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Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Part B · Chapter 46 — Government Sponsored Enterprises

§ 4564. Discretionary adjustment of housing goals

Statutory text

(a)

Authority

An enterprise may petition the Director in writing at any time during a year to reduce the level of any goal or subgoal for such year established pursuant to this subpart.

(b)

Standard for reduction

The Director may reduce the level for a goal or subgoal pursuant to such a petition only if—

(1)

market and economic conditions or the financial condition of the enterprise require such action; or

(2)

efforts to meet the goal or subgoal would result in the constraint of liquidity, over-investment in certain market segments, or other consequences contrary to the intent of this subpart, or section 1716(3) of this title or section 301(b)(3) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1451 note), as applicable.

(c)

Determination

The Director shall, promptly upon receipt of a petition regarding a reduction, seek public comment on the reduction for a period of 30 days. The Director shall make a determination regarding any proposed reduction within 30 days after the expiration of such public comment period. The Director may extend such determination period for a single additional 15-day period, but only if the Director requests additional information from the enterprise.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–550 title XIII § 1334 · 106 Stat. 3672

    Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 4564

    (Pub. L. 102–550, title XIII, § 1334, as added Pub. L. 110–289, div. A, title I, § 1128(b), July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2701.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 102–550, title XIII, § 1334, as added Pub. L. 110–289, div. A, title I, § 1128(b), July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2701.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1334. CENTRAL CITIES, RURAL AREAS, AND OTHER UNDER-SERVED AREAS HOUSING GOAL. (a) In General.— The Secretary shall establish an annual goal for the purchase by each enterprise of mortgages on housing located in central cities, rural areas, and other underserved areas. The Secretary may establish separate subgoals within the goal under this section and such subgoals shall not be enforceable under the provisions of section 1336, any other provision of this title, or any provision of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act or the Federal Home Loan. Mortgage Corporation Act. (b) Factors To Be Applied.— In establishing the housing goal under this section, the Secretary shall consider— (1) urban and rural housing needs and the housing needs of underserved areas; (2) economic, housing, and demographic conditions; (3) the performance and efforts of the enterprises toward achieving the central cities, rural areas, and other underserved areas housing goal in previous years; (4) the size of the conventional mortgage market for central cities, rural areas, and other underserved areas relative to the size of the overall conventional mortgage market; (5) the ability of the enterprises to lead the industry in making mortgage credit available throughout the United States, including central cities, rural areas, and other underserved areas; and (6) the need to maintain the sound financial condition of the enterprises. (c) Location of Properties.— The Secretary shall monitor the performance of each enterprise in carrying out this section and shall evaluate such performance (for purposes of section 1336) based on the location of the properties subject to mortgages purchased by each enterprise. (d) Transition.— (1) Interim target.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, during the 2-year period beginning on January 1, 1993, the annual target under this section for purchases by each enterprise of mortgages on housing located in central cities shall be 30 percent of the total number of dwelling units financed by mortgage purchases of the enterprise. (2) Interim goal.— During such 2-year period, the Secretary shall establish a separate annual goal for each enterprise, the achievement of which shall require— (A) an enterprise that is not meeting the target under paragraph (1) upon January 1, 1993, to improve its performance relative to such target annually and, to the maximum extent feasible, to meet such target at the conclusion of such 2-year period; and (B) an enterprise that is meeting the target under paragraph (1) upon January 1, 1993, to improve its performance relative to the target. (3) Definition of central city.— For purposes of this subsection, the term “central city” means any political subdivision designated as a central city by the Office of Management and Budget. (4) Implementation.— The Secretary shall establish any requirements necessary to implement the transition provisions under this subsection by notice, after providing the enterprises with an opportunity to review and comment not less than 30 days before the issuance of such notice. Such notice shall be issued not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning upon the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be effective upon issuance.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 301(b)(3) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is section 301(b)(3) of Pub. L. 91–351, which is set out as a Short Title and Statement of Purpose note under section 1451 of this title.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 4564, Pub. L. 102–550, title XIII, § 1334, , 106 Stat. 3960, related to central cities, rural areas, and other underserved areas housing goal, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–289, div. A, title I, § 1128(a), , 122 Stat. 2696.

Credits

(Pub. L. 102–550, title XIII, § 1334, as added Pub. L. 110–289, div. A, title I, § 1128(b), , 122 Stat. 2701.)

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