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​Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in January, with an increase of 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) monthly House Price Index (HPI). The seasonally adjusted purchase-only index for the U.S. has shown...

Joint Release​ ​Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Federal Housing Finance Agency National Credit Uni​on Administration ​ Washington, D.C. – Six agencies today issued a...

​The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that Edward J. DeMarco will depart the Agency at the end of April. DeMarco, who served as Acting Director of the Agency from 2009 until January, 2014, submitted a letter confirming his departure date to Federal Housing Finance Agency...

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 Credit Suisse, related companies and specifically named individuals for $885 million. The settlement resolves all claims in the lawsuit FHFA v...

Washington, D.C. – National data shows interest rates on mortgages increased in January. Contract mortgage interest rates increased 0.11 percent from December to January, according to an index of new mortgage contracts. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the National Average...

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 Société Générale, related companies and specifically named individuals for $122 million. The settlement resolves claims in the lawsuit FHFA v...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 1.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). This is the tenth consecutive quarterly price increase in the purchase-only, seasonally adjusted index. “Home price appreciation in the...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that in light of the fact that Philip A. Laskawy will have reached the company’s mandatory retirement age, in accordance with FHFA’s corporate governance regulation and Fannie Mae’s corporate governance guidelines, he will...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) has reached a significant milestone: more than 3 million homeowners have now refinanced their mortgages through the program. This noteworthy achievement is detailed in FHFA...

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 Morgan Stanley, related companies and specifically named individuals for $1.25 billion. The settlement resolves claims in the lawsuit FHFA v...