Joseph Otting

Watt out: OCC’s Otting officially takes over as FHFA director 

Mel Watt’s time as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency is officially over. Watt became the first Senate-confirmed director of the FHFA back in 2014, and led the FHFA for five years, but his term as FHFA director ended on Jan. 6, 2019. Here’s a look back at Watt’s time at the FHFA and a look ahead at what’s next.