[United States Government Manual] [September 15, 2009] [Pages 393-395] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 1700 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20552 Phone, 866-796-5595. Internet, www.fhfa.gov. DIRECTOR Edward J. DeMarco, Acting Senior Deputy Director and Chief Operating Stephen M. Cross, Office Acting Deputy Director for Enterprise Regulation Chris Dickerson Deputy Director for Federal Home Loan Bank Stephen M. Cross Regulation Inspector General (vacancy) General Counsel Alfred M. Pollard Senior Associate Director and Chief Accountant Wanda DeLeo Senior Associate Director for Conservatorship Jeffrey Spohn Associate Director, Office of External Relations Peter Brereton [[Page 394]] Associate Director and Chief Economist, Office Patrick J. Lawler of Policy Analysis and Research Associate Director, Office of Management Myrtle S. Habersham Planning Chief Administrative Officer David A. Lee Chief Financial Officer Mark Kinsey Chief Human Capital Officer Janet Murphy Chief Information Officer Kevin Winkler Chief Strategic Planning (vacancy) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Federal Housing and Finance Agency works to promote a stable and liquid mortgage market, affordable housing, and community investment through safety and soundness oversight of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks. The Federal Housing and Finance Agency (FHFA) was established by the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) as an independent agency in the executive branch. The FHFA is the result from the merger of the Federal Housing Finance Board and the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, as well as the transfer of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's government- sponsored enterprise mission team into the agency. FHFA is managed by a Director who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The FHFA Director also serves as the Chairman of the Federal Housing Oversight Board, a newly created advisory board that testifies before Congress on the status of the Federal housing market enterprises. The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman are also members of the Board. FHFA was created to ensure the security and supervision of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks, and the Office of Finance. The agency's increased regulatory powers and affordable housing goals were designed to restore confidence in the 14 government-sponsored loan enterprises, enabling these entities to provide more effective assistance to troubled mortgage markets. Activities In futherance of affordable housing and community investment goals, FHFA practices prudential oversight to strengthen vital components of the Nation's secondary mortgage markets, ensuring: --maintenance of adequate capital and internal controls; --operations that foster efficient, competitive, and resilient national housing finance markets, including activities relating to mortgages on housing for low- and moderate-income families; --compliance with the rules, regulations, guidelines, and orders issued by FHFA and the authorizing statutes; and --lending practices consistent with the public interest. Sources of Information Employment Inquiries and application for employment should be directed to the Office of Human Resources Management, FHFA, 1625 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20006 or through the agency Web site www.fhfa.gov. Publications Written requests for copies of publications may be directed to the Office of External Relations, FHFA, 1700 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20552 or emailed to [email protected]. Public Records Many FHFA records are available on the FHFA Web site, www.fhfa.gov. Inquiries about other records available to the public, including those available under the Freedom of Information Act, should be directed by email to the Chief FOIA Officer at [email protected]. [[Page 395]] For further information, contact the Office of External Relations, Federal Housing Finance Agency, 1625 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20006. Phone, 866-796-5595. Internet, www.fhfa.gov. Email, [email protected]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDITORIAL NOTE: The Federal Labor Relations Authority did not meet the publication deadline for submitting updated information of its activities, functions, and sources of information as required by the automatic disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1)(A)). ------------------------------------------------------------------------