Housing Assistance: An Inventory of Fiscal Year 2010 Programs, Tax Expenditures, and Other Activities
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Regulator and examiner of the banks, associations, and related entities of the Farm Credit System, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac)
| Administering Agency/Entity |
Farm Credit Administration |
| Short Description |
The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) is an independent regulatory agency responsible for supervising, regulating, and examining institutions of the Farm Credit System (System). As regulator of the System, FCA is responsible for examining System institutions for safe and sound banking practices and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. |
| Primary Purpose |
Regulator of Government-Sponsored Enterprises |
| Type of Housing Supported |
Homeownership |
| Type of Assistance |
Oversight |
| Fiscal Year 2010 Obligations |
$50,000,000; some amount of obligations may be attributable to activities related to housing. Source of funds for FCA are assessments collected from institutions in the System, including Farmer Mac. |
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