{"abstract":"The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is making a technical amendment to its Private Transfer Fee Covenants (PTFC) Regulation. The PTFC Regulation restricts FHFA's regulated entities-- the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (collectively, the Enterprises), and the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks)--from purchasing, investing in, accepting as collateral, or otherwise dealing in mortgages on properties encumbered by certain types of PTFCs, or related securities, subject to certain exceptions. The technical amendment reinstates timing and transitional applicability (\"grandfather\") exceptions that were removed by FHFA's 2024 amendments to the PTFC Regulation. The reinstated \"grandfather\" exceptions are applicable nunc pro tunc beginning July 16, 2012.","action":"Final rule; technical amendment; request for comments.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY","name":"Federal Housing Finance Agency","id":174,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-housing-finance-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/174","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-housing-finance-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/03/17/2026-05160.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"1228","title":12}],"citation":"91 FR 12673","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective date: The final rule is effective March 17, 2026.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2026-05160","effective_on":"2026-03-17","end_page":12675,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2026/03/17/2026-05160.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/17/2026-05160/amendment-reinstating-grandfather-exceptions-to-restrictions-on-private-transfer-fee-covenants","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2026-05160?publication_date=2026-03-17","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2026-03-17/2026-05160/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":618,"last_updated":"2026-07-26 12:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-17/pdf/2026-05160.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05160.pdf?1773665113","publication_date":"2026-03-17","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2026/03/17/2026-05160.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2590-AB61":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["2590-AB61"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"comments_count":0,"agency_id":"FHFA","document_id":"FHFA-2026-0166-0001","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2026-03-18T16:55:05Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":12673,"subtype":null,"title":"Amendment Reinstating “Grandfather” Exceptions to Restrictions on Private Transfer Fee Covenants","toc_doc":"Technical Amendment","toc_subject":"Reinstating Grandfather Exceptions to Restrictions on Private Transfer Fee Covenants","topics":["Banks, banking","Condominiums","Cooperatives","Federal home loan banks","Government-sponsored enterprises","Investments","Loan programs-housing and community development","Low and moderate income housing","Mortgages","Nonprofit organizations","Real property acquisition","Securities"],"type":"Rule","volume":91}