Private Transfer Fee Covenants
In accordance with a regulation issued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency on March 16, 2012, and codified at 12 CFR Part 1228 (the “Private Transfer Fee Regulation”), Fannie Mae will not purchase or securitize loans on properties encumbered by private transfer fee covenants if those covenants were created on or after February 8, 2011, unless permitted by the Private Transfer Fee Regulation.
The lender must establish policies and/or procedures to ensure that the loans it delivers to Fannie Mae, whether or not the loans were originated by the lender, are not secured by properties encumbered with a private transfer fee that is unacceptable under the Private Transfer Fee Regulation. The policies and/or procedures will be reviewed by Fannie Mae as part of the lender’s operational review process.
As with all other federal, state, and local laws, the lender (and any third-party originator it uses) must be aware of, and in full compliance with, the Private Transfer Fee Regulation. (Refer to the Private Transfer Regulation for further detail concerning acceptable and unacceptable private transfer fee covenants, as well as the definitions of “private transfer fee” and “private transfer fee covenant.”)
For additional information, see B2-1.5-02, Loan Eligibility.