NEW ISSUE BOND PROGRAM AGREEMENT (For December Settlement) by and among UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION and FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION Dated as of December 9, 2009
Exhibit 99.1
EXECUTION VERSION
(For December Settlement)
by and among
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY,
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
and
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Dated as of December 9, 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
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DEFINITIONS | 2 | ||
ARTICLE 2
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ROLE OF THE GSES | 5 | ||
ARTICLE 3
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THE NEW ISSUE BOND PROGRAM | 6 | ||
ARTICLE 4
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SETTLEMENT | 8 | ||
ARTICLE 5
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LOSS SHARING | 9 | ||
ARTICLE 6
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REPORTING | 9 | ||
ARTICLE 7
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ROLE OF TREASURY’S AGENTS | 9 | ||
ARTICLE 8
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DECISION CONTROL | 10 | ||
ARTICLE 9
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GSE SECURITIES NOT TO TRADE | 11 | ||
ARTICLE 10
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DISSOLUTION OF GSE SECURITIES | 11 | ||
ARTICLE 11
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CERTAIN MATTERS | 11 | ||
ARTICLE 12
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INTERPRETATION | 12 | ||
ARTICLE 13
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GOVERNING LAW | 12 | ||
ARTICLE 14
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NOTICES | 12 | ||
ARTICLE 15
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SEVERABILITY | 14 | ||
ARTICLE 16
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EXPENSES | 15 | ||
ARTICLE 17
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OPERATION OF THIS AGREEMENT | 15 | ||
ARTICLE 18
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THIRD PARTY RIGHTS | 15 | ||
ARTICLE 19
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ENTIRE AGREEMENT | 15 | ||
ARTICLE 20
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SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS | 15 | ||
ARTICLE 21
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NO JOINT VENTURE | 16 | ||
ARTICLE 22
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COUNTERPARTS | 16 | ||
ARTICLE 23
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AMENDMENT | 16 | ||
ARTICLE 24
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FURTHER ASSURANCES; NO CIRCUMVENTION OF AGREEMENT | 16 |
Schedules:
Schedule A
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GSE Fees | |
Schedule B
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Form of Certification from GSE Special Closing Counsel | |
Schedule C
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Uniform Loss Sharing Attachment | |
Schedule D
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Description of Program Bonds |
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This NEW ISSUE BOND PROGRAM AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated December 9, 2009,
is among the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), the Federal
National Mortgage Association, a United States Government-sponsored enterprise (“Xxxxxx
Xxx”), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a United States Government-sponsored
enterprise (“Xxxxxxx Mac”) (Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac are herein referred to as the
“GSEs” and, each a “GSE”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the disruptions in housing markets, housing finance and capital markets over the
past several years have constricted the general availability of credit to many different credit
markets, particularly those related to housing;
WHEREAS, the United States Congress, in enacting the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of
2008, the Emergency and Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 and other legislation provided Treasury and other agencies of
government with the authority, funding, and direction to undertake credit support programs,
with many of these programs directed specifically at supporting housing markets and housing
finance;
WHEREAS, state and local housing finance agencies (“HFAs”) have a core mission of
providing (i) affordable mortgage financing for low and moderate income households, especially
first-time homebuyers, and (ii) financing for affordable multifamily rental properties;
WHEREAS, the National Council of State Housing Finance Agencies and the National
Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies requested assistance from Treasury to meet their
funding needs to continue support of their affordable housing mission during this period of
disruption in housing finance and that request has been supported by market developments;
WHEREAS, Treasury, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac entered
into a Memorandum of Understanding, dated October 19, 2009 (the “MOU”), that sets forth
the mutual understandings and intentions of such parties with respect to the establishment of a
program pursuant to which (i) the HFAs will issue single-family and multifamily Program Bonds
(as defined in this Agreement), (ii) the GSEs will securitize such Program Bonds and issue GSE
Securities (as defined in this Agreement) evidencing beneficial ownership of such Program Bonds
and (iii) Treasury will purchase the GSE Securities (the “New Issue Bond Program”); and
WHEREAS, Treasury and the GSEs are entering into this Agreement in order to implement the
New Issue Bond Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements set forth in this Agreement, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS.
Terms used in this Agreement, including the schedules to this Agreement, are used as
defined below.
“Acquisition Period” means the period commencing on October 19, 2009 through and
including December 31, 2009.
“Administration Agreement” means the Administration Agreement dated as of December
1, 2009 among the GSEs and the Administrator.
“Administrator” means U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as
custodian, collection agent, paying agent and administrator under the Administration Agreement.
“Agreement” has the meaning given to such term in the introductory section of this
Agreement.
“Business Day” means any day that is not (a) a Saturday, a Sunday, or any other
day on which Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac or the Administrator is not open for business, (b) a day
on which banking institutions in New York are permitted or required by law or executive order
to be closed or (c) a day on which Treasury or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed.
“Closing Agent” means U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as escrow
and closing agent under the Settlement Agreement.
“Crossover Date” means the first date on which Program Losses equal or exceed
25/35ths of the First Loss Limit (as such amount may be adjusted in writing by the GSEs and
Treasury with notice to the Administrator).
“Custodial Receipt” means any of the custodial receipts relating to Program Bonds
executed and delivered by the Administrator to the GSEs pursuant to the Administration
Agreement.
“Decision Control” means, with respect to a Program Bond represented by a
Custodial Receipt relating to a GSE Security, any right available to a holder of that Program
Bond to (i) instruct the related HFA trustee to take or refrain from taking an action or
decision including, without limitation, any proposed amendment, restatement, waiver,
forbearance of, or supplement to, the bond indenture or resolution under which the Program Bond
was issued or (ii) decide upon a course of action in response to an Event of Default.
“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company or its successor in interest.
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“Event of Default” means an “event of default” as such term is defined in the bond
indenture for the related Program Bonds.
“Xxxxxx Mae” has the meaning given to such term in the introductory section of
this Agreement.
“First Loss Limit” has the meaning given to such term in Section 1 of Schedule C
of this Agreement.
“Xxxxxxx Mac” has the meaning given to such term in the introductory section of
this Agreement.
“GSE” and “GSEs” have the meanings given to such terms in the introductory
section of this Agreement.
“GSE Fees” mean, with respect to each GSE, the sum of (a) the Initial
Securitization Fee owed to such GSE and (b) the other fees and expenses due to such GSE on the
related Settlement Date (which includes any legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to the
GSEs) with respect to all of the GSE Securities being issued to the related HFA on the related
Settlement Date pursuant to the related Placement Agreement and Settlement Agreement.
“GSE PPM” means as to each GSE Security, the document prepared by each GSE and
provided to Treasury describing certain information about the GSE Securities and the related
Program Bonds and including a schedule of information concerning the Program Bonds
substantially in the form of Schedule B to the related Placement Agreement; provided that each
GSE may deliver a single GSE PPM for each Settlement Date with a related GSE PPM Schedule.
“GSE PPM Schedule” means for each GSE and each Settlement Date, a schedule or
schedules that consolidates the information from Schedule B of each Placement Agreement
concerning the Program Bonds together with information about the related GSE Securities.
“GSE Securities” means the securities issued by each GSE, each of which evidences
an undivided 50% beneficial ownership interest in the related Program Bonds.
“GSE Special Closing Counsel” means the counsel set forth on Schedule A to the
related Placement Agreement.
“GSE Trust” means a trust established by a GSE which holds such GSE’s Custodial
Receipts.
“HFA” has the meaning given to such term in the recitals of this Agreement. |
“HFA Initiative” has the meaning given to such term in the Settlement Agreement.
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“HFA Trustee” means the bond indenture trustee of the related Program Bonds as set
forth on Schedule B-1 or B-2, as applicable, of the related Placement Agreement.
“Initial Securitization Fee” means the Initial Securitization Fee payable by each
HFA to each GSE, which amount is set forth on Schedule A to the related Placement Agreement.
“Market Bonds” has the meaning given to such term in the related Placement
Agreement.
“MOU” has the meaning given to such term in the recitals of this Agreement. |
“Multifamily Credit Enhanced Bonds” means project-based multifamily bonds eligible
for purchase pursuant to the Multifamily Credit Enhancement Program.
“Multifamily Credit Enhancement Program” means any purchases by Treasury of new
tax-exempt and certain taxable project-based multifamily bonds issued by HFAs that are credit
enhanced by the GSEs pursuant to Multifamily Credit Enhanced Bonds purchase agreements entered
into by such parties prior to the end of the Acquisition Period.
“New Issue Bond Program” has the meaning given to such term in the recitals of
this Agreement.
“Official Statement” has the meaning given to such term in the related Placement
Agreement.
“Partial Guarantee” has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.4 of this
Agreement.
“Participation Agreement” means each Participation Agreement entered into prior to the end
of the Acquisition Period by and between Treasury and the GSEs whereby the rights, duties and
obligations of Treasury and the GSEs with respect to the Temporary Credit and Liquidity
Facility Program (including the terms of the Partial Guarantee) are set forth.
“Placement Agreement” means each Placement Agreement entered into as of the date hereof
between the GSEs and a participating HFA.
“Program Bond Guarantee Fee” means the amount payable to each GSE out of interest payments
on the Program Bonds, which shall be equal to the amount set forth on Schedule A of this
Agreement.
“Program Bonds” means those certain single-family or multifamily mortgage revenue bonds
issued by the HFAs and identified in Schedule B to the Placement Agreements.
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“Program Losses” has the meaning given to such term in Section 1 of Schedule C of this
Agreement.
“Settlement” means the consummation of the issuance and exchange of the related Program
Bonds for the related GSE Securities, the purchase of the GSE Securities by Treasury, the
payment of the net purchase proceeds to the bond indenture trustee of the Program Bonds, the
payment of the related GSE Fees to the GSEs and the other transactions contemplated by the
related Placement Agreements and Settlement Agreements.
“Settlement Agreement” means each Settlement Agreement entered into as of the date hereof
among each participating HFA, the GSEs, Treasury and the Closing Agent with respect to the
related Settlement.
“Settlement Date” means December 23, 2009. |
“Supplemental Indenture” has the meaning given to such term in the related Placement
Agreement.
“Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility” or “TCLF” means any Temporary Credit and
Liquidity Facility by the GSEs for the benefit of a participating HFA entered into prior to the
end of the Acquisition Period under the Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility Program.
“Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility Program” means the program under which Treasury
may purchase participation interests in TCLFs issued by the GSEs in support of existing VRDOs
originally issued to finance single family and/or certain multifamily mortgage loans.
“Transaction Loss” has the meaning given to such term in Section 1 of Schedule C of this
Agreement.
“Treasury” has the meaning given to such term in the introductory section of this
Agreement.
“Treasury’s Agent” has the meaning given to such term in Section 7.7 of this Agreement.
“VRDO” means a variable rate demand obligation bond issued by an HFA.
ARTICLE 2
ROLE OF THE GSES.
2.1. The GSEs and Treasury acknowledge and agree that:
(a) The GSEs have not acted as an intermediary between the HFAs and Treasury, have not
made any introductions between those parties and are not
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expected to (and will not) perform
the traditional functions of a securities dealer with respect to the New Issue Bond Program.
(b) The New Issue Bond Program and any transactions executed pursuant to such program are
not related to the GSEs’ ordinary activities in tax-exempt or taxable securities.
(c) The GSEs are not registered as dealers in tax-exempt or taxable securities. The
parties further acknowledge that the GSEs will not provide price quotes to Treasury or
otherwise act in a manner with respect to Treasury that would constitute a dealer-customer
relationship.
(d) Any amounts paid to the GSEs under the New Issue Bond Program are intended to
compensate them for (i) certain credit risks that they will bear and (ii) certain
administrative services that they will provide.
ARTICLE 3
THE NEW ISSUE BOND PROGRAM.
3.1. The New Issue Bond Program. The GSEs and Treasury shall initiate, administer and
carry out the New Issue Bond Program in accordance with this Agreement.
3.2. Program Bonds and Custodial Receipts. Each participating HFA shall deliver Program
Bonds to the GSEs in exchange for the GSE Securities in accordance with the related Placement
Agreement. In accordance with the Administration Agreement and the related Settlement
Agreement, (a) Program Bonds will be transferred to a trust account established by the
Administrator and (b) upon receipt of the Program Bonds, the Administrator shall deliver to
each GSE a Custodial Receipt evidencing an undivided 50% beneficial ownership interest in the
related Program Bonds.
3.3. GSE Securities. In accordance with the related Placement Agreement, Settlement
Agreement and the Administration Agreement, upon receipt of the Custodial Receipts each GSE
shall issue the related GSE Securities in accordance with Section 3.3(a) below and deliver (or
cause to be delivered), on behalf of the participating HFA, the related GSE Securities to
Treasury by crediting Treasury’s Agent’s account at DTC; provided, that each GSE may issue and
deliver (i) one GSE Security to Treasury with respect to all of the single-family Program Bonds
and (ii) one GSE Security to Treasury with respect to all of the multifamily Program Bonds.
Each GSE will issue its GSE Securities on the Settlement Date. Treasury shall purchase all of
the GSE Securities issued by the GSEs pursuant to each Placement Agreement and Settlement
Agreement. Purchases by Treasury of GSE Securities must occur on or before December 31, 2009.
(a) GSE Trusts. Each GSE will arrange for the deposit of Custodial Receipts into its GSE
Trust and for the securitization of such Custodial Receipts under appropriate policies and
procedures established by that GSE for purposes of the New Issue Bond Program. The structure
and terms of any GSE Trust may vary from those
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adopted by the other GSE in order to conform to
its transactional and operational policies,
procedures and practices. Such structure and terms
also may vary from time to time with respect to GSE
Trusts established by the same GSE to the extent
that such GSE may deem circumstances so warrant.
(b) Ownership Vests with Treasury. Treasury (or Treasury’s Agent) will acquire legal and
beneficial ownership of GSE Securities upon delivery thereof in accordance with the related
Placement Agreement and Settlement Agreement.
(c) Allocation of Principal and Interest; Available Funds Only. All principal and
interest received on Program Bonds represented by Custodial Receipts related to a GSE Security,
less administrative and other fees and expenses to which the related GSE and the Administrator
are entitled, will be allocated to that GSE Security without preference or priority. All GSE
Securities will be structured, and all distributions will be made, solely on an available-funds
basis.
(d) Distribution Dates. The GSE Trusts will distribute funds available from payments
received from the underlying Program Bonds (less administrative fees and other fees and
expenses to which the GSEs and the Administrator are entitled) on the 25th calendar
day of each month or, if not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day. Subject to the
Program Bond payment dates represented in a GSE Security, distributions
may not necessarily be payable every calendar month.
3.4. Partial Guarantee; No Other Guarantee.
(a) Each GSE will provide a partial guarantee (the “Partial Guarantee”) to its GSE Trusts
as a means of documenting its loss sharing obligations to the GSE Trusts regarding the related
GSE Securities as provided in Article 5 and Schedule C of this Agreement.
(b) The GSE Securities, together with interest thereon, will not be guaranteed by the
United States and will not constitute a debt or obligation of the United States or any agency
or instrumentality thereof other than the related GSE Trust and other than with respect to the
Partial Guarantee which shall be an obligation of the related GSE.
3.5. GSE Fees.
(a) Each GSE will be entitled to a Program Bond Guarantee Fee to compensate the GSE for
(i) its Loss Sharing obligations pursuant to Article 5, (ii) management of the New Issue Bond
Program and (iii) certain third-party expenses incurred in connection with the New Issue Bond
Program. The Program Bond Guarantee Fee and the other fees chargeable by the GSEs under the New
Issue Bond Program are set forth in Schedule A of this Agreement.
(b) In the event the interest payments received on a series of Program Bonds at any time
is less than the Program Bond Guarantee Fee with respect to such series of Program Bonds, the
GSE shall be entitled to charge such shortfall against
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interest payments received on any other Program
Bonds and to recoveries of any interest payments on
any such Program Bonds.
(c) Each GSE shall be entitled to an Initial Securitization Fee on the Settlement of each
GSE Security as set forth in Schedule A of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 4
SETTLEMENT.
4.1. Settlement. The parties hereby acknowledge that Settlement with respect to each issue
of GSE Securities will occur in accordance with and subject to the terms of the related
Settlement Agreement.
4.2. Delivery of GSE Security Information. On or prior to December 17, 2009, each GSE
shall deliver to Treasury the GSE PPM, and the related GSE PPM Schedule, with respect to the
GSE Securities.
4.3. Delivery of Permanent Rate Information.
(a) On December 9, 2009, Treasury shall deliver (or cause to be delivered), to the related
HFA, the related HFA Trustee, the GSEs and the related GSE Special Closing Counsel, the final
interest rate confirmation (as approved by Treasury) of State Street Global Advisors with
respect to any Permanent Rate Program Bonds, which confirmation shall set forth the Permanent
Rate on such Permanent Rate Program Bonds
and the principal balance at issue date of such Permanent Rate Program Bonds and the
Conversion Program Bonds. For purposes of this Section 4.3, “Permanent Rate”, “Permanent Rate
Program Bonds” and “Conversion Program Bonds” have the respective meanings given to such terms
in the related Supplemental Indenture.
(b) With respect to any portion of the Conversion Program Bonds converting to a Permanent
Rate during 2010, Treasury shall cause Treasury’s Agent to deliver on the Permanent Rate
Calculation Date to the related HFA, the related HFA Trustee, the GSEs and the related GSE
Special Closing Counsel, the final interest rate confirmation (as approved by Treasury) of
State Street Global Advisors with respect to such Conversion Program Bonds, which confirmation
shall set forth the Permanent Rate on the Conversion Program Bonds and the principal balance of
such Conversion Program Bonds at such Permanent Rate Calculation Date. For purposes of this
Section 4.3, “Permanent Rate Calculation Date” has the meaning given to such term in the
related Supplemental Indenture
4.4. Program Bond Eligibility Requirements and Closing Counsel Certification. The eligibility
requirements for Program Bonds under the New Issue Bond Program are set forth on Schedule D to this
Agreement. As contemplated by each Settlement Agreement, a Closing Counsel Certification with
respect to the satisfaction of the applicable eligibility requirements for the related Program
Bonds, the form of which is attached as Schedule B to this Agreement, will be delivered to each
GSE. The parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledge and agree that the Closing Counsel Certification
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shall be conclusive evidence as to the eligibility of the related Program Bonds
under the New Issue Bond Program. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties to this Agreement
hereby acknowledge that each such party shall have the right to enforce the representations and
warranties of each HFA with respect to the eligibility of the related Program Bonds pursuant to the
related Placement Agreement.
4.5. Obligations of the Parties. The respective obligations under this Agreement and
under each Settlement Agreement of each GSE to Treasury with respect to each related issue of
GSE Securities are expressly conditioned upon (i) the timely performance by Treasury of its
obligations under this Agreement and under such Settlement Agreement with respect to such issue
in accordance with this Agreement and the Settlement Agreement, respectively, and (ii) the
timely performance by the related HFA of its obligations under the related Placement Agreement
and Settlement Agreement in accordance with such Placement Agreement and Settlement Agreement,
respectively. Treasury’s obligations to each GSE under this Agreement and under each Settlement
Agreement with respect to each related issue of GSE Securities are expressly conditioned upon
(a) the timely performance by such GSE of its obligations under this Agreement and such
Settlement Agreement with respect to such issue in accordance with this Agreement and the
Settlement Agreement, respectively, and (b) the timely performance by the HFA of its
obligations under such Placement Agreement and Settlement Agreement in accordance with such
Placement Agreement and Settlement Agreement, respectively.
ARTICLE 5
LOSS SHARING.
Treasury and the GSEs shall share Program Losses, if any, realized on the principal of the
Program Bonds represented by the Custodial Receipts related to the GSE
Securities issued under the New Issue Bond Program in accordance with and only to the
extent set forth in Schedule C of this Agreement. Any losses incurred with respect to accrued
but unpaid interest on any such Program Bonds are not subject to sharing with the GSEs and will
be borne entirely by Treasury.
ARTICLE 6
REPORTING.
The parties hereby acknowledge that Treasury is entitled to certain reporting and
information rights pursuant to, and as set forth in, the Administration Agreement and the
Placement Agreements.
ARTICLE 7
ROLE OF TREASURY’S AGENTS.
7.1. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that XX Xxxxxx Xxxxx Bank, N.A. is acting as
Treasury’s agent (“Treasury’s Agent”) in connection with the HFA
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Initiative, including without limitation, reviewing and confirming documents and information,
receiving and remitting funds, and performing such functions as may be described in the
Administration Agreement, the Placement Agreements and the Settlement Agreements. Treasury
hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) Treasury’s Agent is authorized to so act for and on
behalf of Treasury and to provide notices, direction, certificates and other communications in
respect thereof, (b) the GSEs, the Administrator and their respective agents and
representatives shall be entitled to rely in good faith on any such notice, direction,
certificate or other communication provided by Treasury’s Agent in respect thereof, and (c) the
GSEs, the Administrator and their respective agents and representatives shall not be bound to
make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any such notice, direction,
certificate or other communication.
7.2. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that, with respect to the HFA Initiative,
State Street Global Advisors will be providing certain interest rate confirmations as
contemplated by Section 4.3 of this Agreement and specifying the applicable Permanent Rate
Calculation Date under the related Supplemental Indentures for and on behalf of Treasury.
Treasury hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) State Street Global Advisors is authorized to
so act for and on behalf of Treasury and to provide notices, direction, certificates and other
communications in respect thereof, (b) the GSEs, the Administrator and their respective agents
and representatives shall be entitled to rely in good faith on any such notice, direction,
certificate or other communication, and (c) the GSEs, the Administrator and their respective
agents and representatives shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or
matters stated in any such notice, direction, certificate or other communication.
ARTICLE 8
DECISION CONTROL.
With respect to any Program Bond represented by a Custodial Receipt related to a
GSE Security, Treasury shall be entitled to exercise Decision Control so long as the
Crossover Date has not occurred, and the GSEs shall be entitled to exercise such Decision
Control on and after the Crossover Date. The identity of the party having Decision Control
shall not affect the obligations of Treasury under this Agreement. Treasury agrees to consult
with the relevant GSE, and each GSE agrees to make recommendations to Treasury, with respect to
the issues for which Decision Control by Treasury is to be exercised. Conversely, each GSE
agrees to consult with Treasury, and Treasury agrees to make recommendations to such GSE, with
respect to the issues for which Decision Control by such GSE is to be exercised.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the party having Decision Control shall have the unilateral
right to exercise Decision Control.
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ARTICLE 9
GSE SECURITIES NOT TO TRADE.
Treasury agrees that it will not trade, sell, exchange, securitize, donate or give to any
third party or pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer any interests in or to any of the GSE
Securities acquired by it from time to time pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement.
Excluded from this limitation is the use by Treasury of custodians or nominees (including
Treasury’s Agent) to hold any GSE Security on behalf of Treasury.
ARTICLE 10
DISSOLUTION OF GSE SECURITIES.
At the written request of Treasury, each GSE shall promptly (i) cause its GSE Trust to
dissolve any series of GSE Securities or withdraw a Program Bond or Program Bonds from the
related securitization and GSE Trust, and (ii) cause the Administrator to cancel and destroy,
or appropriately annotate or replace the schedule of, the related Custodial Receipt(s) and
deliver the underlying series of Program Bonds to Treasury’s designee in connection with the
sale of such underlying Program Bonds; provided that with respect to any series of GSE
Securities, Treasury shall make such request of both GSEs at the same time and provided further
that any additional details related to the process for any such dissolution or withdrawal and
any related fees to be paid to the GSEs shall be agreed to by the parties at the time of
Treasury’s written request.
ARTICLE 11
CERTAIN MATTERS.
11.1. With respect to each Settlement and as of such Settlement Date, Treasury shall be
deemed to have acknowledged and agreed to the following provisions:
(a) Subject to receipt thereof in accordance with this Agreement or the related Settlement
Agreement, Treasury hereby acknowledges and agrees that it or
Treasury’s Agent has been furnished with each related GSE PPM and Official Statement, and
such other documents with respect to the related GSE Securities, the corresponding Program
Bonds and the underlying loans provided to it or Treasury’s Agent under such related Settlement
Agreement, and has been given the opportunity to (a) ask questions of, and receive answers
from, the related GSE concerning the terms and conditions of the purchase of the related GSE
Securities, and (b) obtain any additional information necessary to evaluate the merits and
risks of purchasing the GSE Securities.
(b) In considering the purchase of the related GSE Securities, Treasury has evaluated for
itself the risks and merits of such purchase including the risks set forth under the caption
“Risk Factors” (or similar caption), if any, in the related GSE PPM and Official Statement, and
has not relied upon any representations made by, or other information (whether oral or written)
furnished by or on behalf of, the related GSE, or
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any director, officer, employee or agent of such
GSE, other than as expressly set forth in the related
GSE PPM and the Closing Counsel Certification.
(c) Neither GSE has made, nor was required to make, on behalf of Treasury or any other
party, any inquiry or investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, official statement, private placement memorandum, prospectus, supplement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note or other
paper or document with respect to any Program Bond, and, other than with respect to the Closing
Counsel Certification, any inquiry or investigation into any facts or matters it may have
conducted shall be exclusively for the benefit of such GSE.
11.2. Each of the parties to this Agreement agrees that it will in good faith cooperate
and consult with the other parties to this Agreement in respect of, and share any findings that
such party documents in a writing in accordance with its normal internal policies and
procedures as to, an actual or potential Transaction Loss. However, in no event shall any party
to this Agreement be obligated to make any inquiry or investigation into the facts or matters
stated in any resolution, certificate, official statement, private placement memorandum,
prospectus, supplement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent,
order, bond, note or other paper or document with respect to any Program Bond for the benefit
of any of the other parties to this Agreement.
ARTICLE 12
INTERPRETATION.
Each of the parties acknowledges that it and its in-house and/or outside counsel have
participated in the drafting and revision of this Agreement. Accordingly, the parties agree
that any rule of construction which disfavors the drafting party shall not apply to the
interpretation of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 13
GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, United States
law, not the law of any state or locality. To the extent that a court looks to the laws
of any state to determine or define the United States law, it is the intention of the
parties to this Agreement that such court shall look only to the laws of the State of New York
without regard to the rules of conflicts of laws.
ARTICLE 14
NOTICES.
All notices, directions, certificates or other communications under this Agreement shall be
sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier addressed
to the appropriate notice address set forth below. Any such notice,
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direction, certificate or
communication shall be deemed to have been given as of the date of actual delivery or the date of
failure to deliver by reason of refusal to accept delivery or changed address of which no notice
was given pursuant to this Article 14. Any of the parties to this Agreement may, by such notice
described above, designate any further or different address to which subsequent notices,
certificates or other communications shall be sent without any requirement of execution of any
amendment to this Agreement. The notice addresses are as follows:
To Treasury: | Department of the Treasury 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X. Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000 |
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Attention: | Fiscal Assistant Secretary re: Housing Finance Agencies Initiative |
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and | ||||
Attention: | Assistant General Counsel (Banking and Finance) re: Housing Finance Agencies Initiative |
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with a copy to: | ||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 1 Chase Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 |
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Attention: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
E-mail: | Xxxxxxx.X.Xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx | |||
Notice delivered to Treasury at the address given above shall also constitute notice to Treasury’s Agent. | ||||
To Xxxxxx Mae: | Xxxxxx Xxx 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X. Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000 |
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Attention: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Vice President, Structured Transactions | ||||
Email: | xxxxxxx_xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx | |||
and | ||||
Attention: | Xxxx Xxx Xxxx Vice President and Deputy General Counsel |
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Email: | xxxx_xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx |
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To Xxxxxxx Mac: | Xxxxxxx Mac 0000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx Mail Stop D4F XxXxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 |
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Attention: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx Vice President Mortgage Funding |
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E-mail: | Xxxx_Xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx | |||
and | ||||
Attention: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Managing Associate General Counsel — Mortgage Securities 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx XxXxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 |
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E-mail: | Xxxxxxx_Xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx | |||
with a copy to: | ||||
Attention: | Xxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Associate General Counsel — Mortgage Securities 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx XxXxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 |
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E-mail: | Xxxxxx_Xxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx | |||
and | ||||
Attention: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Associate General Counsel — Mortgage Securities 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx XxXxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 |
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E-mail: | Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
or to any other address any party provides to the other parties in writing.
ARTICLE 15
SEVERABILITY.
Any provision of this Agreement that is determined to be prohibited or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this
Agreement, and no such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall invalidate
such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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ARTICLE 16
EXPENSES.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party to this Agreement shall bear
its own expenses in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this
Agreement and all costs associated with the sharing of information under this Agreement, and no
party shall be liable to any other party for such expenses.
ARTICLE 17
OPERATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
17.1. This Agreement is not a Federal procurement contract and is therefore not subject to
the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C. §§ 251-60),
the Federal Acquisition Regulations (48 CFR Chapter 1), or any other Federal procurement law.
17.2. Each GSE shall be responsible only for the performance by it of its obligations
under this Agreement and under any transaction, GSE Security or other undertaking made pursuant
to this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall make or be deemed to make a GSE responsible
for the obligations of the other GSE under this Agreement or under any transaction, GSE
Security or other specific undertaking made pursuant to this Agreement.
ARTICLE 18
THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
This Agreement does not confer any rights, benefits, remedies or claims, either at law or
in equity, on any person not a party to this Agreement including, but not limited to, any HFA.
ARTICLE 19
ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the
subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the MOU.
ARTICLE 20
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
The identity of each of the parties being of material importance to each other party, this
Agreement is made on the condition that, except as otherwise expressly
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provided in this
Agreement, no party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement shall be assignable without
the prior written consent of the other parties. The rights of the GSEs under this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
ARTICLE 21
NO JOINT VENTURE.
The execution of this Agreement is not intended to be, nor shall it be construed to be,
the formation of a joint venture or partnership between the parties; nor shall it be deemed to
create any relationship between the parties other than as expressly stated in this Agreement.
ARTICLE 22
COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts by the parties; each counterpart shall be
considered an original; and all counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
ARTICLE 23
AMENDMENT.
The parties to this Agreement may from time to time amend this Agreement in writing, and
such amendments, when executed by all parties, shall then become a part of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 24
FURTHER ASSURANCES; NO CIRCUMVENTION OF AGREEMENT.
Each of the parties to this Agreement agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and
cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to give
effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and not to take, or cause to be
taken, any actions to circumvent its obligations under this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have executed this Agreement as
of the date first written above.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Acting Fiscal Assistant Secretary | |||
[Treasury New Issue Bond Program Agreement Signature Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx Xx. | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxx Xx. | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
08 Dec 2009 | ||||
[Xxxxxx Xxx New Issue Bond Program Agreement Signature Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President, Mortgage Funding | |||
[Xxxxxxx Mac New Issue Bond Program Agreement Signature Page]
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SCHEDULE A
GSE FEES
Initial Securitization Fee:
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An amount calculated in each instance in (a), (b) and (c), as applicable, based on the aggregate original principal amount of all Program Bonds issued by the HFA under the New Issue Bond Program as follows: (a) where the aggregate original principal amount of all the Program Bonds is less than or equal to $25,000,000, a fee equal to $25,000 per GSE; (b) where the aggregate original principal amount of all the Program Bonds is greater than $25,000,000 and less than or equal to $50,000,000, a fee for each GSE equal to the product of 0.1% (10 basis points) and the aggregate original principal amount of all the Program Bonds; and (c) where the aggregate original principal amount of all the Program Bonds is greater than $50,000,000, a fee for each GSE equal to the greater of (i) $50,000 or (ii) the product of 0.05% (or 5 basis points) and the aggregate original principal amount of all the Program Bonds. | |
Program Bond Guarantee Fee:
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With respect to each GSE and Program Bond series, one-twelfth of the product of 0.25% and the unpaid principal amount of the Program Bonds being held under the Administration Agreement (paid monthly to the GSEs); provided, however, for purposes of this calculation, Program Bonds that are subject to Conversion, and for which the Release Date (as such terms are defined in the related Supplemental Indenture) has not occurred, are excluded. |
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SCHEDULE B
FORM OF CERTIFICATION FROM GSE SPECIAL CLOSING COUNSEL
[
,
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Federal National Mortgage Association
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
0000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx X0X
XxXxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
0000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx X0X
XxXxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Issuer Name: | (the “HFA”) | |||
Program Bond Amount: | ||||
Program Bond Name: |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The GSEs (as defined below) have engaged us to assist them as GSE Special Closing Counsel
in connection with the Settlements described in that certain New Issue Bond Program Agreement,
dated as of December 9, 2009 (the “Program Agreement”), among the Federal National
Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (collectively the
“GSEs”) and the United States Department of the Treasury, and each of the related
Placement Agreement and Settlement Agreement dated as of December 9, 2009 (respectively the
“Placement Agreement” and the “Settlement Agreement”) among the GSEs, the above
named HFA and the other parties thereto.
Any capitalized terms used in this Certification that are not defined in this
Certification shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Program Agreement; and if
not defined therein, shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Placement Agreement.
As GSE Special Closing Counsel, we hereby certify to each of you pursuant to the
provisions of Section 4.4 of the Program Agreement that, except as may be specified in any list
of exceptions attached to this Certification, (a) we have received and hold in our possession
in escrow pending the Settlement: all of the original, facsimile or electronic copies of (i)
the required documents set forth and described on Exhibit C to the Placement Agreement (the
“Settlement Deliverables”), (ii) the Placement Agreement, (iii) the Official Statement
and (iv) the Settlement Agreement (all such documents described in this paragraph (a)(i), (ii),
(iii) and (iv) referred to collectively as the “Closing Documents”); (b) we have reviewed and
confirmed the due execution of each Closing
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Document (if such Closing Document requires execution) either (i) by confirming whether each
document requiring execution by the HFA or the HFA Trustee is executed by authorized officers
of such parties based solely on and by reference to the incumbency certificates of the HFA and
the HFA Trustee delivered in connection therewith or (ii) by reviewing one or more opinions of
counsel with respect to execution of the Closing Documents; (c) we have reviewed the
information on Schedule B to the Placement Agreement and confirmed that such information is
consistent with the information in the Official Statement and the other Closing Documents; (d)
we have confirmed that the Closing Documents comply in all material respects with the
requirements of Schedule C to the Placement Agreement; and (e) the Program Bonds and the other
Settlement Deliverables conform in all material respects to the requirements of Schedule D to
the Placement Agreement.
As the GSEs have instructed, our scope of work, as related to the above-captioned
transaction, was limited to confirming the foregoing.
This Certification is furnished by us to the GSEs as GSE Special Closing Counsel and is
solely for your benefit. Except in connection with the New Issue Bond Program Agreement, this
Certification is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to or relied upon, in
whole or in part, for any other purpose or by any other party except (i) upon the prior written
consent of GSE Special Closing Counsel and (ii) by the United States Department of the Treasury
in connection with the New Issue Bond Program.
Very truly yours,
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Exceptions
N/A
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SCHEDULE C
The following is the Uniform Loss Sharing Attachment for the New Issue Bond Program and the
Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility Program. This attachment contains the provisions
applicable to (i) Partial Guarantees relating to GSE Securities issued from time to time under
the New Issue Bond Program and (ii) Participation Agreements entered into from time to time and
Partial Guarantees relating to GSE Securities issued from time to time under the Temporary
Credit and Liquidity Facility Program.
This Uniform Loss Sharing Attachment is attached to each Partial Guarantee and each
Participation Agreement.
Section 1 Definitions. In this Attachment and in any agreement or other document to which
this Attachment is attached, all capitalized terms have the meanings given to those terms in
this Section 1 unless the context or use clearly indicates a different meaning. Any capitalized
term used in this Attachment but not defined in this Exhibit shall be used as defined in the
agreement or other document to which this Exhibit is attached. The following terms have the
following meanings:
“Amount Available” has the meaning given to that term in each Temporary Credit and Liquidity
Facility.
“Bank Bonds” means any VRDOs that were tendered for purchase by a bondholder and were put to
the GSEs under a TCLF and have not yet been remarketed to a new bondholder, whether or not the
GSEs have issued GSE Securities backed by such Bank Bonds.
“Bonds” means, as the case may be, VRDOs, Bank Bonds and New Issue Bonds.
“Credit Advance” means an advance under a TCLF to pay debt service due on VRDOs for which there
are insufficient funds available under the related indenture.
“Event of Default” means an “event of default” as such term is defined in the related bond
indenture for the underlying bonds.
“Xxxxxx Mae” means the Federal National Mortgage Association, a federally-chartered and
stockholder-owned corporation organized and existing under the Federal National Mortgage
Association Xxxxxxx Xxx, 00 X.X.X. §0000 et seq.
“First Loss Limit” has the meaning given to that term in Section 5.
“First Position Loss” means the amount of Program Loss to be borne by Treasury under the
Program. The First Position Loss is that portion of the Program Loss that does not exceed the
First Loss Limit.
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“Xxxxxxx Mac” means the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a shareholder-owned
government-sponsored enterprise organized and existing under the laws of the United States.
“Government-sponsored enterprise” or “GSE” means either or both Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac.
“GSE Obligations” or “GSE Securities” are obligations and securities issued or guaranteed, in
whole or in part, by Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac including, without limitation, Bank Bonds and
New Issue Bonds and, with respect to the Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility Program,
Participation Agreements.
“HFA” means a housing finance agency created by any of the States of the United States or any
possession, territory or commonwealth of the United States, or any political subdivision
thereof.
“Liquidity Advance” means an advance under a TCLF to pay for bond purchase tenders relating to
VRDOs.
“Loss Calculation Date” means the date as of which a Loss is calculated as provided in
Paragraph 6.
“MOU” means the Memorandum of Understanding among Treasury, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac.
“Multifamily Credit Enhancement Program” means the Treasury program, distinct and separate from
the Programs, to purchase HFA bonds which are guaranteed by the Credit Enhancement Agreement by
either of the GSEs.
“New Issue Bond Program” means the program described in the New Issue Bond Program Agreement.
“New Issue Bond Program Agreement” means one or more New Issue Bond Program Agreements by and
among Treasury and the GSEs, concerning the program for the acquisition of GSE Securities
backed by New Issue Bonds.
“New Issue Bonds” means, collectively, the single family bonds and multifamily bonds which back
GSE Securities purchased under the New Issue Bond Program Agreement.
“Partial Guarantee” means a partial guarantee provided by a GSE (a) pursuant to a GSE Security
issued with respect to the Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility Program or (b) pursuant to a
GSE Security issued with respect to the New Issue Bond Program.
“Participation Agreement” means each Participation Agreement by and between Treasury and the
GSEs whereby the rights, duties and obligations of the Treasury and the GSEs with respect to
the Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility Program (including the terms of the Partial
Guarantee) are set forth, as such agreements are amended and supplemented.
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“Program” means either of the New Issue Bond Program or the Temporary Credit and Liquidity
Facility Program.
“Program Bonds” means New Issue Bonds and Bank Bonds.
“Program Losses” mean the aggregate of all Transaction Losses incurred under the Temporary
Credit and Liquidity Facility Program and the New Issue Bond Program.
“Recovery” means any payment or other amount received or recovered with respect to a
Transaction Loss. A Recovery excludes any amounts paid by a GSE to Treasury with respect to a
Second Position Loss or any amounts payable by Treasury to the GSEs under any purchase
agreement or participation agreement.
“Reimbursement Agreement” means each Reimbursement Agreement entered into among an HFA, a bond
trustee and the GSEs relative to a TCLF, as such Reimbursement Agreements are amended and
supplemented.
“Risk Rating” means the risk rating of an indenture under a Program.
“Second Position Loss” means that portion of Program Losses, if any, that is not allocated to
the First Loss Position. Any Second Position Loss will be allocated to the Participation
Agreements and Partial Guarantees in accordance with the Uniform Loss Sharing Attachment.
“Secured Multifamily Loans” means loans that are secured by multifamily properties.
“Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility” or “TCLF” has the meaning given to that term in
the Participation Agreement.
“Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility Program” means the Program described in the
Participation Agreement.
“Transaction Documents” means, collectively, the TCLF, the Reimbursement Agreement and related
Bond documents with respect to any series included in the Temporary Credit and Liquidity
Facility Program, as such documents are amended from time to time in accordance with their
terms.
“Transaction Loss” means an amount calculated pursuant to Section 7 as the loss realized on a
Program Bond or a Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility.
“Trust” means a trust established by a GSE as a pass-through entity which holds one or more
issues of Bonds and, where appropriate, a Partial Guarantee.
“VRDO” means a variable rate demand obligation bond issued by an HFA
Section 2 General Statement. Treasury and the GSEs will share Program Losses, if any,
realized on:
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(a) the principal of the New Issue Bonds backing GSE Securities issued from time to time
under the New Issue Bond Program; and
(b) the principal portion of all Credit Advances and Liquidity Advances made from time to
time under the Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facilities issued under the Temporary Credit and
Liquidity Facility Program.
Any losses incurred with respect to accrued but unpaid interest on any of the New Issue Bonds
backing the GSE Securities issued from time to time under the New Issue Bond Program and on any
Credit Advance or Liquidity Advance made from time to time under the Temporary Credit and
Liquidity Facilities issued under the Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility Program are not
subject to sharing with the GSEs and will be entirely borne by Treasury. No loss sharing shall
occur with respect to the Multifamily Credit Enhancement Program as a GSE will have provided
credit enhancement for such Bonds separately.
Section 3 GSE Only Shares in Losses for its Activities in Programs. The sharing of Program
Losses will be structured between Treasury and each GSE separately. A GSE will only share in
Program Losses realized on the New Issue Bonds backing the GSE Securities issued by that GSE
and on losses realized on that GSE’s portion of the Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facilities.
Neither GSE will share in Program Losses allocable to the other GSE.
Section 4 Allocation of Losses between Treasury and GSE. Treasury will bear all Program
Losses realized on the New Issue Bond Program and the Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility
Program up to the First Loss Limit (“First Position Losses”). Each GSE will bear Program
Losses, if any, realized on the New Issue Bond Program and the Temporary Credit and Liquidity
Facility Program once the Program Losses, if any, realized by Treasury equal the First Loss
Limit (“Second Position Losses”).
Section 5 First Loss Limit. With respect to a GSE, the First Loss Limit will be 35% of the
sum of:
(a) the aggregate original principal amount of all New Issue Bonds backing the GSE
Securities issued from time to time under the New Issue Bond Program by that GSE; and
(b) the aggregate original principal portion of the Amount Available obligated to be paid
by each GSE in each Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility issued under the Temporary Credit
and Liquidity Facility Program.
Such First Loss Limit may be adjusted by the GSEs and Treasury if the aggregate amount under
either (a) or (b) above is less than $10 billion, or upon the obtaining or processing of
information impacting the applicable Risk Ratings, or such other material new information that
affects risk, commercial reasonableness, or safety and soundness under either the New Issue
Bond Program or the Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility Program. Any such adjustment shall
be made in good faith by the GSEs and Treasury
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based upon objective thresholds factoring into, among other things, the applicable Risk Ratings
and the aggregate amounts set forth in (a) and (b) above.
Section 6 When Transaction Loss is Calculated. |
(a) New Issue Bond Program. Under the New Issue Bond Program, Transaction Loss
will be calculated separately with respect to each Program Bond upon twelve (12) months after
the first to occur of:
(1) the stated maturity date of the New Issue Bond;
(2) the
date the New Issue Bond is fully redeemed;
(3) the date of
acceleration of the New Issue Bond; or
(4) the date of mandatory tender in lieu of redemption of the New Issue Bond.
(b) Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility Program. Under the Temporary Credit
and Liquidity Facility Program, Transaction Loss will be calculated for each Temporary Credit
and Liquidity Facility upon the last to occur of:
(1) the date the GSE has no further obligation under the Temporary Credit and
Liquidity Facility;
(2) the date all Bank Bonds, if any, are paid in full, remarketed or redeemed; or
(3) twelve (12) months after the first to occur of:
(A) a Credit Advance remains unreimbursed;
(B) a Bank Bond is not paid or redeemed when due; or
(C) the GSE causes the acceleration, redemption or mandatory tender of the
Bonds upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under any of the Transaction
Documents.
Section 7 How Losses are Determined. |
Transaction Losses will be calculated for a New Issue Bond or a Temporary Credit and Liquidity
Facility as follows:
(a) New Issue Bond Program. Under the New Issue Bond Program, a Transaction Loss
under a New Issue Bond is the amount of principal of such New Issue Bond then due and unpaid as
of the date that Transaction Loss is calculated. Any accrued and unpaid interest and any
interest on interest or interest on other unpaid sums will not be included in Transaction
Losses and will be borne solely by Treasury.
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(b) Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility Program. Under the Temporary Credit
and Liquidity Facility Program, a Transaction Loss under a Temporary Credit and Liquidity
Facility is:
(1) all amounts owing and unpaid by the HFA under the related Reimbursement
Agreement (relating to the principal portion of unreimbursed Credit Advances and
unreimbursed Liquidity Advances); less
(2) the sum of all amounts reimbursed, received or recovered on account of the
amounts owing under paragraph (1) above prior to the Loss Calculation Date.
The amount of any Transaction Loss will be allocated between unreimbursed Credit Advances and
unreimbursed Liquidity Advances (and the related Bank Bonds) on the basis of the ratio of
aggregate unreimbursed principal of the Credit Advances to the aggregate unreimbursed principal
of the Liquidity Advances.
Transaction Losses will be adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Sections 11 and 12.
(c) Calculation Rules. For purposes of determining Transaction Loss under the New
Issue Bond Program:
(1) Transaction Loss will be calculated only with respect to the Bonds actually
held by the related Trust. Any Bonds that were not acquired by the Trust shall be
excluded from the calculation of Transaction Loss.
(2) For purposes of calculating Transaction Loss, all payments made by the trustee
for the Bonds shall be applied as principal or interest as characterized by the trustee
for the Bonds in making such payment. Should the trustee for the Bonds not characterize
a payment as either principal or interest, then that payment shall be characterized as
required by the indenture or bond resolution for the Bonds. If the trustee for the Bonds
does not characterize the payment as principal or interest and the related indenture or
resolution contains no relevant terms, then the payment shall be applied first to
outstanding and unpaid principal of the Bonds in the order of their stated maturity
dates and then to accrued and unpaid interest on the Bonds in the order of their stated
maturity dates.
Section 8 Procedure for Reporting a Transaction Loss. Pursuant to the timeframes set
forth in Paragraph 6 above, the GSE will calculate, or cause to be calculated, the amount of
Transaction Loss, if any, realized on a New Issue Bond or Temporary Credit and Liquidity
Facility as provided in Paragraph 7 above.
Section 9 Reporting if No Transaction Loss Calculated. If the calculation prepared in
accordance with Paragraph 7 above shows that no Transaction Loss was realized, the GSE will
provide or cause to be provided a statement to that effect to Treasury within 90 days of the
Loss Calculation Date.
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Section 10 Reporting if Transaction Loss Calculated; Payment of Second Position Loss.
(a) Reconciliation. If the calculation shows that a Transaction Loss was realized, the
GSE will send a written reconciliation calculation to Treasury within 90 days of the Loss
Calculation Date which specifies:
(1) Transaction Identification: The New Issue Bond or Temporary Credit and
Liquidity Facility for which the reconciliation is made.
(2) Transaction Loss: The Transaction Loss realized on the New Issue Bond
or Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility as of the Loss Calculation Date.
(3) Program Losses:
(A) Aggregate Program Losses (excluding only the Transaction Loss then just
calculated for the New Issue Bond or Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility for
which the reconciliation is made); and
(B) Aggregate Program Losses realized as of the Loss Calculation Date
(including the Transaction Loss then just calculated for the New Issue Bond or
Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility for which the reconciliation is made).
(4) The First Loss Limit.
(5) The amount of the First Loss Limit still to be borne by Treasury.
(b) First Position Losses. If the amount calculated in (a)(3)(B) is not more than
the First Loss Limit, then the Transaction Loss for the New Issue Bond or Temporary Credit and
Liquidity Facility for such reconciliation calculation is fully First Position Losses.
(c) Partial First Position Losses; Partial Second Position Losses. If the amount
appearing in (a)(3)(A) is less than the First Loss Limit but the amount calculated in (a)(3)(B)
exceeds the First Loss Limit, then:
(1) the portion of the Transaction Loss equal to the difference between the amount
appearing in (a)(3)(A) and the First Loss Limit constitutes First Position Losses; and
(2) the remaining portion of the Transaction Loss not allocated to the First
Position Losses constitutes Second Position Losses.
(d) Second Position Losses. If the amount appearing in (a)(3)(A) is more than the
First Loss Limit, then the entire Transaction Loss constitutes Second Position Losses.
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(e) Loss Sharing Payment. The GSE will pay the amount of any Second Position
Losses (less all amounts previously paid by the GSE to Treasury as Second Position Losses) to
Treasury or its order not later than 90 days after the Loss Calculation Date. Loss sharing
payments made with respect to GSE Securities will be made as a distribution under the GSE
Security and all other loss sharing payments will be paid to Treasury to such account as
Treasury may require.
Section 11 Recoveries; Losses are Incurred But Not In Excess of the First Loss Limit. This
Section applies if a GSE has calculated that a Transaction Loss has been realized with respect
to one or more New Issue Bonds or Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facilities but the amount of
the aggregate Program Losses has not exceeded the First Loss Limit. If one or more payments are
received or other amounts are received or recovered with respect to any New Issue Bond or
Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility in respect of a Transaction Loss, then all such amounts
will be paid to Treasury and the related Transaction Loss and, consequently, the aggregate
Program Losses will be reduced by the amount of such Recovery.
Section 12 Recoveries; Losses are Incurred Which Exceed the First Loss Limit. This Section
applies if a GSE has calculated that a Transaction Loss has been realized with respect to one
or more New Issue Bonds or Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facilities, aggregate Program Losses
exceed the First Loss Limit and the GSE has paid any Second Position Losses to Treasury. If one
or more payments are received or other amounts are received or recovered with respect to any
New Issue Bond or Temporary Credit and Liquidity Facility in respect of a Transaction Loss,
then:
(a) the related Transaction Losses and, consequently, the aggregate Program Losses will be
reduced by the amount of such Recovery;
(b) the GSE shall be entitled to such payments and other amounts, but not in excess of the
amount of the Second Position Losses previously paid to Treasury; and
(c) any excess available after the payment made in subparagraph (b) above shall be paid to
Treasury.
Section 13 Partial Guarantees of GSE Securities. In order to evidence a GSE’s loss
sharing obligations with respect to the GSE Securities it issues, the GSE will issue a partial
guarantee to the related Trust (“Partial Guarantee”) for Program Losses allocable to such GSE
Securities. The GSE will make a payment under a Partial Guarantee only under the circumstances
set out in this Exhibit.
Section 14 Termination of Loss Sharing Upon Unwinding of GSE Security. A GSE’s loss
sharing obligations and any related Partial Guarantee will automatically terminate with respect
to any New Issue Bonds or Bank Bonds and the related GSE Security if Treasury causes a GSE
Security to be unwound in exchange for the underlying New Issue Bonds or Bank Bonds.
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SCHEDULE D-1
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM BONDS
(SINGLE-FAMILY-ESCROW)
(SINGLE-FAMILY-ESCROW)
Terms capitalized in this Schedule D-1 and not defined in Article 1 of this Agreement will
have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Complete Indenture.
In order to qualify as Eligible Bonds under the New Issue Bond Program, the Program Bonds, the
related Complete Indenture and the HFA must satisfy the following requirements:
1. Taxability: At issuance, the Program Bonds will be tax-exempt qualified mortgage bonds
within the meaning of Section 143 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. If the Program Bonds do not
satisfy the requirements of the foregoing sentence, then the HFA hereby certifies that it
reasonably expects to have volume cap or alternative means of issuing tax-exempt bonds on a timely
basis and in a manner which will permit the release of all Escrowed Proceeds (as defined below) by
December 31, 2010, and will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain volume cap if necessary.
2. Term: The Program Bonds are stated to mature on a maturity date that is:
(a) not less than ten (10) years after the Pre-Settlement Date of the Program Bonds; and
(b) not more than thirty-two (32) years from the Pre-Settlement Date of the Program Bonds.
3. Sinking Fund: The Program Bonds are subject to mandatory sinking fund redemptions or are
structured to pass through principal payments and principal prepayments on the underlying mortgage
loans. The sinking fund redemption schedule or alternative redemption/prepayment requirements will
be established and added to the Complete Indenture no later than the final Release Date. This
schedule (or these redemption provisions) is required by the terms of the Complete Indenture to
take into account anticipated underlying mortgage loan amortization and standard and customary
practices of the HFA in connection with combined serial bond and term bond issuances.
4. Market Bond Ratio Requirement:
At issuance, the HFA must reasonably expect to issue and sell to persons other than Treasury, in
conjunction with the issuance and subsequent conversion to a permanent rate of the Program Bonds,
bonds that are not Program Bonds but which are issued out of the same indenture and the proceeds of
which are intended to be used in the HFA’s single-family loan program (“Market Bonds”). The
HFA intends to issue Market Bonds after the Settlement Date and before January 1, 2011 so that
after such issuances, the principal amount of the Market Bonds will be not less than two-thirds
(2/3) of the principal amount of the Program Bonds (“Market Bond Ratio Requirement”).
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5. Certain Terms Applicable to Market Bonds: The Complete Indenture provides that Market Bonds
may not be issued with “super sinker”, planned amortization classes or other priority allocation
class rights unless such provisions retain for application to
the redemption of the Program Bonds at least a pro rata portion of any prepayments or other
recoveries of principal relative to mortgage loans funded or mortgage-backed securities purchased
with proceeds of the Program Bonds.
6. Escrow Requirement: The Complete Indenture provides that:
(a) Certain of the net proceeds of the Program Bonds must be held in Escrow (as defined below)
until, with respect to all or the relevant portion of the Program Bonds, (i) the Market Bond
Requirement is satisfied and (ii) the Program Bonds are tax-exempt. “Market Bond Ratio
Requirement” means the requirement that the HFA issue and deliver Market Bonds in conjunction
with and as a condition to each Release Date, the principal amount of such Market Bonds being not
less than two-thirds (2/3) of the principal amount of Program Bonds the proceeds of which are
proposed to be released on such Release Date.
(b) The amount of net proceeds that must be escrowed at any given time (“Escrowed
Proceeds”) is all proceeds of the Program Bonds with respect to which the requirements for the
release of Escrowed Proceeds have not been met.
(c) The
Escrowed Proceeds will be held in escrow under the Complete Indenture
(“Escrow”)
pending the satisfaction of the requirements set forth in Section 6(e) below.
(d) Escrowed Proceeds must be invested in such investments as permitted by Treasury and set
forth in the Supplemental Indenture (“Permitted Escrow Investments”). Permitted Escrow
Investments are pledged exclusively to the repayment of the Program Bonds unless and until there is
a default under the Complete Indenture, in which case such funds will be applied as required by the
Complete Indenture.
(e) Escrowed Proceeds may be released from Escrow, subject to, among other things, the
conditions that:
(i) The HFA delivers a bond counsel opinion to the HFA Trustee to the effect
that interest on the Program Bonds related to the Escrowed Proceeds to be released
is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 103 of the Code;
(ii) The HFA delivers to the HFA Trustee, who is required to provide copies to
the Administrator, the GSEs and Treasury’s Financial Agent a certificate of Market
Bond issuance and calculation of the release amount pursuant to the Market Bond
Ratio Requirement; and
(iii) The HFA delivers or causes to be delivered to the HFA Trustee net
proceeds of the Market Bonds, which proceeds (together with any amounts deducted
from proceeds for underwriting fees and expenses) shall be in an amount not less
than two-thirds (2/3) of the applicable portion of the principal amount of the
Program Bonds being Converted.
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(f) Any Program Bonds with respect to which a Release Date has not occurred prior to January
1, 2011 are subject to mandatory redemption on February 1, 2011 (or an earlier date selected by the
HFA), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to
the redemption date.
7. Minimum Rating: The Program Bonds have a long-term rating of not less
than ‘Baa3’/‘BBB-’. The Complete Indenture provides that to the extent that the minimum
rating threshold for the Program Bonds is not maintained while the proceeds thereof are Escrowed
Proceeds, all proceeds that are still held in Escrow must be used to redeem a corresponding amount
of Program Bonds.
8. Interest Rate: The Complete Indenture provides that each Pre-Conversion Bond shall bear
interest at the Short-Term Rate from the Settlement Date to the related Conversion Date. The
interest rate on some or all of the Pre-Conversion Bonds may be Converted on a Conversion Date to a
Permanent Rate in accordance with the provisions thereof. Interest shall be payable on each
Interest Payment Date. The capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the
following definitions:
“Conversion Date” means, with respect to all or a portion of Pre-Conversion Bonds that
are converting to a Permanent Rate, the date two (2) months after the related Release Date;
provided that there shall be no more than three (3) Conversion Dates.
“Four Week T-Xxxx Rate” means the interest rate for Four Week Treasury Bills
(secondary market) as reported by the Federal Reserve on its website at the following internet
address -xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxxx/x00/xxxxxx/x00xxx.xxx.
“Permanent Rate” means an interest rate per annum certified to the HFA Trustee by the
Special Permanent Rate Advisor on or prior to the Release Date, which shall be equal to the sum of
the 10 year Constant Maturity Treasury Rate, as reported by Treasury as of the close of business on
the Business Day immediately before the applicable Permanent Rate Calculation Date for Program
Bonds, established by reference to the Daily Treasury Yield Curve Rates published by Treasury,
currently available on its website
at:
xxxx://xxx/xxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx/xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxx-xxxx/xxxxx.xxxxx,
plus
(ii) the Spread.
“Permanent Rate Calculation Date” means the date on which the Permanent Rate is
calculated with respect to all or a portion of the Program Bonds, which shall be, with respect to
each applicable portion of the Pre-Conversion Bonds, either (i) a date selected by the HFA and
acceptable to the GSEs prior to the Settlement Date or (ii) a date selected by the HFA and
acceptable to the GSEs on or prior to December 31, 2010 on which Market Bonds are priced; provided
that, with respect to dates described in clause (ii) above, a bond purchase agreement must be
executed with respect to the Market Bonds on such date for such Permanent Rate to be effective.
“Pre-Conversion Bonds” means Program Bonds for which the interest rate has not been
the subject of a conversion.
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“Release Date” means such date or dates (not to exceed three (3) dates) on or prior to
December 31, 2010 and which dates are acceptable to the GSEs, on which dates the proceeds of the
related Market Bonds are delivered to the HFA Trustee and the other requirements under the Complete
Indenture are met.
“Short-Term Rate” means (i) for the period from the Settlement Date to the applicable
Release Date, the interest rate which produces an interest payment on such Release Date relative to
the Program Bonds with respect to which Escrowed Proceeds are subject to release on such Release
Date equal to Investment Earnings, and (ii) from the
Release Date to the Conversion Date, an interest rate equal to the sum of the Spread plus the
lesser of (A) the Four Week T-Xxxx Rate as of the Business Day prior to the Release Date or (B) the
Permanent Rate less the Spread. For purposes of this provision, “Investment Earnings” means
total investment earnings on the portion of the Escrow Fund related to Program Bonds with respect
to which a Release Date is occurring. [Alternatively, the HFA may elect a Short-Term Rate equal to
a variable Four Week T-Xxxx Rate plus, after the Release Date, the Spread]
“Spread” means additional per annum interest on the Program Bonds based upon the
lowest Bond Rating effective as of the Permanent Rate Calculation Date to the Program Bonds under
the Complete Indenture by the rating agencies rating the Program Bonds, as follows:
Rating | Additional Spread | |
‘Aaa’/‘AAA’
|
60 bps | |
‘Aa’/‘AA’
|
75 bps | |
‘A’
|
110 bps | |
‘Baa’/‘BBB’
|
225 bps |
9. Use of Proceeds:
(a) The Complete Indenture provides that the proceeds of the Program Bonds must, except as
provided in Section 9(b) below, be used only (i) to acquire and finance the holding of
single-family loans or single-family mortgage-backed securities which are either newly originated
or refinanced, so long as all such loans are eligible to be financed on a tax-exempt basis under
applicable federal income tax law (“eligible loans”) or (ii) to fund reasonably required
reserves and pay costs of issuance of the Program Bonds in accordance with the requirements and
limitations of applicable federal tax law.
(b) Proceeds of the Program Bonds may be used to refund, as fixed rate bonds, any of the HFA’s
variable rate debt (including auction rate securities) issued and outstanding prior to October 19,
2009 or to refund an issue that did so, so long as such debt was, in turn, issued to acquire and
finance the holding of eligible loans. The aggregate of such use of proceeds is not greater than
thirty percent (30%) of the net proceeds of the Program Bonds. The restrictions on refundings in
this Section 9(b) do not apply to either (i) the use of proceeds to repay “warehouse credit lines”
used to acquire mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities or (ii) “replacement refundings”
where proceeds of Program Bonds are exchanged dollar-for-dollar for unexpended
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tax exempt bond
proceeds and/or mortgage loan prepayments so long as all proceeds of related Market Bonds are
exchanged first for such purpose.
10. Issuance Limitation: The HFA hereby certifies that the sum of:
(i) the face amount of the Program Bonds;
(ii) the face amount of the Market Bonds issued at the time of issuance of the
Program Bonds; and
(iii) the face amount of all other Market Bonds which must be issued prior to
January 1, 2011 in order for the Market Bond Ratio Requirement to be satisfied by no
later than that date;
does not exceed the reasonable expectations requirement applicable to tax-exempt
mortgage revenue bonds.
The principal amount of the Program Bonds does not exceed the amount allocated to
the HFA under the Single-Family New Issue Bond Program.
11. Redemption: The Complete Indenture provides that:
(a) The Program Bonds are redeemable in whole or in part (in minimum denominations of $10,000
and integral multiples of $10,000 in excess thereof). Redemptions of Program Bonds may be made
without premium or penalty.
(b) Except as limited by tax law requirements, all proceeds of the Program Bonds, to the
extent not used to acquire mortgage loans or mortgage backed securities, refund prior bonds as
permitted above, pay Program Bond issuance expenses or fund related reserve accounts, must be
applied exclusively to the redemption of Program Bonds.
(c) Except as limited by tax law requirements, so long as any Market Bonds remain outstanding,
at least 60% or, if no Market Bonds are Outstanding, 100% of all principal prepayments and other
recoveries of principal received with respect to the mortgage loans or mortgage backed securities
financed with the proceeds of the Program Bonds must be applied to the redemption of the Program
Bonds, to the extent not used to pay scheduled principal, interest, or sinking fund redemptions on
Program Bonds, Market Bonds or other bonds issued in conjunction with and secured by the Trust
Estate on a parity with the Program Bonds.
12. No Recycling: The Complete Indenture provides that all principal payments, principal
prepayments and other recoveries of principal received with respect to the mortgage loans financed
with the proceeds of the Program Bonds may not be recycled into new mortgage loans or mortgage
backed securities.
13. Selected Covenants: The Complete Indenture includes, without limitation, the following
covenants:
(a) The HFA shall take all steps necessary to assure that all assets and revenues of any
description pledged to the payment of the Program Bonds and all other bonds issued under
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the
Complete Indenture shall be applied strictly in accordance with, and solely for the purposes and in
the amounts specified and permitted by, the terms of the Complete Indenture.
(b) The HFA shall not issue new bonds under the Complete Indenture in a variable rate demand,
adjustable rate or auction rate mode other than Program Bonds during the period such Program Bonds
bear interest at the Short-Term Rate.
(c) With respect to the purchase, origination, enforcement and servicing of mortgage loans and
mortgage backed securities (“MBS”), the HFA shall:
(i) originate or cause to be originated and, if applicable, purchased, mortgage
loans, and purchase, or cause to be purchased, mortgage backed securities in a
manner consistent with applicable state law, the Complete Indenture and any
supplements thereto and such other related documents by which the HFA is bound;
(ii) cause all mortgage loans to be serviced pursuant to the servicing
requirements of the HFA, GNMA, FHA, Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac, as applicable;
(iii) except as otherwise permitted by Treasury or the GSEs, diligently take
all steps necessary or desirable to enforce all terms of the mortgage loans, MBS,
loan program documents and all such other documents evidencing obligations to the
HFA; and
(iv) diligently take all actions consistent with sound mortgage loan
origination, purchase and servicing practices and principles as may be necessary to
receive and collect sufficient revenues to pay debt service when due on the Program
Bonds.
(d) The HFA shall not issue bonds senior in priority to the Program Bonds and the HFA hereby
represents and warrants that the Program Bonds are at least equal in priority with respect to
payment and security to the most senior Outstanding Bonds under the Complete Indenture.
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SCHEDULE D-2
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM BONDS
(SINGLE-FAMILY-IMMEDIATE FUNDING)
(SINGLE-FAMILY-IMMEDIATE FUNDING)
Terms capitalized in this Schedule D-2 and not defined in Article 1 of this Agreement will
have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Complete Indenture.
In order to qualify as Eligible Bonds under the New Issue Bond Program, the Program Bonds, the
related Complete Indenture and the HFA must satisfy the following requirements:
1. Tax-exempt Status: The HFA hereby covenants that, at issuance, the Program Bonds will be
tax-exempt qualified mortgage bonds within the meaning of Section 143 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.
2. [Premium Bonds. The amount to be paid by Treasury for the GSE Securities backed by the
Program Bonds and which is allocable to the Program Bonds (before the netting out of any fees or
expenses) is equal to the stated principal of the Program Bonds; that is, no portion of the Program
Bonds were issued at a premium.. If the Program Bonds do not satisfy the requirements of the
following sentence (i.e., a portion of the Program Bonds are Premium Bonds), then the Premium Bonds
must satisfy the following criteria:
(a) The aggregate original stated principal amount of the Premium Bonds is $
(“Premium Bond Amount”). The aggregate original stated principal amount of all Program
Bonds subject to immediate funding is $ (“Total Amount”). The Premium Bond
Amount does not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the Total Amount.
(b) The premium is no greater than 103%.
(c) The premium and the related interest rate were certified to the HFA by Treasury’s Agent,
State Street Global Advisors.
(d) The Complete Indenture provides that use of the proceeds of the premium are
restricted to making supplemental loans to borrowers for down payment assistance.]
3. Term: The Program Bonds are stated to mature on a maturity date that is:
(a) not less than ten (10) years after the Pre-Settlement Date of the Program Bonds; and
(b) not more than thirty-two (32) years from the Pre-Settlement Date of the Program Bonds.
4. Sinking Fund: The Program Bonds are subject to mandatory sinking fund redemptions or are
structured to pass through principal payments or principal prepayments on the underlying mortgage
loans. The sinking fund redemption schedule (or alternative
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redemption/prepayment requirements)
is contained in the Complete Indenture. The HFA hereby certifies that such schedule (or these
redemption provisions) takes into account anticipated underlying mortgage loan amortization, and
standard and customary practices of the HFA in connection with combined serial bond and term bond
issuances.
5. Market Bond Ratio Requirement: At issuance, the HFA hereby represents and warrants that it
has, prior to the Settlement Date, issued and sold to persons other than Treasury, in conjunction
with the issuance of the Program Bonds, bonds that are not Program Bonds but which are issued out
of the same indenture and the proceeds of which are intended to be used in the HFA’s single-family
loan program (“Market Bonds”). The principal amount of such Market Bonds is not less than
two-thirds (2/3) of the principal amount of the Program Bonds (“Market Bond Ratio
Requirement”).
6. Certain Terms Applicable to Market Bonds: The HFA hereby certifies that the Market Bonds
were not sold with “super sinker”, planned amortization classes or other priority allocation class
rights unless such provisions retained for application to the redemption of the Program Bonds at
least a pro rata portion of any prepayments or other recoveries of principal relative to mortgage
loans funded or mortgage-backed securities purchased with proceeds of the Program Bonds.
7. Minimum Rating: The Program Bonds have a long-term rating of not less than ‘Baa3’/ ‘BBB-’.
8. Interest Rate: The Complete Indenture provides that the Program Bonds will bear interest
at _______ percent (___%) per annum. The rate is made up of the sum of
(i) ______ percent (___%) per
annum, the index rate certified to the HFA by Treasury’s agent, State Street Global Advisors, and
(ii) a Spread of ___ bps based on the long-term rating described in Section 7 above. Interest shall
be payable on each Interest Payment Date.
9. Use of Proceeds:
(a) The Complete Indenture provides that, except as set forth in (b) and (c) below, the
proceeds of the Program Bonds must be used only (i) to acquire and finance the holding of
single-family loans or single-family mortgage-backed securities which are either newly originated
or refinanced, so long as all such loans are eligible to be financed on a tax-exempt basis under
applicable federal income tax law (“eligible loans”) or (ii) to fund reasonably required
reserves and pay costs of issuance of the Program Bonds in accordance with the requirements and
limitations of applicable federal tax law.
(b) Proceeds of the Program Bonds may be used to refund, as fixed rate bonds, certain of the
HFA’s variable rate debt (including auction rate securities) issued and outstanding prior to
October 19, 2009 or refund an issue that did so, so long as such debt was, in turn, issued to
acquire and finance the holding of eligible loans. The use of Program Bond proceeds for such a
purpose is limited to thirty percent (30%) of the net proceeds of the Program Bonds, provided,
however, that the restrictions on refundings in this subparagraph (b) shall not apply to either (i)
the repayment of “warehouse credit lines” used to acquire mortgage loans and mortgage backed
securities or (ii) “replacement refundings” where proceeds of Program Bonds are exchanged
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dollar-for-dollar for unexpended tax exempt bond proceeds and/or mortgage loan prepayments so long
as all proceeds of related Market Bonds are exchanged first for such purpose.
(c) Proceeds of the Program Bonds representing original issuance premium, if any (“Premium
Bonds”), may be used to make supplemental loans to underlying borrowers for down payment
assistance.
10. Issuance Limitation: The HFA hereby certifies that the sum of:
(i) the face amount of the Program Bonds; and
(ii) the face amount of the Market Bonds issued at the time of issuance of the
Program Bonds;
does not exceed the reasonable expectations requirement applicable to tax-exempt
mortgage revenue bonds.
The principal amount of the Program Bonds does not exceed the amount allocated to
the HFA under the Single-Family New Issue Bond Program.
11. Redemption: The Complete Indenture provides that:
(a) The Program Bonds are redeemable in whole or in part (in minimum denominations of $10,000
and integral multiples of $10,000 in excess thereof). Redemptions of Program Bonds may be made
without premium or penalty; provided, however, that with respect to the Premium
Bonds:
(i) the redemption price for the Premium Bonds has been adjusted for any
unamortized premium as set forth in a fixed redemption price schedule affixed to the
Complete Indenture; and
(ii) special redemptions related to prepayments and recoveries of principal on
underlying mortgage loans may be made at par.
(b) Except as limited by tax law requirements, all proceeds of the Program Bonds, to the
extent not used to acquire mortgage loans or mortgage backed securities, refund outstanding bond
issues as permitted by the Complete Indenture, pay Program Bond issuance expenses, fund downpayment
assistance loans (from and to the extent of the premium) or fund related reserve accounts, must be
applied exclusively to the redemption of Program Bonds.
(c) Except as limited by tax law requirements, either (i) with respect to HFAs having marketed
Market Bonds prior to the date hereof only, a pro rata portion of all prepayments and other
recoveries of principal received with respect to the mortgage loans or
mortgage backed securities financed with the proceeds of the Program Bonds must be applied to
the redemption of the Program Bonds, to the extent not used to pay scheduled principal, interest,
or sinking fund redemptions on Program Bonds, Market Bonds or other bonds issued and secured by the
Trust Estate on a parity with the Program Bonds or (ii) with respect to other transactions, so long
as any Market Bonds remain outstanding, at least 60% or, if no Market Bonds are Outstanding, 100%,
of all principal prepayments and other recoveries of principal received with respect to the
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mortgage loans or mortgage backed securities financed with the proceeds of the Program Bonds must
be applied to the redemption of the Program Bonds, to the extent not used to pay scheduled
principal, interest, or sinking fund redemptions on Program Bonds, Market Bonds or other bonds
issued in conjunction with and secured by the Trust Estate on a parity with the Program Bonds.
12. No Recycling: The Complete Indenture provides that all principal payments, principal
prepayments and other recoveries of principal received with respect to the mortgage loans financed
with the proceeds of the Program Bonds may not be recycled into new mortgage loans or MBS.
13. Selected Covenants: The Complete Indenture includes, without limitation, the following
covenants:
(a) The HFA shall take all steps necessary to assure that all assets and revenues of any
description pledged to the payment of the Program Bonds and all other bonds issued under the
Complete Indenture shall be applied strictly in accordance with, and solely for the purposes and in
the amounts specified and permitted by, the terms of the Complete Indenture.
(b) The HFA shall not issue new bonds under the Complete Indenture in a variable rate demand,
adjustable rate or auction rate mode, other than Program Bonds with Escrowed Proceeds at the
Variable Rate and Construction Program Bonds.
(c) With respect to the purchase, origination, enforcement and servicing of mortgage loans and
mortgage backed securities (“MBS”), the HFA shall:
(i) originate or cause to be originated, and, if applicable, purchased,
mortgage loans and purchase, or cause to be purchased, MBS in a manner consistent
with applicable state law, the Complete Indenture and any supplements thereto, and
such other related documents by which the HFA is bound;
(ii) cause all mortgage loans to be serviced pursuant to the servicing
requirements of the HFA, GNMA, FHA, Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac, as applicable;
(iii) except as otherwise permitted by Treasury or the GSEs, diligently take
all steps necessary or desirable to enforce all terms of the mortgage loans, MBS,
loan program documents and all such other documents evidencing obligations to the
HFA; and
(iv) diligently take all actions consistent with sound mortgage loan
origination, purchase and servicing practices and principles as may be necessary to
receive and collect sufficient revenues to pay debt service when due on the Program
Bonds.
(d) The HFA shall not issue any bonds senior in priority to the Program Bonds and the HFA
hereby represents and warrants that the Program Bonds are at least equal in priority with respect
to payment and security to the most senior Outstanding Bonds under the Complete Indenture.
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SCHEDULE D-3
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM BONDS
(MULTIFAMILY-ESCROW)
(MULTIFAMILY-ESCROW)
Terms capitalized in this Schedule D-3 and not defined in Article 1 of this Agreement will
have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Complete Indenture.
In order to qualify as Eligible Bonds under the New Issue Bond Program, the Program Bonds, the
related Complete Indenture and the HFA must satisfy the following requirements:
1. Taxability: At issuance, the Program Bonds will be tax-exempt (exempt facility) bonds
issued to finance qualified residential rental projects within the meaning of Section 142 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. If the Program Bonds do not satisfy the requirements of the
foregoing sentence, then the HFA hereby certifies that it reasonably expects to have volume cap or
alternative means of issuing tax-exempt bonds on a timely basis and in a manner which will permit
the release of all Escrowed Proceeds (as defined below) by December 31, 2010, and will use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain volume cap if necessary.
2. Term: The Program Bonds are stated to mature on a maturity date that is:
(a) not less than ten (10) years after the Pre-Settlement Date of the Program Bonds; and
(b) not more than [thirty-two (32)] [thirty-four (34)] [forty-two (42)] years from the date of
issuance of the Program Bonds.
The HFA hereby certifies that all Program Bonds with a maturity in excess of thirty-two (32)
years and less than thirty-four (34) years will fund loans pursuant to the Construction Program
Bond program or will fund FHA-insured loans, and all Program Bonds with a maturity in excess of
thirty-four (34) years will be used to fund FHA-insured loans.
3. Sinking Fund: The Program Bonds are subject to mandatory sinking fund redemptions or are
structured to pass through principal payments or principal prepayments on the underlying mortgage
loans. The sinking fund redemption schedule or alternative redemption/prepayments requirements
will be established and added to the Complete Indenture no later than the final Release Date. This
schedule (or these redemption provisions) is required by the terms of the Complete Indenture to
take into account anticipated underlying mortgage loan amortization and standard and customary
practices in the industry.
4. Escrow Requirement: The Complete Indenture provides that:
(a) Certain of the net proceeds of the Program Bonds must be held in Escrow (as defined below)
to the extent that, at issuance, the Program Bonds will not be tax-exempt.
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(b) The net proceeds of all taxable Program Bonds must be escrowed (“Escrowed
Proceeds”).
(c) The
Escrowed Proceeds will be held in escrow under the Complete Indenture
(“Escrow”)
pending the satisfaction of the requirements set forth in Section 4(e) below.
(d) Escrowed Proceeds must be invested in such investments as permitted by Treasury and set
forth in the Supplemental Indenture (“Permitted Escrow Investments”). Permitted Escrow
Investments are pledged exclusively to the repayment of the Program Bonds unless and until there is
a default under the Complete Indenture, in which case such funds will be applied as required by the
Complete Indenture.
(e) Escrowed Proceeds may be released from Escrow, subject to, among other things, the
condition that the HFA delivers a bond counsel opinion to the HFA Trustee to the effect that
interest on the Program Bonds related to the Escrowed Proceeds to be released is exempt from
federal income taxation under Section 103 of the Code.
(f) If any Escrowed Proceeds remain in Escrow on January 1, 2011, such Escrowed Proceeds must
be used to redeem outstanding Program Bonds at par on February 1, 2011 (or an earlier date selected
by the HFA).
5. Minimum
Rating: The Program Bonds have a long-term rating of not less than ‘A3’/‘A-’. The
Complete Indenture provides that to the extent that the minimum rating threshold for the Program
Bonds is not maintained while the proceeds thereof are Escrowed Proceeds, all proceeds that are
still held in Escrow must be used to redeem a corresponding amount of Program Bonds.
6. Interest Rate. The Complete Indenture provides that the interest rate on the
Program Bonds, which shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date, will be determined as follows:
(a) Each Pre-Conversion Bond which is not a Variable Rate Construction Program Bond shall bear
interest at the Short-Term Rate from the Settlement Date to the related Conversion Date. The
interest rate on some or all of the Pre-Conversion Bonds which are not Variable Rate Construction
Program Bonds may be Converted on a Conversion Date to a Permanent Rate in accordance with the
provisions thereof.
(b) Each Pre-Conversion Bond which is a Variable Rate Construction Program Bond shall bear
interest at the Short-Term Rate from the Settlement Date to the Release Date. From and after the
Release Date to the Variable Rate Construction Program Bond Conversion Date, the Variable Rate
Construction Program Bonds shall bear interest at the Construction Program Bond Variable Rate. On
and after the Construction Program Bond Conversion Date, the interest rate on the Variable Rate
Construction Program Bonds shall be the Permanent Rate.
For purposes of this Section 6, the following definitions are applicable:
“Construction Program Bond Conversion Date” means the first day of the first month
which is more than forty-eight (48) months after the Settlement Date.
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“Construction Program Bond Variable Rate” means a variable rate equal to
the sum of (i) the index of the weekly index rate resets of tax-exempt variable rate issues
included in a database maintained by Municipal Market Data, a Thomson Financial Services Company,
or its successors, which meet specific criteria established by The Securities Industry and
Financial Markets Association, such index currently known as The Securities Industry and Financial
Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index or any successor to such index plus (ii) 0.50% per
annum.
“Construction Program Bonds” means bonds designated by the HFA as Construction Program
Bonds issued to finance a multifamily mortgage loan meeting the requirements of Section 7(a)(ii)
below, which bonds mature less than thirty-four (34) years after the Settlement Date and which bear
interest and having the terms set forth above. Construction Program Bonds may be either fixed rate
Construction Program Bonds (which shall bear interest at the Permanent Rate on and after the
Conversion Date) or Variable Rate Construction Program Bonds (which shall bear interest at the
Construction Program Bond Variable Rate from and after the Release Date and at the Permanent Rate
from and after the Construction Program Bond Conversion Date).
“Conversion Date” means, with respect to all or a portion of Pre-Conversion Bonds that
are converting to a Permanent Rate, the date two (2) months after the related Release Date;
provided that there shall be no more than three (3) Conversion Dates.
“Permanent Rate” means an interest rate per annum certified to the HFA Trustee by the
Special Permanent Rate Advisor on or prior to the Release Date, which shall be equal to the sum of
(i) the 10-year Constant Maturity Treasury Rate, as reported by Treasury as of the close of
business on the Business Day immediately before the applicable Permanent Rate Calculation Date for
Program Bonds, established by reference to the Daily Treasury Yield Curve Rates published by
Treasury, currently available on its website at:
xxxx://xxx/xxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx/xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxx-xxxx/xxxxx.xxxxx,
plus (ii) the Spread.
“Permanent Rate Calculation Date” means the date on which the Permanent Rate is
calculated with respect to all or a portion of the Program Bonds, which shall be, with respect to
each applicable portion of the Pre-Conversion Bonds, a date acceptable to the GSEs selected by the
HFA on or prior to December 31, 2010.
“Release Date” means such date or dates (not to exceed three (3) dates) on or prior to
December 31, 2010 and which dates are acceptable to the GSEs, on which dates the requirements for
release of the Escrowed Proceeds are satisfied.
“Short-Term Rate” means (i) for the period from the Settlement Date to the applicable
Release Date, the interest rate which produces an interest payment on such Release Date relative to
the Program Bonds with respect to which Escrowed Proceeds are subject to release on such Release
Date equal to Investment Earnings, and (ii) with respect to Program Bonds which are not Variable
Rate Construction Program Bonds, from the Release Date to the Conversion Date, an interest rate
equal to the sum of the Spread plus the lesser of (A) the Four Week T-Xxxx Rate as of the Business
Day prior to the Release Date or (B) the Permanent Rate
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less the Spread. For purposes of this
provision, “Investment Earnings” means total investment earnings on the portion of the
Escrow Fund related to Program Bonds with respect to which a Release Date is occurring.
[Alternatively, the HFA may elect a Short-Term Rate equal to a variable Four Week T-Xxxx Rate plus,
after the Release Date, the Spread]
“Special Permanent Rate Advisor” means State Street Bank and Trust Company, and any
successor or assign designated by Treasury.
“Spread” means (i) with respect to Program Bonds which are not Variable Rate
Construction Program Bonds, additional per annum interest on the Program Bonds based upon the
lowest bond rating of the Program Bonds effective as of the Permanent Rate Calculation Date under
the Complete Indenture by the rating agencies rating the Program Bonds, as follows:
Rating | Additional Spread | |
‘Aaa’/‘AAA’
|
60 bps | |
‘Aa’/‘AA’
|
75 bps | |
‘A’
|
110 bps |
and, (ii) with respect to Program Bonds which are Variable Rate Construction Program Bonds,
additional per annum interest on the Variable Rate Construction Program Bonds based upon the lowest
bond rating of the Program Bonds effective as of the Permanent Rate Calculation Date under the
Complete Indenture by the rating agencies rating the Construction Program Bonds, as follows:
Rating | Additional Spread | |
‘Aaa’/‘AAA’
|
140 bps | |
‘Aa’/‘AA’
|
155 bps | |
‘A’
|
190 bps |
“Variable Rate Construction Program Bonds” means bonds designated by the HFA as
Variable Rate Construction Program Bonds issued to finance a multifamily mortgage loan meeting the
requirements of Section 7(a)(ii) below, which bonds mature no more than thirty-four (34) years
after the Settlement Date and which bear interest and have the terms set forth above. Variable
Rate Construction Program Bonds bear interest at the Construction Program Bond Variable Rate from
and after the Release Date and at the Permanent Rate from and after the Construction Program Bond
Conversion Date.
7. Use of Proceeds:
(a) The Complete Indenture provides that the proceeds of the Program Bonds must, except as
provided in Section 7(b) or Section 7(c) below, be used only to:
(i) acquire and finance the holding of Permitted Mortgage Loans; or
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(ii) acquire and finance the holding of Permitted Mortgage Loans which are
either (A) loans guaranteed by either GSE or (B) loans originated pursuant to
underwriting criteria agreed to by the GSEs and which are financed with Program
Bonds that the HFA elects to treat as Construction Program Bonds.
(b) Proceeds of the Program Bonds may be spent to fund reasonably required reserves and pay
costs of issuance of the Program Bonds in accordance with the requirements and limitations of
applicable federal tax law.
(c) Proceeds of the Program Bonds may be used to refund, as fixed rate bonds, any of the HFA’s
outstanding variable rate debt (including auction rate securities) issued on or before October 19,
2009, so long as such debt, in turn, was issued to acquire and finance the holding of Permitted
Mortgage Loans for projects that were initially financed on or after October 19, 2004 (proceeds
used for the purpose described in this Section 7(c) may not exceed thirty (30%) of the principal
amount of the Program Bonds; provided, however, that “replacement refundings” where proceeds of
Program Bonds are exchanged dollar-for-dollar for unexpended tax exempt bond proceeds and/or
mortgage loan prepayments shall not be considered a refunding for purposes hereof).
For purposes of this Section 7, “Permitted Mortgage Loans” means (i) loans insured by
FHA, including loans under the FHA risk-sharing program, (ii) loans guaranteed by GNMA, (iii) loans
guaranteed by either GSE, and (iv) loans originated pursuant to underwriting criteria agreed to by
the GSEs (which criteria are provided by the GSEs in writing for use in connection with the Program
Bonds) which are either newly originated or refinanced as part of a refunding of variable rate debt
of the HFA issued on or before October 19, 2009, which debt was issued to acquire and finance the
holding of multifamily loans described in clauses (i)-(iv) above on or after October 19, 2004, so
long as all such loans are eligible to be financed on a tax-exempt basis under applicable federal
income tax law.
8. Issuance Limitation:
The HFA hereby certifies that the principal amount of the Program Bonds does not exceed the
amount allocated to the HFA under the Multifamily New Issue Bond Program.
9. Redemption: The Complete Indenture provides that:
(a) The Program Bonds are redeemable in whole or in part (in minimum denominations of $10,000
and integral multiples of $10,000 in excess thereof). Redemptions of Program Bonds may be made
without premium or penalty.
(b) Except as limited by tax law requirements, all proceeds of the Program Bonds, to the
extent not used to fund Permitted Mortgage Loans, refund outstanding bond issues as provided in the
Complete Indenture, pay Program Bond issuance expenses or fund related reserve accounts must be
applied exclusively to the redemption of Program Bonds.
(c) Except as limited by tax law requirements, a pro rata portion of all principal prepayments
and other recoveries of principal received with respect to the mortgage loans or mortgage backed
securities financed with the proceeds of the Program Bonds must be applied to
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the redemption of
the Program Bonds, to the extent not used to pay scheduled principal, interest, or sinking fund
redemptions on Program Bonds or other bonds issued in conjunction with and secured by the Trust
Estate on a parity with the Program Bonds.
10. No Recycling: The Complete Indenture provides that all principal payments, principal
prepayments and other recoveries of principal received with respect to the mortgage loans financed
with the proceeds of the Program Bonds may not be recycled into new Permitted Mortgage Loans.
11. Selected Covenants: The Complete Indenture includes, without limitation, the following
covenants:
(a) The HFA shall take all steps necessary to assure that all assets and revenues of any
description pledged to the payment of the Program Bonds and all other bonds issued under the
Complete Indenture shall be applied strictly in accordance with, and solely for the purposes and in
the amounts specified and permitted by, the terms of the Complete Indenture.
(b) The HFA shall not issue new bonds under the Complete Indenture in a variable rate demand,
adjustable rate or auction rate mode, other than Program Bonds bearing a variable rate prior to
conversion and Construction Program Bonds.
(c) With respect to the purchase, origination, enforcement and servicing of Permitted Mortgage
Loans, the HFA shall:
(i) originate or cause to be originated, and, if applicable, purchased,
mortgage loans and purchase, or cause to be purchased, MBS in a manner consistent
with applicable state law, the Complete Indenture and any supplements thereto, and
such other related documents by which the HFA is bound;
(ii) cause all mortgage loans to be serviced pursuant to the servicing
requirements of the HFA, GNMA, FHA, Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac, as applicable;
(iii) except as otherwise permitted by Treasury or the GSEs, diligently take
all steps necessary or desirable to enforce all terms of the mortgage loans, MBS,
loan program documents and all such other documents evidencing obligations to the
HFA; and
(iv) diligently take all actions consistent with sound mortgage loan
origination, purchase and servicing practices and principles as may be necessary to
receive and collect sufficient revenues to pay debt service when due on the Program
Bonds.
12. Complete Indenture Trust Estate Limitations. The Complete Indenture contains a
representation and warranty of the HFA to the effect that the Program Bonds are not secured on a
subordinate or parity basis with any other bonds of the HFA secured, in whole or in part, with
multifamily loans which are not Permitted Mortgage Loans. The Complete Indenture contains a
covenant of the HFA that it will not issue bonds or other indebtedness senior to or on
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a parity
with the Program Bonds which additional parity or senior bonds or indebtedness is secured, in whole
or in part, with multifamily loans which are not Permitted Mortgage Loans.
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SCHEDULE D-4
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM BONDS
(MULTIFAMILY-IMMEDIATE FUNDING)
(MULTIFAMILY-IMMEDIATE FUNDING)
Terms capitalized in this Schedule D-4 and not defined in Article 1 of this Agreement will
have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Complete Indenture.
In order to qualify as Eligible Bonds under the New Issue Bond Program, the Program Bonds, the
related Complete Indenture and the HFA must satisfy the following requirements:
1. Tax-exempt Status: The HFA hereby covenants that, at issuance, the Program Bonds will be
tax-exempt (exempt facility) bonds issued to finance qualified residential rental projects within
the meaning of Section 142 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
2. Term: The Program Bonds are stated to mature on a maturity date that is:
(a) not less than ten (10) years after the Pre-Settlement Date of the Program Bonds; and
(b) not more than [thirty-two (32)] [thirty-four (34)] [forty-two (42)] years from the date of
issuance of the Program Bonds.
The HFA hereby certifies that all Program Bonds with a maturity in excess of thirty-two (32)
years and less than thirty-four (34) years will fund loans pursuant to the Construction Program
Bond program or will fund FHA-insured loans, and all Program Bonds with a maturity in excess of
thirty-four (34) years will be used to fund FHA-insured loans.
3. Sinking Fund: The Program Bonds are subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption or are
structured to pass through principal payments or principal prepayments on the underlying mortgage
loans. The sinking fund redemption schedule (or alternative redemption/prepayment requirements) is
contained in the Complete Indenture. The HFA hereby certifies that such schedule (or these
redemption provisions) takes into account anticipated underlying mortgage loan amortization and
standard and customary practices of the HFA.
4. Minimum Rating: The Program Bonds have a long-term rating of not less than ‘A3’/’A-’.
5. Interest Rate: The Complete Indenture provides that the Program Bonds (other than
Construction Program Bonds) will bear interest at percent per annum. The rate is made up of
the sum of (i) percent per annum, the index rate certified to the HFA by Treasury’s Agent,
State Street Global Advisors, and (ii) a Spread of ___ bps based on the long-term rating described
in Section 4 above. Interest shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date.
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6. Construction Program Bonds: Each Program Bond which is a Variable Rate Construction Program
Bond shall bear interest at the Construction Program Bond Variable Rate from the Settlement Date to
the Construction Program Bond Conversion Date. Construction Program Bonds which are not Variable
Rate Construction Program Bonds shall bear interest at the Permanent Rate on and after the
Conversion Date. On and after the Construction Program Bond Conversion Date, the interest rate on
the Variable Rate Construction Program Bonds shall be the Permanent Rate.
For purposes of this Section 6, the following definitions are applicable:
“Construction Program Bond Conversion Date” means the first day of the first month
which is more than forty-eight (48) months after the Settlement Date.
“Construction Program Bond Variable Rate” means a variable rate equal to the sum of
(i) the index of the weekly index rate resets of tax-exempt variable rate issues included in a
database maintained by Municipal Market Data, a Thomson Financial Services Company, or its
successors, which meet specific criteria established by The Securities Industry and Financial
Markets Association, such index currently known as The Securities Industry and Financial Markets
Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index or any successor to such index plus (ii) 0.50% per annum.
“Construction Program Bonds” means bonds designated by the HFA as Construction Program
Bonds issued to finance a multifamily mortgage loan meeting the requirements of Section 7(a)(ii)
below guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by a GSE, which bonds mature less
than thirty-four (34) years after the Settlement Date and bearing interest and having the terms set
forth above. Construction Program Bonds may be either fixed rate Construction Program Bonds (which
shall bear interest at the Permanent Rate on and after the Conversion Date) or Variable Rate
Construction Program Bonds (which shall bear interest at the Construction Program Bond Variable
Rate on and after the Release Date and at the Permanent Rate on and after the Construction Program
Bond Conversion Date).
“Permanent Rate” means an interest rate per annum equal to ____
percent per annum.
The rate is made up of the sum of (i) ____ percent per annum, the index rate certified to the HFA
by Treasury’s agent, State Street Global Advisors, and (ii) a Spread of ___ bps based on the
long-term rating described in Section 4 above.
“Variable Rate Construction Program Bonds” means bonds designated by the HFA as
Variable Rate Construction Program Bonds issued to finance a multifamily mortgage loan meeting the
requirements of Section 7(a)(ii) below, which bonds mature no more than thirty-four (34) years
after the Settlement Date and which bear interest and have the terms set forth above. Variable
Rate Construction Program Bonds bear interest at the Construction Program Bond Variable Rate from
and after the Release Date and at the Permanent Rate from and after the Construction Program Bond
Conversion.
7. Use of Proceeds:
(a) The Complete Indenture provides that the proceeds of the Program Bonds must, except as
provided in Sections 7(b) or (c) below, be used only to:
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(i) acquire and finance the holding of Permitted Mortgage Loans; or
(ii) acquire and finance the holding of Permitted Mortgage Loans which are
either (A) loans guaranteed by either GSE or (B) loans originated pursuant to
underwriting criteria agreed to by the GSEs and which are financed with Program
Bonds that the HFA elects to treat as Construction Program Bonds.
(b) Proceeds of the Program Bonds may be spent to fund reasonably required reserves and pay
costs of issuance of the Program Bonds in accordance with the requirements and limitations of
applicable federal tax law.
(c) Proceeds of the Program Bonds may be used to refund, as fixed rate bonds, any of the HFA’s
outstanding variable rate debt (including auction rate securities) issued on or before October 19,
2009, so long as such debt, in turn, was issued to acquire and finance the holding of Permitted
Mortgage Loans for projects that were initially financed on or after October 19, 2004 (proceeds
used for the purpose described in this Section 7(c) may not exceed thirty (30%) of the principal
amount of the Program Bonds; provided, however, that “replacement refundings” where proceeds of
Program Bonds are exchanged dollar-for-dollar for unexpended tax exempt bond proceeds and/or
mortgage loan prepayments shall not be considered a refunding for purposes hereof).
For purposes of this Section 7, “Permitted Mortgage Loans” means (i) loans insured by
FHA, including loans under the FHA risk-sharing program, (ii) loans guaranteed by GNMA, (iii) loans
guaranteed by either GSE, and (iv) loans originated pursuant to underwriting criteria agreed to by
the GSEs (which criteria are provided by the GSEs in writing for use in connection with the Program
Bonds) which are either newly originated or refinanced as part of a refunding of variable rate debt
of the HFA issued on or before October 19, 2009, which debt was issued to acquire and finance the
holding of multifamily loans described in clauses (i)-(iv) above on or after October 19, 2004, so
long as all such loans are eligible to be financed on a tax-exempt basis under applicable federal
income tax law.
8. Issuance Limitation:
The HFA hereby certifies that the principal amount of the Program Bonds does not exceed the amount
allocated to the HFA under the Multifamily New Issue Bond Program.
9. Redemption: The Complete Indenture provides that:
(a) The Program Bonds are redeemable in whole or in part (in minimum denominations of $10,000
and integral multiples of $10,000 in excess thereof). Redemptions of Program Bonds may be made
without premium or penalty.
(b) Except as limited by tax law requirements, all proceeds of the Program Bonds, to the
extent not used to fund Permitted Mortgage Loans, refund outstanding bond issues as provided in the
Complete Indenture, pay Program Bond issuance expenses or fund related reserve accounts must be
applied exclusively to the redemption of Program Bonds.
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(c) Except as limited by tax law requirements, a pro rata portion of all principal prepayments
and other recoveries of principal received with respect to the mortgage loans or mortgage backed
securities financed with the proceeds of the Program Bonds must be applied to the redemption of the
Program Bonds, to the extent not used to pay scheduled principal, interest, or sinking fund
redemptions on Program Bonds or other bonds issued in conjunction with and secured by the Trust
Estate on a parity with the Program Bonds.
10. No Recycling: The Complete Indenture provides that all principal payments, principal
prepayments and other recoveries of principal received with respect to the mortgage loans financed
with the proceeds of the Program Bonds may not be recycled into new Permitted Mortgage Loans.
11. Selected Covenants: The Complete Indenture includes, without limitation, the following
covenants:
(a) The HFA shall take all steps necessary to assure that all assets and revenues of any
description pledged to the payment of the Program Bonds and all other bonds issued under the
Complete Indenture shall be applied strictly in accordance with, and solely for the purposes and in
the amounts specified and permitted by, the terms of the Complete Indenture.
(b) The HFA shall not issue new bonds under the Complete Indenture in a variable rate demand,
adjustable rate or auction rate mode, other than Program Bonds bearing a variable rate prior to
conversion and Construction Program Bonds.
(c) With respect to the purchase, origination, enforcement and servicing of Permitted Mortgage
Loans, the HFA shall:
(i) originate or cause to be originated, and, if applicable, purchased,
mortgage loans and purchase, or cause to be purchased, MBS in a manner consistent
with applicable state law, the Complete Indenture and any supplements thereto, and
such other related documents by which the HFA is bound;
(ii) cause all mortgage loans to be serviced pursuant to the servicing
requirements of the HFA, GNMA, FHA, Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac, as applicable;
(iii) except as otherwise permitted by Treasury or the GSEs, diligently take
all steps necessary or desirable to enforce all terms of the mortgage loans, MBS,
loan program documents and all such other documents evidencing obligations to the
HFA; and
(iv) diligently take all actions consistent with sound mortgage loan
origination, purchase and servicing practices and principles as may be necessary to
receive and collect sufficient revenues to pay debt service when due on the Program
Bonds.
12. Complete Indenture Trust Estate Limitations. The Complete Indenture contains a
representation and warranty of the HFA to the effect that the Program Bonds are not
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secured on a subordinate or parity basis with any other bonds of the HFA secured, in whole or in
part, with multifamily loans which are not Permitted Mortgage Loans. The Complete Indenture
contains a covenant of the HFA that it will not issue bonds or other indebtedness senior to or on a
parity with the Program Bonds which additional parity or senior bonds or indebtedness is secured,
in whole or in part, with multifamily loans which are not Permitted Mortgage Loans.
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SCHEDULE D-5
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM BONDS
(SMALL ISSUE)
(SMALL ISSUE)
Terms capitalized in this Schedule D-5 and not defined in Article 1 of this Agreement will
have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Complete Indenture.
In order to qualify as Eligible Bonds under the New Issue Bond Program, the Program Bonds, the
related Complete Indenture and the HFA must satisfy the following requirements:
1. Taxability: At issuance, the Program Bonds will be tax-exempt qualified mortgage bonds
within the meaning of Section 143 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. If the Program Bonds do not
satisfy the requirements of the foregoing sentence, then the HFA hereby certifies that the HFA
reasonably expects to have volume cap or alternative means of issuing tax-exempt bonds on a timely
basis and in a manner which will permit the release of all Escrowed Proceeds (as defined below) by
December 31, 2010, and will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain volume cap if necessary.
2. Small Issue Program Bonds: The Program Bonds are Program Bonds which satisfy each of the
following requirements: (i) the Complete Indenture is required to be a “Permitted Single-Family
Indenture”, which term is defined to mean an indenture with respect to which 100% of the
mortgage assets held under the indenture are single-family mortgage backed securities, (ii) at
issuance, the Program Bonds will have a long-term credit rating of ‘Aaa’/’AAA’ and (iii) the
principal amount of the Program Bonds is not in excess of $25,000,000.
3.
Term: The Program Bonds are stated to mature on a maturity date that is:
(a) not less than ten (10) years after the Pre-Settlement Date of the Program Bonds; and
(b) not more than thirty-two (32) years from the Pre-Settlement Date of the Program Bonds.
4. Sinking Fund: The Program Bonds are subject to mandatory sinking fund redemptions or are
structured to pass through principal payments or principal prepayments on the underlying MBS. The
sinking fund redemption schedule or alternative redemption/prepayment requirements will be
established and added to the Complete Indenture no later than the final Release Date. This
schedule (or these redemption provisions) is required by the terms of the Complete Indenture to
take into account anticipated underlying mortgage loan amortization and standard and customary
practices of the HFA.
5.
Escrow Requirement: The Complete Indenture provides that:
(a) Certain of the net proceeds of the Program Bonds must be held in Escrow (as defined below)
to the extent that, at issuance, the Program Bonds will not be tax-exempt.
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(b) The
net proceeds of all taxable Program Bonds must be escrowed
(“Escrowed Proceeds”).
(c) The
Escrowed Proceeds will be held in escrow under the Complete Indenture
(“Escrow”)
pending the satisfaction of the requirements set forth in Section 4(e) below.
(d) Escrowed Proceeds must be invested in such investments as permitted by Treasury and set
forth in the Supplemental Indenture (“Permitted Escrow Investments”). Permitted Escrow
Investments are pledged exclusively to the repayment of the Program Bonds unless and until there is
a default under the Complete Indenture, in which case such funds will be applied as required by the
Complete Indenture.
(e) Escrowed Proceeds may be released from Escrow, subject to, among other things, the
condition that the HFA delivers a bond counsel opinion to the HFA Trustee to the effect that
interest on the Program Bonds related to the Escrowed Proceeds to be released is exempt from
federal income taxation under Section 103 of the Code.
(f) If any Escrowed Proceeds remain in Escrow on January 1, 2011, such Escrowed Proceeds must
be used to redeem outstanding Program Bonds at par on February 1, 2011 (or an earlier date selected
by the HFA).
6. Minimum Rating: The Program Bonds have a long-term rating of “AAA”/“Aaa”. The Complete
Indenture provides that to the extent that such rating for the Program Bonds is not maintained
while the proceeds thereof are Escrowed Proceeds, all proceeds that are still held in Escrow must
be used immediately to redeem a corresponding amount of Program Bonds.
7. Interest Rate: The Complete Indenture provides that each Pre-Conversion Bond shall bear
interest at the Short-Term Rate from the Settlement Date to the related Conversion Date. The
interest rate on some or all of the Pre-Conversion Bonds may be Converted on a Conversion Date to a
Permanent Rate in accordance with the provisions thereof. Interest shall be payable on each
Interest Payment Date. The capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the
following definitions:
“Conversion Date” means, with respect to all or a portion of Pre-Conversion Bonds that
are converting to a Permanent Rate, the date three (3) months after the related Release Date;
provided that there shall be no more than three (3) Conversion Dates.
“Four Week T-Xxxx Rate” means the interest rate for Four Week Treasury Bills
(secondary market) as reported by the Federal Reserve on its website at the following internet
address -xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxxx/x00/xxxxxx/x00xxx.xxx.
“Permanent Rate” means an interest rate per annum certified to the HFA Trustee by the
Special Permanent Rate Advisor on or prior to the Release Date, which shall be equal to the sum of
the 10-year Constant Maturity Treasury rate, as reported by Treasury as of the close of business on
the Business Day immediately before the applicable Permanent Rate Calculation Date for Program
Bonds, established by reference to the Daily Treasury Yield Curve Rates published by Treasury,
currently available on its website
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at:xxxx://xxx/xxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx/xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxx-xxxx/xxxxx.xxxxx, plus
(ii) the Spread.
“Permanent Rate Calculation Date” means the date on which the Permanent Rate is
calculated with respect to all or a portion of the Program Bonds, which shall be, with respect to
each applicable portion of the Pre-Conversion Bonds, either (i) a date selected by the HFA and
acceptable to the GSEs prior to the Settlement Date or (ii) dates selected by the HFA and
acceptable to the GSEs on or prior to December 31, 2010 by delivery of a release certificate as
described in the Complete Indenture.
“Pre-Conversion Bonds” means Program Bonds for which the interest rate has not been
the subject of a Conversion.
“Release Date” means such date or dates (not to exceed three (3) dates) on or prior to
December 31, 2010 and which dates are acceptable to the GSEs, on which dates the requirements under
the Complete Indenture are met.
“Short-Term Rate” means, (i) for the period from the Settlement Date to the applicable
Release Date, the interest rate which produces an interest payment on such Release Date relative to
the Program Bonds with respect to which Escrowed Proceeds are subject to release on such Release
Date equal to Investment Earnings, and (ii) from the Release Date to the Conversion Date, an
interest rate equal to the sum of the Spread plus the lesser of (A) the Four Week T-Xxxx
Rate as of the Business Day prior to the Release Date or (B) the Permanent Rate less the Spread.
For purposes of this provision, “Investment Earnings” means total investment earnings on
the portion of the Escrow Fund related to Program Bonds with respect to which a Release Date is
occurring. [Alternatively, the HFA may elect a Short-Term Rate equal to a variable Four Week T-Xxxx
Rate plus, after the Release Date, the Spread]
“Spread” means additional per annum interest on the Program Bonds equal to sixty (60)
bps.
8. Use of Proceeds.
(a) The Complete Indenture provides that, except as provided in Section 8(b) below, the
proceeds of the Program Bonds must be used only (i) to acquire and finance the holding of
single-family MBS, so long as all underlying loans are eligible to be financed on a tax-exempt
basis under applicable federal income tax law (“eligible loans”) or (ii) to fund reasonably
required reserves and pay costs of issuance of the Program Bonds in accordance with the
requirements and limitations of applicable federal tax law.
(b) Proceeds of the Program Bonds may be used to refund, as fixed rate bonds, any of the HFA’s
variable rate debt (including auction rate securities) issued and outstanding prior to October 19,
2009 or to refund an issue that did so, so long as such debt was, in turn, issued to acquire and
finance the holding of MBS with underlying eligible loans, the use of proceeds for such a refunding
purpose shall be limited to thirty percent (30%) of the net proceeds of the Program Bonds; the
restrictions on refundings herein shall not apply to either (A) the repayment of “warehouse credit
lines” used to acquire MBS or (B) “replacement refundings” where
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proceeds of Program Bonds are exchanged dollar-for-dollar for unexpended tax exempt bond proceeds
and/or mortgage loan prepayments.
9. Issuance Limitation: The HFA hereby certifies that the principal amount of the Program
Bonds does not exceed $25,000,000 and the amount allocated to the HFA under the Single-Family New
Issue Bond Program.
10. Redemption: The Complete Indenture provides that:
(a) The Program Bonds are redeemable in whole or in part (in minimum denominations of $10,000
and integral multiples of $10,000 in excess thereof). Redemptions of Program Bonds may be made
without premium or penalty.
(b) Except as limited by tax law requirements, all proceeds of the Program Bonds, to the
extent not used to acquire MBS, refund outstanding bond issues as herein provided, pay Program Bond
issuance expenses or fund related reserve accounts, must be applied exclusively to the redemption
of Program Bonds.
(c) Except as limited by tax law requirements, a pro rata portion of all principal prepayments
and other recoveries of principal received with respect to the mortgage loans or mortgage backed
securities financed with the proceeds of the Program Bonds must be applied to the redemption of the
Program Bonds, to the extent not used to pay scheduled principal, interest, or sinking fund
redemptions on Program Bonds or other bonds issued in conjunction with and secured by the Trust
Estate on a parity with the Program Bonds.
11. No Recycling: The Complete Indenture provides that all principal payments, principal
prepayments and other recoveries of principal received with respect to the mortgage loans financed
with the proceeds of the Program Bonds may not be recycled into new mortgage loans or MBS.
12. Selected Covenants: The Complete Indenture includes, without limitation, the following
covenants:
(a) The HFA shall take all steps necessary to assure that all assets and revenues of any
description pledged to the payment of the Program Bonds and all other bonds issued under the
Complete Indenture shall be applied strictly in accordance with, and solely for the purposes and in
the amounts specified and permitted by, the terms of the Complete Indenture.
(b) The HFA shall not issue new bonds under the Complete Indenture in a variable rate demand,
adjustable rate or auction rate mode, other than Program Bonds with Escrowed Proceeds at the
Short-Term Rate.
(c) With respect to the purchase, origination, enforcement and servicing of mortgage backed
securities (“MBS”), the HFA shall:
(i) purchase, or cause to be purchased, MBS in a manner consistent with
applicable state law, the Complete Indenture and any supplements thereto, and such
other related documents by which the HFA is bound; and
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(ii) except as otherwise permitted by Treasury or the GSEs, diligently take all
steps necessary or desirable to enforce all terms of the MBS and all such other
documents evidencing obligations to the HFA.
(d) The HFA shall not issue any bonds senior in priority to the Program Bonds and the HFA
hereby represents and warrants that the Program Bonds are at least equal in priority with respect
to payment and security to the most senior Outstanding Bonds under the Complete Indenture.
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