Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX)

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

Under Investigation for: Rep. Sessions, along with at least three other congressmen, is under investigation for possibly receiving a preferential mortgage rate from Countrywide Financial. Rep. Sessions’ spokesperson said he “specifically requested that he not be extended any special benefits or treatment from Countrywide” and that he believes “his simple request was honored.”

Status: In December 2011, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, referred Rep. Sessions’ 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. Sessions is unknown.