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 2019 examinations of Fannie Mac, Freddie Mac and the Home Loan Bank System.
Submit comments and provide input on FHFA Rules Open for Comment by clicking on Rulemaking and Federal Register.
Implement critical reforms that will produce a stronger and more resilient housing finance system.
FOSTER competitive, liquid, efficient, and resilient (CLEAR) national housing finance markets that support sustainable homeownership and affordable rental housing; OPERATE in a safe and sound manner appropriate for entities in conservatorship; and PREPARE for eventual exits from the conservatorships.
2020 Scorecard
2019 Conservatorships Strategic Plan
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.
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The Duty to Serve (DTS) requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Enterprises) to facilitate a secondary market for mortgages on housing for very low-, low-, and moderate-income families in: Manufactured housing, Affordable housing preservation, and Rural housing. Learn more about the underserved markets.The 2018-2020 Plans describe specific activities each Enterprise will undertake to fulfill their Duty to Serve obligations in each underserved market.
Use the drop-down menus to provide general input on the Duty to Serve program or to view previously-submitted comments.
Jim Gray, Manager of the Duty to Serve program, gives an overview of the program.
Learn more about how the program works.
FHFA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac recently hosted three virtual listening sessions for stakeholders to provide feedback on the Enterprises' proposed modifications to their 2020 Duty to Serve Plans and proposed additions to their 2021 Duty to Serve Plans for the manufactured housing, affordable housing preservation, and rural housing markets. Transcripts from these sessions, along with the Enterprises' proposed 2020 modifications and 2021 Plans are available here:
Stay up to date with the Duty to Serve program. Learn more about the Duty to Serve response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and temporary changes to the Duty to Serve program in 2020 and 2021.
Access datasets and interactive maps for DTS-qualifying rural areas, Indian areas, high opportunity areas, and areas of concentrated poverty.
Below is our Single-Family Dashboard for 2019. This interactive map looks at the share of Enterprise single-family loans located in Duty to Serve Manufactured Housing, Rural, and High-needs Rural areas at the state and county levels.
Duty to Serve 2019 Single-Family Dashboard
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Meghan AinesDuty to Serve Intern
Arun BarmanDuty to Serve Senior Economist
Lauren BoydDuty to Serve Policy Analyst
Rebecca CohenDuty to Serve Senior Policy Analyst
Toi RobertsDuty to Serve Program Analyst
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