Fannie Mae

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Too Fat to Fail

US News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Bailout legislation provides for more oversight, but it must be through a regulator with real teeth.

A Stupid Call On Fannie Mae (FNM), Freddie Mac (FRE) Bail-Out

24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | yesterday

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 101. An Update from The New Yorker

Paul Soglin: Waxing America (Free subscription) | yesterday

After posting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Your Tax Dollars At Work - Bailing I had the opportunity to read the July 25, 2008 issue of The New Yorker which contained the best succinct explanation on how these two corporations...

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Fannie Mae bailout: Taxing America’s poorest citizens to help the richest

Philip Greenspun's Weblog (Free subscription) | yesterday

The federal government is soon to be ladling out tax dollars to bail out Fannie Mae. Who will pay for this? Joe Sixpack, a guy who works hard at two jobs, rents an apartment, and tries to support a couple of kids. Who benefits? Stockholders in Fannie Mae. Holders of ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: A Fall From Grace

Xorte latest economic news (Free subscription) | yesterday

"The recent collapse in the stock prices of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is just one in a series of blows to the stability of U.S. financial markets. The threat created by the failure of these two institutions, however, could be even greater than that posed by the collapse of Bear Stearns earlier in the year," says Adolfo Laurenti, senior economist of Mesirow Financial.

• Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: A Fall From Grace - PR News Wire

McCain: Get rid of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Hot Air (Free subscription) | yesterday

What $200 million buys: disaster.

Wall Street Shrinks From Competing With Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

Risk Moment RES (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Wall Street Shrinks From Competing With Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac By Kathleen M. Howley and Bryan Keogh July 24 (Bloomberg) — Bobby Joe Cooper says she “kicks herself every day” for not using a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgage when she refinanced her Terre Haute, Indiana, home three years ago. Instead, the 29-year-old [...]

Fannie Mae Collapse or the Democrat Swindle of the U.S. Taxpayer

The_City_Troll (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

In 2006 an election year, the Democrats were still trying to lay the Enron scandal on Bush and the Republicans. With the help of the press a cover up of a larger financial scandal was taking place. A scandal that we are paying for today. In 2006 a 3 year investigation into fraud at Fannie Mae was concluded. It revealed a level of financial misconduct by Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelick, and others that...

• Fannie Mae Collapse or the Democrat Swindle of the U.S. Taxpayer - Tangled Blog

House passes rescue plan for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

The South Florida Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

The U.S. House of Representatives late Wednesday passed a massive housing bill that includes a rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

House passes rescue plan for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

The Jacksonville Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

The U.S. House of Representatives late Wednesday passed a massive housing bill that includes a rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

House passes rescue plan for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

The Tampa Bay Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

The U.S. House of Representatives late Wednesday passed a massive housing bill that includes a rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

House passes rescue plan for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

The Orlando Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

The U.S. House of Representatives late Wednesday passed a massive housing bill that includes a rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

House passes rescue plan for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

The Dayton Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

The U.S. House of Representatives late Wednesday passed a massive housing bill that includes a rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

House passes rescue plan for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

The Atlanta Business Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

The U.S. House of Representatives late Wednesday passed a massive housing bill that includes a rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Your Tax Dollars At Work - Bailing

Paul Soglin: Waxing America (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Last week we took a look at lemon socialism,the practice of using public dollars to bail out the failing private companies that were run into the ground though ineptness and greed. The use of tax dollars is prop up a...

Are American Companies Now Up For Grabs?

stockspro | 07/13/2008

Inbev, a Belgian brewing company currently has an offer on the table to take over Anheuser-Busch at $70 per share or $50 billion dollars. There probably aren't that many more companies that are more "American" than Anheuser-Busch (BUD), the maker of Budweiser and it would be a shame to see it fall into foreign ownership. As mind numbing as the $50 billion price tag sounds, if the deal goes through,...

• Are American Companies Now Up For Grabs? - Seeking Alpha
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Fannie Mae: Company Analysis : BharatBook.com

bharatbook | 01/31/2008

Description This report is an incisive study of all the aspects of an industry along with an outlook for potential developments. The report aims to provide the reader with appropriate information for sharper decision-making. It covers important segments of the industry and analyses market dynamics. The report also contains an assessment based on PEST analysis, covering the relevant political, economic,

The US stock market in 2007, and expectations from the market for 2008.

traderthoughts.com | 12/31/2007

Here is how TraderThoughts.com assess the US stock market of 2007 and looks forward to 2008. Very little has changed this week on the price front in the broad market. The front line indexes were largely unchanged for the week, barring Thursday's fierce sell-off partly fueled by events in Pakistan. In this relative quiet of the holiday season, investors and analysts alike are likely to be unsure of...