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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Single-family Mortgage Pricing Framework RFI | Federal Housing Finance Agency | 08/14/23 |
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May 27, 2021
Washington, D.C. (May 27, 2021) — The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and its Minority Bank Advisory Council urged the Treasury Department and Federal Housing Finance Agency to reopen negotiations over amendments to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that would limit purchases of certain types of loans.
“Amendments to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements will disproportionately harm low- and moderate-income and minority borrowers, undermine the economic recovery, widen the minority homeownership gap, and disrupt the housing market,” said James Sills, president and CEO of M&F Bank in Durham, N.C., and chairman of ICBA’s coalition of minority-owned depository institutions. “ICBA and the Minority Bank Advisory Council urge the Treasury Department and Federal Housing Finance Agency to delay implementation of these purchase agreements and reopen negotiations.”
The amendments to the purchase agreements—which were released without any explanation or opportunity for lenders to clear their loan pipelines—would:
In the joint letter, ICBA and the Minority Bank Advisory Council said the restrictions will:
The groups urged the agencies to:
About ICBA
The Independent Community Bankers of America creates and promotes an environment where community banks flourish. ICBA is dedicated exclusively to representing the interests of the community banking industry and its membership through effective advocacy, best-in-class education, and high-quality products and services.
With nearly 50,000 locations nationwide, community banks constitute 99 percent of all banks, employ more than 700,000 Americans and are the only physical banking presence in one in three U.S. counties. Holding more than $5 trillion in assets, over $4.4 trillion in deposits, and more than $3.4 trillion in loans to consumers, small businesses and the agricultural community, community banks channel local deposits into the Main Streets and neighborhoods they serve, spurring job creation, fostering innovation and fueling their customers’ dreams in communities throughout America. For more information, visit ICBA’s website at www.icba.org.
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