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Fannie's new watchdog: All bark?

Fannie's new watchdog: All bark?   more»»
Backers of the housing rescue bill have been trying to reassure skeptics in Congress by pointing to the bill's creation of a new world-class regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But opponents doubt any watchdog will have enough teeth to keep the well-connected mortgage guarantors in line.

Thu Jul 24, 2008


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