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FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest Rates Continue to Rise in August
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- National data show interest rates on mortgages continued their upward trend. Contract mortgage interest rates increased 0.25 percent from July to August, according to an index of new mortgage contracts
FHFA Launches National Education Campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today launched a nationwide campaign to inform homeowners about the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). The campaign is designed to encourage homeowners who have been making their mortgage payments, but who owe more than their home is worth, to contact their current lender or any other mortgage lender offering HARP refinances to review their refinancing options. With mortgage rates still historically low and HARP eligibility requirements expanded, qualifying homeowners could reduce their monthly mortgage payments or increase their equity faster with a shorter term mortgage
FHFA Launches Quarterly Report on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Federal Home Loan Banks...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is expanding the agency’s regular reporting on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). The new FHFA Quarterly Performance Report of the Housing GSEs provides a summary of data available in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHLBanks’ individual public filings, including some combined trends. The first issue, being released today, covers the second quarter of 2013 and includes key market drivers such as house prices, average interest rates, and swap rates
FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest Rates Rose Sharply in July
Washington, DC - August 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- National data show interest rates on mortgages continued their upward trend. Contract mortgage interest rates increased 0.45 percent from June to July, according to an index of new mortgage contracts
FHFA Releases New Working Paper Analyzing the Effect of Distressed Sales on the FHFA...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released a Working Paper that evaluates the impact of distressed sales—sales of bank-owned properties and short sales—on the FHFA house price index (HPI).
FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest Rates Climbing in June
Washington, DC - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- National data show interest rates on mortgages continued their upward trend. Contract mortgage interest rates increased from May to June—up 0.15 percent from May, according to an index of new mortgage contracts
FHFA House Price Index Up 0.7 Percent in May
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. house price appreciation continued in May 2013, rising 0.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) monthly House Price Index (HPI). The May HPI change marks the sixteenth consecutive monthly price increase in the purchase-only, seasonally adjusted index.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Help More than 2. 3 Million Homeowners Keep their...
Washington, DC - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed more than 130,000 foreclosure prevention actions during the first quarter of 2013, bringing the total foreclosure prevention actions to nearly 2.8 million since the start of conservatorship in 2008. These actions have helped more than 2.3 million borrowers stay in their homes, including nearly 1.4 million who received permanent loan modifications. The results are detailed in the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s first quarter 2013 Foreclosure Prevention Report, also known as the Federal Property Manager’s Report
FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest Rates Dipped in May
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- National data show interest rates on mortgages decreased from April to May. Contract mortgage interest rates decreased slightly from April to May—down 0.15 percent from April, according to an index of new mortgage contracts
Refinance Volume Remains High In March
Washington, D.C. - June 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its March 2013 Refinance Report, which shows that refinance volumes remained high as mortgage rates rose slightly but stayed near historic low levels. Nearly 462,000 refinances took place in March, with nearly 100,000 completed through the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). This brings the number of total HARP refinances to more than 2.4 million since the program’s inception in April 2009
FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest Rates Remain Low in April
Washington, DC - May 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- National data show interest rates on mortgages are stable at low levels. Contract mortgage interest rates increased slightly in April—up 0.02 percent from March, according to an index of new mortgage contracts.
U.S. House Pric es Rose 1.9 Percent in First Quarter 2013
Washington, DC - May 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Upward momentum in U.S. house prices remained strong in the first quarter of this year, rising 1.9 percent from the previous quarter, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). This is the seventh consecutive quarterly price rise in the purchase-only, seasonally adjusted index.
FHFA Releases Fannie and Freddie Reports on Viability of Their Multifamily Businesses Without Government...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released reports prepared by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) on their multifamily businesses. The reports were conducted at the direction of FHFA pursuant to its goal of contracting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s overall market footprint and generating potential value for taxpayers.
FHFA Issues Update on Development of a Common Securitization Infrastructure
Washington, DC - May 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a progress report today on steps being taken to establish a Common Securitization Infrastructure for residential mortgage-backed securities. The update reflects feedback from a broad cross-section of industry participants following FHFA’s issuance last October of a white paper entitled “Building a New Infrastructure for the Secondary Mortgage Market.” The white paper sets forth a proposal for both a new securitization platform and a model contractual and disclosure framework
Federal Housing Finance Agency Reports Mortgage Interest Rates
Washington, DC - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) contracts, was 3.54 percent based on loans closed in March. There was an increase of 0.11 from the previous month
FHFA House Price Index Up 0.7 Percent in February
Washington, DC - April 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. house prices rose 0.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from January to February, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index (HPI). For the 12 months ending in February, U.S. house prices rose 7.1 percent.
FHFA Extends HARP to 2015
Washington, DC - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to extend the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) by two years to December 31, 2015. The program was set to expire December 31, 2013
FHFA Announces Deputy Director of the Division of Federal Home Loan Bank Regulation
Washington, DC - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco announced today the promotion of Fred C. Graham to be Deputy Director of the Division of Federal Home Loan Bank Regulation. Graham will oversee the regulation and supervision of the Federal Home Loan Banks.
Refinance Volume Remains Strong Through January
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its January 2013 Refinance Report, which shows that refinance volume remained high through the first month of this year. There were nearly 470,000 refinances in January, with roughly 97,600 completed through the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). This brings total HARP refinances to more than 2.2 million since the program’s inception in April 2009.
Federal Housing Finance Agency Reports Mortgage Interest Rates
Washington, DC - March 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) contracts, was 3.43 percent based on loans closed in February. There was an increase of 0.08 from the previous month.
