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FHFA: Public Comment Period Announced for Federal Home Loan Bank Members’ Community Support Performance

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that the Agency will review all applicable Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) members in 2023 under FHFA’s community support program (CSP) regulation. FHFA is issuing a Federal Register Notice inviting the public to comment on the community support performance of individual members of the FHLBanks. “The FHLBanks’…

FHFA: FY 2022 Performance and Accountability Report Released

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its annual Performance and Accountability Report, which details FHFA’s activities as regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and as regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during fiscal year 2022. For the fourteenth consecutive year, FHFA received an unmodified audit opinion on its…

FHFA: Annual Report on Low-Income Housing and Community Development Activities at the FHLBs Released

Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its annual report on the low-income housing and community development activities of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). The report highlights the FHLBanks’ activities and performance in 2021 through the Affordable Housing Program (AHP), the Community Investment Program (CIP), and the Community Investment Cash Advance Program (CICA)….

FHFA: Comprehensive Review of Federal Home Loan Bank System Announced

The review, FHLBank System at 100: Focusing on the Future, will include a series of listening sessions and regional roundtable discussions The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced it will conduct a comprehensive review of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System beginning in the fall of 2022. “FHFA plays a vital role in…

FHFA: Intent to Establish a Federal Advisory Committee on Affordable, Equitable and Sustainable Housing Announced

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced its intent to establish a Federal Advisory Committee on Affordable, Equitable, and Sustainable Housing (Committee).  The Committee will provide advice and input regarding affordable, equitable, and sustainable housing needs and any regulatory or policy changes that may be necessary or beneficial to address those matters. In addition,…

FHFA: Sandra L. Thompson Sworn in as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency

In an Agency ceremony, Sandra L. Thompson was sworn in today to a five-year term as the third Senate-confirmed Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Thompson was appointed to head the Agency by President Joe Biden. FHFA, created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, is the regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae…

FHFA: 2021 Report to Congress Issued

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its 2021 Report to Congress​. The statutorily-required report provides information about the Agency’s 2021 examinations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks), and the FHLBanks’ Joint Office of Finance. It also describes FHFA’s actions as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and provides…

FHFA: Input Requested on Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026

Public input to be received during 30-day period The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today requests input on its Draft Strategic Plan, which outlines the Agency’s priorities for the coming years as regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and as regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). ​The Strategic Plan contains…

FHFA: RFI Issued on Executive Compensation at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks

Seeks input on evaluating “reasonable” and “comparable” compensation at the regulated entities, in and out of conservatorship The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued a Request for Input (RFI) on executive compensation ​at the regulated entities: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) as well as the Federal Home Loan Banks (the FHLBanks). The information that FHFA…

FHFA: FY 2020 Performance and Accountability Report Released

 The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its annual Performance and Accountability Report, which details FHFA’s activities as regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and as regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during fiscal year 2020. For the twelfth consecutive year, FHFA received an unmodified audit opinion on its…