The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s auditor concluded that the agency complied with an executive order making climate-related risk a priority for financial regulators.
Almost exactly a year after taking the helm as acting director, Thompson begins a five-year term as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. She is the first woman to hold the job.
Just a week after imposing onerous new capital disclosure requirements on Fannie and Freddie, FHFA adopts a rule requiring them to file annual capital plans.