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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...
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Publish Joint Enterprise Credit Score Solicitation
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) have published a Joint Credit Score Solicitation. "The publication of the solicitation is the first step in the process of evaluating new credit score models," said FHFA...
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FHFA Announces Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Update on LIBOR Transition
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency today announced additional steps Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) are taking as they transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), the world's most widely used interest rate benchmark: New language will be required for...
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FHFA Hires Financial Advisor
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) selected Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. (Houlihan Lokey) as a financial advisor to assist in the development and implementation of a roadmap to responsibly end the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises)...