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Add Morgan Stanley to the list of big banks whose executives said they benefited from Dodd-Frank and the concomitant regulations. (AP Photo) 
Beltway Confidential

Morgan Stanley exec joins other big bankers in praising Dodd-Frank

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have decided to lower the down payment they require on some mortgages from 5 percent to 3 percent. The horrific lesson of what results from encouraging marginal borrowers to buy homes has somehow vanished from their memories. (AP Photos)
Economy

Treasury official: Releasing Fannie and Freddie from government ‘irresponsible’

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Economy

Hensarling pledges to push housing finance reform

Joseph Lawler -
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The Washington Post is joined in its criticism of Clinton's meager tweet by reporters and pundits from groups including MSNBC, Fox News and the New York Times, leading to rumors Clinton is seriously considering addressing the issue in full later this week. (AP Photo)
Economy

WaPo exposes housing crisis’ blow on blacks but ignores federal regulators

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Mel Watt, an Obama appointee who took over the FHFA in January 2014, has taken a number of steps to clarify and ease the terms under which Fannie and Freddie extend credit. (AP Photo)
Economy

GOP: Administration ‘once again putting people into homes that they can’t afford to keep’

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Government created the housing and financial crises — and might be doing it again
Columnists

Government created the housing and financial crises — and might be doing it again

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The White House estimates that the reduction will save $900 annually for the typical first-time homebuyer. (iStock)
Economy

Obama to lower mortgage insurance fees

Joseph Lawler -
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Economy

Efforts to jump-start housing stoke fears of another crisis

Joseph Lawler -
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Nearly a year ago, on Jan. 6, Watt was sworn in as director of the FHFA. (AP/Susan Walsh)
Economy

Federal Housing Director Mel Watt stokes housing fear

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have decided to lower the down payment they require on some mortgages from 5 percent to 3 percent. The horrific lesson of what results from encouraging marginal borrowers to buy homes has somehow vanished from their memories. (AP Photos)
Columnists

Mortgage binges and painful hangovers

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