A University of Michigan Alumni with an innate understanding of economics, financial markets, and risk analysis. Risk and Model Governance analyst at FHLBank Chicago; a federally-backed Bank focused on community-centered investment, affordable funding opportunities, and liquidity support for all member institutions.The FHLBank System is a congressionally imposed system, over-sought by the FHFA, created to target specific regions in the country with the goal of equal-opportunity lending. FHL Banks operate independently and act as a ‘Bank for Banks,’ using consolidated obligations through member institutions. Roughly 80% of National Lending Institutions rely on and borrow from FHL Banks.