FHFA acting Inspector General John “Joe” Allen is set to be fired, Reuters reports, and the position is now vacant as the mortgage giants move toward a public offering.
Source: Inman News
There’s nobody in charge of looking out for waste, fraud and abuse at Fannie and Freddie’s regulator
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