Congress Needs to Reduce, if Not Eliminate, Support of the Mortgage Market in Order to Encourage Private Capital to Enter the Market, Says Agency Head Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco said that Congress needs to take action to significantly reduce, if not eliminate, the government’s continued support of the mortgage market and make it more palatable for private capital to enter the market, Reuters reported March 19, and Appraiser News Online highlighted this week.   DeMarco made his comments March 19 before the House Financial Services Committee.   The Appraisers News Online explains: