Federal Housing Finance Board

"This is not a job for a second-rate analytical mind," says Allan Mendelowitz, a former chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board who spent 20 years at the General Accounting Office and helped develop the legislative strategy turning the idea into law.

How a Street Watchdog Got Its Bite 2010

In September, 2008, as part of the full federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, OFHEO officially merged with the Federal Housing Finance Board to form a whole new independent federal agency, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

Andrew Cuomo and the Incredible Industry-Wide Mortgage Fraud Investigation 2009

"It's very hard to get in front of a train loaded with highly profitable activities and stop it," says Ronald Rosenfeld, chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board, a government agency that regulates home loan banks.

Housing Push for Hispanics 2009

Holding: The Federal Housing Finance Board Inspector General did not by statute automatically acquire authority to act as IG for the Federal Housing Finance Agency at the time of the enactment of the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008; and accordingly, he cannot appoint employees to the Office of Inspector General for theFHFA.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Five New OLC Opinions 2009

He said he wrote letters to federal agencies in June, and then made them public, in order to increase pressure on the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Federal Housing Finance Board to conduct more aggressive oversight of IndyMac.

Schumer Deflects Blame 2008

He's a board member of the Federal Housing Finance Board.

CNN Transcript May 5, 2008 2008

Based on the latest Federal Housing Finance Board data, likely beneficiaries will be borrowers in much of California, including the San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego areas.

Will New Rules 2008

Their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Board, will vote soon on whether that should be increased temporarily to six times, people familiar with the matter said.

U.S. Puts Faith in Fannie, Freddie 2008

Treasury officials also privately encouraged the Federal Housing Finance Board to allow the nation's 12 Federal Home Loan Banks to buy as much as $160 billion in mortgage-backed securities, creating even more liquidity for markets.

Paulson Takes Lead Amid Crisis 2008

The home-loan banks are regulated by a federal agency, the Federal Housing Finance Board, and required to fund housing for low-income people.

Home Loan Banks End Talks 2008