Examples of Treasury Agreements in a sentence
As Conservator, FHFA has already drawn on the Treasury Commitments several times to prevent a negative net worth position that would trigger mandatory receivership of each Enterprise.Congress authorized the Treasury Agreements in section 1117 of HERA, which amended each of the Enterprises’ authorizing statutes (Fannie Mae, 12U.S.C. 1716 et seq.; Freddie Mac, 12U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) to empower Treasury to purchase securities of the Enterprises subject to certain conditions.
The Treasury Agreements also contain restrictions on the declaration or payment of dividends or other distributions with respect to the Enterprises’ equity interests; redeeming, purchasing, retiring, or otherwise acquiring for value any of the Enterprises’ equity interests; or selling, transferring, or otherwise disposing of all or any portion of the Enterprises’ assets other than in the ordinary course of business or under other limited exceptions.
In other words, the Conservator may determine to subordinate such a liability, with the effect that funds could not be drawn under the Treasury Agreements to satisfy it.
While the Enterprises have directors during conservatorship, the directors answer to the Conservator and lack authority to take action inconsistent with the Treasury Agreements, including the Third Amendment, entered into by the Conservator.
These conditions include that Treasury ‘‘protect the taxpayers’’ by taking into consideration, among other things, ‘‘[t]he need for preferences or priorities regarding payments to the Government’’ and ‘‘[r]estrictions on the use of corporate resources.’’ Pursuant to this statutory mandate, the Treasury Agreements imposed several such preferences, priorities, and restrictions.
In this regard, employers’ organisations were secondary: the Treasury Agreements of 17-19 March 1915 were a bilateral compact between the state through the chancellor of the Exchequer, David Lloyd George, the president of the Board of Trade, Walter Runciman (a shipowner), and trade union leaders, which inter alia, guaran- teed restoration of pre-war practices.
Customer acknowledges that Designated Agent has provided copies of the Existing Treasury Agreements to Customer.
Effect of Conservatorship and Treasury Agreements on Existing StockholdersThe conservatorship, the Purchase Agreement and the senior preferred stock and warrant issued to Treasury have materially limited the rights of our common and preferred stockholders (other than Treasury as holder of the senior preferred stock) and had the following adverse effects on our common and preferred stockholders:• the powers of the stockholders are suspended during the conservatorship.
Customer has reviewed the terms of the Existing Treasury Agreements, and desires to become a party to each Existing Treasury Agreement.
For a description of the risks to our business relating to the conservatorship and Treasury Agreements, see “RISK FACTORS.” Treasury Mortgage-Related Securities Purchase ProgramOn September 7, 2008, Treasury announced a program to purchase GSE mortgage-related securities in the open market.