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Monthly index leveled off nationally in January but grew over the year. No regions in decline for the first time since October. Mountain and Pacific values were January’s strongest.

With rising interest rates, the average loan amount decreased between December and January.

Home prices are up more than 6 percent year-over-year, with many states seeing double-digit growth.

Home prices have been steadily rising since bottoming out in early 2012, posting 50-plus consecutive months of appreciation, according to multiple industry reports.

Nearly a quarter of a billion borrowers nationwide are eligible and have an incentive to refinance through the FHFA's Home Affordable Refinance Program, which is scheduled to expire later this year. And more than half of them are located in 10 states.

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?