Fannie, Freddie Pushed to Merge Securities Units

March 5, 2013 11:30 AM

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency's Edward DeMarco is pushing a plan merge some Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac operations as Congress and the Obama administration continue to punt on housing reform.

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