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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September 19, 2026
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF ATLANTA
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Federally chartered corporation United States | 001-51845 | 56-6000442 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
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1475 Peachtree Street, NE | Atlanta | Georgia | 30309 | |
(Address of principal executive offices)
(404) 888-8000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| None | N/A | N/A |
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 19, 2026, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“Bank”) declared elected to the Bank’s board of directors (“Board”) the following individuals in the Bank’s 2026 election of directors:
•Kort Brown, Executive Vice President and Treasurer, BankUnited, N.A., Miami Lakes, FL was elected to fill the member directorship that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA” or “Finance Agency”.) designated for the state of Florida;
•Jim Edwards, Chief Executive Officer, United Bank, Zebulon, GA was elected to fill the member directorship that the FHFA designated for the state of Georgia;
•David Sweiderk, President & Chief Executive Officer, State Employees Credit Union of Maryland (SECU), Linthicum, MD, was elected to fill the member directorship that the FHFA designated for the state of Maryland;
•Kathleen C. McKinney, Shareholder, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., Greenville, SC, was re-elected to fill an independent directorship.
Mr. Brown, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Sweiderk and Ms. McKinney, are referred to collectively as the “Directors-elect”.
Each of the Directors-elect will begin serving a four-year term on January 1, 2027 ending on December 31, 2030. The committee assignments of the Directors-elect for 2027 are not yet determined. The Bank conducted the director elections in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (“Bank Act”) and the rules and regulations of the Finance Agency.
Pursuant to the Bank Act and Finance Agency regulations, the Bank’s member directors serve as officers or directors of a member of the Bank. The Bank is a cooperative and conducts business primarily with its members, who are required to own capital stock in the Bank as a prerequisite to transacting certain business with the Bank. Subject to the Bank Act and Finance Agency regulations, the Bank also issues consolidated obligations through the Office of Finance, maintains a portfolio of short-term and long-term investments, enters into derivative transactions, and provides certain cash management and other services, in each case with members, housing associates, or other third parties at which directors may serve as officers or directors. All such transactions are made in the ordinary course of the Bank’s business and are subject to the same Bank policies as transactions with the Bank’s members, housing associates, and third parties generally. For further information, see “Item 13 - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” of the Bank’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Bank expects that all directors serving on the Board in 2027 will receive compensation under the Bank’s 2027 Directors’ Compensation Policy. It is also expected that they will be entitled to participate in the Bank’s Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, under which each Bank director may defer all or a portion of the amount of their compensation. The form and amount of director compensation, including for the Directors-elect, is subject to approval by the Board and is subject to the Bank Act and Finance Agency regulations.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Bank conducted the director elections in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (“Bank Act”) and the rules and regulations of the Finance Agency. The Bank’s 2026 election of directors was conducted by direct ballot and not through the solicitation of proxies or at a stockholders meeting.
On September 19, 2026, the Board declared the final voting results for the 2026 director election as described in Item 5.02 of this Current Report.
Member Director Election
As discussed in Item 5.02 of this Current Report, the Bank conducted an election for one member director in Florida, Georgia, and Maryland. The following is a tally of the votes for those directorships:
Florida | | | | | | | | |
| Total Number of Members Eligible to Vote | 151 |
| Total Members Voting | 55 |
| Total Number of Eligible Votes | 3,556,708 |
| Number of Eligible Votes Cast | 1,617,324 |
| Name | Member | Number of Votes Received |
| Eduardo (Eddy) Arriola | Director, Seacoast National Bank, Stuart, FL | 656,775 |
Kort Brown (elected) | Executive Vice President and Treasurer, BankUnited, N.A., Miami Lakes, FL | 780,087 |
| Carlos Iafigliola | President and Chief Executive Officer, Amerant Bank, N.A., Coral Gables, FL | 180,462 |
Georgia | | | | | | | | |
| Total Number of Members Eligible to Vote | 157 |
| Total Members Voting | 134 |
| Total Number of Eligible Votes | 1,063,693 |
| Number of Eligible Votes Cast | 979,995 |
| Name | Member | Number of Votes Received |
Jim Edwards (elected) | Chief Executive Officer, United Bank, Zebulon, GA | 815,059 |
| Kabir Laiwalla | Chief Executive Officer, Platinum Federal Credit Union, Duluth, GA | 164,936 |
Maryland
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| Total Number of Members Eligible to Vote | 74 |
| Total Members Voting | 38 |
| Total Number of Eligible Votes | 1,127,604 |
| Number of Eligible Votes Cast | 606,835 |
| Name | Member | Number of Votes Received |
James Burke | Chief Executive Officer, Shore United Bank, N.A., Easton, MD | 228,825 |
| Kenneth J. Orgeron | President and Chief Executive Officer, Andrews Federal Credit Union, Suitland, MD | 51,306 |
| Jennifer A. Poulsen | President and Chief Executive Officer, Hebron Savings Bank, Hebron, MD | 53,433 |
David Sweiderk (elected) | President and Chief Executive Officer, State Employees Credit Union of Maryland, Linthicum, MD | 273,271 |
Independent Director Election
The Bank conducted an election for one at-large independent director. Under Finance Agency regulations, a candidate for an independent directorship must receive at least 20 percent of the number of votes eligible to be cast in the election to be elected when the number of nominees is equal to the number of independent directorships to be filled in an election. The results of the vote for the independent directorship are as follows:
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| Total Number of Members Eligible to Vote | 781 |
| Total Number of Eligible Votes to be Cast | 13,288,135 |
| Finance Agency 20% Threshold Requirement | 2,657,627 |
| Total Number of Members Voting | 249 |
| Total Number of Eligible Votes Cast | 4,819,372 |
| Name | Affiliation | Number of Eligible Votes Received |
Kathleen C. McKinney (elected) | Shareholder, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., Greenville, SC | 4,819,372 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta |
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Date: September 21, 2026 | | | |
| | | By: /s/ Andrew S. Locker |
| | | Andrew S. Locker |
| | | General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Director of Compliance |