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Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 0.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from September to October, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. The previously reported 0.7 percent decrease in September was revised downward to a 1.2 percent decrease. For...

Washington, D.C. – Refinancings through the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) increased 26 percent in the third quarter of 2010. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan modifications through the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) increased 16 percent in the quarter, although the overall...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices fell in the third quarter of 2010 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) seasonally adjusted purchase-only House Price Index (HPI). The HPI, calculated using home sales price information from Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-acquired mortgages, was 1...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some ARM contracts, was 4.49 percent based on loans closed in October. This is a decrease of 0...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today sent to the Federal Register a proposed rule that would establish procedures to enable Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) to voluntarily merge. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) amended the Federal Home Loan Bank Act...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced that, under terms set forth in a recently-enacted Congressional continuing resolution (Public Law Number 111-242), the maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages originated in the first nine months of 2011 will remain...

Washington, D.C. – Edward J. DeMarco, Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released FHFA’s 2010 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) detailing the agency’s performance and achievements for fiscal year 2010. For the second consecutive year, FHFA received a clean...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some ARM contracts, was 4.55 percent based on loans closed in September. This is a decrease of...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from July to August, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. The previously reported 0.5 percent decline in July was revised to a 0.7 percent decline. For the 12 months ending in...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (Board) have agreed to the stipulation and issuance of a Consent Order by FHFA that resolves certain outstanding capital and supervisory matters. The Consent Order sets...