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FHFA oversees Fannie, Freddie and 11 Federal Home Loan Banks that supply over $8.5 trillion to mortgage markets

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FHFA is the regulator of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks, and those entities collectively provide more than $8.5 trillion in funding to U.S. mortgage markets and financial institutions.

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published its FY2025 Performance and Accountability Report and announced it received an unmodified audit opinion from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) with no findings of material weaknesses or unacceptable risks. This is the seventeenth consecutive year the agency has earned an unmodified opinion. The report highlights FHFA’s oversight of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks and frames the audit result as confirmation of the agency’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and protecting housing finance stability.
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FHFA’s official materials state that the agency regulates Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks, and FHFA and its news releases describe the regulated entities as providing more than $8.5 trillion in funding for U.S. mortgage markets and financial institutions. The FHFA “About” page and multiple FHFA press releases (including the cited 2026 release) explicitly make these statements; FHFA is the statutory regulator created by HERA (2008) and oversees the Enterprises and the FHLBank System. Verdict: True — credible FHFA sources confirm both the supervisory role and the stated >$8.5 trillion funding figure as presented in FHFA communications.

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  1. Update · Jan 23, 2026, 11:25 PMTrue
    FHFA’s official materials state that the agency regulates Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks, and FHFA and its news releases describe the regulated entities as providing more than $8.5 trillion in funding for U.S. mortgage markets and financial institutions. The FHFA “About” page and multiple FHFA press releases (including the cited 2026 release) explicitly make these statements; FHFA is the statutory regulator created by HERA (2008) and oversees the Enterprises and the FHLBank System. Verdict: True — credible FHFA sources confirm both the supervisory role and the stated >$8.5 trillion funding figure as presented in FHFA communications.
  2. Original article · Jan 23, 2026
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