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Meg Burns, former senior associate director for the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), has signed on to the Washington, D.C.-based Collingwood Group as managing director, the company announced.
Burns is a long-time veteran of federal housing policy and finance issues. In her role at FHFA, she administered policy and regulatory initiatives involving single- and multifamily finance, credit loss mitigation strategies, housing markets, and housing mission responsibilities of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks.
Additionally, she has experience serving as FHFA's senior associate director for congressional affairs and communications, handling all external relations and communications with the press, the industry, and Congress.
Before joining FHFA, Burns held various positions throughout a nearly 20-year tenure at HUD. Her roles there included serving as director of the Office of Single Family Program Development for the Federal Housing Administration, where she oversaw origination policies related to the agency's single-family programs.
Working at the Collingwood Group, she will put her considerable experience to work promoting the development and adoption of policies and initiatives created to bring greater clarity and confidence to the housing finance industry.
"Meg is highly respected as one of the nation's leading authorities on housing finance policy," said Brian O'Reilly, president and co-founder of the Collingwood Group. "In recent years, with the industry buffeted by extraordinary changes and challenges, she has become one of the foremost experts on the proper role of government regulation in addressing those challenges. Our clients will benefit greatly from her counsel as they navigate within the new industry environment that has emerged in recent years."
