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FHFA Announces Conditional Approval of Freddie Mac Pilot to Purchase Second Mortgages
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced its conditional approval for Freddie Mac to engage in a limited pilot to purchase certain single-family closed-end second mortgages. This conditional approval follows FHFA’s first publication of a proposed new product by...
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FHFA Releases 1st Quarter 2024 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its first quarter 2024 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 52,154 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter, raising the total...
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FHFA Announces New Staffing Update
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Antonio White has been named Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications (OCAC). The Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications is responsible for the Agency’s public and media relations...
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FHFA Requests Input on Application Process for the Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued a Request for Input (RFI) on opportunities to improve the Federal Home Loan Banks’ (FHLBanks) processes for members and project sponsors to apply for Affordable Housing Program (AHP) funding. “FHFA’s efforts to streamline the...
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FHFA Releases Latest Non-Performing Loan Sales Report
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, 2023. Borrower...
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FHFA Issues 2023 Report to Congress
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its 2023 Report to Congress. The statutorily-required report provides information about the Agency's 2023 examinations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks), and the...
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FHFA Seeks Public Input on Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's Proposed Duty to Serve Underserved Markets Plans for 2025-2027
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued a request for input (RFI) on the proposed 2025-2027 Underserved Markets Plans (Plans) submitted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) under the Duty to Serve (DTS) program. The proposed Plans cover the period from...
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FHFA Announces Enhancements to Flex Modification for Borrowers Facing Financial Hardship
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will enhance their Flex Modification policies to allow more borrowers facing longer-term hardships to achieve meaningful payment reductions. The updated Flex Modification...
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U.S. House Prices Rise 6.6 Percent over the Last Year; Up 1.1 Percent from the Fourth Quarter of 2023
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 6.6 percent between the first quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices were up 1.1 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. FHFA’s seasonally...
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FHFA Requests Input on FHLBank System Mission
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a Request for Input (RFI) on the mission of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System as the Agency considers next steps for related rulemakings. The RFI provides an opportunity for the public to provide feedback on a core...