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FHFA Announces June 2019 Implementation of the New Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that on June 3, 2019 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will start issuing a new, common security, the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security (UMBS), in place of their current offerings of TBA-eligible mortgage-backed...
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Increased in February
Washington, D.C. - Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages increased from January to February, 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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Report Shows Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Foreclosure Preventions Surpass 4 Million
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its fourth quarter Foreclosure Prevention Report, which shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 67,569 foreclosure prevention actions in the fourth quarter of 2017, bringing the total number of...
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FHFA House Price Index Up 0.8 Percent in January
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in January, up 0.8 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.3 percent increase in December was revised upward to 0.4 percent. The...
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FHFA Issues Proposed Rule Amending Federal Home Loan Banks’ Affordable Housing Program Regulation
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is seeking comments on proposed amendments to its regulation on the Federal Home Loan Banks' (FHLBanks) Affordable Housing Program (AHP). The proposed amendments would authorize the FHLBanks to redesign their project selection systems and...
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Increased in January
Washington, D.C. - Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages increased from December to January, 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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U.S. House Prices Rise 1.6 Percent in Fourth Quarter
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 1.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 6.7 percent from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the fourth quarter of 2017. FHFA's seasonally adjusted monthly index...
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Refinance Volume Increases in Fourth Quarter 2017
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed more than 446,295 refinances in the fourth quarter of 2017, compared with 362,934 in the third quarter. FHFA's fourth quarter Refinance Report also shows that 6,309 loans were...
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FHFA Finalizes 2018-2020 Housing Goals For Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published a final rule that establishes new housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) for 2018 through 2020 in accordance with the provisions of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. The new goals...
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Agencies Seek Comment on Proposed 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 the Comptroller of the Currency WASHINGTON — Five federal agencies propose to amend swap margin requirements to conform with...