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MAY 2006 NEWS RELEASE


Brian D. Jackson, Chief Financial Officer, Federal Financing Bank (FFB) announced the following activity for the month of April 2006.

FFB holdings of obligations issued, sold or guaranteed by other Federal agencies totaled $28.5 billion on April 30, 2006, posting an increase of $29.6 million from the level on March 31, 2006.  This net change was the result of an increase in net holdings of government-guaranteed loans of $29.6 million. The FFB made 18 disbursements and received 7 prepayments during the month of April. The FFB also reset the interest rates for 2 loans guaranteed by the Department of Education.

Attached to this release are tables presenting FFB April loan activity and FFB holdings as of April 30, 2006.


APRIL 2006 ACTIVITY


Amount Final Interest
Borrower Date of Advance Maturity Rate
GOVERNMENT-GUARANTEED LOANS
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
San Francisco Bldg Lease 4/03 $13,768.83 8/01/35 5.101% S/A
San Francisco Bldg Lease 4/03 $4,498.40 8/01/35 5.101% S/A
San Francisco Bldg Lease 4/03 $3,439,158.43 8/01/35 5.101% S/A
Foley Services Contract 4/06 $5,895.96 7/31/25 5.066% S/A
San Francisco Bldg Lease 4/25 $2,068,925.37 8/01/35 5.250% S/A
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
*Shaw University 4/03 $9,083,445.90 10/02/06 4.815% S/A
*Shaw University 4/03 $178,467.36 10/02/06 4.815% S/A
South Carolina State Univ. 4/05 $3,073,588.22 3/01/35 5.224% S/A
Harris Stowe State Univ. 4/24 $9,004,082.98 10/01/29 5.164% S/A
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE
Forked Deer Electric #2226 4/06 $2,000,000.00 1/03/40 4.919% Qtr.
Citizens Tel (VA) #680 4/07 $218,000.00 10/02/06 4.819% Qtr.
Niobrara Electric Assoc. #860 4/07 $208,001.00 12/31/36 4.982% Qtr.
Plumas-Sierra Elec. #2138 4/07 $703,000.00 12/31/37 4.980% Qtr.
Inter-County Energy #850 4/13 $3,194,000.00 10/02/06 4.878% Qtr.
Brazos Electric #2086 4/14 $5,368,000.00 3/31/36 5.135% Qtr.
Brazos Electric #2182 4/14 $1,410,000.00 10/02/06 4.906% Qtr.
Oneida-Madison Elec. #2144 4/20 $48,000.00 1/03/39 5.128% Qtr.
Bailey County Elec. #2219 4/25 $695,000.00 1/03/40 5.075% Qtr.
Blue Ridge Elec. #897 4/25 $2,000,000.00 12/31/36 5.087% Qtr.
Runestone Electric Ass. #886 4/25 $1,250,000.00 12/31/36 5.087% Qtr.

S/A is a Semiannual rate
Qtr. is a Quarterly rate
* maturity extension or interest rate reset or principal rollover


FEDERAL FINANCING BANK HOLDINGS
(in millions of dollars)

Monthly Fiscal Year
Net Change Net Change
Program April 30, 2006 March 31, 2006 4/01/06- 4/30/06 10/01/05- 4/30/06
Agency Debt
U.S. Postal Service $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0
National Credit Union Adm.-CLF        $4.1        $4.1        $0.0        $4.1
Subtotal* $4.1 $4.1 $0.0 $4.1
Agency Assets
Rural Utilities Service-CBO    $4,103.8    $4,103.8        $0.0     -$166.4
Subtotal* $4,103.8 $4,103.8 $0.0 -$166.4
Government-Guaranteed Lending
DOD-Foreign Military Sales $1,131.5 $1,134.2 -$2.7 -$112.9
DoEd-HBCU+ $139.5 $127.6 $11.9 $14.0
DHUD-Community Dev. Block Grant $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 -$0.2
DHUD-Public Housing Notes $884.0 $884.0 $0.0 -$88.0
General Services Administration+ $2,155.1 $2,150.3 $4.8 $11.4
DOI-Virgin Islands $3.9 $3.9 $0.0 -$1.6
DON-Ship Lease Financing $257.4 $257.4 $0.0 -$118.3
Rural Utilities Service $18,735.7 $18,718.6 $17.1 $649.7
Rural Utilities Service-GETP $1,000.0 $1,000.0 $0.0 $550.0
SBA-State/Local Development Cos. $31.0 $32.4 -$1.4 -$8.7
DOT-Section 511 $2.6 $2.6 $0.0 -$0.1
VA Homeless Veterans Housing        $2.0        $2.0        $0.0        $2.0
Subtotal* $24,342.7 $24,313.0 $29.6 $897.2
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Grand total* $28,450.6 $28,421.0 $29.6 $734.9
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* figures may not total due to rounding
+ does not include capitalized interest