Documents/OFHEO/3: Secondary Mortgage Market/3.1: Transparency

3.1: Transparency

Promote an efficient secondary mortgage market by increasing transparency of mortgage market developments and Enterprise risks and activities.

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Means and Strategies:▲ Expand the quarterly House Price Index (HPI) and related productsby, for example, producing a median HPI, expanding thegeographical areas covered and providing analysis of specificmarkets.▲ Increase transparency of mortgage market and Enterprise-related developments by publishing conclusions and findings of OFHEO’s annual examination through the Annual Report to Congress.▲ Address emerging issues and external events affecting the Enterprises and the housing finance markets through timely policy analysis.▲ Produce research and analysis focused on key policy issues, such as the implications of loan limit changes, concentration within the mortgage markets and Enterprise market share. ▲ Improve transparency of the Enterprises’ conditions and risks through consistent reporting and disclosure by developing a uniform Enterprise call report and comparative financial analysis of the Enterprises.▲ Make consistent and transparent disclosures of the Enterprises’ conditions and OFHEO’s operations through OFHEO publications and information posted on the agency’s web site.

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