​​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.

U.S. house prices rose 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI).   House prices rose 6.2 percent from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2016.  FHFA's seasonally adjusted monthly index for December was up 0.4 percent from November. 

Fourth Quarter 2016 Highlights

Total refinance volume fell in December 2016 as mortgage rates increased in November. Mortgage rates increased further in December: the average interest rate on a 30‐year fixed rate mortgage was 4.20 percent.

In the fourth quarter of 2016:

• Borrowers completed 13,220 refinances through HARP,bringing total refinances from the inception of the program to 3,447,671.
• HARP volume represented 2 percent of total refinance volume.

Year to date through December 2016:

November 2016 Highlights

​The Enterprises' Foreclosure Prevention Actions:

• The Enterprises completed 15,576 foreclosure prevention actions in November 2016, bringing the total to 3,817,834 since the start of the conservatorships in September 2008.

The Office of Information Policy requires all agencies to provide quarterly reporting for four key FOIA statistics to the Department of Justice.  This report is attended to identify trends and assess agencies' progress throughout the course of the fiscal year.

​The FHFA House Price Index (HPI) reported a 0.5 percent increase in U.S.

​October 2016 Highlights

The Enterprises' Foreclosure Prevention Actions:    

• The Enterprises completed 14,370 foreclosure prevention actions in October 2016, bringing the total to 3,802,258 since the start of the conservatorships in September 2008.

​This report primarily focuses on Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 but also includes the five-year reporting period between FY 2012 and FY 2016. It was prepared in accordance with the requirements of Title II, Section 203 of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act).The No FEAR Act and regulations at 5 C.F.R. Part 724 require that federal agencies be publicly accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws.

​November 2016 Highlights

Total refinance volume rose in November 2016 as mortgage rates in October remained near lows last observed in 2013. Mortgage rates increased by over a quarter percent in November: the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 3.77 percent.

In November 2016:

• Borrowers completed 4,530 refinances through HARP, bringing total refinances from the inception of the program to 3,442,967.

• HARP volume represented 2 percent of total refinance volume.

Third Quarter Highlights

The Enterprises' Foreclosure Prevention Actions:

• The Enterprises completed 46,390 foreclosure prevention actions in the third quarter of 2016, bringing the total to 3,787,888 since the start of conservatorships in September 2008. Of these actions, 3,127,237 have helped troubled homeowners stay in their homes including 1,993,692 permanent loan modifications.