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The rule enacts portions of the FHLBank Act, which governs eligibility for membership and establishes requirements for an institution to become and remain a member of a FHLBank.

Home prices are still climbing higher, even though the season change has caused things to slow down quite a bit in the housing market.

It’s a shortened market week for the Christmas holiday, but there are still a number of key metrics to look for this week.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)’s 7-year-old conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will continue for at least another year despite the fact that it was meant to be temporary.

The proposed regulation will require the GSEs to serve three underserved markets including manufactured housing, affordable housing preservation, and rural markets.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Wednesday that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae's maximum conforming loan limits will be largely unchanged in 2016, except some higher-priced counties.

Home prices nationwide rose 1.3 percent in the third quarter due to historically low interest rates, tight inventories, confident buyers, and higher incomes.

According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency third quarter Refinance Report, a total of 25,824 HARP refinances were completed between July and September, down from the 31,561 refinances completed from April to June.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Tuesday that interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages fell even further below 4 percent in October.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Tuesday that it will expand the Neighborhood Stabilization Initiative to 18 more metro areas across the country to provide REO relief to communities.