Tag: Mel Watt

âThe housing recovery is being impeded by the fact that the system as a whole is in limbo because theyâre in limbo,â said Gerald Howard, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Fannie, Freddie hit a crossroads

Joseph Lawler · January 31, 2014 5:00 am

In May, FHFA Director Mel Watt signaled that he would reverse course from his predecessor, Edward DeMarco, and steer the agency away from shrinking Fannie and Freddie's market footprint and toward expanding mortgage credit to more families. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Mel Watt: The man who will regulate your mortgage

Joseph Lawler · January 10, 2014 5:00 am

Mel Watt, who had served as the Congressman from North Carolina's 12th District since 1993, was sworn in as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency on Monday afternoon. (AP File)

Former congressman Mel Watt sworn in as Fannie and Freddie regulator

Joseph Lawler · January 6, 2014 5:00 am

Texas man arrested for failing to return a library book on time

Red Alert Politics

Texas man arrested for failing to return a library book on time

Katie LaPotin · November 1, 2013 8:38 pm

Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., introduced a bill for a "duty suspension" that a lobbying firm pushed for. (AP File)

Beltway Confidential

Mel Watt, lobbyist donors and government favors

Timothy P. Carney · July 1, 2013 4:00 am