Recently, an article was published by the Chicago Tribune discussing the work of my Office, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Office of Inspector General (FHFA-OIG). The piece, titled ""Mortgage cops taking tough stance"" (Sept. 13, 2012), implies that my Office is going to lock up anyone who strategically defaults on their mortgage. This is not the case, and I'd like to put in context what we are and are not doing.

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