LOTS of articles over the years..even the NYT had these...Congress just ignored the situation and the people who were causing the problems....
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ARTICLES ABOUT ARMANDO FALCON JR.
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Top Regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Depart
By STEPHEN LABATON
WASHINGTON, April 5 - Armando Falcon Jr., the top regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two mortgage finance giants that have struggled through accounting scandals, announced on Tuesday that he would step down next month after a tumultuous tenure of nearly six years.
April 6, 2005
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Man Who Toppled Chief of Fannie Mae Is Seen as a David Who Beat Goliath
By ERIC LIPTON
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 - They sat across from each other in a mahogany and velvet booth at one of those power-lunch restaurants near the White House: the top executive of the nation's fourth-largest financial institution and the little-known director of an obscure and historically ineffective federal regulatory agency.
December 23, 2004
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Congress Urges Ouster of 2 Regulators
By Bloomberg News.
November 23, 2004
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A Soft-Spoken Regulator vs. a Lobbying Powerhouse
By JENNIFER 8. LEE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 - Nearly a year ago, Armando Falcon Jr. was on Capitol Hill defending the existence of his agency, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, the awkwardly named overseer of mortgage-backed giants, known by an acronym that sounds like a Greek tragedy.
October 7, 2004
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Report Says Freddie Macs Lax Oversight Led to Scandal
By JONATHAN D. GLATER
Federal regulators released a scathing report on the corporate culture that fostered improper accounting at Freddie Mac.
December 11, 2003
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Freddie Mac Picks a New Chief
By JONATHAN D. GLATER
In what Freddie Mac hopes is another step away from its accounting troubles, the company announced yesterday that Richard F. Syron, a former top Federal Reserve executive and a former president of the American Stock Exchange, would serve as its new chief executive and chairman.
December 8, 2003
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Freddie Mac Again Delays a Report on Its Earnings
By JONATHAN D. GLATER
Freddie Mac announced that its financial review would take longer than expected and that it now estimated that its reported net income for 2000, 2001 and 2002 was off by about $4.5 billion or more.
September 26, 2003
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Freddie Mac Urged to Act Against 2 Ex-Officers
By JONATHAN D. GLATER
Regulators demanded that Freddie Mac treat two executives, including former chief Leland Brendel, as if they were fired, which would strip them of millions in severance and benefits.
September 5, 2003
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Ouster at Freddie Mac Discussed
By JONATHAN D. GLATER
Federal regulators have discussed the possible ouster of the chief executive of Freddie Mac, with members of the company's board, a government official said yesterday.
August 22, 2003
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More Troubles Are Cited at Freddie Mac
A regulator told Congress that the accounting troubles at Freddie Mac were more extensive than many people had realized.
July 18, 2003
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