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Posted Date: Thursday, September 16, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have suspended four provisions of the preferred stock purchase agreements (PSPA) with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises).
In addition to suspending portions of the PSPAs, the agency also has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking related to amending the Enterprise regulatory capital framework rule.
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Posted Date: Thursday, September 16, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are to submit equitable housing finance plans to FHFA by the end of 2021, to be updated annually.
These plans will be used to identify and address barriers to sustainable housing opportunities. Annual progress reports also will be required.
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Posted Date: Thursday, September 9, 2021
The Biden-Harris administration announced it is pushing for historic, long-term investments in new housing.
This movement is part of the administration’s Build Back Better agenda, a plan to invest in building new homes and making existing housing safer, healthier, and more energy efficient. While waiting for congressional approval, the White House gave several steps for federal agencies to take to ease the housing supply crunch.
To learn what steps are being taken, read on. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has released the reports on the 2020 and 2021 annual Dodd-Frank Act stress tests (DFAST) for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises).
The reports provide updated information on possible ranges of future financial results in the event of severely adverse economic conditions. This is the seventh and eighth DFAST for the Enterprises.
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Posted Date: Monday, August 23, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced Fannie Mae will begin considering rental payment history in the underwriting process.
“With this update, Fannie Mae is taking another step toward understanding how rental payments can more broadly be included in a credit assessment, providing an additional opportunity for renters to achieve the dream of sustainable homeownership,” FHFA acting Director Sandra Thompson said.
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Posted Date: Friday, August 20, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the period between 2022 to 2024.
The proposal is designed to ensure the two entities responsibly promote “equitable access to affordable housing that reaches low- and moderate-income families, minority communities, rural areas, and other underserved populations.”
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Posted Date: Friday, August 20, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have entered into a collaborative agreement regarding fair housing and fair lending coordination.
The agencies stated the memorandum of understanding (MOU) is an important mechanism to strengthen their ability to enforce fair housing and fair lending requirements.
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Posted Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2021
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Housing Finance Agency released updated data from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations.
The report highlights borrowers’ experiences in obtaining a mortgage from 2017 to 2019, just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as their perceptions of the market and their future expectations.
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Posted Date: Friday, August 6, 2021
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released an online tool to assist renters and landlords impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic find and apply for payment assistance for rent, utilities, and other expenses.
The tool, called Rental Assistance Finder, links renters and landlords with the state and local programs distributing federal assistance to help renters stay housed during the pandemic.
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Posted Date: Friday, August 6, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency, as well as the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, and Veterans Affairs, released a joint statement on their actions to prevent evictions as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium expired July 31, 2021.
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