Housing Assistance: An Inventory of Fiscal Year 2010 Programs, Tax Expenditures, and Other Activities
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the enterprises) and the regulator of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHL Banks)
| Administering Agency/Entity |
Federal Housing Finance Agency |
| Short Description |
Responsible for the safety and soundness and housing mission oversight of the enterprises, and the other housing GSE, the FHL Bank System. The Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) regulatory responsibilities and supervisory powers include expanded authority to place Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in conservatorship or receivership, which it did in September 2008. FHFA’s role with respect to the FHL Bank System remains solely as an independent regulator. |
| Primary Purpose |
Regulator of Government-Sponsored Enterprises |
| Type of Housing Supported |
Both |
| Type of Assistance |
Oversight |
| Fiscal Year 2010 Obligations |
$133,000,000; FHFA receives direct funding for its activities from mandatory assessments on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the FHL Banks. |
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