adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations, including regulations for the election of associates and successors;

adopt and alter a seal;

have offices and conduct its activities in the District of Columbia and in the States, territories, and possessions of the United States;

acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property, and use any income from the property, as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;

sue and be sued within the jurisdiction of the United States; and

do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter and the purposes of the corporation.