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McFadden joins CalHFA as it looks to expand its affordable housing finance offerings
SACRAMENTO,
Jan. 06, 2026 — The California Housing Finance Agency is
pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has appointed
Katherine McFadden to serve as CalHFA’s Director of Multifamily
Programs.
She takes over the important leadership position at a time when the Agency is looking to broaden its affordable housing reach, even as it has already provided $3.4 billion in financing over the past two fiscal years.
McFadden comes to CalHFA after spending more than six years at Jamboree Housing Corporation, one of the leading nonprofit affordable housing developers in California, where she served as Vice President over Northern California. McFadden brings more than three decades of experience in real estate development, housing finance and supportive services, including senior roles at Domus Development, the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation and USA Properties Fund. She also served in local government at the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) and previously consulted for CalHFA in 2014 and 2015.
Click here to view the full press release on the CalHFA website.
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SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12, 2026 — The California Housing Finance Agency is pleased to announce that Moody’s Investor Service has recognized CalHFA’s sound operations and strong balance sheet by upgrading its issuer rating to Aa1.
The new rating, updated from Aa2, is the highest CalHFA has ever received from Moody’s and, when combined with its record-high AA+ from S&P Global Ratings, puts the Agency in rare financial standing even among the country’s top housing finance agencies.
“These ratings give CalHFA staff a sense of pride in the prudent financial decisions the organization has made in recent years,” said CalHFA Executive Director Tony Sertich. “Even more importantly, they expand CalHFA’s ability to finance much-needed housing and homeownership opportunities for Californians.”