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Mortgage Debt Outstanding

Current Release Historical data (CSV) About Release Dates

Release Date: March 2017

Mortgage Debt Outstanding (1.54) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Type of holder and property 2012 2013 2014 2015Q4 2016Q1 2016Q2 2016Q3 2016Q4
1 All holders 13,314,28613,318,78313,479,70413,807,96813,871,30913,993,04114,159,18014,291,545
 
  By type of property  
2 One- to four- family residences 10,035,7919,945,6399,938,37410,030,99110,041,92510,103,69110,198,48510,265,680
3 Multifamily residences 1 888,791923,617986,0501,080,5981,106,3541,130,1511,157,3521,186,655
4 Nonfarm, nonresidential 2,216,3052,264,3262,358,4792,487,5792,510,3512,542,6412,582,8642,614,809
5 Farm 173,400185,200196,800208,800212,679216,557220,479224,400
 
  By type of holder  
6 Major financial institutions 4,439,0244,409,4204,543,4484,798,9314,852,7074,957,8625,033,0565,084,031
7 Depository Institutions 2 4,094,5954,046,2214,158,6704,374,1944,422,8874,518,9394,586,3194,630,569
8 One- to four-family 2,525,4202,405,9832,410,5492,451,0012,459,6852,500,6282,525,4742,526,397
9 Multifamily residences 259,919288,997327,177379,358388,608403,673414,152424,724
10 Nonfarm, nonresidential 1,244,7181,282,3181,347,3141,464,2231,494,0091,532,3861,563,2651,595,077
11 Farm 64,53868,92373,63079,61280,58582,25283,42884,371
12 Life insurance companies 344,429363,199384,778424,737429,820438,923446,737453,462
13 One- to four-family 10,96511,32915,19519,46819,71420,13820,49920,497
14 Multifamily residences 51,05853,58956,36260,61362,62263,94865,08666,039
15 Nonfarm, nonresidential 270,906286,281301,226332,640335,315342,406348,500354,000
16 Farm 11,50012,00011,99512,01612,16912,43112,65212,927
 
17 Federal and related agencies 4,935,0074,993,2364,987,6545,036,5765,046,4045,048,0825,085,9075,146,936
18 Government National Mortgage Association 7,1826,5335,3724,6554,4014,1533,8834,655
19 One- to four-family 7,1826,5335,3724,6554,4014,1533,8834,655
20 Multifamily residences 00000000
21 Farmers Home Administration3 98,337101,437102,05499,998100,342100,336100,390101,571
22 One- to four-family 15,42315,08614,90014,65914,58714,74914,52314,356
23 Multifamily residences 10,70010,90710,42610,24810,20810,2089,99610,099
24 Nonfarm, nonresidential 67,62171,19971,53769,22969,54969,67669,53870,656
25 Farm 4,5934,2455,1905,8625,9985,7026,3326,459
26 Feder Housing Admin. and Dept. of Veterans Affairs 4,7136,5469,07311,65412,48212,68913,12813,357
27 One- to four-family 1,7213,7106,3509,0559,90410,16410,59610,868
28 Multifamily residences 2,9932,8362,7232,5992,5782,5252,5312,489
29 Resolution Trust Corporation 00000000
30 One- to four-family 00000000
31 Multifamily residences 00000000
32 Nonfarm, nonresidential 00000000
33 Farm 00000000
34 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 1,2649536961731561579485
35 One- to four-family 8362821655342393126
36 Multifamily residences 51181300000
37 Nonfarm, nonresidential 3776545181201141186358
38 Farm 00000000
39 Federal National Mortgage Association 2,978,6933,039,5593,019,3003,010,7533,012,5693,013,8783,029,6423,063,646
40 One- to four-family 2,790,2762,855,6682,832,0002,812,4112,806,5902,803,2002,807,7822,833,750
41 Multifamily residences 188,417183,891187,300198,342205,979210,678221,860229,896
42 Federal Land Banks 94,473100,751105,480114,930115,961118,266120,346121,594
43 One- to four-family 14,17315,45115,68016,82016,91317,16417,42017,057
44 Farm 80,30085,30089,80098,11099,048101,102102,926104,537
45 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 1,698,7911,690,4741,699,3521,746,6671,752,6051,749,7401,768,1821,790,188
46 One- to four-family 1,621,7741,630,8591,645,8721,695,8691,699,5331,705,6701,724,6041,744,723
47 Multifamily residences 77,01759,61553,48050,79853,07244,07043,57845,465
48 Federal Home Loan Banks 49,37544,41343,49444,48844,68445,58446,94348,476
49 One- to four-family 49,35544,41343,49444,48844,68445,58446,94348,476
50 Multifamily residences 200000000
51 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation 2,1782,5702,8333,2583,2043,2783,3003,364
52 Farm 2,1782,5702,8333,2583,2043,2783,3003,364
 
53 Mortgage pools or trusts4 2,938,2342,768,7692,742,6192,783,9732,775,8582,781,7332,811,2522,836,628
54 Government National Mortgage Association 1,366,1931,480,0951,541,6331,643,0431,663,2441,692,4931,728,0911,766,760
55 One- to four-family 1,295,3151,398,4471,452,0901,548,7691,568,2561,596,2501,630,9031,667,502
56 Multifamily residences 70,87881,64889,54394,27494,98896,24397,18899,258
57 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 50,06171,26887,096114,193122,474134,062140,520150,227
58 One- to four-family 8,2426,4205,8005,4095,2515,0174,6215,016
59 Multifamily residences 41,81964,84881,296108,784117,223129,045135,899145,211
60 Federal National Mortgage Association 24,54920,38218,13815,88415,44914,70414,05613,290
61 One- to four-family 23,02419,06816,87114,65814,23413,49612,85312,131
62 Multifamily residences 1,5251,3141,2671,2261,2151,2081,2031,159
63 Farmers Home Administration3 00000000
64 One- to four-family 00000000
65 Multifamily residences 00000000
66 Nonfarm, nonresidential 00000000
67 Farm 00000000
68 Private mortgage conduits 1,495,5071,195,2571,094,1151,008,521972,007937,759925,923903,826
69 One- to four-family5 928,278787,294699,620594,970580,484556,353545,276522,727
70 Multifamily residences 79,61070,81968,41462,01757,24055,35851,40347,297
71 Nonfarm, nonresidential 487,619337,144326,082351,534334,284326,048329,244333,803
72 Farm 00000000
73 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation 1,9241,7671,6372,3322,6842,7152,6622,525
74 Farm 1,9241,7671,6372,3322,6842,7152,6622,525
 
75 Individuals and others 6 1,002,0211,147,3581,205,9831,188,4881,196,3401,205,3641,228,9651,223,950
76 One- to four-family 743,807745,097774,416798,706797,647811,084833,077837,498
77 Multifamily residences 104,784105,135108,050112,339112,621113,195114,455115,019
78 Nonfarm, nonresidential 145,063286,731311,802269,833277,081272,007272,254261,215
79 Farm 8,36710,39511,7157,6108,9919,0779,17910,218
  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. Includes savings banks and savings and loan associations.  Return to table
  3. 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
  4. Outstanding principal balances of mortgage-backed securities insured or guaranteed by the agency indicated.  Return to table
  5. Includes securitized home equity loans.  Return to table
  6. 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. Private Mortgage Conduits from LoanPerformance Corporation and other sources.
 
Last update: March 10, 2017