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15 Sep 2008, 3:35 am
Fannie Mae threatened to sue Baker if he released it, he recalled. [read post]
15 Sep 2008, 3:01 am
In adding Merrill Lynch, it would control the nation's largest force of stock brokers as well as a well-regarded investment bank.A combination would create a bank of vast reach, involved in nearly every nook and cranny of the financial system, from credit cards and auto loans to bond and stock underwriting, merger advice and wealth management.I know that Bank of America is pretty sound financially, but if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were "too big to fail," what does… [read post]
14 Sep 2008, 1:53 pm
This major story in today's Washington Post takes the position that the failure of congressional leaders and the Clinton Administration to curb the uncontrolled growth of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- and to withstand the enormous lobbying pressure from the two mortgage giants -- led to their meltdown. [read post]
13 Sep 2008, 8:22 pm
This last week just witnessed the largest government intervention in the financial market - the U.S. government took control of the two mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and will acquire $1 billion of preferred shares in each and provide as much as $200 billion to the two companies on a need basis. [read post]
12 Sep 2008, 8:26 pm
• Mortgage rates have dropped since the federal bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. [read post]
12 Sep 2008, 2:55 am
Along those lines, Progressive Corp. today announced (here) a monthly loss for August 2008 of over $135 million, based on large part on the write-down of the company’s holdings in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities. [read post]
11 Sep 2008, 7:26 pm
CORNYN CALLS FOR A CRIMINAL PROBE IN TO FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC: Reader Matt Szekeley, who sent the link, observes, "Well, they did it for Enron. [read post]
11 Sep 2008, 11:39 am
Fannie Mae placed 63 percent of the notes [...] [read post]
11 Sep 2008, 6:01 am
Juggles over at Long or Short Capital passes along this fictional thank-you note from Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson to American taxpayers after this week's seemingly inevitable federal bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (prior posts here): Dear US Taxpayer, I would like to congratulate you on your recent purchase. [read post]
10 Sep 2008, 8:24 pm
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have stated that they will decline to purchase these sub-prime loans from New York given the increased exposure and cost as a result of this new legislation. [read post]
10 Sep 2008, 2:31 pm
Jonathan Riskind of the McClatchy Tribune Business News published an article this week on the reaction of Ohio lawmakers to the federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. [read post]
10 Sep 2008, 1:41 pm
UPDATE: Obama is also the third highest recipient of Fannie Mae money in the Senate, after John Kerry and, of course, Chris Dodd. [read post]
10 Sep 2008, 10:33 am
Senators Barack Obama and John McCain each cite the mess at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as a consequence of the corrosive coziness of lobbyists and politicians that they promise to end. [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 10:26 pm
Interest rates for 30-year conforming loans (and their agency-jumbo cousins) dropped below the 6 percent mark Monday after the welcome news circulated that the federal government is stepping in to keep mortgage financing companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from likely insolvency. [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 10:21 pm
SOME THOUGHTS ON FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC, including this point: "The claim that this represents the failure of markets is more than a tad silly. [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 6:14 pm
We hope you will find them of interest: Selected Documents Additional Information: Q&A: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, prepared by Adhip Chaudhuri, Economic Analyst What are the Origins of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae? [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 5:26 pm
Their dreams had been broken by the government crusade against legal aid fees and on the crucible of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and the greed and incompetence of bankers who could not resists exposure in sub-prime debt. [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 3:46 pm
INSTA-POLL: What should ultimately be done with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 3:07 pm
ABOUT TIME: "With Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now under federal control, some people are paying attention not just to the housing market conditions involved in their downfall but also to the mismanagement and corruption that helped cripple the federally-backed mortgage companies. [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 2:49 pm
We are starting to get wind of who the winners and losers are in the government seizure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. [read post]
