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FHFA: Correcting Amendment Reinstating Grandfather Exceptions to Private Transfer Fee Covenants

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Published March 20th, 2026
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Summary

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a correcting amendment to reinstate grandfather exceptions to restrictions on private transfer fee covenants. This rule, published on March 20, 2026, amends existing regulations to clarify specific exceptions.

What changed

This document is a correcting amendment issued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to reinstate grandfather exceptions to restrictions on private transfer fee covenants. The amendment, published on March 20, 2026, specifically addresses and corrects previous limitations, ensuring that certain pre-existing arrangements are properly recognized and exempted from the restrictions.

Compliance officers should review the specific language of the correction to ensure their understanding of which private transfer fee covenants are now grandfathered. While this is a correcting amendment, it clarifies existing obligations and may impact how certain real estate transactions involving transfer fees are handled. No new compliance deadlines are imposed, as this amendment clarifies existing rules.

What to do next

  1. Review the correcting amendment to understand the scope of reinstated grandfather exceptions for private transfer fee covenants.
  2. Ensure internal policies and procedures reflect the clarified exceptions regarding private transfer fees.

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Correcting Amendment Reinstating “Grandfather” Exceptions to Restrictions on Private Transfer Fee Covenants; Correction

A Rule by the Federal Housing Finance Agency on 03/20/2026

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    (1 page) Publication Date 03/20/2026 RIN 2590-AB61 Published Content - Document Details

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AGENCY:

Federal Housing Finance Agency.

ACTION:

Final rule; technical amendment; correction.

SUMMARY:

The Federal Housing Finance Agency published a Final Rule; Technical Amendment document in the Federal Register on March 17, 2026, regarding Correcting Amendment Reinstating “Grandfather” Exceptions to Restrictions on Private Transfer Fee Covenants. The ACTION: line of the Final Rule; Technical Amendment document incorrectly stated that the Final Rule was requesting public comments, however, the Final Rule; Technical Amendment document is not requesting public comments. This correction removes “request for comments” from the ACTION: line of the Final Rule; Technical Amendment document.

DATES:

Effective March 20, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sara L. Todd, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel (OGC), (202) 649-3527, sara.todd@fhfa.gov, Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20219. This is not a toll-free number. The mailing address is: Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fourth Floor, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20219. For TTY/TRS users with hearing and speech disabilities, dial 711 and ask to be connected to the contact number above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

In the Federal Register of March 17, 2026, in Final Rule; Technical Amendment FR Doc. 2026-05160 at 91 FR 12673, on page 12673, correct the ACTION: to read “ ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.”

Clinton Jones,

General Counsel, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

[FR Doc. 2026-05463 Filed 3-19-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8070-01-P

Published Document: 2026-05463 (91 FR 13492)

CFR references

12 CFR 1228

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Correction

Classification

Agency
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Published
March 20th, 2026
Instrument
Rule
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Corrected
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
91 FR 13492
Docket
2590-AB61

Who this affects

Applies to
Consumers Real Estate
Industry sector
5311 Real Estate
Activity scope
Real Estate Transactions
Geographic scope
United States US

Taxonomy

Primary area
Financial Services
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Real Estate Consumer Protection

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