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Announcements, publications, and news releases covering regulatory changes, policy updates, reports, news, initiatives, and the performance of the Enterprises in the housing finance sector.

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    Agencies Request Comment on Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models Proposed Rule

    ​​Joint Release​​ Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Housing Finance Agency National Credit Union Administration Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Washington, D.C. – ​Six federal regulatory...

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    FHFA Announces Membership in the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group (MitFLG)

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced its membership in the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group (MitFLG).​ Climate risk poses a serious threat to the U.S. housing finance system. Natural disaster events such as hurricanes, wildfires, and floods resulting from...

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    U.S. House Prices Rise 4.3 Percent over the Last Year; Up 0.5 Percent from the Fourth Quarter

    ​​​Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 4.3 percent between the first quarters of 2022 and 2023, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices were up 0.5 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly...

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    FHFA Requests Input on the Enterprises’ Single-Family Pricing Framework

    Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a Request for Input (RFI) on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s (the Enterprises) single-family pricing framework. The RFI solicits public feedback on the goals and policy priorities that FHFA should pursue in its oversight of the...

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    FHFA Announces Rescission of Enterprise Upfront Fees Based on Debt-To-Income (DTI) Ratio

    ​​ ​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that it has rescinded the upfront fees based on borrowers' DTI ratios for loans acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). FHFA announced in March it would delay implementation in order to engage with...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.5 Percent in February; Up 4.0 Percent from Last Year

    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in February, up 0.5 percent from January, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 4.0 percent from February 2022 to February 2023. The previously reported 0...

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    FHFA to Request Input on Multifamily Tenant Protections

    In May 2023, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will issue a Request for Input (RFI) on multifamily tenant protections. Previously, FHFA announced​ in the White House Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights that the Agency would conduct a public stakeholder engagement process to identify...

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    FHFA Announces Final Rule Amending the Enterprise Duty to Serve Underserved Markets Regulation

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published a final rule to amend the Enterprise Duty to Serve Underserved Markets regulation. The final rule allows Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s (together, the Enterprises) activities in all colonia census tracts to be eligible for...

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    FHFA to Host Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) Hearing on Appraisal Bias

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency FHFA) will host the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) on Friday, May 19, 2023, for its second public hearing on appraisal bias in coordination with ASC member agencies. The intent of this hearing is to explore the current regulatory framework for the...

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    FHFA Announces Inaugural Housing Finance TechSprint

    ​ ​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced its inaugural TechSprint, a team-based problem-solving event hosted by FHFA’s Office of Financial Technology, designed to secure the free and fair flow of data in a safe and sound housing finance system.​ Named...