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Town of Babylon v. Fed. Hous. Fin. Agency

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Type de cour
Nationale - cour supérieure
Date
Oct 24, 2012
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
United States Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit
Juge
Winter,Cabranes, Carney.
Numéro de référence
Nos. 11-3408-cv, 11-3285-cv
Langue
Anglais
Sujet
Énergie, Questions juridiques, Environnement gén.
Mot clé
Subvention/incitation Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie Technologie environnementale
Résumé
In 2010, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) warned Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and national banks that Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)loans to homeowners with senior liens might pose risks to the institutions’ own security interests. Plaintiffs sued FHFA and OCC arguing that the warning discourages local participation in PACE initiatives. A district court dismissed the suits, and plaintiffs appealed Affirming the district court, the Second Circuit ruled that a 2008 federal law, 12 U.S.C. 4617, establishes FHFA as the federal conservator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and nothing in that law authorizes judicial review of FHFA decisions. As to OCC, the court held that plaintiffs lack standing under Article III of the Constitution. According to the court, plaintiffs cannot demonstrate redressability—in essence, that the relief sought would resolve the problem—because, even if OCC withdrew its warning, “national banks would remain entirely free to treat PACE-related properties on an unfavorable basis.”
Texte intégral
COU-159836.pdf