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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 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 Reopens and Extends Deadline to September 1 On RFI to Improve Access to Credit for Qualified Mortgage Borrowers with Limited English Proficiency

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is reopening and extending the input period to Sept. 1, 2017 to allow interested parties more time to consider additional information on issues facing qualified mortgage borrowers with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) throughout the...

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    FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Increased in June 2017

    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 4.00...

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    FHFA Updates Progress on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Credit Risk Transfer Programs

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued a Credit Risk Transfer Progress Report updating the status and volume of credit risk transfer transactions through the first quarter of 2017. The Report gives a comprehensive picture of how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.4 Percent in May

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in May, up 0.4 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.7 percent increase in April was revised downward to reflect a 0.6 percent...

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    FHFA Announces $5.5 Billion Settlement with Royal Bank of Scotland

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, today announced it has reached a settlement with Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, related companies and specifically named individuals (collectively RBS) for $5.5 billion. The settlement...

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    FHFA Proposes 2018-2020 Housing Goals For Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

    Washington, D.C. – In accordance with the provisions of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today proposed a rule that would establish new housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) for 2018 through 2020. FHFA is requesting...

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    FHFA Extends Deadline to July 31 on Request for Input to Improve Access to Credit for Qualified Mortgage Borrowers with Limited English Proficiency

    Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is extending the deadline from July 10 to July 31 to allow more time for interested parties to provide input on issues facing qualified mortgage borrowers with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) throughout the mortgage life cycle process...

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    FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Decreased in May

    Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased 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 3.87...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.7 Percent in April

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in April, up 0.7 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.6 percent increase in March was revised upward to reflect a 0.7 percent...