OFHEO, Freddie chiefs spar over loan portfolio limits 
Freddie exec disputes claims of 'systemic risk' to banking system
By Matt Carter, Monday, October 23, 2006.The top executive at Freddie Mac and the head of the federal agency charged with overseeing the company's financial soundness are butting heads over a proposal to limit the portfolios of government-sponsored mortgage repurchasers.
James Lockhart, director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, on Friday renewed his calls that Congress give OFHEO greater authority over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to reduce what he calls the "systemic risk" the companies pose to the U.S.
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