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President Joe Biden listens as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House gets bipartisan buy-in to repeal Biden’s new mortgage fees

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

A For Sale sign is posted in front of a home in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, March 3, 2022. On Thursday Freddie Mac reports on this week's average U.S. mortgage rates. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Biden’s ‘socialist-style’ mortgage fees hit buyers with higher credit scores, GOP lawmakers charge

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks on the debt limit during an event at SUNY Westchester Community College, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Valhalla, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Biden administration rescinds part of new mortgage fees for some homebuyers

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A development of new homes is shown in Middlesex Township, Pa., on Thursday, Apr. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

State officials slam Biden’s good-credit mortgage fees for imposing a ‘middle-class tax hike’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

A for sale sign is posted near a home in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

GOP slams good-credit penalty for homebuyers, demands reversal of higher-rate rule

By Tom Howell Jr. and Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this June 9, 2020, file photo, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court is hearing a case on Dec. 9, 2020, that could make it easier for the president to fire the head of the agency that oversees government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The case could also mean undoing an arrangement between the companies and the government that has sent $246 billion in their profits to the Treasury. That was compensation for the taxpayer bailout they received after the 2007 housing market crash. (Astrid Riecken/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

High court takes on Fannie, Freddie presidential power case

By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2012 file photo, Rep. Mel Watt of North Carolina addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Mel Watt, the former director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, misused his position when he attempted to coerce a female employee of the agency to engage in a personal relationship with him, according to a report from the agency's inspector general. The report finds that Watt, who stepped down as director in Jan. 2019, misused his official position in an attempt to obtain a personal benefit and was also not candid in answering questions about the incident. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

IG report: Ex-housing agency director Watt misused position

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Overseer of Fannie, Freddie in probe for alleged harassment

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Mel Watt defended his decision to approve the pay hikes, which will raise the Fannie and Freddie CEOs' pay from $600,000 to $4 million, as vital to "promote CEO retention, allow reliable succession planning and ensure the continuity, efficiency and stability" now that both companies have returned to financial health. (Associated Press)

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac CEOs’ massive pay raises spark anger on Capitol Hill

By Brennan Weiss - The Washington Times

House Teetering Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

MOORE: Reinflating the housing bubble

By Stephen Moore

Coakley threatens to sue federal housing agency

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** FILE ** In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, photo, a Bank of America sign is displayed in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Bank of America to pay $9.3B to make federal dispute go away

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A foreclosure sign sits outside a home for sale in Phoenix, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Inspection scams on foreclosed properties still a problem, IG finds

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

EMBARGOED UNTIL TUESDAY: Fake home inspections could be bilking taxpayers for millions

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Fannie Mae. (Associated Press)

Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae taking new mortgage risks with questionable appraisals

By John Solomon - The Washington Times

Morgan Stanley to pay $1.3B in mortgage settlement

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

** FILE ** A foreclosure sign sits outside a home for sale in Phoenix, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Fannie, Freddie leave $4.6 billion in collectible foreclosures

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Median pay of top staffers at Fannie, Freddie tops $200K

By Marcy Gordon - Associated Press