Representative Edolphus Towns (D-NY)

Under Investigation by: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Under Investigation for: Rep. Towns, along with at least three other congressmen, is under investigation for possibly receiving a preferential mortgage rate from Countrywide Financial. Rep. Towns, a former Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said through a spokesperson that he didn’t believe he received any special treatment from Countrywide.

Status: In December 2011, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, referred Rep. Town’s case to the House Ethics Committee. The Oversight and Government Reform Committee is continuing to investigate Countrywide Financial. The status of the ethics committee’s investigation of Rep. Towns is unknown.