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Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency today reported that the average interest rate on conventional 30-year, fixed-rate, mortgage loans of $417,000 or less increased 5 basis points to 5.10 percent in January. The average interest rate on 15-year, fixed-rate loans of $417,000 remained...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices fell slightly in the fourth quarter of 2009 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...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent a proposed rule to the Federal Register establishing new housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) gave FHFA authority for establishing housing goals for...

Washington, D.C. – Today Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco sent the following letter to Chairmen Frank and Dodd and Ranking Members Bachus and Shelby regarding the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Attachments: Enterprise Conservatorship Status Letter ### The Federal Housing Finance...

Washington, D.C. – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac initiated more than 485,000 mortgage loan modifications through December 2009, under the Administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Total refinance volume increased in December, including those under the Home Affordable Refinance...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency today reported that the average interest rate on conventional 30-year, fixed-rate, mortgage loans of $417,000 or less decreased 4 basis points to 5.05 percent in December. The average interest rate on 15-year, fixed-rate loans of $417,000 or less...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 0.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from October to November, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. October’s previously reported 0.6 percent increase was revised downward to a 0.4 percent increase. For the 12...

Joint Release​ U.S. Department of the Treasury​ ​​​Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Housing Finance Agency​​ ​ ​Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of the Treasury, together with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency today released its third quarter Foreclosure Prevention & Refinance Report, which shows that as of November 2009, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), implemented more than 405,000 trial and permanent loan modifications under the...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent to the Federal Register a final rule implementing Section 1206 of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), which authorizes community development financial institutions (CDFIs) that have been certified by the CDFI...