Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 12 : Section 1716


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1716. Declaration of purposes of subchapter

      The Congress declares that the purposes of this subchapter are to
    establish secondary market facilities for residential mortgages, to
    provide that the operations thereof shall be financed by private
    capital to the maximum extent feasible, and to authorize such
    facilities to - 
        (1) provide stability in the secondary market for residential
      mortgages;
        (2) respond appropriately to the private capital market;
        (3) provide ongoing assistance to the secondary market for
      residential mortgages (including activities relating to mortgages
      on housing for low- and moderate-income families involving a
      reasonable economic return that may be less than the return
      earned on other activities) by increasing the liquidity of
      mortgage investments and improving the distribution of investment
      capital available for residential mortgage financing;
        (4) promote access to mortgage credit throughout the Nation
      (including central cities, rural areas, and underserved areas) by
      increasing the liquidity of mortgage investments and improving
      the distribution of investment capital available for residential
      mortgage financing; and
        (5) manage and liquidate federally owned mortgage portfolios in
      an orderly manner, with a minimum of adverse effect upon the
      residential mortgage market and minimum loss to the Federal
      Government.



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