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FHFA Report Details Progress on the 2014 Strategic Plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Conservatorships
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a Progress Report today on the initiatives outlined in the 2014 Strategic Plan for the Conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the 2014 Conservatorship Scorecard. The Progress Report describes activities Fannie Mae and...
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FHFA Enhances Requirements for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Sales of Non-Performing Loans
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced enhanced requirements for sales of non-performing loans (NPLs) by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (the Enterprises). FHFA approved NPL sales by the Enterprises to reduce the number of severely delinquent loans held in their...
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U.S. House Prices Rise 1.4 Percent in Fourth Quarter
PageContent Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). This is the fourteenth consecutive quarterly price increase in the purchase-only, seasonally adjusted index. FHFA’s...
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest Rates Decreased in January
Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased 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...
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FHFA Refinance Report Shows Uptick in December
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that more loans were refinanced in December of 2014, when the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 3.86 percent, than in any other month of 2014. FHFA’s fourth quarter Refinance Report also shows that the...
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FHFA Announces March 4 HARP Outreach Event in Newark
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced it will hold its fifth event to reach homeowners who could save on their monthly mortgage payments by refinancing through the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). FHFA Director Mel Watt will join housing experts and...
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FHFA Proposes Minimum Financial Eligibility Requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today proposed new minimum financial eligibility requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers. These newly proposed eligibility requirements align the minimum financial requirements for mortgage Seller/Servicers to do...
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest Rates Decreased Slightly in December
Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased from November to December, 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 0.8 Percent in November
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in November, up 0.8 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 0.6 percent change in October was revised downward to a 0.4...
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FHFA Releases 2015 Scorecard for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Common Securitization Solutions
PageContent Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released the 2015 Scorecard outlining specific priorities for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and their joint venture, Common Securitization Solutions, LLC. The 2015 Scorecard furthers the goals outlined in FHFA's Strategic...