Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework– Prescribed Leverage Buffer Amount and Credit Risk Transfer

03/16/2022

Number

RIN-2590-AB17

Group

Fannie Mae

Freddie Mac

CFR

12 CFR Part 1240

CFR Description

Part 1240—CAPITAL ADEQUACY OF ENTERPRISES

Effective Date

Mon, 05/16/2022 - 12:00

Amendments to the Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework Rule – Prescribed Leverage Buffer Amount and Credit Risk Transfer

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Varrieur, Senior Associate Director, Office of Capital Policy, (202) 649-3141, Andrew.Varrieur@fhfa.gov; Christopher Vincent, Senior Financial Analyst, Office of Capital Policy, (202) 649-3685, Christopher.Vincent@fhfa.gov; or James Jordan, Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, (202) 649-3075, James.Jordan@fhfa.gov. These are not toll-free numbers. 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 Additionally, the TDD 1-(800) number referenced in Rulemaking documents attached to this page is obsolete and the 7-1-1 number should be used.

SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA or the Agency) is seeking comments on a notice of proposed rulemaking (proposed rule) that would amend the Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework (ERCF) by refining the prescribed leverage buffer amount (PLBA or leverage buffer) and credit risk transfer (CRT) securitization framework for the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each an Enterprise). The proposed rule would also make technical corrections to various provisions of the ERCF that was published on December 17, 2020.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 26, 2021.

Public Comments

Below are a compilation of public comments made on this publication.

89 items

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Date Sort ascending	First Name	Last Name	Organization	Comment
11/01/21	Joseph	Mingion	N/A	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be released from conservatorship imm…View Comment Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
11/01/21	Sandra	Camp	N/A	Release Fannie and Freddie. This seems like a communist take over of p…View Comment Email: Bencamp3@me.com Attachment: N/A
11/01/21	Mary-Jo P	Knight	N/A	See attached.View Comment Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
11/01/21	JAY	PATEL	N/A	NO LEGITIMATE REASON for CONTINUED Fannie/Freddie Conservatorship! i h…View Comment Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
10/31/21	Victor	Paterra	None	Please protect me the shareholder. My government has taken my rightsa…View Comment Email: victorpaterra@gmail.com Attachment: N/A
10/29/21	Lakshmi	B	N/A	This is so messed up. tesla got free handouts in tax breaks and carbon…View Comment Email: polepeddi@gmail.com Attachment: N/A
10/28/21	Rodney	Fernandez	N/A	10/28/2021 Honorable Sandra L. Thompson FHFA Director Dear Madam Direc…View Comment Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
10/28/21	Rupak	Rauniar	N/A	This is not my American Dream. I had invested back in 2008- all my sav…View Comment Email: rauniarr@gmail.com Attachment: N/A
10/27/21	Ruben	Gonzalez	N/A	I am writing in response to the request for input on the Capital Frame…View Comment Email: Ruben_gonzalez92@hotmail.com Attachment: N/A
10/26/21	Marvin	Cross	N/A	Please void the warrants and release FNMA and FMCC. The goverment has…View Comment Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
10/26/21	John	Fordyce	N/A	Fannie and Feddie are public utilities to ensure affordable housing in…View Comment Email: fordyce.john@gmail.com Attachment: N/A
10/26/21	Kenneth	Powers	Pen 15 Holdings	While the proposed capital rule is a step in the right direction, it h…View Comment Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
10/25/21	Chad	Borgmeier	N/A	I am writing in response to the request for input on the Capital Frame…View Comment Email: chadborgmeier@yahoo.com Attachment: N/A
10/24/21	Glen	Bradford	Cloud Nimbus LLC	I have written several books and hundreds of articles on the mostly fr…View Comment Email: globalspeculation@gmail.com Attachment: N/A
10/21/21	Guido	da Costa Pereira	Part Owners of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac	See attached:View Comment Email: gdacostap@yahoo.com Attachment: View Attachment
10/21/21	Geewu	Chen	N/A	Dear acting director Thompson, I am having a bit of a difficult time u…View Comment Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
10/19/21	Patrick	Cross	N/A	Please see attached pdfView Comment Email: mmcross1@comcast.net Attachment: View Attachment
10/18/21	Timothy	Howard	N/A	See attached commentView Comment Email: jtimothyhoward@gmail.com Attachment: View Attachment
10/17/21	Anonymous	Anonymous	N/A	"Q: What are the goals of this conservatorship? A: The purpose of appo…View Comment Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
10/17/21	Stanley	Holland	Private Investor	See attachedView Comment Email: Stanleyjholland@yahoo.com Attachment: View Attachment
10/13/21	Harinder	Swaich	N/A	14 years in conservatorship and still going???? Warrants expire in 202…View Comment Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
09/29/21	Senator Pat	Toomey	N/A	See attached comment letterView Comment Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
09/21/21	Rodney	Fernandez	N/A	09/21/2021 Honorable Sandra L. Thompson FHFA Director Dear Madam Dire…View Comment Email: rodneytfernandez@bellsouth.net Attachment: N/A
09/21/21	Tom	Sullivan	N/A	Any comments submitted yet? Can you allow public to view them?View Comment Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
09/17/21	John	Chan	N/A	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSE) should have been released from govern…View Comment Email: N/A Attachment: N/A