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    FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest Rates Decreased in January

    ​​​​​Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased from December to January, 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...

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    FHFA Refinance Report Shows Uptick in December

    ​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that more loans were refinanced in December of 2014, when the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 3.86 percent, than in any other month of 2014. FHFA’s fourth quarter Refinance Report also shows that the...

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    FHFA Announces March 4 HARP Outreach Event in Newark

    ​ Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced it will hold its fifth event to reach homeowners who could save on their monthly mortgage payments by refinancing through the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). FHFA Director Mel Watt will join housing experts and...

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    FHFA Proposes Minimum Financial Eligibility Requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today proposed new minimum financial eligibility requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers. These newly proposed eligibility requirements align the minimum financial requirements for mortgage Seller/Servicers to do...

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    FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest Rates Decreased Slightly in December

    ​Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased from November to December, 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...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.8 Percent in November

    ​Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in November, up 0.8 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 0.6 percent change in October was revised downward to a 0.4...

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    FHFA Releases 2015 Scorecard for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Common Securitization Solutions

    PageContent ​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released the 2015 Scorecard​ outlining specific priorities for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and their joint venture, Common Securitization Solutions, LLC. The 2015 Scorecard furthers the goals outlined in FHFA's Strategic...

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    FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest Rates Decrease in November 2014

    ​Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased from October to November, 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...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.6 Percent in October

    ​ Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in October, up 0.6 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 house price change of 0.0 percent in September remained...

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    Foreclosure Preventions Actions Top 3.3 Million Through Third Quarter

    Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released a report showing that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed approximately 72,700 foreclosure prevention actions in the third quarter, bringing the total to more than 3.3 million since the start of the conservatorships in...