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Diana Reid, the CEO of Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC), has reportedly been fired by Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte.

No official statement of Reid’s firing was made by either Freddie Mac or the FHFA. Several news outlets, citing unnamed sources, reported that Reid and Dionne Wallace Oakley, Freddie Mac’s head of human resources Dionne Wallace Oakley, were dismissed yesterday. No explanation was given for their removals. The Freddie Mac website currently lists President Mike Hutchins as interim CEO.

Earlier this week, Pulte removed eight members from the board of directors at Fannie Mae and six from the board at Freddie Mac. Each board then received four new members – including Pulte, who took on the roles of chairman at each board.

Reid was appointed CEO last September. She was formerly executive vice president at PNC, and earlier in her career she was a founding partner at Beekman Advisors. She spent nearly 20 years at the investment bank formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston, and she is a board member of Welltower Inc.