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    FHFA House Price Index Down 0.6 Percent in July; Up 13.9 Percent from Last Year

    Washington, D.C. – House prices fell nationwide in July, down 0.6 percent from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 13.9 percent from July 2021 to July 2022. The previously reported 0.1 percent price increase in...

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    FHFA Releases Annual Report on Low-Income Housing and Community Development Activities of the Federal Home Loan Banks

    ​​​Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its annual report on the low-income housing and community development activities of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). The report highlights the FHLBanks’ activities and performance in 2021 through the Affordable...

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    FHFA Releases 2nd Quarter 2022 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report

    ​​​​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its second quarter 2022 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report​. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 96,945 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter, raising the...

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    FHFA Announces Comprehensive Review of the Federal Home Loan Bank System

    ​​​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced it will conduct a comprehensive review of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System beginning in the fall of 2022. “FHFA plays a vital role in supporting affordable, equitable, and sustainable access to mortgage...

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    U.S. House Prices Rise 17.7 Percent over the Last Year; Up 4.0 Percent from the First Quarter

    ​​​Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 17.7 percent from the second quarter of 2021 to the second quarter of 2022 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices were up 4.0 percent compared to the first quarter of 2022. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted...

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    FHFA and Ginnie Mae Announce Updated Minimum Financial Eligibility Requirements for Enterprise Seller/Servicers and Ginnie Mae Issuers

    ​Joint Release Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) Federal Housing Finance Agency Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) issued a joint announcement of their updated minimum financial eligibility...

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    FHFA Proposes 2023-2024 Multifamily Housing Goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

    ​​​​​​ ​​Washington, ​D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposed new benchmark levels for the m​​ultifamily housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) for 2023 and 2024.​ The rule proposes a new methodology for measuring the Enterprise multifamily housing...

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    FHFA Announces Results of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests

    ​ ​​​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released a report providing the results of the annual stress tests that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) are required to conduct under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act)...

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    FHFA Announces Three Staffing Updates

    PageContent ​ ​Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced three personnel updates to its executive staff. Naa Awaa Tagoe will serve as the Deputy Director for the Division of Housing Mission and Goals (DHMG), Joshua Stallings will become the Deputy Director for the...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 1.4 Percent in May; Up 18.3 Percent from Last Year

    ​​​Washington, D.C. – House prices rose nationwide in May, up 1.4 percent from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 18.3 percent from May 2021 to May 2022. The previously reported 1.6 percent price change for...