Finance & markets · 09/09/2008Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

Establishment of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) as a New Independent Agency

Summary

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) was established on July 30, 2008, as a result of the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008, which abolished the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) and the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) one year later.

Original source language: Federal Register — Federal Housing Finance AgencyOpen original release →

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