Denmar Dixon, who stepped down as CEO of Walter Investment Management Corp. last year, received $6.62 million in total compensation for 2016 while the company posted a net loss of $529 million.
Since the fall of 2008, Treasury has controlled the senior preferred stock in Freddie and Fannie, making the U.S. government the de facto owner of the two - and the linchpin to the housing and mortgage markets.