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FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC

The bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has signaled an economic crisis for many. How are the mortgage finance companies faring as the housing market slumps? What will the government do to prop them up and keep them operating effectively?

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What Is Fannie Mae Worth?more

How about Fannie’s stock of late? The low-high for May saw a 660%% swing. There were several days of +200Mn shares...

Bank of America to Pay $10 Billion in Settlement With Fannie Maemore

Bank of America agreed on Monday to pay more than $10 billion to Fannie Mae to settle claims over troubled mortgages...

A $140 Billion I.O.U.more

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac owe the American taxpayer a huge debt. Why won’t anybody in Washington demand our money...

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac posts $1.2B net income for 2Q; doesn’t seek...more

WASHINGTON — Government-controlled mortgage giant Freddie Mac posted net income of $1.2 billion for the second quarter...

Housing Finance Agency Rebuffs Freddie and Fannie on Easing Debtmore

The agency that administers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said it had concluded after months of study that the costs of...

Freddie Mac says 30-year fixed mortgage plunges below 3.5%more

The typical rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage tumbled below 3.5% for the first time this week, Freddie Mac said -- the...

Fannie Mae Names New Chiefmore

The government-backed mortgage finance giant appointed Timothy Mayopoulos, who was ousted in a shake-up at Bank of...

Fannie Mae Profit Signals a Stabilizing Housing Marketmore

The government-backed mortgage financier said it made a profit in the first quarter and that it does not need...

Is Freddie Mac Betting Against Homeowners?more

A recent investigation into trades made by the taxpayer-owned mortgage giant shows that while Freddie with one hand is...

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Ban Baum Firm From New Foreclosuresmore

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U.S. Loses AAA Credit Rating as S&P Slams Debtmore

Standard & Poor’s downgraded the U.S.’s AAA credit rating for the first time, slamming the nation’s political...

Do We Need Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?more

The United States doesn't need government-sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to sustain the...

Mortgage Rates Hit New Low for 2011: 30 Year Mortgage Rates at 4.55% S...more

Conforming mortgage rates have hit new lows in Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. In the current mortgage...

NY Fed To Include GSEs In Reverse Reposmore

counterparties for reverse repo operations to include government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), The Wall Street Journal...

Real Estate News: Mortgage Rate Falls Again, Set 2011 Lowmore

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Washington and Wall Street: The Revolving Doormore

The recent report of the blamed all the usual suspects Wall Street banks, financial regulators, the mortgage giants...

FHFA May Sell GSE Loan Modsmore

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is considering a sale of modified loans in the portfolios of Fannie Mae and Freddie...

Local home prices down for 14th straight quarter: U.S. reportmore

in the first quarter, according to the agency. The FHFA?s price index includes data from mortgages acquired by Fannie...

Investor, housing lobby clash on Fannie futuremore

Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) and Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) that seeks to wind down the operations of Fannie Mae and...

Mortgage Rates for 30-Year U.S. Loans Decrease to 4.60%more

30-year loan slipped to 4.60 percent in the week ended today from 4.61 percent, according to Freddie Mac.

Fed Gave Banks Crisis Gains on Secretive Loans as Low as 0.01%more

government securities directly with the New York Fed -- posted mortgage securities guaranteed by government-sponsored...

Lawmakers Must Consider Apartment Sector's Unique Needs as They Weigh ...more

hearing on housing finance reform. Highlighting elements of the existing housing finance system that worked, he...

GSEs Guarantee 75 Of MBS In Q1more

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guaranteed 75 of mortgagebacked securities in the first quarter reports Reuters

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