On November 15, FHFA
released its annual performance report, titled “FHFA FY 2023 Performance and Accountability Report” to detail how it regulated the FHLBank system, as well as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, during the past fiscal year. The report refers to its FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan with the goals of securing the safety of regulated entities, fostering equitable housing finance markets, and stewarding FHFA’s infrastructure. For FY 2023, FHFA identified 35 performance targets to help guide it toward achieving its strategic goals. Of the 35 targets, the FHFA met 31 of them––an 89 percent success rate. Table 2 from page 15 of the report displays the goals and ones that have not been met, including (i) “Improve Time-to-Hire” within 80 days; and (ii) “Develop FHFA Information Technology Strategic Plan” by the time the report had been published.
Looking forward, FHFA wishes to implement an “Enterprise Fair Lending Rating System to annually assess each Enterprise’s compliance with fair lending and fair housing standards.” For fintech initiatives, FHFA will publish a summary on Velocity TechSprint, a problem-solving event with “mortgage industry leaders and fintech entrepreneurs to address mortgage market issues.”
