Trump Treasury pick Mnuchin opposes recap and release of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

For the first three hours of the confirmation hearing of Steve Mnuchin, the Trump administration’s choice to lead the Department of the Treasury, nearly all of the housing-related discussion centered on the #mortgage servicing and foreclosure practices of OneWest Bank, the bank that Mnuchin formerly chaired. But that changed when Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, began questioning Mnuchin about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. http://www.housingwire.com/articles/38994-trump-treasury-pick-mnuchin-opposes-recap-and-release-of-fannie-mae-freddie-mac ❤️ #share #mortgage