SUMMARY:  In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Inspector General (FHFA-OIG) is establishing FHFA-OIG-9, “Office of Counsel Legal Matters System” (System) for the purpose of collecting information that FHFA-OIG’s Office of Counsel will use in the course of providing legal opinions/advice, participating in administrative hearings, preparing for litigation, and completing other legal projects and assignments. 

SUMMARY:  The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA or the Agency) is proposing to revise regulations addressing boards of directors and overall corporate governance of the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) and the Bank System’s Office of Finance (OF) to update and clarify regulatory requirements on a variety of topics including:  FHFA’s annual designation of Bank directorships; Bank director eligibility and professional qualifications; nomination, election, and removal of Bank directors; the conduct of System board and committee meetings; conf

​SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is proposing to amend the existing Suspended Counterparty Program (SCP) regulation. FHFA proposes to expand the categories of covered misconduct on which a suspension could be based to include sanctions arising from certain forms of civil enforcement. The proposed rule would also eliminate the requirement that any final suspension order be preceded by a proposed suspension order, but only when the suspension is based on an administrative sanction.

This blog highlights the unique patterns of securitization of manufactured housing loans within securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Lenders and investors often favor these loans in “specified pools.” Here we explain the nature and role of specified pools and the characteristics of manufactured housing loans that lead to their inclusion in these pools.