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About FHFA

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is an independent agency established by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) and is responsible for the effective supervision, regulation, and housing mission oversight of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the Federal Home Loan Bank System, which includes the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) and the Office of Finance (OF). The Agency's mission is to ensure that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) and the FHLBanks (together, "the regulated entities") fulfill their mission by operating in a safe and sound manner to serve as a reliable source of liquidity and funding for housing finance and community investment. Since 2008, FHFA has also served as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Latest News

  • News Release

    FHFA Announces Conforming Loan Limit Values for 2026
    November 25, 2025
    U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) today announced the conforming loan limit values (CLLs) for mortgages Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will acquire in 2026. In most of the United States, the 2026 CLL value for one-unit properties will be $832,750, an increase of $26,250 from 2025.
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  • News Release

    U.S. House Prices Rise 2.2 Percent Year over Year; Up 0.2 percent Quarter over Quarter
    November 25, 2025
    U.S. house prices rose 2.2 percent between the third quarter of 2024 and the third quarter of 2025, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices for the third quarter of 2025 rose 0.2 percent compared to the second quarter of 2025. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index for September remained unchanged from August.
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  • News Release

    U.S. Federal Housing Announces 2026 Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
    November 24, 2025
    U.S. Federal Housing announced today that the 2026 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will be $88 billion for each Enterprise, for a combined total of $176 billion to support the multifamily market.
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Spotlight Topic

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    ​Suspended Counterparty

    FHFA established the Suspended Counterparty Program to help address the risk to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks presented by individuals and entities with a history of fraud or other financial misconduct.

    View ​Suspended Counterparty Program List

  • FHFA House Price Index®

    The FHFA House Price Index® (FHFA HPI®) is a comprehensive​ collection of publicly available house price indexes that measure changes in single-family home values based on data from all 50 states and over 400 American cities.

    View the latest report

Housing Market Indicators

MIRS Transition Index

MIRS Transition Index Release DatesIndex Values
October 20256.57
September 20256.71
August 20256.83

MIRS transition index is intended to be used in lieu of the discontinued MIRS ARM Index for currently outstanding loans, and not as a reference rate on newly-originated adjustable-rate mortgages.  For further information, click here. 

House Prices

FHFA HPI-SourceQuarterly Change 2025Q2-2025Q3Four Quarter Change 2024Q3-2025Q3
"Purchase-Only" U.S. Index
(Seasonally Adjusted)		0.2%2.2%
"Expanded-Data" U.S. Index
(Seasonally Adjusted)		0.3%3.3%