Foreclosure prevention activity increased in October as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed more than 17,000 actions to help struggling homeowners, according to a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) report released Thursday.

The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) completed 17,032 foreclosure prevention actions in October 2025, bringing the total to nearly 7.3 million since the start of their federal conservatorships in September 2008. About 39% of these actions since 2008 have been permanent loan modifications, the agency’s report noted.

In October alone, the GSEs completed 7,210 permanent loan modifications. About 36% of these modifications involved extended loan terms only, while details ⇒

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