The Senate has confirmed David Stevens to be the new Federal Housing Administration commissioner and he is expected to begin work at the mortgage insurance agency on Monday. Mr. Stevens' nomination has been help up for several months due to alleged Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act violations by his former employer Long & Foster — a mid-Atlantic real estate brokerage firm. The RESPA complaints did not name Mr. Stevens and HUD secretary Shaun Donovan continued to support Mr. Stevens, claiming his executive experience at Freddie Mac and Wells Fargo Home Loan is needed at FHA. Meanwhile, FHA commissioner Brian Montgomery finally stepped down on July 3 after it was clear the Mr. Stevens would be confirmed. Mr. Montgomery was appointed to the FHA post by former President Bush and he was asked to stay by the Obama administrations until his successor is confirmed. "I was pleased to be able to serve the Obama Administration as a holdover, which is exactly what Secretary Donovan did back in 2001 in the early months of the Bush Administration," Mr. Montgomery said in a farewell note. "Having worked for Secretary Donovan for the past 5 ½ months, I want to tell you that he is a man of great vision and commitment to the causes that HUD champions," Mr. Montgomery said.
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Some members of the Senate, where the GOP majority is thinner, also are asking the Federal Housing Finance Agency to reveal more about planned mortgage reforms.
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The housing regulator has been mum on details about its reshuffling, but Secretary Scott Turner has emphasized mission-critical functions would persist.
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