3, 2022
First Quarter 2022 Economic Update
First Quarter 2022 Quarterly Economic Update | This analysis provides economic data for member institutions in FHLBank’s Tenth District comprised of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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Financial Intelligence
July 20, 2022
Beta Preparation
Two things have remained consistent since the start of the pandemic – uncertainty and speed. As the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) combats inflation by rapid tightening with the historic rate increases and pace garnering greater publicity, deposit customers are beginning to seek more attractive yields.
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Financial Intelligence
July 8, 2022
1Q 2022 Community Financial Institution Trends
Quarterly Analysis for 1Q 2022 | This analysis provides financial and performance trend data for member institutions in FHLBank’s Tenth District comprised of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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Financial Intelligence
May 3, 2022
Fourth Quarter 2021 Economic Update
After a tumultuous 2020, preliminary Real Growth Domestic Product (GDP) looks to close out 2021 with a major rebound. On average, Tenth District (District)* states have fared slightly worse than the rest of the U.S./r/n /r/nDespite the drag of COVID-19 on the travel industry, Colorado has proven most resilient among District states. Housing, construction and population growth continues to boom, while tech and information-driven industries have kept Colorado afloat. Colorado's 6% GDP growth was 26th among U.S. states in the fourth quarter 2021./r/n /r/nUntil fourth quarter 2021, the agricultural and manufacturing-focused states of Kansas and Nebraska generally managed more favorably than the rest of the country during 2021’s recovery. However, weakness in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting served as a major drag to the “Plains,” dropping Kansas and Nebraska’s real GDP growth by 4% and 5.6%, respectively.
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Financial Intelligence
April 18, 2022
Smart Moves for Every Scenario
If there's a word that stands out from Chairman Powell's comments leading up to the Federal Reserve's next rate decision, it's "expeditiously."
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Financial Intelligence
March 30, 2022
4Q 2021 Community Financial Institutions Trends
Quarterly Analysis for 4Q 2021 | This analysis provides financial and performance trend data for member institutions in FHLBank’s Tenth District comprised of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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Financial Intelligence
March 1, 2022
A Match Made in Homeownership
You are most likely aware of the Mortgage Partnership Finance® (MPF) Program and its availability to you as a member of FHLBank Topeka for delivering eligible loans into the secondary market. You may also be aware of our Homeownership Set-aside Program (HSP) which provides down payment, closing cost and repair assistance for first-time homebuyers. What you may not be aware of is how well these two programs can work together.
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Financial Intelligence
February 18, 2022
Don’t Predict, Prepare
We examined recent comments from the Federal Reserve and devised a few scenarios to help our members prepare for what’s next.
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Financial Intelligence
January 5, 2022
Third Quarter 2021 Economic Update
After a tumultuous 2020 with the pandemic ravaging state economies across the country, preliminary Real Growth Domestic Product (GDP) figures for 2021 second quarter indicate a major rebound. On average, Tenth District (District)* states have fared slightly worse than the rest of the U.S./r/n /r/nDespite the drag of the pandemic on the travel industry, Colorado has proven most resilient to the shutdown among District states. Housing and construction continues to boom, while tech and information-driven industries also kept Colorado afloat. 7.2 percent GDP growth was 11th among U.S. states in the second quarter of 2021.
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Financial Intelligence
December 23, 2021
3Q 2021 Community Financial Institutions Trends
Quarterly Analysis for 3Q 2021 | This analysis provides financial and performance trend data for member institutions in FHLBank’s Tenth District comprised of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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Financial Intelligence
September 21, 2021
2Q 2021 Community Financial Institutions Trends
Quarterly Analysis for 2Q 2021 | This analysis provides financial and performance trend data for member institutions in FHLBank’s Tenth District comprised of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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Financial Intelligence
August 6, 2021
Strategies for Success
Excess liquidity continues to linger for many of our members.
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Financial Intelligence
July 23, 2021
1Q 2021 Tenth District Community Financial Institution Trends
Quarterly Analysis for 1Q 2021 | This analysis provides financial and performance trend data for member institutions in FHLBank’s Tenth District comprised of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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Financial Intelligence
May 19, 2021
First Quarter 2021 Economic Update
Despite strong rebounds in the third quarter of 2020 and positive growth in the fourth quarter, preliminary Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2020 growth rates among Tenth District (District)* states closed the year negative.
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Financial Intelligence
February 18, 2021
Fourth Quarter 2020 Economic Update
Third quarter Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates among Tenth District* states reflect a reversal of the negative trend
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Financial Intelligence
December 9, 2020
3Q 2020 Community Financial Institutions Trends
Quarterly Analysis for 3Q 2020 | This analysis provides financial and performance trend data for member institutions in FHLBank’s Tenth District comprised of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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Financial Intelligence
November 6, 2020
Overnight Line of Credit Makes Institutions More Efficient
Even in these times of high liquidity and limited investment options, many FHLBank Topeka members continue to use their FHLBank overnight line of credit (OLOC) to help manage their daily cash position.
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Financial Intelligence
October 23, 2020
Exposing the Fallacy of the Loan-to-Deposit/Share Ratio
Exposing the Fallacy of the Loan-to-Deposit/Share Ratio. We commonly hear from our members that one of the reasons they choose to use either brokered deposits or online listing service deposits instead of FHLBank advances is their desire to improve the institution’s loan-to-deposit/share (LTD) ratio./r/n /r/n /r/nGet Whitepaper
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October 14, 2020
2Q 2020 Community Financial Institutions Trends
Quarterly Analysis for 2Q 2020 | This analysis provides financial and performance trend data for member institutions in FHLBank’s Tenth District comprised of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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Financial Intelligence
September 16, 2020
More “core” than core deposits
Historically core deposits from an institution’s immediate market area provided the funds that enabled an institution to make loans and invest in income generating assets.
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Financial Intelligence
August 11, 2020
Second Quarter 2020 Economic Update
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth among Tenth District* states was negative in Q1 2020. All four states were above to slightly above the national rate of -5.0%.
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Financial Intelligence
June 1, 2020
1Q 2020 Community Financial Institutions Trends
Quarterly Analysis for 1Q 2020 | This analysis provides financial and performance trend data for member institutions in FHLBank’s Tenth District comprised of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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Financial Intelligence
April 28, 2020
First Quarter 2020 Economic Update
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth among Tenth District* states was positive, but the same as or down from year-end (YE) 2018.
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April 24, 2020
Mortgage Servicing Marketplace in the Face of the COVID Pandemic
We are currently witnessing a global economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak
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Financial Intelligence
February 18, 2020
Fourth Quarter 2019 Economic Update
Tenth District Economic Update For the Fourth Quarter of 2019. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth among Tenth District states was positive and improved from year-end 2018 to Q3 2019 in all states but Colorado, and all states but Oklahoma outpaced the U.S. growth rate in Q3.
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Financial Intelligence
December 23, 2019
New reference rate
LIBOR has been in the financial news since July 2017 when the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority decided to phase out this reference rate, which over $350 trillion in financial products are based upon. Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best with this quote, “The future belongs to those who prepare for it.” If you have not started a plan to address the LIBOR transition, now is the time to begin.
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Financial Intelligence
October 3, 2019
Safety in numbers
Accepting public unit deposits is an important part of supporting your community. How can you do this in a safe and efficient way? Many members are turning to the FHLBank letter of credit.
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Financial Intelligence
July 10, 2019
Member Insights
We know our members have many choices when it comes to funding. What sets FHLBank products apart?