FHFA Hires FHA Vet to Run Congressional Affairs

Federal Housing Administration veteran Meg Burns has departed HUD to manage the Federal Housing Finance Agency's newly restructured Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications. A career FHA official, Burns was senior advisor to former FHA commissioner Brian Montgomery and was generally considered the second in command there. The new FHA commissioner brought in Vicki Bott, a Wells Fargo Home Loan executive, to fill that role. On May 10, Burns will join FHFA, as the senior associate director for congressional affairs and communications. FHFA oversees Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks-which Congress will move to restructure next year. Peter Brereton will continue to be responsible for congressional affairs and Mary Ellen Taylor will be responsible for interagency relations and media communications. During her career at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Burns worked at the former HUD Office of GSE Oversight.