By Sarah N. Lynch, Chris Prentice and Marisa Taylor.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The internal watchdog for the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency is being removed from his role, four people familiar with the matter said, at a time when the housing regulator is playing a role in President Donald Trump’s targeting of perceived political enemies.
The ouster of Joe Allen, FHFA’s acting inspector general, follows the agency’s director, Bill Pulte, becoming an outspoken voice in support of the Trump administration. Across the government, the Trump administration has so far fired or reassigned close to two dozen agency watchdogs, who police waste, fraud and abuse. It has also defunded the group that supervises those offices.
The FHFA did not immediately respond to emails and a call seeking comment…more
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