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​ Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 12.6 percent from the first quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2021 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI ®). House prices were up 3.5 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. FHFA's seasonally adjusted...

Washington, D.C.— Today, to improve policymakers' understanding of how mortgage risk has evolved over time and the role it played in the 2008 recession, FHFA released a revised staff working paper, “A Quarter Century of Mortgage Risk." Using a comprehensive dataset that contains aggregated results...

​ ​​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published the proposed 2022-2024 Underserved Markets Plans submitted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) under the Duty to Serve (DTS) program. The proposed Plans cover the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31...

​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published a report on the performance of Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's (the Enterprises') single-family credit risk transfers (CRT). The report focuses on securities issuance and insurance/reinsurance credit risk sharing vehicles...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued a Request for Input (RFI) on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s (the Enterprises) eligibility requirements for mortgages in condominium (condo), cooperative (co-op), and planned unit development (PUD) projects where a large portion...

​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published a final rule that requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to develop credible resolution plans, also known as “living wills." These resolution plans would facilitate a rapid and orderly resolution of the...

​​​​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will implement a new refinance option for low-income borrowers with Enterprise-backed single-family mortgages. Eligible borrowers will benefit from a reduced interest rate...

​​Washington, D.C. – House prices rose nationwide in February, up 0.9 percent from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 12.2 percent from February 2020 to February 2021. The previously reported 1.0 percent price...

​​ Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will extend some temporary loan origination flexibilities until May 31, 2021. All temporary flexibilities were originally set to expire on April 30, 2021. Alternative...

​ Washington, D.C. – House prices rose nationwide in January, up 1.0 percent from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI ®). House prices rose 12.0 percent from January 2020 to January 2021. The previously reported 1.1 percent price...