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    Mortgage Translations Clearinghouse Launched to Help Borrowers with English Language Barriers

    ​​ ​​​ ​ ​​ Washington, D.C. – (October 15, 2018) – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC), and Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) together announce the launch of Mortgage Translations – a centralized clearinghouse of online resources to assist lenders, servicers, housing counselors...

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    Se lanza el Centro de Traducciones Hipotecarias como ayuda para los prestatarios con barreras en usar el inglés

    Washington, D.C. – (15 de octubre de 2018) – La Agencia Federal de Financiamiento para la Vivienda (FHFA, siglas en inglés), Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC), y Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) anuncian en conjunto el lanzamiento de Traducciones Hipotecarias – un centro de información centralizado con recursos en...

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    FHFA Requests Public Input on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's Proposed Duty to Serve Plan Modifications

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced that it is requesting public input as part of the Agency's consideration of proposed modifications to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's (the Enterprises) 2018-2020 Underserved Markets Plans (Plans) under the Duty to Serve program...

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    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Update Their Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency today announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) have published revised Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements (PMIERs) for private mortgage insurance companies that insure mortgage loans either owned or guaranteed by...

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    FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Increased in August

    ​​Washington, D.C. - Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages increased from July to August, according to several indices of new mortgage contracts. The National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders Index was 4.63...

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    Foreclosure Preventions Near 4.2 Million In FHFA's Second Quarter 2018 Report

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its second quarter 2018 Foreclosure Prevention Report, which shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 70,945 foreclosure prevention actions in the second quarter of 2018, bringing the total number of...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.2 Percent in July

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in July, up 0.2 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.2 percent increase in June was revised upward to 0.3 percent. The FHFA...

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    Agencies Approve Amendments to Swap Margin Rule

    ​​ Joint Release Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Farm Credit Administration Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Comptroller of the Currency ​ Washington, D.C.—Five federal agencies approved final amendments to swap margin requirements to...

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    FHFA Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing a proposed rule to require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to align programs, policies, and practices that affect the prepayment rates of “To-Be-Announced" (TBA)-eligible mortgage-backed securities (MBS). The...

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    FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Increased in July 2018

    Washington, D.C. - Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages increased from June to July, according to several indices of new mortgage contracts. The National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders Index was 4.60...