David Kellermann, a former Freddie Mac senior vice president who had been serving as the acting chief financial officer of the mortgage buying company since its takeover by the federal government last September, was found “hanging in the basement of his Reston home, dead from an apparent suicide” early this morning. Police were called to his home by someone inside the house at about 5 am today and found Kellermann’s body.

We’ll update the post with more information as it comes in.

“Freddie Mac Official Dead in Apparent Suicide” [Washington Post]
“Freddie Mac CFO found dead “ [CNN]

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