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The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation that would suspend the current compensation for the heads of the government-controlled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac following the disclosure of huge pay raises for the officials. Fannie Mae CEO Timothy J. Mayopoulos participates with Freddie Mac CEO Donald H. Layton in a question-and-answer session at the MBA 2014 Annual Convention & Expo discussing housing finance. Quicken Loans, Inc., CEO Bill Emerson moderates On July 1, the two entities said that Fannie Mae CEO Timothy Mayopoulos and Freddie Mac head Donald Layton will earn $4 million annually, up from their previous salaries of $600,000. At the time, the pay hikes were opposed by the Obama administration. But the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, said the lower pay caps hindered efforts to develop reliable CEO succession plans. (Reporting by Richard Cowan and Jason Lange; Editing by Will Dunh...