Did Mortgage Bankers Association President David H. Stevens keep one foot in government and the other in the private sector, thereby helping to grease the skids for a handoff of Fannie and Freddie's business to big banks?
That question is at the core of The National Legal and Policy Center's call for the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia and the inspector general at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to conduct an official review of Stevens' activities while he was at HUD and after he left the agency in March 2011 to lead the MBA.
NLPC's request for an ethics investigation follows an eye-opening story in the New York Times Setup a free account to get access to this article (no credit card required).Login required to continue reading.
