Official announcements, press releases, and updates on FHFA's activities, regulations, policies, initiatives, and developments in the housing finance and mortgage market.

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Stefanie Johnson (202) 649-3030 June 23, 2015 Corinne Russell (202) 649-3032 FHFA House Price Index Up 0.3 Percent in April Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in April, up 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency

Jan 14, 2025 · The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published a final rule today designed to improve access to liquidity for the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System by adjusting the treatment of certain short-term FHLBank investments.

Jan 2, 2025 · WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced an agreement to amend the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPAs) between Treasury and each of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) to help ensure that the eventual release of the GSEs from conservatorship will be …

Jan 2, 2025 · The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) today announced amendments to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPAs). FHFA and Treasury have agreed to delete the provisions of the PSPAs that were suspended pursuant to their September 14, 2021 Letter Agreement and to make other …

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is an independent federal agency in the United States created as the successor regulatory agency of the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development government-sponsored enterprise mission team, [3] …

Dec 19, 2024 · The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a final rule today that establishes new affordable housing goals for the loan purchases of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) over the next three years, and updates the process for requiring an action plan when an Enterprise misses certain goals.

Oct 28, 2024 · The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced updates today to several Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) policies that are intended to enhance efficiencies and promote cost savings in the single-family mortgage market.

The report highlights FHFA's historic policy response that helped borrowers and renters stay safe in their homes while also ensuring mortgage markets continued to function.

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its annual Performance and Accountability Report, which details FHFA's activities as regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and as regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during fiscal year 2021.