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Mortgage Debt Outstanding

Current Release Historical data (CSV) About Release Dates

Release Date: March 2014

Mortgage Debt Outstanding (1.54) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Type of holder and property 2009 2010 2011 2012Q4 2013Q1 2013Q2 2013Q3 2013Q4
1 All holders 14,420,835 13,780,992 13,461,761 13,201,575 13,148,739 13,150,943 13,207,845 13,243,978
 
  By type of property  
2 One- to four- family residences 10,937,074 10,439,131 10,183,067 9,927,979 9,876,831 9,849,851 9,873,450 9,863,360
3 Multifamily residences 1 854,419 850,875 856,546 879,143 882,561 893,721 904,575 917,347
4 Nonfarm, nonresidential 2,483,343 2,336,887 2,254,949 2,221,453 2,214,374 2,230,404 2,250,836 2,282,271
5 Farm 146,000 154,100 167,200 173,000 174,973 176,967 178,984 181,000
 
  By type of holder  
6 Major financial institutions 4,778,095 4,583,569 4,448,195 4,407,567 4,371,120 4,367,463 4,366,046 4,383,191
7 Commercial banks 2 3,818,667 3,651,249 3,529,555 3,603,807 3,572,070 3,562,932 3,559,000 3,571,507
8 One- to four-family 2,267,399 2,205,428 2,149,074 2,203,174 2,171,368 2,144,225 2,119,954 2,102,798
9 Multifamily residences 211,035 197,149 189,188 202,886 205,861 211,600 218,547 227,702
10 Nonfarm, nonresidential 1,296,007 1,197,438 1,138,361 1,138,709 1,134,319 1,145,086 1,156,975 1,175,984
11 Farm 44,226 51,234 52,932 59,038 60,522 62,021 63,524 65,023
12 Savings Institutions 3 633,327 614,839 586,160 459,341 454,832 456,267 451,058 452,260
13 One- to four-family 448,633 430,480 407,032 303,552 297,420 296,749 289,621 288,316
14 Multifamily residences 59,897 61,248 62,095 51,854 51,930 53,174 54,838 57,333
15 Nonfarm, nonresidential 123,913 122,217 116,039 102,149 103,681 104,610 104,898 104,833
16 Farm 884 894 994 1,786 1,801 1,734 1,701 1,778
17 Life insurance companies 326,101 317,481 332,480 344,419 344,218 348,264 355,988 359,424
18 One- to four-family 8,731 9,035 8,974 9,465 9,447 9,715 10,229 10,352
19 Multifamily residences 48,507 47,246 49,378 51,058 50,925 51,506 52,628 53,062
20 Nonfarm, nonresidential 255,563 248,800 261,128 270,896 270,846 274,043 280,131 283,010
21 Farm 13,300 12,400 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000
 
22 Federal and related agencies 816,070 5,127,546 5,033,906 4,935,007 4,938,320 4,949,247 4,986,105 4,996,550
23 Government National Mortgage Association 152 5,277 6,585 7,182 7,955 7,082 6,220 6,533
24 One- to four-family 152 5,277 6,585 7,182 7,955 7,082 6,220 6,533
25 Multifamily residences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Farmers Home Administration4 88,364 91,533 96,692 98,337 99,346 99,768 100,947 101,437
27 One- to four-family 14,062 15,109 15,431 15,423 15,312 15,186 15,142 15,086
28 Multifamily residences 10,980 10,910 10,818 10,700 10,671 10,636 10,597 10,907
29 Nonfarm, nonresidential 59,444 61,254 65,919 67,621 68,880 69,417 70,626 71,199
30 Farm 3,878 4,260 4,523 4,593 4,483 4,529 4,582 4,245
31 Feder Housing Admin. and Dept. of Veterans Affairs 4,257 4,076 4,381 4,713 5,023 5,297 5,565 6,546
32 One- to four-family 608 803 1,207 1,721 2,063 2,337 2,707 3,710
33 Multifamily residences 3,650 3,273 3,174 2,993 2,960 2,960 2,858 2,836
34 Resolution Trust Corporation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 One- to four-family 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Multifamily residences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Nonfarm, nonresidential 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 Farm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 15,613 5,682 2,209 1,264 963 1,028 1,371 957
40 One- to four-family 7,239 2,686 812 836 506 459 394 286
41 Multifamily residences 37 181 86 51 18 43 41 18
42 Nonfarm, nonresidential 8,337 2,815 1,311 377 440 526 937 653
43 Farm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Federal National Mortgage Association 416,543 2,989,997 2,966,927 2,978,693 2,983,099 2,992,912 3,029,090 3,039,559
45 One- to four-family 296,129 2,819,447 2,790,029 2,790,276 2,795,363 2,804,617 2,842,555 2,855,668
46 Multifamily residences 120,414 170,550 176,898 188,417 187,736 188,295 186,535 183,891
47 Federal Land Banks 80,329 83,496 86,490 94,473 94,989 97,184 98,976 100,751
48 One- to four-family 9,129 7,396 7,390 10,873 10,489 11,684 12,476 13,251
49 Farm 71,200 76,100 79,100 83,600 84,500 85,500 86,500 87,500
50 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 138,816 1,885,139 1,815,526 1,698,791 1,696,822 1,696,979 1,696,352 1,690,474
51 One- to four-family 54,878 1,799,256 1,733,215 1,621,774 1,622,660 1,627,224 1,631,084 1,630,859
52 Multifamily residences 83,938 85,883 82,311 77,017 74,162 69,755 65,268 59,615
53 Federal Home Loan Banks 71,236 61,044 53,313 49,375 47,911 46,599 45,148 47,857
54 One- to four-family 71,210 61,019 53,292 49,355 47,891 46,581 45,148 47,857
55 Multifamily residences 26 25 21 20 20 18 0 0
56 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation 760 1,303 1,783 2,178 2,212 2,397 2,436 2,436
57 Farm 760 1,303 1,783 2,178 2,212 2,397 2,436 2,436
 
58 Mortgage pools or trusts5 7,623,917 3,057,994 3,004,144 2,930,978 2,918,172 2,909,765 2,916,066 2,929,915
59 Government National Mortgage Association 880,270 1,089,761 1,246,918 1,366,193 1,388,448 1,418,428 1,457,108 1,480,095
60 One- to four-family 836,761 1,037,538 1,186,432 1,295,315 1,314,873 1,342,511 1,377,347 1,398,447
61 Multifamily residences 43,509 52,223 60,486 70,878 73,575 75,917 79,761 81,648
62 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 1,838,919 17,081 28,016 44,371 48,936 56,009 60,830 67,183
63 One- to four-family 1,824,656 4,243 3,838 3,415 3,365 3,264 3,172 3,079
64 Multifamily residences 14,263 12,838 24,178 40,956 45,571 52,745 57,658 64,104
65 Federal National Mortgage Association 2,653,034 28,872 28,216 24,549 23,496 21,855 21,055 20,382
66 One- to four-family 2,605,083 27,015 26,514 23,024 22,008 20,466 19,714 19,068
67 Multifamily residences 47,951 1,857 1,702 1,525 1,488 1,389 1,341 1,314
68 Farmers Home Administration4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 One- to four-family 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 Multifamily residences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 Nonfarm, nonresidential 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 Farm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 Private mortgage conduits 2,247,208 1,918,521 1,699,344 1,493,941 1,455,427 1,411,640 1,375,268 1,360,450
74 One- to four-family6 1,576,947 1,301,687 1,108,526 927,164 893,596 854,617 819,381 793,089
75 Multifamily residences 106,967 98,404 90,677 81,078 77,628 74,840 74,312 75,492
76 Nonfarm, nonresidential 563,295 518,430 500,142 485,698 484,204 482,183 481,575 491,869
77 Farm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
78 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation 4,486 3,759 1,650 1,924 1,865 1,833 1,805 1,805
79 Farm 4,486 3,759 1,650 1,924 1,865 1,833 1,805 1,805
 
80 Individuals and others 7 1,202,752 1,011,883 975,516 928,023 921,126 924,468 939,628 934,322
81 One- to four-family 915,457 712,712 684,716 665,430 662,515 663,133 678,307 674,961
82 Multifamily residences 103,245 109,088 105,533 99,710 100,017 100,843 100,191 99,425
83 Nonfarm, nonresidential 176,784 185,933 172,049 156,002 152,004 154,539 155,695 154,723
84 Farm 7,266 4,150 13,218 6,881 6,590 5,953 5,436 5,213
  1. Multifamily debt refers to loans on structures of five or more units.  Return to table
  2. Includes loans held by nondeposit trust companies but not loans held by bank trust departments.  Return to table
  3. Includes savings banks and savings and loan associations.  Return to table
  4. FmHA-guaranteed securities sold to the Federal Financing Bank were reallocated from FmHA mortgage pools to FmHA mortgage holdings in 1986:Q4 because of accounting changes by the Farmers Home Administration.  Return to table
  5. Outstanding principal balances of mortgage-backed securities insured or guaranteed by the agency indicated.  Return to table
  6. Includes securitized home equity loans.  Return to table
  7. Other holders include mortgage companies, real estate investment trusts, state and local credit agencies, state and local retirement funds, noninsured pension funds, credit unions, and finance companies.  Return to table
Source: Based on data from various institutional and government sources. Separation of nonfarm mortgage debt by type of property, if not reported directly, and interpolations and extrapolations, when required for some quarters, are estimated in part by the Federal Reserve. Line 70 from LoanPerformance Corporation and other sources.
 
Last update: March 6, 2014