​​​​The FOIA requires each federal agency to submit an Annual Report to the Attorney General each year.  These reports contain detailed statistics on the numbers of requests received and processed by each agency, the time taken to respond, and the outcome of each request, as well as many other vital statistics regarding the administration of the FOIA at federal departments and agencies.
 

​​​The Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act (P.L. 105-270) was enacted in 1998 requiring Federal Government agencies to prepare inventories of the commercial and inherently governmental activities performed by their federal employees.  The FAIR Act report is due annually by Federal Government agencies and must be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) each year by June 30.​

​​​FHFA is committed to providing access to Agency records through a citizen-centered and results-oriented FOIA program.  FHFA's FOIA Office, which is comprised of the Chief FOIA Officer, FOIA Officer and FOIA Liaison (FHFA-HQ), continually reviews ways to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency of FHFA's FOIA program.

​​House prices rose nationwide in January, up 0.2 percent from December, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 5.3 percent from January 2022 to January 2023.

U.S. house prices rose in February, up 0.5 percent from January, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 4.0 percent from February 2022 to February 2023. The previously reported 0.2 percent price increase for January 2023 was revised downward to a 0.1 percent increase.

​U.S. house prices rose 6.5 percent between the fourth quarter of 2022 and the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices were up 1.5 percent compared to the third quarter of 2023. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index for December was up 0.1 percent from November.​​​

​​​​​​Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac began issuing the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities (UMBS) on June 3, 2019.

This quarterly report provides market participants additional transparency into a sample of the data FHFA receives and reviews on a monthly basis. The report focuses on alignment of prepayment rates, which continues to be important to the success of UMBS and to the efficiency and liquidity of the secondary mortgage market.

November 2022 Highlights - Foreclosure Prevention

The Enterprises' Foreclosure Prevention Actions:​

• The Enterprises completed 16,746 foreclosure prevention actions in November, bringing the total to 6,695,943 since the start of the conservatorships in September 2008.