FHFA lncreases Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps for 2022

Housing Finance
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Contact: Michelle Kitchen
[email protected]
Senior Director, Multifamily Finance
(202) 266-8352

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that the 2022 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will be $78 billion for each Enterprise, for a combined total of $156 billion to support the multifamily market.

The 2022 caps, which increased from $70 billion for each Enterprise in 2021, are based on FHFA’s projections of the overall growth of the multifamily originations market.

At least 50% of the Enterprises’ multifamily loans are required to be used for affordable housing. FHFA also requires at least 25% of the Enterprises’ multifamily business be affordable to residents at or below 60% of area median income (AMI), up from 20% in 2021.

In addition, FHFA has changed certain definitions of multifamily mission-driven affordable housing in Appendix A of the Conservatorship Scorecard. In 2022, FHFA will allow loans on affordable units in cost-burdened renter markets and loans to finance energy or water efficiency improvements with units affordable at or below 60% of AMI to be classified as mission-driven.

FHFA will continue to monitor impacts of COVID-19 on the multifamily mortgage market and will update the multifamily caps and mission-driven requirements if adjustments are warranted. However, to prevent market disruption, if FHFA determines that the actual size of the 2022 market is smaller than was initially projected, FHFA will not reduce the caps.

Access links to the Multifamily Caps Fact Sheet and the 2022 Appendix A: Multifamily Definitions.

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