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​The Federal Housing Finance Board today approved a notice and solicitation of comments that addresses the issue of multiple memberships in Federal Home Loan Banks, particularly the ramifications it could have for the FHLBank System. The notice solicits public comment on a series of policy questions...

MEDIA ADVI​SORY OFHEO's risk-based capital rule has been published today in the Federal Register. The rule goes into effect immediately but is enforceable one year from today. Link to Risk-Based Capital Rule (9/13/2001) ​ Stefanie Johnson (202) 649-3030

Washington, D.C. – Armando Falcon, Jr., Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), financial safety and soundness regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), has sent to the Federal Register one final and two proposed regulations under OFHEO's...

​Federal Housing Finance Board Chairman J. Timothy O’Neill today announced that the Finance Board will address the issue of multiple memberships in Federal Home Loan Banks at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, September 12. The Finance Board will deliberate on a proposal to solicit comments...

Washington, D.C. – ​Armando Falcon, Jr., Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), financial safety and soundness regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), today released "Mortgage Markets and the Enterprises in 2000," the first in a series of periodic...

Washington, D.C. – Armando Falcon, Jr., Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), safety and soundness regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed its review of OFHEO's risk-based...

Washington, D.C. – Armando Falcon, Jr., Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), financial safety and soundness regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, today released OFHEO’s 2001 Report to Congress as required by statute in Section 1319B of the Federal Housing...

​El Grupo de Trabajo Federal Interagencial sobre Crédito Justo ha publicado una versión en español de su popular folleto para el consumidor, Buscando la hipoteca más favorable: Compare, Verifique, Negocie. En el folleto, se explica por qué comparar y negociar tasas de interés, comisiones y otras...

The federal Interagency Task Force on Fair Lending has published a Spanish-language version of its popular brochure for consumers, Looking for the Best Mortgage: Shop, Compare, Negotiate. The brochure, Buscando la hipoteca más favorable: Compare, Verifique, Negocie, describes how comparing and...

Washington, D.C. – Armando Falcon, Jr., Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), financial safety and soundness regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), has notified the Enterprises of OFHEO's intention to routinely disclose their critical capital...