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FHFA Indices Show Little Movement in Mortgage Interest Rates in October
Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages were nearly flat from September to October, according to several indices of new mortgage contracts. The National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders...
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U.S. House Prices Rise 1.5 Percent in Third Quarter
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 1.5 percent in the third quarter of 2016 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 6.1 percent from the third quarter of 2015 to the third quarter of 2016. FHFA's seasonally adjusted monthly index for...
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FHFA Announces Increase in Maximum Conforming Loan Limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2017
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that the maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2017 will increase. In most of the country, the 2017 maximum loan limit for one-unit properties will be $424,100, an increase...
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FHFA Announces 2017 Multifamily Lending Caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that the 2017 multifamily lending caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will remain at the same level they were for 2016. This means that each Enterprise will be subject to a cap of $36.5 billion of...
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HARP Refinances Continue Decline in Third Quarter
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that 15,597 borrowers refinanced their mortgages through the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) from July through September. FHFA's third quarter Refinance Report also shows that while total refinance volume increased...
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FHFA Releases Further Data on Non-performing Loan Sales
Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its second 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 NPL sales data through August 31...
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FHFA Releases 2016 Performance and Accountability Report
Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its Performance and Accountability Report, which details FHFA’s activities as regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and as regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during fiscal year 2016. For the...
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FHFA Indices Show Little Movement in Mortgage Interest Rates in September
Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages were nearly flat from August to September, according to several indices of new mortgage contracts. The National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders...
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FHFA House Price Index Up 0.7 Percent in August
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in August, up 0.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.5 percent increase in July remained unchanged. The FHFA...
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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Rates Decreased in August 2016
Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased 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 3.58...