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    FHFA, Treasury, HUD Seek Input on Disposition of Real Estate Owned Properties

    ​Joint Release​ Federal Housing Finance Agency ​​Department of Housing and Urban Development U.S. Department of the Treasury​​​ ​ ​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), in consultation with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Department of Housing and Urban Development...

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    FHFA Announces Completion of RefCorp Obligation and Approves FHLB Plans to Build Capital

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) have fulfilled their obligation to pay interest on Resolution Funding Corporation (RefCorp) bonds. FHFA also announced that it has approved amended capital plans for all Banks...

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    FHFA Sues UBS to Recover Losses to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as conservator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), has filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the Southern District of New York against UBS Americas, Inc., and related defendants alleging violations of federal...

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    FHFA Reports Mortgage Interest Rates, June 2011

    ​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some ARM contracts, was 4.62 percent based on loans closed in June. This is a decrease of 0.12...

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    FHFA House Price Index Rises 0.4 Percent in May

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from April to May, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. The previously reported 0.8 percent increase in April was revised to a 0.2 percent increase. For the 12 months ending...

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    FHFA Reports Mortgage Interest Rates, May 2011

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some ARM contracts, was 4.74 percent based on loans closed in May. This is a decrease of 0.06...

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    Agencies Extend Comment Period on Swap Margin and Capital Proposed Rulemaking

    ​Joint Release​ Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Farm Credit Administration Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of the Comptroller of the Currency​​ ​ Five federal agencies have approved and will submit a Federal Register notice that extends...

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    FHFA House Price Index Rises 0.8 Percent in April

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 0.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from March to April, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. The previously reported 0.3 percent decrease in March was revised to a 0.4 percent decrease. For the 12 months ending...

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    FHFA’s Report to Congress Details Annual Examinations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the FHLBanks (2010)

    PageContent Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its third Report to Congress, detailing the findings of the agency’s 2010 annual examinations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks), and the FHLBanks’ Office of Finance. "Since...

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    Agencies Extend Comment Period on Risk Retention Proposed Rulemaking

    ​Joint Release​ Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Securities and Exchange Commission​​ ​ Six federal agencies have approved and...