Fannie Mae Expands Equitable Housing Finance Plan

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Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) has updated its Equitable Housing Finance Plan, reaffirming its commitment to improving housing access for underserved communities, particularly Black and Latino individuals. The updated plan outlines 25 initiatives aimed at reducing homeownership costs, enhancing educational resources, and promoting housing stability. Key actions include expanding down payment assistance programs, utilizing mortgage-backed securities for broader access, and providing enhanced consumer education and counseling. The plan is a continuation of Fannie Mae's multi-year effort to eliminate barriers in the housing market.

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• Launch of 25 new initiatives to enhance housing access for underserved communities.
• Focus on reducing up-front costs and improving long-term success for borrowers through education and counseling.
• Partnerships with 2022 Innovation Challenge winners to support local housing solutions.
• Utilization of mortgage-backed securities to expand access to underserved markets.

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Innovations build on multi-year effort to drive equity in the housing industry

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) today released its annual update to the 2022-2024 Equitable Housing Finance Plan. This plan is focused on knocking down barriers faced by underserved communities and further driving our mission of facilitating equitable and sustainable access to homeownership and quality affordable rental housing across America in a safe and sound manner.

Fannie Mae's Equitable Housing Finance Plan focuses on two objectives that address common obstacles faced by many Black and Latino renters and homeowners:

• Reducing up-front rental and homeownership costs and eliminating outdated barriers related to insufficient credit to directly drive meaningful and measurable improvements in housing access and stability, and
• Improving the chances for long-term success for underserved borrowers and renters by focusing on education and counseling, successfully navigating the mortgage process, and housing stability.

The Equitable Housing Finance Plan for 2023 includes 25 separate actions that advance these objectives. These actions include:

• Developing and expanding new ways to help first-time homebuyers, such as down payment assistance programs, mortgage underwriting innovations, and special purpose credit programs.
• Supporting five 2022 Innovation Challenge winners who are building local solutions to increase affordable housing supply and assist people with credit and housing access.
• Using Fannie Mae's role in the secondary mortgage market to expand access for underserved borrowers through its mortgage-backed securities activities.
• Expanding financial and housing counseling and consumer education to empower more people to both achieve and maintain housing stability.

"Since the launch of our Plan in 2022, we have made considerable progress in identifying meaningful ways to address historical challenges faced by underserved communities, particularly for Black and Latino people," said Katrina Jones, Vice President of Racial Equity Strategy & Impact. "When you add the present-day challenges of inadequate affordable housing supply and high housing costs, overcoming barriers to housing can seem harder than ever. But we are committed to making a fundamentally fairer and more equitable future for housing."

The plan is rooted in Fannie Mae's Consumer Housing Journey, an evidence-based, consumer-centric framework for understanding housing barriers at each stage of a consumer's life, particularly Black and Latino consumers. The Consumer Housing Journey has been an essential tool to help Fannie Mae prioritize its equity initiatives and has helped our partners in the housing and mortgage finance industry build on their own initiatives as well.

Details on the new actions and initiatives Fannie Mae incorporated into the Plan's update are outlined in Katrina Jones' Perspectives blog.

Additional resources are available to learn more about Fannie Mae's updated Equitable Housing Finance Plan.

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FAQ

What is Fannie Mae's Equitable Housing Finance Plan 2023?

Fannie Mae's Equitable Housing Finance Plan 2023 includes 25 initiatives aimed at improving housing access for underserved communities, focusing on reducing costs and enhancing educational support.

How does Fannie Mae plan to reduce homeownership costs?

Fannie Mae plans to reduce homeownership costs by expanding down payment assistance programs and eliminating outdated barriers related to credit.

What specific actions are included in the Equitable Housing Finance Plan?

The plan includes developing new homebuying programs, supporting local affordable housing solutions, and expanding financial and consumer education.

When was the Equitable Housing Finance Plan last updated?

The Equitable Housing Finance Plan was last updated on April 5, 2023.

What are the main goals of the Equitable Housing Finance Plan?

The main goals are to improve housing access and stability for underserved communities and ensure long-term success for Black and Latino renters and homeowners.