September 8, 2008 - Fannie and Freddie were mortgage brokers,
Lordy oh how they could lend,
Just as true as true as whoever Trig's birth mother is,
Just as true as those Alaskan stars above,
They're being bailed out by the government
Cuz they were doin' us wrong...
Filed under: Freddie Mac,
Fannie Mae,
Fanny Mae,
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Fannie Mae bailout,
subprime loans,
subprime mortgage,
subprime loan crisis,
subprime mortage crisis,
subprime foreclosure,
subprime scandal
September 8, 2008 - This morning, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that the federal government will bail out the mortgage giants, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
Those of you who still have a roof over your heads are probably hoping this is one of those news sto...
Filed under: Fannie Mae,
Freddie Mac,
Fannie Mae Freddie Mac,
Goverment Backs Fannie Mae,
U.S. Takeover Fannie Mae,
Stock market Fannie Mae,
Stock Market Up,
U.S. Aids Stocks,
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July 17, 2008 - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has testified before Congress for a second day Wednesday, and unshockingly, his economic outlook wasn...
Filed under: IndyMac,
Indy Mac,
banking crisis,
savings and loan crisis,
recession,
economic slowdown,
subprime mortgage crisis,
bank failures,
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Fannie Mae,
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Fanny Mae,
Bush Freddie Mac,
Bush Fannie Mae,
Countrywide Financial,
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The Great Depression banks,
FDIC 100000,
$100000,
FDIC insurance
July 14, 2008 - With news that the U.S. Treasury is getting the go-ahead to use billions of federal dollars to guarantee the debts held by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, many Americans can't help but wonder, "What's so damn spec...
Filed under: Freddie Mac,
Fannie Mae,
Fanny Mae,
Freddie Mac Fannie Mae,
Bush Freddie Mac,
Bush Fannie Mae,
Freddy Mac,
Freddie Mac bailout,
Fannie Mae bailout,
subprime loans,
subprime mortgage,
subprime loan crisis,
subprime mortage crisis,
subprime foreclosure,
subprime scandal,
Countrywide Financial,
subprime mortage Countrywide Financial,
House Financial Services Committee,
Barney Frank,
Barney Frank Fannie Mae,
Barney Frank Freddie Mac,
George Bush Freddie Mac,
George Bush Fannie Mae,
Bear Stearns,
subprime Bear Stearns