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Agencies Approve Amendments to Swap Margin Rule
Joint Release Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Farm Credit Administration Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Comptroller of the Currency Washington, D.C.—Five federal agencies approved final amendments to swap margin requirements to...
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FHFA Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing a proposed rule to require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to align programs, policies, and practices that affect the prepayment rates of “To-Be-Announced" (TBA)-eligible mortgage-backed securities (MBS). The...
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Increased in July 2018
Washington, D.C. - Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages increased from June to July, according to several indices of new mortgage contracts. The National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders Index was 4.60...
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U.S. House Prices Rise 1.1 Percent in Second Quarter
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 1.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 6.5 percent from the second quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2018. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index...
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Conclude Single-Family Rental Pilot Programs
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will conclude their single-family rental pilot programs and then terminate their participation in the single-family rental market except through their previously existing...
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Refinance Volume Down in Second Quarter 2018
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 299,466 refinances in the second quarter of 2018, compared with 356,002 in the first quarter. FHFA's second quarter Refinance Report also shows that 2,973 loans were refinanced...
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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 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). The Dodd...
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FHFA Extends Public Comment Period By 60 Days for Proposed Rule on Enterprise Capital Requirements
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that it is extending the public comment period for the Agency's proposed rule on Enterprise Capital Requirements by an additional 60 days. The previous deadline for comments was September 17, 2018. The new deadline will be...
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Increased in June
Washington, D.C. - Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages increased from May to June, according to several indices of new mortgage contracts. The National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders Index was 4.59...
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House Price Index Up 0.2 Percent in May
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in May, up 0.2 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.1 percent increase in April was revised upward to 0.2 percent. The FHFA...