Louie_Louie
11 hours ago
As expected. They parrot about not wanting to expose taxpayers to the risk....the risks THAT THEY CREATE by meddling, by mandating their ludicrous affordable housing mandates. So, she is saying as I have long expected....even after releasse the FHFA will have it's grimy hands into dictating housing affordability (give aways) policy, picking winners and losers and the goal of redistributing wealth - socialist agenda. The JPS better wakey, wakey....They will not get anything speccial, as I have stated here multiple times. They will be denied any dividends, along with commons holders for years after release. Commons will have the benefit of of share price increase that will work in their favor much more than JPS, for a time. But, even commons will be limited in price increase until dividends get reinstated. I'm betting they have concocted a release decree that stipulates an on going FHFA involvement for years, and with that, an imposibility for shareholders to vote a new BOD, since we all will still be minor holders of shares (20.1%). Why? because they can concoct what ever their dear ittle criminal hearts want to, they own the courts, as we've found out.
If the GSE's are not set completely free it will inhibit any type of capital raise drastically unless the FHFA sells off something of THEIR SENIORS OR WARRANTS to lessen their control, but they'll never sell enough of any of their illegal gains to lose a controlling majority stake, much like what Buffet does. All while the FHFA leech stays fastened in place so they can grow their head count.
trunkmonk
22 hours ago
My man Rodney post from udder board. any FHFA with any leadership ability and honest professional goals can eliminate SP discussion forever.
https://www.congress.gov/110/plaws/publ289/PLAW-110publ289.pdf
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2008
RESTRICTION ON CAPITAL DISTRIBUTIONS.— page 2731
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A regulated entity shall make no capital distribution if, after making the distribution, the regulated entity would be undercapitalized. The exception.
Quote: “Page 2732
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Director may permit a regulated entity, to the extent appropriate or applicable, to repurchase, redeem, retire, or otherwise acquire shares or ownership interests if the repurchase, redemption, retirement, or other acquisition— ‘‘(A) is made in connection with the issuance of additional shares or obligations of the regulated entity in at least an equivalent amount; and ‘‘(B) will reduce the financial obligations of the regulated entity or otherwise improve the financial condition of the entity.’’.
NOTE: REPURCHASE, REDEEM, RETIRE...
WILL REDUCE THE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE REGULATED ENTITY.
navycmdr
2 days ago
Biden administration issues final flood rule for federal-backed housing
Should help lower skyrocketing home insurance costs 🙃— Tim Rood (@tim_rood_) April 23, 2024
HUD Sets New Flood-Related Requirements
bivey@imfpubs.com
The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a final rule Monday aimed at protecting borrowers and the federal government from flood risk. The final rule includes changes to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard that applies to HUD-financed properties, including some single-family FHA mortgages.
For example, the rule includes a new elevation standard for new-construction single-family properties that will receive an FHA mortgage. In certain flood zones, the property must be at least two feet above the base flood elevation. The previous standard allowed the property to be at the base flood elevation.
The Mortgage Bankers Association raised concerns about the new requirements.
“While MBA appreciates the eight-month implementation timeline, we remain deeply concerned that expanding floodplain areas, implementing new elevation requirements for some new single-family and multifamily homes, and requiring higher levels of flood insurance will make FHA financing more expensive and less competitive,” said Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the MBA.
Biden administration issues final flood rule for federal-backed housing
BY: ZACK COLMAN | 04/22/2024 11:56 AM EDT
The Biden administration issued a final flood protection rule Monday that will bring sweeping changes in the construction and siting of federally backed housing.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's federal flood risk management standard, which it published Monday in the Federal Register, will expand the areas designated as flood plains, which will apply rules for elevating new multifamily homes and substantially rebuilt multifamily residences, while also raising the minimum height for those structures. It also updated Federal Housing Authority minimum standards for elevation for new construction backed by a HUD-insured single-family home loan.
Climate change has driven sea-level rise, helped make hurricanes more powerful and worsened torrential rainfall events that have all exacerbated flooding, which causes more property damage than any other natural disaster.
The HUD rule aims to limit property damage from flooding by imposing stricter requirements on new HUD-backed multifamily construction and for using federal dollars to substantially rehabilitate HUD properties in the special flood hazard area. Those areas are often referred to as the 100-year floodplain, which means they have a 1 percent chance of flooding any year over a 30-year horizon.
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navycmdr
3 days ago
Fannie Mae Announces Tender Offer for Any and All of Certain CAS Notes
April 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced that it has commenced fixed-price cash tender offers (each, an "Offer" and, collectively, the "Offers") for the purchase of any and all of the Connecticut Avenue Securities® (CAS) Notes listed below (the "Notes"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, each dated as of April 22, 2024 (collectively, the "Offer Documents"). Certain of the classes of Notes subject to the Offers were issued by the REMIC trusts identified in the table below (each, a "Trust"). Fannie Mae is the holder of the owner certificate issued by each Trust and, as a result, the sole beneficial owner of each Trust. The Offers will expire at 5:00 PM New York City time on Friday, April 26, 2024 (the "Expiration Time") unless extended or earlier terminated. Notes tendered may be withdrawn at any time at or before the Expiration Time by following the procedures described in the Offer Documents.
Fannie Mae has engaged BofA Securities as the designated lead dealer manager and Wells Fargo Securities as the designated dealer manager for the Offers. Fannie Mae has engaged Minority and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Academy Securities, Inc. and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Drexel Hamilton, LLC as advisors on the transaction. Global Bondholder Services Corporation will serve as the tender agent and information agent for the Offers. Fannie Mae is offering to purchase, subject to the conditions of the Offers, any and all of the Notes listed in the table below.
Represents the aggregate original principal amount of the applicable Class issued on the issue date thereof, less the aggregate original principal amount of such Class repurchased by the Company pursuant to one or more prior tender offers, if applicable. Does not include the original principal balance of the ineligible securities.
Holders must validly tender their Notes at or before the Expiration Time in order to be eligible to receive the Tender Offer Consideration, which will incorporate the monthly Certificate Percentages available on April 25, 2024. In addition, holders whose Notes are purchased in the Offers will receive accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) for the Notes. Fannie Mae expects the Settlement Date to occur on April 30, 2024. Any Notes tendered using the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and accepted for purchase are expected to be purchased on May 1, 2024, but payment of accrued interest on such Notes will only be made to, but not including, the Settlement Date.
Information on tendering the Notes is set forth in the Offer Documents. Holders of the Notes who would like copies of the Offer Documents may contact the tender agent for the Offers, Global Bondholder Services Corporation, at (855) 654-2015 (toll free) or (212) 430-3774 (banks and brokers) or contact@gbsc-usa.com. Copies of the Offer Documents are available at the following website: https://www.gbsc-usa.com/FannieMae/. Any questions regarding the terms of the Offers should be directed to BofA Securities, Inc. at (888) 292-0070 (toll free) or (980) 387-3907 (collect) or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at (866) 309-6316 (toll free) or (704) 410-4820 (collect).
This release includes forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the timing and expected settlement and closing of the purchase of the Notes in a tender offer. These forward-looking statements are based on Fannie Mae’s present intent, beliefs or expectations, but forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur. Actual results may turn out to be different from these statements. Factors that may lead to different results are discussed in "Risk Factors," "Forward-Looking Statements," and elsewhere in the Offer Documents and the documents incorporated by reference therein. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and Fannie Mae assumes no obligation to update this information.
navycmdr
3 days ago
FHFA : Incorporating Climate-Related Risks into Governance ...
Published: 4/22/2024
https://www.fhfa.gov//Media/Blog/Pages/Incorporating-Climate-Related-Risks-into-Governance.aspx
Following FHFA’s Conservatorship Scorecard guidance, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have made progress on developing foundational climate risk frameworks, integrating climate risk considerations into their strategic planning, incorporating climate risk considerations into their management and board reporting structures, and developing educational resources for their workforce. The Federal Home Loan Banks are continuing to individually develop their decision-making processes and governance structures in consideration of climate change.
Background
In October 2021, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) released a report1 identifying climate change as an emerging and increasing threat to financial stability. Several international organizations and standard-setting bodies have recently developed frameworks to understand, assess, and manage climate-related risks to the entities or markets within their statutory jurisdictions. These include frameworks established by the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures,2 Bank for International Settlements (BIS),3 and U.S. regulators (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation),4 as well as guidance5 and hypothetical scenarios6 developed by the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).7
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
FHFA, the conservator and regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and regulator of the Federal Home Loan Banks (collectively, the regulated entities), recognizes the emerging and increasing threat to all stakeholders in the housing system due to climate risk and the increased frequency and intensity of major natural disasters. Strong governance is foundational to managing an institution’s risk profile, particularly when the institution must address a constantly evolving landscape of risks. Accordingly, FHFA included the need to identify ways to incorporate climate change into regulated entity governance in its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.8 Since 2022, FHFA has established goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to develop company-wide frameworks that incorporate climate risk into existing governance and risk management structures and decision-making, and to incorporate both short- and long-term strategies into the Enterprises’ strategic planning processes.
FHFA established an internal Climate Change and ESG9 Governance Working Group (Working Group) to evaluate the integration of climate risk into the corporate governance, risk management, and strategic planning structures of the regulated entities, and incorporation into operational and business decision-making. The Working Group meets regularly with the Enterprises and evaluates their progress through the annual Conservatorship Scorecard process, reviewing the establishment of foundational governance structures, decision-making processes, and risk management practices around climate risk. The Working Group also reviews progress made by the Federal Home Loan Banks in these areas.
Enterprises
Since 2022, the Enterprises have made distinct progress towards these goals and have been focused on: developing foundational climate risk frameworks, integrating climate risk considerations into strategic planning, incorporating climate risk considerations into management and board reporting structures, and establishing training and educational resources for their workforce.
Developing ?Climate Risk Frameworks
The Enterprises have developed initial climate risk frameworks that are incorporated in their enterprise risk management frameworks in consideration of the impact that climate change could have on the achievement of their mission, strategy, and business objectives.
The Enterprises continue to make progress and develop their capacity to measure the effects of climate risks and integrate climate-related risks into risk management structures:
Freddie Mac has developed climate scenario methodologies to better quantify the impact of climate events on housing affordability, property values, and credit risk;
Fannie Mae is working on finalizing climate scenario design and methodology for intended reporting in 2024; and
Both Ent?erprises completed exploratory climate scenario analysis exercises on flood risk in 2023.
Strategic Plan Integration
To assess and address climate-related risks and opportunities that could affect their businesses, the Enterprises have been incorporating climate issues into their corporate strategic plans and planning processes.
Each Enterprise has completed ESG materiality assessments that inform their ESG and climate strategic planning processes.
Fannie Mae’s 2023-2025 Strategic Plan includes climate risk management and supporting the housing ecosystem’s adaptation to climate change as priorities.10
Board and Management-level Reporting
Fannie Mae
The board Risk Policy and Capital Committee has primary oversight of climate-related risks.
The board Audit Committee provides oversight of ESG-related reporting, which includes climate risk.
The board Community Responsibility and Sustainability Committee oversees the development and implementation of Fannie Mae’s climate risk strategy.
There is a newly established Climate Risk Committee at the management level, and Fannie Mae has designated senior executive officers to oversee climate and ESG.
Freddie Mac
The board Risk Committee has primary oversight of climate related risks.
The board Audit Committee provides oversight of ESG-related reporting, which includes climate risk.
The board Mission and Housing Sustainability Committee provides oversight responsibilities for the development, planning, implementation, performance, and execution of Freddie Mac’s mission strategies and significant initiatives, including the review of sustainability initiatives with climate change implications or impacts.
Freddie Mac has also established several advisory and steering committees at the management level for ESG and climate risk reporting.
Training and Education
Over the last few years, the Enterprises have begun educating staff on the potential impacts of climate-related risks, taking into consideration the interconnectedness and multi-dimensional nature of climate-related topics that could reach all aspects of the organization.
Federal Home Loan Banks
The Federal Home Loan Banks also continue to develop their decision-making processes and governance structures in consideration of climate change. In June 2023, the Federal Home Loan Banks released an inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Report11 highlighting governance and risk management as foundational to their ability to meet the needs of their members and districts.
FHLBank Mission and Foundational Principles
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?Individually, each Federal Home Loan Bank is addressing climate-related risks in accordance with its own governance and management structures. For example, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas’s 2022 ESG Report12?? highlights the formation of an ESG Committee providing oversight of the FHLBank’s ESG activities. The committee assists the executive management team and board with setting ESG strategy and reviewing reports and recommendations from subcommittees, including the Climate Risk Subcommittee. At the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, “Climate and Natural Disaster” risks have been included into the scope of the board’s Risk Committee charter.
Summary
The work undertaken by the Enterprises and Federal Home Loan Banks in managing climate risks continues to be iterative and ongoing. For 2024, FHFA established priorities for the Enterprises in the Conservatorship Scorecard related to climate risks. For the governance area, this includes strengthening risk management capabilities in identifying, assessing, controlling, monitoring, and reporting on climate risk and incorporating these capabilities into the Enterprises’ overall risk frameworks.
Responsibilities of the FHFA Climate Change and ESG Governance Working Group:
Evaluate the integration of climate risk into the corporate governance, risk management, and strategic planning structures of the regulated entities, and incorporation into operational and business decision-making.
Monitor the development and maturation of the regulated entities’ climate risk frameworks and strategic planning processes.
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Readers are encouraged to explore the FHFA Climate Change & ESG homepage for additional blogs and information related to climate risk.
1 Financial Stability Oversight Council, Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk, 2021, https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/261/FSOC-Climate-Report.pdf.
2 The Financial Stability Board, established to coordinate at the international level the work of national financial authorities and international standard-setting bodies in order to develop and promote the implementation of effective regulatory, supervisory and other financial sector policies, created the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures in 2015 to improve and increase reporting of climate-related financial information.
3 The Bank for International Settlements is an international consortium of central banks and monetary authorities whose mission is to support central banks' pursuit of monetary and financial stability through international cooperation, and to act as a bank for central banks. See https://www.bis.org/about/index.htm. In 2022, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks. See https://www.bis.org/press/p220615.htm.
4 On October 30, 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation jointly issued principles that provide a high-level framework for the safe and sound management of exposures to climate-related financial risks. See https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/30/2023-23844/principles-for-climate-related-financial-risk-management-for-large-financial-institutions.
5 See https://www.ngfs.net/en/liste-chronologique/ngfs-publications.
6 See https://www.ngfs.net/ngfs-scenarios-portal/.
7 The NGFS is a voluntary group of central banks and supervisors that work together to contribute to the development of environment and climate risk management guidance and best practices in the financial sector for use both within and outside its membership.
8 See https://www.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/Reports/ReportDocuments/FHFA_StrategicPlan_2022-2026_Final.pdf.
9 ESG encompasses considerations of environmental, social, and governance factors. For the Enterprises, ESG covers their work to enhance environmental sustainability within the homes they finance, to advance consumer access to safe, resilient, and affordable housing opportunities in a sustainable manner, and to embed climate considerations within their board and management processes.
10 Fannie Mae’s 2023-2025 Strategic Plan is referenced in its 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K (pp. 4) at https://www.fanniemae.com/media/46276/display.
11 See https://fhlbanks.com/the-federal-home-loan-banks-inaugural-corporate-social-responsibility-report/.?
12 See https://www.fhlb.com/getmedia/9cd26f43-96eb-4ac0-9dad-e109fd4abdb5/FHLBank-ESG-Report.pdf.
Authored by: Eric Kelley
Senior Strategic Analyst, Division of Conservatorship Oversight and Readiness
Authored by: Anne Marie Pippin
Deputy Director, Division of Conservatorship Oversight and Readiness
Authored by: La’Toya Holt
Senior Risk Analyst, Governance and Management Risk Branch, Office of Risk Analysis, Policy and Guidance and Development, Division of Enterprise Regulation
Editor: Varun Joshi
Economist, Climate Change and ESG Branch
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