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    U.S. House Prices Rise 3.0 Percent over the Last Year; Up 1.7 Percent from the First Quarter

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 3.0 percent between the second quarters of 2022 and 2023, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices were up 1.7 percent compared to the first quarter of 2023. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index...

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    Agencies to Host Roundtable on Special Purpose Credit Programs

    Joint Release Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Federal Housing Finance Agency Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Washington, D.C. – Four federal agencies will host a roundtable discussion September 12, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. EDT regarding the...

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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 that 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). ​As...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.7 Percent in May; Up 2.8 Percent from Last Year

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in May, up 0.7 percent from April, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 2.8 percent from May 2022 to May 2023. The previously reported 0.7 percent increase in April...

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    FHFA Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Suspended Counterparty Program

    ​Washington, DC –​ Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that it is seeking comment on a proposed rule that would amend the Suspended Counterparty Program (SCP) regulation. The SCP regulation requires any of FHFA’s regulated entities to submit a report to FHFA if the regulated...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.7 Percent in April; Up 3.1 Percent from Last Year

    ​​​​​Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in April, up 0.7 percent from March, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 3.1 percent from April 2022 to April 2023. The previously reported 0.6 percent increase...

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    FHFA Releases 1st Quarter 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its first quarter 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 58,268 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter, raising the total...

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    FHFA Issues 2022 Report to Congress

    ​​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its 2022 Report to Congress. The statutorily required report provides information about FHFA’s 2022 examinations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), Common Securitization Solutions (CSS), the 11 Federal Home...

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    Agencies Request Comment on Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models Proposed Rule

    ​​Joint Release​​ Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Housing Finance Agency National Credit Union Administration Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Washington, D.C. – ​Six federal regulatory...

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    FHFA Announces Membership in the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group (MitFLG)

    Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced its membership in the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group (MitFLG).​ Climate risk poses a serious threat to the U.S. housing finance system. Natural disaster events such as hurricanes, wildfires, and floods resulting from...