Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, is asking the Department of Justice to explain why it failed to get “adequate” compensation from major mortgage servicers for fraud committed against the FHA. In an Aug. 21 letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Warren raised concerns about the $225 million paid by five servicers last year to obtain releases from False Claims Act liability stemming from fraudulent mortgage insurance claims the servicers submitted to FHA and other agencies from 2008 to 2010. The FHA’s woeful financial condition led to legislative reform efforts, including the ...