Meg Burns is the Senior Associate Director for the new Office of Housing and Regulatory Policy of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

As head of this division, Meg administers policy and regulatory initiatives involving single-family and multifamily finance, credit loss mitigation strategies, housing markets, and housing mission responsibilities of the government-sponsored enterprises. The government-sponsored enterprises are Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks.

Meg also is the current Senior Associate Director for Congressional Affairs and Communications. She handles all external relations and communications with the press, the industry, and Congress.

Before joining FHFA, Meg was the Director of the Office of Single Family Program Development for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). She was responsible for all origination policies related to FHA’s single-family programs. Meg managed three divisions, handling valuation and collateral-related issues and programs, credit policy and insuring practices, and consumer protections and counseling services.  

Over the last several years, Meg has been actively involved in industry-wide discussions regarding the role of the federal government in addressing the mortgage crisis. She has presented at numerous national and local events, testified before Congress, and provided information to media outlets on a wide variety of housing finance issues.

Meg holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Connecticut College and a master’s degree in philosophy and public policy from The George Washington University.