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12 U.S.C. 1719: Secondary market operations

Created in 1957 by Public Law 85-10. Changed by 16 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 12 U.S.C. 1716b, 12 U.S.C. 1721, 12 U.S.C. 4541.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–203 added subpar. (C) and redesignated former subpar. (C) as (D). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (g), (D)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–289 added subsec. (g). (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) Law text · (g)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–550, §1381(e)(1), substituted a period for "; but the aggregate amount of obligations of the corporation under this subsection outstanding at any one time shall not exceed fifteen times the sum of its capital, capital surplus, general surplus, reserves, and undistributed ea… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 102–550, §1381(s)(2), substituted "the Secretary's" for "his" in two places, "the Secretary" for "he" after "such price or prices as", and "the Secretary" for "him" after "the obligations acquired by". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 102–550, §1381(f), inserted at end "The corporation shall insert appropriate language in all of the securities issued under this subsection clearly indicating that such securities, together with the interest thereon, are not guaranteed by the United States and do not constitute… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 102–550, §1381(e)(2), struck out after third sentence "The outstanding total principal amount of such obligations, which are entirely subordinated to the obligations of the corporation issued or to be issued under subsection (b) of this section, shall be deemed to be capital of… · (e)
    • Pub. L. 102–550, §1381(g), inserted "of this title and assessments pursuant to section 4516 of this title" in first sentence. · (f)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–73 inserted after third sentence "The corporation shall not be permitted to use its lending authority (A) to advance funds to a mortgage seller on an interim basis, using mortgage loans as collateral, pending the sale of the mortgages in the secondary market; or (B) to o… · (a)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–242 added subsec. (f). · (f)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–479 substituted "chapter 31 of title 31" for "the Second Liberty Bond Act, as now or hereafter in force" in two places. · (c)

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–320 struck out provision that the total principal amount of subordinated obligations which could be outstanding at any one time could not exceed two times the sum of (1) the capital of the corporation represented by its outstanding common stock and (2) its surplus and undist… · (e)

    1974

    • Pub. L. 93–383 substituted "section 243 of the National Housing Act", classified to section 1715z–8 of this title, for "section 502 of the Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970", which enacted such section 1715z–8. For purposes of amendment of subsec. (a)(1) of this section no change i… · (a)

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–351 inserted provision that nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit the corporation from purchasing, and making commitments to purchase, any mortgage with respect to which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has entered into a contract with the corporation to… · (a)

    1968

    • Pub. L. 90–448, §802(p), (s), substituted "corporation" for "Association" in six places, and "corporation's" for "Association's" in two places, and struck out provisions which prohibited the Association from purchasing any mortgage insured or guaranteed prior to Aug. 2, 1954. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 90–448, §802(s), substituted "corporation" for "Association" in five places, and "corporation's" for "Association's", in three places. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 90–448, §802(q), (s), substituted "corporation" for "Association" in seven places, and "corporation's" for "Association's", and inserted provisions permitting the Secretary to establish a greater ratio than fifteen times for the aggregate amount of obligations outstanding. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 90–448, §802(r), struck out provisions which prohibited the Secretary of the Treasury from purchasing obligations under this subsection if all of the preferred stock of the Association held by him has been retired. · (c)
    • Pub. L. 90–448, §804(a), added subsec. (d). A prior subsec. (d) was repealed by Pub. L. 88–560. · (d)
    • Pub. L. 90–448, §805, added subsec. (e). · (e)

    1966

    • Pub. L. 89–754 struck out requirement that Association's advance commitments to purchase mortgages in its secondary market operations be issued at prices which are sufficient to facilitate home financing, but which are sufficiently below the price then offered by the Association for… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 89–566 raised limit on maximum amount of obligations outstanding under the subsection from ten times the sum of capital, capital surplus, general surplus, reserves, and undistributed earnings to fifteen times that sum. · (b)

    1964

    • Pub. L. 88–560, §703, substituted "90 per centum" for "80 per centum". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 88–560, §701(b)(2), substituted "or obligations, participations, or other instruments which are lawful investments" for "or obligations which are lawful investments". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 88–560, §704, repealed provisions which prohibited the Association from purchasing participations in its operations under this section. · (d)

    1961

    • Pub. L. 87–70, §603(d), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 87–70, §603(e), inserted "or other security holdings" after "mortgages". · (b)

    1959

    • Pub. L. 86–372, §302, substituted "home financing" for "advance planning of home construction" after "sufficient to facilitate". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 86–372, §305(a), substituted "and obligations of the United States or guaranteed thereby, or obligations which are lawful investments for fiduciary, trust, or public funds" for "and bonds or other obligations of, or bonds or other obligations guaranteed as to principal and inte… · (b)

    1957

    • Pub. L. 85–104 substituted "$2,250,000,000" for "$1,350,000,000". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 85–10 substituted "$1,350,000,000" for "$500,000,000 plus an amount equal to the total of such reductions in the maximum dollar amount prescribed by section 1721(c) of this title as have theretofore been effected pursuant to that section: Provided, That such aggregate principal amount under… · (c)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.