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*Please note the Archived News Releases listed below were originally published to OFHEO.gov. Some links provided within them may no longer exist.
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News Releases Archive (OFHEO)
2008
2007
December 27
OFHEO Announces Third Quarter 2007 Minimum and Risk-Based Capital Classification for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Reaffirms Fannie Mae Q1-2 2007 as Adequately Capitalized
December 21
OFHEO Announces Myrtle Habersham as Associate Director for New Management Planning Office
December 19
OFHEO's FY 2008 Performance Plan
December 5
OFHEO Announces Chris Dickerson as Director of Supervision
November 29
House Prices Weaken Further in Most Recent Quarter; First Quarterly Price Decline for U.S. since 1994
November 27
2008 Conforming Loan Limit $417,000
November 26
Conforming Loan Limit Letters to Enterprises
November 15
OFHEO Releases 2007 Performance and Accountability Report
November 8
Letter from OFHEO Director James B. Lockhart to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo
November 6
Consent Order Issued in Action Against Former Freddie Mac Chairman and CEO Leland C. Brendsel
October 16
No Decline in 2008 Conforming Loan Limit; Additional Comments Sought on a Revised Loan Limit Guidance; New Mortgage Market Note on Historical Trends in Conforming Loan Limit
October 16
Historical Trends in the Conforming Loan Limit: Mortgage Market Note 07-2
October 11
OFHEO Announces Proposed Rule for Loss Severity Calculations Under the Risk-Based Capital Regulation
September 27
OFHEO Announces Second Quarter 2007 Minimum and Risk-Based Capital Classification for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Reaffirms Fannie Mae Q1-4 2006 as Adequately Capitalized
September 27
Consent Order Issued In Action Against Former Freddie Mac Chief Financial Officer
September 17
OFHEO Provides Flexibility on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Mortgage Portfolios
September 11
OFHEO Announces Retirement of Supervision Director Leonard Reid
September 10
OFHEO Director James B. Lockhart Commends GSEs on Implementation of Subprime Mortgage Lending Guidance
September 6
OFHEO Letter of 9/6/07 to Honorable Charles E. Schumer Re: Keeping Mortgage Credit Available
September 6
Portfolio Caps and Conforming Loan Limits: Mortgage Market Note 07-1
August 30
U.S. House Prices Slow; OFHEO House Price Index Shows Smallest Quarterly Increase Since 1994
August 1
OFHEO Releases Working Paper 07-5 "Zero Down Payment Mortgage Default"
July 25
OFHEO Releases "A Note on the Differences between the OFHEO and S&P/Case-Shiller House Price Indexes"
July 20
Comments on OFHEO's Proposed Guidance on Conforming Loan Limit Calculations Posted
June 29
OFHEO Releases Working Paper 07-3 "Subordinated Debt Issuance by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac"
June 29
OFHEO Releases Working Paper 07-4 "Signals from the Markets for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Subordinated Debt"
June 28
OFHEO Announces First Quarter 2007 Minimum and Risk-Based Capital Classification for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Reaffirms Fannie Mae Q1-4 2005 as Adequately Capitalized
June 25
OFHEO Releases “Mortgage Markets and the Enterprises in 2006”
June 20
OFHEO Releases Conforming Loan Limit Guidance for Comment
June 6
OFHEO Releases Working Paper 07-2 - "Home Improvements and Appreciation Rates Reflected in the OFHEO House Price Index"
June 6
OFHEO Releases Working Paper 07-1 - "Securitized Jumbo Mortgages: 1986 - 2005"
May 31
U.S. House Price Appreciation Rate Remains Slow, But Positive; OFHEO House Price Index Shows Four-Quarter Declines in Two States
April 10
OFHEO Releases Annual Report to Congress
March 30
OFHEO Announces Fourth Quarter 2006 Minimum and Risk-Based Capital Classification for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Reclassifies Fannie Mae Q1-3 2002, 2003 and 2004 as Significantly Undercapitalized and Reaffirms Freddie Mac Q1-3 2006 as Adequately Capitalized
March 1
U.S. House Price Appreciation Rate Steadies
February 20
OFHEO Concurs with Fannie Mae Board Remedial Actions Regarding Former and Current Employees
February 5
OFHEO Receives $66 Million in President's FY 2008 Budget Request; Assessment of Agency Shows Need for Legislation
January 26
OFHEO Adopts Supervision Handbook
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