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FHFA Issues Proposed Rule on Enterprise Capital
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is seeking comments on a proposed regulation on capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The proposed rule would implement a new framework for risk-based capital requirements and a revised minimum leverage...
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Increased in April
Washington, D.C. - Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages increased from March to April, 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 4.51...
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U.S. House Prices Rise 1.7 Percent in First Quarter
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 1.7 percent in the first quarter of 2018 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 6.9 percent from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018. FHFA's seasonally adjusted monthly index for...
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FHFA Releases 2017 Report to Congress
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its 2017 Report to Congress . The statutorily-required report provides information about FHFA's 2017 examinations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), 11 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) and the FHLBanks' Office...
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FHFA Issues New Prepayment Monitoring Report
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued a Prepayment Monitoring Report with data through the first quarter of 2018. The report provides transparency and insight to market participants about how FHFA monitors the prepayment rates of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the...
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Refinance Volume Down in First Quarter 2018 as Mortgage Rates Rise
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 356,003 refinances in the first quarter of 2018, compared with 446,295 in the fourth quarter of 2017. FHFA’s first quarter Refinance Report also shows that 4,139 loans were...
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FHFA Issues Correction and Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rule Amending Federal Home Loan Banks' Affordable Housing Program Regulation
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that it is extending the comment period for the Agency's proposed rule to amend the Federal Home Loan Banks' Affordable Housing Program by 30 days. The comment period was previously set to close on May 14, 2018, 60 days...
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Increased in March
Washington, D.C. - Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages increased from February to March, 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...
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FHFA House Price Index Up 0.6 Percent in February
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in February, up 0.6 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.8 percent increase in January was revised upward to 0.9 percent. The...
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FHFA Updates Progress on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Credit Risk Transfer Programs
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued a Credit Risk Transfer Progress Report describing the status and volume of credit risk transfer (CRT) transactions through the fourth quarter of 2017. The Report provides a comprehensive picture of how Fannie Mae and Freddie...