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FHFA House Price Index Up 0.7 Percent in February; Up 5.7 Percent from Last Year
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in February, up 0.7 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 5.7 percent from February 2019 to February 2020. The previously reported 0.3 percent increase for January...
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FHFA Announces that Enterprises will Purchase Qualified Loans in Forbearance to Keep Lending Flowing
Washington, D.C. – To support homeowners and mortgage lenders, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is approving the purchase of certain single-family mortgages in forbearance that meet specific eligibility criteria by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). “We are focused on keeping...
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FHFA Addresses Servicer Liquidity Concerns, Announces Four Month Advance Obligation Limit for Loans in Forbearance
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the alignment of Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's (the Enterprises) policies regarding servicer obligations to advance scheduled monthly principal and interest payments for single-family mortgage loans. Once a servicer has...
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FHFA and CFPB Announce Borrower Protection Program
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the Borrower Protection Program (the Program), a new joint initiative that enables CFPB and FHFA to share servicing information to protect borrowers during the...
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FHFA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Minimum Financial Eligibility Requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced a 30-day extension to the comment period for the proposed update to the minimum financial eligibility requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers. FHFA released the proposed update to the minimum...
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FHFA Authorizes Loan Processing Flexibilities for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Customers
Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced several loan processing flexibilities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (The Enterprises) designed to help their customers. The flexibilities announced by the Enterprises include: Allowing desktop appraisals on new construction...
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FHFA House Price Index Up 0.3 Percent in January; Up 5.2 Percent from Last Year
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in January, up 0.3 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 5.2 percent from January 2019 to January 2020. The previously reported 0.6 percent increase for December...
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More Than 4.4 Million Homeowners Helped Since Conservatorship
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its fourth quarter 2019 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, which shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 25,930 foreclosure prevention actions in the fourth quarter of 2019, bringing...
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FHFA Authorizes the Enterprises to Support Additional Liquidity in the Secondary Mortgage Market
Washington, D.C. – Today, to help support immediate needs for liquidity in the secondary mortgage market, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has authorized Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to enter into additional dollar roll transactions (dollar roll transactions provide...
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FHFA Moves to Provide Eviction Suspension Relief for Renters in Multifamily Properties
Washington, D.C. – Today, to keep renters in multifamily properties in their home and to support multifamily property owners during the coronavirus national emergency, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is announcing that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will offer multifamily...