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Abbreviation
FHFA
Agencies
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Federal Agency
Yes
Location
United States
What to Report to the OIG Hotline
Please contact FHFA-OIG if you have any information regarding:
• Possible waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement, or other misconduct involving FHFA employees, programs, operations, contracts or subcontracts
• Possible violations of Federal laws, regulations, rules, or policies pertaining to FHFA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, any of the Federal Home Loan Banks
(FHLBanks), or the FHLBanks’ Office of Finance
• Possible unethical activities involving employees of FHFA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the FHLBanks, or the FHLBanks’ Office of Finance
FHFA-OIG also has jurisdiction to investigate allegations of whistleblower retaliation involving FHFA employees and employees of FHFA contractors, subcontractors, and grantees.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The following matters are NOT generally investigated by FHFA-OIG:
• Requests for foreclosure assistance help
• Qualified Written Requests (QWRs) and other correspondence about the servicing of your mortgage loan or to assert errors regarding your loan account
• EEO Complaints (For such matters, employees should contact their employer’s Equal Employment Opportunity Office.)
Hotline Page
2015
COM-2015-001
Review
Federal Housing Finance Agency OIG
Federal Housing Finance Agency
FHFA Lacked Documentation of its Validation of Data Used to Produce the Third Quarter 2020 Seasonally Adjusted, Expanded-Data FHFA HPI and Failed to Timely Review its Information Quality Guidelines
2021
AUD-2021-010
Audit
Federal Housing Finance Agency OIG
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Compliance Review of FHFA’s Handling of Fannie Mae’s Confidential Conservator Requests
2021
COM-2021-006
Review
Federal Housing Finance Agency OIG
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Four L.A. County Residents Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID-Relief Programs
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
New York Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Role in Defrauding Banks in $9 Million Shotgun Loan Scheme
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
FHFA Did Not Record, Track, or Report All Security Incidents to US-CERT; 38% of Sampled FHFA Users Did Not Report a Suspicious Phone Call Made to Test User Awareness of its Rules of Behavior
2021
AUD-2021-009
Audit
Federal Housing Finance Agency OIG
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Philadelphia Man Charged With Stealing Nearly $1 Million in PPP Funds
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
New York Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in Loan Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
Risk Assessment of FHFA’s Government Purchase Card and Travel Card Programs April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021
2021
OIG-RA-2021-001
Other
Federal Housing Finance Agency OIG
Federal Housing Finance Agency
FHFA Did Not Always Follow its Policies for Monetary Awards, Recruitment Bonuses, and Retention Allowances during Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020; FHFA’s Excellence Awards Were Not Included in Agency Policy
2021
AUD-2021-008
Audit
Federal Housing Finance Agency OIG
Federal Housing Finance Agency