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Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 12.4 percent from the third quarter of 2021 to the third quarter of 2022 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices were up 0.1 percent compared to the second quarter of 2022. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted...

​​​​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced the conforming loan limit values (CLLs)..

​ ​​​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued its annual report on single-family guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). Guarantee fees are intended to cover the credit risk as well as administrative and operational costs that the...

​​ ​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its annual Performance and Accountability Report, which details FHFA’s activities as regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and as regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during fiscal year 2022...

​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that the 2023 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will be $75 billion for each Enterprise, for a combined total of $150 billion to support the multifamily market. The 2023 caps...

Washington, D.C. – House prices fell nationwide in August, down 0.7 percent from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 11.9 percent from August 2021 to August 2022. The previously reported 0.6 percent price decline...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced the validation and approval of both the FICO 10T credit score model and the VantageScore 4.0 credit score model for use by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). “Today's decision will benefit borrowers and the...

​ ​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced targeted changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's (the Enterprises) guarantee fee pricing by eliminating upfront fees for certain borrowers and affordable mortgage products, while implementing targeted increases to the...

​​Washington, D.C. —Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced two personnel updates. Karen Chang will serve as FHFA's Chief of Staff, and Samuel Frumkin has been named the Agency’s Executive Secretary. These appointments are effective immediately. "Having already served as a...

​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Washington, ​D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today proposed to amend the Agency’s Duty to Serve (DTS) Underserved Markets regulation to facilitate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s (the Enterprises) activities related to serving colonias. “FHFA is committed to...