Mel Watt, selected to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), will face an uphill battle at a Senate confirmation hearing.
The North Carolina Democrat selected by President Barack Obama to head FHFA will face law makers skeptical of his knowledge of housing-finance issues on Thursday.
A new bill to wind down Fannie Mae / Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCBB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac / Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCBB:FMCC) and replace them with a new government agency was...


