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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

This Nov. 16, 2018, photo, provided by the Delaware Humane Association shows Joe Biden and his newly-adopted German shepherd Major, in Wilmington, Del. President-elect Biden will likely wear a walking boot for the next several weeks as he recovers from breaking his right foot while playing with his dog Major on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, his doctor said. (Stephanie Carter/Delaware Humane Association via AP)

Quick! Somebody sic a special counsel on Joe Biden’s dog

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

FILE - This April 16, 2020 file photo shows a real estate company sign that marks a home for sale in Harmony, Pa. U.S. average rates on long-term mortgages rose this week but remained at historically low levels. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports, Thursday, Aug. 13, that the average rate on the 30-year home loan increased to 2.96% from 2.88% last week. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

US long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year at 2.96%

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Landlords lining up to evict hundreds once freeze expires

By EMILY L. MAHONEY and CHRISTOPHER O'DONNELL and The Tampa Bay Times - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 18, 2020 file photo, visitors to the Department of Labor are turned away at the door by personnel due to closures over coronavirus concerns. The coronavirus pandemic has already hurt many households financially. Americans have been hit with layoffs, furloughs and reduced hours across the country. Those who have not are still facing massive economic uncertainty. Experts say it's more important than ever to manage your budget, reach out to lenders and seek protections available to those hit by the economic impact of the virus. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

A guide to surviving financially as the bills come due

By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL - Associated Press

A MoneyGeek survey’s results underscored the deep economic shock the coronavirus and its concomitant business shutdowns have delivered. As of Friday, 22 states had issued “shelter at home” rules, which have closed many businesses. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Q&A: How can the huge congressional aid package help you?

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, ALEXANDRA OLSON and and SARAH SELL - Associated Press

Fannie Mae employee gets prison in property kickback scheme

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Editorials from around Ohio

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Spet. 9, 2019, photo, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump admin. officials spar with senators over plan for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

By Marcy Gordon - Associated Press

FILE - This Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, file photo shows the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington. The Trump administration has unveiled its plan for ending government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, those are the two giant mortgage finance companies that nearly collapsed in the financial crisis 11 years ago and were bailed out by taxpayers at a total cost of $187 billion, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Treasury unveils plan to privatize Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

Montana organization awarded $500K for tiny home village

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President Donald Trump is shown in this March 27, 2019 photo from a meeting with speaks during a meeting with Fabiana Rosales, a Venezuelan activist who is the wife of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump orders plan to reform federal housing-finance system

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Trump seeks to end government control of mortgage companies

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FILE- In this Oct 2, 2018, file photo a for sale sign stands outside a home on the market in the north Denver suburb of Thornton, Colo. Entry-level homes are hard to find. As a homebuyer, you can broaden your search by considering homes in need of improvement. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Expand your homebuying options with a fixer-upper mortgage

By HOLDEN LEWIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 27, 2018, file photo Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., asks a question of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Why Wall Street must get ready for Maxine Waters

By Stephen Moore

FILE- This July 2, 2008, file photo shows a foreclosed home in Sacramento, Calif. As home values plummeted after the housing bubble burst in 2007, many borrowers with exotic types of loans were stuck, unable to refinance as lenders began to tighten their lending criteria. That set the stage for cascading mortgage defaults. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

For homebuyers, mortgages are safer but tougher to come by

By ALEX VEIGA - Associated Press

Overseer of Fannie, Freddie in probe for alleged harassment

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

5-year-old brings a mystical mosaic dragon back to life

By JESSICA BLISS - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 8, 2011, file photo shows the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington. Fannie Mae said Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, its net worth sank to a negative $3.7 billion after it had to &quot;remeasure&quot; its deferred tax assets to the tune of $9.9 billion as required by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump just before the end of the year. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Fannie Mae loses $6.5 billion in 4Q on tax change

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