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FHFA (Federal Housing Finance Agency)

Also called FHFA.

The federal agency that regulates Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks and publishes the FHFA House Price Index.

It was created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Source 1

It publishes the FHFA House Price Index monthly and quarterly, and sets the conforming loan limits each year. Source 2 Source 3

Sources

  1. FHFA: About FHFA (opens in a new tab)
  2. FHFA: FHFA House Price Index (opens in a new tab)
  3. FHFA: Conforming loan limits (opens in a new tab)

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