Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka Reports Issuance of Consolidated Obligations

What Happened

• On September 3, 2026, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (FHLBank) filed a Form 8-K (Item 2.03) reporting the creation/commitment of several consolidated obligation securities for which it is the primary obligor. Consolidated obligations are debt securities issued jointly by the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks, sold through the Office of Finance, and are backed only by the financial resources of those Banks (not by the U.S. government). The filing lists trade and settlement dates, maturities, coupon types, call features, and par amounts for each reported issue.

Key Details

• 08/31/2026 (CUSIP 3130BBZK4): Settlement 09/17/2026, maturity 09/17/2029, Bermudan callable, fixed-rate coupon 4.75%, par $10,000,000.
• 08/31/2026 (CUSIP 3130BBZD0): Settlement 09/01/2026, maturity 01/29/2027, non-callable single-index floater (variable), par $850,000,000.
• 09/01/2026 (CUSIP 3130BBZZ1): Settlement 09/10/2026, maturity 09/10/2041, American callable, fixed coupon ~5.40%, par $5,000,000.
• 09/01/2026 (CUSIP 3130BC2J1): Settlement 09/04/2026, maturity 06/04/2031, Bermudan callable, fixed coupon 4.91%, par $5,000,000.
• Filing notes: Schedule A excludes short-term discount notes (≤1 year) and may not reflect GAAP-presented amounts (par vs. premiums/discounts). The Finance Agency can require any FHLBank to repay obligations for which another Bank is primary obligor.

Why It Matters

• These entries show how the FHLBank of Topeka raises wholesale funding and the specific securities for which it is now the primary repayment obligor. For investors, being the primary obligor means the FHLBank has the contractual repayment responsibility on the listed consolidated obligations. Consolidated obligations are a key source of funding and affect the Bank’s debt profile and liquidity; total outstanding primary-obligor amounts will be reported in the Bank’s periodic SEC filings. The 8-K is informational—no additional financial results or management changes were reported.