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Operate the business in a safe and sound manner.
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Promote sustainable and equitable access to affordable housing.
2023 Scorecard
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Total refinance volume increased in September 2016 as mortgage rates in August hovered at lows last observed in 2013. Mortgage rates increased in September: the average interest rate on a 30‐year fixed rate mortgage was 3.46 percent.
In the third quarter of 2016:
Year to date through September 2016:
Borrowers who refinanced through HARP had a lower delinquency rate compared to borrowers eligible for HARP who did not refinance through the program.
Ten states accounted for over 60 percent of the nation's HARP eligible loans with a refinance incentive as of June 30, 2016.
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