Audits and Evaluations

2024

FHFA’s Analysis of Credit Score Models Was Consistent with Applicable Requirements but the Agency Could Improve Its Process and Enhance the Level of Detail in Its Decision Record (EVL-2024-002) -
DBR Conducted Effective Oversight of the FHLBanks’ Management of Third-Party Provider Risks But Did Not Fully Document Sampling in Examination Workpapers (AUD-2024-004) -
DER Provided Effective Oversight of the Enterprises’ Nonbank Seller/Servicers Risk Management But Needs to Develop Policies and Procedures for Two Supervisory Activities (AUD-2024-003) -
FHFA Took Actions to Ensure That Fannie Mae Adequately Addressed Deficiencies in Its Business Resiliency Program (EVL-2024-001) -

2023

DER Effectively Followed Its Risk-Based Approach in Its Oversight of Fannie Mae’s IT Investment Management (AUD-2024-002) -
FHFA Did Not Document Reviews of Desktop Appraisal Reports (AUD-2024-001) -
DBR Conducted Effective Oversight of FHLBanks’ Employee Expense Reimbursement Processes But Lacked Documented Examination Guidance (AUD-2023-009) -
FHFA Effectively Blocked Phishing Emails, But Requires Improvement in Managing Vulnerabilities on Its Public Websites (AUD-2023-008) -
DBR Adapted the Scope of Its Federal Home Loan Bank Supervisory Activities in 2023 in Response to Market Disruptions (EVL-2023-004) -
DER Implemented Controls to Ensure that the Enterprises and CSS Remediated Adverse Examination Findings Within FHFA Determined Reasonable Timeframes (AUD-2023-007) -
Audit of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Privacy Program Fiscal Year 2023 (AUD-2023-006) -
FHFA Has Initiatives to Advance Equity and Support for Underserved Communities, but Tracking and Documentation Need Improvement (AUD-2023-005) -
Audit of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Information Security Programs and Practices Fiscal Year 2023 Audit (AUD-2023-004) -
FHFA Completed Examination Work Sufficient to Determine Whether the Enterprises’ Credit Default Models Met Supervisory Expectations (EVL-2023-003) -
FHFA Followed Its Guidance When Making Conservatorship Decisions But Needs to Improve Retention of Decision Documentation and Update the Conservatorship Decision Policy and Procedures (AUD-2023-003) -
FHFA Examinations of CSS Include Review of the Board of Managers but Supervision Has a Key Person Dependency and Outdated Guidance (EVL-2023-002) -
FHFA Did Not Fully Implement Select Security Controls Over One of Its Cloud Systems as Required by NIST and FHFA Standards and Guidelines (AUD-2023-002) -
The Division of Federal Home Loan Bank Regulation Followed Its Guidance in Performing Annual Examinations of Each Federal Home Loan Bank’s Affordable Housing Program but the AHP Examination Planning Processes Require Improvement (AUD-2023-001) -

2022

FHFA Could Further Combat Appraisal Bias by Ensuring That Complaints Are Filed with State Authorities and Ensuring the Enterprises Use Appraisals That Comply with Federal Law (EVL-2023-001) -
FHFA Could Enhance the Efficiency of the Agency’s Oversight of Enterprise Executive Compensation by Ensuring Sufficient Human Capital Resources and Updating Procedures (EVL-2022-003) -