Update on FHFA’s Request for Input on Climate Change and Natural Disaster Risks

Earlier this year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) issued a Request for Input (“RFI”) on the risks of climate change and natural disasters to the national housing finance markets. The RFI posed 25 questions on how FHFA can best identify, assess and respond to those risks for the entities FHFA regulates (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks) and the housing finance markets in general. This Legal Update summarizes highlights from the comments received from a variety of stakeholders.

Read more in Mayer Brown’s Legal Update.