Steven J. Sebastian
Published: 2010-03
Total Pages: 61
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The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 created the Fed. Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and gave it responsibility for, among other things, the supervision and oversight of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the 12 federal home loan banks. Specifically, FHFA was assigned responsibility for ensuring that each of the regulated entities operates in a fiscally safe and sound manner, including maintenance of adequate capital and internal controls, and carries out its housing and community development finance mission. This audit of FHFA¿s FY 2009 financial statements determines whether: (1) the financial statements were fairly stated; and (2) FHFA management maintained effective internal control over financial reporting. Illus.