FHFA publishes dataset on 1990-2019 mortgage risk

WASHINGTON — To improve policymakers’ understanding of how mortgage risk has evolved over time and the role it played in the 2008 recession, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released a revised staff working paper, “A Quarter Century of Mortgage Risk.

FHFA extends eviction freezes to March 31

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The government-controlled lending companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (“the Enterprises”) are extending moratoriums on single-family foreclosures and real estate-owned evictions until March 31, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced Tuesday.

Federal housing agencies extend moratoriums

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on December 23 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (“the Enterprises”) will continue to offer COVID-19 forbearance to qualifying multifamily property owners through March 31, 2021.

FHFA sets multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

WASHINGTON – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that the 2021 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (“the Enterprises”) will be $70 billion for each.

FHFA extends tenant protection for multifamily property owners

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (“the Enterprises”) are allowing servicers to extend forbearance agreements for multifamily property owners with existing forbearance agreements for up to three more months, for a total forbearance of up to six months.

FHFA usher in payment deferral, extends eviction freeze

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has extended the moratorium on foreclosures and evictions and has announced a new payment deferral option.