Mel Watt, the new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director, is appointing four special advisors to assist him with policy and strategic decisions, MHProNews.com has learned from nationalmortgagenews.com. Megan Moore, who worked at the Treasury Department’s Office of Legislative Affairs, will be special advisor for intergovernmental affairs; Bob Ryan served as the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) chief risk officer and most recently worked with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage; known for his work at the Center for Responsible Lending, Eric Stein worked in the Treasury Department and will serve as special advisor for consumer affairs; and Mario Ugoletti served as special advisor to outgoing FHFA acting director Edward DeMarco and will continue in that post for the new director. Watt says, “Along with the strong staff already in place, these advisors have diverse skills and experience in housing finance policy that will help me build a stronger foundation for our nation’s housing finance system.”