Associate General Counsel - Consumer Protection Fair Lending Hybrid - 3 Days in Office - VA
Associate General Counsel - Consumer Protection Fair Lending Hybrid - 3 Days in Office - VA
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Job Description
At Freddie Mac you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and youll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.
Position Overview:
Are you passionate about Freddie Macs mission to Make Home Possible Do you enjoy critical thinking problem solving interacting and collaborating with colleagues across departments and divisions Are you interested in the intersection of consumer rights fair lending and business
The Mission Enterprise Initiatives and Legislative Affairs Department (MELA) in the Legal Division of Freddie Mac is seeking an experienced attorney to join its fair lending and consumer protection team in addressing complex issues related to fair lending fair housing unfair and deceptive practices consumer protection multifamily housing securitization and applicable laws and regulations.
Our Impact:
MELA is committed to providing quality timely and costeffective legal advice responsive to client needs on a variety of and corporate matters affecting Freddie Mac. This includes partnering with clients establishing a consistent view of legal exposure across business lines providing repeatable measurable and defensible processes and improving the delivery and management of legal services. The successful candidate will be a highly organized selfstarter with strong communication skills able to balance responsibility for multiple projects on a wide range of matters simultaneously.
MELA is responsible for providing legal advice to internal clients on a wide range of issues related to Freddie Mac as a business entity legislative regulatory compliance and risk management matters affecting the legal and business environment in which Freddie Mac and other financial institutions operate. We also assist our clients in navigating complex requirements applicable to governmentsponsored enterprises. Other responsibilities include providing legal strategic advice to business units on submissions to and appearances before government officials and agencies.
Your Impact:
Support clients throughout the Enterprise regarding all aspects of consumer protection and fair lending laws related to single and multifamily housing.
Work with Legal Compliance Fair Lending Analytics Regulatory Affairs and a variety of incredibly versatile business people on fair lending and consumer law issues including AI models and unfair and deceptive practices.
Work with the team to identify and address complex and unique fair lending and consumer protection issues and conduct fair lending and consumer protection reviews of business lines and products.
Qualifications:
Generally 10 or more years of relevant sophisticated legal experience either with a Government Sponsored Enterprise a financial institution a regulator a law firm or substantially similar experience
Juris Doctor (JD) degree; membership in good standing in a state Bar
Excellent analytical strategic legal research writing and advocacy skills
Excellent oral and written communications skills; ability to explain complex technical and legal concepts
Subject matter expertise in consumer protection fair housing and fair lending laws
Demonstrated ability to advise on matters related to civil rights law and financial services including familiarity with the FHA FTC Act (UDAP) HMDA ECOA other consumer protection statutes and state antipredatory lending laws
Demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize novel legal claims assess how they would apply across a large institution and make concrete recommendations for how to mitigate legal risk
Demonstrated ability to effectively handle numerous issues across multiple substantive areas; set priorities independently; and delegate to more junior staff
Demonstrated capacity to lead projects with little to no supervision
Demonstrated ability to synthesize and analyze information in a fluid and fastpaced environment with kindness and precision
Demonstrated ability to fix things and find solutions
Keys to Success in this Role:
Dedication to civil rights and consumer protection
Ability to establish credibility at all levels of the organization
Outstanding communication skills and an adaptive style across multiple internal and external groups.
Dedication to collaboration and teamwork
Missionfirst approach that prioritizes outcomes for the client
Ability to take initiative and manage multiple projects simultaneously
Drive and curiosity
Kindness
Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.
Today Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart creative and dedicated team and youll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
A safe and secure environment is critical to Freddie Macs business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy applying a vigilancefirst approach to work supporting regulatory mandates and using best practices to protect Freddie Mac from potential threats and risk. Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs.
CA Applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Notice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. If interested in learning more please visit www.BountyJobs and register with our referral code: MAC.
Timetype:Full timeFLSA Status:ExemptFreddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and marketleading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.
This position has an annualized marketbased salary range of $224000 $336000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position experience skill set internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
