FHFA Proposes Changes to Federal Home Loan Bank Housing Goals Regulation

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is proposing to overhaul the existing Federal Home Loan Bank Housing Goals regulation, replacing separate housing goals with a single prospective mortgage purchase goal and introducing a new small member participation goal. The proposed rule would also allow banks to request alternative target levels and eliminate a $2.5 billion volume threshold.

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

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