FHFA to form affordable housing committee

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has revealed plans to establish a Federal Advisory Committee on Affordable, Equitable, and Sustainable Housing.

The committee will focus on regulatory or policy changes addressing affordable, equitable, and sustainable housing needs. It will provide advice and input on how FHFA’s regulated entities – Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks – can remove barriers to access to such housing and long-term sustainability.

FHFA said it is looking for members of the committee who are engaged in the financing, development, and/or administration of affordable, equitable, and sustainable housing and housing policy, and who have relevant expertise in at least one of the following areas: