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U.S. house prices rose 0.3 percent in November, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 4.2 percent from November 2023 to November 2024. The previously reported 0.4 percent price growth in October was revised...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published a final rule today designed to improve access to liquidity for the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System by adjusting the treatment of certain short-term FHLBank investments.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) today announced amendments to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPAs). FHFA and Treasury have agreed to delete the provisions of the PSPAs that were suspended pursuant to their September 14, 2021...

U.S. house prices rose 0.4 percent in October, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 4.5 percent from October 2023 to October 2024. The previously reported 0.7 percent price growth in September remained...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released today the 2025 Scorecard for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), establishing an array of objectives for them to operate safely and soundly, further develop risk management frameworks, and support market improvements in housing supply and...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a final rule today that establishes new affordable housing goals for the loan purchases of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) over the next three years, and updates the process for requiring an action plan when an Enterprise misses certain...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its third quarter 2024 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 43,459 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter, raising the total number of homeowners...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released a report on non-performing loans (NPLs) sold by by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) through the first half of 2024. The Enterprise Non-Performing Loan Sales Report also provides information about how NPL sales through December 31...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced the deemed-issuance ratio for the 2025 calendar year in accordance with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines on the trading of the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security (UMBS). The deemed-issuance-ratio will be used for diversification...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced the conforming loan limit values (CLLs) for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) in 2025. In most of the United States, the 2025 CLL value for one-unit properties will be $806,500, an increase of $39,950 (or 5.2...