CFR > Title 12 - Banks and Banking > CHAPTER XII—FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY > SUBCHAPTER D—FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS (parts 1261 to 1274) > PART 1263—MEMBERS OF THE BANKS > SUBPART B—Membership Application Process (§1263.2 to §1263.5) > 1263.2—Membership application requirements.

1263.2—Membership application requirements.

(a) Application. An applicant for membership in a Bank shall submit to that Bank an application that satisfies the requirements of this part. The application shall include a written resolution or certification duly adopted by the applicant's board of directors, or by an individual with authority to act on behalf of the applicant's board of directors, of the following:
(1) Applicant review. Applicant has reviewed the requirements of this part and, as required by this part, has provided to the best of applicant's knowledge the most recent, accurate, and complete information available; and
(2) Duty to supplement. Applicant will promptly supplement the application with any relevant information that comes to applicant's attention prior to the Bank's decision on whether to approve or deny the application, and if the Bank's decision is appealed pursuant to § 1263.5, prior to resolution of any appeal by FHFA.
(b) Digest. The Bank shall prepare a written digest for each applicant stating whether or not the applicant meets each of the requirements in §§ 1263.6 to 1263.18, the Bank's findings, and the reasons therefor.
(c) File. The Bank shall maintain a membership file for each applicant for at least three years after the Bank decides whether to approve or deny membership or, in the case of an appeal to FHFA, for three years after the resolution of the appeal. The membership file shall contain at a minimum:
(1) Digest. The digest required by paragraph (b) of this section.
(2) Required documents. All documents required by §§ 1263.6 to 1263.18, including those documents required to establish or rebut a presumption under this part, shall be described in and attached to the digest. The Bank may retain in the file only the relevant portions of the regulatory financial reports required by this part. If an applicant's appropriate regulator requires return or destruction of a regulatory examination report, the date that the report is returned or destroyed shall be noted in the file.
(3) Additional documents. Any additional document submitted by the applicant, or otherwise obtained or generated by the Bank, concerning the applicant.
(4) Decision resolution. The decision resolution described in § 1263.3(b).