FIRREA shapes new housing programs for FHLB system
FIRREA requires each Federal Home Loan Bank district to establish a Community Investment Program and an Affordable Housing Program along with an Affordable Housing Advisory Council. It designates a Community Investment Officer and aims to boost mortgage credit for low and moderate income families, funding community oriented lending and long term advances up to ten years. The Topeka district is developing its program, set to begin later this year.
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Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act
Firrea
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLB
Congress
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Topeka
Ift
Library Line answers common information requests
The librarian explains how to get answers by calling 242-3080 or visiting Fifth and Main, with confidential inquiries. It lists Q and A items on excise vs sales taxes, Eisenhower Museum hours, Kirby vacuum repairs, Starsky and Hutch car, tornado shelters, slang terms, and changing a U.S. savings bond beneficiary, plus contacts and sources.
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Fifth and Main
Eisenhower Museum
Eisenhower Center
Eisenhower
Kirby
Damon Willis
Oak
Kirby Sales and Service
Starsky and Hutch
Garfield
Pete Nicholson
Franklin County
Faith Lutheran Church
Church of the Brethren
Nicholson
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
Rain Threatens Monday Shuttle Launch At Cape Canaveral
Meteorologists forecast a rain front moving into central Florida possibly delaying the space shuttle Columbia's Monday launch. NASA officials noted a 40 percent chance of favorable weather during the countdown, which began Thursday, as technicians loaded liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen for Columbia's fuel cells.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Ron Phelps
Florida
Phelps
Columbia
Keating defends Lincoln S&L scheme as stability plan
Phoenix financier Charles H. Keating Jr denounces claims that he used Lincoln Savings and Loan as a piggybank for $94 million. testifying in federal court he says the deferred tax arrangement was meant to stabilize subsidiaries, not drain deposits, while acknowledging complex land deals and straw buyers raised regulator concerns.
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Washington
Phoenix
Charles H. Keating Jr
Lincoln Savings and Loan Association
Irvine
Govermment
Keating
Senate
Lincoln
Sporkin
American Continental
Childhood cholesterol risk linked to future heart disease
The article explains how excess cholesterol in children can persist into adulthood, increasing heart disease risk. It notes family history as a key indicator, recommends targeted cholesterol screening, and outlines AHA guidance on diet, weight, fat, cholesterol, sodium, smoking avoidance, and exercise for children.
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American Heart Association
AHA
The
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Norma Miller
Peoples National Bank
S&l
U.S. District Court
Stanley Sporkin
House Banking Committee