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Announcements, publications, and news releases covering regulatory changes, policy updates, reports, news, initiatives, and the performance of the Enterprises in the housing finance sector.

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    HARP Refinances Continue Decline in Third Quarter

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that 15,597 borrowers refinanced their mortgages through the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) from July through September. FHFA's third quarter Refinance Report also shows that while total refinance volume increased...

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    FHFA Releases Further Data on Non-performing Loan Sales

    Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its second report providing information about the sale of non-performing loans (NPLs) by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The Enterprise Non-Performing Loan Sales Report includes NPL sales data through August 31...

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    FHFA Releases 2016 Performance and Accountability Report

    ​Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its Performance and Accountability Report, which details FHFA’s activities as regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and as regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during fiscal year 2016. For the...

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    FHFA Indices Show Little Movement in Mortgage Interest Rates in September

    Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages were nearly flat from August to September, according to several indices of new mortgage contracts. The National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.7 Percent in August

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in August, up 0.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.5 percent increase in July remained unchanged. The FHFA...

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    FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Decreased in August 2016

    Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased from July to August, 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 3.58...

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    FHFA Second Quarter Foreclosure Prevention Report Shows Continuing Progress on Foreclosure Preventions

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its second quarter Foreclosure Prevention Report which shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 48,438 foreclosure prevention actions in the second quarter of 2016, bringing the total number of foreclosure prevention...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.5 Percent in July 2016

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in July, up 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.2 percent increase in June was revised upward to reflect a 0.3...

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    FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Decreased in July 2016

    Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased 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 3.62...

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    FHFA Announces New Streamlined Refinance Offering for High LTV Borrowers: HARP Extended through September 2017

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), at FHFA's direction, will implement a new refinance offering aimed at borrowers with high loan-to-value (LTV) ratios. The new refinance offering will provide much-needed...