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Statement
Statement of FHFA Director Melvin L. Watt on Designation of Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting as Acting Director of FHFA

12/21/2018

“I congratulate Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting on being named Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency as my successor, effective Jan. 7, 2019.  I have served with Comptroller Otting as a member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and both the OCC and FHFA have offices in the same building.  The highly professional staff at FHFA and I look forward to working with him to ensure a seamless transition.”  

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