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Final ruleTook effect March 9, 2026

Fair Lending, Fair Housing, and Equitable Housing Finance Plans

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Feb. 6, 2026. Document 2026-02325. Updated Nov. 15, 2026.

What it does

The Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA" or the "Agency") is issuing this final rule to repeal the Fair Lending, Fair Housing, and Equitable Housing Finance Plans regulation ("part 1293"). After considering public comments received in response to the proposed rule FHFA published on July 28, 2025, this final rule adopts the proposed rule without change.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

12 CFR 1293

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has published 2 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 3 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2590-AB53 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

The rule is effective March 9, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-02325
ActionFinal rule; repeal of 12 CFR part 1293.
AgenciesFederal Housing Finance Agency
PublishedFeb. 6, 2026
Effective dateMarch 9, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2590-AB53
Significant (marked in the Federal Register)Yes

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register