Base Offering Circular - Multifamily
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similar maturities. Additionally, COFI may not necessarily move in the same direction as market
interest rates at all times because as longer term deposits or borrowings mature and are renewed
at prevailing market interest rates, COFI is influenced by the differential between the prior and
the new rates on those deposits or borrowings. Moreover, as stated above, COFI is designed to
represent the average cost of funds for Eleventh District savings institutions for the month prior
to the month in which COFI is published. Because COFI is based on a regional and not a national
cost of funds, it may not behave as would a nationally based index. In addition, the movement of
COFI, as compared to other indices tied to specific interest rates, may be affected by changes
instituted by the FHLB of San Francisco in the method used to calculate COFI. Investors can
order an informational brochure explaining COFI by writing or calling the FHLB of San
Franciscos Marketing Department, P.O. Box 7948, San Francisco, California 94120, phone
415/616-2610. The current level of COFI can be obtained by calling the FHLB of San Francisco
at 415/616-2600.
If the FHLB of San Francisco fails to publish COFI for a period of 65 calendar days (an
event that will constitute an Alternative Rate Event), then the Trustee (or its agent) will
calculate the Interest Rates of the COFI Classes for the subsequent Accrual Periods by using, in
place of COFI, (i) the replacement index, if any, that the FHLB of San Francisco publishes or
designates or (ii) if the FHLB of San Francisco does not publish or designate a replacement
index, an alternative index selected by the Trustee (or its agent) and approved by Ginnie Mae that
has performed, or that the Trustee expects to perform, in a manner substantially similar to COFI.
At the time that the Trustee first selects an alternative index, the Trustee will determine the
average number of basis points, if any, by which the alternative index differed from COFI for
whatever period the Trustee, in its sole discretion, reasonably determines to reflect fairly the
long-term difference between COFI and the alternative index, and will adjust the alternative
index by that average. The Trustee (or its agent) will select a particular index as the alternative
index only if it receives an Opinion of Counsel that the selection of that index will not cause the
related Trust REMIC or Trust REMICs to lose their status as REMICs for federal income tax
purposes.
If at any time after the occurrence of an Alternative Rate Event, the FHLB of San
Francisco resumes publication of COFI, the Interest Rates of the COFI Classes for each
subsequent Accrual Period will be calculated by reference to COFI.
Determination of the Treasury Index
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Offering Circular Supplement, the Trustee
(or its agent) will calculate the Interest Rates of Treasury Index Classes for each Accrual Period
(after the first) on the Floating Rate Adjustment Date. On each Floating Rate Adjustment Date,
the Trustee will determine the applicable Treasury Index, which will be either (i) the weekly
average yield, expressed as a per annum rate, on U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to a constant
maturity of one, three, five, seven or ten years or to some other constant maturity (as specified in
the applicable Offering Circular Supplement) as published by the Federal Reserve Board in the
most recent edition of Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release No. H.15 (519) that is available
to the Trustee or (ii) the weekly auction average (investment) yield, expressed as a per annum