Senate

FHA Refi Plan Hits Speed Bump in Senate Committee 

Congressional Democrats’ efforts to push through a housing aid bill that would expand the Federal Housing Adminstration’s authority to insure refinancing of troubled mortgages hit a snag Friday morning, with Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) tabling a planned May 6 markup of his FHA bill and a long-stalled proposal to revamp regulation of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.