This annual report describes FHFA's accomplishments, as well as challenges, the agency faced in meeting the strategic goals and objectives during the past fiscal year.
Read about the agency’s 2015 examinations of Fannie Mac, Freddie Mac and the Home Loan Bank System.
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Goal: Help restore confidence, enhance capacity to fulfill mission, and mitigate systemic risk that contributed directly to instability in financial markets.
MAINTAIN foreclosure prevention activities and credit availability, REDUCE taxpayer risk, and BUILD a new single-family securitization infrastructure. Read more in the 2016 Scorecard and Conservatorships Strategic Plan.
Plans and Reports
FHFA experts provide reliable data, including all states, about activity in the U.S. mortgage market through its House Price Index, Refinance Report, Foreclosure Prevention Report, and Performance Report.
HARP - the Home Affordable Refinance Program was created by FHFA specifically to help homeowners current on their mortgage payments, but underwater on their mortgages.
FHFA economists and policy experts provide reliable research and policy analysis about critical topics impacting the nation’s housing finance sector. Meet the experts...
Key Topics pages provide information about FHFA's work on a range of issues facing the nation and highlight the most relevant related news releases, reports, statements and web pages on the respective topics.
The Honorable Melvin L. Watt of Charlotte, NC sworn in on January 6th to a 5-year term as the first Senate-confirmed Director of FHFA.
Read more about Director Watt
Program Deadline: Extended through September 30, 2017.
If you are a homeowner visit our Homeowner/Homebuyer section of this website or www.HARP.gov.
HARP has helped more than three million people refinance.
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac must own or guarantee the loan.
The loan was originated on or before May 31, 2009.
The current loan-to-value (LTV) ratio must be greater than 80 percent.
The borrower must be current on their mortgage with no late payment in the last six months and no more than one late payment in the last 12 months.
Borrowers can visit: www.HARP.gov or look up to see if their mortgage qualifies by visiting Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's mortgage look up tools. This is the first step to determining if they qualify.
Borrowers should contact their existing lender or any other mortgage lender offering HARP refinances.
Create refinancing opportunities for eligible borrowers, while reducing risk for Fannie Mae and FreddieMac and bringing a measure of stability to housing markets.
FHFA and the Department of the Treasury introduced HARP in early 2009 as part of the Making Home Affordable program.
HARP provides borrowers, who may not otherwise qualify for refinancing because of declining home values or reduced access to mortgage insurance, the ability to refinance their mortgages into a lower interest rate and/or more stable mortgage product.
Eliminated certain risk-based fees for borrowers refinancing into shorter-term mortgages and lowered fees for other borrowers.
Removed the 125 percent LTV ceiling for fixed-rate mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Waived certain representations and warranties that lenders commit to in making loans owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Eliminated the need for a new property appraisal where there is a reliable AVM (automated valuation model) estimate provided by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
Extended the end date for HARP to December 31, 2013. (Note: the deadline was extended to December 31, 2015 in 2013)
The program enhancements were developed at FHFA’s direction with input from lenders, mortgage insurers and other industry participants.
FHFA Announces New Streamlined Refinance Offering for High LTV Borrowers: HARP Extended through September 2017 (August 25, 2016 News Release)HARP Refinances Surpass 3.4 Million (May 16, 2016 News Release) FHFA Extends HARP to 2016 (May 8, 2015 News Release)HARP Refinances Top 3.2 Million (November 26, 2014 News Release)FHFA Announces New HARP Outreach (June 25, 2014 News Release) FHFA Launches National Education Campaign (September 23, 2013 News Release) FHFA Extends HARP to 2015 (April 11, 2013 News Release) FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announce HARP Changes to Reach More Borrowers (October 24, 2011 News Release) Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) (October 24, 2011 - Fact Sheet)Lender FAQ - HARP Phase II (October 24, 2011)Fannie Mae Instructions for Lenders Freddie Mac Instructions for Lenders
For the latest Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan modification and refinance (HARP) figures please see FHFA's Foreclosure Prevention & Refinance Reports.
Additional program information is available at www.fanniemae.com and www.freddiemac.com.
The phrase “Home Affordable Refinance Program,” the acronym “HARP,” and HARP® logo (“HARP Marks”) are trademarks that belong to FHFA. These marks are not in the public domain and their use must be authorized by FHFA. FHFA’s authorization to use the HARP Marks is subject to compliance with the terms and conditions described in these guidelines. Use of the HARP® logo requires the prior written approval of FHFA.
