Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Declares a 6.00% Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2017

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY") is pleased to announce that, on November 16, 2017, its Board of Directors approved a dividend for the third quarter of 2017 of 6.00% (annualized).  The dollar amount of the dividend will be approximately $97.0 million.  The cash dividend will be distributed to member financial institutions on November 17, 2017.

"Strong advances activity drove our performance during the third quarter, as our members continued to access our liquidity to help meet their funding needs," said José R. González, president and CEO of the FHLBNY. "The reliability of this access to our advances – along with our ability to provide a consistent and reasonable quarterly dividend – positions us as a trusted partner for our members."

The FHLBNY filed its Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2017 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2017.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York is a Congressionally chartered, wholesale Bank. It is part of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, a national wholesale banking network of 11 regional, stockholder-owned banks.  As of September 30, 2017, the FHLBNY serves 325 financial institutions in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  The Federal Home Loan Banks support the efforts of local members to help provide financing for America's homebuyers.

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This report may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. These statements may use forward-looking terms, such as "projected," "expects," "may," or their negatives or other variations on these terms. The Bank cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk or uncertainty and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements or could affect the extent to which a particular objective, projection, estimate, or prediction is realized. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, regulatory and accounting rule adjustments or requirements, changes in interest rates, changes in projected business volumes, changes in prepayment speeds on mortgage assets, the cost of our funding, changes in our membership profile, the withdrawal of one or more large members, competitive pressures, shifts in demand for our products, and general economic conditions. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

CONTACT: Eric Amig
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Brian Finnegan
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SOURCE Federal Home Loan Bank of New York

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