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FHFA Eliminates Adverse Market Refinance Fee
Washington, D.C. – Today, to help families reduce their housing costs, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will eliminate the Adverse Market Refinance Fee for loan deliveries effective August 1, 2021. To allow families to save more...
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FHFA Issues Policy Statement on Fair Lending
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a Policy Statement on Fair Lending. The Policy Statement communicates FHFA's commitment to comprehensive fair lending oversight of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), and the Federal Home Loan Banks (together, the...
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FHFA Announces New and Expanded Statistical Products From the National Mortgage Database
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released a set of new and expanded statistical products from the National Mortgage Database (NMDB ®). FHFA expanded the national statistics for new residential mortgage originations to include monthly, quarterly, and annual series...
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FHFA Expands Use of Interest Rate Reduction to Help Borrowers with a COVID-19 Hardship Reduce Their Monthly Mortgage Payment
PageContent Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced changes to loan modification terms for COVID-19 impacted borrowers with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) needing payment reduction for successful home retention. The updated...
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FHFA House Price Index Up 1.8 Percent in April; Up 15.7 Percent from Last Year
Washington, D.C. – House prices rose nationwide in April, up 1.8 percent from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI ®). House prices rose 15.7 percent from April 2020 to April 2021. The previously reported 1.4 percent price change...
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FHFA Protects Borrowers After COVID-19 Foreclosure and REO Eviction Moratoriums End
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) servicers will not be permitted to make a first notice or filing for foreclosure that would be prohibited by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) Protections...
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FHFA Announces Three Staffing Updates
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced new appointments to the leadership team for longtime FHFA staff Naa Awaa Tagoe, Daniel E. Coates, and Danielle Walton. Tagoe will now serve as Acting Deputy Director for the Division of Housing Mission and Goals (DHMG)...
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FHFA Extends COVID-19 Foreclosure and REO Eviction Moratoriums
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) are extending the moratoriums on single-family foreclosures and real estate owned (REO) evictions until July 31, 2021. The foreclosure moratorium applies to Enterprise...
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Sandra L. Thompson Announced as Acting Director of FHFA
Washington, D.C. – Today, the White House appointed Sandra L. Thompson as the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) effective immediately. “I am honored that President Biden has designated me to be Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency until a permanent...
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FHFA Releases 1st Quarter 2021 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its first quarter 2021 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, which shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 224,646 foreclosure prevention actions in the first quarter of 2021, bringing the...