CHICAGO – Sarah Vega, director of the Illinois Department of Financial Institutions, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. She was chosen to serve a three-year term as a public interest director on the 15-member Chicago FHLB Board. Vega is one of three public interest directors, and the only one from Illinois that was appointed to the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, the regional FHL Bank that provides housing finance in Illinois and Wisconsin. In addition to her appointment as a public interest director, Vega was given the special designation of community interest director by the board for her history of community involvement. Gov. George Ryan, who appointed Vega as the director of the Illinois Department of Financial Institutions in January 1999, applauded her appointment to the FHL Bank of Chicago Board. "Sarah Vega has been a tremendous asset to my administration and she will be an excellent addition to the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. She brings a wealth of regulatory leadership, service and financial expertise to the Board."