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Mortgage Debt Outstanding

Current Release Historical data (CSV) About Release Dates

Release Date: March 2016

Mortgage Debt Outstanding (1.54) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Type of holder and property 2011 2012 2013 2014Q4 2015Q1 2015Q2 2015Q3 2015Q4
1 All holders 13,499,53613,270,01713,261,95713,442,84913,462,03913,579,90513,696,06313,795,836
 
  By type of property  
2 One- to four- family residences 10,206,9209,976,5169,879,8419,884,3409,856,2219,905,5189,961,0569,986,024
3 Multifamily residences 1 857,485888,080924,261993,1911,014,2011,039,7031,062,1041,098,771
4 Nonfarm, nonresidential 2,267,9312,232,2222,273,0542,369,0182,393,1472,434,0202,470,0202,505,941
5 Farm 167,200173,200184,800196,300198,470200,664202,882205,100
 
  By type of holder  
6 Major financial institutions 4,448,1954,439,0144,409,4134,543,4404,578,7194,647,5404,711,2034,789,602
7 Depository Institutions 2 4,115,7154,094,5954,046,2214,158,6704,189,0014,248,2474,302,6914,374,194
8 One- to four-family 2,557,1002,525,4202,405,9832,422,0352,427,0572,451,8912,452,6502,466,632
9 Multifamily residences 251,283259,919288,997327,177336,319347,450363,108379,358
10 Nonfarm, nonresidential 1,254,4001,244,7181,282,3181,347,3141,363,0281,385,9041,423,4771,464,223
11 Farm 52,93264,53868,92362,14462,59763,00263,45663,981
12 Life insurance companies 332,480344,419363,192384,770389,718399,293408,512415,408
13 One- to four-family 8,97410,96511,32913,74713,42114,03314,58815,422
14 Multifamily residences 49,37851,05853,58956,36257,08658,34259,63759,818
15 Nonfarm, nonresidential 261,128270,896286,274301,218305,678313,296320,575326,356
16 Farm 13,00011,50012,00013,44313,53313,62313,71313,813
 
17 Federal and related agencies 5,033,9064,935,0074,993,2364,987,6544,986,0965,004,1305,031,7855,035,426
18 Government National Mortgage Association 6,5857,1826,5335,3725,2655,1234,8644,655
19 One- to four-family 6,5857,1826,5335,3725,2655,1234,8644,655
20 Multifamily residences 00000000
21 Farmers Home Administration3 96,69298,337101,437102,054102,292101,695100,33699,998
22 One- to four-family 15,43115,42315,08614,90014,81314,72414,74914,659
23 Multifamily residences 10,81810,70010,90710,42610,38810,34410,20810,248
24 Nonfarm, nonresidential 65,91967,62171,19971,53771,72871,10069,67669,229
25 Farm 4,5234,5934,2455,1905,3635,5275,7025,862
26 Feder Housing Admin. and Dept. of Veterans Affairs 4,3814,7136,5469,07310,06510,82211,47911,654
27 One- to four-family 1,2071,7213,7106,3507,3788,1608,8639,055
28 Multifamily residences 3,1742,9932,8362,7232,6872,6622,6162,599
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 2,2091,264953696438307265173
35 One- to four-family 81283628216521312310753
36 Multifamily residences 865118135500
37 Nonfarm, nonresidential 1,311377654518220179158120
38 Farm 00000000
39 Federal National Mortgage Association 2,966,9272,978,6933,039,5593,019,3003,008,1273,007,2323,012,6893,010,753
40 One- to four-family 2,790,0292,790,2762,855,6682,832,0002,817,1112,809,5802,815,8842,812,411
41 Multifamily residences 176,898188,417183,891187,300191,016197,652196,805198,342
42 Federal Land Banks 86,49094,473100,751105,480105,927108,371110,527113,606
43 One- to four-family 11,19014,17315,45116,50316,40018,34420,00022,329
44 Farm 75,30080,30085,30088,97789,52790,02790,52791,277
45 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 1,815,5261,698,7911,690,4741,699,3521,706,7881,722,7381,743,7271,746,667
46 One- to four-family 1,733,2151,621,7741,630,8591,645,8721,650,6661,667,5901,687,7701,688,122
47 Multifamily residences 82,31177,01759,61553,48056,12255,14855,95758,545
48 Federal Home Loan Banks 53,31349,37544,41343,49444,11244,68944,74944,860
49 One- to four-family 53,29249,35544,41343,49444,11244,68944,74944,860
50 Multifamily residences 2120000000
51 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation 1,7832,1782,5702,8333,0823,1533,1493,061
52 Farm 1,7832,1782,5702,8333,0823,1533,1493,061
 
53 Mortgage pools or trusts4 3,024,8562,938,2692,774,5242,747,4722,734,5442,753,6362,780,7222,796,091
54 Government National Mortgage Association 1,246,9181,366,1931,480,0951,541,6331,536,3301,560,8661,608,7901,643,043
55 One- to four-family 1,186,4321,295,3151,398,4471,452,0901,446,8141,469,9841,516,3321,548,769
56 Multifamily residences 60,48670,87881,64889,54389,51690,88292,45894,274
57 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 35,10050,06171,26887,09690,60397,834102,162114,193
58 One- to four-family 9,9568,2426,4205,8005,6765,3835,2525,409
59 Multifamily residences 25,14441,81964,84881,29684,92792,45196,910108,784
60 Federal National Mortgage Association 28,21624,54920,38218,13817,65516,97116,13715,884
61 One- to four-family 26,51423,02419,06816,87116,39515,72214,89814,658
62 Multifamily residences 1,7021,5251,3141,2671,2601,2491,2391,226
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 1,712,9721,495,5421,201,0121,098,9681,088,3581,076,3921,051,2641,020,627
69 One- to four-family5 1,109,466928,278792,967704,470686,000660,571634,172605,913
70 Multifamily residences 91,00379,61073,47371,44771,39368,55565,87364,594
71 Nonfarm, nonresidential 512,503487,654334,572323,051330,964347,267351,219350,120
72 Farm 00000000
73 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation 1,6501,9241,7671,6371,5981,5732,3692,344
74 Farm 1,6501,9241,7671,6371,5981,5732,3692,344
 
75 Individuals and others 6 992,579957,7271,084,7841,164,2831,162,6801,174,5991,172,3531,174,717
76 One- to four-family 696,717684,532673,626704,671704,899719,602726,178733,078
77 Multifamily residences 105,180104,073103,125112,158113,482114,963117,293120,983
78 Nonfarm, nonresidential 172,670160,955298,038325,378321,529316,274304,916295,893
79 Farm 18,0128,1679,99522,07622,77023,76023,96724,763
  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 11, 2016