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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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    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...

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    FHFA Issues 2020 Report to Congress

    ​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its annual Report to Congress ​(the Report), covering calendar year 2020. The report highlights FHFA's historic policy response that helped borrowers and renters stay safe in their homes while also ensuring mortgage...

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    FHFA Issues RFI on Executive Compensation at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks

    ​​​Washington, D.C. — The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued a Request for Input (RFI) on executive compensation at the regulated entities: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) as well as the Federal Home Loan Banks (the FHLBanks). The information that FHFA is requesting will...

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    FHFA Extends COVID-19 Multifamily Forbearance through September 30, 2021

    Washington, D.C. — Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will continue to offer COVID-19 forbearance to qualifying multifamily property owners through September 30, 2021, subject to the continued tenant protections FHFA has...

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    FHFA Releases Latest Report on Non-performing Loan Sales

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released the latest report on the sale of non-performing loans (NPLs) by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The Enterprise Non-Performing Loan Sales Report includes sales information about NPLs sold through December 31...

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    U.S. House Prices Rise 12.6 Percent over the Last Year; Up 3.5 Percent in the First Quarter

    ​ Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 12.6 percent from the first quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2021 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI ®). House prices were up 3.5 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. FHFA's seasonally adjusted...

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    FHFA Publishes First-of-its-Kind Comprehensive Dataset on Mortgage Risk from 1990-2019

    Washington, D.C.— Today, to improve policymakers' understanding of how mortgage risk has evolved over time and the role it played in the 2008 recession, FHFA released a revised staff working paper, “A Quarter Century of Mortgage Risk." Using a comprehensive dataset that contains aggregated results...