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FHFA Announces Results of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released a report providing the results of the annual stress tests Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) are required to conduct under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The Dodd...
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FHFA Extends Public Comment Period By 60 Days for Proposed Rule on Enterprise Capital Requirements
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that it is extending the public comment period for the Agency's proposed rule on Enterprise Capital Requirements by an additional 60 days. The previous deadline for comments was September 17, 2018. The new deadline will be...
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Increased in June
Washington, D.C. - Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages increased from May to June, 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 4.59...
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House Price Index Up 0.2 Percent in May
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in May, 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 0.1 percent increase in April was revised upward to 0.2 percent. The FHFA...
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FHFA Announces Decision to Stop Credit Score Initiative
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that the Agency will not make a decision in 2018 about updating the credit score model used by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) as previously announced and, instead, is shifting its focus to implementation of...
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Increased in May 2018
Washington, D.C. - Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages increased from April to May, 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 4.57...
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FHFA House Price Index Up 0.1 Percent in April
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in April, up 0.1 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.1 percent increase in March was revised upward to 0.2 percent. The FHFA...
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Foreclosure Preventions Top 4.1 Million In FHFA's 2018 First Quarter Report
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its first quarter 2018 Foreclosure Prevention Report, which shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 68,378 foreclosure prevention actions in the first quarter of 2018, bringing the total number of...
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FHFA Releases Fifth Report on Non-performing Loan Sales
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its fifth report providing information about the sale of non-performing loans (NPLs) by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The Enterprise Non-Performing Loan Sales Report includes information about NPLs sold...
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FHFA Issues Proposed Rule on Enterprise Capital
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is seeking comments on a proposed regulation on capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The proposed rule would implement a new framework for risk-based capital requirements and a revised minimum leverage...