Tag Archives: Federal Housing Finance Agency

Interest rates and loan sizes both got a boost in December. With 2017 topped off this rise, could 2018 bring more increases like this?

Collectively, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sealed 18,034 foreclosure prevention actions back in October, bringing the combined total to 3,990,723 since the GSE conservatorships launched in September 2008, so says the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) October 2017 Foreclosure Prevention Report. By ...

With the Enterprises considering major changes when it comes to GSE credit score standards, a FICO representative says they welcome the competition—so long as it’s fair.

A new report dives into non-performing loan sales through June of 2017, including insights on foreclosure rates on both occupied and vacant homes.

According to FHFA’s House Price Index analysis, home prices continues to tick upward in Q3 2017, with a significant jump over Q3 2016.

The data is in and home price are standing out in these markets...

Freddie Mac’s just released its newest volume summary, providing a breakdown of everything mortgage-related from the GSE.

What’s in store for the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the GSEs in the future? Take a look at the FHFA’s Strategic Plan for 2018-2022, in which the agency outlined three strategic goals.

The Federal Housing and Finance Agency released their April 2017 Refinance Report Thursday showing falling total refinance volume as mortgage rates in March remained higher than the lows observed in 2016. Overall, mortgage rates decreased in April with the average 30-year fixed being 4.05 percent, down from 4.20 percent in March. Ten states in the U.S. accounted for over 60 percent of the Nation’s HARP eligible loans with a refinance incentive.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Thursday released its third Enterprise Non-Performing Loan Sales Report, which lists all the sales of all non-performing loans from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to the private sector through December 31, 2016. The report tracks total loan sales, total number delinquent assents unloaded, and time of delinquency. It also strives to track borrower outcomes and measure how many properties were foreclosed on, how many avoided foreclosure, and the difference between homes that were sold to third parties and benchmark NPLs.