Affordable Housing Advisory Council
Affordable Housing Advisory Council
DEADLINE: October 31, 2025
Nomination Form
Nomination Certification (to be completed by nominees)
Background Check Consent Form
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (Bank) is soliciting nominations from Maryland for an individual to serve on the Bank's Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Advisory Council). Nominations can be made by completing and returning the Nomination Form, nomination certification, and background check consent form linked above.
Nominations and nomination certifications must be returned to FHLBank Atlanta no later than Friday, October 31.
The Bank seeks nominees within the state of Maryland from a range of backgrounds, including: for-profit or nonprofit organizations, private, public, or quasi-public entities actively involved in providing or promoting affordable housing and/or community lending in the Bank's district. The Advisory Council meets in-person quarterly to advise the Bank's board of directors on ways in which the Bank can better carry out its housing finance and community lending mission, including, but not limited to, advice on the low- and moderate-income housing and community lending program needs in the Bank's district, and on the use of the Bank's Affordable Housing Program products and services for these purproses. Members of the Advisory Council receive a stipend for each quarterly meeting they attend in-person and are reimbursed for travel, lodging, and meal expenses. Quarterly in-person meetings of the Advisory Council typically require one-and-a-half days.
Appointments to the Advisory Council are for a three-year term with a maximum of three consecutive terms. The Maryland appointee will serve an initial term beginning in January 1, 2026. Current and previous Advisory Council members are eligible for nomination.
Please note: Directors and employees of member financial institutions of the FHLBank Atlanta are not eligible to serve on the Bank’s Advisory Council.
If you have questions about the Advisory Council or the nomination process, please contact Tomeka Strickland, Senior Vice President and Director of Community Investment Services.