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Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 0.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from October to November, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. October’s previously reported 0.6 percent increase was revised downward to a 0.4 percent increase. For the 12...

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

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency today released its third quarter Foreclosure Prevention & Refinance Report, which shows that as of November 2009, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), implemented more than 405,000 trial and permanent loan modifications under the...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent to the Federal Register a final rule implementing Section 1206 of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), which authorizes community development financial institutions (CDFIs) that have been certified by the CDFI...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency today reported that the average interest rate on conventional 30-year, fixed-rate, mortgage loans of $417,000 or less decreased 1 basis point to 5.09 percent in November. The average interest rate on 15-year, fixed-rate loans of $417,000 or less...

Washington, D.C. – FHFA Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco today detailed new executive management compensation programs for top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The programs were adopted by the Boards of Directors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and approved by FHFA, in consultation with the...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from September to October, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. The previously reported 0.0 (zero) percent change in September was revised to a 0.4 percent decline. For the 12...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose modestly in the third quarter of 2009 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...

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency today reported that the average interest rate on conventional 30-year, fixed-rate, mortgage loans of $417,000 or less decreased 13 basis points to 5.10 percent in October. The average interest rate on 15-year, fixed-rate loans of $417,000 or less...

Washington, D.C. - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed nearly 32,000 home retention actions in August 2009, a 32 percent increase from July. Separately, trial mortgage loan modifications under the Administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) increased nearly 30 percent from...