Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 14, 2021, Freddie Mac (formally known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation), acting through the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) as its Conservator, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) entered into a letter agreement (Letter Agreement). The Letter Agreement suspends certain requirements that were added on January 14, 2021 to the Amended and Restated Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of September 26, 2008, as amended (Purchase Agreement), between Treasury and Freddie Mac, acting through FHFA as its Conservator.
The Letter Agreement suspended the requirements under the Purchase Agreement related to our cash window activities in section 5.12(c), multifamily loan purchase activity in section 5.13, acquisitions of single-family loans with certain loan-to-value, debt-to-income, and credit score characteristics at origination in section 5.14(a), and acquisitions of single-family loans secured by investment properties and second homes in section 5.14(b). Each such suspension shall terminate on the later of September 14, 2022 and six months after Treasury so notifies Freddie Mac. For a description of the January 14, 2021 amendments to the Purchase Agreement, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 11, 2021 (the 2020 Annual Report), under the heading “MD&A – Regulation and Supervision – Legislative and Regulatory Developments – January 2021 Letter Agreement with Treasury.”
The description of the Letter Agreement in this report is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Letter Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
As a result of our previous issuance to Treasury of a warrant to purchase shares of our common stock equal to 79.9% of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding, on a fully diluted basis, we are deemed a related party to the U.S. government. For a discussion of our relationship and transactions with Treasury, see our 2020 Annual Report, under the headings “Introduction – About Freddie Mac – Conservatorship and Government Support for Our Business,” “MD&A – Conservatorship and Related Matters – Purchase Agreement, Warrant, and Senior Preferred Stock,” and “Note 2: Conservatorship and Related Matters – Related Parties as a Result of Conservatorship.”
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index below are being filed as part of this report.
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Exhibit Number
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Description of Exhibit
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10.1
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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Freddie Mac Form 8-K