24 CFR 81.1 – Scope of part
(a) Authority. The Secretary has general regulatory power respecting the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) (referred to collectively as Government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”)) and is required to make such rules and regulations as are necessary and proper to ensure that the provisions of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (“FHEFSSA”), codified generally at 12 U.S.C. §§ 4501–4641; the Fannie Mae Charter Act, 12 U.S.C. §§ 1716-1723h; and the Freddie Mac Act, 12 U.S.C. §§ 1451–59, are accomplished.
Terms Used In 24 CFR 81.1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Mortgage: includes a mortgage, lien, including a subordinate lien, or other security interest on the stock or membership certificate issued to a tenant-stockholder or resident-member by a cooperative housing corporation, as defined in section 216 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and on the proprietary lease, occupancy agreement, or right of tenancy in the dwelling unit of the tenant-stockholder or resident-member in such cooperative housing corporation. See 24 CFR 81.2
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
(b) Relation between this part and the authorities of OFHEO. The Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (“OFHEO”) will issue separate regulations implementing the Director’s authority respecting the GSEs. In this part, OFHEO and the Director are only referenced when the Director’s responsibilities are connected with the Secretary’s responsibilities.