DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 18, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines announced today that an upcoming presentation of its President and CEO will be available through a webcast. Patrick J. Conway will be speaking at the Bank's Fall Conference in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, October 24, 2005 and his remarks will be streamed on the Bank's website at www.fhlbdm.com.
Mr. Conway's presentation will begin at 12:30 (CDT) and last approximately 30 minutes.
The program will be streamed in a Windows media format and will be available for one month. Users will be required to register a username, password, first name, last name and email address to view the free program. Users will be able to sign up on the Bank's website beginning October 18, 2005.
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The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines is a AAA-rated wholesale bank that provides low-cost short and long-term funding and community lending to more than 1,200 stockholder commercial banks, saving institutions, credit unions and insurance companies. The Bank is wholly owned by its members and receives no taxpayer funding. The Des Moines Bank serves Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota and is one of twelve regional Banks that make up the Federal Home Loan Bank System.