This annual report describes FHFA's accomplishments, as well as challenges, the agency faced in meeting the strategic goals and objectives during the past fiscal year.
Read about the agency’s 2018 examinations of Fannie Mac, Freddie Mac and the Home Loan Bank System.
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Implement critical reforms that will produce a stronger and more resilient housing finance system.
FOSTER competitive, liquid, efficient, and resilient (CLEAR) national housing finance markets that support sustainable homeownership and affordable rental housing; OPERATE in a safe and sound manner appropriate for entities in conservatorship; and PREPARE for eventual exits from the conservatorships.
2020 Scorecard
2019 Conservatorships Strategic Plan
FHFA experts provide reliable data, including all states, about activity in the U.S. mortgage market through its House Price Index, Refinance Report, Foreclosure Prevention Report, and Performance Report.
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The FHFA House Price Index (HPI) reported a 0.5 percent increase in U.S. house prices in October from the previous month. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI), the previously reported 0.3 percent increase in September was revised upward to 0.5 percent. From October 2016 to October 2017, house prices were up 6.6 percent. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly price changes from September 2017 to October 2017 ranged from -0.4 percent in the West North Central division to +2.8 percent in the East South Central division. The 12-month changes were all positive, ranging from +4.8 percent in the West North Central division to +8.7 percent in the Pacific division.
Monthly index values and appreciation rate estimates for recent periods are provided in the table and graphs in the attachment.
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