Private company
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
American federal and federally-sponsored credit agencies company2
In its 2026 annual report the company says: “The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is a federally chartered corporation organized by the United States (the U.S.) Congress in 1932 pursuant to the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932 (as amended, the FHLBank Act) and is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE). Our primary regulator is the Federal Housing Finance Agency (the FHFA).”4
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- IndustryFederal & Federally-Sponsored Credit Agencies2
- HeadquartersBoston, United States2
- Incorporated inUnited States3
- Business address800 Boylston Street, 6Th Floor, Boston, Ma 021993
- Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer3
- Legal formFEDERALLY-SPONSORED CREDIT AGENCIES2
- LEITUBS48HEFQ07LV6YHA172
- StatusActive2
- LEI statusIssued and current2
- Registered address800 BOYLSTON STREET, 02199 Boston, United States2
- Registered withSecurities and Exchange Commission, 00013314632
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The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is a federally chartered corporation organized by the United States (the U.S.) Congress in 1932 pursuant to the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932 (as amended, the FHLBank Act) and is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE). Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this discussion to “the Bank,” "we," "us," "our," or similar references mean the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. Our primary regulator is the Federal Housing Finance Agency (the FHFA).4 From its latest annual report
Financials
From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.
Financial statements
No quarterly figures reported.
| Fiscal year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $69.4M6 | $2.1B7 | $205.0M8 | $7.6M9 | $53.4M9 | $5.1M9 | $1.2M9 | |
| Total assets | $55.7B11 | $38.5B5 | $32.5B6 | $62.9B7 | $67.1B8 | $72.0B9 | $68.8B9 | |
| Total liabilities | $52.5B11 | $35.7B5 | $30.0B6 | $59.5B7 | $63.6B8 | $68.1B9 | $65.0B9 | |
| Retained earnings | $1.5B6 | $1.7B7 | $1.8B8 | $1.9B9 | $2.0B9 | |||
| Shareholders’ equity | $3.1B6 | $2.8B7 | $2.5B8 | $3.4B9 | $3.5B9 | $3.9B9 | $3.8B9 | |
| Shares outstanding | 12.7M shares5 | 9.5M shares6 | 20.3M shares7 | 20.4M shares8 | 22.0M shares9 | 19.4M shares9 | 18.8M shares9 |
Cash flow is reported year to date, not quarter by quarter, so there are no separate quarterly figures.
| Fiscal year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| Cash from operations | -$108.4M5 | -$179.8M6 | $380.6M7 | $1.8B8 | -$2.6M9 | $222.1M9 | -$207.5M9 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | -$10.1M7 | $31.6M8 | -$11.2M9 | -$5.9M9 | -$56.2M9 | |||
| Cash from investing | $3.5B7 | -$33.7B8 | -$3.3B9 | -$4.4B9 | $4.1B9 | |||
| Dividends paid | $122.8M5 | $81.0M6 | $19.7M7 | $42.0M8 | $157.2M9 | $168.5M9 | $163.2M9 | |
| Share buybacks | $2.5B5 | $2.8B6 | $544.0M7 | $3.4B8 | $5.1B9 | $2.6B9 | $2.5B9 | |
| Cash from financing | -$5.7B7 | $31.7B8 | $3.3B9 | $4.1B9 | -$3.9B9 |
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What it owns
What Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Investments
Properties, in its own words
We occupy 39,185 rentable square feet in the Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02199 that serves as our headquarters. We also maintain 7,461 square feet of leased property for a business continuity site in Massachusetts. We believe our properties are adequate to meet our requirements for the foreseeable future.
Item 2 of the 10-K filed Mar 13, 2026.4
Timeline
- Oct 15, 20268-K New debt or obligation13
- Oct 13, 20268-K New debt or obligation14
- Oct 8, 20268-K New debt or obligation15
- Oct 6, 20268-K New debt or obligation16
- Oct 1, 20268-K New debt or obligation17
- Sep 29, 20268-K New debt or obligation18
- Sep 24, 20268-K New debt or obligation19
- Sep 22, 20268-K New debt or obligation20
- Sep 17, 20268-K New debt or obligation21
- Sep 15, 20268-K New debt or obligation22
- Sep 10, 20268-K New debt or obligation23
- Sep 8, 20268-K New debt or obligation24
- Jun 30, 2005Founded Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is founded2
Calendar
Coming up
- Around Oct 23, 2026Next results, estimated About a quarter after its last report. The company hasn't announced the date.
When it reported results
- Jul 24, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results25
- Apr 24, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results26
- Feb 13, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results27
- Oct 24, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results28
- Jul 25, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results29
- Apr 25, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results30
- Feb 14, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results31
- Oct 25, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results32
Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar
Filings
571 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 551 major events. The latest 20:
- Oct 15, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Oct 13, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Oct 8, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Oct 6, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Oct 1, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Sep 29, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Sep 24, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Sep 22, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Sep 17, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Sep 15, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Sep 10, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Sep 8, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Sep 3, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Sep 1, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Aug 27, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Aug 25, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Aug 20, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Aug 18, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Aug 13, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT ITEM 2.03 EDGAR
- Aug 13, 202610-Q EDGAR
The 571 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.
Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.
SEC filer profile
How Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.
- Name on EDGARFederal Home Loan Bank of Boston1
- CIK0001331463
- Employer ID (EIN)04-60025754
- Filer statusNon-accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company4
- Incorporated inUnited States4
- Fiscal year endsDecember 311
- Industry code (SIC)6111 Federal & Federally-Sponsored Credit Agencies1
- SEC reviewing officeOffice of Finance, Division of Corporation Finance1
- Business address800 Boylston Street, 6Th Floor, Boston, MA 021991
- Phone617-292-96001
- Shares outstanding20,683,000 as of Jul 31, 202612
- Public float$0 as of Jun 30, 20259
- AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Boston, Massachusetts PCAOB ID 238; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting4
- On EDGAR sinceJun 30, 20051
- Filings2,270 in all: 8-K (2,140), 10-Q (62), 8-K/A (31), 10-K (21), CT ORDER (4), 10-12G (2), CORRESP (2), UPLOAD (2)1
All 14 form types
10-12G/A (1), 10-Q/A (1), NO ACT (1), NT 10-K (1), NT 10-Q (1), RW (1)
- Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 13, 2026
Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 13, 2026
Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 15, 2026
Risk factors and legal proceedings
The risks Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Mar 13, 2026: 23 risks under these headings, as written.4
- BUSINESS AND REPUTATION RISKS
- Sustained low advances balances and/or limited opportunities for loan purchases at our offered pricing could adversely impact results of operations.
- The loss of large members could result in lower demand for our products and services.
- We are subject to a complex body of laws and regulations, which could change in a manner detrimental to our business operations and/or financial condition.
- Our dividend practices could decrease demand for our products that require capital stock purchases and/or result in withdrawals from membership.
- Limiting or ending repurchases of excess stock from members could decrease demand for advance products and increase membership withdrawals.
- An NRSRO's downgrade of the U.S. federal government's credit ratings could adversely impact our funding costs and/or access to the capital markets, and/or adversely impact demand for certain of our products.
- Negative information about the FHLBanks or housing GSEs in general could adversely impact our cost and availability of financing, or limit membership growth.
- We could fail to meet our minimum regulatory capital requirements or maintain a capital classification of "adequately capitalized," or we could be subject to enforcement action, any of which could result in prohibitions on dividends, excess stock repurchases, or capital stock redemptions, additional regulatory prohibitions, and/or could adversely impact our results of operations.
- We could become primarily liable for all or a portion of the COs of one or more other FHLBanks, which could adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.
- Compliance with regulatory contingency liquidity requirements could adversely impact our results of operations.
- Failure to meet acquired member asset housing goals may materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
The other 12 risks
- Natural or man-made disasters, including health emergencies, could have a material adverse effect on the Bank’s results of operations or financial condition.
- MARKET AND LIQUIDITY RISKS
- Changes in interest rates, which is affected by U.S. government monetary and fiscal policies, could adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.
- Any inability or curtailment of our ability to access the capital markets could adversely impact our business operations, financial condition, and results of operations.
- We use derivatives to manage interest-rate risk, however, we could be unable to enter into effective derivative instruments on acceptable terms.
- We may not be able to profitably invest excess cash needed for liquidity.
- CREDIT RISKS
- We are subject to credit-risk exposures related to advances, mortgage loans, derivatives, money-market transactions, investments, credit products, and member failures. Increased delinquency rates and credit losses beyond those currently expected could adversely impact the yield on or value of investments.
- Declines in real estate values, including residential and commercial properties, or inactivity in the U.S. housing and commercial lending markets or rising delinquency or default rates on mortgage loans could result in credit losses and adversely impact our business operations and/or financial condition.
- We have geographic concentrations that could adversely impact our business operations and/or financial condition.
- OPERATIONAL RISKS
- A failure, breach, or other cybersecurity incident of the information systems at the Bank or any of our critical service providers could disrupt our operations or result in significant financial loss or reputational damage.
- We rely on third parties for certain important or critical services and could be adversely impacted by disruptions in those services.
- We rely on models for many of our business operations and changes in the assumptions used could have a significant effect on our financial position, results of operations, and assessments of risk exposure.
- GENERAL RISK FACTORS
- The inability to retain key personnel could adversely impact our operations.
Legal proceedings
From time to time, we are subject to various legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. After consultation with legal counsel, we do not anticipate that the ultimate liability, if any, arising out of these matters will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.4
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