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Announcements, publications, and news releases covering regulatory changes, policy updates, reports, news, initiatives, and the performance of the Enterprises in the housing finance sector.

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    U.S. House Prices Rise 17.7 Percent over the Last Year; Up 4.0 Percent from the First Quarter

    ​​​Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 17.7 percent from the second quarter of 2021 to the second quarter of 2022 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices were up 4.0 percent compared to the first quarter of 2022. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted...

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    FHFA and Ginnie Mae Announce Updated Minimum Financial Eligibility Requirements for Enterprise Seller/Servicers and Ginnie Mae Issuers

    ​Joint Release Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) Federal Housing Finance Agency Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) issued a joint announcement of their updated minimum financial eligibility...

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    FHFA Proposes 2023-2024 Multifamily Housing Goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

    ​​​​​​ ​​Washington, ​D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposed new benchmark levels for the m​​ultifamily housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) for 2023 and 2024.​ The rule proposes a new methodology for measuring the Enterprise multifamily housing...

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    FHFA Announces Results of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests

    ​ ​​​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released a report providing the results of the annual stress tests that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) are required to conduct under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act)...

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    FHFA Announces Three Staffing Updates

    PageContent ​ ​Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced three personnel updates to its executive staff. Naa Awaa Tagoe will serve as the Deputy Director for the Division of Housing Mission and Goals (DHMG), Joshua Stallings will become the Deputy Director for the...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 1.4 Percent in May; Up 18.3 Percent from Last Year

    ​​​Washington, D.C. – House prices rose nationwide in May, up 1.4 percent from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 18.3 percent from May 2021 to May 2022. The previously reported 1.6 percent price change for...

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    FHFA Announces Office of Financial Technology

    ​​​​​​ ​​Washington, ​D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced the establishment of the Office of Financial Technology. This Office will serve as a centralized source of information to support FHFA in addressing emerging risks and advancing Agency priorities related to the...

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    FHFA Releases Latest Report on Non-performing Loan Sales

    ​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released the latest report on the sale of non-performing loans (NPLs) by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The Enterprise Non-Performing Loan Sales Report includes sales information about NPLs sold through December 31...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 1.6 Percent in April; Up 18.8 Percent from Last Year

    ​Washington, D.C. – House prices rose nationwide in April, up 1.6 percent from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 18.8 percent from April 2021 to April 2022. The previously reported 1.5 percent price change for...

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    FHFA Releases 1st Quarter 2022 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report

    ​ ​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its first quarter 2022 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report​. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 129,779 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter, raising the...