The Independent, a popular London-based newspaper, is reporting on a story out of the U.S. Treasury not being carried by very many American news outlets. According to the Independent, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is locked in a head-to-head battle with the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) over whether or not Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should sign off on a principal reduction plan included as part of the foreclosure settlement announced last … Continue reading →