Two weeks from today: FHFA is excited to tackle challenges in both multifamily and single-family housing and welcome experts from both sectors to the TechSprint. Click the link for more details and to register to watch the livestream.
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FHFA has issued a new Advisory Bulletin. It articulates how Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, & Common Securitization Solutions should collect & report operational loss events & tell FHFA about operational loss events that are high severity on an immediate basis.
On June 27, FHFA released the 2024Q1 update & new Duty to Serve Rural Area characteristic for the Uniform Appraisal Dataset Aggregate Statistics Data File and Dashboards. Read our latest blog where we break down key summary statistics from this release.
FHFA and
@CFPB
today published data collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations (NSMO). The data also provide updated mortgage performance & credit information for a nationally representative sample of mortgage borrowers from 2013-2021.
The Uniform Appraisal Dataset Aggregate Statistics are updated with 2024Q1 data & a new Duty to Serve Rural Area characteristic. This new characteristic allows users to see relationships of properties’ rural status with 15 different appraisal statistics.
FHFA Director Sandra Thompson tours Oak Lawn Place in Dallas, a new affordable, 84-unit apartment complex for people 55+ that includes support for the LGBTQIA+ community. It received a $750,000 FHLB Dallas Affordable Housing Program grant to support its development.
FHFA announces the first members of its Advisory Committee on Affordable, Equitable & Sustainable Housing. The diverse committee will focus on fair housing, tenant advocacy, single-family & multifamily lending, affordable housing development and more.
Through FHFA conservatorship of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, its commitment to housing affordability is strong as ever. In 2023, they bought 136,000 single-family mortgages for low- & moderate-income borrowers, helping them gain the benefits of homeownership.
U.S. house prices rose in April, up 0.2% from March, according to the FHFA seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 6.3% from 4/2023 to 4/2024.
FHFA released its Q1 2024 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 52,154 foreclosure prevention actions.
FHFA today issued a Request for Input (RFI) on opportunities to improve the Federal Home Loan Banks’ (FHLBanks) processes for members and project sponsors to apply for Affordable Housing Program (AHP) funding.
FHFA recognizes climate-related risks and increased natural disasters pose a threat to the housing system. We are working with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac & the FHLBanks to better assess and monitor climate-related risks into their operations. For more info:
FHFA today released the latest report on the sale of non-performing loans (NPLs) by Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. The Enterprise NPL Sales Report includes sales info about NPLs sold through 12/31/23. Borrower outcomes reflect NPLs sold through 6/30/2023.
As conservator of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, FHFA is committed to preventing home foreclosures whenever possible. In February, Fannie & Freddie completed 17,993 foreclosure prevention actions to help struggling borrowers stay in their homes. For more info:
FHFA today released its 2023 Report to Congress. The statutorily-required report provides info about our 2023 examinations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the 11 FHLBanks, and the FHLBanks’ joint Office of Finance.
Even if you don’t know what a Federal Home Loan Bank is, or FHFA’s oversight role, you should know that they provide financial support for construction and rehab of rental housing across the country. For more information, click here:
#FHFAWorking4US
FHFA today issued an RFI on the proposed 2025-2027 Underserved Markets Plans (Plans) submitted by Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) under the Duty to Serve (DTS) program. The proposed Plans cover the period from 1/1/25 to 12/31/27.
FHFA works with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to eliminate or lower upfront fees for many creditworthy low and moderate-income first-time homebuyers, making mortgages more affordable. For more information, click here:
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Director Thompson met with local leaders to discuss affordable housing on her visit to KC, hosted by
@repcleaver
. She toured Jazz Hill, an
@FreddieMac
supported project, met with community leaders, housing providers, & residents to hear about issues they’ve encountered.