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    <AgencyName>Federal Housing Finance Agency</AgencyName>
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        <Address>400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024</Address>
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            <NameColumnValue>Melvin L. Watt</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Richard B. Hornsby</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Wanda DeLeo</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Fred C. Graham</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Nina Nichols, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Nina Nichols</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Sandra Thompson</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Laura S. Wertheimer</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Alfred M. Pollard</NameColumnValue>
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        <Paragraph MissionStatmentId="39" SortOrder="1">The Federal Housing and Finance Agency ensures that Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Bank System serve as a reliable source of liquidity and funding for housing finance and community investment. It provides research and data, supervision, and policies for strengthening and securing the United States secondary mortgage markets.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Federal Housing and Finance Agency (FHFA) was established by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (42 USC 4501 note) as an independent agency in the executive branch. The merger of the Federal Housing Finance Board and the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, combined with the transfer of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Government-sponsored enterprise mission team, formed the FHFA.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>FHFA is managed by a Director whom the President appoints and the Senate confirms. FHFA's Director also serves as the Chairman of the Federal Housing Oversight Board. The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission are also members of the Board.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>FHFA was created to oversee Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLB), and the Office of Finance, which issues and services all debt securities for the FHL Banks. The Agency's increased regulatory powers and affordable housing goals were designed to enable the 14 Government-sponsored loan enterprises (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the FHL Banks) to assist troubled mortgage markets more effectively.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>FHFA oversight strengthens vital components of the Nation's secondary mortgage markets. It oversees maintenance of adequate capital and internal controls; operations that foster efficient, competitive, and resilient national housing finance markets; and compliance with the rules, regulations, guidelines, and orders issued by authorizing statutes and FHFA.</Paragraph>
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          <WebAddress>http://www.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/Careers</WebAddress>
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        <Header>Employment</Header>
        <Paragraph>The Agency's mission-critical occupations include examiners, accountants, economists, financial analysts, information technology specialists, and attorneys. FHFA regularly recruits for support positions: budget, procurement, and human resource specialists; facilities and space management professionals; and student interns. It advertises opportunities for employment on its Web site and on USAJOBS, the Federal Government's free web-based job board (https://www.usajobs.gov/). Questions and applications may be sent to the Office of Human Resources Management, FHFA, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024.</Paragraph>
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          <Email>fhfainfo@fhfa.gov</Email>
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          <WebAddress>http://www.fhfa.gov</WebAddress>
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        <Header>General Inquiries</Header>
        <Paragraph>Contact the Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications, Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone, 202-649-3800. Send consumer inquiries to the following email address: consumerhelp@fhfa.gov.</Paragraph>
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          <Email>mediainquiries@fhfa.gov</Email>
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          <WebAddress>https://www.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/Contact</WebAddress>
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        <Header>Media Inquiries</Header>
        <Paragraph>The Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications answers questions from print, Internet, and broadcast media sources; issues press releases; responds to requests for information; and distributes other materials. Media representatives should call 202–649–3700.</Paragraph>
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        <Header>Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications</Header>
        <Paragraph>The Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications provides liaison with Congress, the public, the media, and other Federal agencies. The Office keeps Congress informed about Agency policies and decisions; handles consumer contact and complaints; interacts with the public, industry, and media outlets; and manages and maintains the Agency's Web site portal and internal communications. For more information, call 202–649–3802.</Paragraph>
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          <Email>fhfainfo@fhfa.gov</Email>
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          <WebAddress>http://www.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/reportsplans</WebAddress>
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        <Header>Publications</Header>
        <Paragraph>FHFA posts its publications online for download. The Agency generally does not mail hard copies, but all requests are considered. Written requests for copies of publications may be addressed to the Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications, FHFA, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024.</Paragraph>
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          <Email>foia@fhfa.gov</Email>
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          <WebAddress>http://www.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/FOIAPrivacy/Pages/FOIA.aspx</WebAddress>
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        <Header>Public Records</Header>
        <Paragraph>FHFA public records are published online. Questions about other publicly accessible records, including those covered under the Freedom of Information Act, should be directed to the Chief FOIA Officer.</Paragraph>
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      <Footer>For further information, contact the Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications, Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone, 866-796-5595.</Footer>
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