trunkmonk
1 hora hace
dont tell the Highlight crowd "" u know the ones that think they are right by breaking down your statements a fact out of context at a time, are actually wrong most of the time? yes the KTCarneyCorkerClowns are just that, wrong most of the time, they thrive on new ignorant people and wearing down shareholders with the same BS for years. its actually a sickness of sorts, just like the brain dead libs who only see it one way and will lie to the grave they are right. But they have the perfect platform, 2 stocks that have been buried in the bowels of Bureaucracy of the governments greed and distortion for 15 years. u can make up whatever u want, because the truth has been buried by Obama executive privilege, Biden is showing some of their tainted justice with trying to Pardon is Son to the point of being above the law. the GSEs have been surrounded by Greed in all directions, Congress greed, President agenda for Obamacare, Treasury greed, and 600 FHFA payroll employees
FFFacts
2 horas hace
There is not an unlimited amount of funding available from the Treasury.
They were amended to provided unlimited funding I think in 2012.
FHEFSSA and HERA are regulatory statutes, governing the companies' regulators. What is a 'regulatory' statute? I have never heard that before. And what is an 'enabling' statute? Do you think one is superior than the other? For example a law is at the top of the hierarchy then comes a charter then comes bylaws, rules, regulations that are set by a board or body but there is no law required to be passed for regulation unless there is a law for it or limitations in it's charter.
The GSE’s had a limited explicit obligation from Treasury in the amount of $2.25 billion. With the passing of HERA this explicit obligation was increased above the limit of $2.25 billion to $200 billion to purchase obligations of the company (MBS Obligations) up to the point in time expired December 31, 2009. Page 18 charter act.. You are referring to this.
a) PURCHASE AND SALE OF MORTGAGES; SECONDARY MARKET
OPERATIONS; ADVANCE OF FUNDS OR ORIGINATION OF LOANS;
SETTLEMENT OR EXTINGUISHMENT OF BORROWERS RIGHTS.—
So you are suggesting that this was amended by the spspa? If so why does it matter because in accordance to section 304(d)
d) ISSUANCE OF OBLIGATIONS SUFFICIENT TO CARRY OUT
FUNCTIONS; CHARACTER; PURCHASE.—The Association may issue to
the Secretary of the Treasury its obligations in an amount outstanding at any
one time sufficient to enable the Association to carry out its functions under this
section, such obligations to mature not more than five years from their
respective dates of issue, to be redeemable at the option of the Association
before maturity in such manner as may be stipulated in such obligations. Each
such obligation shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, taking into consideration the current average rate on outstanding
marketable obligations of the United States as of the last day of the month
preceding the issuance of the obligation of the Association. The Secretary of the
Treasury is authorized to purchase any obligations of the Association to be
issued under this section, and for such purpose the Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized to use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any
securities issued under chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, and the
purpose for which securities may be issued under chapter 31 of title 31, United
States Code, are extended to include any purchases of the Association’s
obligations hereunder.
Indeed the original spspa grants the authority.
B. Purchaser is authorized to purchase obligations and other securities issued by Seller pursuant to Section 304(g) of the Federal
National Mortgage Association Charter Act, as amended (the “Charter Act”). The Secretary of the Treasury has determined, after
taking into consideration the matters set forth in Section 304(g)(1)(C) of the Charter Act, that the purchases contemplated herein are
necessary to (i) provide sta
304(g)(1)(c)
1) The Association is authorized, upon such terms and conditions as it may
deem appropriate, to guarantee the timely payment of principal of and
interest on such trust certificates or other securities as shall (i) be issued by
the corporation under section 304(d), or by any other issuer approved for the
purposes of this subsection by the Association, and (ii) be based on and
backed by a trust or pool composed of mortgages which are insured under
the National Housing Act, or which are insured or guaranteed under the
Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, title V of the Housing Act of
1949, or chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, or which are guaranteed
under title XIII of the Public Health Service Act; or guaranteed under
section 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992.
The Association shall collect from the issuer a reasonable fee for any
guaranty under this subsection and shall make such charges as it may
determine to be reasonable for the analysis of any trust or other security
arrangement proposed by the issuer. In the event the issuer is unable to
make any payment of principal of or interest on any security guaranteed
under this subsection, the Association shall make such payment as and when
due in cash, and thereupon shall be subrogated fully to the rights satisfied by
such payment. In any case in which (I) Federal law requires the reduction
of the interest rate on any mortgage backing a security guaranteed under this
subsection, (II) the mortgagor under the mortgage is a person in the military
service, and (III) the issuer of such security fails to receive from the
mortgagor the full amount of interest payment due, the Association may
make payments of interest on the security in amounts not exceeding the
difference between the amount payable under the interest rate on the mortgage and the amount of interest actually paid by the mortgagor. The
Association is hereby empowered, in connection with any guaranty under this subsection, whether before or after any default, to provide by contract
with the issuer for the extinguishment, upon default by the issuer, of any
redemption, equitable, legal, or other right, title, or interest of the issuer in
any mortgage or mortgages constituting the trust or pool against which the
guaranteed securities are issued; and with respect to any issue of guaranteed
securities, in the event of default and pursuant otherwise to the terms of the
contract, the mortgages that constitute such trust or pool shall become the
absolute property of the Association subject only to the unsatisfied rights of
the holders of the securities based on and backed by such trust or pool. No
State or local law, and no Federal law (except Federal law enacted expressly
in limitation of this subsection after the effective date of this sentence
[October 8, 1980]), shall preclude or limit the exercise by the Association of
(A) its power to contract with the issuer on the terms stated in the preceding sentence, (B) its rights to enforce any such contract with the issuer, or (C)
its ownership rights, as provided in the preceding sentence, in the mortgages
constituting the trust or pool against which the guaranteed securities are
issued. The full faith and credit of the United States is pledged to the
payment of all amounts which may be required to be paid under any
guaranty under this subsection. There shall be excluded from the total
amounts set forth in subsection (c) the amounts of any mortgages acquired
by the Association as a result of its operations under this subsection.
Rather than purchasing obligations of the companies the Treasury decided to create a new product called the Senior Preferred Stock with an illegal commitment fee attached. Neither the Charter Act nor HERA authorize a commitment fee to be charged by the United States Treasury, in this provision entitled Fee Limitation of the United States:
HERA permits a conservator to run the companies in the best interest it sees fit. HERA usurped the charter act so any commitment fees charged is a gray area. Also there is no commitment fee that has been paid. However it was also not properly challenged as I have said many times because the attorneys are dumb.
The HERA legislation granted temporary authority to the Treasury to purchase obligations of the Enterprise, above the limits written in the Charter, (Charter limitation of 2.25 billion) up to the point in time of ‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority under this subsection (g), with the exception of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, shall expire December 31, 2009. Page 18 charter act.
. See above.304(g)(1)(c)
JSmith5
7 horas hace
Right now it's a government owned and run agency
No. They were and still are private corporations owned by the stockholders. And they never were, are not, and never will be "agencies". An agency is an entity of the Government. These are Government Sponsored Enterprises. They are currently under conservatorships that are managed by the Government. The Government never nationalized the companies both for the sake of optics and, most importantly, the public would not see the humor of instantly increasing the Federal debt by about $8-9T. This all might sound like splitting hairs or something, but I am tired of people saying that the Government owns these companies. I saw a couple of videos on UTube where the guy says that the Government currently owns 79.99%, etc.
That being said, we are in a hostage situation where the Government will let us get out of conservatorship in exchange for a piece of the action - a very large piece of the action. I guess then, at least for a short time, you could say that the Government would be majority owner - but owner of what still would be private corporations. Am I off base on this?
Nats
DCBill
9 horas hace
That's what's happening now, remembering "there is NO BACKSTOP," it's just assumed if any legitimate financial problems (not those political myths made up by the party in power, which is what happened in 2008), the government would step in). But, despite all the GSE money going annually to the Treasury, the relationship is "implicit" not "explicit," like commercial bank deposit insurance.
But, to your question, because of the heavy, well-heeled nature of the GSE opponents, every court issue is a potential decision by SCOTUS, which showed little interest the last time in supporting F&F; in fact, showed a rather significant lack of understanding and history.
That could change if this Administration indicates its support. But, until that happens, I would try and stay away from the courts; as well as a full congressional review, since each chamber has notable GSE enemies (in both parties), i.e. any changes (very simple, reducing the current venal capital standards and, possibly, clarifying the GSE investment authority) should be made through efficient executive action, not slow, grinding legislative action.
DCBill
10 horas hace
Public comments all are CYA; actions speak louder (see MBA's positioning on all recent GSE actions.)
Also, as always with the GSEs, the "Devil is in the details"; what's the capital, and what mission changes (limitations) would the mortgage bankers, commercial bankers, and IBs insist on as a price for their approval?
Turning them loose, only to re-shackle them won't do it.
"It's all about the Benjamins!"
From which group will future GSE income come? It can't be mortgage consumers!
Just think of all of that "fat" in the current mortgage finance process, from home inspections, title searches, to closing costs, etc., which an efficient F&F could reduce.