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Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt, an Obama appointee, announced that the two government-sponsored enterprises' finances were secure enough to permit them to put some profits into two trust funds set aside for affordable housing. (AP Photo)
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Housing regulator opens taps for affordable-housing fund

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In this Nov. 20, 2013, photo, the sun sets behind the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
Economy

Treasury slams door on reforming Fannie and Freddie without legislation

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Top housing finance regulator Mel Watt sought to allay lawmakers' fears that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are returning to risky home lending in his first visit to Capitol Hill as director of the Federal Housing Finance Administration Wednesday. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
Economy

Fannie and Freddie regulator seeks to allay lawmakers’ fears

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Federal Housing Finance Authority Director Mel Watt. (AP File Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Economy

Democratic senators call on Fannie, Freddie regulator to boost home lending

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Economy

‘Doing away’ with Fannie, Freddie a priority, HUD chief says

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Federal Housing Finance Authority Director Mel Watt. (AP File Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Economy

Mel Watt: Student loans, financial crisis holding back homeownership

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Fannie Mae's settlement ends litigation involving accusations it misled investors before 2008. (AP Photos)
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Fannie Mae settles lawsuit from shareholders for $170 million

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Although the industry prevailed on the mortgage rule, lenders remain worried about having to buy back faulty loans from government mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and, even more importantly, the threat of future litigation over loans they make. (iStock)
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Don’t expect easier credit from watered-down mortgage rule

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Mel Watt, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency that oversees the two bailed-out government mortgage businesses, said that his agency would work to clear up some of the legal impediments to greater mortgage lending by banks and aim to increase loans with down payments as low as 3 percent. (AP Photo)
Economy

Watt prepares to expand home lending

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Townhouse for sale in Santa Clarita, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Economy

Conservative analysts warn of growing Fannie and Freddie

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