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FHFA Revises Exclusions to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Multifamily Lending Scorecard Caps
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that it is revising the affordable housing lending categories that are excluded from the multifamily lending purchase caps established in the 2015 Scorecard for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The 2015...
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FHFA Announces Results of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Dodd-Frank Stress Tests
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released a report providing the results of 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-Frank...
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Agencies Issue Final Rule on Minimum Requirements for Appraisal Management Companies
Joint Release Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Federal Housing Finance Agency National Credit Union Administration WASHINGTON, D.C.— Six federal financial...
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest 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...
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FHFA House Price Index Up 0.7 Percent in February
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in February, 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 0.3 percent change in January remains unchanged. The FHFA HPI...
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Issue Revised Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) are issuing revised requirements for private mortgage insurance companies that insure mortgage loans either owned or guaranteed by the Enterprises. The revised eligibility...
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FHFA Completes Guarantee Fee Review: G-fees to Remain at Current Levels with Modest Adjustments
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced the results of its comprehensive review of guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). FHFA has determined that current fees, on average, are at an appropriate level and that some modest...
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Foreclosure Prevention Actions Top 3.4 Million Through Fourth Quarter 2014
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed nearly 65,900 foreclosure prevention actions in the fourth quarter of 2014, bringing the total foreclosure prevention actions to more than 3.4 million since the start of the...
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest Rates Decreased in February
Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased 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...
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FHFA House Price Index Up 0.3 Percent in January
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in January, up 0.3 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 0.8 percent change in December was revised downward to a 0.7...