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Announcements, publications, and news releases covering regulatory changes, policy updates, reports, news, initiatives, and the performance of the Enterprises in the housing finance sector.

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.8 Percent in July; Up 4.6 Percent from Last Year 2023

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in July, up 0.8 percent from June, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 4.6 percent from July 2022 to July 2023. The previously reported 0.3 percent price increase in...

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    FHFA Releases 2nd Quarter 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report

    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its second quarter 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 47,370 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter...

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    FHFA Announces Next Phase of Public Engagement Process for Updated Credit Score Requirements

    ​ ​​​Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced additional opportunities for ongoing public engagement to facilitate the transition to updated credit score models and credit report requirements for loans acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises)...

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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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    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...