however. Instead, FHLBs act as a "bank to banks" by providing long- and short-term loans, called "advances," to their members, as well as specialized grants and loans aimed
The Federal Home Loan Bank Act set up a way to encourage homeownership by providing banks with low-cost funds to be used for mortgages. That activity continues to this day—along with other subsidized efforts, like grants and loans, aimed at increasing affordable housing and economic development....
). The governmental structure in Canada creates a unique environment for road safety and road safety countermeasures, with federal, provincial or territorial, and municipal governments, First Nations governments, and other organizations and police forces each having a say in legislation, budgeting, and ...
“It’s basically a GSA-Salvation Army project, and what we’re hoping is that if this works, and there’s no reason why it shouldn’t, then it can serve as a model or a stimulus for other projects involving the federal government,” Pregerson said. “It’s been a long road,” the...