WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 10: James Lockhart, Chairman and CEO of the Oversight Board of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, addresses a meeting of the Women in Housing and Finance organization December 10, 2008 in Washington, D.C. The board is the regulator of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks. Getty Images logo Getty Images 14 months ago

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 10: James Lockhart, Chairman and CEO of the Oversight Board of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, addresses a meeting of the Women in Housing and Finance organization December 10, 2008 in Washington, D.C. The board is the regulator of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks.

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  2. Federal Reserve Board Member Wayne Passmore speaks during a presentation at the American Economic Association Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, January 3, 2010. Passmore called on Sunday for the creation of a new federal institution to backstop losses on asset-backed securities to prevent any future collapse of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
  3. Federal Reserve Board Member Wayne Passmore speaks during a presentation at the American Economic Association Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, January 3, 2010. Passmore called on Sunday for the creation of a new federal institution to backstop losses on asset-backed securities to prevent any future collapse of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
  4. FILE -- In a Dec. 3, 2009 file photo Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Minutes of the Fed's closed-door meeting on Dec. 15-16, 2009 revealed that a "few members" thought that the Fed's $1.25 trillion program to buy mortgage securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac might need to be expanded and extended beyond its current end date of March 31.
  5. Federal Reserve Board Member Wayne Passmore speaks during a presentation at the American Economic Association Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, January 3, 2010. Passmore called on Sunday for the creation of a new federal institution to backstop losses on asset-backed securities to prevent any future collapse of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
  6. Federal Reserve Board Member Wayne Passmore speaks during a presentation at the American Economic Association Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, January 3, 2010. Passmore called on Sunday for the creation of a new federal institution to backstop losses on asset-backed securities to prevent any future collapse of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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  8. Charles Haldeman is shown in New York in this file image March 29, 2004. The U.S. housing regulator has approved pay packages for the chief executives of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Fredie Mac in the range of $4 million to $6 million, the Wall Street Journal said December 24, 2009, citing people familiar with the matter. The Federal Housing Finance Agency has approved the pay details for Fannie's Michael Williams and Freddie's Haldeman, which the housing companies are expected to spell out in a securities filing today, the paper said.
  9. FILE -- In a Dec. 3, 2009 file photo Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Minutes of the Fed's closed-door meeting on Dec. 15-16, 2009 revealed that a "few members" thought that the Fed's $1.25 trillion program to buy mortgage securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac might need to be expanded and extended beyond its current end date of March 31.

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