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Releases, Statements, Speeches and Testimony

March 2​6, 2024​

FHFA House Price Index Down 0.1 Percent in January; Up 6.3 Percent from Last Year​​​

U.S. house prices fell in January, down 0.1 percent from December, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 6.3 percent from January 2023 to January 2024. The previously reported 0.1 percent price increase in December remained unchanged...

March 25, 2024​

FHFA Releases 4th Quarter 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report​​​

The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 43,903 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter, raising the to​tal number of homeowners who have been helped to 6,905,703 since the start of conservatorships in September 2008...

March 22, 2024​

FHFA Releases 2023 ​Q4 Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) Aggregate Statistics with New Variables​​​

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published its 2023 fourth-quarter data for the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) Aggregate Statistics. The Data File and Dashboards also include new property characteristics and a new statistic...​

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Climate Change and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recognizes that climate change poses a serious threat to the U.S. housing finance system. FHFA's regulated entities – Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Bank System – have an important leadership role to play in addressing this issue. Click here to learn more about what FHFA has done related to climate risks and ESG broadly.


Suspended Counterparty Program
Suspended Counterparty Program

FHFA established the Suspended Counterparty Program (SCP) to help address the risk to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks presented by individuals and entities with a history of fraud or other financial misconduct.

Click here to access the Suspended Counterparty Program regulation and the list of suspended individuals and entities.           

           

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MIRS Transition Index

MIRS Transition Index Release Dates

Index Value
February 2024

6.94
January 2024

​7.49
​December 2023

​7.56
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MIRS transition index is intended to be used in lieu of the discontinued MIRS ARM Index for currently outstanding loans, and not as a reference rate on newly-originated adjustable-rate mortgages.  For further information, click here

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House Prices

FHFA HPI-SourceQuarterly Change 2023Q3-2023Q4Four Quarter Change 2022Q4-2023Q4
"Purchase-Only" U.S. Index
(Seasonally Adjusted)
1.5%6.5%
"Expanded-Data" U.S. Index
(Seasonally Adjusted)
1.6%6.4%
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