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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 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...

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    FHFA Announces New Staffing Updates

    ​​Washington, D.C. — Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced two personnel updates. Luis Campudoni has been named Chief Information Officer, and Mary Peterman has been named Chief Financial Officer. Luis Campudoni has over 25 years of experience in information technology. He...

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    Agencies Issue Proposal on Incentive-Based Compensation

    ​​Joint Release​​ Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Housing Finance Agency National Credit Union Administration Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Washington, D.C. — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the...

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    FHFA Issues Report on Enterprise Single-Family Guarantee Fees in 2022

    ​​​​​​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued its annual report on single-family guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). Guarantee fees are intended to cover the expected credit losses, administrative costs, and cost of capital that...

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    FHFA Announces Enterprise Reconsideration of Value Policies

    ​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) published new Reconsideration of Value (ROV) policies after months of collaboration with FHFA and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 1.2 Percent in February; Up 7.0 Percent from Last Year

    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in February, up 1.2 percent from January, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 7.0 percent from February 2023 to February 2024. The...

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    FHFA Releases Housing Mission Report for 2023

    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its annual Housing Mission Report, describing the activities taken by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) and the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) in 2023 to promote...

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    FHFA to Host FHLBank and CDFI Symposium

    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that it will host a Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Symposium in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 20, 2024. “CDFIs have a relationship-focused...