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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 Releases Data Visualization Dashboard for NMDB Outstanding Residential Mortgage Statistics

    The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published updated aggregate statistics from the National Mortgage Database (NMDB®) and launched the NMDB Aggregate Statistics Dashboard—a new data visualization tool for the NMDB Outstanding Residential Mortgage Statistics.

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    FHFA and CFPB Release Updated Data from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations for Public Use

    The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today published updated loan-level data for public use collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations (NSMO). The data also provide updated mortgage performance and credit information for a...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.2 Percent in April; Up 6.3 Percent from Last Year

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in April, up 0.2 percent from March, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 6.3 percent from April 2023 to April 2024. The previously reported 0.1 percent price increase...

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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...