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.
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As conservator, FHFA is focused on ensuring that each Enterprise builds capital and improves its safety and soundness.
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Operate the business in a safe and sound manner.
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Promote sustainable and equitable access to affordable housing.
2023 Scorecard
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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Joshua Bosshardt (FHFA); Marco Di Maggio (Harvard University); Ali Kakhbod (University of California, Berkeley);Amir Kermani (University of California, Berkeley)
*Revised November 2023
This paper studies how tightening monetary policy transmits to the economy through the mortgage market and sheds new light on the distributional consequences at both individual and regional levels. We find that credit supply factors, specifically restrictions on the debt-to-income (DTI) ratio, account for most of the decline in mortgages. These effects are even more pronounced for minority and middle-income borrowers, who find themselves excluded from the credit market. Additionally, regions with historically high DTI ratios exhibit greater reductions in mortgage originations, house prices, and consumption.
