Doug Duncan will step down as chief economist Sept. 22.

S&P Global Ratings gives the Freddie asset management and operations team an “above average” ranking and a stable outlook.

Patrice Ficklin is leaving the CFPB to return to Fannie after a 15-year absence.

Former Treasury official Antonio White takes over as FHFA’s head of media relations, public outreach and Congressional affairs.

The new Federal Advisory Committee on Affordable, Equitable and Sustainable Housing includes a who’s who of housing finance experts, equitable housing advocates and industry representatives.

Freddie Mac CFO Christian Lown informed the board last week that he will step down at the end of this month. No reason was given for his departure, which was announced quietly via an SEC filing.

FHFA and its Office of Inspector General both missed the Bureau of Fiscal Service’s faulty calculation of the agency watchdog’s yearend payroll liability.

FHFA has appointed Luis Campudoni chief information officer and Mary Peterman as chief financial officer.

Despite the added cost and delay, Hamish Hume said it was advantageous for the plaintiffs’ team to have to hold a second trial after the first one ended in a hung jury.

Freddie’s head of single-family acquisitions said programs, such as DPA One, BorrowSmart and HeritageOne, have helped the GSE lower closing costs and expand access to mortgage credit.