The former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is dismissing claims that he improperly used his public position to help a former companion land a lucrative career at Fannie Mae. But a prominent journalist described a relationship where the government-sponsored enterprise forked over tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions and “rolled out the red carpet” for the companion while effectively curbing efforts to increase regulation.
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