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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will now need Federal Housing Finance Agency approval—and possibly public comment—before offering new products, in order to ensure safety and soundness standards.

“House prices were flat for the third quarter but continued to remain above levels from a year ago,” said William Doerner, Ph.D., Supervisory Economist in FHFA’s Division of Research and Statistics.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency approved the use of FICO 4T and VantageScore 4.0 to score applicants for government-sponsored loans. Click through to find out more about these new scoring models.

The latest annual report from the FHFA revealed that an estimated $352.4 million in total contributions to the Affordable Housing Program was awarded in 2021, which assisted more than 32,000 low- and moderate-income households.

“OIG’s risk-based work will remain grounded in these areas, and our audits, evaluations, and other projects will continue to identify findings and make appropriate recommendations to FHFA to strengthen its work,” said Brian M. Tomney, Inspector General for the FHFA.

Other recipients included Auction.com’s Darcy Chapman, Lakeview’s Judith Tribble, and Freddie Mac’s Kate Mossop and Cecelia Raine.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced new Deputy Directors for the Division of Housing Mission and Goals and the Division of Bank Regulation.

As of June 1, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has published a final rule that supplements the Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework (ERCF) by requiring Fannie Mae and ...

With both reporting solid gains, the GSEs continued their mission of providing liquidity, stability, and affordability to the housing market in Q3.

By the end of 2021, Fannie and Freddie must submit Equitable Housing Finance Plans, part of a collaborative initiative to close America's racial wealth gap.