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Obama calls on Congress to help more homeowners

In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama also calls on the Senate to confirm "without delay" his choice of Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which...

Obama pick of Rep. Mel Watt to regulate mortgage finance sparks controversy

Mel Watt, a Democrat from the Charlotte area, to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Officials: Obama naming NC's Watt for housing post

Melvin Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the government regulator that oversees lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and he has chosen a former cable and wireless industry...

AP source: Obama naming NC's Watt for housing post

Melvin Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the government regulator that oversees lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a White House official said Tuesday.

Merger of Fannie, Freddie's bond units proposed

The plan announced Monday by Edward DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is part of efforts to overhaul Fannie and Freddie with the goal of shrinking the government's...

Time to fix Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Yet their future has been unsettled since September 2008, when their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, seized control of them and declared them unable to withstand the housing market...

Bank of America settlement questioned by watchdog group, N.J. Sen. Menendez

It asks the office to look into how the Federal Housing Finance Agency determined the agreement was best for the public.

Bank of America to pay Fannie Mae $10 billion

Fannie is still under conservatorship by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Watchdog: Fannie, Freddie may have lost over $3B

The staff of the inspector general for the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees the two mortgage giants, gave the estimate in an internal memo.

News Summary: Fannie Freddie mgrs median pay $200K

POOR MONITORING: The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees the two mortgage giants, did an inadequate job monitoring pay, according to the report from the inspector general for the FHFA.

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WASHINGTON: Congressman, former lobbyist get housing, FCC nods

President Barack Obama on Wednesday tapped a veteran Democratic congressman to lead the Federal...

Telecommunications investor is nominated as FCC chairman

Melvin Watt, a North Carolina Democrat, to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the...

WASHINGTON: Officials: Obama naming NC's Watt for housing post

If confirmed by the Senate for the FHFA post, Watt, D-N.