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FHFA Hosts Workforce Housing Workshop
On June 27, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) hosted nearly 100 stakeholders for a workshop focused on ways to create and preserve affordable housing for moderate-income households – also known as “workforce housing.” The term workforce housing is often used to describe households that earn...
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FHFA Publishes New "Snapshots" of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's Duty to Serve Plans to Help Stakeholders Identify Opportunities
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) engaged extensively with stakeholders to develop their respective Duty to Serve Plans (DTS), which went into effect on January 1, 2018. The Plans provide detailed information on how the Enterprises will provide leadership and facilitate a secondary market...
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FHFA Convenes Workshop for HFA Community
On May 16, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) hosted a workshop as a way to further engage the HFA lending community. More than 50 attendees were present at the event held at Fannie Mae headquarters, including lenders, state and local Housing Finance Agency (HFA) representatives, trade...
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Industry Preparedness is the Focus as UMBS Launch Approaches: Will You Be Ready?
One of the most exciting developments in the secondary mortgage market is happening behind the scenes as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) and key market participants get ready to implement the new Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security (UMBS). The development of and transition to the UMBS...
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FHFA Needs Your Feedback on Credit Score Requirements
As the regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) and regulator of the Federal Home Loan Banks, FHFA staff regularly evaluate complex issues and answer hard questions. The questions about whether to require the Enterprises to update their credit score requirements, and...
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FHFA Hosts Appraisal Industry Workshop
On October 11, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) hosted more than 40 appraisal and mortgage industry professionals – ranging from housing industry trade groups, appraiser associations, lenders, data vendors, and government agencies – for a day-long discussion about important appraisal...
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Simplifying the Borrower Mortgage Assistance Experience
When a borrower is having trouble making their mortgage payment, one of the first things they need to do – after contacting their servicer – is to complete a mortgage assistance application. Ensuring that the application process is straightforward and as easy to navigate as possible is one of the...
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Standardizing Mortgage Data through the Uniform Mortgage Data Program
Since May 2010, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, or the Enterprises, have been working to create data standardization of information provided by the mortgage industry. A key component of data standardization is the Uniform Mortgage Data Program® (UMDP®). This common approach to capturing and distributing...
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FHFA Hosts Single-Family Rental Workshop
On June 28, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) hosted more than 60 housing industry professionals – ranging from advocacy groups and investors, lenders and non-profits, to service providers and researchers – for a day-long discussion to better understand the single-family rental market and...
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FHFA Celebrates National Homeownership Month
June is National Homeownership Month. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) joins the housing community in supporting opportunities for individuals and families to become homeowners. So how is FHFA involved in the homeownership process? What's FHFA's Role? FHFA was established by the Housing and...