Regulator outlines new plan to oversee Fannie, Freddie

February 21, 2012 12:14 PM EST

The regulator of housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Tuesday outlined a new strategic plan to Congress on how it will oversee the two firms more than three years after they were taken over by the federal government.

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Absent any clear direction from lawmakers, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said the primary three goals going forward include: building a new infrastructure for the secondary mortgage market, reducing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's role in the market, and maintaining anti-foreclosure efforts.

(Reporting By Margaret Chadbourn; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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