Costs Skyrocket 53 Percent For Fannie Mae’s Plush New Headquarters
By Richard Pollock What does the nearly bankrupt federal agency that helped trigger the great recession of 2008 do when top officials want a swank new headquarters? They erect a Taj Mahal-style building that costs taxpayers 53 percent more than promised. That’s the conclusion of Federal Housing Finance Authority Inspector General Laura S. Wertheimer, who released…