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FHFA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Minimum Financial Eligibility Requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced a 30-day extension to the comment period for the proposed update to the minimum financial eligibility requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers. FHFA released the proposed update to the minimum...
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FHFA Authorizes Loan Processing Flexibilities for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Customers
Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced several loan processing flexibilities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (The Enterprises) designed to help their customers. The flexibilities announced by the Enterprises include: Allowing desktop appraisals on new construction...
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FHFA House Price Index Up 0.3 Percent in January; Up 5.2 Percent from Last Year
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in January, up 0.3 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 5.2 percent from January 2019 to January 2020. The previously reported 0.6 percent increase for December...
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More Than 4.4 Million Homeowners Helped Since Conservatorship
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its fourth quarter 2019 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, which shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 25,930 foreclosure prevention actions in the fourth quarter of 2019, bringing...
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FHFA Authorizes the Enterprises to Support Additional Liquidity in the Secondary Mortgage Market
Washington, D.C. – Today, to help support immediate needs for liquidity in the secondary mortgage market, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has authorized Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to enter into additional dollar roll transactions (dollar roll transactions provide...
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FHFA Moves to Provide Eviction Suspension Relief for Renters in Multifamily Properties
Washington, D.C. – Today, to keep renters in multifamily properties in their home and to support multifamily property owners during the coronavirus national emergency, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is announcing that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will offer multifamily...
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FHFA Directs Enterprises to Grant Flexibilities for Appraisal and Employment Verifications
Washington, D.C. – Today, to facilitate liquidity in the mortgage market during the coronavirus national emergency, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to provide alternative flexibilities to satisfy appraisal requirements and employment...
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FHFA Suspends Foreclosures and Evictions for Enterprise-Backed Mortgages
Washington, D.C. – Today, to help borrowers who are at risk of losing their home, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to suspend foreclosures and evictions for at least 60 days due to the coronavirus national emergency. The...
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FHFA Strengthens Evaluation Criteria for Duty to Serve Program
Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced it is strengthening the evaluation criteria of the Duty to Serve (DTS) Underserved Markets program through the Evaluation Guidance for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The updated guidance will ensure the...
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FHFA Authorizes Payments to Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund
Washington, D.C. — FHFA Director Mark Calabria announced today that he has authorized the disbursement of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's affordable housing allocations for 2019 to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Housing Trust Fund of $326.4 million and to the Department...