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FHFA Releases Key Data on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Single-Family Mortgages for 2001–2008
PageContent Washington, D.C. – In an effort to inform the current discussion on the future of the housing finance system, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released data on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) that compare the credit quality and performance of the loans they...
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loan Modifications and Refinancings Continue to Increase In Second Quarter
Washington, D.C. – Loan modifications and refinancings by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were up in the second quarter as the volume of permanent modifications under the Administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) increased 65 percent while refinancings under the Home Affordable...
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FHFA Establishes New Housing Goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent a final rule to the Federal Register establishing new housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) for 2010–2011. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) required FHFA to establish housing goals for...
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FHFA Releases First Conservator’s Report on the Enterprises’ Financial Condition
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its first Conservator’s Report on the Enterprises’ Financial Condition. The Conservator’s Report provides an overview of key aspects of the financial condition of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) during...
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FHFA Reports Mortgage Interest Rates, July 2010
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 4.78 percent based on loans closed in July. This is a decrease of 0.13...
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House Prices Rise in Second Quarter
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in the second quarter of 2010 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) seasonally adjusted purchase-only House Price Index (HPI). The HPI, calculated using home sales price information from Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-acquired mortgages, was...
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FHFA Proposes Guidance to Restrict GSEs from Investing in Mortgages with Private Transfer Fee Covenants
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency is proposing a guidance for public comment that would restrict Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks from investing in mortgages with private transfer fee covenants. The guidance would extend to mortgages and securities...
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FHFA Proposes Rule Establishing Office of Ombudsman
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to the Federal Register that would establish within FHFA an Office of the Ombudsman. The proposed rule also sets forth the authorities and duties of the Ombudsman. The Office of the Ombudsman would...
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FHFA Sends Proposed Rule on Practice and Procedure to Federal Register
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today sent a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to the Federal Register on Rules of Practice and Procedure. The proposed rule would consolidate in FHFA the civil enforcement authorities of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight...
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FHFA Reports Mortgage Interest Rates, June 2010
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 4.91 percent based on loans closed in June. This is a decrease of 0.08...