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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, 1:44 pm
The Fannie/Freddie debacle provides many “teachable moments. [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, 7:09 pm
For those looking for a nice summary of issues around Fannie and Freddie, I found this article in the NY Sun pretty informative.... [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, 5:56 pm
The government bailout of Fannie and Freddie is big news, and while you're digesting what has happened and what you think about it, let me point you to the following takes: Did Paulson kill Frannie? [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]
9 Sep 2008, 2:33 pm
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac aren’t just getting a bailout — they also appear to be getting a big gift from the Internal Revenue Service. [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 2:00 pm
Today’s my first day back from 10 days spent on a remote island off the coast of Maine and my inbox has been inundated with questions about Fannie (FNM), Freddie (FRE) and Washington Mutual (WM), all of which lost their CEOs, not to mention billions of dollars in shareholder equity. [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 9:26 am
Will the same happen in the wake of the Fannie and Freddie seizures? [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 8:09 am
As I noted over the weekend, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were taken over by the federal government. [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 4:09 am
As I understand it, the common and preferred shareholders are basically being wiped out, but the government is backing Fannie and Freddie's existing debt, the value of which therefore rose. [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 2:20 am
The Journal article notes that commercial banks and thrifts hold "high concentrations" of Fannie and Freddie preferred shares. [read post]
8 Sep 2008, 11:01 pm
Update to September 7, 2008 posting, Treasury and Federal Housing Finance Agency Action to Protect Financial Markets and Taxpayers, additional... [read post]
8 Sep 2008, 8:18 pm
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will NOW become "too expensive for taxpayers" because the government is going to bail them out. [read post]
