01180pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002000040245010500060260000900165300001400174362000800188520077700196650001000973700001800983773003301001180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aHoffmann, Susan  aWhat are the federal home loan banks up to? Emerging views of purpose among institutional leadership  c2002  ap.461-70.  aAug  aThe Federal Home Loan Bank System has come under sharp criticism in recent years, and the question has been raised as to  whether it still has a public purpose. In this article, we ask what leaders in the Federal Home Loan Banks view their institutions' purpose to be in light of legislative changes to their mandates in 1989 and 1999. Based on interviews with FHLB executive managers and board members, we identify three  clearly distinguishable views of these institutions' mission: housing finance, support for the viability of community financial institutions, and support for housing and community  development. We go on to identify some of the implications of these distinctive views for the behaviour of the FHLBs and for their governance structures.  - Reproduced.  aBanks  aCassell, Mark  aPublic Administration Review