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The FHFA's Home Affordable Refinance Program is expiring in September 2017, and there are still many borrowers with GSE-backed loans who are eligible and who would benefit economically from the program.

From working in the private sector to serving in top government positions, FHFA’s Sandra Thompson offers her take on the progress of women and minorities in the industry. This select print feature originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of MReport magazine.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has published a final rule amending the regulations that address requirements for submission of new business activities by the Federal Home Loan Banks.

The Home Affordable Refinance Program is heading into its final year, but borrowers don't appear to be rushing to take advantage of it.

The FHFA expects to implement the Single Security on the CSP for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sometime in 2018. What does the Agency hope to accomplish in 2017 toward achieving that goal?

Depending on who is reporting origination numbers, access to mortgage credit is either tight or loose. A group of 21 advocacy and civil rights groups let regulators know they think it is too tight.

Freddie Mac has reached a “critical” milestone toward its goal of implementing the Single Security Initiative with the first use of Common Securitization Platform (CSP) software.

Industry reaction has been positive to the FHFA's move to raise the GSE conforming loan limits for the first time in a decade. But one analysis says the effect on mortgage lending may be minimal.

The new maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2017 will increase for the first time in a decade, according to the FHFA.

A study released by the Government Accountability Office found that the FHFA's actions as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have created more, not less, uncertainty about the future of the housing finance system.