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Affordable Housing Program (AHP) Application FormOverview & Demonstration of the Affordable Housing Program Application Form (AHP/APP-001)

2014 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORK 101 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10178 WWW.FHLBNY.COMFEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORKCustomized Microsoft Excel 2007 Workbook to capture AHP Application Data for both Rental and Owner-Occupied Project Submissions; replaces former PDF applications utilized in prior AHP rounds

Requires Microsoft Excel 2007, or later, in a Windows environment to be installed on the Users machine

Utilizes standard Excel functionality to ensure maximum compatibility across all prospective Users; any PC running Windows with Microsoft Excel 2007 (or later) installed should be able to complete and save an AHP Application

The AHP Application template can be downloaded directly from the FHLBNYs public Website; once downloaded, the User can begin filling out the AHP ApplicationOverview & System Requirements

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Opening a new Application will automatically direct the user to the Application Type Selection ScreenTo start an AHP Application, simply select the desired project application type and click the green Start Project Application button to beginStarting an AHP Application

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORKThe entire Application Form is displayed as a single, continuous screenThere are several ways to navigate through the Application, such as:

Layout and Basic Navigation

Using the scroll bar, mouse wheel or arrow keys to scroll up or down through the Application.Using the available hyperlinks located in the Table of Contents and throughout the Application to jump to a specific location.

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Hyperlinks are located throughout the Application to ease navigation between the various sections

Hyperlink Navigation

Each section title in the Table of Contents also functions as a hyperlink to that section.

Clicking any Back to Top link or simply clicking the FHLBNY Logo will navigate back to the top of the Application.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORKNow that weve covered navigation, lets start filling out the ApplicationFilling Out the Application

Navigate to the Project Location section via the hyperlink in the Table of Contents.

Input fields those which can be populated with data by the User --are always styled with a yellow background for easy identification.

Required fields must be populated in order to complete the Application. Required fields are denoted with a small, yellow exclamation point icon just to the right of the field.

Input fields without an exclamation point icon next to them are optional (not required).

Lets give our project a name by typing into the Name of Project field.

A green checkmark icon appears to the right of the input field once a valid value has been entered.As a result of entering valid data into the Project Name field, the section status now reflects that were 17% done with this section while the overall Application progress reflects that were now 2% done with the entire Application.

Some fields utilize a drop-down list of acceptable values from which the user must make a selection.

Simply click the down arrow to pull up the list of possible values.Select the desired state from the list to populate the field.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORKSome fields cannot be edited and are displayed for informational purposes onlyRead Only Fields

Navigate to the Scoring Criteria section via the hyperlink in the table of contents and scroll down to the targeting table.

Read Only fields cannot be edited, and are always displayed with a white background.Read Only fields can also be used to reflect a calculated Yes or No for some questions within the Application

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORKConditional Read Only Fields can be either read only or valid input fields depending on data entered in other fieldsConditional Read Only Fields

Navigate to the First Home Club (FHC) Funds section via the hyperlink in the Table of Contents.The conditional fields are now unlocked and available for editing.

Conditional Read-Only fields are displayed with a gray background when theyre in a read-only state.Selecting Yes to the first question in this section will unlock the conditional read-only fields.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORKData entered by the User is instantly validated by the ApplicationData Validation

A valid value of 100 has already been entered and accepted into the Total Project Units field, as reflected with a green checkmark icon just to the right of the field.To illustrate hard validation, lets type in an improperly formatted value into the AHP-Assisted Units field.The resulting error message is an example of hard validation where the user is prohibited from even entering an invalid value into the field. Lets hit cancel to revert the entry.To illustrate soft validation, lets type in a numeric value into the AHP-Assisted Units field which is greater than the number of Total Project Units already entered.The resulting error displayed is an example of soft validation. The value entered 101 is in the correct format, though its not valid in relation to the Total Project Units value previously entered.The Section status indicator will always reflect a status of Data Error(s) when one or more validation errors exist in the section.The Table of Contents will also reflect a status of Data Error(s) next to each section where one or more validation errors exist.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORKEligibility warnings are displayed when certain ineligibility conditions exist within the ApplicationEligibility Warnings

Navigate to the Eligibility Threshold Requirements section via the hyperlink in the Table of Contents.Answering No to all three questions below will raise an eligibility warning.The eligibility warning message is shown directly in the field group title bar.

The Table of Contents will also reflect a yellow warning flag icon next to each section where one or more eligibility warnings exist. Likewise, a banner showing the count of all eligibility warnings Application-wide will also be shown at the top of the Application.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORKApplication progress is updated and displayed in real-time as data is entered into the ApplicationApplication Progress

The overall Application progress indicator is always displayed in the header of the Application.Progress of each section is also displayed within each sections title bar.Each sections progress is displayed within the Table of Contents.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORKThe Application can be saved at any time via the standard Save functionality available in Microsoft ExcelSaving the Application

To save the application at any time, simply click the Save button in the Microsoft Excel title bar.

Once saved, the application can be safely closed and all data will be retained.The User will return to the same location where they last saved the document when reopening the Application.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORKQuestions? Please e-mail us at ahp@fhlbny.com

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