Brian D. Montgomery

Brian Montgomery
11th United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
In office
May 12, 2020 – January 20, 2021
Acting: January 17, 2019 – May 12, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPam Patenaude
Succeeded byAdrianne Todman
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing
In office
June 5, 2018 – May 12, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byCarol Galante
Succeeded byDana T. Wade
In office
February 2005 – July 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byJohn Weicher
Succeeded byDavid Stevens
Acting United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
In office
January 20, 2009 – January 26, 2009
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded bySteve Preston
Succeeded byShaun Donovan
White House Cabinet Secretary
In office
January 2003 – February 24, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byAlbert Hawkins
Succeeded byHeidi Smith
Personal details
Born (1956-08-02) August 2, 1956 (age 68)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Houston (BA)

Brian Darrell Montgomery (born August 2, 1956) is an American government official who served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2020 to 2021. Montgomery previously served as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner from 2005 to 2009 and from 2018 to 2020. Montgomery is the only individual to serve as FHA Commissioner twice and under three U.S. Presidents (Bush, Obama, and Trump).

He formerly served as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner during the administration of George W. Bush.[1] He was confirmed to the position in February 2005 and resigned in July 2009.[2] President Donald Trump nominated him to return to his former position as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing,[3] and he was confirmed by the Senate in May 2018.[1] With the departure of Pam Patenaude in January 2019, he also served as the acting United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.[4] In October 2019, Montgomery was nominated to become the next Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.[5] He was confirmed to the position on May 12, 2020.[6] Montgomery has co-chaired the National Association of HomeBuilders Mortgage Roundtable since May 2022 and was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2021 by the Five Star Institute. Montgomery achieved the CERT Certificate in Cyber Security Oversight from Carnegie Mellon University—Software Engineering Institute and NACD in April 2023.

  1. ^ a b "Senate confirms Montgomery as FHA commissioner". American Banker. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "HUD – The Honorable Brian D. Montgomery Assistant Secretary For Housing – Federal Housing Commissioner". Archived from the original on September 22, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
  3. ^ Hall, Phil (September 13, 2017). "Brian D. Montgomery Tapped to Return as FHA Chief". National Mortgae Professional Magazine. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  4. ^ Wise, Justin (December 17, 2018). "Top HUD official under Carson resigns". The Hill. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "PN1155 — Brian D. Montgomery — Department of Housing and Urban Development". U.S. Congress. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "PN1155 – Nomination of Brian D. Montgomery for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.