California Housing Finance Agency’s Tiena Johnson Hall Picked for FHFA Advisory Committee

CalHFA Executive Director joins other national housing leaders on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Advisory Committee on Affordable, Equitable and Sustainable Housing

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Federal Housing Finance Agency has selected California Housing Finance Agency Executive Director Tiena Johnson Hall as one of 20 national housing thought leaders to serve on the organization’s inaugural Advisory Committee on Affordable, Equitable and Sustainable Housing.

According to an FHFA news release, the Advisory Committee will inform the organization’s policy development, rulemaking, and community and public engagement functions. FHFA oversees Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks, and the committee will advise on issues related to both single-family and multifamily housing.

“I am honored to represent CalHFA on this committee and thrilled to lend my knowledge and experience to discussions about the critical issues that homeowners, prospective homeowners and renters across the country are facing,” said Johnson Hall, who will serve a two-year term through 2026.

Earlier this year, Johnson Hall was also selected to the National Housing Conference’s National Advisory Council (NAC) and the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate’s Affordable Housing Advisory Council, and she is currently serving on the National Council of State Housing Finance Agencies (NCSHA) Board of Directors.

“Being in this position at the federal level gives California greater opportunity to inform national housing policy and will be helpful as our state continues our work to leverage federal resources,” said Johnson Hall.

Johnson Hall has been Executive Director of CalHFA since her appointment by Governor Newsom in 2021 and served on the Agency’s Board of Directors since 2014. She has two decades of experience in Community Development banking, has worked for local government housing agencies and spent time as a nonprofit affordable housing developer.

The California Housing Finance Agency was created in 1975 with the goal of helping more Californians find a place to call home. CalHFA has helped more than 220,000 low- and moderate-income homebuyers with $37.5 billion in first mortgages and used $9.4 billion in financing for the construction and preservation of more than 78,000 rental housing units throughout the state. CalHFA is a self-supported state agency that doesn't rely on taxpayer dollars for its operational costs but is currently administering various state and federal resources on behalf of the state through targeted programs. For more information on CalHFA programs, and how we are investing in diverse California communities, visit www.calhfa.ca.gov or call toll free at 877.9.CalHFA (877.922.5432).