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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...

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    FHFA Directs Enterprises to Grant Flexibilities for Appraisal and Employment Verifications

    Washington, D.C. – Today, to facilitate liquidity in the mortgage market during the coronavirus national emergency, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to provide alternative flexibilities to satisfy appraisal requirements and employment...

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    FHFA Suspends Foreclosures and Evictions for Enterprise-Backed Mortgages

    ​​Washington, D.C. – Today, to help borrowers who are at risk of losing their home, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to suspend foreclosures and evictions for at least 60 days due to the coronavirus national emergency. The...

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    FHFA Strengthens Evaluation Criteria for Duty to Serve Program

    Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced it is strengthening the evaluation criteria of the Duty to Serve (DTS) Underserved Markets program through the Evaluation Guidance for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The updated guidance will ensure the...

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    FHFA Authorizes Payments to Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund

    ​​Washington, D.C. —​ FHFA Director Mark Calabria announced today that he has authorized the disbursement of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's affordable housing allocations for 2019 to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Housing Trust Fund of $326.4 million and to the Department...

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    U.S. House Prices Rise 1.3 Percent in Fourth Quarter; Up 5.1 Percent from Last Year

    ​​Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in the fourth quarter of 2019, up 1.3 percent according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 5.1 percent from the fourth quarter of 2018 to the fourth quarter of 2019. FHFA's seasonally adjusted monthly...

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    FHFA Issues RFI on FHLBank Membership

    Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a Request for Input (RFI) on Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) membership. The RFI, part of a holistic review of FHLBank membership, seeks public input on whether FHFA's existing regulation on FHLBank membership ensures the...

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    FHFA and CFPB Release Additional Data from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations for Public Use; Details Borrowers' Experiences Obtaining a Mortgage

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released additional loan-level data for public use collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations (NSMO). The data provide insights into borrowers' experiences in...