Compliance Reviews and Inspections

2025

FHFA Did Not Adequately Document its Support for Recruitment Bonuses but Adhered to Most Requirements for Monetary Awards and Retention Allowances during Fiscal Year 2023 (EVL-2025-003) -
Inspection: FHFA Oversight of Freddie Mac’s Issuance of Suspicious Activity Reports (COM-2025-005) -
FHFA Followed Its Procedure for Reviewing Enterprise Employee Retention Award Proposals (COM-2025-004) -
FHFA Should Document Its Updated Procedure Requirement for Implementing Binding Operational Directives for IT Security (COM-2025-003) -

2024

Inspection: Whether FHFA Adhered to Its Consumer Communications Procedures (COM-2025-002) -
FHFA’s Office of the Ombudsman Did Not Meet Two Deadlines When Processing Incoming Submissions (COM-2025-001) -
Inspection: FHFA's Adherence to Cyber Incident Reporting Procedures (COM-2024-009) -
DER Satisfied Procedural Requirements When Planning Its Supervision of CSS for the 2023 Examination Cycle (COM-2024-007) -
Inspection: FHFA’s Inclusion of a Mandatory Anti-Gag Provision in Its Non-Disclosure Materials During the Review Period (COM-2024-008) -
DBR Performed Quality Control Reviews of All Substantive Workpapers Prepared by Examiners-in-Charge During the Review Period (COM-2024-006) -
Inspection: FHFA’s Oversight of Enterprise Fraud Risk Management (COM-2024-005) -
FHFA Regularly Analyzed Agency Workforce Data and Assessed Trends in Hiring, Awards, And Promotions (COM-2024-004) -
FHFA Incorporated the FAR’s Whistleblower Protection Language for Contractor Employees in Selected Open Market Solicitations and Awards (COM-2024-003) -
FHFA Has Acted to Strengthen Its Oversight of Federal Home Loan Bank Members’ Compliance with Community Support Requirements (Inspection) (COM-2024-001) -
FHFA Completed All Planned Ongoing Monitoring Activities for Fannie Mae and CSS During the 2022 Examination Cycle (COM-2024-002) -

2023

FHFA Performed Active Oversight and Made Efforts to Ensure Fannie Mae’s Compliance with Its Directions to Improve Audit Committee Operations (COM-2023-007) -
FHFA Did Not Effectively Implement Records Management Training Controls for Onboarding and Offboarding Personnel (COM-2023-006) -
FHFA Did Not Effectively Implement Controls Intended to Ensure the Integrity of Its Employee Transportation Benefits Program (COM-2023-005) -
DBR Adhered to Its Work Program Minimum Frequency Guidelines for Annual Examinations (COM-2023-004) -
FHFA Secured Electronic Media It Designated for Disposal, But Did Not Inventory Items Consistently or Reconcile Inventory Discrepancies (COM-2023-003) -