Meet the Obscure Federal Regulator Who’s Not Helping Homeowners

By Cora Currier, ProPublica Feb 8, 2012 Fannie and Freddie are required to help homeowners while earning profits so they can pay back the taxpayers who bailed them out. Here is our guide to the little-known federal regulator, Edward DeMarco, ultimately in charge of the two companies. You may have never heard of him, but as The Washington Post put it, he’s “the most powerful man in housing policy.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bernanke Bears Bad News for the Jobless

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2010 Those out-of-work Americans hoping to hear something encouraging from the general direction of Capitol Hill wouldn't like what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had to say to Congress on Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )