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Enterprise Duty to Serve Underserved Markets Final Rule

Open Date:
Open for comment
Deadline:
All comments are due by
Type:
Final Rule
Number:
RIN-2590-AA27
Group:
Fannie Mae; Freddie Mac; Homeowners-Homebuyers; Mortgage
Fannie Mae; Freddie Mac
Document Number:
 
CFR:
12 CFR Part 1282
CFR Description:
Enterprise Housing Goals and Mission
View Document:
/SupervisionRegulation/Rules/RuleDocuments/2016 Duty to Serve Final Rule_For Web.pdf|906.66 KB;
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Jim Gray, Manager, Office of Housing and Community Investment, (202) 649-3124; Matt Douglas, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Housing and Community Investment, (202) 649-3328; Miriam Smolen, Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, (202) 649-3182; or Sharon Like, Managing Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, (202) 649-3057.  These are not toll-free numbers.  The mailing address for each contact is:  Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.   If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. Additionally, the TDD 1-(800) number referenced in Rulemaking documents attached to this page is obsolete and the 7-1-1 number should be used.

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SUMMARY:  The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) amended the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (Safety and Soundness Act) to establish a duty for the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (collectively, the Enterprises) to serve three specified underserved markets – manufactured housing, affordable housing preservation, and rural markets – in order to increase the liquidity of mortgage investments and improve the distribution of investment capital available for mortgage financing for very low-, low-, and moderate-income families in those markets.  The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing this final rule which specifies the scope of Enterprise activities that are eligible to receive Duty to Serve credit.  These activities generally are those that facilitate a secondary market for mortgages related to:  manufactured homes titled as real property or personal property; blanket loans for certain categories of manufactured housing communities; preserving the affordability of housing for renters and homebuyers; and housing in rural markets.  The final rule provides a framework for FHFA’s method for evaluating and rating the Enterprises’ compliance with the Duty to Serve each underserved market.

The final rule is effective January 30, 2017.

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