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Finance & markets · 09/07/2019Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

FHFA Designates Replacement Index for Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has discontinued its monthly index for adjustable rate mortgage loans due to low participation from mortgage originators, and is designating a new index called PMMS+, which will be an adjusted version of Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey 30-Yr FRM, effective immediately.

Original source language: Federal Register — Federal Housing Finance AgencyOpen original release →

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Finance & markets · 1/15/2025

FHFA Adjusts Cap on Average Total Assets for Community Financial Institutions

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has increased the cap on average total assets for Federal Home Loan Bank members to qualify as community financial institutions (CFIs) to $1.5 billion, effective January 1, 2025, based on the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) published by the Department of Labor (DOL).

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Finance & markets · 8/28/2026

FHFA Proposes Modifications to Payroll Records System

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is proposing changes to its Payroll, Retirement, Time and Attendance, and Leave Records system, which contains information on current and former employees, as well as their families and dependents, in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974.

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