President Joe Biden has picked Sandra Thompson, favored by liberal Democrats, to lead Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as the head of the agency that oversees them.

The White House announced Tuesday that Thompson will be nominated to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency on a permanent basis. She has been serving as the regulator’s director on an acting basis since June, when Biden fired Mark Calabria, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump.

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