CINCINNATI, Dec. 21, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- At its December 21 meeting, the FHLBank Board of Directors declared a dividend of 6.0 percent per annum. This dividend will be paid in the form of additional shares of capital stock on December 31, 2006.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati is a $79.9 billion, triple-A rated regional wholesale bank providing financial services for residential housing and economic development to 739 member financial institutions located in the Fifth FHLBank District of Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. The FHLBank System, including 12 district FHLBanks, was chartered in 1932 by the U.S. Congress to promote housing finance but is wholly owned by its member institution stockholders and does not use taxpayer dollars.
This news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the effects of economic market conditions on demand for the FHLBank's products, legislative or regulatory developments concerning the FHLBank System, competitive forces and other risks detailed from time to time in the FHLBank's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements speak as of the date made and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results or developments may differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, and the FHLBank undertakes no obligation to update any such statements.