Uniform Practices Manual Updates

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May 8, 2008

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Update 118

Includes settlement dates for April 2009

March 28, 2008

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Update 117

Includes settlement dates for March 2009

March 20, 2008

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Update 116

The guidelines contained in chapter 8 of the Uniform Practices Manual have been revised. The revisions encompass sections 11 and 12 of this document. The first revision creates a new section 11, which contains a bullet point list of characteristics of “standard loans”, which are loans that may be included in TBA-eligible pools. The second revision is to the “non standard” loans section (now section 12, in the revised Guidelines). The second revision clarifies the definition of "non-standard loans" to include only relocation, co-op, and buydown loans. It is these loans which are the acceptable non-standard products eligible for de-minimus inclusion in TBA pools. These revisions were completed to codify and clarify existing market practices which had not been delineated in detail in the previous version of the manual.
   

January 24, 2008

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The guidelines contained in chapter 7 of the Uniform Practices Manual have been revised in advance of the implementation of the EPN Pool Substitution Message Service by FICC. These revised guidelines will be effective upon the implementation of this service.

November 8, 2007

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September 28, 2007

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Update 112

Chapter 7- Pool Notification Process

August 30, 2007

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Update 111

Includes settlement dates for August, 2008

July 27, 2007

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Update 110

Includes settlement dates for July, 2008

June 30, 2007
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Update 109

Includes settlement dates for June, 2008

May 28, 2007
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Update 108

Includes settlement dates for May, 2008

April 28, 2007
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Update 107

Includes settlement dates for April, 2008

March 29, 2007
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Update 106

Includes settlement dates for March, 2008
February 27, 2007
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Update 105

Includes settlement dates for February, 2008
February 6, 2007
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Update 104

Includes settlement dates for January, 2008
December 21, 2006
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Update 103

Includes settlement dates for December, 2007
December 06, 2006
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Update 102

Includes settlement dates for November, 2007
October 20, 2006
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Update 101

1. Settlement Dates for October, 2007
2. Chapter 9 – Structured Products Settlement Procedures (Revised as of 9/2006)
September 27, 2006
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Update 100

Includes settlement dates for September, 2007.
August 28, 2006
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Update 99

Includes settlement dates for August, 2007.
July 27, 2006
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Update 98

Includes settlement dates for July, 2007.
July 5, 2006
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Update 97

Includes: Revised Buy In Procedures for Buy-In of Mortgage Backed Securities.
June 29, 2006
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Update 96

Includes settlement dates for June, 2007.
June 1, 2006
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Update 95

Includes settlement dates for May, 2007.
May 1, 2006
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Update 94

Includes settlement dates for April, 2007.
April 18, 2006
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Update 93

Includes settlement dates for March, 2007.
March 16, 2006
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Update 92

This update contains a complete version of chapter 8. Section 14 was omitted in the version released in update 91.
March 2, 2006
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Update 91

Includes settlement dates for February, 2007.
January 31, 2006
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Update 90

Includes settlement dates for January, 2007.
December 16, 2005
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Update 89

Includes settlement dates for December, 2006.
December 9, 2005
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Update 88

This update includes new chapters seven and eight, as well as an updated table of contents.
November 30, 2005
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Update 87

Includes settlement dates for November, 2006.
October 27, 2005
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Update 86

Includes settlement dates for October, 2006.
September 25, 2005
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Update 85

Includes settlement dates for September, 2006.
August 30, 2005
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Update 84

Includes settlement dates for August, 2006.
July 28, 2005
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Update 83

Includes settlement dates for July, 2006.
June 24, 2005
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Update 82

Includes settlement dates for June, 2006.
June 15, 2005
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Update 81

This update includes new chapters three, four and five, as well as an updated table of contents.
May 26, 2005
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Update 80

Includes settlement dates for May, 2006.
April 25, 2005
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Update 79

Includes settlement dates for April, 2006.
March 25, 2005
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Update 78

Includes settlement dates for March, 2006.
February 25, 2005
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Update 77

Includes settlement dates for February, 2006.
January 25, 2005
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Update 76

Includes settlement dates for January, 2006.
December 23, 2004
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Update 75

Includes settlement dates for December, 2005.
November 30, 2004
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Update 74

Includes settlement dates for November, 2005.
October 27, 2004
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Update 73

Includes settlement dates for October, 2005.
September 24, 2004
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Update 72

Includes settlement dates for September, 2005.
August 26, 2004
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Update 71

Includes settlement dates for August, 2005.
July 23, 2004
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Update 70

Includes settlement dates for July, 2005.
June 25, 2004
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Update 69

Includes settlement dates for June, 2005.
June 1, 2004
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Update 68

Includes settlement dates for May, 2005.
April 29, 2004
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Update 67

Includes settlement dates for April, 2005.
April 15, 2004
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Update 66

Includes settlement dates for March, 2005.
February 26, 2004
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Update 65

Includes settlement dates for February, 2005.
January 26, 2004
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Update 64

Includes settlement dates for January, 2005.
December 31, 2003
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Updates 62 and 63

Includes settlement dates for July through December, 2004.
December 23, 2003
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Update 61

Includes settlement dates for June, 2004.
December 17, 2003
Settlement of Premium TBA MBS Fails Extending Over Factor Release Date

Clarification of Uniform Practices Guideline Chapter 8 Section 21

October 24, 2003
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Update 60

Includes settlement dates for April, 2004.
September 26, 2003
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Update 59

Includes settlement dates for March, 2004.
August 7, 2003
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Update 58

Includes settlement dates for February, 2004. Settlement dates are now issued seven months out.
July 28, 2003
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Update 57

Includes settlement dates for January, 2004
June 30, 2003
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Update 56

Includes settlement dates for December, 2003. Contact information on pages 1-3 and ii has been updated.
May 30, 2003
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Update 55

Includes settlement dates for November, 2003
April 28, 2003
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Update 54

Includes settlement dates for October, 2003
March 24, 2003
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Update 53

Includes settlement dates for the month of September 2003. Updated page 10-9 including new sections M, N and O clarifying and expanding upon certain repo tracking functions. New "Summary Guide to Required Offering Materials for GSE-Issued Mortgage Securities".
February 27, 2003
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Update 52

Includes settlement dates for August, 2003
January 27, 2003
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Update 51

Includes settlement dates for July, 2003
January 6, 2003
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Update 50

Includes settlement dates for June, 2003
November 25, 2002
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Update 49

Includes settlement dates for May, 2003
November 5, 2002
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Update 48

Includes settlement dates for April, 2003
September 25, 2002
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Update 47

Includes settlement dates for March, 2003
August 15, 2002
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Update 46

Includes settlement dates for January and February, 2003
July 11, 2002
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Update 45

This update recommends procedures for the unilateral cancellation of repo tracking payments on payment date by the repo buyer. This recommendation is a result of repo tracking functionality being put into production on the Fedwire system.
June 28, 2002
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Update 44

Includes settlement dates for December, 2002.
June 12, 2002
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Update 42 and 43

Includes settlement dates for November, 2002.

Page 8-15 has been revised to reccommend the use of any settlement facility to make final cash settlements on Round Robins.

May 3, 2002
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Update 41

Includes settlement dates for October, 2002.
March 22, 2002
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Update 40

Includes settlement dates for September, 2002.

Guidelines for the use of the Special Payment Order function at DTCC to settle Round Robins is incorporated into Chapter 8, pages 8-14 through 8-16.

A revision to Chapter 11, page 11-1, making correct repo coding a condition for delivery and receipt of designated mortgage securities.

A revised form of Master Agreement for the delivery of GSE Offering Materials following page 12-5 in Chapter 12.

February 25, 2002
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Update 39

Includes settlement dates for August, 2002.
February 4, 2002
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Update 38

Includes settlement dates for July, 2002. The guidelines in chapter 8, pages 13-15, have been revised to address the delivery of certain TBA pools following contractual settlement date and the release of the following month's factor data.
January 2, 2002
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Update 37

Includes settlement dates for June, 2002. The calculations described on page 8-15 have been corrected; various pages throughout the manual have been revised to describe the clearance and settlement of Ginnie Mae securities on the Fedwire system; the page number for the March, 2002 settlement dates has been corrected.
December 17, 2001
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Update 36

Page 11-1 sets forth a new set of conditions for refusing delivery ("DK") of Agency MBS and REMICs. As of the date of this revision, 12/17/01, sellers of these securities must incorporate the contractual Settlement Date in the Fedwire message to assure delivery.
December 4, 2001
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Update 35

Adds Settlement Dates for May 2002.
November 6, 2001
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Update 34

Adds Settlement Dates for April 2002.
October 8, 2001
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Update 33

Adds Settlement Dates for March 2002.
September 5, 2001
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Update 32

Adds Settlement Dates for February 2002.
August 2, 2001
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Update 31

Adds Settlement Dates for January 2002.
July 10, 2001
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Update 30

Adds Settlement Dates for December 2001.
May 30, 2001
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Update 29

Adds Settlement Dates for November 2001.
April 27, 2001
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Update 28

Adds Settlement Dates for October 2001.
April 2, 2001
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Update 27

Adds Settlement Dates for September 2001.
February 28, 2001
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Update 26

Adds Settlement Dates for August 2001. The "Guidelines Relating to the Assignment of TBA Transactions" have been revised to allow for the automatic delivery of TBA trade assignment notifications. This also entails: Revised table of contents (p. v); Revised exhibit cover page, page 12-4; The revised "Guidelines", section 12-4; and New "Master Electronic Trade Assignment Agreement"
February 2, 2001
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Update 25

Adds Settlement Dates for July 2001. Updated table of contents reflects changes made in Update 24.
February 1, 2001
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Update 24

Chapter 9 now includes new "Delivery Requirements for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Government Guaranteed Programs" to be used for trades executed as of February 1, 2001. In addition to the delivery requirements, this update also includes standardized documentation to facilitate secondary market trading and settlement of USDA government guaranteed programs.
January 3, 2001
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Update 23

Adds Settlement Dates for June, 2001
November 29, 2000
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Update 22

Adds Settlement Dates for May, 2001
November 2, 2000
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Update 21

Adds Settlement Dates for April, 2001
October 1, 2000
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Update 20

Adds Settlement Dates for March, 2001

Revised Standard Formulas to reflect Fannie Mae's release of WALA data information. The Fannie Mae WALA data, which is part of Fannie Mae's new quartile data, will be available after the close of business on November 6, 2000. In an effort to ensure that the market can accommodate this new data with minimal disruption, TBMA's Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Division recommends that Fannie Mae's WALA data for prepayment yield and other calculations should not be used as the standard for analyzing Fannie Mae securities until the second monthly release, which is scheduled for after the close of business on December 6, 2000.

Up through December 6, market participants should treat the November quartile data as a "preliminary release" and thus continue to perform current calculations using Calculated Loan Age ("CAGE"). For all calculations after December 6, market participants should use the available Fannie Mae WALAs as the new standard. (Note that this will include all calculations related to settlements after December 6, regardless of trade date.) If the WALA for a particular security is still unavailable after December 6, market participants should continue to use CAGE for that security.

August 28, 2000
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Update 19

Adds Settlement Dates for February, 2001
July 27, 2000
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Update 18

Adds Settlement Dates for January, 2001
July 13, 2000
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Update 17

Adds Settlement Dates for December, 2000
May 31, 2000
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Update 16

Adds Settlement Dates for November, 2000
May 5, 2000
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Update 15

Update of page ii
Adds Settlement Dates for October, 2000
April 3, 2000
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Update 14

Adds Settlement Dates for September, 2000
March 9, 2000
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Update 13

Adds Settlement Dates for August, 2000
February 3, 2000
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Update 12

Adds Settlement Dates for July, 2000
January 1, 2000
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Update 11

Adds Settlement Dates for June, 2000
December 1, 1999
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Update 10

Adds Settlement Dates for May, 2000
Updates page iv of Table of Contents to reflect revisions made in Update 8.
November 10, 1999
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Update 9

Adds Settlement Dates for April, 2000
October 20, 1999
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Update 8

Reflects the Association's new "48-Hour Rule Pool Notification Extension" guideline, which will be invoked in the event that the MBSCC notifies the Association of an electronic pool notification system disruption and requests an extension of the 48-Hour rule. The new material can be found on pages 7-3 and 7-4.
October 6, 1999
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Update 7

Adds Settlement Dates for March, 2000
September 8, 1999
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Update 6

Adds Settlement Dates for February, 2000
August 1, 1999
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Update 5

Adds Settlement Dates for January, 2000
July 1, 1999
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Update 4

Adds Settlement Dates for December, 1999
June 1, 1999
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Update 3

Adds Settlement Dates for November, 1999
May 10, 1999
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Update 2

Adds Settlement Dates for October, 1999
April 1, 1999
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Update 1

Adds Settlement Dates for September, 1999
March 27, 1999
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