Federal Housing Finance Board Definition

Federal Housing Finance Board

Definition

FHFB. Independent U.S. Government agency that regulates the nation's twelve Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs). The FHLBs finance local lenders who finance home mortgages and community development needs. Established in 1989, it replaced the Federal Home Loan Bank Board in the aftermath of the savings and loan crisis.

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