Federal Housing Finance Agency August 16, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is proposing to issue a Guidance, ``Guidance on Private Transfer Fee Covenants,'' to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (collectively, the Enterprises), and the Federal Home Loan Banks (the Banks) that the entities it regulates should not deal in mortgages on properties encumbered by private transfer fee covenants. Such covenants appear adverse to liquidity, affordability and stability in the housing finance market and to financially safe and sound investments. This proposed Guidance would extend to mortgages and securities held by the Banks as investments or as collateral for advances and to mortgages and securities held or guaranteed by the Enterprises.