Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is asking for feedback on its proposed Strategic Plan for FY 2026–2030.  The new plan proposes three strategic goals for FHFA:  Input is due by November 5, 2025, and should be submitted via this form. 

Last week, Senators Booker (D-NJ), Schumer (D-NY), and Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to FHFA Director Bill Pulte laying out eight specific policy recommendations to promote housing affordability:

Less than a week after FHFA announced the doubling of their annual investment cap, President Trump took to social media to suggest the creation of The Great American Mortgage Corporation, with a target public offering date of November 2025.

FHFA announced a doubling of the annual cap for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in LIHTC developments — from $1 billion each to $2 billion each— totaling $4 billion per year.

Secretary Scott Turner sent a letter to HUD grantees and stakeholders notifying them of HUD’s implementation of President Trump’s Executive Order, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders.”

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) rescinded the Biden administration’s multifamily leasing policies that would have placed additional requirements on housing providers with loans from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

Since his confirmation as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Bill Pulte has made sweeping changes.

The Senate voted 56-43 to confirm Bill Pulte to serve as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee voted 15-9 to advance Bill Pulte’s nomination to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to the full Senate.

President Trump nominated Bill Pulte as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Pulte, a private equity executive, is the grandson of William J. Pulte, founder of the PulteGroup, which is one of the largest homebuilders in America. The Senate Finance and Banking Committee will schedule his confirmation hearing in the coming […]

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will seek to extend housing access in rural underserved markets, enhance their support for manufactured housing and continue addressing liquidity needs for first-time homebuyers, among a host of activities outlined in plans published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). 

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has raised the multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to $146 billion in 2025, up from $142 billion in 2024. Workforce housing loans will continue to be exempt from the caps.