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Enterprise Duty to Serve Underserved Markets Proposed Rule

Publication Details
Type
Proposed Rulemaking
Document Number
2015-31811
Federal Register Publish Date
12/18/2015
Comment Open Date
12/18/2015
Comment End Date
03/17/2016
Comment Status
Closed
Rulemaking Details
Rulemaking

Enterprise Duty to Serve Underserved Markets Proposed Rule

Contact Information

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Gray, Manager, Office of Housing and Regulatory Policy, (202) 649-3124, or Mike Price, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Housing and Regulatory Policy, (202) 649-3134. 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 Additionally, the TDD 1-(800) number referenced in Rulemaking documents attached to this page is obsolete and the 7-1-1 number should be used.

Summary

PLEASE NOTE: Comments submitted will not be immediately viewable. To confirm your comment was received, contact FHFAWebMaster@fhfa.gov or call (202)649-3031.

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—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 and seeking comments on a proposed rule that would provide Duty to Serve credit for eligible Enterprise activities that facilitate a secondary market for mortgages related to: manufactured homes titled as real 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 proposed rule would establish a method for evaluating and rating the Enterprises’ compliance with the Duty to Serve each underserved market.

The Proposed Rule was released to the public via agency website on December 15, 2015.

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

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Undersigned Civil Rights and Fair Housing Organizations See attached commentView Comment Email: N/A
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Julia Gordon National Community Stabilization Trust (NCST); Center for Community Progress (CCP); Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED); and Housing Partnership Network (HPN) See attached commentView Comment Email: N/A
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George and Nancy Hinerth N/A See attachedView Comment Email: N/A
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Paul Bradley ROC USA, LLC Comments attachedView Comment Email: pbradley@rocusa.org
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Dan McPheeters Mortgage Bankers Association Please see attached comment signed by David H. StevensView Comment Email: dmcpheeters@mba.org
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Brenda Clement Citizens' Housing and Planning Association Comments on Enterprise Duty to Serve proposed rule attachedView Comment Email: N/A
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David Siddiqui N/A Utility costs can be a large portion of the operational expenses for a…View Comment
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Jane Graf Mercy Housing, Inc. The attached letter provides comments from the CEO of Mercy Housing, I…View Comment
Email: jgraf@mercyhousing.org
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John Mealey Coachella Valley Housing Coalition Please see uploaded file.View Comment Email: john.mealey@cvhc.org
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Colleen Fisher Council for Affordable and Rural Housing See attached commentView Comment Email: N/A
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Michael Bodaken National Housing Trust See attached commentView Comment Email: N/A
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Shiv Rawal Center for American Progress Comment letter attached.View Comment Email: srawal@americanprogress.org
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Desiree Patno National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB) Mr. Jim Gray Federal Housing Finance Agency Manager, Office of Housing…View Comment
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Greg Zagorski National Council of State Housing Agencies Attached please find the National Council of State Housing Agencies' c…View Comment
Email: gzagorski@ncsha.org
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National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) See attached commentView Comment Email: N/A
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Lindsay Daniels National Council of La Raza (NCLR) See attached commentView Comment Email: N/A
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Meeting with California Reinvestment Coalition See attached.View Comment Email: N/A
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Angus Crane North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) Please find attached NAIMA's comments on the FHFA's Enterprise Duty To…View Comment
Email: acrane@naima.org
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Caleb Cook Digital Federal Credit Union Please see attached comment letter.View Comment Email: N/A
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Andrew Spofford Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) March 17, 2016 Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel Attention: Comments/…View Comment
Email: aspofford@poah.org
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Scot Keller LIHTC Working Group Please see the attached comment letter from the LIHTC Working Group.View Comment Email: scot.keller@novoco.com
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John Wiechmann Midwest Housing Equity Group (MHEG) see attachedView Comment Email: N/A
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Kristin Siglin Housing Partnership Network Attached please find our comments on RIN 2590-AA27. Thanks.View Comment Email: siglin@housingpartnership.net
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Don Cohenour Heartland Credit Union Association See attached commentView Comment Email: N/A
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Brian Marshall Americans for Financial Reform Please see attached comment.View Comment Email: brian@ourfinancialsecurity.org
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