More details emerge about the FHFA probe

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency has sent a total of 64 subpoenas to issuers of mortgage-backed securities, according to CNBC’s Diana Olick. The move could hold several such issuers’ feet to the fire, if they are found to have misrepresented the securities they marketed. The probe also has the potential to enhance accountability in the mortgage securities crisis.