The Federal Housing Finance Agency will have a new deputy director who left the FDIC to head its division of housing mission and goals.
Starting in March, Sandra Thompson will oversee several areas at the FHFA, including housing and regulatory policy as well as policy research and analysis of housing finance and financial markets.
FHFA acting director Edward DeMarco said Thompson will play a leading role in guiding the agency’s policies with respect to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Her experience will also be an “asset to FHFA as we contribute toward the building of a
A 23-year veteran at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Thompson was the director of the FDIC’s division of risk management supervision.
Also on Tuesday, the FDIC said Doreen Eberley will be the new director of the division of risk management supervision. She began her career at the banking agency in 1987.
The FHFA has three deputy directors. DeMarco was the deputy director of housing mission and goals when he was appointed by President Obama to his current position as the acting director.
The GSE regulator also made another personnel announcement Tuesday—the promotion of Nina Nichols to the deputy director of supervision policy and support. She currently serves as an assistant deputy director in the division of enterprise regulation. Prior to joining the FHFA, she was a senior vice president at JPMorgan Chase.
