Article: Head of Charlotte, N.C.-Based Derivatives Trading Firm up for Freddie Mac Job.

By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 20--The chief executive of a Charlotte derivatives trading firm could face a Senate confirmation hearing as early as next month for a suddenly high-profile job: head of the federal agency that regulates Freddie Mac.

The White House signaled its intention to nominate Mark Brickell of Blackbird Holdings Inc. in February but didn't officially send his name to the Senate Banking Committee until last week.

In the meantime, Freddie Mac, a government-sponsored company that buys mortgages from banks and other institutions, ousted three top officials this ...

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